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Tuesday 2 January 1860 verry cold Ther 5 Deg
above zero on west side of the store house + on
the north side was at zero at sunrise This
morning Healled Ice from 2 to 3 in
thick halled 35 loads half 2 horse + half 4
horsu loads verry nice les house more than
half full or weseman + Aer Charles helped
us

Wednesday 4 Jany 1860 Ther at 12 Deg this morning
Halled Ice all day with 4 wagons got the house
nearly full some warmer in aftesnoon Snow melted
some but quite cold at nighd

Thursday 5 Jany 1860 cold + windy this morning Ther 18
Killed 12 hogs to day washing 1627 the making
in all 42 hogs killed this year weighing 6427 lbs
let pots have own hog 154ths

Friday 6 January 1860 Cold this morning Ther 12 Deg
Halled 9 loads of Ice 4 1/4 in thick our house is now
nealy full more ice in it than we have ever had in
in at one time (76 loads) in the aftesnoon we choped
down the mud road

Saturday the 7th January 1860 raining and sleeting this
morning ground + trees sheeted with ice and still sleeting

Monday 9 January 1860 cleared off warm verry mudy
choping along mud road cutting out the under growth in
the woods pasture

Saturday 14th Jany 1860 rained yesterday + To day
worked Barn verry mudy

Monday 16 Jany 1860 cleared off yesterday nice
+ warm made fence along lane towards creek

Tuesday 17 Jany 1860 raining hard this morning
stoped + cleared off by 10 oclk went to choping