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Saturday the
24 Dec 1853

On Thursday we halled Brick & plank
from the cassel house
Friday we piled manure
Today 24 we sent to mill planted & fixed
a gate to the cassel pasture H
put 6 hogs up for next year they are one
year old the [?] Dec [instant?]

Thursday the
29th Dec
1853

Went to work this morning
chopping wood at Shop for coal
it snowed yesterday all day but
the ground was so warm it did not
cover the ground more than one inch

Saturday 31st
Dec 1853

Snowed & Rained yesterday
and is now snowing this Evening
we have been cutting coal wood at the shop
I hired a negro boy So of Levi Fulford
to work on the farm next year he is about
16 years old I am to pay 45 00 for him
This ends the year 1853 which on the whole
has been a favourable year to the farmer our
corn crop was short but every thing else
was bountiful except oats & potatoes
Pork is selling at 5cts [lb?] it is thought to
be high at that price there is the usual
quantity I think in the country

Saturday the
7 Jany
1854

There fell a snow on Saturday night 4 in
Deep and Monday Teusday & Wenesday
was quite cold we halled 12 loads
of ICE on Thursday it then turned
warm and remained so until to day it
commenced snowing this afternoon and
is now snowing fast and quite cold
Ive have done nothing this week but cut
up coal wood at the shop & cut & hall
fire wood & hall Leaves in the Barn yard
Foster commenced work another
year for me last Monday the 2nd Jany