Star.
London, England, 1818-07-11 00:00:00

SECOND DAY-JULY '7.

About six hundred. Noblemen, Gentlemen, and
Yeomen assembled this morning on the lawn, and
proceeded again in their agricultural survey of Mr.
CORE'S Sheep and Cattle, and in their ride over his
Farms in the Park. We cannot speak without exul-
tation of the exhibition which was made of the beau.
tiful animals either bred at the place, or brought
forward by breeders to be submitted to the intelligent
eve of the company. Their symmetry and qualities
of all kinds, the South-down Sheep for the wool
and carcase, the Devon Oxen for work, as well as
for the table, exceeded eves y former example, ac-
cording to the award of the best judges, and spewed
what :night be effected by . skill and attention in
the perfecting of every domestic animal for the
use of man. The result of the new art of inocu-
lacing land, so as to make old pasture, was displayed
in a most convincing way. A field which had been
so inoculated, and at. the same time sown with grain
as well as the cock's-foot seed, was covered with
a thriving crop, while the grass was perfect ; and the
field from which the squares had been cut recovered
its surface, the parts having completely re-united—
so th.:t the crop of grain would yield a profit after
paying all the expense of inoculation, and a piece of
old pasturage was obtained. The hay-making ma-
chine was seca at work, and satisfied every practical
farmer of the prodigious advantage derived from it,
since not merely the saving of labour, but also from
its power of scattering the hay more effectually and
more lightly, the crop was rendered more sate and
more valuable. The view of turnip sowing and hoe-
ing was at once curious and most satisfactory. In
one field we saw the improved Northumberland ma-
chine hoe three di ills at once, with a speed and evil-
racy the most perfect, the machine going in a line
so direct as never to touch the turnip, and yet to stir
the earth up to the stem. Ia another we saw the
manure delivered into the drills, and, by a double-
breast plough the earth covered over it from both
the lateral sides, and immediately after sowed
and rolled, so as to give the seed the immediate
stimulus of the moist dung, and thereby facilitate ve-
getation in the di iest weather. In another field we
saw the successful art of manuring with pulverized
rape cake, and sowing turnip seed by one and the same
machine, at one and the same motion. Nothing can be
more beautiful than this practice—and we also saw
the rape-cake and oyster-shells crushed by the com-
mon oil-cake crusher. The novelty of erushing oyster-
shells attracted much observation ; and Mr. COKE
stated, that it was found to be a most productive ma-
nure, either joined with or without the pulverized
rape-cake. This drew from Lord ERSKINE after.
wards, at dinner, the joke, that it could no longer be
made a reproach to lawyers, that they eat the oyster,
and gave the shells to their clients, since now it ap-
peared that the Knell was the best part of the fish. It is
manifest, however, that both this article, and rape-
cake crushed, may be used most serviceably by Fa*
me: s, who are at a distance from manure, since one
load of it would save the carriage of many loads of
common dung. Mr. Costa also spewed the value of
the pie, for the preservation of manure, by converting
the compost so as to prevent evaporation, the efficacy
of which was so evident, as to recommend the prac-
tice to all expert Farmers.
From all these the results were, that expedition was
joined with economy, and that the crops were im-,
proved to a tlegree beyond calculation. Upon land.
originally so light and worthless, that the celebrated
Lady TOWNSIIEND said to Mrs. COKE, when she firsts
came to Rainham, " she saw but one blade of grass,.
and that two rabbits were fightin& for it," the abun •
dance of food for man and beast is now so great, as
to supply the metropolis, as well as other parts, with
an immense quaraity of ins surplus produce. Prom
an importing, it is become an exporting cowry, and
so far is it from being tree, that the use of machinery
is unfavourable to manual labour, it is proved that as
Holkham had increased in produce, it had iacreased
in population. Not a man nor a child was to be
found unemployed.
To this excellent patriot, and the noble example he
. has set, is England indebted for the extraordinary
1 progress she has wade in Agriculture of late years, and
it is obvious, that if Mr. COKE avid his oldiglauared ,

tenants and n..-:3l.bonrc.!:svt Vern able to draw such
crops from poor land, that gala inereased produce
might be expected by equal management from the
good land in other dist.icts. Every thing at this
magnificent place is on the grandest scale. It is a
picture that ought to be viewed by every man, who
loves improvement, and who desires to benefit man-
kind. The influence which Mr. Curia has obtained
by his liberality, by living with his tenants, by his
freedom of access, by his moderate rents, by his long
leases, and the noble example which he sets, in-
spire them with an ardour for the pursuit in which he
is engaged, while the comfort and opulence they en-
joy under him, enable and prompt them to enter-
prize beyond the Agriculturists of any other part of
the kingdom. Mr. COE E Fever recommends any thing
till he has himself subjected it to experiment—not
merely to one hasty trial, or to one years exptricnce,
but to a Ic,itg and accurate proof ()fits value. And it
is after a lengthened practice of the drill system, that
he now conscientiously recommends it to the king-
dom at large.
The whale company (not fewer than CIO) dined in
the capacious mansion of llolkham, and a more
joyous assemi,ly we never saw. Our Readers can form
but a faint idea of the enthusiasm which he has in-
stilled into the yeomaltry of Norfolk. We rejoiced to
see the impression made on the guests, who had tra-
velled from Scotland, from York, from Devonshire,
from Wales, and from Ireland, nay, from America
(to be present at this by the animated expression
of love and veneration, which burst from his neigh-
bours, when his health was proposed by the Earl of
A LBEMARLE—and we were truly gratified in seeing,
that that most amiable Nobleman, who follows so
closely the steps of Mr. CoKe, in living among and
with his tenants, received from them such a tribute
of affection, as proved the veneration in which he is
held. Mr. COKE has the happy address of paying
equal attention to all his guests; and accordingly, ir.
the toasts of the day, he mixed the names of the dis-
tirguished Noblemen present with those of practical
Agriculturists, and of men who had rendered them-
selves useful to their country by their talents and ex-
ertions in their several pursuits.—ln the evening they
returne4 again to the examination of the animals sent
in for the prizes which he bestows.