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Wensday the
9 Aug 1854

Sent three hands to Dr Wisemans to help
Thrash wheat the ballance of the hands are
splitting rails in the Turnip patcch (cool
and pleasant for the season

Thursday
the 19 Aug

Sent Two hands to help Dr Wiseman
Thrash wheat until noon the ballance worked
on our Turnip patch

Friday the 11
August

plowed our Turnip patch in lower
end of shop meadow Levied &
harrowed it & in the evening sowed Turnip seed
& herds grass seed it is doen the best I ever
prepared ground for Turnips and if it dont
make Turnips it is useful to prepare ground
well to sow Turnip seed we Brushed the seed
in after sowing & then sowed the herds grass
seed

Saturday the
12 Aug 1854

This being Camp meeting at Smith
Grove we worked until noon
halling manure on the potatoe patch where we
intend sowing Turnip seed and stuck up
Lumber for our house & Then took holiday
in the afternoon

Monday the
14 Aug

Sowed Turnip seed in the
potatoe patch at warhouses
we manured the lot well with Barnyard
manure Broke Twice & harrowed Levice
sowed a mixture of Globe Summer Flat
& common Turnip seed
mowed the little meadow at stable
this being the camp meeting at Smith
Grove we did not do much to
day Foster at camp meeting today

Teusday the
15 Aug

Jack sick & Foster at camp meeting
the balance of the hands sprouting
& clearing fence corners