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1S40. Four acres peas; good crop, 24 bush.; 2 acres potatoes, 
320 bush. ; 18 acres to common turnips, feed for 200 sheep 
for 3 months. 
1841. Oats ; very good croj), 48 bush, per acre ; grass-seeds, 1 busl). 
Devon ra)', 10 lbs. trefoil, 2 lbs. white Dutch clover per acre. 
1842. Young clover; mown, Ig ton per acre. 
1843. Two years' ley. 
No. 7. — Mare Close — 10 acres, 2 roods. 
1829. Barley; seed 6 bush, per acre; produce 25 bush, per acre; 
grass seeds, 1 bu. Devon ray, 10 lbs. trefoil, 2 lbs. white 
Dutch clover per acre. 
1S30. Clover seeds; mown li ton per acre. 
1831. Two years' ley; pastured by sheep. 
1832. Wheat ; 3^- bush, seed ; produce 20 bushels. 
1833. Swedish turnips; seed 3 lbs. per acre; 14 loads dung per 
acre ; very good crop; fed off by sheep. 
1834. Oats; 6 bush, seed; crop 40 bush, per acre; grass-seeds sown 
as in 1829. 
1835. Clover seeds; mown crop, Ig ton per acre. 
1836. Two years' ley, pastured. 
1837. Ley, pastured. 
1838. Ditto. 
1839. Wheat; 3j bush, seed; crop 32 bush, per acre. 
1840. Swede turnips ; 3^ lbs. seed ; manured 14 loads dung per acre ; 
good crop ; feed for 300 sheep (store) for 10 weeks. 
1841. Oats ; 6 bush, seed ; good crop, 40 bush. 
1842. Clover seeds ; mown, crop 1 ton per acre. 
1843. Two years' ley. 
The depth of the ploughing usually about 5 inches ; hut as the 
land has appeared to require it, the ploughing has been deeper, 
on one part to the depth of ] 2 inches. 
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