228 Reclamation of Bog and Moorland in Galwai/. 
estimated that an average of 111. per acre has been spent in 
wages upon the 109 acres that have been cropped. Unfor- 
tunately I cannot obtain an exact return of the total amount 
that has been expended on lime and artificial manures, for Mr. 
MacAUister is not able to separate the latter from the general 
expenditure on the Kylemore property. 1 may, however, safely 
take the expense of liming at dOs. per acre. The cost of the 
artificial manures will vary considerably with the different crops : 
for the two hay crops grown on Green Mount (pp. 225, 226), 
it was 35s. and 29s. per acre respectively. I shall probably be 
not far wrong if I assume that the cost of the artificial manures, 
the materials used in the buildings and the plants purchased 
for the hedges will in the aggregate be equal to the value of the 
crops which have been hitherto grown. The produce of the 
farm will be chiefly consumed at home. 250 hoggets were 
brought from the mountain farms to Toorena on the 1st of 
December, and were wintered on the 25 cwt. per acre of the 
small turnips left on the ground, with the run of the new grasses. 
The value of this feed is reckoned at 4s. per head. Eight 
beasts are being fattened on turnips, hay, and oats in the straw, 
cut into chaff, with 4 stone of Indian corn and oilcake ; it is 
estimated that they will leave a profit of 6/. each to the credit 
of farm produce. The three working oxen employed at perma- 
nent improvements, not charged to the crop, are estimated to 
return a value of 12Z. each per annum for the turnips, hay, 
chopped oats and grass which they consume. Six young 
beasts are wintered, and will yield 21. each. One acre of pota- 
toes was consumed on the farm by the ploughmen, the refuse 
goes to the cattle, and the rest will be required for seed. Seven 
tons of straw have been sent, and there will be 5 more to spare 
for the stables at the castle, at 2s. 6c?. per cwt. Five tons ^of 
oats will be sold to the castle at 8s. per cwt. 
The total amount to be credited to the farm is thus made up 
to the sum of 216/. : — 
£ 
12 tons straw, at 2s. Gd. per cwt. 30 
5 „ oats ,, 8s. ,, 40 
Wintering 250 hoggetts at 4s 50 
Fattening 8 beasts on turnips, &c. at (J/ 48 
Wintering 6 J'oung beasts, at 21. 12 
Keep of 3 working oxen 36 
£216 
Thirty Kyloes were grazed on the unreclaimed portion of the 
farm lor six summer months. The wool sold is credited to 
the mountain farms. The expense incurred for implements 
has been trifling. The whole of the implements and utensils 
