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Tuesday the
7th June
1853

Dry weather no rain for Eight days
stoped plowing corn until it rains
commenced cutting rye at the corner of the
cassel place a light shower of Rain in
the evening that the ground one inch only

Wednesday the
8th June 1853

Thined corn for a hour in the morning
and then Cut Rye & wheat in the field next mill all
day wether cool for the season [??] four cradles
all day wheat rather green

Thursday
9th June

Cut wheat in the field near the Blk Smith Shop
all day four cradles

Friday the 10th June

Cut Rye in Tanyard Field got done in after
noon 90 Dz in field Then cut wheat next
mill the balance of the day

Saturday the
11 June 1853

Cut wheat in field at Blk Smith Shop
until noon & finished 580 Dz in the field
and the grain verry good Sold100 Bu old wheat
62 1/2 cts Bu and 200 Bu corn at 35 cts The hand
took holding in the afternoon verry dry weather
vegitation suffering verry much Oats verry short
& heading

Monday the
13 June 1853

Cut wheat at cassel place all day
verry warm in afternoon

Tueady the
14 June

Finished cutting wheat at cassel place had
35 Acres in wheat there and made 653 Dz
all good wheat no rust Smut nor scab [haus?] in all
this year 1233 Dz wehat except the corner beyond the
meadow which is sown in Troy wheat & not cut yet
Commenced Halling rye from the corner
emtied the field & turned in the hogs got too many hogs
over 100 in all it takes too much corn
made fence in afternoon around the casel meadow

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