GOOD LAND AT 4s.
The contrasts on the farms of East Anglia are singularly abrupt, both in appearance and in essence. I never saw farms look so well as in the rich district of South Lincolnshire ; and seldom was an agricultural show held which indicated more energy and enterprise than the Lincolnshire Show at Spalding. The machinery could have sustained a special exhibition to itself ; indeed, one single machine was worth a pilgrimage. By means of it some of these extensive culti-
vators along the Wash spray their potatoes at the rate of ten to fifteen acres within an hour ! and can almost ensure a disease-less crop, if the weather is moderately normal. In North-West Norfolk too are old-fashioned general farms that are a treat to see ; but alongside are acres most grossly neglected ; and I heard of farms on excellent land that were rented at -Is. an acre and it was difficult to find a tenant even at that price ! Any quantity of land is " going begging." You can buy it at a figure that would scarcely represent the rent of land a little further west. The owner's one idea is to find someone who will take over the obligation to pay the tithe.
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