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in most parts of this country. The good land has been 

 greatly injured by the common plan of burning the 

 surface for manure ; so that, except where it has been 

 lying long in grass, a farmer must calculate on a con- 

 siderable outlay in manure to restore this soil to good 

 condition. At present there are hundreds of acres of 

 such land, within a mile of both sides of the line of 

 railway, lying quite waste. Landlords would be glad 

 to hear of tenants of capital ; and such men could readily 

 obtain plenty of farms here on very moderate terms. 

 Near the sea, I am informed that it is sometimes difficult 

 to get water for the stock in summer. The climate is 

 very favourable for grass and green crops, and, where 

 the soil has been brought into condition, the best 

 bred short-horn cattle and Leicester sheep thrive upon 

 it. 



At Ardfry, within about two miles of Oranmore, I saw 

 a large herd of short-horns and a fine flock of Leicesters 

 in high condition. Ardfry is the mansion of Lord 

 Wallscourt, who has a considerable tract of land along 

 the bay. All this part is well worth the examination 

 of farmers, and the country is quite peaceable. The 

 land, when subsoiled and partially mixed with the sub- 

 jacent limestone gravel, yields excellent green crops, 

 grass, and wheat, and seems very favourable for carrots 

 and mangold, and for cabbages. 



Lord Wallscourt's sudden death, last summer, put an 

 end to an interesting experiment, which was going on 

 here under the management of Mr Skilling, now pro- 

 fessor of agriculture in the Queen's New College at 

 Galway ; a kind of partnership concern, in which land- 

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