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fuperfiuous, that the cattle were extremely well 

 fed by it. A cow at that time gave more milk, 

 than three or four do nt prefent; but (he got 

 more and better food at that time, than three or 

 four get now. 



QUE.RTS, Whence did the Er?g!t'/b in Penfyha- 

 nla and New Jerfey get their cattle ? They bought 

 them chiefly from the Swedes and Dutch, who 

 lived here; and a fmall number were brought 

 over from Old England. The form of the cattle, 

 and the unanimous accounts of the Englifo here, 

 confirmed what the old man had laid. 



QUERE, Whence did the Swedes here fettled 

 get their feveral forts of corn, and like wife their 

 fruit-trees and kitchen-herbs ? The old man told 

 me that he had frequently heard, when he was 

 young, that the Swedes had brought all kinds of 

 corn, and fruits, and herbs, or feeds of them, 

 with them. For, as far as he could recollect; 

 the Swedes here were plentifully provided with 

 wheat, rye, barley, and oats. The Swedes, at 

 that time, brewed all their beer of malt made of 

 barley, and likewife made good ftrgng beer. They 

 had already got didiliing veffels, and made good 

 brandy. Every one among them had not a 

 diftilling veffel, but when they intended to dii- 

 til, they lent their apparatus to one another. At 

 firft they were forced to buy maize of the Indians, 

 both for fowing and eating. But after continu- 

 ing for fome years in this country they extended 

 their maize plantations fo much that the Indian* 

 were obliged, fome time after, to buy maize of the 

 Swedes. The old man likewife affured me, that 

 the Indians formerly, and about the time of ths 



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