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The markets are now well supplied with fruit
& vegetables of all kinds being brought here from all
parts of this State as well as Oregon Chile & the Sand-
wich Islands. In the way of fruit we have Oranges
Limes & bananas from the coast of Chile & the S.I.,
Apples, Pears, Water melons musk melons, Peaches & Grapes
which are now grown in this State. Peaches & Grapes
have been in market but a few days & were at
first retailed, the former for $1. each & the latter
for $1.50 per pound!! In a month however Grapes
will come in from all parts of the country & will
then sell for 12 1/2 cts per pound & then I think I
can afford to eat a few. Oh, how I wish I could
step into your garden in about one month from
now, couldn't I have a rich treat, after having
been so long deprived the privilege of helping myself
to fruit & all the luxuries of good living & a good house
which I may never return to again --

I was glad to hear that your haying was done
& that you were so well satisfied & I hope you may
have good success in all your farming operations --

The grass you say on the upper mowing was very good
this year & sold tolerably well which is good news --

As for A. & W. Woods they & all others like them are a
curse to any place, & to their neighbors particularly.

They neither try to get along themselves or to help others
but on the contrary it seems as though they liked to
live off from other people. They will borrow money &
never pay & obtain credit then fail, lay idle &c &c