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are viewed, and they agree for one year. An 

 acre of wheat 1 os. Barley 4s. Oats 4s. No 

 tea in the cabbins on the mountains, but in 

 the towns they have it. Leafes are three lives, 

 or 31 years j a vaft proportion re-let 3 or 4 

 deep. The people increafe much. Rent of 

 a cabbin in a village, with a very fmall garden, 

 2I. 2s. to 3I. if not in a village it is lefs. On a 

 mountain 50s. to 3I. for a cabbin and 5 acres, 

 but generally have a common pafture for their 

 cows, &c. Farms much taken in the moun- 

 tains by partnership ; 3 or 4 will take 100 

 acres, and divide among themfelves as in Kil- 

 kenny. Lower people all Roman Catholics. 

 No emigrations. No white boys. 



They have plenty of potatoes; all. keep a 

 cow, fome more ; all a pig or more, and poul- 

 try of every kind. Their fuel is turf from 

 the mountains , they are univerfal pilferers of 

 every thing they can lay their hands on : great 

 lyars, but full of quicknefs and fagacity, and 

 grateful to excefs. 



Kifti of turf iod. delivered. Oak ribberies 

 (fpars- for cabbins 4s. 6d. a dozen. Building 

 a cabbin 25 feet long, 14 feet wide, with a 

 door and two windows, 5I. 10s. Ditto ftone and 

 flate 20I. Ditto farm houfe and offices for 50 

 acres, of ftone and fiate 200I. 



Expenfes and produce of General Cunninghame's farm. 

 Rent - ',. -' - £. 375 O Q 



Labour - - - 1 50 o o 



Wear and tear ' - 30 o o 



L $55 ° o 

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