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Thursday the
11th Novr 1853

This was a big day for Farrington
Our first fair of the Davie Co
Agricultural Society was held here to day and
there was quite a crowd out here Something
over 600 persons we had a fine Barbucue for
all to eat and Col R C Puryear delivered
the annual Address before the society which
was verry good and give general satisfaction
There was an exhibition some fine cattle by
Mox Cuthrell S Douthit and BF Lunn Some fine
pigs by BF Lunn & M Cuthrell fine specimens
of turnips sweet & Irish potatoes cabbage Beets
pickels pumpkins and Large ears of corn
Also some fine butter Bed quilts Carpets
Counterpanes needle work [??] by the Ladies and
great variety of Horses Colts [??] it being the
first of the kind all things considered it was
a grand affair for Davie Co
We did no work to day but look on

Saturday the
12 Novr

Shucked corn to day Jack sick
& Foster on a visit not much
done

Saturday
the 19th Novr

We shucked corn the most of this
week on Thursday we put away
our cabbage and halled up
4 waaggon loads of turnips and put
away in the ground to Eat and one load
to boil up for our hogs we also halled
one load to the cassel Barn for our sheep
to Eat Our Turnips are verry good
I think we have 400 Bu Turnips on Two
or three Acres quite warm & fine weather
this week no Rain

Monday
the 21 Novr

Plowing in the cassel fields for
corn we run one Turn & one
subsoil only today