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planting ) and mended another Red & Rich finished beding up in the
Corn )
field next Erwins George & Plim planting in it White Corn

Tu 17 Mag & William went to Town in the Buga drove Bill Mule. We
Mag & )
William ) are sowing Oats & Clover in the young Orchard plowing the

Oats ) Oats in with Bull Tong plow & George & Plim is about finishing
sowed in )
Orchard ) planting the Glade lott field in Corn

planting ) The Bull Tong plow that Flanagan stocked runs verry well
Corn )
plow does finely It is verry warm excedingly so
Warm
------------------- Verry warm. We finished sowing the little Orchard with oats
Wed 18
& Clover Seed 3 acres & 96 poles & plowed it in with bultong
Oats & )
Clover ) plows We are preparing our Cotton Ground done planting Corn

Young ) except a small piece left for rosten ears
Orchard )
1866 We made a small Cole Kill to burn a little Cole Jack Patton
Apl )
Th 19 ) & Press helped they work one day We set it a fire to day at
Jack Patton )
Press ) 12 oclock.
Cole Pit
It has been like to Rain all day & Cloudy. The Saw Mill has
Mill.
pawn dry ) completely dreaned the pawn of watter & the Mill has stopt

sawing. They are trying to dig a well.
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This morning is still cloudy & like for rain George was at
Fr 20
George ) the cole pit last night with Jack Patten. It commenced raining
Jack )
rain ) verry hard abt 9 oclock this morning. We commenced listing up

for Cotton but the rain has stopt us, raining hard at 10 oclock

It stopt raining at one oclock, but commenced again.