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V 264 IRELAND.
result, they must be effected in the right way, and at the "Sm “';‘l‘fl3l'C ,'I;hrlcs
consideration involves an analysis of the liabits Oi: 1110 P00?‘ .. dmilcs as:
we may say, exclusively agriculturists. They 1m“z‘s""“ tl'"‘t “full ir Crgpi
such, are limited to the spring sowing and,tl.ic liarvcstiil8' "' he tions 0,
The judicious preparation of his land for receiving the ordinary 0p;2T1(11 dmin"
‘ tillage, do not enter into the calculation of the small Irish farmer. 2 n ‘ 0 hi:
5' the winter season, which ought to be passed in draining and tlC‘3.Pc"‘1:‘:)1ute
‘ soil, irrigating his land, collecting manure, &c., he laysdiiinself up In 3 = ml
, ; idleness. His liliputian farm thus produces but a liliputian cr0P7 “(fit egtpd
‘ 7 to one-third of its natural eapabilityjr" His provisions become 0-“":“‘thc
about May. Unable to get day labour to support his familf througllaim
summer, which is likewise a season when he thinks his farm has 113.0 the ,
p, . upon him, he borrows at usurious interest for their support, and 31‘ too
‘ E h following year brings an additional burden upon his shoulders, alre: he
heavily laden for his strength. Having thus commenced his down a ,1 he
i 7 adds on debt over debt, by the same process, each successive )'03"; unghocc
, is obliged to sell his interest in the land, and turn out a p-WIUPCL V their
1 3 i, Proprietors who would use their influence or their means to lmplmc
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tenants should consider well those circumstances. They should 1-cscrve
, whole of their expenditure on all general labours that will admit of it for W
‘ “loan quarter,” as it is aptl)’ termed, and thereby’ Prevent the Poorlmticd
getting into debt. All Government and County works should be 1‘cSu1a if
upon the same principle. And again, the winter idle season; wlucll’ M
properly looked to, may be termed the remedial period of tlic 3'3"’ 310“
. . . . . . all forth
likewise receive the attention it deserves, by taking every means to C
the energies of the farmer,
so that, in each successive year, he may brlingalaii
. r , additional portion of his land into a. more prolitie state than it “'35 l’1'c”i):u1i)'iri
, ii 2 v ‘ . The method proposed by Captain Kennedy to avert the evils of the 0‘n
I p ; i quarter,” is to reserve all possible expenditure in labour for that seasrlke-
, A A 2 The plan he has found most etlcctual in bringing out the poor farmer to liter
'‘ p ’ the indispensable improvements required on his farm, during the “lone
remedial season, is by the instrumentality of a loan fund; from ‘Vblch now“
can receive a grant, unless he shall have qualified by 00mPl"tmg ii We
quantity of draining, trenching, or other requisite work on his t'z1rmft0m‘1m1
been previously laid out, and its completion certified for, by the agricu an
teacher of the district. The loans, for this reason, are for the 11105’ P
’ An ingenious writer in “Blacluvood
in the north liberties (of Cork)
than in their present state, tog
a ds ol"“"‘
‘s Journal of Agriculture,” states the‘ “There are bun icceiit. mot!
entirely under gr-Lss, which, if cultivated, would produce say Be mien."
ether with the iacalcuhble advantage of employing the working POP“