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Jolley Family correspondence, 1887-1919

1898-07-25 Letter from Rilla Page 8

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but the flies are so bad just now our corn is all early too most of our neighbors havent had it yet. Did you ever salt any down I dont like it as well as dried it is'nt as sweet but it is an easier way. how did your chickens Ducks and Turkeys geese and ganders turn out like my chickens I have quite a good many and have lost a lot of them Old and young ones both they had the Cholera and had lice too but they are all right now and have commenced to lay quite well. I have 5 setting yet I set 60 eggs after the Fourth they are about ready to hatch now the first that were set I thought that they would lay out and come up with chickens but they havent yet this
 
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