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 selling every thing, and turning all to some good account. Dr. Franklin's theory is Worsley's practice:

"Get what you can, and what you get hold; That is the stone which turns lead into gold."

{145} Cost of one acre of Cropping on Mr. Worsley's good farm:—

Dollars. Cents.

Rent                                    2 Taxes                                   0      9 Seed Wheat                              1     50 Ploughing by hire                3 Reaping or cradling                     2 Carting and threshing                   2     50 Carting to mill near home               1 1-1/2 bushel of plaster, at 60 cents    1 13     9

The average price and quantity 18 bushels at 1 dollar 25 cents.

Dollars. Cents.

22    50   13      9   -    9     41   -

Net profit on one acre of wheat which is raised without a year's naked fallow.

Got 500 dollars by pigs last year, and sometimes more.

Proved a net gain of 130l. a-year, and a good living for family, during 13 years.

The first cost of the farm, 360 acres, and stocking 9,300 dollars.

Present stock and cash 6,000.

3,000 capital for seven years.} } employed. 3,000 ditto for six years. }