OF THE COUNTY OF TYRONE. 65 



heat of the day in fummer, merely for the objeft of' 

 encreafing manure, and not to guard the cattle againft 

 too much heat, of which there is fcarcely ever any 

 danger, our fummers in general being quite the re- 

 verfe. This fyflem is chiefly confined to milch cows, 

 the young ftock being generally fent to the mountains, 

 to remain there the fummer and autumn half-year. 



As the ftock of grazing among the farmers and la- 

 bourers is feldom abundant, they are very induftrious 

 and careful to pick up every bit of foil they can 

 make out about ditches, &c. Cabbage-leaves and po- 

 tatoe-ftalks, as foon as the latter article becomes fit 

 for ufe, ftill help for food and manure, and encreafe 

 the quantity of milk and butter. 



For want of good fences to protect the crops, the 

 cattle are alfo houfed at night j this, of courfe, adds 

 to the fund of 'manure. With me it is a doubt, if 

 the farmers were even poflefled of fufficient fences, 

 but they would ftill prefer the practice of keeping 

 their cattle houfed at night in the fummer feafon, on 

 account of having an opportunity of encreafing their 

 fund of manure. Still, however, this confideration 

 fhould by no means prevent the introduction of good 

 fences for many ufeful purpofes, which, in this place, 

 it is not my province to dwell upon. 



About towns, where fields and parks are in general 



fecurcly fenced by dry ftone-walls or quickfets, cows 



are fuffered to lie out at night in fummer and autumn, 



F and, 



