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can farm it out. I am well aware, from what I have 

 myself seen in Ireland, that there are thousands of 

 acres of excellent land, which can be at once easily 

 drained and cultivated in this way, land equal in 

 quality to much of our best carse land in Scotland, 

 and will carry equal crops, which generally let at 

 L.5 or L.6 per acre ; and the land I am now speak- 

 ing of in Ireland is equally good, and can be laboured 

 at much less expense. But I shall even condescend to 

 come so low, as live and let live is my maxim, as to 

 say, after the proprietors have drained it, they let it at 

 L.4 per acre, so as the tenants can pay their rent 

 regularly, and live by it. Here the proprietor will 

 have for 67 acres out of every 100, L.268 yearly 

 rental, and after the first ten years, as much per 

 acre and more for his planting, so that he will have 

 a regular and secure income of L.400 sterling for 

 every 100 acres of land, not now paying him L.40 

 annually. I am well aware, that a great many pro- 

 prietors in Ireland have many hundreds of acres 

 of this kind of land, and some have thousands, 

 which land of itself would be a handsome for- 

 tune. I hope they will take the hint and set about 

 this improvement with spirit and life. If any of 

 them doubt, try it on thirty acres first ; say ten 

 acres of planting, and twenty of cropping, and if 

 they give it fair play, I am bold to aver they will 

 be at once satisfied with the plan. But, to do it 

 justice, select a place where the planting will have no 

 more water to absorb than what is within the bounds 

 of the thirty acres ; and if this is attended to I will 

 insure them of success. 



I am well aware, and perfectly convinced, that if 

 this plan of improving the waste lands of Ireland, 



