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old ling or gorse. Under these circumstances it cannot otherwise be brought into management in any moderate time, or at any moderate expence. The expence of paring, is from ten to twelve shillings per acre; burning, from four to six shillings; stubbing, more or less, according to the work.‘This management, or rather mode of taking up land, secures a good crop of turnips; and the layer for sheep always good.‘The course of tillage is for the most part, as in forest Jand; turnips, wheat, rye, peas,(grey rouncivals chiefly) barley on some parts; oats, lentils, and vetches, grow very well with good management, the whole art of which consists,(supposing the land judiciously worked and cropped) in Keeping it fresh and fresh, viz. never to crop it much in tillage, or continue it long in seeds. As soon as the land can be spared, when the seeds begin to decline, it should be ploughed up again in the swarth for peas, oats, or skegs; then manure well for turnips; then lay down with proper seeds, whilst the land is in good heart, with a crop of barley, or winter corn, if the tur- nips can be eat off in time for the purpose. Rye grass has its use upon this land, mixt with white clover, trefoil, red clover, and perennial red clover, commonly known by the name of cow-grass, or in some other counties, red honey-suckle. Having no meadow land upon this sort of farm, I am reduced to mow the first year always, but never afterwards, pasturing it till again converted into til- lage, with sheep. There is necessarily a variation from this system, according to circumstances and seasons. raise heaven and earth, to make manure- but as very little clay, of any quality, is to be met with upon this sort of land, I have but few opportunities of making any large or sufficient quantity for the improvement of it. We use lime(Knottingley is by far the best) and to advantage, when mixed with good dung. A chaldron, with ten loads of manure, is more, in general, than we can get for an acre, Lime by itself on this sort of land is little used, except on fresh land. I mow ling, rushes from other lands,