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Wednesday 12th Dec 1860 shucked corn
all day cold + frostyT
Saturday 15 Dec 1860 Commenced snowing
at 8 oclock last night still snowing
this morning it is now 5 in Deep +
stoped at 9 oclock

Monday 17th Dec 1860 snow melted but verry
little still 4 or 5 in deep on the ground + gentle cold
Killed 20 hogs to day weighing 4061ths
making 46 Hogs Killed 9682th Pork
average 210 1/2 th each snow melts verry
slow

Tuesday 18 Dec 1860 but + halled wood
snow melds verry slowly

Wednesday 19th Dec 1860 Rained all day
quite cold Ther 38

Saturday 22 Dec 1860 been Halling + choling
wood quite cold + muddy

Monday 24 Dec 1860 cool nice weather
Healled wood + ditched in cherry orchard

Teusday 25th Dec 1860 Snowed a verry little
this morning but cleard off + was a fine
day give all hands holiday until
Friday morning