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it is not yet brought into the system intended ; in July, 
1807> it was thus occupied: 
Turnips -- -- -- 70 
Swedish ditto -- -- £ 
Barley -- -- -- 50 
Wheat -- -- — 14 
Carrots -- -- -- 10 
Vetches -- -- -- 10 
159 acres, the rest 
homeage, pasture, meadow, woods, and plantations. 
Turnips are mostly drilled, but some sown broadcast. 
For the particulars of their cultivation here, see Tur¬ 
nips, in Chap. VII. 
Barley succeeds turnips, and is laid in by a simi¬ 
lar drill.—See Barley, in Chap. VII. Mr: Knight 
has made experiments on folding sheep for both wheat 
and barley which will be there detailed ; he uses lime 
and soot plentifully, and means to bring his farm near¬ 
ly into the Norfolk sj^stem but with some variations.— 
See Courses of Cpjops, &c. 
PICTURESQUE FARMING. 
About 200 acres around the mansion, formerly ip 
irregular uncouth divisions, with wide slovenly hedges, 
are now laid, or laying together, the roads better dis¬ 
posed both for convenience and appearance, and the 
hedges stocked up, but the trees, which are in abun¬ 
dance carefully preserved, to give a park like appear¬ 
ance ; this is, at present, divided into lots by temporary 
hurdles, and may hereafter be more permanently di¬ 
vided 
