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LETTER LX. 



Huron's Court, Oct. 6, 181:5. 



OUR first stage often miles was to Ballamona: 

 the road is nearly parallel to that which we had 

 travelled from Edgeworth's Town, but leads 

 through a country more undulated and diversi- 

 fied. From the rising grounds the views were 

 often extensive. The soil is light, and the fences 

 good ; but the husbandry in general was very 

 indifferently conducted. In two instances only 

 small patches of turnips were observed, though 

 the surface is particularly well adapted to their 

 growth ; while the luxuriance of some parts 

 through which we passed appeared to be so 

 great, as to require the incontrovertible evidence 

 of seeing to become satisfied of the fact. 



A portion of Lord Sunderlin*s estate, at 

 Springles, has been let for the last eight years 

 in con-acres, at eight pounds each; during 

 which period these lands had produced three 

 crops of potatoes in succession without manure, 

 and were afterwards succeeded by five crops of 

 oats, the last of which was the most productive. 



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