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other graziers fell their bullocks with difficulty, 

 he puts his to turnips, and doubles and trebles 

 their value. In 1777 he had 23 acres of tur- 

 nips. Before I conclude this account of his 

 fpirited exertions, I muft add, that if a very 

 few improvers in Ireland have gone through 

 more extenfive operations, I have not found 

 one more attentive or more practical, and, 

 upon the whole, fcarcely any that come near 

 to him. 



Land about Cool more Jets from 8s. to 2os. 

 The foil lime-ftone. Farms rife from 50!. to 

 300!. The courfes are, 



i. Potatoes, yield "50 barrels. 2. Wheat, 

 3 barrels: add fometimes, 3. Oats. 4. Lay 

 out for grafs. 



The poor people have monYof them land with 

 their cabbins, from four to fix acres, which 

 they fow with potatoes and wheat. Not many 

 of them keep cows, but a few forry fheep for 

 milk ; they generally have milk, either of their 

 own, or bought, in fummer,,andin winter they 

 have herrings ; but live, upon the whole, worfe 

 than in many other parts of the kingdom. 

 The price of labour 6d. a day the year round ; 

 in harveft 8d. Rent of a cabbin 2os. Many 

 dairies here, which are generally fet at four 

 pound a cow, fome four guineas, and near 

 Corke, five pounds. 



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