1800. ] Sir Fobn Sinciair’s Plan of Experimental Farms. 
and fill, might be fpread all over the ifland, 
under the direétion of one inftitution, to 
whom the refult of the different experiments 
would be periodically reported, and who, of 
courfe,- would be enabled to judge how far 
the fundamental principles of agriculture were 
fufficiently afcertained, or whether farther 
experiments were neceflary ; and by ettablith- 
ing an agricultural academy at each of thefe 
farms, a knowledge of the art of hulbandry, 
in its higheft ftate of perfection, would foon 
be foread over every part of the kingdom.” 
Il. PLANTATIONS. 
It’ is \propofed that the fociety fhall 
plant no lefs a quantity than 5,000 acres, 
in different parts of the kingdom, princi- 
pally with larch, the growth of which is 
rapid, while the timber is peculiarly va- 
luable.. According to an eftimate made 
by the Bifhop of Landaff, a thoufand acres 
might be inclofed with a circular wall, at 
an expence of fix fhillings per acre, and five 
hundred larches, two feet in height, (the 
fize preferred by his Lordfhip) could be 
fet on each acre, for fourteen fhillings ; fo 
that a plantation of 500,000 larches on a 
thoufand acres of land might be effected 
for one thoufand pounds. Suppoling the 
plan to be perfevered in for fixty years, 
the Bifhop calculates, that the profit of 
one thoufand acres of larch, would amount 
to the enormous fum of 114,4001,, 
But, Sir John Sinclair, tar from with- 
ing to hold out delufive profpects, pro- 
ceeds on the fuppofition, that the propofed 
Tontine Company is diffolved at the end 
of thirty years ; that out of 500, only 250 
larches remain in each acre; and that 
thefe larches are worth no more three fhil- 
lings a piece: now, according to this, 
which muft be allowed to be a mcderate 
calculation, the value of 5000 acres fo 
planted would amount to the fum of 
187,500). : 
The following is an eftimate of the pro- 
pofed plantations. 
I. EXPENDITURE. 
t. Tothe purchafe of 5,000 acres of £. 

land, at 4l. per acre = - - 20,000 
2. To the expence of inclofing 
§,COO acres, at 20s. per acre, . 
as the fencing muft be com- 
plete - - - 5,000 
3. Tothe expence of planting ditto, 
_ at 208. per acre. - - 5,000 
4. To buildings, and various. inci~ 
dental expences which may occur, > 
at 45ol. each for ten planta- 
sions - sn = r 4,500 
Total > 34.599 

MontTuty Maa. No, 55. 
; 2. PROFIT: 
1, Value of 1,250,000 larches, at 
ca 
3s. per larch - - - 187,500 
2. Value of the lands and the 
buildings ereéted thereon, at 
leaft - ~ - - 30,500 
Total - 213,000 

A$ 5,006 acres contain a confiderable 
extent of country, it is propoled, that 
there fhall be ten different plantations of 
$00 acres each, in the zen following di- 
ftricts, viz. 1 In the counties of Devon 
or Somer(et 5 2 In thé counties of Wilts or 
Gloucefter; 3 In North Wales; 4 In 
South Wales; 5 In Lancafhire; 6 In: 
Weltmoreland or Cumberland ; 7 In Gal- 
loway; 8 In Argylefhire; 9 In the 
Shires of Rofs or Invernefs; and 10 In 
one of the northern counties. ; 
Having thus ftated the objects, we now 
come to the organization of the inftitution. 
r. The beft mode of raifing fo large a fum 
as that required, would be by forming a 
fociety, to be called “* The Plough,” or 
Soint Stock Tontine Company, to coniitt of 
1,400 fhares, at sol. either payable at 
once, or by inftalments in two years. 
2. The majority of the fubfcribers. fhall 
elect a board of direétors annually, for the 
management of the whole concern. 3. The 
fubleribers to enjoy the advantage of hav- 
ing the annual reports of the fociety tranf- 
mitted to them, befides the privilege of vi- 
fiting the Experimental Farms, and of no- 
minating perfons to be inftruéted at the . 
different agricultural academies propofed 
to be erected. 
The following is a general view of the 
capital of 70,0001. 
Firft objet, EXPERIMENTAL £: 
FARMS - - ~ 35,000 
Second ditto, PLANTATIONS 34.500 
_ For defraying the original expence 
of the eftablifhment = 500 
Total Pe £79,000 

The ultimate profit to be expected from 
the whole undertaking is eftimated as 
follows : 
1. Sale’ of ftock, ‘crop, and imple- 
ménts on the experimental farms, 
{tating merely the fums origi- 
nally laid out = - : 
. Value of sooo acres of land, the 
buildings thereon, and of 
15,250,000 larches and other trees 213,000 
35,000 
Ne 
£253,000 
eel 
> This 
Total ~ 

