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the finest bunch of shoates you ever saw, 312 

 of them. They were not extra heavy, but they 

 were fine as silk. Mr. Tom said they netted 

 $4.15 per hundred, and they averaged a little over 

 260 pounds. I went down with, them, and the 

 buyers tumbled over each other to get them. I 

 was mighty proud of the bunch, and brought 

 back a check for $3407." 



" Good for you, Thompson ! That's the best 

 sale yet." 



" Some of the heifers will be coming in the 

 last of this month or the first of next. Don't 

 you want to get rid of those five scrub cows ? " 



" Better wait six weeks, and then you may sell 

 them. Do you know where you can place 

 them ? " 



Jackson was looking at them a few days ago, 

 and said he would give $35 apiece for them ; 

 but they are worth more." 



" Not for us, Thompson, and not for him, 

 either, if he saw things just right. They're good 

 for scrubs ; but they don't pay well enough for 

 us, and if he wants them he can have them at 

 that price about the middle of October." 



The credit account for the second quarter of 

 1898 stood: 



23 calves $270.00 



Eggs 637.00 



Butter 1314.00 



Total - , $2221.00 



