350 PRINCE EDWARD TSLAND. however, be purchased for from 10s. to L .2, per acre; and leases, in perpetuity, or, what amounts to the same thing, for 999 years, can be obtained for the annual rent of from Is. to 2s. per acre, and in some situations for less. So that, taking into consideration the advantages of residing in the vicinity of well- disposed society, the opportunity that is afforded of having children instructed in the rudiments of edu¬ cation ; of roads communicating between all the set¬ tlements ; of corn-mills and saw-mills being almost everywhere in the neighbourhood; and having the convenience and benefit, by living near the shipping ports, of ready markets for the produce of the land or sea, it may be reasonably concluded, that the terms on which lands are now to be had in this island, are much more favourable than those on which they can be had in the United States. The value of land, however, cannot long remain so low in this island, as it must rise along with the natural increase of the population. The prices of live stock and other articles vary from the lowest to the highest of the following prices :—A good horse, for saddle or harness, L .20 to L .35. A serviceable horse, for farmer's work, and of the Canadian breed, L .10 to L .18. A yoke of oxen, L .10 to L .20, according to the size. A cow, L .4 to L .7. A calf, 12s. to 18s. A wedder sheep, 10s. to 15s. An ewe and lamb in the spring, 15s. to 18s. The price of pigs depends on size and breed. Turkeys, 2s. to 3s. Stubble geese, Is. 6d. to 3s. Ducks, 9d. to Is. 3d. Fowls, 6d. to lOd. Fresh beef, 2d. to 4^d.; sometimes in spring,