4O Subdivision of Farms. 



which they have no power of contributing. The 

 aggregate number of horses is greater than 

 would be required, if the estates were distri- 

 buted into moderately-sized farms ; whilst the 

 want of farming buildings, beside other disad- 

 vantages, prevents the accumulation of manure. 



The laborers, with few exceptions, are all 

 married. The farmers have no hired servants, 

 of either sex, residing in their dwellings ; this 

 is another serious evil arising out of small farms. 

 Ireland, which in extent is nearly equal to one- 

 half of Great Britain, does not probably em- 

 ploy one-tenth of the agricultural servants. 



The buildings on every farm, being erected at 

 the expense of the tenant, are necessarily on 

 the most limited scale, seldom more than a 

 cabin, and this insufficient for the shelter of 

 the family beyond their earliest days. As the 

 children grow up, they are compelled to seek 

 another establishment for themselves, and to 

 hazard every consequence that may ensue. 

 Alternative they have none. Such is the ruin- 

 ous effects of small tenements, as far as they 

 regard the individual occupiers. The interests 

 of all parties suffer, and it would be for the 

 advantage of the whole community to promote 



