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there are not more than 5 acres, if put all tog-ether ; those are 

 good. The land is perfectly sound. 



No. 5 is part of a field. Wheat (after fallow) this year : this 

 part of the field is a stiff clay subsoil ; previous to the draining and 

 subsoiling the produce was very little. This year the wheat was 

 an even good crop, upon a flat surface, and may be estimated at 

 about 20 imperial bushels per acre : the difference In crop, com- 

 pared with the other part of the field, was perfectly visible, and 

 was noticed by several. The field was all limed alike, but no 

 manure : it was previously in an impoverished, foul state. It is 

 now intended for turnips next year. The land is now firm, and 

 quite free from any defect or failure. 



No. 6. Wheat this year, after fallow : well limed. The crop 

 was much lodged and mildewed, and I am .quite at a loss to esti- 

 mate the quantity ; it was much spoiled before cut, and the sample 

 will be bad. This field was in an impoverished state. It is in- 

 tended for turnips next year. The subsoil is a clay loam ; and 

 the draining is all quite perfect. 



A. R. p. £. S. (I, 



No. 7 . . 7 1 0 . . 63'76 yards : the soil is chiefly a clay loarn 



the drains 16 feet apart. — For cutting v> oq ] i 4 

 open, breaking and laying the stone, 

 filling the drains, &c., at If/, per yard 



Rising 340 loads of stone at the quarry, at 

 6d, per load ..... 



Six horses carrying the above from the ad- 

 joining field, 10 days, at ISs. per day . 



Filling stone into carts, at Ijc/. per load .18 4 



8 10 0 



9 0 0 



Total expence . . £ 45 9 8 



Per acre . £ 6 10 0 



Two years' old ley ; drained in April, and sown with oats : now 

 ready for the subsoil-plough, when the weather will permit. This 

 piece is all that is made ready for the subsoil-plough this season. 

 I stated to you that 17 acres was preparing for the subsoil-plough, 

 but only part of another field is drained, and will come in course 

 the following year. 



Two fields of old meadow-land, containing about 1 0 acres, has 

 been di'ained, and part manured, from which the increased pro- 

 duce and quality is great. A considerable preparation of com- 

 post, prepared, (upwards of 400 yards,) will be ready to apply to 



