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r enclose you produce of an ear from that ; tliis, however, 

 was sown all over the entire plot as usual, botli plots pro- 

 duced many ears with SO grains, hut 70 to 72 was the rule, 

 It is a coai-ser variety, as per sample, however, and not so 

 heavy, and not so fit for malting 'purposes as the common 

 kinds of barley, of which T also enclose you an ear's pro- 

 duce (3i grains), for jou to compare, but this is not extra- 

 ordinai-y, Common barley generally produces only about 

 one-third as much as the two prolific kinds I am writing of, 

 say 25 to 30 grains iu an car, and I have known great prizes 

 offered for one with 40 ; but three times as much, sir, for 

 any sort to produce, I think, is important to take notice of. 

 My jilot I plantedthisyear of the winter Idnd, sown in Sep- 

 tember, on the Lois-Weedon principle, and cut and 

 thrashed in July, when it stood 4 feet high, and as right 

 up as a dart, after having mastered all inclemency of wea- 

 ther, even to a plant, since it was sown, and produced equal 

 to 9 qrs. 5 bush. 2 pks. 2 qts. per acre, by correct calcula- 

 tion; thus, as 19^- pts. is to 20 yds, so is 6,440 yds. or 1 

 acre, tho plot being 10 square yards, and the produce I9i 

 pints, and note, on only luilf the entire breadth of 20 yards, 

 tho other half being fallowed, Another plot of this winter 

 kind sown in spring, over the entire surface, just 4 square 

 yards, which was cut iu August, produced exactly 5 pints, 

 which may be calculated by the same rule of three, which 

 every school-boy ought to ^understand, and that produce I 

 leave for tyros in agriculture to calculate for themselves. 

 Each gi-ain planted before winter on half tho land, pro- 

 duced on an average about 30 fine ears, say 2,000-fold, 

 planted at 9 inches by 12 inches That sown in spring at 

 the same distance all over the plot, averaged only about 20 

 ears, or 1,500- fold, and the stubble is standing on common 

 ploughed land, which had been only once dry, and not ma- 

 nm'ed, for inspection of the incredulous. My other 70 to 

 80-graincd is the Peruvian, of which I also send you the 

 produce of one ear (80 grains), not adapted for winter or 

 autumn sowmg, it being of tender habit ; but it is extraor- 

 dinarily heavy and nutiitioas for feeding ; nearly as heavy 

 as wheat, but, I believe, not much more productive as to 

 measure than the common kinds, it being much smaller, 

 and, perhaps, not more lucrative, as it, like the winter kind, 

 will not do for malting ; neither do I desire that they should, 

 nor do I hope our friend Mr. Steed's will, as I am an ad- 

 vocate for growing more food than for producing more self- 

 deslrtieth'e strong drink. If acceptable, I will shortly send 

 you several varieties of wheat, entire ears, with nearly 1 0< ) 

 grains in each, and stabs of 50 ears on one plant. I have 

 grown in former years 80 ears from a single grain ; but as 

 wheat did not tiller so well last winter, on account of the 

 sudden and severe frosts in October, I failed to produce 

 such specimens this year. I have this year sent one ear of 

 my " selected prolific red wheat" to the Agricultural Re- 

 view ofiQce, in Dublin, which contained KQ plump grains 

 to 7 set. My agi-icultural neighbours write that they are 

 satisfied if they can grow G qrs. of wheat per acre, whilst 

 many others, even the greatest part farmers, do not grow 

 4 qre. I, for one, however, am 7iot satified, and I think 

 justly SO; simply for the reason that I Jcnow by repeated 

 experiments in divers years and seasons, most of the land 

 is capable, by perfect culture, of producing more. 

 Aur.ATIAM Haiidy, 

 Muldon, Sept. 12, Seedgrower and Merchant, Essex. 



AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS OF IRELAND 

 FOR THE YEARS 1S59 AND ISGO. 



Abstract of Cereal Crops, 



1859, 



Acres. 



Wheat 464,175 



Oats l,i)82,662 



Barley 177,894 



BereaudRye.. 13,198 

 Beans and Peaa 14,851 



Total .... 2,652,780 2,637,557 8,537 23,760 

 Decrease in Cereal Crops in 1860 :— 15,223 Acres. 



Abstract op Green Crops. 



1859. 



Potatoes 1,200,347 



Turnips 322,137 



Mangel Wurzel 



& Beet Root.. 27,054 



Cabbage ..... 31.680 

 Carrots, Parsnips, 



& other Green 



Crops 21,971 



Vetches & Rape 33,243 



1860, Increase. Decrease. 



Acres. Acres. Acres. 



1,171,837 — 28,510 



318.091 — 3,446 



32,060 5,006 

 22,749 -- 



8,931 



21,630 — 358 



40,533 7,290 — 



Total.... 1,636,432 1,607,483 12,296 41,245 

 Decrease on Green Crops in 1860 :— 28,949 Acres. 



General Summary. 



Acres. 



Increase on Meadow and Clover iul860 1 57,375 



Decrease in Cereal Crops „ l.^),223^ 



Do. Green Crops „ 28,949 V,. 52,010 



Do. Flax „ 7,838 j 



Total increase in the extent of land under crops in 1 860 1 05,365 



Total Extent, in Statute Acres, of Cereal and 

 Green Crops, 



1859. 1860. 



Wheat ,.... 404,175 469,642 



Oats..... 1,982,662 1,961,384 



Barley 177,894 180,964 



BereandRye 13,198 12,822 



Beans and Pea 14,851 12,745 



Potatoes 1,200,347 1,171,837 



Turnips 322,137 318,691 



Mangel and Beet Root 27,0.'i4 32,060 



Cabbage 31,680 22,749 



Carrots, Parsnips, and other^Green Crops 21,971 21,613 



Vetches and Rape 33,243 40,533 



Flax 136,282 128,444 



Meadow and Clover 1,437,111 1,594,480 



Return or Live Stock. 

 Horses. Cattle. Sheep. 



1859 629.075 3,815,598 3,592,804 



I860 620,938 3,599,235 3,537,840 



Pigs. 

 1,265,751 

 1,268,590 



Decrease. 

 8,137 



Agricultural Statistics. Office, 

 September 10, 1800. 



Decrease. Decrease. Increase. 

 216,363 54,958 2.839 



William Donnelly, 

 Registrar-General. 



