ABSTRACTAn economic survey was carried out on sites in various regions of the Central Electricity Generating Board which had been restored with pulverized fuel ash. The ohject was to investigate the degree of success which could be achieved in restoring gravel pits and other ash disposal sites to agricultural use. Almost all of the sites had been incorporated into existing holdings and nearly all had the benefit of returned topsoil. The investigation showed that such land is as productive as land of a similar but undisturbed character when both are subject to similar conditions of good husbandry. Topsoil, where available, allows for greater flexibility in husbandry matters and particularly in cultivations.