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the linseed-cakes began to be much searched 

 after before I left that country. I have 

 been told that there have been many tons 

 of those cakes thrown away as good for no 

 purpose whatever ; and so little was their 

 use known there, that when we had them 

 in the waggon the people asked if we ate 

 them ourselves. 



The next business in the farm, after 

 cleaning and dressing the meadows, was to 

 plant Indian corn. This is usually done 

 in the first week of May, but mine was so 

 late as the last week ; for I was near two 

 months getting a plough made, therefore I 

 hired for the listing (as they call it). I 

 put-in my corn in drills, and harrowed the 

 seed in and it did very well ; which so 

 much amazed all who saw me, that you 

 would imagine there was some charm in 

 their old method of setting it by the hoe. 

 I found drilling to be the best and cleanest 

 way, and my corn prospered and grew 

 very well ; beyond the expectation of any 

 farmers there, and much contrary to their 



