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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.
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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?]]