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| | Dorsetshire genealogy heraldry and history |
 | | The chief rivers are the Stour, the Frome, the Piddle, the Ivel, the Cerne, and the Brit. |
 | | The soil of some low grounds in the west, in the centre, and in the north, is a deep rich loam, of about one-sixth of the entire area sand, of about one-fifth clay, of about one-third chalk, of about one-ninth useless irreclaimable rock. |
 | | Wheat and barley are much cultivated on the best soils, the latter for malting; potatoes and beans are grown as alternating crops on the good soils, and sainfoin and turnips on the chalk; hemp for oil and oil cakes is raised near Bridport and Beaminster, and hops are cultivated on a few spots. |
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