110 EMIGRATION, OR 



A farm of 200 acres ; 70 cleared ; with a good log, or small frame 

 house, or barn, and a young orchard, &c. ; 200 acres, say at 4 dollars, 

 or 18s. per acre, 800 dollars, or 180/. ; 100 dollars, or 22J. 10s. paid 

 down as part of the purchase, and 22/. 10s. yearly, and interest until 

 paid, of the remainder. A person with 200/. may settle very comfortably 

 on such a farm, and cover all necessary outgoings ; and the following 

 items would be required. 



Dollars. 

 As stock, &c., two yoke of oxen, one well broken yoke, 45 



dollars, one yoke steers, unbroken, 35 dollars ... 80 

 Three oxchains, 12dollars; two yokes, 3 dollars ; sled, Sdollars 20 

 A horse (or brood mare) to ride, go to mill, &c., plough 



between potatoes, corn, &c 50 



Light Jersey waggon, second hand (a new one would be 65 

 dollars), with spring seat, both for pleasure and profit, 50 

 dollars ; harness, 10 dollars ; and saddle, 15 dollars . . 75 

 Two ploughs, 18 dollars ; harrows, 6 dollars ; two axes, 5 dol 

 lars; hoes, &c. 3 dollars 32 



Six cows at 15 dollars each, six calves and heifers at 5 dollars 120 

 Two sows, 6 dollars ; thirty store pigs at 1 dollar each . 36 



Twenty sheep at 1 dollar each 25 



Geese, fowls, &c., 5 dollars ...... 5 



Household furniture three beds and bedding, 50 dollars ; 

 tables, 10 dollars ; crockery, 10 dollars ; pots and kettles, 10 

 dollars ; clock, 15 dollars ; common chairs, dollar each ; 

 painted Windsor ones, one to two dollars each, say 10 dollars 117 

 The first deposit, towards payment of farm . . . .100 



148J. 10s., or 660 ds. 



One yearns outgoings and expenses. 



Girdling ten acres of woods, clearing out the underbrush and 



fern, 5 dollars per acre 50 



Seed wheat for the same (! bushel per acre), at f dollar 



per bushel 9 



Sowing and harrowing of ditto 5 



Ten acres wheat sown after peas, ploughing 2 dollars per acre 20 

 Seed as above, 9 dollars ; sowing and harrowing 5 dollars . 14 

 Cradling and binding the 20 acres, at 1^ dollar per acre . 30 



Carting and stacking, 23 dollars 23 



Thrashing 360 bushels, at one-tenth of a dollar . . 27 



Suppose ten acres of clover sown the year before with oats at 



7 Ibs. per acre (often only three or four Ibs. sown) . . 8 

 Mowing first crop early clover for hay, f dollar per acre ; 

 getting together, 1 dollar (it wanting no making), and haul 

 ing together, If dollar 35 



Mowing the second crop for seed, &c 35 



Thrashing the seed, two bushels produce per acre, at 1 dollar 



per bushel 20 



Ten acres ploughed for peas, 2 dollars per acre (often done for 

 1 dollar); seed for ditto, three bushels (generally only two), 

 at dollar per bushel 35 



