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parts of Ireland. Grain-growing there is almost an impossibility 

 in consequence of the drought in July. The oats grown on the 

 fai'm in 1905 weighed only from 25 to 28 lbs. per bushel. If, 

 however, grain-growing has proved a failure, the growing of early 

 potatoes has been an undoubted success. The potato ground is 

 near the sea, and subject to the influence of the Gulf Stream. 

 The earliest potatoes in Ireland come from Clonakilty, and get 

 into the market before the early potatoes of Ayrshire. At the 



SUPERINTENDENT, MATRON, AND PUPILS OF THE MUNSTER INSTITUTE, CORK 

 (MR WOOD, INSPECTOR OF THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT, ON THE LEFT) 



time of the Commission's visit the potatoes were lifted and the 

 ground sown with turnips. Two crops instead of one were thus 

 harvested in one year. 



Live Stock 



The fact that these stations are breeding stations and provincial 

 distributing centres for pure-bred stock is of supreme importance 

 to the students. Thus, they have an opportunity of studying the 

 breeding and rearing of stock to some purpose. At Athenry, at 

 the time of the visit of the Commission, there were twenty-four 

 shorthorn cows of good quality, particularly those of the " Kossie " 

 blood. The sire used was " Bapton-Eanger," which is a sufficient 

 guarantee of the breeding. Experiments were proceeding in 

 horse-breeding. A beautiful mare of great substance and 

 symmetry, standing well on good, clean legs, was mated with a 

 specially selected half-bred animal. The object was to produce a 

 more suitable horse than there is in existence at the present time 

 for farm work in Ireland. This department of the work will 



