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cattle fed, and took every pains to make them 

 come into the culture, but in vain. As a pre- 

 paration of corn they are incomparable; he has 

 had very great crops of barley after them, fuch 

 as were laid with every heavy rain from luxu- 

 riance. Wheat alfo he has fown after them, 

 and got eight barrels an acre from feven (lone 

 of feed. 



CABBAGES 



Lord Shannon cultivated alfo : generally had 

 five or fix acres for four or five years j the fort the 

 flat Dutch, and got very fine crops. Gave them 

 to cattle of all forts, who eat them very greedily 

 and did better upon them than upon turnips, 

 but would not laft longer than Chriflmas, 

 otherwife would have preferred them. The 

 crops of corn after them neither better nor 

 worfe than after turnips. Tried alfo the Scotch 

 and other forts, but preferred the flat Dutch to 

 any other. One great objection to both cab- 

 bages and turnips is the raildnefs of the feafon 

 in Ireland, which is fo great as to burft the 

 cabbages, and make the turnips run to feed be- 

 fore their time. As to the grafs fpringing fo 

 faft in -winter, as to prevent the neceflity of the 

 culture, he does not rind it. Cabbages mud 

 be well manured for. 



POTATOES. 



Lord Shannon planted eighteen acres of po- 

 tatoes with the plough, manuring only the fur- 

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