io8 NATURAL HISTORY of NORWAY, 



which is celebrated for its wheat, procured fome from thence to 

 fow in his grounds, where he tells me, it anfwered both in qua- 

 lity and quantity to the produce of Lolland. As to Buckwheat, 

 the fowing of it here, appears too hazardous, both from the fhort- 

 nefs of the fummers and the night-frofts, particularly towards the 

 eaft, which this wheat cannot ftand, being of Oriental origin, in 

 refpecl of the fouthern countries, and as fuch, is by the French 

 called Ble Sarazin. However, fome very good of this kind has 

 been produced in Hedemark, and even in this diocefe. 



S.E C T. IX. 



Hops. Both the north and fouth parts have hop-gardens, but the beft 

 are thofe of Hedemark and Solloer. I have alfo feen very good at 

 Sm ami Sundmoer. Flax and hemp likewife grow here, but in a very 

 fmall proportion to the demand for them. The weft fide, parti- 

 cularly, affords little or none ; tho' here it would be well worth 

 while to encourage the fowing hemp, on account of the great 

 quantities ufed in making fifliing-nets. 



SECT. X. 



Grafs. From the corn-land, I proceed to the pafturages or meadows, 

 with which Norway is fo liberally bleft, as not only to equal 

 other countries, but to furpafs many. A proof of this is, that in 

 moft of the provinces no flefh, butter, cheefe, &c. is imported, 

 except fome bacon from Denmark, the good lands being too va- 

 luable to turn fwine into them ; whereas, every year from feveral 

 parts, and chiefly Bergen, there is a very confiderable foreign ex- 

 portation of thofe commodities, efpecially fuet and butter. The 

 beft and moft nutritive pafturages are in Lofoden, Vefteral, Vas, 

 Valders, Hallingdal, Tellemark, and the lordfhip of Nedenes. 

 The Norway-cows are not indeed of the fize of thofe in Den- 

 mark, and a confequence of this is, that they alfo yield lefs milk ; 

 but as to their fatnefs, thofe of the marfri-lands excepted, Den- 

 mark does not afford' better; and accordingly the farmers here keep 

 a greater number of cows. The beft dainties among the Norway 

 peafants confift in milk-meats, and variety of cheefes, on which 



they 



