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Friday 18th May 1860 ground too wet to
plow Thined corn and worked ow wosh
house Rained again in the Evening

Saturday 19th May 1860 All hands worked
Thin patches

Monday 21 May 1860 planted peas in Cherry
Orchard got done by noon + commenced in
pump field crop plowing

Wednesday finished crop plowing 23 May
1860

Thursday 24th May 1860 Commenced 3rd time
to plow our cown in Athow field
run but 6 plows Three hands plowed
Irish potatoes haed beans onions cabbage
+corn in garden
Straw berrys Season nearly over
plenty of Ripe cherrys new Irish pototoes
several days ago

Friday 25th May 1860 from 2 until
5 1/4 o clock in The morning it rained
more Than it ever has at one time
on my farm washed the land verry
bad about 4 in of rain fell
let out 5000 sweet potatoe slips
and 1000 cabbage plants

Saturday the 26 May 1860 Thined corn
in the evening had ah other verry
hard rain with some verry
large Hail the largest
weighed nearly 10g
done some damage

Sunday 27 May 1860 Anothe verry
hard Rain some wind