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I planted 45 acres of Cotton in
my high Land at Opechee — The Spring
was cold and late. the summer so wet
that I lost by rain acres by rain acres and the cotton
crops were every where [?] [unqualy?]
backward — My crop was planted between
the 10th March and the last of April —

My Overseer sent me the following
Notices of my Crop.
August 24th The Cotton begins to open
28 — The 25. picked one basket. one
hand picking today —

Sept. 14th The Cotton picked is as
yet amount to only 110 lbs in
the [?ed] —
Shall now note down his daily
returns of Cotton picked