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much better land in our immediate neighborhood ; and when I 

 agreed with the Board to manage it on my own account, and 

 pay all rents, taxes, and other expenses, they agreed to supply me 

 with a certain amount of labor ; viz., at the rate of five men in the 

 year ; i. e. one ploughman and twelve pupils the estimated \Vork 

 of twelve boys being equal to four men, or one man to three 

 boys. This I find very near the mark. I would, however, 

 prefer four steady, constant men, to the boys. The boys are 

 difficult to manage ; very ignorant at first, and neglectful ; and, 

 besides, they work only a part of the day, from ten until two 

 o clock, and from three until six in summer, and four in winter. 

 This labor, at the present rates, would be equal to about 96, 

 which, deducted from the profits of the year, leaves a remainder 

 of about 24 ; add to which the keep of my family and ser 

 vants in farm produce, which, at a low estimate, amounts to 

 50, with the former makes in all 74 per annum of clear 

 profit, after paying labor and all.&quot; 



&quot; The accounts of servants wages and labor which you see, 

 have nothing to do with the pupils. That I pay extra, for ser 

 vants, cowman, and laborers, occasionally employed in harvest.&quot; 



&quot; My salary from the Board is merely for scientific and prac 

 tical instruction rendered to the National School masters and 

 pupils, who are brought up in classes twice a year, (we have one 

 hundred of them here at present.) The profits of the farm are 

 considered an equivalent for its superintendence. This is as 

 much as any farmer gets.&quot; 



&quot; I am happy to say that, since you were here, the commis 

 sioners have made a new arrangement with me, and a liberal 

 one. They have raised my salary to two hundred pounds per 

 year. They pay me for the loss I sustained in my cattle from 

 the epidemic, the last and the present year. They agree to 

 build and make accommodation for a superior class of pay pupils, 

 and give me the benefit of that. They will also encourage me 

 to increase the farm by degrees, according as manure, stock, and 

 capital increase, and some other advantages, which I did not 

 before possess.&quot; 



&quot; I am paid eight shillings per week, for the board and wash 

 ing of the pupils, and this is very near what it costs me. If 

 there is a small profit, it arises from my having the farm produce 

 within my power, not having to purchase. They are in general 



