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into the barn to day: he has bought a horse-rake by which Kate can rake s much hay afternoons as two or three men; he does not expect any other help that Lemuel his hired man. He has traded with William Hamlin in oxen, has sold him his steers for a pair that he is fatting for beef, and $6.00 to boot: by this means he hopes to get some money: they will probably be fit to sell and Bangor in a month or two. Nelly the red colt proves very stubborn - has to stand bitted up sometimes half a day until her mouth is very sore: Donkey is a capital good horse, but Charles thinks her hardly fat enough to sell, though Mother wants him to sell her soon, the little nobby C. says will make a prime horse if the old mare could be unused and well fed. Charles has some grain that look well, grass is pretty good but on account of the long spell of wet weather there will be time to get it in season: Almeida has Alvan and William Fenny doing her haying this week, she pays them money 5/ per day. Crosby has made C. pay $8,50 for his cattle lately, they strayed off into this field and he sent them to the pound in Sebec. C. has hired Webb's field around Hodgkins' house for his cows and oxen. The colts have to kept in the barn most of the time. We had a letter from Eliab a day or two since; handsomely written and well filled in which he says "Joseph had a letter from Isaac the other day in which he stated that he had concluded not to write to me again till he received one from me. I suppose he thought the last letter he wrote deserved two answers!" This is the fourth time I have written to you -- though not a whole letter each time -- since you have written directly to me and if yours to E. deserved two answers certainly my four deserves one in return: however while I am at home it makes little difference whether the letter is directed to me or not. I hope you will write to Eliab soon, he has been rather neglected in writing by us all of late