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Thursday 28 Novr 1859 ground too wet to plow
commenced making feney towards lord of cedar creek
cove in morning but fine day for work

Wednesday 30 Novr 1859 cool but nice day
for work commenced plowing again in
the cassel Field for corn with 3 plows
the other hands chopping + lawing feneu with
down the creek for a pasture

Thursday 1st Dec 1859 warm + nice for work
plowed and choped as yesterday

Friday 2 Dec 1859 still warm worked as
yesderday except the little hands they are halling
rock from the field + paving the Barn
yard to keep the mud from moring our
stock this winter

Saturday 3 Dec 1859 rained all day have no work out

Monday 5 Dec 1859 still raining

Tuesday 6 Dec 1859 still strugling rain + fogy

Wednesday 7 Dec 1859 still raining in showers + wanm
but in the eveing wind changed to the North + begins
to get cold down little work fence friday last

Thursday 8th Dec 1859 Cleared off last nighd and
quite cold + windy this morning ground froze
ther at 19 this morning

Friday 9th Dec 1859 Cold this morning Ther 14
Killed 30 Hogs washed 4800th the most of
them about 15 months old

Saturday 10th Dec 1859 not so cold Ther 24
Healled wood choped + salted the pork