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Irish Agriculture. 
and a bull are kept on 130 acres imperial ; the tillage being con- 
fined to 16 statute acres, whicli are kept under a succession of 
potatoes, and some cabbages, wheat, or oats. This is one of the 
best farms in the district in which it is situated. On a medium 
dairv farm in the same county — Limerick — which consists of 
202 imperial acres, of which 32J acres are kept under potatoes 
and wheat, or oats, the stock consists of 38 to 40 cows. 
The following account of expenses and income of a countv 
Limerick dairy farm, which maintains 30 cows, has been 
supplied to me by an extensive agriculturist residing in that 
countv, who has had ample opportunities of becoming thoroughly 
acquainted with all the details of the svstem ; and to show the 
variation in expenditure and income which has taken place 
of late years on such farms, he has compared 1863 with 1871, 
as follows : — 
Expenditure. 
1863. 1871. 
£. 
g. 
d. 
£. s. 
d. 
Dairjwoman, wages and keep 
15 
10 
0 
25 0 
A 
\J 
12 
10 
0 
17 0 
0 
Do. do. 9 „ 
9 
7 
6 
13 0 
0 
6 
5 
0 
10 0 
0 
Herd 
18 
4 
0 
27 0 
0 
8 
0 
0 
10 0 
0 
12 
10 
0 
13 0 
0 
Depreciation on cows, and casualties 
60 
0 
0 
50 0 
0 
Grass and hay, at 6?. per cow 
180 
0 
0 
at 6/. lOs. 
195 0 
0 
Bull 
10 
0 
0 
15 0 
0 
£332 
6 
6 
£375 0 
0 
IXCOME. 
1863. 
1871. 
£. 
«. 
d. 
£. ^. 
d. 
270 
0 
0 at 10?. 10s. 315 0 
0 
60 
0 
0 
at 5/. 
75 0 
0 
15 
0 
0 
15 0 
0 
15 
0 
0 
at 25s. 
ISv 15 
0 
Pigs 
2 
6 
6 
5 0 
0 
£362 
6 
6 
£428 15 
0 
332 
6 
6 
375 0 
0 
£30 
0 
0 
£53 15 
0 
Thus, although expenses are now considerably heavier than 
they were eight years ago, the income is larger, owing to the 
increased value of dairy produce and stock. In 1863 the bal.ince 
in favour of the tenant was exactly \l. per cow, while in 1871 
it amounts to 35s. \^d. As a genera! rule, it is considered in 
