It was cleared of wood about nine months ago, and sown this year for the first time.
[*I have received a letter from Port Jackson, dated in April 1792, which states that the crop of wheat turned out fifteen bushels, and the maize rather more than forty bushels.] December 8th.

Went this morning to the farm of Christopher Magee, a convict settler, nearly opposite to that of Mr.Scheffen.The situation of this farm is very eligible, provided the river in floods does not inundate it, which I think doubtful.

This man was bred to husbandry, and lived eight years in America; he has no less than eight acres in cultivation, five and a half in maize, one in wheat, and one and a half in tobacco.

From the wheat he does not expect more than ten bushels, but he is extravagant enough to rate the produce of maize at 100 bushels (perhaps he may get fifty); on tobacco he means to go largely hereafter.

He began to clear this ground in April, but did not settle until last July.