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817. 



July 17. rye, oats and barley, half done. 

 But, indeed, what is it to do when 

 the weather does so much ! 



18. Fine hot day. 



19. Rain all day. 



20. Fine hot day, and some wind. All 

 dry again as completely as if it had 

 not rained for a year. 



2J. Fine hot day; but heavy rain at 

 night. Flies, a few. Not more than 

 in England. My son John, who 

 has just returned from Pennsyl 

 vania, says they are as great tor 

 ments there as ever. At a friend's 

 house (a farm-house) there, two 

 quarts of flies were caught in one 

 window in one day ! I do not be 

 lieve that there are two quarts in 

 all my premises. But, then, I cause 

 all wash and slops to be carried forty 

 yards from the house. 1 suffer no 

 peelings or greens, or any rubbish, 

 to lie near the house. I suffer no 

 fresh meat to remain more than one 

 day fresh in the house. I proscribe 

 all fish. Do not suffer a dog to 

 enter the house. Keep all pigs at 

 a distance of sixty yards. And 



