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Visitor. The clovers were remarkably clean, and 

 sown on land in high condition. Eight pounds 

 of seed are found sufficient, when drilled in, for 

 the Irish acre : if a proof had been required of 

 the rapid and luxuriant growth of clover in Ire- 

 land, here were ample demonstrations of the 

 fact. Ten acres of cabbages had been planted, 

 but the season had proved unfavorable to their 

 growth : beside which, there were five acres of 

 Swedish, and five acres of white turnips drilled, 

 well hoed, and very clean. In all, there were 

 twenty acres of green crop an unusual number 

 on so small a farm. The care and attention 

 bestowed on the crops, and particularly so in 

 their being kept clean, cannot be exceeded, 

 and would entitle Mr. Tandy to the reputation 

 of a good farmer in any country. 



Much of this farm had been ploughed until 

 it was exhausted and overrun with weeds : the 

 exertions of the present occupier may be esti- 

 mated by the presence of some few remains of 

 what at first he had to encounter. 



There is infinite pleasure in the survey of a 

 farm under a good system of management in 

 any situation ; but particularly so in a neigh- 

 bourhood where it is the misconceived practice 

 to do every thing which by possibility can conn- 



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