SMALL FARMERS OF THE COUNTY OF 

 WEXFORD. 



No. I. 



Hence let wise Farmers understand. 

 The need of diaining s^^•ampy land ; 

 The soil wluch too much wet has got, 

 Is worthless as the guzzling sot. 



The first thing which yon have to consider next to 

 the rent, is the nature and condition of your land. If 

 it be of prime quaUty, even at a smart rent, you are 

 fortunate; your return will be good in proportion; 

 but if wet, or dry hungry land, should fall to your 

 share, you imist look sharp, or you will find it hard to 

 make the two ends of the year meet. If your land 

 be wet, the wetness proceeds from one of the follow- 

 ing causes : — 



1. A close undersoil, or bottom, which prevents 

 the surface water from soaking through it. 



2. Land springs, bursting from the bowels of the 

 earth, and wanting a free passage. 



3. Water from higher lands oozing downwards. 

 The first case is, I think, the worst, especially if 



the ground be flat. One remedy is to score the land 



