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crops, of courfe, oats and flax. But, notwithftanding 

 the extreme poverty, in which they left the land, one 

 deep ploughing, performed by four or fix ftout cattle, 

 never failed to yield an abundant crop. But to return; 



About twenty years ago, very few wheel-cars were 

 to be met with, except in the neighbourhoods of prin- 

 cipal towns, fuch as Dungannon, Omagh, and Stra- 

 bane j now every farmer, of any note, is poflefled of 

 one or more ; though, in many fituations, it can never 

 be applied fo ufefully as the common flide-car ; not- 

 withftanding, the farmer, who is able, feels a pride 

 in having a wheel-car, though frequently of not much 

 more ufe to him, than that of going occafionally to 

 markets or fairs. 



In the hilly and mountainy parts of the country, the 

 flide-car muft always prevail, as being capable of ac- 

 cefs, where a wheel-car would have no chance of act- 

 ing. The price is from 3.;. y\d. to 5^. $d. when bought 

 at the fair or market, and it will lad, with care, three or 

 four feafons, but muft be frequently iupplied with new 

 feet, which generally coft fixpence-halfpenny a pair : 

 but more of this, when I come to treat of the general 

 prices of timber. 



Two and one-half cwt. is generally the load of a 

 flide-car, three of which are deemed equal to that of 

 a wheel-car. The whole expence of a wheel-car is 

 about four guineas, which may laft five or fix years, 

 according to the manner it may be employed. 



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