Fifth. By the culture of clover and ray-grass.
Sixth. By landlords granting long leases.
Seventh. By the country being divided chiefly into large farms.
The Course of Crops.[339]
After the best managed inclosure, and the most spirited conduct in marling, still the whole success of the undertaking depends on this point: No fortune will be made in Norfolk by farming, unless a judicious course of crops be pursued. That which has been chiefly adopted by the Norfolk farmers is,
1. Turnips.
2. Barley.
3. Clover: or clover and ray-grass.
4. Wheat.
Large Farms.[340]
If the preceding articles are properly reviewed, it will at once be apparent that no small farmers could effect such great things as have been done in Norfolk. Inclosing, marling, and keeping a flock of sheep large enough for folding, belong absolutely and exclusively to great farmers.... Nor should it be forgotten that the best husbandry in Norfolk is that of the largest farmers.... Great farms have been the soul of the Norfolk culture: split them into tenures of an hundred pounds a year, you will find nothing but beggars and weeds in the whole county.