30 AGRICULTURAL SURVEY

little else naturally but the white lichen, or rein-deer moss. I cannot do so much justice to Mr. Neville’s exertions, as by inserting in his own words, the account with which he was pleased himself to favour me, of his improvements and management. The remainder of this district being inconsiderable in extent, and poor in soil, does not afford any remarks on its agriculture.

Letter from GEORGE NEVILLE, Esq. to Sir RICHARD SUTTON, Bart. Feb. ¥, 1794. ON

‘«¢ IN compliance with the desire you expressed when

you tock a view of my place with Mr. Lowe, that I would give you some more particular information concerning my improvements and management, I have to acquaint you, that I have taken from the best sort of common ling moor- land, about 700 acres, and divided into five small farms, and built brick houses and necessary conveniencies, and tiled them, all upon plain useful‘plans. These farms are divided by quick fences, and many of the inclosures by birch; both grow extremely well. The birch fences, for the most part, are strong, and ready to plashin four years from planting: and by twigging them for besoms, pay something more than the expence at each plashing.‘They shoot very freely the first year after plashing, generally about the height of the hedge, and very soon make a strong fence. The best of the poor land is very thin skinned,

not having above four inches of tolerable soil, before you

come in general to a yellow, and too often a sharp white sand. The land is the best where the yellow prevails, being stronger, and not without a small mixture of clay in it. We plough thin, and keep all our manure as much upon the surface as possible. Paring and burning is never eli- gible, but always bad management, except where the land is first taken up from the rough, viz. when full of stalky