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Wednesday July 8^th
Went out to the Grove in the morning
J Boyd finished mowing the strip next
to the corn and ground the brier scythe
fixed fence between Hess and the wheat
field. after dinner he and I dug a
ditch and opened a spring under
the maple trees between here and the
tenant house, I hope we can make
a spring-house there that will enable
us to keep milk and butter rather better
than in the cellar.

Thursday June 9^th
J. Boyd dug out foundation for spring house
and hauled down the house from where M^rs
Brennen used to live. Jno McPherson's two
sons and J Coopper came with their oxen
and helped us until dark. Two
showers in the afternoon. Finished
hauling in the hay from the clearing
field.