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/" 'put that Won have
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r. zoe vi H. ~ pD'iriton TO- a renew-
NJ ~ M | ,'-e was ma g some time previous
to yon'~ ~ do not understand why you
should h. given the preference. thought
the anilor' understood nv intentions. as I
hal heon wor';ing with that end in view
ever since came on the place, and fully
expected 10 remain m additional term To
he SUR hal told him ut one time that |
did not want the place hut one term but
never expected him to take me at my word.
However there is no accounting for tastes
and shall be obliged to move Oh the 9Th o.
March next. did some seeding last season
that will he dead loss to me. as my Attor-
ney. Garland. informs me that a tenant for
years is not entitled to the off-growing crops.
had intended to let my friend, j. Bull.
cut the harvest on shares, but suppose he
will now he shut out. had also made ar
ngements with Mr.. Bull to sub-let q pat
OF the farm, and had promised to appoint
him market master; believe he would have
done the work well and made good thing
out of the job, though am free to confess
that don't see how 1t would have improved
the farm any, or have benefited the land
lord. Bull says 1t would and suppose he
knows, as he has been in the business for
some years. You had better see him in
regard to the matter and have some under
| standing about it. He formerly had a
Western agency in this country, but l be-
lieve that has been abolished by Bayard
And by the way, told this party that he
might fish i'm my pond but some of the en-
ployes kicked and there has really been
| quite row, don't you know, have forgot
| ten particulars, but Bayard can tell you all
about it, as l believe he had something to
| 10 with it. You will find the farm in a good
state of cultivation, as it had previous to my
tenancy, been well taken care of by the for
mer renters. Fences are all in good repair.
| and nearly half of them were newly staked
and ridered some twenty-five years ago.
| About four new fields might be made on the
northwest side of the farm, and / think 1t
would pay well for the trouble. 1t has been
| talked of for some years, but nothing has
been done, because l understand that ]
could not get any share of the crops, and
| thought it useless waste of time and mon
| ey. Fairchild informs me there are one
hundred and twenty million bushels of
| grain in the warehouses, and had made
| arrangements to use the most of II within
the next few years, but | suppose ! will b.
obliged to leave it, as / understand from
Garland that it belongs to the landlord. 1t
will be impossible to move all my stock Off
| the place at once, and shall leave them
subject to your order of removal. You will
| find an excellent collection of English draft
possible wish you would retain the most
of them, as you will find them good strong
animals, sound in limb and wind, and in
valuable as cart horses for imported goods.
A choice lot of the same breed are also in
the house stables, although few Of them
are infected with poll evil and have been
slaughtered. Their places have been sup
piled with standard bred American trotters,
| by order of the landlord Among my road
sters you will find such choice breeds as
Morgan, Wilkes and j. Davis The gray
gelding in the Dayton postoffice stable is by
COpperhead, by Getaway, bv Wake-up-
Snakes, by Rebellion; damned by Every
body.
| There are some MugrinO sheep on the
farm that may as well be disposed of at
your earliest opportunity. They are infect
have disgraceful habit of running and
bleating after everybody who carries free
salt bag, or smells of civil service reform.
They make great deal of noise for their
number, and have been the bane of my life.
l believe if had sold them off when first
came on the place the landlord would have
renewed my lease. In the cattle depart
ment have paid especial attention to the
considerably improved the breed. On ac-
count of their breechy tendencies these cat
tie have fallen into general disrepute, and
several years ago destroyed nearly all the
fences on the south side of the farm. The
thoroughbreds were all south of the Mason
and Dixon hedge fence, but there were
some high grades on the north side of the
farm. selected some of the former and
turned them into the best pasture-felds,
where they have done well and
are now ready for the knife. They are good
feeders and excellent minister's. One or
two of them covered and / had to have
them turned back, but on the whole It has
been successful experiment, and believe
/ IL you will give them the whole earth and a
fence around the moon, they can, In time,
be entirely cured of jumping. l stall-fed
some of the gray short horns, and they
seemed to take to it kindly and have since
given good supply Of milk. You will find
good representative of this class in the
| first stall on the right as you enter the judi
cary. There is also thoroughbred in the
same stable, and you can hardly tell them
| apart. Among swine, / have especially