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1880 - broke [[strikethrough]] new land [[/strikethrough]] 9 acres 27 acres put in wheat - only 225 bush. hot dry season   vegetation [[as water?]].

1881 - [[Wheat?]] [[strikethrough]] 60 & 70 acres [[/strikethrough]] [[?]] 50 & 60 - 50 bush. wheat. 25 acres. 15 acres corn - 1 acre potatoes - onions - cabbage tomatoes. beans. squash. beets cucumbers. water melon. musk melon.  140 for $50. bush. 25 aces. had saved seed but sold it and used the Agent seed. [[strikethrough]] seed for [[/strikethrough]] vegetable seed for Agent. and then saved his veg. seed.  500 bush corn. sold potatoes. his wife sold them while he was away with me. got $1. per bush. and bought new blankets and clothing and food.
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6 ponies. gave one for work on farm has now 5.  Had 2 horses to start with bought