1 8 THE JERSEY, ALDERxXEY AND GUERNSEY COW. 



latter formation, and the western to be more closely 

 allied to the former ; but in both cases there are excep- 

 tions. For certain kinds of produce the one is more 

 esteemed than the other, but the universal ppinion 

 throughout the island is, that the eastern district is the 

 richest and most productive. To bear this out, it will 

 only be necessary to state that the rent of land is con- 

 siderably higher in this than in the other ; and by com- 

 paring the two closely, it will be found that the clayey 

 bottom is the most advantageous. Being retentive of 

 moisture, it protects plants against drought; it also 

 retains the properties of manure, which, in thinner and 

 more open soils, are washed down by rain and lost. 

 From this last remark it is not to be inferred that the 

 soil of the island in any one part Is altogether deficient 

 of certain retaining properties. What is wished to be 

 impressed is, that the varieties of soil are numerous, 

 and differ, as has been said, in accordance with the 

 strata immediately beneath. Here it will also be well 

 to observe that certain localities in the vicinity of bays 

 have, through the violence of the wind from olden times, 

 become extremely light and sandy ; but they, neverthe- 

 less, are tilled, and have in many places become highly 

 fertile, especially in the parish of St. Clement, which 

 may be termed the garden of Jersey, from its great and 

 early productiveness. Jersey is well studded with trees, 

 much more so than either of the other islands. The 

 oak, elm, chestnut and ash are seen growing luxuri- 

 antly, but particularly the apple tree may be noticed. 



