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am going to get one that is half American which is worth $100 and the men said he wanted me to pay him all in one year from to-day. You asked us about the cow but we did not get it you promised to help us get the cow so we have been waiting for it. Since two days I have been looking for a good ^[[insertion]] one [[/insertion]] but I found that they all cost thirty dollars to $35. thirty five dollars.

I saw one that cost thirty dollars but I did not get it but I like the cow very much. Our wheat has come up but it is very poor it is scorched it has rained once but not enough to wet the ground through

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I put twenty six acres in wheat half is not good at all. I expect to plant twenty acres in corn. We planted our potatoes some time ago & expect to plant our beans.

On the west side of the house I plant five hundred young cotton trees. and in another place I plant eight hundred. I wanted to plant more but we could not find any more. I expect to plant more next year.

I could not get any fruit trees but I expect to plant some next year I did not have the money to get the fruit trees with. I plant some trees called Box Elders. You asked me about some other things but I do