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The Wheat seen in an adjoining field was thought to be too
thin -- we crossed a field intended for pasture where we saw two
colts that did not look remarkably well but seemed lively and no
doubt will come out all right if we have plenty of rain and hot
sun to bring on the grass in this pasture, which looks the worst
of having been kept down short this spring We now reached another orchard which has been used as a
pasture for a number of years and as might be expected the trees
are giving away to the very fine sod of green grass; coming to
a piece of wet land the qustoin [sic] was put how to ditch it
most of those present would cut a ditch around it just between
wet and and one throught [sic] it; one would cut ditches
every 25 yds ft. through it
Going on a little further we came to another orchard which
had been trimmed the second time some thought it would not
stand another thorough trim[m]ing. passing on through the last
year's wheat field where the set of grass was found to be fain ^fair
in most nlaces we came to three nice heifers which were admired
and discussed -- at considerable length.