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ioad, at the vvater-slJe, of two chaldrons ; lays 16 chaldron 

 an acre ; carriage, three miles besides. 



At Thelton, 6cc. no old pasture is ever broken up witli- 

 out marling, called here, as every where in Norfolk, c/ay- 

 ing. Much done in the vicmity, especiahy in all the new 

 enclosures; and the best practice that of claying one year 

 before breaking up. VVithout clay, the straw on new 

 land runs up weakly and fa'mt : this manure stiffens it, 

 and much increases the produce. 



Mr. Thurtell, near Yarmouth, is decidedly against 

 claying on a layer : he has found, that in this way, it is 

 four or five years before it works well. He spreads ir, to 

 chuse, in the winter before a turnip fallow, by which it is 

 thoroughly mixed with the soil; he knows several pradlica^ 

 farmers of the same opinion. 



At Hemsby they spread from 20 to 70 and 80 loads an 

 acre, of their own clay mark; the latter quantities, if not 

 done in the memory of man ; but for re;iewing 20 ; the 

 efFcdl lasting 30 or 40 years. Some white marie is brought 

 by water from Thorpe, &c. Mr. Ferp.iek agrees with 

 Mr. Thurtell, that it is best siiread on a fallow; it 

 works quicker and mixes better, tJian when on a layer. 



Mr. Brown, of Thrigby, having a piece of land that 

 he had over-clayed, ploughed it a little deeper, and it then 

 did well. That parish was marled above 30 years ago from 

 7'horpei he now clays 35 to 40 loads an acre, and it does 

 M-ell. 



At Martham they marie from Wightlingham ; a keel 

 costs 5I. 5s. and does two acres well ; it lasts 30 years. 

 Mr. Francis has no clay on his farm ; he lays on 10 

 cart loads per acre of the marie, equal to 20 chaldrons : 6s. 

 a load: spreads it to chuse on a fallow for turnips ; does 

 not approve of marling on layers, because it hurts them, 

 otherwise it is a good method, nnd not api to sink so soon. 

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