560 On Sheep. 



William Ladd's crop of rye, 33 bushels, at S 1 33 00 

 Deduct for cleaning, &c. 22 25 



Profit per acre, % 10 75 



Lark Moore's crop, 33 bushels of wheat 



at S 1 50, - . - 49 50 



Deduct for clearing, &c. 22 25 



Profit per acre, S 27 25 



If you take the lowest estimate of these, the 



profit of clearing 1000 acres would be, S 10750 

 Which would pay for the land at - - 3000 



And leave a balance, (sufficient to put up the 



necessary buildings,) of - - - jS 7750 



To keep 5000 sheep in this country, would require 

 about one thousand acres of cleared land. This, near 

 Philadelphia or Wilmington, of a good quality, pro- 

 bably could not be got for less than forty or fifty dol- 

 lars per acre.* I presume the farms there have at least 

 one fifth part of wood land attached to them. This 

 would make 1250 acres, and at forty dollars per acre, 

 would cost S 50000, the third part of which sum would 

 in this country, procure the land, sheep, and set a small 

 manufactory in operation. I believe that very few of 

 the farms near Philadelphia or Wilmington, are equal 

 to our lands for grazing. 



* Dr. R. might now double his estimate, in this item. 



