FERMANAGH, a county of Ireland, in the province of Ulster. It is bounded on the west by Leitrim, on the north by Tyrone and Donegal, on the east by Tyrone and Mo naghan, and on the south by Cavan and Leitrim. Tins county is of very uneven surface; it abounds in hills, many of them of great height, and boggy ; and on the borders of Tyrone and Cavan, and especially of Leitrim, it is particu larly mountainous. These high grounds afford a good coarse pasture for young cattle; and most of them are said to be capable of great improvement. But agriculture is not in a flourishing condition; there is a want of enterprize, of skill, and of encouragement. Nothing can spew more clearly the barbarous state of husbandry in this district, than the fact, well authenticated, that so late as the year 1808, it was the practice in some places to plough by the tail ! In the northern part of- the county, the farms are of a large size, and the high grounds tolerably productive; and though there is but a small portion of the land in til lage, the system of management is superior to what pre vails in the neighbourhood. Little wheat or clover is sown. Oats are more common, and so is barley. In sonic quarters, when calculating the most profitable crop, they estimate four stone of barley, and six of oats, to a gallon of whiskey. Potatoes are quite common. In 1809, about 5000 Irish acres were supposed to be sown with flax. In the neigh bourhood of Florence-court, the farms consist of from two to 20 acres each, and belong almost wholly to manufactu rers. The grazing tenures are from 100 to 300 acres. After all, the profits of farming must be considerable, if Mr Wakefield's information be correct, that " Enniskillen market is attended weekly by about 30 or 40 farmers from the vicinity, whose circumstances enable them to eat meat daily, and to drink port wine." On the superior pasture lands, there are cattle and sheep of a large size. Lord Belmore's sheep at Castlecool, when fat, weigh 30 ib. per quarter. A considerable part of the county is occupied with daries. There is a small breed of cows here similar to those in Down. There are no flocks of sheep: the
the number of this animal is small, and the breed in gene ral very inferior.
Labour is paid as often in money as in conveniences ; the bound labourer generally in the latter. In 1811, the pri ces of labour, provisions, &c. were as follow: a man, the year round, Is. and a woman 6d. per day; a carpenter, per day, 3s. 6d. and if constantly employed, 2s. 6d. ; a mason, per day, 28. 6d.: a thrasher, per day, Is. Id., or, by piece work, from 6d. to 8d. per barrel of oats, 8d. to 10d. per do. of barley, and Is. Id. to Is. 8d. per do. of wheat ; a car and horse per day. 28. 2d. ; a saddle-horse per do. 58. 5d.; a plough per do. I Is. 44/., and, for ploughing and sowing an acre, from 26s. to 36s.; a blacksmith, per stone of work, Is. 6d., or per day 2s 6d.; turf, per kish, 2s. ; sea-coal, per barrel, 4s. to 5s. ; culm, per do. 3s. ; lime, per do. Is. 8d. to 2s. ; a car, mounted, 41. 108.; potatoes per stone, 2d. to 4d. ; salt butter, per cwt. 41. 138. 4d.; fresh do. per lb. Is. ; hay, per ton, 31. to 41. ; whiskey, per gallon, is. 9d. to 10s.; strong ale, per quart, 4d.; porter, per gallon, Is. 3s.; beef, per lb. 6d.; mutton. 7d. ; pork, 3./.; lambs, per score, 181. to 221. ; eggs, per score, 6d. ; cheese, per lb. Is. 6d.; bacon, per do. 6d.) shoeing a horse, 4s.; shoes, per pair, I Is. 41d.; salt, per stone, Is. 5d.; undressed flax, per cwt. 41. 10s. to 51. ; wool, per stone, 22s. to 20s. ; fowls, per couple, Is. to Is. 6d.; wheat per barrel, 2/. 3s.; barley, do. 19s. ; oats, do. 133.'6d.; quartern loaf of wheaten bread, I s.; flour, 1 sts, per cwt. 11. ; 2ds, do. I/. 8s. ; 3ds, 11. 4s.; oatmeal, per cwt. I 6s.; labour in harvest of hay and corn, per clay, 2s. to 3s. ; mowing grass, per acre, 58.; rabbits, per couple, Is. 8d. ; milk, per quart, 2d.; corn acre of oats (tithe free to the tenant), per acre, 61. to 81. ; do. meadow (according to weight of grass, do.), 6/. to 91. ; do. potatoe land, do. 61. 16s. 6d. to 81. 8s. ; do. flax, per rood (tithe free), do. 21. 5s. to 21. 108.