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Cottage Groce Aug 15th - 51 All well, except that John has a lame hand occasioned by a small sore and cold, nothing serious, and Alfred is hauled up with - I suppose it to be the result of green corn and cucumbers - he is now making thoroughwort tea. Alfred has bot 120 acres land adjoining Theodores and Lyfords has broke 10 acres. We are in the midst of our harvest had four days fine weather, it commenced raining yesterday the rain is not over, I have 4 acres oats laying on the ground wish the remainder was also cradled - have about five acres in stook, have 6 acres to cradle. Oats are heavey I think 45 to 50 to the acre. I have 2 acres wheat, it was sowed on ground which has been badly cultivated with grain 8 years - yet I think I shall have nearly or quite 50 bushels, my Potatoes are fine shall probably have 300 to 400 bushels - 3/4 are of Turnips the best I have seen in the Levy. I could winter 20 head of cattle If I had them not having them shall burn most of my straw, have cut tame hay enough to keep my horses shall but what wild hay I want, could cut 1000 tons if I wanted it - it is good hay better that coarse clover or Timothy. Milk 2 cows, have two shoats? my horses are first rate good luck on buying - have dug my cellar and nearly finished stoneing it 16 by 34 I design the ? for an L - my Cucumber is got green but I hope to get into my house in the fall crops are very heavey except Corn, the season has been cold and wet. Treaty with Sioux Indians two week ago fifty million acres ceeded to the U.S. increase of Indian annuities in Minnesota at least of 2,00000 pr year for a long time this will keep us in possession of a Circulating medium