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in Clumber Park, were communicated to me by Mr. Birket, his Grace’s farmer, a very active and intelligent person.

On the best Land.—¥irst year, turnips; second, barley; third, clover; fourth, wheat; fifth, turnips; sixth, barley; seventh, séeds; which lie from five to six years.

On bad Land.—First, turnips; second, oats, with seeds which lie as before. The whins are stubbed constantly, to hinder his being obliged to break up sooner. He keeps a year’s stock of dung before hand, and lays it on for tur- nips in autumn, ploughing directly. He harrows and gets out the twitch,(called in some countries couch-grass) as usual, in the spring. He lays two chalders, or eight quarters of lime an acre for turnips, but never after in that course. I shall defer saying any thing of the sheep, till I come to speak of that article in regard to the whole district.*

Newstead Park is now all brought into cultivation, di- vided into three farms.

Beskwood Park, containing 3700 acres, which before that time was little cultivated, except in breaks, was about nineteen years since taken on lease by a Mr. Barton, of Norfolk, who brought a colony of Norfolk labourers; but on some differences between them, they left him in a year or two. Mr. Barton is since dead, but the lease continues in his family; the land is now divided into eight farms. Many other tracts of ground have, in the course of twenty-five years, been inclosed from the forest and bor- ders of it; some under aéts of parliament, some by private proprietors without act, and some are now in agitation.t

* Vide account of the occupation of Clumber Park, Appendix, No. III.

+ Vide List in Apvendix,. No. IV.