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Thursday the 14 Septr 1854 It Rained a great
deal last night & until 9 oclock this
morning made our ground too wet to plow
we calered up wheat until it quit raining
we then went to mowing in Dr Wisemans
meadow he gives us all to cut it and
the grass in some parts of the meadow
is tolerable good for a second crop
I think we will get 12 Loads or more
off of it there is 9 or 10 Acres more rain to
day too we to plow

Friday the 15 Septr

mowed all day in the wiseman
meadow with 4 hands rained again to day too wet to
make hay or plow
I neglected to say that on last wenday I sowed
a peck of Rescue Grss seed I got it from
Columbus Ga it cost $6.00 for the peck ( sowed
it on 1/4 of an acre by the corn crib in Drills 16 in
a part with and manure it is said to be a winter
Grass & makes fine pasture from soon until April
we will see

Satruday the 16th Septr 1854 mowed & raked hay
hay too wet to haul

Monday the 18 Septr 1854

run 3 Turn plows
mowed a while in the morning & halld
6 Loads hay

Teusday 19 Septr 1854 Run 3 Turn plows
Finished mowing in Dr Wisemans meadow
[lined off text on left] 6 Loads hay
& halled 6 Loads hay & stacked it
in the lower end of the meadow
cool weather

Wensday the 20 Septr 1854 run three turn plows
(2 Loads hay) & halled 2 Loads hay cut down
our premium Lot of corn from fodder
it was so srry from the Dry weather I
did not want to meassure it
we have Been feeding it to our hogs for
sometime