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Farm Journal, 1853–1866
41 B& White & 34 Red
1 2 3 4 7 21 75 41 Blk & White & 34 Red 75 15 (?) Red 75 50 50 50 50 50 50 425
186 Whe in Room at New 445 85 250 140 920
21.00 168.00 28 9 5 - 197 2 1/2 37 5 - 430 8 1/2 19 5 - 487 9 18 26 1316 25 152 16 172 40 1200 9 242 80 1200 27 10 1200 300 (?) 1200 6 240 75 19 56 70 80 ??? 441 18 360
G.W. Johnson commenced this diary on [missing text] June 1853 for the purpose of [future] reference and information in his [missing text] opperations
[column 1] [top line of text torn] Sold Spring 1864 x x I m naylor 1 Bu 15 00 r. [??] Mcmahand 1 12 00 ro Im I 2 1/2 Bu
1863. sent to ? to save for ? 1 cow hide green weighing 46th 2 cow dry [illegible] 35 1 Steer dry 15 1 [illegible] dry 8'4 1 calf small dry 2 1/4 11 sheep [illegible] [illegible] 5 goats large all settled 1 dog small 1 colt [illegible] yrs old
Thursday the 28 July 1853
Mowed until noon & stoped we got done cutting the meadow at the shop & went into Dr Wisemans meadow to cut 5 acres for one half too cloudy in the forenoon to cut hay choped in Turnip patch south of meadow in the afternoon we raked up the hay we cut in the morning & cocked some it no rain
Friday the 29 July
It rained soon in the morning and at noon there was a good rain our ground is we enough now we worked in Turnip patch to day when it was not raining shelled corn when it was raining
Saturday the 30 July
quite cloudy & some rain to day worked in our Turnip pach to day Hay all wet in the meadow & spoiling for the want of sun shine
Monday the 1 August 1853
Mowed & Dried out wet hay and halled in Two Load to noon when there came a shower of rain & wet all the hay we had down say 8 waggon loads we then mowed until night we salt our hay as we put it in the mow 1/2 peck of sat to the 4 horse waggon Load more than half the hay we have made has been injured by rain
Thursday the 2nd August
Cloudy before noon & Rained in the Evening a good shower of rain worked in Turnip patch before noon & then raked hay in Dr Wisemans meadow halled in two loads of hay before the rain
Wednesday the 3 Aug 1853
Cloudy in the morning so we could not work at the hay but by noon the sun shined out & we halled 2 loads of hay we had 12 loads of hay in the shop meadow We commenced Breaking fallow Land for wheat this morning in cherry orchard with 2 Turn plows
Monday 25 June 1854 Halled wheat with 2 waggons in the forenoon in the after noon halled 6 loads of hay [lined off text on left side] hay 6 one hand mowing all day Foster sick to day verry warm ther at 91 degrees beginning to be verry dry corn Twists badly in the heat of the day
Tuesday the 27 June 1854 Halled 2 loads of hay & wehat the balance of the day with 2 waggons [inserted text left side] hay 2 finished cutting our wild grass in the big meadow verry hot ther 98 deg Dry
Wensday the 29 June 1854 Finished halling wheat out of Field East of meadow we had 985 Dozen in it & perhaps 500 Bu wehat ther eis 40 Acres in the field halle d3 loads of hay to day was verry hot & Dry Ther 100 Deg at 4 o clock [lined off text on left side] hay 3 corn is suffering bady for rain and especially my premium lot it is fereing some & Twist verry badly but looks lively by sund down & in the morning look well we are running 2 plows in cassel field to day dry as it is we must plow that corn it is verry good cooking coirn but verry foul & needs work 100 Deg
Thursday the 29 June Finished halling in Troy wheat from the cherry orchard we had 231 Dozen in the fiel including the 53 Doz on premium acre 2 plows running in the cassel corn until noon in afternoon 4 plows 97 Deg
Friday the 30 June 1854 Commenced CUTTING OATS with 3 cradles we cut them in forenoon & bind up in the afternoon run 2 plows in cassel field verry hot to day 100 Deg went to Chesires sale
Saturday 1 July 1854 Cut oats with 3 cradles & run 2 plows in cassel corn finished laying by that field hoed it good cloudy to day but no rain verry Dry Hot 96
Monday the 3 July cut oats with reaper & 3 cradles until noon then bound uip verry Dry & to day no rain for 3 bucks but one light shower out corn is dying in the top & looks like it would all dye if it did not rain soon my premium corn is fireing & Twist up until it looks like it certainly will die soon. Our oats is verry good the best I have ever raised we have 55 Acres in the field west of Fosters house in oats not quite so warm to day 93 deg
Teusday the 4th July 1854 Cut oats all day before dinner with 5 cradles & in the afternoon bound up no rain to day but in the afternoon there were some showers passing verry hot today Ther 96
Wednesday the 5 July 1854 Run 5 cradles till noon Then bound a while and a light shower come over & stoped us it rained but verry little just enought to lay the dust Cut premium Oast to day 98 Doz on 1 Acre
Thursday the 6 July 1854 Cut Oats with 4 cradles until non then Tied up no rain to day fine rain passing about best we get more The Davie County Agricultural Society held its meeting here to day verry warm to day (Ther 96
Friday the 7th July 1854 Finished cutting oats with 2 cradles before noon run 2 waggons Halling in oats until noon in the after noon we had a light shower of rain and a verry hard wind from the No Eth Tangled our corn verry much a great deal of it is lying flat on the ground & I think will die if it dont rain soon verry hot to day moved the lot by Dry kill in the evening
Saturday the 8th July 1854 Plowed & hoed the Oregon Peas before noon in the after noon [lines off text on left side] 5 loads hay halled 2 loads of hay then a shower of rain came & stopped us we took holiday the balance of the eveing It was the best rain we have had for 4 weeks wet the ground something over an ich the wind Blowed our corn down so bad we cant plow any mor I wanted to play the pump field again verry bad it is young & nice corn & about wist high on an average [??] is Tasseling & a good deal higher we have had some corn sick a week ago but I neglected noticing of it at the time we have plowed the pump field but twice & run the cutivator through it once it is not foul but should of been cultivated again had it not of blown down so bad but it is impossible
Monday the 19th July 1852
Mowed in the shop meadow until 10 oclock it then set in raining and give us a first rate season wet the ground thoroughly the first we have had since the 10th of June while it was raining we cleaned up some old wheat in the barn we had 52 1/2 Bu of it left which was too much I should of sold more of it
Teusday 11 July 1854
Mowed until noon & then put p hay oat too we to haul
Wensday 12 July 1854 Commenced going over the pump field of corn with the culitvator Twice n a row we run 3 of them & mowed with hands until noon then halled oats & put up hay
Thursday the 13 July 1854 Halled oats all day with 2 waggons mowed a while in the morning with 2 hands & finished the big meadow sold 45 Bu wheat at 75 cts verry pleasant weather not too hot nor too cool
Friday the 14 July 1854 Finished halling in oats with one waggon and the other halled & stacked 13 loads of hay in the meadow [lined off text on left] hay 13 loads we commenced mowing in the afternoon in the meadow by shop we had about 1600 Doz oats verry large lies they filled our mow in the Barn full up
Saturday 15 July 1854 mowed in meadow by shop with 3 hands until noon & run 3 cultivators in the corn in the ater noon we raked & put up hay [lined off text on left] 3 loads] & halled 3 loads hay our corn begins to suffer very much for rain
Monday the 17 July 1854 Mowed in meadow by shop with 4 hands all day halled 6 loads of hay [lined off text on left] 6 loads of hay verry hot yesterday (Sunday) & To day Ther 93 [lined off text on left] 38 loading to here
Teusday 18th July 1854
mowed all day finished mowing in the shop meadow and commenced in Dr. Wisemans we are to mow 12 Acres for the half in Dr Wisemans meadow hot & Dry Ther 97
Wensday the 19 July Halled & stacked [lined off text on left] 8 loads hay 8 loads hay in the morning Commenced Thrashing wehat after Dinner John Lunn Thrashes my crop for the 16th Bu hired Thos Hill at 50 cts day to rake from the machine he is a good hand hot & Dry some showers passing but we got no rain
Thursday 20 July 1854 Thrashed wheat all day verry hot & no rain Ther 98 D
Friday the 21 july 1854 Thrashed wheat until noon then machine broke & we stoped [lined off text on left] 2 loads hay halled 2 loads hay from Wisemans meadow & cleaned up premium wheat we had 33 3/4 Bu from one Acre some Thunder Shower passing but no rain
Saturday 22 July Thrashed wheat until noon & stoped to mend up the old machine it broke down no rain & verry Dry cleaned up our premium wheat made 33 3/4 Bu on one Acre
Monday 24 July 1854 Thrashed wheat & hour or Two and then Broke the Thrasher again & stoped The boys went to mowing in Wisemans meadow Tax paying here to day quite a crowd out no rain
Teusday the 25 July 1854 Mowed until noon had one load of hay from Wisemans meadow [text line off on left] 1 of hay in the afternoon put up hay cloudy this morning and hay did not acre much in the evening it Rained a good shower wet the ground Two or Three inches we have a good chance of hay cocked up in Wisemans meadow that will have to be put out to dry The Rain comes too late for our corn it is injured verry much and cannot make a full crop
Wensday the 26 July 1854
Mowed in Wisemans meadow until 4 oclock we then had a good Rain wet our ground thoroughly & our hay too for it was cloudy all day and we could not haul in any to day I suppose we have 8 or 10 loads in acre & scattered that got wet