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"not planted until the corn
in late May time. Too many
has not been planted which
is about a summer crop. I saw
quite a number of red northern
granger, a woody tree like bush.
The berries were bright crimson,
tasted well. Along the road
side the common broad leaved
bramble is in fruit, the small
golden fruit being edible but not
very delicious.
11 This morning I shot a fine
old Sambar which came
with 3 dogs drive from cover
where I hunted last night.
I hit the beast thru the
shoulders at 40 yards as it
ran thru a bean field,
it ran over the hill here
followed the blood spot &
found pt dead in a forested
ravine below the ridge.
The bullet had gone clean thru
both shoulders & chest follow
the lungs with blood & sticks
mistletoe sprain. The whole &