An acre of land costs 2 to 3 dollars, an acre of wood 3 to 5. Most people that I know were poor when they came here and now they are wealthy. A lazy person should stay in Germany, for here he will be lost, since there are no beggars here. The taxes to be paid are set according to the wealth Is someone rich, he still pays little, where you, dear friend, have to give twice as much to your king. One can put ones health at stake everywhere.
Cereals grow here very well.
With all that, work is not too hard . Only the start, till you are used to it, is real hard. Whoever isn't doing very well in Germany, for him Texas is a land of milk and honey. One can pick grapes from the oak-trees, for wine grows here wild, the bees collect honey in hollow trees, and the cattle lives without special care on miles of pasturage, caring for themselves. Also big herds and flocks of horses, sheep, and pigs are grazing.