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is worth noting. The dairy is immediately behind the 

 kitchen, and, by an economical and ingenious contriv- 

 ance, the flue of the kitchen fire is carried all round the 

 dairy, thus heating it cheaply in winter, while another 

 flue, leading directly up the chimney, is used in summer. 

 The farm-buildings will cost from £4 to £5 an acre over 

 Mr Bianconi's estate. 



Near Cashel, Lord Stanley's agent will be glad to let 

 one or two farms of 300 to 400 Irish acres each : said 

 to be very good land on limestone, principally in grass. 

 He will build suitable farm-houses and out-buildings. 

 The rent expected is upwards of £2 an Irish acre, the 

 tenant paying county rates and half of poor-rates. 



Joining the railway at Goold's Cross, I proceeded 

 direct to Dublin, passing through Queen's County and 

 Kildare. Farmers might examine the land on the line 

 of this railway all the way to Limerick. Plenty of the 

 best land, it is said, will be let on moderate terms. 



At Dublin, after having been honoured with an au- 

 dience by the Lord Lieutenant, I, at his Excellency's 

 request, visited the model agricultural school and farm 

 of Glasnevin, where I met Dr Kirkpatrick, Inspector 

 of Agricultural Schools in Ireland, and Mr Donaghy, 

 the teacher and manager of this farm. I accompanied 

 them over the farm, which now extends to 128 English 

 acres, a very large addition having been recently made 

 to it, involving a change of plan, and the erection of a 

 new range of farm-buildings. Scope has now been gofr 

 for exhibiting in operation a 3, 4, and 5 course rotation 

 of crops, so that the pupils may learn the details of each 



