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Saturday the 28th Aug 1858 Raining this morning
but did not rain much made surup +
halled coal wood + rails

Monday the 30th Aug 1858 made Syrup with
little hands mowed cloar + crop lot halled rails
from germany
cool + dry

Tuesday 31 Aug 1858 Commenced sowing RYE
in the fulford corn field with 5 plows the other
hands making syrup
verry cool
Wednsday the 1 septr 1858 sowed rye+made
syrup cool+dry

Thursday the 2nd septr 1858 sowing Rye + making
Syrup

Saturday the 4th Septr 1858 Quit sowing Rye to day
sowed about 25 acres with 9 3/4 [] making 84 []
+ No rain yet quite cool for 10 days past
no ground broke for wheat can we make me
wheat next year is a question
camp meeting at smith grove
Monday the 6 septr 1858 commenced cutting []
in the athou field where we sowed rye last
week + made syrup

Wednesday the 8th sept 1858 cut tops + made
syrrup

Thursday the 9th septr 1858 commenced cutting
corn in the barn field

Tuesday the 14 septr 1858 been cutting corn