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summer, with a double-hreasted plough, the rows being 27 inches from 
centre to centre, and then deposit at least 15 loads of farm-yard manure, 
and a quarter of a ton of rape-cake, per acre ; split the ridges, so as to 
cover the manure, and then run a light roller over them. 
" In the first period of damp weather I employ women and girls to 
transplant them in the ridges 18 inches apart; of course they require 
horse and hand hoeing." 
By this plan the cabbages are generally larger than by drilling, 
except when the weather is very warm and dry ; but, even then, 
watering by hand will save them. Mr. Everitt, however, finds this 
plan expensive ; and although the other, of drilling the seed, does 
generally produce a lighter crop, he is inclined to follow it in 
future : and the crop I saw was so sown. The seed is thus 
drilled on 27-inch ridges, about the first week in June, in the same 
manner as swedes, except having manure applied more liberally 
for cabbages. 
Mr. Everitt grows two sorts — the ''thousand-head," and the 
" drum-head," either of which the sheep will eat very well. For 
the first day or two after ewes have lambed, he finds they prefer 
cabbages to anything else, and they are great promoters of milk. 
TENURE. 
Norfolk, undoubtedly, owes great part of its fame, as an agricul- 
tural district, to the clear views of the late Mr. Coke (afterwards 
Earl of Leicester), as to what are the moving springs of human 
action. It thus becomes our duty to inquire, what those prinr 
ciples were, as he evinced them in the management of his own 
estates. 
After a very careful investigation, I think I am justified in con- 
cluding, that the whole conduct of this prince of landlords towards 
his tenants was founded on two great principles : — 
1st. That to induce a man to exert to the utmost such ability 
as he possesses, you must show him that his doing so 
will be rewarded by benefits to himself, and not merely 
to others, who have no just claim to the exclusive ad- 
vantages of the fruit of his labour ; in other words, to 
prompt men to great and extraordinary industry, you 
must satisfy them, they shall certainly be rewarded for 
their exertions, by at least participating in those per- 
manent improvements which they alone have created. 
2nd. That, in order to gain the advantage of first-rate talent, 
added to sufficient capital, you must not trust to chance, 
but hold out some advantages to attract and secure to 
yourself those select men as tenants. 
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