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of three acres of flax, the purposes for which it is used, the pro 

 cesses through which it passes, and the amount of useful and 

 profitable labor which it puts in motion, which I think cannot fail 

 to interest my readers. 



&quot; Produce of three Acres of Flax. 100 stones, at 15 s., = 75, 

 each stone calculated to produce 5J Ibs. of dressed flax, in all 

 550 Ibs., spun to 30 hanks to the Ib. will produce 16,500 

 hanks. About 158 females will be employed twelve months in 

 spinning, at the rate of two hanks per week, (sixteen working 

 days;) wages for spinning each hank, about 1 s. 8 d. or nearly 

 7 d. per diem for each spinner. This quantity of yarn would 

 make 210 webs of cambric pocket-handkerchiefs, each web con 

 taining five dozen. About 18 weavers would be twelve months 

 weaving this quantity, allowing each man a month for each web 

 (17J weavers exactly j) wages per web, 2, or from 9s. 6 d. to 

 10 s. a man, per week. About 40 females would be employed 

 twelve months in needlework, (hemstitch or veiriing:) each 

 could do one handkerchief on each working day ; wages, 8 s. per 

 dozen, or 8 d per day. The goods, when finished, would be 

 worth 2 10 s. per dozen. 



&quot; 158 spinners, 12 months, or 52 weeks, at about 



3s. 4 d. per week, 1,369 6 8 



18 weavers, 12 months, 210 webs, at 2 



per web, 420 



40 needlewomen, 52 weeks, 1,050 dozen hand 

 kerchiefs, at 8 s. per dozen, 420 



216 persons employed. Cost of labor, . . 2,209 6 8 



Cost of flax, ... 75 



Profit, .... . 340 13 4 



Value of 1,050 dozen handkerchiefs, at 2 10s. 



per dozen, 2,625 



CVIIL LIVE STOCK. 



I come now to speak of one of the most important topics con 

 nected with British agricultural improvement the live stock 

 of the country. Among the conflicting opinions and estimates 



