Hundred and' tw e n ty -e ig h t a lre ad y cleared o f timbe r, its p rod u ce at one
c ro p o n ly , and a l low in g n o m ore than th ir ty bulhels o f m aize to th e
a c re ,, w o u ld b e two^ hun d red and tw e n ty - fiv e thoufand e ig h t hun d red
and fo r ty b u lhe ls o f g r a in ; and e v en this m ig h t be d o u b led , i f , as
b e fo re faid , the re w e r e labourers, to p rocu re a fe con d c ro p .
T h e remaining , th re e th ou fan d fo u r hun d red and fe v en ty - tw o acres
m ig h t b e re fe r r ed fo r fu e l, b u ild in g - tim b e r , and o th e r purpofes.
F rom the fe data fom e ca lcu la tion m a y b e mad e o f th e n um b e r o f
p e o p le th a t th e ifland m ig h t be made t o maintain.
T h e fo llo w in g is a fta tem en t o f th e f lo c k b e lo n g in g to g o v e rnm en t
and in d iv id u a ls o n th e 18 th O c to b e r 1 7 9 6 :
Cattle. Horfes. Afles. ] Sheep. Goats. Swine. Poultry.
To whom belonging.
i
I Female.
J Male. J
i s i£
Male and
Female.
Male and Male and
Government . -
Individuals
3 3
I 2
2 4 22
148 55 328
710
4125
great
abundance.
Tota i; 3 3 ' I 2 2 4 170 383 4835
E x c lu f iv e o f th e ab ov e flo c k , fiv e h und red and n in e ty - tw o th ou fan d
fo u r hun d red and e ig h ty p ou n d s o f fw in e ’ s fle lh and m u tton h ad be en
e x p en d ed cm th e ifland and e x p o r te d from i t ; all w h ic h w e r e p ro duced
from th e fo llo w in g q u a n tity re c e ived from N o v em b e r 1 7 9 1 to
O d tob e r 1 7 9 6 .
•Cattle. Horfes. Afles.- Sheep. ''Goats. 'SVine.
'S i u* s ’ (XI.'
Male.
i
Male. 1
Female.
Male.
1 u.
Male.
Female.
Total received I 2 . 1 I t I 3. 2 21 2. 11 4 I S 7
W h e n the. fettlers w e r e , in fo rm ed that p a ym en t fo r the. m aize lod ged
in ,th e ftores. in J a n u a r y 1 7 9 4 co u ld n o t be made un til orders w e r e
re c e iv e d from E n g lan d , an d th a t, n o m ore gra in cou ld be re c e iv ed but
th a t the p urcha fe .o f frefti p o rk w o u ld be co n tin u ed , th e cou r fe o f th e ir
6 in d u f t r y
In d u ftry became ch a n g ed , th o u g h ra ilin g gra in ftill con tin ued n e ce fla ry
fo r rea ring th e ir flo c k .
O n m o ft p art o f th e n in e thoufand fo u r h u n d red and fe v en ty - tw o
acres n o t cleared o f timb e r th e trees and u n d e rw o o d w e r e co v e red w i th
fu c cu len t h e rb a ge , w h ic h , w i th th e fe rn and o th e r fo ft roots, afford
th e b e ft fo o d fo r fw in e . S e v e ra l in d iv id u a ls had tak en ad v an ta g e o f
th is co n v en ien ce , b y in c lo fin g from ten to one hun d red acres o f th e
uncleared p arts, in to w h ic h th e y tu rn ed th e ir fw in e , w h e r e o f m a n y
had from tw e n ty to o n e h u n d red and f if t y , th a t requ ired n o th in g m ore
than a fu ffic ien c y o f m a iz e to ac cu ftom th em to th e ir ow n e r ’ s call.
A n o th e r re fource o f anima l fo o d w a s o n P h illip Ifland , w h ic h 1
ab ound ed w i th th e b e ft fe ed fo r fw in e . O n i t w e r e at leaft th re e
h u n d red and fe v en te en fw in e b e lo n g in g to g o v e rnm en t, w h ic h w e r e
u n co n fin ed , and req u ired no o th e r attendance th an th e b e in g called
to g e th e r o c c a fio n a lly b y a man w h o refid ed th e re w i th h is fam ily .
B u t th o fe w h ic h w e r e firft fent, and th e ir p r o g e n y , w e r e fo w i ld , that
it w a s n o t th o u g h t an e a fy matter to ta k e th em . S e v e ra l la rg e h o g s
and boars had be en b ro u g h t from th en c e w h ic h h ad w e ig h e d , w h e n
Fattened, J rom o n e hu n d red , a n d - e i g h t y . to th re e h u n d red , an d . fix
p ound s.
S a lt in g ‘ p o rk in th e c o o l 'm o n th s h ad be en fu c c e fs fu lly t r ie d ; b u t
it w o u ld n o t an fw e r in th e fummer . It w a s in ten d ed that th e fw in e
b e lo n g in g to g o v e rnm en t w h ic h cou ld be k illed d u r in g , th e w in te r
Ihould be falted d o w n , as a fu ffic ien c y o f fait- w a s making, to an fw e r
that p urpo fe .
F rom the fe re fgurce s it m ig h t fa i r ly be p re fum ed , th a t i f n o u n fo re -
feen m o r ta lity Ihould atta ck th e flo c k , the fettlers an d .oth e r individual's
w o u ld be able to co n tin u e fu p p ly in g th e ftores w i th h a l f the ration
o f animal fo o d , and th a t g o v e rnm en t in th e cou rfe o f tw e lv e mon th s
m ig h t fu rn ifli th é other Half. A n d fa r th e r , th a t i f th e in d u ftr y o f the
fettlers and o th e r in d iv id u als w e r e en co u ra g ed b y th e ir o v e rp lu s gra in
and animal fo od b e in g p u rch a fed .a t a fa ir p r ic e , th e . p rod u c e o f the
e round s cleared w o u ld be m ore th an fufficient fo r th e maintenance o f
th e p refent inhab itants , th re e h und red and th ir ty - fe v e n o f w h om fup-
p orted them fe lv e s w ith o u t a n y e x p en c e to th e c r ow n : an d this m igh t
be fu r the r fécured, i f cattle and ftieep cou ld be fent th e re , a s - th e
fo rm e r ,