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were equally good ; but the barley on those two acres in- 

 ferior to the rest of the field. 



Mr. Ferrier's horses, at Hemsby, all littered with 

 sand ; and the manure very good. 



LEAVES. 



Sir Thomas Beevor, more than 30 years ago, con- 

 stantly swept and raked up all the leaves in his park to use 

 for litter, at the expense of 6d. a load : the success, in add- 

 ing to the farm-yard-dung, great. 



buiTning stubbles. 



1 found many oat-stubbles in the new enclosure of 

 Marshland Smeeth burning, ready to put in wheat or cole 

 for seed : the crops had been immense in straw, and reaped, 

 and the land quite black with the ashes ; but many par- 

 tially and badly done, not half burnt. Mr. John This- 

 TLETON, of Walpole, had burnt his completely : I saw 

 the fire spread over several in an unbroken moving wall of 

 flame, and must be to the utter destru6lion of many insedls, 

 and all grubs and slugs not buried in the earth. Where 

 stubbles are stout it must be excellent husbandry, and will 

 remind the reader of burning straw in Lincolnshire as a 

 manure for turnips. — fSee my Linccln Report ) 



Mr. Porter, of Watlington, has burnt oat-stubbles for 

 sowing wheat, with much success: is now threshing 10 

 coombs an acre of wheat thus gained. Harrows fine after 

 ;he burning : dibbles if strong land ; drills if light. 



RIVER-MUD. 



Mr. Palgp.ave, at Coltishal, has used moory-mud, 

 from ihe bottom of the river, mixed with lime and marie, 



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