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Fred. Merrick. Broke land 3 yrs ago. 1878 4 1/2 acres. corn. seed from Henry [[Merrick?]] 3 loads of corn- used Agents plow and oxen. 1890 could not work next year couldn't get the oxen. So many wanted them, he couldn't get them and he had no ponies- helped your [[father and law?]]- and broke in 9 acres for he had secured a yoke of the gov't oxen. 1 week. [[short line]] 1880 Put wheat in the land you had broke for father in law- and in your own land put corn- used gov't oxen 1 yoke- to plow with for harvesting his uncle lent him a team and his brother also lent him a team. Ponies troubled him John [[Springer?]]