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50 sacks of salt 80 00 



Annual average outlay for iron and wood 



work for carts and wagons 100 00 



Lime and plaster bought last year 194 00 



Annual average outlay for gin, belts, &c 80 00 



400 gallons of molasses 100 00 



3 kegs of tobacco, $60; 2 bbls. of flour, 



$10 70 00 



% of a cent a pound on cotton for freight 



and commission 2,069 60 



$ 17,894 48 



The crop of cotton at 6 cents will amount to..$ 19,868 16 

 Col. Williams has also credited this place with the ad- 

 ditional items drawn from it : 

 13500 lbs. of bacon, taken for home place and 



factory 675 00 



Beef and butter for ditto and sales 500 00 



1100 bushels of corn and meal for ditto and 



sales 550 00 



80 cords of tan bark for his tan yard .... 480 00 



Charges to others for blacksmith work 100 00 



Mutton and wool for home use and sales .... 125 00 



$ 22,298 16 



Profits over and above interest and expense upon this 

 total are $4,403.68. 



Counting cotton only at six cents, profits are $1,973.68 ; 

 counting it at seven cents, ($23,179.52,) and profits are 

 $5,285.04. It is proper to state that part of the crop was 

 sold at seven cents, and it may average that. 



Now, it must be borne in mind that this is one of the 

 best plantations, as well in soil as management, and that 

 this was an extraordinary good crop. It must also be 

 assumed that the land will continue to maintain its fer- 

 tility and value, and that the same hands will keep the 



