always procure more if he is successful. His
first instalment to government for the purchase of four hundred acres
will be eighty dollars.

His next object is to have a certain portion of his land cleared for
him. The price varies according to the size and quantity of the
portion; but you may say, at the highest, it will cost about sixteen
dollars an acre. Let him clear ten acres, and then build his house and
barns. I will make two estimates, between which he may decide according
to his means.

_Estimate_ 1.

+====================================+========+
Y YDollars.Y
+------------------------------------+--------+
YInstalment to Government Y 80Y
+------------------------------------+--------+
YShingle-house Y 400Y
+------------------------------------+--------+
YFurniture Y 100Y
+------------------------------------+--------+
YBarns and sheds Y 400Y
+------------------------------------+--------+
YTen acres clearing Y 160Y
+------------------------------------+--------+
YOxen Y 80Y
+------------------------------------+--------+
YCow Y 20Y
+------------------------------------+--------+
YPigs and poultry Y 20Y
+------------------------------------+--------+
YPlough, harrow, etcetera. Y 20Y
+------------------------------------+--------+
YSeed Y 50Y
+------------------------------------+--------+
YHorse and wagon Y 100Y
+------------------------------------+--------+
YAbout 300 pounds Y 1,430Y
+------------------------------------+--------+
YTo this (if you have no family Y Y
+------------------------------------+--------+
Yable to work) for a man and his wifeY 300Y
+------------------------------------+--------+
YExpenses of living the first year Y 200Y
+------------------------------------+--------+
Y400 pounds Y 1930Y
+====================================+========+

_Estimate_ 2.

+=========================+=======+
Y YDollarsY
+-------------------------+-------+
YInstalment to Government Y 80Y
+-------------------------+-------+
YLog-house and furniture Y 100Y
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