I waited over there a long time but couldn't get through. I was just going out the door having amde an appointment for 12.30 when the call came and a woman's voice rtold me that Mr. Burtch had left on the 10 car and wanted me to meet him. The car was nearly due then so I ran home down to the atation. Huby went over to the station as the car was in and found out that Burtch had got off at main St. and walked over having received instructions directions from the conductor, so he was here before I was. He proved to be a very decent fellow but told us the ram market was all off this year and he didn't dare take any more raams off our hands than he knew he could place. He bought one for $30.00 and told us he would try to place the other five if we would let them go at $26=5.-- apiece. The long necked, parrot-mouthed fellow will have to be eaten I guess, and I don't know whether we will be able to sell any more lambs or not. Burtch jelped us make a vcrate as he wanted the ram he bought shipped this after noon. He stayed to dinner and