Thisgentlemanhadnowafineestate，whichbutafewyearsagowasaforest，andcosthimonly16PoundsHehadplantedabout900coffee-treesuponit，andasthesebegintoyieldinthreeyearsfrombeingplanted，andinsixattaintheirmaximum，Ihavenodoubtbutthaterenowhis16PoundsyieldshimsixtyfoldAllsortsoffruit-treesandgrape-vinesyieldtheirfruittwiceineachyear，withoutanylabororirrigationbeingbestowedonthemAllgrainsandvegetables，ifonlysown，dothesame；
andifadvantageistakenofthemistsofwinter，eventhreecropsofpulsemayberaisedCottonwasnowstandinginthepodsinhisfields，andhedidnotseemtocareaboutitIunderstoodhimtosaythatthislastplantflourishes，butthewetofoneofthetworainyseasonswithwhichthiscountryisfavoredsometimesprovestroublesometothegrower。
Iamnotawarewhetherwheathaseverbeentried，butIsawbothfigsandgrapesbearingwellThegreatcomplaintofallcultivatorsisthewantofagoodroadtocarrytheirproducetomarket。
Hereallkindsoffoodareremarkablycheap。
Fartheronweleftthemountainouscountry，and，aswedescendedtowardthewestcoast，sawthelandsassumingamoresterile，uninvitingaspect。