$ l.

$ 6 Ploughs at 4 each = 20 24 = 120 6 Horse-carts, at 14 each = 70 84 = 420 1 Large Iron Roller and Gearing, 13 = 65 1 Cambridge Roller 14 = 70 1 Twelve-Coulter Drill 46 = 230 3 Harrows at 3 each = 15 9 = 45 2 Great Harrows at 3 each = 15 6 = 30 -- - -- - Total cost of these Implements 196l.$980 These figures will represent the working forces and implemental machinery of a well-tilled farm of 400 acres in England.

They will also indicate the amount of capital required to cultivate an estate of this extent here.

Let us compare it with the amount generally invested in New England for a farm of equal size.

Thousands that have been under cultivation for a hundred years, may be bought for 5 pounds, or $25, per acre, including house, barn, and other buildings and appurtenances.