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with Dr Akins. If I am well enough I will go on tuesday.
It seems that the stock Cattle & horses are determined
Stock } to destroy the Crops
1865 Augt ) The weather is extremely dry but verry poor Crops will
Sun 20 ) be made in this neighbourhood The Cotton is looking better
than the Corn if rain is not had in a few days we will raise
but little to eat for the next year. My Cold is breaking &
Self } I think I will mend shortly tho I am bad off yet.(prophesying
Steal chickens ) it will rain tomorrow) It appears the blacks will steal all
Corn ) our chickens & we have not been able to ketch them at it
they are taking our Corn until we cant have much left
Mon 21st } I went to Town paid Wm P Gant for the Bacon I got Saturday
paid Wm P Gant / See Sat 19 ) 307 lbs at 20 Cts per lb $61.40 Cents. Maryann was in Town
I started some hands to cutting out the stalks of Corn that
hands Working } had no ears on them & shocking them up in the field. Web,
Work } Richard, Plim West (& a boy Andrew at 50 Cents per day) the
others goes on at the same price they have been working at
heretofore
Tu 22 } The boys cut Corn until dinner It rained at 2 oclock a shower
Just enough to keep the hands from going to work the ballence
Work } of the evening I stayed at home got now news. I was not so
Work } well all day The rain was not sufficient to do any good in the
Crops Same hands at work as was yesterday