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times it is laid on grafs, and the effect uncom- 

 monly great, bringing up a perfect carpeting of 

 white clover wherever laid. They lay five or 

 fix loads an acre, and the land is for ever the 

 better. They repeat it on the fame tend, and with 

 great effect. They make compofts of it with 

 lime, and alfo hedge earth with good fuccefs. 

 Lime they ufe alfo ; lay from 100 to 150 bar- 

 rels roach to an acre> which has a very great 

 effect. On the ftiffer yellow clays it does bet- 

 ter than fand, but laid on all forts, and alfo on 

 grafs land with good effect. Sea fand they ufe 

 for potatoes, but it does not laft more than for 

 that crop. Waterford dung, and ftreet ful- 

 lage, 423. the boat load of 18 tons. Clover 

 has been introduced thefe 12 years; Mr. 

 Bolton has fown it for many years with very 

 good effect, fo that he never lays down land 

 without it. 



The dairies are generally fet at 2!. 55. The 

 dairyman's privilege to 40 cows is a cow and 

 horfe, and 2 acres and a cabbin, and he is al- 

 lowed to rear one calf in ten ; 100 acres to 40 

 cows ; they do not keep any hogs on account 

 of cows. Price of cows, average 4!. to 5!. 

 They are engaged to give two pottles each on 

 an average, putting all the milk together. 

 Meadows let at 3!. to 4!. an acre for the hay. 



There are few fheep kept, no great flocks. 

 The poor people plough with four horfes, 

 fometimes fix : gentlemen generally with 

 fpayed heiffers or oxen. Land fells at 19 and 



20 years 



