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LETTER XXVIII. 



Galway, Sept. 6, 1813. 



ON leaving Ballinrobe, the appearance of the 

 country improved much : the enclosures on both 

 sides are large; and though stone walls are not 

 the most agreeable partitions, they are here un- 

 avoidable. The herbage of the fields was lux- 

 uriant, and the condition of the cattle and 

 sheep did credit to the husbandry of the 

 country. 



The facility with which stock fattens on 

 these pastures proves the superior value of 

 their quality as feeding land, which lets from 

 three to four pounds per acre, and accounts 

 for the small proportion of it which is under 

 the plough. 



Grazing countries, requiring fewer laborers 

 for their cultivation, are, comparatively speak- 

 ing, always thinly inhabited. 



We were concerned to observe that humble 

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