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Teusday
22nd Novr
1853

Run Two Turn plows & Two subsoil plows
to day in the cassel field we work
four mules to one subsoil & two to the
other I think the 4 mule plows run 8 in deep
we Turn the ground over about 6 in Deep
The Two mule subsoil does not run more than
5 in Deep in the bottom of the other furrow
making 11 in deep for both furrows verry warm
& the ground in fine order for plowing
we shuck corn at o/ nights nearly done

Wednesday 23 Novr Plowed as yesterday verry warm

Thursday 24 Novr Do Do some colder

Friday 25 - Plowed as before quit cool Foster sick

Saturday 26 Novr Plowed all day we have had
a week of verry fine weather and have plowed
all the time

Monday
28 Novr

Plowed with one Turn plow & one
subsoil Dan sick

Tuesday 29 Do Do

Wenesday 30
30 Novr

Put up fence at casel place all
day and of our fattening hogs had 4 pigs
to day that we intend to run for the premium
on pigs next year

Thursday 1 Dec

Plowed with one plow and
made fence around the cassel place

Tuesday the 6
Dec

We have been plowing and
making fence since last Thursday
the weather is verry fine no rain & not verry
cold just right for work I am building
a negro house that I moved up from the
cassel place Henry Foster & son Francis
is at work on it it is nearly done