The soil and climate of Cornwall are peculiarly adapted to the growth of _potatoes_, and these are at all times a standing dish at the humble repast of the labourer. Of the sorts most cultivated, which have been long established, the _painted lord_ and _painted lady_ are much approved; but a kind of apple potatoe, _entirely red_, called _Carolines_, are grown in great abundance, as the standing winter crop. The most early potatoe produced, is the _kidney sort_, and as a proof of the goodness of the soil and climate, in the neighbourhood of Penzance, _two crops_ are frequently produced in a year, and one acre of ground has been known to yield 300 bushels, Winchester measure, for the first, and 600 for the second crop! Many thousand bushels of potatoes are exported annually from Cornwall to London, Plymouth, Portsmouth, and other places. A Cornish bushel of potatoes, generally weighs 220lbs., and are sold from 4 to 5s. a bushel.—Most of the labourers in the county keep a pig or two, and as potatoes are so easily cultivated with advantage, they frequently use them to fatten their pigs. The _Cattle_ in Cornwall are chiefly of the Devonshire breed, and large quantities of the best oxen are annually sold to graziers and contractors, and sent out of the county to be slaughtered. Many of them are used by the farmers for agricultural purposes. They are shod, or _cued_, as it is provincially termed, and are extremely docile and active, while they are often driven by boys, who cheer and excite them by the song and the goad. The _Sheep_ of Cornwall are also, generally speaking, of the Devonshire species; and some of the Leicestershire breed have been introduced of late years, with great advantage. Mr. Worgan says, “a pure _Cornish sheep_ is now a rare animal; nor from its properties, need their total extinction be lamented.” With respect to _Horses_, few are kept in Cornwall for ostentation, or to live in idleness or luxury. The gentleman’s horse is often put to the cart or plough. The farm horses are well adapted to the hilly surface of this county, being a hardy and active sort. Most of the farmers keep up their stock by breeding a colt or two annually; but one-eighth of the horses for saddle and draught are supposed to be brought into the county by eastern dealers.[4] _Mules_ are bred in Cornwall, but are mostly employed in carrying supplies to and from the mines. Troops of 50 at a time are frequently to be met on the roads in the mining country, loaded with copper or tin ore.