862 
Report upon the Market-Garden, and 
weather, the state of the markets, and other contingencies. At 
tlie time of the first inspection of the Judges, Mr. Glennj was 
marketing quantities of well grown East Ham cabbages, with 
solid hearts. The crop was above the average, and the prices 
made of them were most remunerative. In the second week of 
June, autumn-sown Lisbon onions were being sent to market 
from a large field in the second division of the farm, upon 
which there was an abundant yield. These were sent up to 
London in bunches containing as much as a man could hold in 
both his hands. The bunches are spread out in a fan-like 
shape, and packed in layers in baskets, which are piled up on 
large strong waggons or vans with springs built to carry a 
weight of 5 tons and upwards. There must have been at least 
350 dozen bunches per acre on this piece of land, and the gross 
return from them was, as far as could be ascertained, between 
60Z. and 70/. per acre. After the onions had been all marketed, 
peas, carrots, and broad beans soon would have been ready for 
market, if the weather had been favourable. As it was cold 
and wet there was an unusual hiatus of some weeks, during 
which there was but little for market. After the peas, carrots, 
and beans were ended, early or " young " potatoes would come 
on, for Mr. Glenny, like other market-gardeners and market- 
garden farmers, does not clamp any potatoes, but digs and sells 
them directly they are ready. Scarlet-runners, French beans, 
marrows, and cucumbers would follow in rapid succession. 
By the preceding map (p. 861) of Mr. Glenny's land, it will be 
seen that it does not lie together, nor conveniently for working ; 
and there is much consequent disadvantage and increase of 
expense in respect of supervision, cartage of vegetables and other 
produce, as well as of manure. 
The following table (p. 863) gives the letter of each field, 
corresponding with those upon the map, and shows the rotation 
of crops for the past three years : — 
All the wheat-plant upon B^, E, and F, was promising, espe- 
cially that upon B^, which was a remarkably healthy piece of 
4 acres, with a full and even plant. There was not quite so 
much plant upon F, after potatoes, and in places it was inclined 
to be thin and patchy in May, but it had filled up and improved 
marvellously by the end of June, and the ears were beginning 
to show. It was considered that there was a prospect of at 
least 5 J qrs. of wheat per acre all round upon this farm ; 
there was straw enough to grow 6 qrs. all round. The wheat 
had followed potatoes and mangel, for which the land had been 
heavily dunged, and 5 pecks of seed had been drilled per acre 
towards the end of November, the land having been ploughed, 
up directly the previous crop had been removed. It is not 
