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Thurday 18th July 1861 ground too wet to plow
hoed sweet potatoes at noon it Rained
a hard shower + made the ground too
wet to work in corn field hoed
some new ground corn in the afternoon
some wheat and all our oats out set and
it is ratting in the shock

Saturday 20th July 1861 ground still too wet
to work in corn field in afternoon we
finished halling in wheat but it was too
fet + will Rot in the Barn if not thrashed
soon

Monday 22 July 1861 Rained a great seal to
day a regular norsh East Rain oats all out yet + nearly rotton

Teusday 23rd July 1861 cleared off Coal scraped
out the fence cornes in orchard + done up other
jobs ground verry wet Jax haping here to day

Wednesday 24 July 1861 Trashed our Bed May
Wheat we had 144 Bu
oats too wet to have

Thursday 25 July 1861 Halled in Oats with 4 wagons

Friday 26th July Halled in oats they apf verry badly
damages by the wet

Saturday 27 July 1861 finished halling in oats
sowed a patch of Turnig seed ino Garden

Monday 25 July 1861 Thrashed wheat
purple straw

Teusday 30 July 1861 Thrashed purple straw
wheat

Wednesday 31st July 1861 finished Thrashing
purple straw wheat we made Bu
of purple straw wheat