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CHAP. IX. 



WOODS AND PLANTATIONS. 



THE modern spirit of planting took place as early in 

 Norfolk as in any other county of the kingtlom ; and in 

 some cases, upon a very considerable scale. The exer- 

 tions of Sir Robert Walpole, at Houi^hton, and of 

 Lord TowNSHEND, atRainham, were foilovved by many 

 other persons spread over the whole county. I have, on 

 various occasions, noted several cases in planting in this 

 county ; but rather than transcribe here, I wish to refer 

 the reader to Mr. Kent's Report of Norfolk, who has 

 treated this subjefl in a satisfactory manner. 



There are some large woods at Biilingford and Thorp 

 Abbots, where hurdles and hoops are the principal objecV. 

 Hurdles, 12s. the dozen. Admiral Wilson has 60 acres 

 at the former place, let at 10s. an acre ; and Marquis 

 CoRNWALLis 144 acres at the latter, at a higher renr. 

 The Biilingford wood abounds much with hornbeam, 

 which is made into hurdles, but is inferior in working to 

 hazel. 



At Catfield, in Happing, there was a wood of 150 

 acres, belonging to the Earl of Abergavenny, that was 

 grubbed ten years ago, and it has produced very fine crops 

 ever since; it was not, while a wood, let at above 501. a 

 a year; the produce faggots. 



Mr. ALLEN,atStanhow, took potatoes for the first crop, 

 150 bushels an acre. Then carrots very fine; then Poland 

 oats, a last (84 bushels) an acre. Fourth, winter tares. 

 Fifth, turnips. The success on the whole very great. 



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