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latter part of this stage. Rye the most common Winter grain. We are now in the Jerseys 3 or 4 miles South of the New York line, having travelled in sd York State upwards of 500 miles 5th. This has been the worst stage for our horses that we have met with since we left Oneida, and not very good for our -selves. Went to Doctor Beeches 7 miles to Breakfast. very good. Our last 7 miles was through a rough Country, a Considerable Mountain close on our left, and a Valley on our right; most of the Land very stony. Stone fences pretty frequent. The farmers have been very busy for this Week past, in ploughing and hoeing their Corn, and in ploughing for buckwheat; a large Quantity of this Grain, being sown here away in this Country. A few Crops of good Wheat are to be seen, but light crops of rye are more commonly frequend. A Dutch Plough with one handle which stands near- -ly upright, with a very short beam an[d]