600 M. 600 M. Calves and Heifers under 3, and 300 of other sorts.
Where note, that of all the Black-Cattel above-named, there are 60 M. exported alive, and 30 M. dead in Barrels. Of the Sheep not 100 M.
Of Butter, whereof one of the 600 M. Milch-Cows may well yield 1 C. weight per Ann. but 26000 C, or the proceed of 26000 Cows. From whence may be seen whether the Trade of those Commodities be yet at best: For I guess that the 1⁄6 of the whole Stock may be annually spent at home, or exported abroad.
It remains only to say, that one Irish Acre of Irish Land, requires of Seed, and returns as followeth.
| Seed. | ||
| Wheat 4 Bushels, and produces | 16 to 36 | |
| Rye 4 | 20 to 40 | |58| |
| Bean-Barly 6 | 20 to 48 | |
| Oats 6 | 16 to 32 | |
| Barley 4 | 20 to 40 | |
| Pease 4 | 12 to 18 |
One horse plows 10 Acres, and there goes 1 Man to 3 Horses.
[CHAPTER IX.]
Of the Proportion in value, which the several Counties in Ireland do bear to each other, viz.
John Bod-
ly[1] much to depend upon the number of Acres which each doth contain. And therefore, and for several other Reasons, most of the Land of Ireland hath, within these last 40 years, been admeasured by the Chain and Instrument, viz. The King and Queens Counties, about
- ↑ Sir Josias (not John) Bodley, youngest brother of the founder of the Bodleian Library, born about 1550, was engaged in military service in Ireland
