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i 2 In the Bostwick field* The former ran round about 28 aorea
The Corn gave out at the Bread Orlba tonight, leaving
ua little more than the half of a crib at the stables, to
carry us through the season
May 21st. 1852.
Planted some water-melons The Corn in the garden planted
the 26th Feb'y It coming up 12 March, is beginning to tassel
Wrote to David Laughlin, Philadelphia, to day* giving
him a list of his notes in my hands
Planted the balance of our patch in water-melons on the

The shovels (12) lacked about h aorea of finishing the
Huckaby field, having gene over about 50 aorea. Qrlndlng to day
The hoe hands went over Lewis field and about 10 aorea
in Huckaby field - in all about $$ aorea* They replant as they
go in the Lewis and Huckaby fields
The Corn plows (8) finished the 68 acre Gin field It ran
around about half of the N. Qln field having passed over about
50 acres. The N. Qln field ia planted in rows 7 feet apart
It is probable there was not as much land to go over to day
in the 68 aero field, as one supposed
May 22nd. 1852.
The shovels finished the Huckaby field It passed over about