OF THE COUNTY OF TYRONE. 83 



Five guineas a cow I confider a price for the feafon, 

 by which both parties might have very ample profits. 

 This ufed to be the price Tome years ago about 

 Drogheda, when milk and butter were cheaper than 

 at prefent. But, in order to make this fubjecl fome- 

 what intelligible, I (hall fuppofe five guineas a cow to 

 be a medium throughout the kingdom. 



For this purpofe good grafs, and changes of pafture, 

 fhould be kept up by the farmer ; this, from the nature 

 of the contraft, muft neceflarily follow. 



I fhall fuppofe the cows bought in the beginning of 

 May at feveo guineas, and fold out in November at five 

 guineas ; in this cafe there is a lofs of two guineas, 

 but the dairyman pays the farmer five guineas, which 

 leaves a clear profit to the latter of three guineas* 

 Now as there muft be good grafs kept up, as already 

 obferved, I (hall fet down three acres againft two 

 cows, which (hews the farmer to be paid two guineas 

 an acre for his land ; and, in cafe his rent be twenty 

 fhillings an acre, it is clear his profit muft be very con- 

 fiderable, even allowing for lofTes incident to all cat- 

 tle. This immenfe profit may thus be made, without 

 fcarcely any expence attending it. 



I (hall ftate the dairyman's return as follows, which 

 I confider more under than over the true ftatement, 

 which, in this inftance, cannot be accurately afcer- 

 tained. 



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