I 4 RED DEER. 



it is a matter of surprise so much can be 

 grown in so short a time. Cost of labour 

 must be understood to include cost of lime 

 and haulage, as without lime the soil can- 

 not be improved. This soil consists of a 

 black friable peat, in some places deep, in 

 others shallow. Under a hot sun it be- 

 comes dry, but during the winter, and in- 

 deed for the greater part of the year, it 

 is soft and watery. Bogs are numerous, 

 and springy places which are almost bogs. 

 Labour must first be expended in clearing 

 the surface of heather, whortleberries, and 

 rough grass. Lime must then be carried 

 up, and the cost of haulage equals the price 

 of the material. 



When ploughed and laid down to grass, 

 unless broken up from time to time, the 

 ground will revert and yield nothing but 

 rushes. Acres upon acres may be seen 

 covered with rushes where land has been 



