And now, indeed, my stock of corn increasing, I really wanted to build my barns bigger; I wanted a place to lay it up in, for the increase of the corn now yielded me so much, that I had of the barley about twenty bushels, and of the rice as much or more; insomuch that now I resolved to begin to use it freely; for my bread had been quite gone a great while; also I resolved to see what quantity would be sufficient for me a whole year, and to sow but once a year.
Necesitaba un lugar para almacenarlo porque la cosecha había sido tan abundante que tenía veinte fanegas de cebada y otras tantas, o más, de arroz. Decidí entonces usarlos ampliamente puesto que hacía tiempo que se me había acabado el pan.