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Thus you fee, that, in five years, I had be- 

 tween feven and eight hundred acres im- 

 proved, and yielding very profitable crops ; 

 and I had the happinefs to find, that, in 

 general, the products were very confiderable, 

 and anfvvered all my expectations. Hence, 

 therefore, I did not regret feeing an end of 

 my 5,oool.forby this time all was expended; 

 but then my improvements yielded a confi- 

 derable annual produdt, that enabled me to 

 go on with as much vigour as ever. This 

 was owing to our oeconomy j for, during 

 the whole of this period, and for fome time 

 after, we lived, in refpeft of family-ex- 

 pences, on the rental of the cultivated part 

 of the eftate, that is, the old rental of 6?1. 

 a year, upon which we fubfifled with fuffi- 

 cient plenty, with the help of the farm to 

 make our time pafs comfortably. That you 

 may judge further of my farm at that time, 

 I (hould tell you that I had on it, 



Farming fervants 10 



Farming boys 4 



Farming maids 5 



Labourers 29 



Women and children 15 



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