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Farm Journal, 1853–1866
Tuesday 13 July 1859 ran 7 plows in house feild + at magan halling oats verry warm + Dry Thu 91 corn burning ule
Wednesday 13th July 1859 finished halling in oats to day verry warm Ther 97 Des quit plowig our corn it is dyeing far want of rain are have plowed all 4 times but about 30 Aells in the hause feild + are haul plowed every alternate barn of That but will not plow The oTher unTil it rains Commenced moving in the afternoono with 4 hands the oTher choping weeds and of the corn verry hot will baru our corn cye in a few days if it keeps so hot + does not rain Ther 97 Deg in the shade
Thursday 14 July 1859 Still verry dry + hot finished mowing leud load meadow + haed corn halled in hay Ther 98
Friday 15 July 1859 Dry + hot plowed + haed Sugar cane made cola pew at morthe ewey corn crelm Ther 07 clouds pafeing but no rain
Saturday 16 July 1859 aed corn Hoalled out manure for Larnin the cloudy Today x not so hot as yesterday in the morning buT in afternoon very Hot Ther 98
Sunday July 1859 Ther 99
Monday 18 July 1559 Commenced Yhrashig our what to day no SmiTh + H ArToward helping no so hot we did not Thrash much Heated day for 5 years Thee 100 deg some rain hefing between got none corn burt up nearby some is dead
Tuesday 19 July 1859 Thrashed wheat all day in The afternoon rained a eight Shows wiT Tho ground are view deep Cleaned up our May WheaT we had 46c dog xiT made 97 1/11 Bu Ther 95
Wednesday 20 July 1959 Thrased our weath oats + cleaned them up we had 110 Dog made 128 Bee verry Hot + Dry Ther 95
Thursday the 21 July 1859 Finished Thrashing Wheat + Rye to day chaned up our Rye made 117 1/12 Bie Rye Ther 96 no rain corn burT up measly
Friday 22 July 1859 Commenced mowing in Shop meadow with 4 hand cleaned up The Waekes Whead made 60 Bu it was not weed field it Showdol of made 150 Da Mot so hot to day Ther 94
Saturday 23 July 1859 mowed + halled hay not so hat to dday Cloudy but no rain Ther 88 no rain corn burt up east made half a crop
Monday the 25 July 1859 Finished moving The shop meadow to dry cool + Dry
Tuesday 26th July 1859 Commenced mowin the cassel meadow Dag The Risk Potatoes in The Latem Garden Sowed Some Turnip seed in Cabbage Garden in udges Where we had early I wish polattoes But Ashes ow the ridges Dax paying here To day
Wednesday 27th July 1859 Reained moder ately from 7 to 12 uelk to day we the ground perhaps 2 in finished mowing the easd meadow To day n hands Detching along the Capoueh in farm field
Thursday 18th July 1859 Finished mowing at fair Town done making hay we made about 30 Hhane wagon loads of hay 11 ow meud road meado (verry sorry) 13 am Shop meadow (good yeild) 6 ou casiidmed (common) yeild no rain corn rained no chance To make 1/3 of a crop of corn qucti cool ment to making Blind detehes in Born field doig the branch
Friday 29th July 1859 made blind detectes all day in barn fadd cold + dry Ther 58 at saw rain
Saturday 30 July 1859 Sowed Lalew Sordu in Lurtile seed Finished detecing + blinding in the barn field
Monday 1st Aug 1859 Still dry no rain to wet the ground since May The 19th Cant make 500 Bu corn if it dont rains shortly moveing down a barn from the Jarais place to Keep my males in + neet my corn Stalk, fodder in detched with 4 hands in weed road fied
Tuesday 2 Aug 1859 still hot + Dry Detached + halled
Thursday 4 Aug 1859 still hot + dry sowed a lot in swrpip, seed detched + halled wood Electrow here to day
Friday 5 Aug 1859 Sowed another lot of Suruy seed in potaloe patch (Rain) Rained verry hard wet the top of the srou) Thoughly The feret tare sined the 1st of Apl east Lit out Cabbage plowTy/lolatao Slips + Ratto Baya plants
Saturday 6 Aug 1859, Ruin 4 Turn plows in Barn field breaking for Wheat The oTher hands ditching + cleaning up brauch bottom along The branch Heat rtewiw from The round Hill we have cleaned up + detached about half an aore of verry Rieh bottom made 4 blind ditches in it pots sick
Monday 8th day 1859 ran 4 Farm plows. + turkid as yestersay pots sick
Tuesday 9 Aug 1859 Run 4 plows + worked as yesterday + cuuked cleaning w/e our branch bottom
Wednesday 10 Aug 1859 Run 4 plows 2 wagons Halling weaude + rich earth from Hog lot + barn gord, on the whead land rained moderately in the nogth made the ground in the cow fields wet enought, the stubble plow sows better rater hard yet not wet as deep as we plow
Thursday 11 Aug 1859 plowed + halled as yesterday Jawed 1/4 corn acu in Turnip seed to day next to pots house
Friday 12 Aug 1859 plowed Halled as yesterday Hald our cabbade They are verry sorry but are frowing sinew the rains cloudy + some Sprukley up rain but not much
Saturday 13th August 1859 plowed + halled manure rained a good shower in the evening
Monday the 15 Aug 1859 Rained a good rain yesterday ground wet one time more the first good season sineu the 4th day of April last plowed + Halled Lumber for our new Barn
Tuesday 16th Aug 1859 run 4 Farm plows in Barn field + 2 wagons halling manure cloudy + warm
Wednesday 17 Aug 1859 run 4 plows + wagon halling manure warm
Thursday 18 Aug 1859 run 3 plows the other hands helped Holden with Thresh whead
Friday 18 Aug 1859 run 3 plows + helped Holden with Hraih wheat as yesterday with 7 hands as yesterday Rained a good season to day about noon wuit to plowing in affernoon again ground too wet only ou bughest part of the field The rains for the lost two weeks has helped our verry much a great many new shoot trick put out but it come too late for us to make much come cant make more than 1/3 roy a corn crop say 1000 Bu
Saturday 20 th August 1859 Commenced saving Rye in mud road field East other branch run 6 plows we are sowing the Rye in corn sowed a small patch of Turning seed along the Branch in the same field
Monday 21 Aug 1859 finished sowing rye we have sowed 10 of 12 acres made fence in the falford pasture
Tuestday 23 August 1859 Commenced sowing winter Oats in the Roberts Orchard with 5 plows finished Our fence in the Fulford pasture Rained a good Season in afternoon
Wednesday 14 August 1859 Too wet to plow until noon the first time our land has been too wet to plow since the 4th Farm plows in barn field Bro Heraw got married yesterday + Took dinner with us to day
Thursday 25 Aug 1859 ran four Turn plows finished breaking the barn field by noon + went to Sowing winter Oats gor nearly done
Friday 26 August 1859 Run 4 Farm plows in Fulford field next to perry breaking up for wheat the other hands Sprouting + Holing Turnips we have Two Acres or mow in Turnips they look verry fine
Saturday 27 Aug 1859 run 4 plows in the same field rained Sheds around our wide Barn The barn is 20 ft square the sheds all round 12 ft wide making 44 ft square to hold corn stalk fodder + plowing the centre 20 ft square is for the mules to stand in Newry faster + negro Jack is building it they have been 4 weeks heaving the timber
Monday 29 Aug 1859 rained Saturday night + again all of last night still raining hard this morning northeart stown ground thoroughly wet for the first time since the first of April too wet to plow for several days worked in the barn
Tuesday 30 th Aug 1859 made blend detchin the field kext to mr Perry, until noon there went to plowind in the same field ground rather wet
Wednesday 31 August 1859 Finished Breaking wheat land we have broke about 75 Acres we commenced the 6 Aug+ have last but 4 or 5 days since we began Finished the blind ditch in the Fulford field we made about 225 Yds a very good job
Thursday 1st Sept 1859 Commenced breaking for corn in pump field with 4 live horse plows ground in fine order for plowing the other hands cleaning up in the Barn filld at the Fulford placd where we are to plant corn next year
Friday 2nd Sept 1859 plowed in puwp field + cleaned pe/e at Fulford plaed
Saturday 3 Sept 1859 plowed in pump field cawlueeting at fwith grows
Monday 5 Sept 1859 plowed in forenoon rained a good season in afternoon
Tuesday 6 Sept 1859 run 4 plows Commenced mowing in by meadow with 2 hands
Saturday 10 Sept been plowing + mowing all the week finished plowing the purple field for corn nearly done many the weed road meadow got 8 suads hay
Monday 12 Sept 1859 quit plowing + Commenced pulling Fodder finished weed road meadow
Tuesday 13 Sept 1859 pulled fodder cows drying with ueslwper lost 4 yearlings
Wednesday 14 Sept 1859 pulled Fodder Thursday 15 Sept Der
Friday 11 Sept 1859 rained all last night + until night to day hard Beg Fresh in river lrround thorougly wet the first time since the first day of April first northeast lquemohtial storm of wind + Rain spoiled half the corn ow the river the river loas no bt a bow common water
Saturday 18th Sept 1859 clear today mowed + cow miuenced cutting off corn in Satun covered Silves wedding
Monday 20 Sept 1859 mowed + cut corn
Tuesday 21 Sept 1859 commenced raining at midnighd + continued raining hard until night another By fresd in ziver + Greeks ziuei 19 ft high
Thursday 23 Sept 1859 finished mowing shop meadow cit tops + pulled fodder
Friday 23 Sept 1859 pulled fodder + oat Tops
Saturday 25 Sept 1859 Cut tops + pulled + halled fodder
Monday 26 Sept 1859 cut off cow all day
Tuesday 27 Sept 1859 cut corn + Halled tops mowed orchard urafs in Lates what
Wednesday 28 cut corn all day
Tursday the 29th Sept 1859 Finished cutting off corn we have aut off 50 acres of more + cut the topr off of the hallaued warm + cloudy
Friday 30th Sept 1859 all hands pulled upp pea vines for fodder all day
Saturday 1st Octr 1859 Commenced Sowing Wheat in the lower end of Barn field 6 plows + harrow we sow purple straw wheat plow it in with seiters + then Harrow will warm + cloudy
Monday 3rd Oct 1859 quite cool this morning pulled pea vines all day with all hands
Wesnesday 5 Oct 1859 pulled pea vine yesderday + to day Halled in pea vines finished pulling pea vines
Saturday 8th Oct 1859 Sowed Wheat in fore noon + halled pea vines in the afternown we have sown about 25 Acres in Wheat up to this time This afternoon we cut 10 Acres of Tops Commenced waking Syrruge to deep for Joshua Hallilll for half the first we how made + the cane in now too green it does not yeild much syrrup
Monday 10th Octr 1859 stoped sowing wheat to finish halling in ou pea vines + gather the Yatem field of corn to get pasture for our cattle flight florst not enough to damage anything
Friday the 14th Oct 1859 been halling pea vines + cornstalks + tho corn off of the totem lots finished yesterday we made 2 co Ba cown ou 12 Acres peabody corn we have saved about 40 loads pea uniy in verry good order ueept raty green
Saturday 15 Oct 1859 sowed wheat in barn field yesterday + to day finished halling in pea vines been warm for several days bit quite cool to day no trust yet to kill
Monday 17 Oct 1859 some frost yesterday + this morning not enough to kill finished sowing the barn field in wheat sowed One Be Bowers Wheat\white in Satius Sots got it from Clarks witte va started to stalk fair
Tuesday 18 Oct 1859 commenced sowing wheat in Fulford field next to perrys
Thursday 20 Oct finished sowing the fallow ground in the Fulford field
Friday 21th Oct 1859 Killing frost sowed Latew field in Bed May wheat
Saturday 22 Oct 1859 servere frost Dug sweet potatoes cut + halled sugar cane
Monday 24 Oct 1859 Commenced gathering corn in mud load field put away sweet Potatoes we put away 25 Bu for seed and 50 Bu Eating all verry fine + large
Tuesday 25 Oct 1859 pulled corn Halled with Two wagons one wagon halling Togr making syrrup warm Lwckhan Summer
Wednesday 26 Oct 1859 pulled corn halled Tops + made Syrup as yesterday
Friday 28 Oct 1859 finished gathering Corn in mud road field we made perhaps 800 Bu ow30 Acres not half a crop