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Friday the 27 May 1859 finished crop plowing the field
along mud road east of meadow

Saturday 28 May 1859 all hands worked out
their corn + [truck] patches + took holiday

Monday 30 May 1859 run 7 plows crop
plowing in field south of house (dry again)

Tuesday 31 May 1859 oats + corn suffering
for rain the sugar cane seed and two
acres of corn we planted ten days ago when
the ground was rather wet cannot come up
if it dont rain shortly cloudy this morning
but cleared away before noon wind blows
hard
run 7 plows crop plowing the field
south of the house david [howed] the sweet
potatoes + cabbage [] + today three hands
follows the plows + cut the weeds + [] +
replants the missing hills of corn
sow Billy went to mill with the ox cart

Wednesday the 1st June 1859 run 7 plows crops
plowing in field south of the house
warm + dry

Thursday 2nd June 1859 finished crop plowing
today and commenced in the [] field
the 3rd time
we are planting some white rico peas
+ oregon peas between the hills

Friday 3 June 1859 commenced cutting
some red may wheat today []
two hands the other plowing in the
[] field + planting peas
in the afternoon it rained a light
shower enough to [] slightly in road