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the oldeft ewes and the wool. The wethers 

 fell from 20 to 28s. each, and the quantity of 

 wool 21 to a ftone, (the ftone of wool in Ire- 

 land 1 61b.) Another fyftem is to buy in ewes 

 in autumn, and to fell the lambs fat, and 

 then the ewes. Grazing, in this country, 

 confifts in buying bullocks in Q&ober, at 5I. 

 or 6l. each ; give them fome hay in bad wea- 

 ther, and fell them fat, with 40s. or 50s. pro- 

 fit. Cows are bought in in May, and fold 

 fat from harveft to autumn. Many dairies, 

 not let to labourers, but kept for making but- 

 ter; a cow will make 1 cwt. at 2I. 10s. and 

 the calf 4s. The cabbins let here at 20s. each, 

 and 30s. they pay for the pafturage of a cow, 

 which they all keep. The account of pota- 

 toes is: 



10 16 o 



The average crop 60 barrels, prime coil there- 

 fore 3s. 6d. Average rent of the whole coun- 

 ty of Carlow, i 5s. 



Palled on to Mr. Browne at Brownfhill, 

 who has built a very g;ood and convenient 

 houfe, in an open fituation, commanding an 

 extenlive profpect ; gained here feveral arti- 

 cles of information relative to the fame neigh- 

 bourhood as Mr. Vicar is in. They plough 

 chiefly with oxen, four in a plough, but do 



not 



