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1 derive my data of calculation on this and the subsequent dfvi i 

 of the subject, and so far as conjecture may assist I should state 

 the number in all those places not to exceed 2000. 



In Yorkshire I am obliged to coniider the merchant as the 

 clothier, although in fact the weaver or piece maker is, who sells 

 his goods by the piece, to the former at a common hall. The 

 latter are so numerous, as to defy computation, at least with repect 

 to myself, living at a distance of 250 miles, but this will make no 

 difference in the conclusions to be drawn, since the capital vests 

 in the merchant, on whom devolves the office of finishing the 

 goods from the rough state in which they are purchased from the 

 piece maker. 



With respect to the number of sheep and corn farmers in Great 

 Britain, it will be impossible to state with any kind of certainty 

 without much trouble and expence. There seems to be no better 

 general clue to the discovery than tracing the landed rental (houses 

 excluded) of the whole kingdom through its various modes of 

 occupation, and then allot the proportionate sums to make up the 

 amount. 



Let this rental of England be estimated at 18,000,000!. per 

 annum, bestow 6,ooo,oool. of this sum on grazing, dairy and 

 breeding cattle farms, the remaining 8,oco,oool. on farms for the 

 production of corn, out of which deduct 1 2,000, oool. for such as 

 raise this commodity without the aid of sheep, and there will re- 

 main as appropriated to the corn and sheep farms 9,000,000!. 

 per annum. In England sheep and corn farms are for the most 

 part large; let us strike the average rent of each at 200I. per 

 annum, which to make up the rental of 9,000,0001. will furnish 

 45,000 corn and sheep farms, exceeding in the proportion of 20 

 to 1 the number of clothiers. 



The next subject of examination is the capital emplcyed, I will 

 allow the clothier who makes all superfines 600I. to each scrib- 



ler ; a mixed trade from 12s. to superfines 450I. from 8s. 



to 12s. 300I. and from 4s. to 8s. 150I. these sums averaged will 

 give 37 5I. to each scribler. I must here disclaim the most distant 

 pretensions to accuracy ; but from the foregoing premisses, derived 

 from some general knowledge of the manufacture, I have reason 

 to believe that the capital employed in the clothing manufactory 



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