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good mfe s with her maids and fervants, were re- 
turning with it to the dairy ; the gentleman v/as at 
leifure to attend to my inquiries and obfervations, 
which he did with compiaifance, and apparent plea- 
lure. On my ebferving to him that his flock of 
horned cattle muft be very confiderable to afford 
fo many milch cows at one time, he anfwered, that 
he had about fifteen hundred head : " my flock is 
but young, having lately removed from fome dis- 
tance to this place ; I found it convenient to part 
with mod of my old flock and begin here anew ; 
Heaven is pleafed to blefs my endeavours and in- 
duflry with fuccefs even beyond my own expecta- 
tions." Yet continuing my interrogatories on this 
fubjecl: : your flock I apprehend muft be very pro- 
fitable, being fo convenient to the capital and fea 
port, in affording a yaft quantity of beef, butter and 
cheefe, for the market, and muft thereby contribute 
greatly towards your emolument : C€ yes, I find my. 
{lock of cattle very profitable, and I conftantly con- 
tribute towards fupplying the markets with beef, 
but as to the articles of butter and cheefe, I make 
no more than what is expended in my own houfe- 
hold, and I have a confiderable family of black 
people, who, though they are flaves, mull be fed, 
and cared for : thofe I have, were either chofen for 
their good qualities, or born in the family, and I 
find from long experience and observation, that the 
better they are fed, clothed and treated, the more 
feimicc and profit we may ^xpecl to derive from 
their labour : in fhort, I find my flock produces no 
more milk, or any article of food or nourimmcnt, 
than what is expended to the beft advantage amongft 
my family and flaves. " 
He added, come along with me towards the river 
bank, where I have fome men at work fquaring 
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