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Saturday
5 Nov
1853

Dug Sweet Potatoes and they are verry sorry except
a few we planted out in the latter part of May
we did not make more than 15 Bu in all the crop
we had over a half an acre planted but too late
to make potatoes they were set out the 12th July
we sowed two little patches on the East of the [plantion?]
in wheat to day it is too late to make wheat but
intended that for wheat & we have sowed if it is
too late We commenced Turning our corn land
to day with a new prouty plow I had just got
from Philadelphia that cost $15. we had not plowed
more than 3 hours when Jack carelessly broke the
beam & we stoped plowing weather verry fine

Monday the
7th Novr

Commenced Turning Corn ground at
the Cassel place with one turn plow
and one Subsoil plow after it Sowed Rye in
the Negro patches with two plows Foster took the
Ague today at 10-oclock & quit work all day

Teusday the
8th Novr

Turn 2 plows sowing Rye until noon & finished
run one Tures plow & subsoil in fore noon &
Two of each in the afternoon Turning corn land
in the Cassel field Halled home some rent corn
from the James Town lots got about 50 Bu corn
Rent this year from that place Mr Houser &
Elijah Foster cultivated it & Mr James lives in
one of the houses the others are empty Foster
had the ague today

Wensday the
9 Novr

Rained verry hard from 6 oclk this
morning until 12 then cleared off with
high cold winds We shucked corn all
day Foster did not have the Ague to day
Jack is complaining some this afternoon

[begin crossed out text] Wednesday [end crossed out text]
10 Novr
Thursday

[begin crossed out text] shucked corn [end crossed out text]
Made arrangements with all hands
for the first Davie Co Ag
fair which comes off to morrow
Jack is sick