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tion of this patriotic nobleman, who took every 

 method to have me well informed. Farms rife 

 from one hundred to three hundred acres, but 

 fome to one thoufand, of which (ize Lord 

 Middleton has one. Farms not taken in part- 

 nerihip fo much as in other parts ; two or three 

 will take a farm of thirty or forty acres, but 

 It is not general. The foil is various ; the vale, 

 from Carricktowel to Killay, of ten or twelve 

 miles long, and four over, is of lime-ftone ; 

 the hills, are brown ftone ; the loam upon it is 

 from three inches to eight feet, ftrong, rich and 

 dry in winter, and good turnip land. 

 "hefe iime-ftone rocks are full of cavities, and 

 fubterraneous paflages, fo that if you cut a 

 drain to carry water off, and touch upon a 

 lime ftone rock, probably all will find its way. 

 Rent of the barony of Imokilly, on an average, 

 twelve (hillings an acre ; Kilnatalton, eight 

 (hillings. A third part of the county is wade 

 land, the price of which is rifen extremely in a 

 few years; rent, one fhilling ; the reft of the 

 county, eight (hillings. The courfe of crops ; 



1. Potatoes, upon clay ground, dunged and 

 ploughed at 3!. plant fix barrels at two and a 

 half cwt. produce 50 to i oo barrels j potatoes 

 fell 2s. to 45. a barrel. 



2. Wheat, fow twelve ftone, produce five 

 barrels, 



3. Oats, on one ploughing, fow a barrel of 

 fourteen ftone, crop eight barrels. Some 



poor 



