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three Years, and as yet, there is little Grafsupon them, except upon the Tops of the Rid-ges , which being rais’d very high, nothing butbare Clay appears upon the Sides; all the Earthwhich had tasted of the Lime , being -nowIhov’d up to the Top. I .made a Man digdown three Foot, and I found it strong blueClay, with some small Veins of Yellow runningthrough it ; which last, is not so strong as theFlue, and has mix’d with it some small Stones ;and when I rub'd.this upon my Hand, I foundit mix’d with Sand or stony Gravel. There ; islikewise a Moisture in this Yellow, which I ob-ferv’d run over the Clods after it was dug up,and made them appear like Yellow Sand without,tho’ within they were Blue. Possibly to thisMixture of Sand or Gravel, is owing the Mold’sfalling so fine when it is right dress'd. I madehim likewise dig down in the open Heath, andfound it of the fame Nature and Colours, afterhe got below the Roots of -the Heath. Butwhat gave me the greatest Encouragement, was,that by digging in one of the least Fields nearthe House, which is at present cover’d withvery fine Corn, I found the Soil the same asthis, after we got deeper than the Plow orDung had gone •, which makes me hope, thatby good Management, it may all be made equal-ly fertile. I must likewise tell you, that wherethe Hedges have not been destroy’d, there arevery clean, good like Oaks and Elms, short ofnone of their Age in the Neighbourhood.Having given you this Account of the Farm,and the Nature of its Soil, I must beg your Opi-hion, how far you think it capable of Improve-ment, and your Advice in the Method Ilhall take in managing of it. It is very proba-

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