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men, and the bothy system did not prevail ; still, 

 emigration had been extensive. Women do a good 

 deal of work and supplement the family earnings. In 

 the potato harvest, Irishmen come over, but the supply 

 has been much restricted of late years, a sure sign of 

 increasing prosperity at home. There appeared to be 

 few or no small holdings in the district, the farms run 

 large 300 to 400 acres and the tenants, with such 

 an exceptional system of farming to practise, are 

 flourishing men, who well deserve their prosperity 

 by the skill and energy with which they have developed 

 the opportunity afforded by their soil and climate. 



