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good wife, with her maids and fervants, were re- 
turning with it to the dairy ; the gentleman was at 
leifure to attend to my inquiries and obfervations, 
which he did with complaifance, and apparent plea- 
fure. On my obferving to him that his flock of 
horned cattle mu ft be very confiderable to afford 
fo many milch cows at one time, he anfwered, that 
he had about fifteen hundred head: ce my flock is 
but young, having lately removed from fome dif- 
tance to this place ; I fou^d it convenient to part 
with mofl 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 
fubjedl : your flock I apprehend mud be very pro- 
fitable, being fo convenient to the capital and fea 
port, in affording a vafl quantity of beef, butter and 
cheefe, for the market, and mufl thereby contribute 
greatly towards your emolument : C£ yes, I find my 
flock of cattle very profitable, and I conflanly 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 houf- 
hold, and I have a confiderable family of black 
people, who, though they are Haves, mufl 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 obfervation, that the 
better they are fed, clothed and treated, the more 
fervice and profit we may expedl to derive from 
their labour : in fhort, I find my flock produces no 
more milk, or any article of food or nourishment, 
than what is expended to the befl advantage a- 
mongfl my family and Haves.” 
He added, come along with rne towards the ri- 
ver bank, where I have fome men at work Squaring 
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