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ing tenures are from 100 to 800 Fermanagh. 
acres. After all, the its of farming must be conside- =~ 
rable, if Mr W; s information be correct, that 
* Enniskillen market is attended weekly by about 30 or 
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of that work. His “ Young Gentleman’s and Lady's 
Astronomy familiarly explained, in ten Dialogues,” = 
peared in-1768, and was reprinted in 1769, under 
uction to Astronomy, for 
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nufacturers, The 
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title of, “ An I 
1g Gentlemen and Ladies.”” ‘This little work has 
“through eight editions, and was translated into 
man in 1771. Madame Genlis remarks, in her pre- 
face to the “ Tales of the Castle,” that this work is so 
spic that a child ten years old may complete- 
ly understand the whole of it. In the year 1770, he 
ranma tar Seianlies kia Ree ven 7 
Society ; and, in the same year, e published his ‘ In- 
troduction to Electricity.” His ‘* Select Mechanical 
Exercises, shewing how to construct different Clocks, 
Cieienisind acai, saipinenel sep Lancia 
an 
40 farmers from the vicinity, whose en- 
able them to eat meat daily, and to drink port wine.” 
On the superior pasture lands, there are cattle:and 
sheep of a size. Lord Belmore’s sheep at Castle- 
cool, when fat, weigh 30 Ib. per quarter. consider- 
able part of the county is occupied with dairies. There 
is a small breed of cows here similar to those in Down. 
There are no flocks of sheep: the number of this 
animal is small, and the breed in general very infe- 
rior. 
Labour is paid as often in money as in conveniences: 
the bound labourer generally in the latter. In 1811, 
the prices of labour, provisions, &c. were as follow: 
aman,, the year round, 1s. and a woman 6d. per day ; 
a carpenter, per day, 3s, 6d. and.if constantly employ- 
ed; 2s.'6d.5.'amason, per day, 2s. Gd.; a thrasher, per 
sive ner These were day, Is. Id., or, by piece-work, from 6d. to 8d. per 
zi RR ena es nies vale eer: In the PPP ea hea alpine ome 1s. 1d. 
same year he published his last work, entitled «The to 1s. 8d. per do. of wheat ; a car and horse per day 
Art of Dri in Perspective, made easy to those 2s, 2d. ; a saddle-horse per do. 5s. 5d. ; a plough per do. 
-who have no Know the -Mathematics.” This 11s. 43d., and, for hing and sowing an acre, from 
work has through several editions, and was trans- 26s. to 36s. ; a blacksmith, per stone of work, 1s. 6d., 
-Mr Ferguson had always a weak constitu ni ame 
‘ . ees ing. illness, 
on the 10% of November, in 1776, in the 66th year 
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of ement. But i 
ae en 
or day 2s. 6d.; turf, kish, 2s.; sea-coal, 
ral) ree 5s.; culm, ried do. 3s.; lime, oe 
1s, 8d, to 2s, ; a car, mounted, £4, 10s. ; potatoes, per 
stone, 2d.to 4d, ; salt butter, per ewt. £4, 13s.4d. ; fresh 
do. per lb, 1s. ; hay, per ton, £3 to £4; whisky, per 
gallon, 7s. 9d. to 10s. ; strong ale, per quart, 4d.; por- 
ter, per m, 1s, 3d.; beef, per lb. Gd.; mutton, 7d. ; 
pork, 3d.; lambs, per score, £18 to £22; eggs, 
score, 6d, ; cheese, per lb. Is. 6d. ; Seacngeen tee dae 
shoeing a horse, 4s.; shoes, per pair, 11s. 44d.; salt, 
per stone, ls. 5d. ; undressed flax, per ewt. £4, 10s. to 
£5; wool, stone, 22s. to 20s. ; fowls, per couple, 
1s. to Is. 6d. ; wheat, per barrel, £2, 3s. ; barley, do. 
19s. ; oats, do. 13s. 6d. ; quartern loaf of wheaten bread, 
1s. ; flour, Ists, per cwt. £1, 9s.; 2ds, do. £1, 8s. ; Sds, 
Flatees oatmeal, - cwt. 16s.; labour in harvest of 
nd corn, Ys 2s. to 3s. ; ing grass, 
pee Rat om rabbsta, per souple,. 1s. 8d. ; > per ~ 
2d. ; — — Ta Ag ee tenant), 
acre, to £8; omen to weight 
grass, do.), £6 to £9 ; do. potatoe land, 66 Ihe 6 
.; do, flax, per rood (tithe free), do. £2, 5s. to 
here to a large size. There are also oaks, firs, 
and hazels, Elm is seldom raised. At 
the yew grows to an astonishing bulk. ‘ 
kinds. of wood found in the bogs, are fir, oak, and yew. 
Besides the inhabitants of this county make use 
rental of this 
course there is 
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