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Teusday
30 June

Rained a light shower to day we
set out some potatoe sprout & then
plowed our oregon peas at cassel place

Wensday
31 June

Plowed in the field By pump all
day with 4 plows & the little
force howed corn

Thursday
1 June
1854

Finished Crop plowing all our
corn and commenced the Third
plowing in the corner next to the Academy
it rained last night a good shower
& made the ground too wet to plow until
noon I sent four hands to help Mr
Cuthrell set out Tobacco plants until noon Dan set
out some potatoe slips and cabbage plants
quite cool to day it requires a good
fire to keep warm

Friday 2nd
June 1854

Plowed with 2 plows and all
the other hands are plowing
haling our premium lot of
corn it is now over knee high

Saturday the 3 June

Commenced plowing the cassel
field of corn the 3rd time with 4 plows
Dan & the little ones are hoeing the corn it
looks well and the peas are fine
Put the Blk Mare to Phesers Horse
to day for the last time

Teusday the
6 June

Plowed yesterday at cassel place
plowing the corn the 3rd time we have
peas in every row we run next the corn with
our narrow shovel and next the peas with
a scouter we had a good RAIN
to day & at night a good shower only plowed
half the day