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Wednesday the
22nd June
1853

Finished Halling wehat & then commenced mowing
for the first time this year in some wild grass
in the middle of the old meadow Grass tolerable
Good considering the dry weather a light shower of rain
to day at noon we the ground perhaps a half inch deep
plowed our corn in the afternoon we are now about
half done plowing our corn the 3rd time

Thursday
the 23rd June

Mowed with 2 hands until noon & run 3 plows
plowing our corn raiend two light showers
to day we the ground 1/2 inch deep wind blowed verry
hard at night from a thunder cloud

Friday the
24 June

Plowed corn with 4 plows all day 2 hands
(Jack & Anda) mowed & stacked hay all day
The grap in the old meadow turns off hay well for the dry
season the higher places in the meadow has but little grass
but the low we places are verry good

Saturday the
25th June
1853

Thined corn with all hands until noon
the ground has been so dry for 4 weeks past
we did not thin our corn until it got so large it is
injured by not being thined out sooner the ground is
still dry but we was bound to think the corn or let
it rain for the want of it
In the afternoon we plowed the corn in the orchard
the 3rd time & stacked hay

Monday the
27th June
1853

Halled in the Troy wheat run 2 plows plowing
the corn in every other every other row the 3rd time
Three hands mowing to day in the afternoon
run 4 plows the corn looks like it would
certainly die if it does not rain shortly quite cool
to day the Thermometer in the morning being at 60 Dg
cool all day

Tuesday
28 June

Finished plowing the corn the 3rd
time cut grass all day & finished
all the wild grass a little shower of rain
at noon but all gone by night

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