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more than his bodily exertions to assist in developing the resources of the soil. The 
amount of land under cultivation applied to the production of different kinds of fcod 
and the actual produce in each of the years 1847 and 1848 are given in the returns 
as follows :— 

1847. 1848, 
Acres, Produce. Acres. Produce. 
Qrs. Qrs. 
Wheat ......ccccssseees 743,871 2,926,733 565,746 1,555,500 
BEES eccnnceccsacenene «e. 2,200,870 11,521,606 1,922,406 9,050,490 
SATIOW) ciamdenkunsacessane 283,587 1,379,029 243,235 1,135,120 
ROLE se cch ooo saipuie'es 49,068 274,016 53,058 263,415 
PE 2s RE aR 12,415 63,094 21,502 105,375 
Beans and pease ....... 23,768 84,456 50,749 172,508 
Total grain and pulse. 3,313,579 16,248,934 2,856,696 12,282,408 
: Barrels, 20 st. Barrels. 
Potatoes ...cccsececvoese 284,116 16,385,562 742,899 23,046,512 
Tons. Tons. 
Wuraipsssiveidcs.0ct e005 2 370,344 5,760,616 255,058 3,643,074 
Mangel-wurzel ........ 13,766 247,269 12,588 220,875 
Garrots.5. veces. 5,994 75,528 
Parsnips........... feats } 59,512 729,064 1 2,548 23,091 
Cabbage.......... sete 24,114 325,763 
Cwts. Cwts. 
BGK. sucess ods esskirtevaicas 58,312 349,872 53,863 258,608 
Tons. Tons. 
Meadow and clover... 1,138,946 2,190,317 1,154,302 2,287,133 
5,238,575 5,108,062 
It is necessary to explain, that owing to the unsettled state of the country it was 
found impossible to collect returns in the counties of Waterford and Tipperary, so 
that in drawing a comparison between the result of that year and of 1847, we must 
_ deduct the returns for those two counties :— 
The total number of acres under cultivation in 1847 was found to be... 5,238,575 
If we deduct therefrom the area cultivated in Waterford and Tipperary 432,977 
The remainder will show the extent which is fairly to be brought into 
the comparison, VIZ. .....sceesesseecseneeee Se Barkicoscicr scbistudinpesoansoasacen 4,805,598 
The average under cultivation in 1848 was ............ “Sood chnacnacuosctHoy 5,108,062 
Showing the gratifying fact that an increase has been made in one yearof 302,464 
acres, exclusive of the two counties here mentioned. If the increase in those counties 
has kept pace with that of the remainder of Ireland, the increased breadth of Jand 
brought under cultivation in one year has amounted to 329,715 acres, or more than 

6 per cent. 
_ The produce in 1847, if we deduct that of Waterford and Tipperary, was— 
BEAL) as sccspnedsceneicn 2,389,815 qrs. 
MOP, adele ks ois waaien,aals 10,950,414 ,, Potatoes......200.+. 15,102,828 brls. 20st. 
AQICY cece ceseasseesees 1,251,432 ,, TUurnipS.....ceeeeeee 5,146,490 tons. 
PRONG ssldseiasps'demavclecipons 230,144 ,, Green crops........ 913,439 ,, 
i eee .‘ 58,632 ,, Flax.....s0scsce0e . 347,856 cwt. 
Beans ..,....., ‘ 82,402 ,, Haysssesseen rae 2,001,673 tons. 
14,962,839 ,, 
