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Farm Journal, 1853–1866
Saturday 29th Oct 1859 Shucked corn all day guith cold + Frosty
Monday 31st Oct 1859 Sowed 6 Acres of stalk ground in the AThow field next Perrys in purple Straw wheat which in the last purple straw wheat we will Sow cold + Frosty plenty of dew Thu 24
Tuesday 1 Novr 1859 shucked corn Halled wood with 4 Wagons still cold
Wednesday 2 Novr 1859 shucked corn + Halled wood thir is the 6th cold + frosty moing we have had in succepiow ludrau Summer
Saturday 5 Novr 1859 been Shucking cown all this week still Ludan Summer Frosty mornings + smaky deep dry weather
Monday 7 Novr 1859 commenced pulling corn in House field + halling Stalk fodder still call mornings + smooky days dry weather no rain for 3 weeks
Thursday 10th Novr 1859 Finidhes Halling in stalk Fodder to day we cut off 55 Acres and had about 50 Wagon Loads peit it in aeer new Barn it is now full in every part 40 Loads pea vines + 50 loads stalk fodder all verry fine + brighd fodder the best I have ever had the conuiee The houre fued is verry ghost we have not made more thaw too Bee au55 Acres
Friday 11th Novr 1859 Finished gathering corn still dry + smoking
Saturday 12 Novr 1859 shucked corn
Monday 14 Novr 1859 yesterday Sunday was verry cold + windy cold this mowing thu 22 shucked cown + halled wood verry dry no wain for 4 weeks
Tuesday 15 Novr 1859 shucked cown halled rails from Germany with our wagon our wagon halled roades off the grafs lat at Tatems put away 13 Bu fresh RaIdtos for seed in a heloin the Latems smoke house gusts cool + dry
Wednesday 16 Novr 1859 shucked corn
Saturday 19th Novr 1859 Finished Shucking our Corn we made about 1500 Bu corn lefs than half a crop we lave on hand mow aboug 1600 Bu corn 100 bu old cown put away cabbage we have more then 1000 good heads besides 5 Barrels crout
Monday 21 Novr been halling chesntul raild from Germany for a week with one Team we halled 1130 rails Rained in afternoon the first wagon in 5 weeks cleaned off niauni
Tuesday 22 Novr 1859 Commenced plowing in Cassel field for corn with 3 Two horn Yarn plowr the other hands ditching in the same field to drain a wet place near where the old house stood we cut a ditch 50 yds long 3 ft deep + N stwide put in about 40 loads of 100ks skilled it up sowed orchard in spring wheat
Saturday 25 Novr 1859 been plowing + clitching since Tuesday
Monday 27 Novr 1859 rained today
Thursday 28 Novr 1859 ground too wet to plow commenced making feney towards lord of cedar creek cove in morning but fine day for work
Wednesday 30 Novr 1859 cool but nice day for work commenced plowing again in the cassel Field for corn with 3 plows the other hands chopping + lawing feneu with down the creek for a pasture
Thursday 1st Dec 1859 warm + nice for work plowed and choped as yesterday
Friday 2 Dec 1859 still warm worked as yesderday except the little hands they are halling rock from the field + paving the Barn yard to keep the mud from moring our stock this winter
Saturday 3 Dec 1859 rained all day have no work out
Monday 5 Dec 1859 still raining
Tuesday 6 Dec 1859 still strugling rain + fogy
Wednesday 7 Dec 1859 still raining in showers + wanm but in the eveing wind changed to the North + begins to get cold down little work fence friday last
Thursday 8th Dec 1859 Cleared off last nighd and quite cold + windy this morning ground froze ther at 19 this morning
Friday 9th Dec 1859 Cold this morning Ther 14 Killed 30 Hogs washed 4800th the most of them about 15 months old
Saturday 10th Dec 1859 not so cold Ther 24 Healled wood choped + salted the pork
Saturday 17th Dec 1859 Been moderately cool all the week been chopping + Halling wood and splitting rails in the woods along the creek Rained last night haild + snowed some rained until noon today + stoped
Wednesday 21 Dec 1859 rained yesterday again done but still work to day made fence towards creek
Thursday 22 Dec 1859 choped + halled wood from the cassel pasture quite cold all day
Friday 23 Dec 1859 choped + halled wood quite cold all day Ther 22 sunrise
Saturday 24th Dec 1859 still cold choped + halled wood guiu all hands hollow day until Thurdsay morning next
Monday 26 Dec 1859 Turned warm yesterday and spoiled the dec to we could not hall to day as we intended
Tuesday 27 Dec 1859 warm + nice today
Wednesday 28 Dec 1859 rained last night + cloudy to day but no raine same cooled
Thursday 29 Dec 1859 all hands went to work This morning but pots raining + sleeting this morning + by moon the trees were loded with ice
Friday 30th Dec 1859 twees loaded with ice this morning but melted by moon nice + warm in afternoon commenced toping our shade trees around store + negro Kitchens
Saturday 31st Dec 1859 Commenced snowing at 11 ock to day + snowed with night + stoped it is perhaps 4 in deep Ther 32 all day
Monday 2nd January 1860 Cold this morning Ther 11 Deg above zero snow some 4 in deep on the ground verry cold all day We commenec the new year with John Pots auersees hired at $200 year negroes Danil Jack George Anda Jerry Luke Sicgarus good hands and many + Caroline Chamenl and Little Geog + Henry boys 8 good hands + 4 sorry 12 hands in all we have 6 work mules 2 work horses & Two geese Horse colds one uding horse + old Ball 4 Live geon old mules + 4 one year old mules + one Jenny 3 gnald making 21 Horses + mules with feed plenty to feed Them except corn which is scarce we have 50 head of cattle 45 sheep 80 or so head of hogs + 30 goats we have got 95 Acres sown in wheat 15 acres in Rye 12 acres in winter Oats we have 100 Acres to Saw in Spring Oats and exgect to pland 110 Acres in Corn we have about 75 acres of the corn ground broke up last fall we have on hand about 1100 Bu corn we have on hand about 1000 Bu wheat (2 crops) expect John Charles stowe bay + Mrs Cuthrell staying with family and 30 negros large + small in all 39
Tuesday 2 January 1860 verry cold Ther 5 Deg above zero on west side of the store house + on the north side was at zero at sunrise This morning Healled Ice from 2 to 3 in thick halled 35 loads half 2 horse + half 4 horsu loads verry nice les house more than half full or weseman + Aer Charles helped us
Wednesday 4 Jany 1860 Ther at 12 Deg this morning Halled Ice all day with 4 wagons got the house nearly full some warmer in aftesnoon Snow melted some but quite cold at nighd
Thursday 5 Jany 1860 cold + windy this morning Ther 18 Killed 12 hogs to day washing 1627 the making in all 42 hogs killed this year weighing 6427 lbs let pots have own hog 154ths
Friday 6 January 1860 Cold this morning Ther 12 Deg Halled 9 loads of Ice 4 1/4 in thick our house is now nealy full more ice in it than we have ever had in in at one time (76 loads) in the aftesnoon we choped down the mud road
Saturday the 7th January 1860 raining and sleeting this morning ground + trees sheeted with ice and still sleeting
Monday 9 January 1860 cleared off warm verry mudy choping along mud road cutting out the under growth in the woods pasture
Saturday 14th Jany 1860 rained yesterday + To day worked Barn verry mudy
Monday 16 Jany 1860 cleared off yesterday nice + warm made fence along lane towards creek
Tuesday 17 Jany 1860 raining hard this morning stoped + cleared off by 10 oclk went to choping
Saturday 21 Jany 1860 been nice winter weather since Tuesday been choping + Halling wood
Monday 23rd Jany 1860 fine weather made fence along creek
Tuesday 24 Jany 1860 still fine weather finished the pasture fenec along creek started 3 two horse turn plows in the cassel field plowing for corn
Wednesday 25th Jany 1860 still fine + nice weather run 3 farm plows in cassel field Planted one Bu Iridh Potatoes but manure in bottom of Tw furrow and droped the potatoes on it Two hands making plank fence at Barn
Thursday 26 Jany 1860 Finished breaking cassiefed for corn + commenced in cherry orchard for corn
Saturday 28 Jany 1860 plowed today + yesterday in cherry orchard for corn + halled wood got nearly sone cherry orchard
Monday 30 Jany 1860 commenced plowing in the Fulford field for corn with one Turn plow + one Auhrail plain the other hands sitching + halling wood still verry fine for busings
Tuesday 31 Jany 1860 plowed until noon it There commenced raining + stoped us sent 75 by white wheat to clouded mill Lulat clouse 100 bu at 110 bu so ends Larry up to the 14 we done but still work since that the weather has been fine + made fence we have plowed 9 days + halled a good chance wood
Wednesday 1st Feby 1860 Cleared off cold last nighd there was not a great deal of rain snowed a little in the night + the ground is froze this morning wind blowing hard choped
Thursday 2nd Feby 1860 clear + cold Ther 16 sent 75 Bu wheat to Clouses Will + choped we had sent 75 Bu wheat to Clouses Mill ow Tuesday last
Friday 3 Feby 1860 Cloudy + cold Ther 19 Deg Sent 75 Bu wheat to Clouses Mill + choped
Saturday 4 Feby 1860 Clear + cold ground froze hard sent 50 Bu Wheat to Clouse Mill halled wood + choped
Monday 6th Feby 1860 Rained + Sleeted yesterday turend warmer + raned today Cleaned up wheat sent two wagons to Laylers Mill for Oak plank + posts to fence in our Barnyard
Tuesday 7th Feby 1860 Nice clay sent 50 wheat to Clouses Mill
Wednesday 8th Feby 1860 Hailing this morning + Ther commenced Snowing stoped at noon snow + hail. about 4 in deep cleaned up wheat 140 Bu
Thursday 9th Feby 1860 fogy + a verry heavy frost on the trees quite warm after fog left + The snow + hail melted verry fast cool at night
Friday 10 Feby 1860 cool ground frozen choped snowed live in deep
Saturday 18th Feby 1860 been raining + verry muddy forth last 10 days done but little work rainy to day
Monday 20th Feby 1860 Clean + cool this morning halled wood +6
Tuesday 21 Feby 1860 nieu day plowed hog lot sent 50 Bu wheat to Clouses mill
Wednesday 22 Feby 1860 raining hard this morning cleared off by noon ground verry wet roads very muddy
Thursday 23 Feby 1860 ditched + cleaned up in A thy field nieu warm weather
Friday 24 Feby 1860 made fence from Altheres house to saw words fened 250 pannes
Saturday 25 Feby 1860 Commenced Sowing Oats at line town 6 acres in winter oats
Monday 27 Feby 1860 run 8 plows sowing oats in house field sowed 9 Bu winter oats + the ballanec spring oats fine + niec day frosty in the morning
Tuesday 28 Feby 1860 Rained to day + stoped us from sowing Oats Thrashed oats in barn
Thursday 1st March 1860 ground too wet to sow oats went ditching in the Athow Fulfod field + cleaning up
Friday 2 March 1860 run 8 plows sowing oats bushed withe oxen
Saturday 3 March 1860 Sowed oats as yesterday got close sowing house field sowed 76 1/2 Bu oats on the fied of 60 Acres
Monday 5 March 1860 Sent 2 Wagons to Clouse Mill with 50 Bu Wheat run 2 tusn plows in Fulfort field until noon in then raned + stoped us
Tuesday 6 March 1860 quite warm to day run 4 Turn plows in Fulford field (for corn) made blind ditch in same field
Wedhesday 7 March 1860 run 4 plows as yester and filled in blind ditch verry warm forth season Ther 78 degs The Apricots are in full bloom + the peach Blooms are nearly opene
Thursday 8 March 1860 verry warm run 4 Turn plows in Fulford field + made blind ditch In the aftesnoon had a heavy wind and thunder storm rained verry hard wind blew hard all night some peach blooms are full blown
Friday 9th March 1860 Some cooler ground verry wet wind blowing hard
Monday 12 March a verry windy disagreable day wind blew verry hard at night sowed oats in mudroad field
Tuesday 13 March 1860 ground froze too hard to plow until noon Ther 26
Wednesday 14 March 1860 still cool ground froze down Ther 31 sowed oats in mud road field
Thursday 15 March 1860 Cold + frosty this morning sowed oats in Fulford field Frank Started North to by goods
Friday 16 March 186 Finished Sowing oats sowed 109 Acres this Spring 12 Acres Sent fall 720 + in all