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sometimes in the old course of the common field. These different courses have been practised: 1. fallow; 2. beans; 3. barley; 4. artificial grasses two or three years; then, 5. wheat; or 4. red clover for one year only, 5. wheat: or, 1. fallow, with dung; 2. barley, with seeds; 3. 4. and 5. years, pasture; 6. break up and sow beans, with pease, or rouncival pease alone; 7. wheat. The follow- ing course has also been tried with success: 1. fallow; 2. barley or wheat; 3. beans; 4. red clover; 5. wheat. The clover crop sown with the beans, and the wheat crop, have both been remarkably good—at Norwood Park, by Sir Richard Sutton; by Mr. Musgrave at Halam; and at Red Hill, by Mr. Cook.

Mr. Turnell, of Stokeham, in inclosed lands, tried crop and fallow alternately, for twelve years; but did not find it answer. Potatoes aré grown, but no where in large quantities, seldom above a land or two together. Most cottagers have a plot of them, which is of great use. The land is generally too strong for turnips to be fed off. Rape is sometimes sown instead of them, for sheep feed; sometimes for a crop, yielding half a last, or five quar- ters, often four; medium price, twenty-five pounds a last; sometimes thirty-three pounds, sometimes fifteen pounds only. Rape has lately been employed with success to feed beasts, giving it to them mowed under sheds in the winter, and leaving the stalks to afford sprouts for sheep feed in the spring.—Query, if borecole might not afford a greater produce? Scarce any oats are grown.

Winter tares—begin to be introduced for cutting green.

Hops.—Are a considerable article of produce in this district, principally in the part about Retford, and some about Southwell and its neighbourhood. They are gene- rally known among traders, by the name of North Clay hops; they: are much stronger than the Kentish, going almost as far again in use; but those who are accustomed to the latter, object to their flavour as rank. The quan- tity grown is fluctuating, some yards being laid down every