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heap of burnt earth, the ant-hills, and inequalities in the 

 common pared oft. 



STICKLEBACKS. 



These little fish, which are caught in immense quanti- 

 ties in the Lynn rivers about once in seven years, have 

 been bought as high as 8'.1. a bushel. The favourite way 

 of using them now, is by mixing with mould and rarvy- 

 ing on for turnips. Great quantities have been carried to * 

 JMarham, Shouldham, and Beachamwelh Mr. Fuller 

 there, is reported to have laid out 400I. for them in one 

 vear: they always answer exceedingly. 



Mr. RoGERSoN, of Narborough, has gone largely into 

 this husbandry, laying out 300I. in one year, at from 6d. 

 to 8d. a bushel, besides carriage from Lynn : he formed ' 

 them into composts with mould, mixed well by turning 

 over, and carried on for turnips : the success very great. 



OIL-CAKE. 



From 40 to 50 years ago this was a very common ma- 

 nure in West Norfolk : 35 years ago I registered the 

 husbandry of manuring there with oil-cake ; then chiefly 

 spread for wheat. Mr. Carr, of Massingham, tried it 

 largely: he laid out 140I. for one crop, in which he re- 

 ceived very little benefit from the manuring: on another 

 occasion his expeiiditure was for liiusced-cake, to fatten 

 beasts, and the dung thus gained answered much better than 

 buying rape cake. About the^ame period this manure was 

 much used at Sneitisham, at the expense of 3I. los. to 

 4I. I OS. a ton, which quantity did for three acres ; the be- 



NORFOLK.] £ e nefit 



