290 



which, after the lapse of more than half a century, Liebig first advo- 

 cated the use of in 1840. 



WAGES OF IRISH FARM LABOR. 



The foUou-'mg table shows the average rates of wages of farm labor in twentij-ciyht counties in 

 Ireland, as given by a recent statistical publication : 



Counties. 



Cork 



Limerick 



Carlow 



Kildare 



"Waterford . . . 



Kilkemiy 



Cavau 



King's 



Meath 



Queen's 



AVexfoid 



Koscommon . . 



Longford 



Clare 



Galway 



Tippcrary . . . 



Leitrim 



Kerry 



Dublin 



Fermanagh . . 

 West Meath . 

 Monaghan . . . 



Sligo 



Mayo 



Armagh 



Down 



Londonderry . 

 Tyrone 



Per week, 

 without food. 



to 10.9 . . . 

 to 10s . . . 



6rf 



fid 



to 10s... 



m 



to 10s .. . 

 to 8s. ... 



6d' 



M 



6d 



to 8s ... . 



to 8s 



to 8s 



to 8s ... . 

 6d 



to 8s . . 

 to 10s . 

 to 10s 

 to 10s 

 to 10s 



6s. 



Per week, with 

 food. 



3s. to 6s . 

 3s. to 6s . 



3s. to 6s 



5s. 



£5 to £10 for 

 the half year. 



Per day, with- 

 out food. 



Is. id . 

 Is. U . 



2s... 

 Is. 6d 



Is. U 

 Is. to 

 Is. to 



Is.U 



Is. to Is. 6d 



Is. 4d 



Is. to 

 Is. to 

 Is. 6d, 

 Is. M. 



Is. 6d . 

 Is. 6(i . 

 to 2s . 

 to 2s . 



Is. to 2s . . . 

 Is. 6d. to 2s 

 Is. to 2s . . . 

 Is. to 2s . . . 

 Is. to 2s . . . 

 Is. to 2»' . . . 

 Is. &d. to 2s 

 Is. 6d. to 2s 



Per day, with 

 food. 



3d. to lOd. . . 



