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Work the boys are running both Wagons halling wood they are

geting one half the prophets.

Wed 10th I went to Town but came back with Mr Blackburn him &

Pork &c ) Davis H. Hayes brought me 4 hogs each Hays weighed 1392 1/2
See Decr 14 )
" Jany 25 ) 4 hogs - Blackburn - 983 1/2

Making in all ----- 2376 lbs.
Lard
See 25 Jany We got 2 stands of lard Weight 117 & 71 See 14 Decr

& 25 Jany I give Blackburn 13 Cents pr lb making $127.85 pd

D. H. Hays 15 Cents pr lb Making 208.87 Note
336.72
We killed & cleaned all of the 8 hogs commencing after

dinner Weighed took out the leaf fat cut them open took

out the ribs &c &c hung them in the Smoke house I paid off

Blackburn $127.85 (borrowed the money of Jno Stratton) give

my due bill to Hayes for $208.87 --

1866 William went to Town I stayed at home halling up some
Jany
Th 11th wood taking care of our pork It has turned warm & cloudy

pork ) looks like rain I took the pork out of the Smoke house verry
salted )
early & layed all on the ground to cool late in the evening
lard & )
stand ) we salted it down covering it well with salt. I got a fat

stand (Tin) holding 16 gallons Cost $3.50 We have put up in

2 stands our lard

Kearnel ) William Kearnel came in the evening Stayed all night Verry

Cloudy cloudy & turned warm