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more than half lost, only. 187 1/2 Schocks. My Peas are fine and have given 64 Shocks, Wheat, thank God, splendid, 392 Shocks very heavy two-thirds of it. The Summer Rye which you helped me to pick has been more than half destroyed through the rains, has only yielded ??? Schlock, 3/4 of the Barley are good but of light quality;, The Beans ???? well, and the Oats are splendid, particu- -larly those I sowed on the day of yr. departure from Bre- -men. I have made 7 Loads Hay and 17 ???ove? which last, however, is nearly spoilt, Besides 4 loads of good. Your little brown Mare I have exchanged, the old brown the Mare with the white mane and a new Horse dead, the last two of Glanders, which made me very anxious lest I should lose the whole of the rest ? little Fox grows nicely ?? ?? ? has again been heard upon ?????? such ??? are no trifles. All the horses I now have are thank God, good. My Beets will probably not be as good as last year, my Sugar-Beets only middling, the weather has prevented us from working them properly, Potatoes will only be middling. If you can obtain from a farmer for me the little Potatoe Apples which grow on the top of the stalk, squeeze them out in a glass of water and try a small portion of the seed, a small quan- -tity of which you can inclose in a letter about 50 seeds of each sort, you would do me a great favor, particularly some of the sweet potatoes and the large Yams or what you call them, which you have so often praised to us. - Give us a long account of your doings in your next letter, whether you have completed your