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has been to gin the whole crop for one year or one half the crop for two years, where parties clear up new grounds. When only croppers and furnish nothing, they receive one third the crop of old lands. it is, and has been considered for years, that one dollar (in specie) per day was a fair price for services during harvesting in this section. Andrew Oakley brought to my house fourteen and half bushells corn (I measured it myself) This amount was produced from seven tubs full, he states that Two and one half tubs full was retained by Walker to secure his debt of 7.70. I gave Andy a due bill for that amount as security and Mr. Walker has the due bill now  They repeatedly asked Mr Walker, (so they all tell me) for a written contract and were unable to get it, he never being ready to draw up the papers. I advised the boys to make a written contract because I was acquainted with Mr. Walkers character and with his unfair dealings with other parties, since the time has come to put the Tobacco in the market, I advised