PRICE OF LABOUR. 



sheep, in all things but the shearing of them, 

 which is done by contract. The individual I 

 found in charge of a flock of that number was 

 an English shepherd, and the only complaint 

 he seemed to have was that there was occa- 

 sionally superadded to his task, a call to assist 

 at farm work. 



In this way the real price of labour in 

 America, is brought nearer its price in Britain, 

 than at first sight appears ; and accordingly, 

 by the information I obtained, the expense of 

 raising an acre of wheat in the free States, is 

 no more than about L. 3 of our money, which 

 is considerably less than the same expense, ex- 

 clusive of rent, in any part of Britain. 



It is also to be considered that to the price 

 he pays for labour, the British fanner has to 

 add taxes and rates far exceeding any imposts 

 directly or indirectly affecting land in Ameri- 

 ca, and greatly outbalancing any advantage 

 he can have from any difference in the rate of 

 wages. * 



* In connection with this part of the subject it may 

 be noticed that it appears by a Report lately delivered to 



