you have plenty with God's blessing and it is progressing pritty well. The onley thing I greatley demure is the great loss of time and so many men paid and onley a few doing the work of the maney for want of prompt supervision and desisive action. There is one thing I am certain of is this that if I had 20 or 30 acres plowed up now while David Shimming [?] is here eigher up here or half way between the cottage & the station and left lying all sumer and then plowed up in autumn and planted out with the blue gums, oaks and pine, the old man has got that it would pay better than having the man all idling about at triffles. I would take in hand to see to it with one man under me and in one year it is not to much to say I would have it all planted and then should you wish the place would do to build a house on for yourself. At all events it would cloth the country and I would leave something to look at for those that came after us. But the way time is lost without a sistem is to me a breakheart. I would like to have you for a night to explain many matters but I hope you will soon come up. The affair with Smith must be settled at once. I am certain neigher you nor I would have any dificulty in setteling that bound[a]ry