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Poolhelly, a small neat town on the sea-shore of Cardigan 
Bay, the climate is particularly salubrious, and is much re~ 
sorted to by invalids for sea-bathing. 
The more delicate plants, as hydrangia, the myrtle, the 
mulberry, the arbutus, and the sweet-scented bay, grow in 
great luxuriance in the vicinity of this place. 
The difference in the agriculture of these two districts 
varies in consequence of the different composition and na- 
ture of the soil which constitutes each. 
In Lleyn all the varieties of the grain crops are success- 
fully raised. Though there are situations which yield wheat, 
yet barley and oats are more suitable for the soil. A great 
observable resemblance in soil is apparent between Lleyn 
and parts of Anglesea. 
The turnip husbandry, though introduced by some of 
the land-owners, has not yet extended itself over much of 
the district. Lleyn, not abounding in limestone or marl, 
like Anglesea, is necessarily subjected to more expense in 
top-dressing grass lands ; and from that circumstance, it is 
more necessary that the many rivulets, crossing it in all 
directions, should be turned to irrigate their meadows; 
and, though their stock of all kinds is reputed the best in 
Carnarvonshire, it might by this means, not only be raised 
to greater size, but augmented in number, by means of ir- 
rigation. 
In Evionydd cultivation is much contracted, by the un- 
productive nature of the soil. We here see raised all the 
grain crops, but far from being brought to perfection. 
The cattle resemble in all respects, though not quite 
so large, those of Anglesea and sheep are larger in size, 
and better formed, than those we described as bred on the 
Carnarvon side of the Menai basin. Above 5000 black 
cattle are annually sent to England from these two districts 
of Evionydd and Lleyn. 
