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whole, and was fo hard a bargain to the poor 

 men, that an allowance was made for it. His 

 brother took it, and limed it, and then mowed 

 five tons of bay per Engtijh acre, one of the 

 ftrongeft proofs of the benefit of lime that can 

 be given. In his Lordfhip's park he has a wheel 

 for raifmg water, an improvement on the Per- 

 fian, which raifes a regular ftream 28 feet; the 

 flream which turns it is confined by a double 

 wall to the exacl dimenfion of the boxes, which 

 take in the water, and it works conftantly and 

 regularly without trouble or expenfe. Lord 

 Doneraile has creeled a granary upon a new 

 conftruclion, that of a flue in the walls for a 

 fire to air the whole building, and dry any damp 

 corn that may happen to be in k. He dried the 

 walls after building with it perfectly in a. fhort 

 time. This granary is fo completely built, that 

 not a moufe can poffibly g.et in it: he has a 

 thorough air, with lattice windows of wire. By 

 the way, thefe flues are a proof, if one was 

 wanting, how much moifter the climate of Ire- 

 land is than that of England. He has planted 

 the clufler potatoes, called here bulls and bucks, 

 fo much as 6 or 7 acres ; gave them to horfes, 

 cows, and fheep : the horfes that would eat 

 them did well, and in a little time believes would 

 all come very well to them. Fat cows and 

 bullocks did exceedingly well: fat fheep were 

 put to them; but feveral dying both years, 

 made him leave the practice off. Of other forts 

 of potatoes, he finds the London lady and the 

 cpple to be the beft forts. The London lady is 

 particularly valuable for one circumftance, 



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