OF THE COUNTY OF TYRONE. 93 



feries at Rafh, upwards of one hundred thoufand foreft 

 trees, to the tenants of the eftate, principally oak, afh, 

 alder, birch, fycamore, and mountain afh. The greater 

 part of the above were planted in the faces of new ditch- 

 es quick-wife, and generally mixed with thorn quicks. 

 The timber trees were in general four years old, being 

 two years tranfplanted, and always cut clofe after 

 being put iato the ditches. A trufty experienced per- 

 fon from the demefne always fuperintends this bu- 

 finefs, to fee that the plants be fecurely bedded, 

 moulded, &c. 



I mention this circumftance, in order to fliew, how 

 little the people of this part of the county were tainted 

 with bad principles. Since the troubles ceafed, howe- 

 ver, they have more than doubled their diligence, in 

 every fpecies of improvement within their fphere. 



The county may be faid to confifr. of three degrees 

 of farms. The greater part of the baronies of Dun- 

 gannon and Clogher are compactly divided, from ten 

 to forty acres, and the fences are in general good. 

 Farms of this defcription never fail from being of the 

 mofr. general ufe to the community, becaufs the middle- 

 man* is moft commonly out of the queftion, in farms 

 of this defcription. 



The next degree of the fize of farms is that fre- 

 quently beyond the reach of the holder to manage, or 



make 



* The middle-man is next the landlord, who lets tha 

 land to under-tenants at a rack-rent. 



