424 YARD-DUNG. 



fresh, as tlie latter breeds inse6ls, tec. and sometimes I5 

 hurtful. We soon after entered a very fine field of turnips, 

 the crop beautiful ; and long dung lying about some of the 

 best parts of the field : his theory was here evidently con- 

 demned by the appearance of the plants. 



Mr. Havers, at l"l-eiton, in common with his neigh- 

 bours, keeps his yard-dung in hills, and composts, called 

 'over-year muck: tliat is, kept over tlie year to have it old, 

 and for use in succession, so managed. 



Mr. Drakr, ofBiliingt'ord, in the same vicinity, does 

 rot appiove of over-year muck for heavy 1 nd ; but on 

 light land, subje6t to burn short dung best: and he has 

 observed, that when land has been over clayed, long dun^f 

 |ielps it much. 



Mr. Pitts, of Thorpe Abbots, carts clay marie on to 

 heaps in the summer, to which he carries his yard-dung, 

 turns over thrice, and spreads it for turnips, or wheat, or 

 on young seeds, and he finds tliat on his burning gravels, 

 It answers better than dung alone ; though a second clay- 

 ing on the same land, will do more harm than good. 



The farmers about South Walsham, &c. mix dung 

 and marie together. This Mr. Syble thinks a bad prac- 

 tise, as the marie will not ^f'or^ in the' land, after it has 

 zvorhd in the dung. 



Mr. Burton, of Langley, does not approve of over- 

 year muck : the best method, he thinks, is to spread earth 

 over the farm-yard before foddering begins, to let it be 

 late before it is turned up, to turn over the hill once, and 

 in a month after to cart it for turnips. He never mucks 

 /or wheat : but very good to do it for winter tares, in order 

 for having turnips immediately after; in this way he al- 

 ways gets good turnips. 

 "Mr. TiiURTELL docs not approve of ovcr-vear muck; 



