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Wednesday 31 August 1859 Finished
Breaking wheat land we have broke about
75 Acres we commenced the 6 Aug+ have last
but 4 or 5 days since we began
Finished the blind ditch in the Fulford field
we made about 225 Yds a very good job

Thursday 1st Sept 1859 Commenced breaking
for corn in pump field with 4 live horse
plows ground in fine order for plowing
the other hands cleaning up in the Barn filld at the
Fulford placd where we are to plant corn next
year

Friday 2nd Sept 1859 plowed in puwp field
+ cleaned pe/e at Fulford plaed

Saturday 3 Sept 1859 plowed in pump field
cawlueeting at fwith grows

Monday 5 Sept 1859 plowed in forenoon
rained a good season in afternoon

Tuesday 6 Sept 1859 run 4 plows
Commenced mowing in by meadow
with 2 hands

Saturday 10 Sept been plowing + mowing
all the week finished plowing the purple
field for corn nearly done many
the weed road meadow got 8 suads
hay

Monday 12 Sept 1859 quit plowing +
Commenced pulling Fodder
finished weed road meadow

Tuesday 13 Sept 1859 pulled fodder
cows drying with ueslwper
lost 4 yearlings