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of his lakes. Thefe are uncommonly beautiful ; 

 they are extenfive, and have a fnore extremely 

 varied. On one fide large thick hedge row trees, 

 with meadows behind them; on the other a 

 moft noble range of hanging, wood, which 

 lpreads on each fide to a great diftance, covering 

 a bold fhore, and to a considerable height, nor 

 are they uniform in their outline ; the hills over 

 which they fpread vary greatly; in fome places 

 prefenting a continued fweep, in others, break- 

 ing the line, and projecting into the lake. In 

 one part the (bore confins of grafs inclofures, 

 the hedges fcattered with trees, and mounting 

 upon the flopes, form a very fine fcenery. No- 

 thing can be more pleafing than the whole to 

 the right of the lake-, the meadows are of un- 

 dulating lands that wave about in a variety of 

 mild forms ; a mod pleafing fcenery. Thefe 

 beautiful fields rife above the lake, which they 

 command in fome places, and in others retire 

 from. Upon the whole Farnham is one of the 

 fineit places i have feen in Ireland ; the water, 

 wood, and hill, are all in a great ftile, and 

 abound in a variety of capabilities. 



Cabbages Lord Farnham has cultivated 3 

 years ; in 1774, he had 4 acres manured with 

 lime and earth, and of different forts, flat dutch, 

 early yorkfhire and greenbore cole, the feed was 

 fown in the fpring, and planted out in June, 

 in rows 3 feet afunder, and horfe-hoed clean ; 

 found them for milch cows much better than 

 turnips ; plough buliocks ; alfo fattening bul- 

 locks, that had the fummer grafs, fattened very 

 well on them; lafted till the latter end of Fe- 

 bruary ; 



