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corn, I began to look out for a piece of land 

 for sowing turnips, which appeared to me 

 likely to be very profitable; for I was told 

 that they were to be sold at one dollar per 

 bushel, and though I did not myself know 

 how many bushels an acre would produce, 

 it was generally stated in conversation at 

 one thousand bushels. I thought this must 

 be a ready way to get rich : but, like all 

 other American calculations, I have found 

 it to be erroneous ; for the last year I had 

 a very good crop, yet it only produced 

 three hundred and sixty bushels, and, the 

 average price being then three shillings a 

 bushel, it was one of the most profitable 

 crops I experienced in that country. I 

 believe, however, it would not be possible 

 for a man to sell the produce of more than 

 three acres in one season, and in one city or 

 town ; but even this is a very handsome 

 profit (o N ne hundred and sixty-two pounds) 

 for so small a spot of ground. In that case 

 he must have two men and two horses 

 employed every day for about two months 



