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ABSTRACT OF GREEN CROPS. 
Increase Decrease 
1866. 1867. in 1867. in 1867. 
Potatoes ..-22s 2.1. 3. eee Baers! ie 1,050,353 1,001,545 ........ 48, 808 
TMi ps <2 -)= 2a eee a= alas 317,198 330, 711 f8Y51S" see 
Mangel-wurzel and beet root..----.---- 20, 162 TER SOS iH Meee See, 1, 357 
Cabbarets- = 335 oops eee = =) 2 36, 531 2 ae ae 12,510 
Carrots, parsnips,and other green crops - 26, 738 SE 8 RA aie Ae 1, 267 
Watered ad Wapersscee ee ~ =. - 22 -- 30, 623 2OS69OF Pew eeae sous 3, 924 
Motel » Jota eee = 5 Ste oleh 1,481,605 1,432,252 18, 513 67, 866 
18, 513 
Decrease in green crops in 1867 ...........----+-----------.------.-.- 49, 353 
GENERAL SUMMARY OF CEREAL AND GREEN CROPS, ETC. 
Acres 
Weeresseymrcercal Crops In) 1 SOd/ eran ane oe sete cia aee Saale were aiaete eres Sere ae( 58, 896 
Weecrease iueonreen: Cropsiinht SOs = 21 -ige 3 sainye oe ee 5 eee eee brat 49, 353 
WecrensesMphax, 1 LBG7 casa ossees ane an fen neteawte als aaa oe ere coe) foes 10, 402 
118, 651 
Increase in meadow and clover in 1867.--.--- pe [SSS st eae e ee ces sete cen 57, 028 
Total decrease in the extent of land under crops in 1867 ......-..--------------- 61, 623 
From the foregoing statement it will be seen that there has been a decrease 
of 61,623 acres in the total area of land under crops in 1867, compared with 
1866. Grass has increased by 52,828 acres, fallow by 772 acres, bog and 
waste (unoccupied) by 13,176 acres. Woods and plantations show a decrease 
of 5,153 acres. — 
The returns of live stock for 1867, compared with 1866, show a decrease in 
the number of horses of 13,451; of cattle, 43,799; and of pigs, 263,381; and an 
increase in the number of sheep of 551,733. This increase in sheep is spread 
over every county in Ireland. ' 
The total estimated value of horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs, this year, was 
£35,095,224, being a decrease of £114,491, compared with 1866. 
Mr. Donnelly here repeats the observation made when submitting the general 
abstracts of tillage and live stock for last year: “There is great cause for thank- 
fulness to a merciful Providence that Ireland has hitherto been almost entirely 
free from the distressing ravages of the cattle plague, by which almost every 
county in England and Scotland has so deeply suffered ;” and he concludes as 
follows: “I have again the pleasure to state that, with scarcely an exception, 
the particulars given io the returns have been readily afforded to the enumera- 
tors by the various stock-owners and occupiers of land, which I beg to say is 
highly creditable to their good feeling and intelligence; and I have now to repeat 
my respectful acknowledgments to the landed proprietors, tenant farmers, the 
clergy of all denominations, and to the public press, for their continued valuable 
assistance with reference to the collection of these statistics.” 
PRICES OF ENGLISH SHEEP. 
Southdowns.—A large sale of this popular breed of sheep recently took place 
at Beddingham, England. The flock embraced nearly 700 head, and belonged 
to Mr. Elman, the well-known breeder of Southdowns. While the prices real- 
ized show a slight decline, the sales aggregated over $15,000, as follows: 500 
ewes at an average of $19 84; 100 lambs at $12 87; 25 rams at $71 18; 15 
rams at $124 60. Five full-mouthed ewes brought $50 each, and five $42 50 
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