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OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. 19k ing so much in one day, gives a longer time between the orders of the fallow, so that the weeds vegetate and are in consequence more effectually destroyed by the succeeding operation; and by this mode of fallowing you will be much earlier than by the plough and harrow only, which will give you an opportunity of manuring early and incorpo- rating the dung well with the soil, by giving the fallow two after-ploughings, and by such incorporation of the dung and soil there will be a certainty of succeeding in the turnip crop. I must not forget to say we are very much indebted to the Norfolk farmers for the invention of a machine for sowing turnips, one of which| have, and for regularity and dispatch it is not to be excelled: the price is about twelve shillings. I find malt combsa very excellent manure for turnips, twelve quarters per acre is a very good dressing, and will more than equal twelve loads of manure pro- duced from the farm yard: after turnips I have barley with which I sow seeds, such as white clover, 15lbs. trefoil, 5lbs. and’ rye grass one bushel, all of the best quality per acre; in the succeeding course I vary my seeds, by sowing red clover with trefoil and rye grass, which I find a complete change from the other; by this method you will be certain to have good seeds in the spring. I avoid as muchas pos- sible pasturing the young seeds after harvest; they will be much earlier and more abundant at spring; this I pasture for two years if not wanted for fodder, when I should prefer cutting the second year, on account of the trefoil, which will be totally destroyed by mowing; after which plough it at Michalemas, and sow it with wheat or rye according to the. strength of the soil. It is a most-excellent method of fallowing from the sward, but yet I think-when you can manure for the whole of your fallows, it will be the most profitable way to take a crop of wheat or rye first; another thing, you will fallow much easier after'a crop than from the sward, except your land is quite clear of twitch, which is seldom the case in sandy land. I scarce ever mow any