392 DRAINING. 



Straw ; the expense 5s. a score. He has tried the dram- 

 ing plougli, at the deptli of 14 inches ; but the baihfF 

 (Mr. H. not at home himself) thought that it did not 

 answer. Mr. Smith, at the inn at Scole, has done 

 much. On every farm the improvement is very great.' 



There is some wet land in Attleborough ; and to and 

 around Hingiiam, draining is well established and much 

 done; but, strange to say, none on pastures, be they wet 

 as they may. 



About ^Vatton, much done, and the effe(5l such, that 

 one crop has paid the expense. 



Thefatlier of the prascnt Mr, Kerrich, of Harleston, 

 began hollow-draining nt Redenhall 27 years ago; his 

 drains were filled with bushes, and they work now. He 

 also drained much pasture land, which was the better for 

 three or four years, but worse afterwards, by being too 

 dry ; moles and rats have now stopped many of the drains, 

 and done good by so doing. I had this fa£l from the 

 present Mr. Kerrich. Much has been done by Mr. 

 Paul, of Starston, who recommends greatly tlie culture 

 of sallows in hedges, as that wood lasts longer in diains 

 tlian any other, and is as good for the purpose as the 

 hazel. 



In Loddon hundred, Mr. Crickmore, of Seetliing, 

 began hollow draining above 20 years ago: he is an ex- 

 cellent farmer, and has been much imitated in this great 

 improvement. 



Mr. Burton, of Langley, has made great exertions 

 in this husbandry at Hempnal, laying out 3C0I. in one 

 year. 



Mr. Johnson, at Thurniug, has made a great im- 

 provement in draining meadows, described in the follow- 

 ing cxtra6l from a letter he favoured me with : 



" The track of luud I toDk of the late Mr. Elwin, is 



about 



