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Wedneday the
15 June 1853
1853

Cut the east Rye we had north of the barn
& then made fence around the cassel meadow
hills ? & dry the oats 10 in to 12 in high
& dying in the field

Thursday the
16th June

Finished halling in Rye at cassel place & commenced
halling wheat Rained a light shower at 3 oclock
Then we went to plowing the corn the first plowing
we have done for two weeks on account of dry weather
we are now plowing our corn the 3rd time and it will not
average knee high a great deal of it not half that high
The worms has killed it in some places very bad and
we replanted it in may & it has been so dry a great deal
of it has not come up yet. The prospects for a corn crop
are very gloomy the weather still warm today (89 dg)

Friday the 17th June
1853

Quite cloudy in the morning but cleared away
without Rain plowed corn until diner
and stoped it is so dry it nearly kills the corn
to plow it although the corn is not above knee
high too dry to work corn at all

Satruday 18
June

Halled wheat alld ay the wheat
that was cut 8 days ago is dry enough
to hall in no appearance of Rains

Monday the
20th June
1853

Cut Troy when in the corner south of the
meadow 70 Dg on 2 1/4 Acres and perhaps 40 Bu
of the grain is verry good it stood until it was
dead ripe Halled wheat from the cassel place
all day cleared the field & turned the hogs in th
stubble verry warm & no rain yet Thermometer
stood at 94 Degs

Tuesday the
21 June

Halled wheat all day from the
field at the pump