[ 2 5 2 1 



Or thus, 



Souls. 



Above 500 acres - - 17 

 Under 500 acres* - - 21 \ 



This is the proportion of 8 \ to 6 \ 

 General average 15. 



Thefe methods of flating the propor- 

 tions prove feveral points of much impor- 

 tance. We find that the larger the farms. 



* The calculations per hundred acres are as fol- 

 low : 



Souls* 



From 50 to 101 

 300 to 400 



To 50 



From 200 to 300 

 700 to 1000 

 J 00 to 200 

 400 to 500 



Above 1000 



From 500 to 7C0 - - - 1?^- 



4I+ 

 It is from hence obvious, that no conclufions are to 



be drawn from this method of calculation. There 

 are fo many contradictions, that one knows not how 

 to determine any point from it ; but the fmall farms 

 have rather the advantage, which muft be occafioned 

 by richnefs of foil. 



a very 



