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muck. He thinks, Iiowevcr, that it Is better to lav on 

 less at first, and renew it bv composts. He always lays 

 it on ollonds, and leaves it above for a year. 



Mr. Saffory, of Downham, is for 40 loads an acre, 

 and then repetitions, which is a far better system than 

 much at first ; and he would always spread it on a one 

 year's layer, to be left another year: it then does not sink 

 so soon. Not much done near Downham. 



Mr. Porter, of Watlington, lays 100 to 140 loads per 

 acre of clay (marie) on to his gravels; and never found it « 

 too much ; the benefit of some, done thirty years ago, is 

 to be seen now: spreads on a layer for the sake of frosts 

 taking it: one acre done before winter, as good as two in 

 summer. 



Mr. Martin, of Tottenhill, lays 100 load of clay 

 per acre on black sand and gravel, at 25s. per 120 in win- 

 ter, and 30s. in summer. 



About Wymondham, 60 to lOO loads of clay ; 80 com- 

 mon ; some chalkv ; some blue; and some yellow. 



At Besthorpe, white, blue, and brown marie ; all fer- 

 ment in acids. Mr. Priest, 64 loads an acre, at 30s. 

 per 120 cubic yards; now, 35s. to 36s. 



LIME. 



Mr. BiRCHAM, at Hackford, has used lime at the same 

 time with yard-muck, very successfully for turnips ; three 

 chaldrons, at los. or lis. a chaldron, spread out of the 

 waggon on land, on which twelve loads of muck are 

 spread : and when a piece has had part of it muck only 

 and the rest muck and lime, the effecl is seen to an inch. 



Mr. Saffory, of Downham, has, tried lime, sixty 



bushels 



