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Land lets about Adair from los. to 405. an 

 acre, average 2os. the richeft in the country is 

 the Corcaffes on the Maag, which lets at 305. 

 to 363. a tract of five miles Jong, and two 

 broad, down to the Shannon, which are better 

 than thofe on that river ; the foil is a kind of 

 yellow and blue clay, of which they make 

 bricks; but there is a furface of blue mould. 

 The grafs of them is applied to fattening 

 bullocks, from 7 to 8 cwt. each, and an acre 

 fats one, and gives fome winter and fpring 

 food for fheep. When they break this land up, 

 they fow firft oats, and get 20 barrels an acre, 

 or 40 common barrels, and do not reckon that 

 an extra crop j they take ten or twelve in 

 fucceflion, upon one ploughing, till the crops 

 grow poor, and then they fow one of horle 

 beans, which refremes the land enough to 

 take ten crops of oats more ; the beans are very 

 good. Wheat fometimes fown, and the crops 

 very great. Were fuch barbarians ever heard 

 of? 



In the common courfe of lands about 

 Adair, the courfe of crops is, 



i. Potatoes. 2. Ditto. 3. Wheat. 4. Oats. 

 5. Oats. 6. Oats* 7. kay out. 



i. Potatoes. 2. Ditto. 3. Wheat. 4. Wheat. 

 5. Oats. 6. Oats. 7. Oats. 8. Lay out. 



i. Potatoes. 2. Ditto, 3. Wheat. 4. Oats. 

 5. Lay out. 



Potatoes 



