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Wednesday
the 13th July
1853

Commenced plowing the corn the 4th time
Plowed all day with 4 plows in every
alternate row by night the ground got
so dry we quite plowing for fear we wold
injure the corn it it rains shortly I intend
plowing out the rows we have left if it does
not rain I will not plow it Sealled in the hay
from the meadow in the cherry orchard had
2 small 2 horse loads The little boys hoed
corn

Thursday
the 14th July

Mowed along the branch in old orchard
until noon then halled oats & put up
hay

Friday
the 15th July

Mowed & Halled oats all day
no rain & very warm

Saturday
16 July
1853

Rained a light sprinkel in the
morning and a light shower at 2
oclock, plowed the Grove sowed
some Turnip seed sowed Timothy
seed in the Little meadow at the little stable
near Blk Smith Shop

Monday the
18 July 1853

Halled hay & finished halling in oats
we made 1700 Doz. oats they are very
short and we put them all in one mow
in the new Barn and they did not fill it (no rain

Tuesday The
19 July

Mowed in the upper end of Large
Meadow & finished cutting all of that
meadow by noon the grass is verry
good & I think we get 8 loads off of 2 Acre
in the upper end of the meadow rake it
up in after noon

Wednesday
the 20 July

Commenced thrashing wheat John
Lawn thrashing my whole crop of
wheat 1300 Doz for 20 Bu Jacob Relalins
& Saul Wishon hired to help us at 50 cts day