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Wednsday the 18th August 1858 Two wagons halled
Chestnut rails from Germany two hands
ditching along the branch in robart orchard
on cutting + burning through out of the
shop meadow the others sprouting

Thursday the 19 August 1858 worked as yesterday
getting verry dry again so dry in the
meadow that it burns the crop where we
are burning [] out warm days
+ coal night ther for several days 87 + 88

Friday the 20th August 1858 workerd as yesterday
verry dry + hot ther 90

Saturday the 21 August 1858 worked as yesterday '
dry dry dry ther 94 no rain

Monday the 23rd August 1858 Dryest
time I ever saw the corn is dying the
crop in fields + pasture drying up
we commenced mowing the 2nd crop
today it is verry short + dried up

Tuesday the 24 Sug 1858 bought a larger
mill of Bayden ive a [] [] for $65
+ commenced making [] today
we made 6 gals from 50 hals of juice
helped athou thrash wheat with []
verry cool and dry

Wednesday the 25 Aug mowed + made
Syrrup

Friday the 27 Aug 1858 Finished mowing
the 2 crop slight shower of rain
today making syrrup + halling []
from germany