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dressing. In no instance have I failed of good wheat, oats, 

 or clover, that followed potatoes ; and I conceive they give 

 the soil a darker hue. I shall thank you for the result of 

 your proposed experiments relative to the winter vetch and 

 pea, when they are made. 



I am sorry to hear of the depredations committed by the 

 weevil in your parts ; it is a great calamity at all times, and 

 this year, when the demand for wheat is so great, and the 

 price so high, must be a mortifying one to the farmer. The 

 rains have been very general, and more abundant since the 

 1st of August, than ever happened in a summer within the 

 memory of man. Scarcely a mill-dam, or bridge, between 

 this and Philadelphia, was able to resist them, and some were 

 carried off a second and third time. 



Mrs. Washington is thankful for your kind remembrance 

 of her, and unites with me in best wishes for you. With 

 very great esteem and regard, I am, dear Sir, &c. 



