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Monday 25 June 1854 Halled wheat with 2 waggons in the forenoon
in the after noon halled 6 loads of hay
[lined off text on left side] hay 6
one hand mowing all day Foster sick to day
verry warm ther at 91 degrees beginning to
be verry dry corn Twists badly in the heat
of the day

Tuesday the 27 June 1854 Halled 2 loads of hay
& wehat the balance of the day with 2 waggons
[inserted text left side] hay 2
finished cutting our wild grass in the
big meadow verry hot ther 98 deg Dry

Wensday the 29 June 1854 Finished halling wheat
out of Field East of meadow we had 985
Dozen in it & perhaps 500 Bu wehat ther eis 40
Acres in the field halle d3 loads of hay
to day was verry hot & Dry Ther 100 Deg at 4 o clock
[lined off text on left side] hay 3
corn is suffering bady for rain and especially
my premium lot it is fereing some & Twist verry
badly but looks lively by sund down & in the
morning look well we are running 2 plows
in cassel field to day dry as it is we must
plow that corn it is verry good cooking
coirn but verry foul & needs work
100 Deg

Thursday the 29 June Finished halling in Troy
wheat from the cherry orchard we had
231 Dozen in the fiel including the 53
Doz on premium acre 2 plows running in the
cassel corn until noon in afternoon 4 plows
97 Deg

Friday the 30 June 1854 Commenced CUTTING
OATS with 3 cradles we cut them in forenoon
& bind up in the afternoon run 2 plows
in cassel field verry hot to day 100 Deg
went to Chesires sale

Saturday 1 July 1854 Cut oats with 3 cradles
& run 2 plows in cassel corn finished laying
by that field hoed it good cloudy to day
but no rain verry Dry Hot 96