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Tuesday 29th October 1833 This being the great Fair at Newcastle which is of considerable importance to the Tenantry in this district, I mounted my Horse at 6 o’clock and rode down to the Hill near the Town 17 miles, to see how things were going on, & was glad to find that Cattle went off briskly at good prices. I tried to persuade some of the Farmers from the northern parts of the County who have large flocks of Sheep to feed upon turnips, to come & buy the turnips of our tenants on the Tyne, who have rarely any Sheep of their own, & who cultivate fewer turnips than they ought, because they make little of them, whereas consuming turnips upon the ground by Sheep is the best of all manuring for dry lands. I think I should get some of them over into this part, in the meantime I have written to ask my Son, who has between 2 and 3000, to send 3 or 400 over in the charge of a careful man to try the experiment & set the example. They will be so far on their way to the southern market, & I am above all things desirous of Sheep feeding, which I am convinced is the most efficient step toward restoring the fertility of exhausted soils & enabling them to pay rent for it. From the Fair: I went to Newcastle, discharged our debts to the Infirmary & Eye Infirmary & had my Bank Book compared, and the Account adjusted.
