58 PA.CKENHAM. 



Reached Packenham-hall, pleafantly fitu- 

 ated, with much old wood about it, where 

 Lord Longford received me with the moil: 

 friendly attention, and gave me very valuable 

 information. For the following particulars of 

 the neighbouring hufbandry I am obliged to 

 him. Farms rife from 20 to iool. a year, in 

 general 60 or Sol. but few larger. The foil 

 heavy, loam eight or nine inches deep upon 

 from 12 to 18 inches of yellow til/, under 

 which, lime-ftone gravel 10 feet deep on 

 rock, alfo dry found gravel, lets from 1 5 to 

 20s. Average rent of the county of Weft- 

 meath, exclufive of walie, 9s. including it 

 *7S. The courfes of crops moll: common : 



and oats longer if the land will bear it, even 

 till they do not get three barrels an acre, and 

 then leave it to cover itfelf. x\mong the bet- 

 ter farmers ; 



1. Fallow manured with lime-ftone gravel. 



2. Wheat or bere. 

 9. Oats. 



4. Oats. 



They fow one barrel of wheat, and get 

 feven per acre" ; fow one and a half of bere, 

 and get. 15 or 16; of oats one and a half, the 

 crop 10 or 11 at firft, and decreafes every 



year 



