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vided that the substratum is not of such 
nature as to retain the wet on the surface 
Pasturage on the soils mentioned above 
must, however, be used with judgment, and 
required to carry less stock in proportion to 
their acreage than pastures on limestone 
or clay 
CLIMATE 
In regard to climate, although England 
can be placed before any other European 
country, Ireland undoubtedly claims pre- 
eminence for the reason that its humid 
atmosphere so perfectly co-operates with its 
nourishing pastures in producing those par- 
ticular horse grasses to which reference has 
already been made 
It must not be forgotten that up to the 
present time in Ireland the horse has not 
over-crowded his pastures ; and probably we 
may attribute something of Ireland’s pre- 
eminence to the greater rapidity with which 
grasses ‘come again,” thanks to the humidity 
of the climate 
Several prominent racing men have now 
come to believe in the virtues of untainted 
grazing lands in England, and have estab- 
lished studs in pastures which have not been 
