WOODLAWN, 403 



Brought over 4725 19 9 



Deduct the value of the crop, 9 barrels, at 



8s. — 3I. I2S - an acre - - 2304. o o 



Remain total expences of the improvement ,£.2421 19 9 



Rent of 640 acres, at 16s. an acre, 512I. which income is 

 21I. per cent, for the expenditure of 2421I. 



Several very great deductions are made in 

 this account, becaufe the bog is fuppofed to be 

 a very large one. 



Mr. Trench buys in year-old bullocks and 

 fome fpayed heifers, at il. 15s. each ; fells them 

 out at three-years old, good (lores, but not 

 fat, at 61. 3s. on an average. He has 930 

 fheep, confuting of 300 ewes, 180 lambs, 270 

 yearlings and two-year olds, and 1 80 fat fheep. 

 The annual flaughter and fale is 180 fat we- 

 thers, at il. 3s. — 60 culled ewes, at 15s. In 

 order to fave dung for his bog improvement, 

 he has cut a large drain from his yards and 

 ftables through the garden, paved it, and 

 keeps it filled with bog earth, and all the urine 

 of the cattle, &c. running into it, makes an 

 excellent compofl for the gardener. 



Average rent of the improved part of the 

 county of Galway, 14s. an acre. About Wood- 

 lawn 14s. to 1 8s. The foil all lime-ftone gra- 

 vel, or lime-ftone fine found land. The iize 

 of farms varies; there are many fmall ones of 

 from 30 to 100 acres, part grazing and part 

 tillage ; alfo many ftock ones, up to 1000 and 

 E e 2 1 500 acres •, 



