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carrying the ftone, brick, wood, and iron, neceflary for

erecting the numerous buildings throughout the nation. All thefe branches of induftry muft demand a great number of horfes, that will not only require a very confiderable quantity of corn, but alfo a large portion of land muft be withdrawn from cultivation for fupplying them with hay and grafs, either to enable them to endure hard labour, or to put on the pampered fleck appearance neceflary for fhow and luxury. In order to form an idea of this confumption, I fubmit the fol-

lowing calculation.

From the ftatement already given, it appears, that it would require near 12 millions of fertile acres, in a high flate of cultivation, to fupport the population of Great Britain. Butit is more than probable that it atually requires 24 millions of acres, of the average quality of arable land; and allowing 5

horfes to every 100 acres in cultivation, that gives of

Horfes ufed in agriculture== 1,200,000 Do kept for pleafure, which pay tax- 214,090 Do fuppofed not entered- À- 50,000 Do Cavalry, including levies of all defcriptions- 36,000

Do pofting horfes, mail, and hackney coaches, colts and fillies, not taxed z=- 250,000

Do employed in the carriage of rude materials and manufactured commodities.= 256,000 Total, 2,000,000

Suppofñng each horfe, on an average, to be fed 200 days in the ftable, at 20 pounds hay and 3 pecks Scotch per day, equal T12