The sheep are doing well. We cut and marked 1300 lambs three weeks ago and I intend to have the whole flock in the pen next week and have the next cut. I believe the lambing will be mid[d]ling good. When the sheep are all in we can tel[l] the totall number of lambs when I shall send you the return of each seperate. Tow month ago we cut four 400 lambs making the number 1700 and there will be some 100 or 300 to cut yet. A great maney for this station and another lambing to come in March. Archibald is keeping the books of stock and all and he will send you this year's return and next affter the sheep are all in. I take nothing to do with the books. He can manage them better than I can do and he has everything down even every day's work and what we are all doing. He has no rest nor peace but