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Farm Journal, 1853–1866
Saturday 17th March 1860 run two turn plows in Fulford field plowing for corn Beded 3 1/2 Bu sweet potatoes choped + made fence on the line between buthrell + myself to the left of mud road sold 100 Bu White Wheat in Sepington at 130 Bu moderate Spring weather the oats need rain to soften the top of the ground go let it come up
Monday 19th March 1860 rained all day yesterday + until noon today in afternoon made fence as we did Saturday + choped + halled ground verry wet moderate + warm
Tuesday 20th March 1860 choled + halled wood
Wednesday 21 March 1860 quite cool + frosty this morning choped + plowed up potatoe patch planted 1/2 acre in Irish potatoes on the left of mud load
Thursday 22 March 1860 quite cold + frosty in the morning ground froze plowed garden + potatoe patch made fence finished breaking the Athow field Halled leaver + put on the Irish potatoes sowed 2 Acres in clover seed + oats by the corn crib put 1 peck cloves seed + 2 Bu oats on the lot
Friday 23 March 1860 verry windy + cool
Saturday 24 March 1860 Commenced sciting for corn in the Athow field
Monday 26 March 1860 finished lutug the Athow field verry cool
Tuesday 27 March 1860 cold this morning plenty of ice + frost listed in the Cassel field
Wednesday 28 March 1860 still cold + frosty killed some of the peaches but not all finished listing the Cassel field
Thursday 29 March 1860 Commenced planing corn in the Fulford field with 2 sets of hands 2 hands ditching along it creek cold + frosty
Friday 30th March 1860 Finished planting the Fulford field in corn 20 Acrs in afternoon commenced breaking the pump field the 2nd time with 7 seats plows + one two Horse plow in Cherry orchard
Saturday 31 March 1860 run 8 plows in pump field breaking 2nd time
Monday 2 Apl 1860 plowed as Saturday
Tuesday 3 Apl 1860 Commenced planting the Cassel field in corn with 2 plows one wagon halling manure 2 hands ditching
Thursday 5 Apl 1860 finidhed planting the cassel field in corn
Friday 6th Apl Halled rich much from the mill pond + put on corn hills 2 with is wagons
Saturday 7th Apl 1860 Halled rich mud as yesterday warm
Monday 9th April 1860 run 6 plows listing pump field + 2 wagons halling manure from the Athow barn + putting on the corn hills in the Athow field werry warm Thermometar 92 Deg yesterday (Earder) Ther at 84 Degs
Teusday 10th April 1860 run 6 plows lesting 11 pump field 2 wagons halling manure on the corn hill at Athows verry hot dry + windy Ther at 90 Degs The corn at Athow is comeing up barely
Wednesday 11 April 1860 Still warm + verry dry Ther 88 commenced planting corn in pump field halled manure at Athow with 3 wagons got done manured about 10 Acres in the hill
Thurdsay 12th April 1860 Halled manure on hills in pump field with 4 wagons not so warm but verry dry
Friday 13 April 1860 run 1 plow planting corn + 3 wagons halling manure
Saturday 14th April 1860 planted corn + halled manure in pump field no rain yet ground verry dry the first corn we planted has come up verry fine + needs peplanting but we cannot do it until we get done planting
Monday 16th April 1860 cool + cloudy in the moring but did not rain halled manure with 4 wagons + put on the corn hills in puml field
Tuesday 17 April 1860 finished planting + manuring the hills of the pump field manured all in the hills execpt 50 r6 Acres of the best verry dry
Wednesday 18th April 1860 halled fory manure in the cherry orchard & spread broadcast made potatoe ridges cabbage ridges sent to mill planting some watermelon Seed +6 in the eveing Rained Hard our early Irish potatoes Thursday 19th April 1860 Rained all last night & until 2 o'clock to day ground wet enough Set Out 800 cabbage plants and 800 potatoe Sbr/cs or sprouts Scraped up manure in Barn yard cleaned out stables &c Friday 20th April 1860 made fence around the little field on left of mud road Sprouted & burt the brush in afternoon plowed it up in part Bot horn of n Williams for $125 Saturday 21 April 1860 Negros plowd & planted their corn potatoes but did not get done at rained as verry hard thunder shower Monday 23 April 1860 ground too wet to plan Replanted Corn in Fulford field it had come up verry well Saved 1/2 Acre in Noney Blade Millet grass seed Tuesday 24 April 1860 plowed up & planted new ground in corn left of mud road plowed a part of cherry orchard & Listed it for planting the upper part too wet to plow we turn in the middle of the field Wind Blows cold in the evening Wednesday 25 April 1860 Some frost this morning but Sweet potoes vines some but done but little damage cool all day planted corn in cherry orchard & halled manure on the hills earth 4 vagous Thursday 26 April 1860 Halled manure on cherry orchard
Friday 27 April 1860 finished planting corn by moon + finished putting manure on Hills by night we have planted 120 Acres in corn
Saturday 28th April 1860 rained all day round farm North East Set out 500 cabbage plants and 15 or 1600 potatoes slips
Monday 30th April 1860 uplanted the Cassel filled of corn Commenced breaking middles in the Athow field with 8 plows
Teusday 1st May 1860 rained stoped at noon choped in afternoon qiute cold
Wednesday 2nd day of okay 1860 cold this morning some frost done but little damage except killed some of the sweet potatoes finished breaking middle, in Fulford field + commenced in Cassel field
Thursday 3 May 1860 finished breaking muddles in the Cassel field
Friday 4 May 1860 commenced breaking middles + planting peas in pump field
Saturday 5 May 1860 finished the pump field planted it all in peas in every low 35 Acres
Monday 7 May 1860 Two hands plowing up old field at Athow sawed Two Acres in peas broadcast 1 1/2 Bu to TTu Acre the other hands nulling rye + cocked out of the wheat warm Ther 90 cugs
Tuesday 8th May 1860 Dan Shearing Sheek two hands moving a house from Athow to make a wash house other hands nulling cocked out of the wheat The 17 year Locast commenced cowning out at Lirn Town to day there is a great many There but none on my farm
Wednesday 9 May 1860 Sprouted Oats moved + rained wash House finished shearing sheep we had 43 old sheep + 11 lambs 54 sheep in all had 87 1/2 tis wool off of the 43 old sheep 324 og to sheep in 1858 we got 30 og in 1859 29 og
Thursday 10 May 1860 rained nearly all day
Friday 11 May 1860 grould too wet to plow made fence along the mill lane sent to mill +6 in afternoon went to crol plowing in Fulford field
Saturday 12 May 1860 finished crop plowing the Fulford field
Monday 14 May 1860 rained + made ground too wet to plow this morning made fence at Lien Loww until noon Tieu commenced crop + plowing the Cassel field
Wednesday 16 May 1860 finished crop plowing the Cassel filld Rained at night a good season
Thursday 17 May 1860 gound too wet to plow made fence + sprouted oats in afternoon TTilled corn rained again at night ground wet
Friday 18th May 1860 ground too wet to plow Thined corn and worked ow wosh house Rained again in the Evening
Saturday 19th May 1860 All hands worked Thin patches
Monday 21 May 1860 planted peas in Cherry Orchard got done by noon + commenced in pump field crop plowing
Wednesday finished crop plowing 23 May 1860
Thursday 24th May 1860 Commenced 3rd time to plow our cown in Athow field run but 6 plows Three hands plowed Irish potatoes haed beans onions cabbage +corn in garden Straw berrys Season nearly over plenty of Ripe cherrys new Irish pototoes several days ago
Friday 25th May 1860 from 2 until 5 1/4 o clock in The morning it rained more Than it ever has at one time on my farm washed the land verry bad about 4 in of rain fell let out 5000 sweet potatoe slips and 1000 cabbage plants
Saturday the 26 May 1860 Thined corn in the evening had ah other verry hard rain with some verry large Hail the largest weighed nearly 10g done some damage
Sunday 27 May 1860 Anothe verry hard Rain some wind
Monday 28 May 1860 Ground in the fields too wet to their corn done odd jobs
Tuesday 29 May 1860 finished thining corn ground too wet to plow more rain in after noon a great deal of rust on our wheat at Athow place not muchs here wet
Wesnesday 30th May 1860 another verry hard + washing rain in the afternoon
Thursday 31st May 1860 done up little July about house + Barn Cut Thestles in corn pasture +6
Friday 1 June 1860 commenced plowing + finished the Athow field the 3rd time + commenced in cassle field
Saturday the 2 June 1860 plowed in cassel field & plows
Monday 34 June 1860 finidhed cassel field the 3rd plowing finished Cherry Orchard 2nd plowing at rained made ground too wet to plow & one wind + hail tangled our wheat same
Teusday 5 June 1860 ground too wet to plow commenced mowing with 5 hands in afternoon cut wheat
Wednes 6 June 18 commenced cutting May wheat yesterday and to day Jan 5 cradles in afternoon
Thursday 7 June 1860 Cut come purple straw wheat finished plowing the purple field the 3rd time
Friday the 8 June 1860 plowed new ground corn + commenced in Athow field The 4th time in afternoon all hands plowd their patches
Saturday 9 June 1860 finished cutting May wheat moon we had 310 dg verry good wheat perhaps will make 100 Bu Ju afternoon cut purple straw wheat in Barn field
Monday 11 June 1860 run 5 Cradles cutting purple straw wheat in Barn field
Tuesday 12 June run 5 Cradles as yesterday
Wednesday 13 June 1860 rained all night last night + some this morning haed sweet potatoes until 9 o clock then cut up with noon in afternoon cut wheat in the eveing rained again
Thursday 14 June 1860 finished cutting wheat in Barn field we had 1325 Dag on that field 60 Acres large Binds
Friday 15th June 1860 finished plowing the Athow corn field the 4th time
Saturday 16 June 1860 plowed in cherry orchard until 9 oclk then cut wheat in Perry field until noon Then all hands took holiday Rained a good Season in afternoon + night
Monday 18 June 1860 finidhed plowing cherry orchard 3rd Time Theu Cut Wheat in Perry field Luke sick
Teusday 19 June 1860 Commenced Mowing in mud road meadow with 3 hands run 7 plows in Cassel field the 4th time Luke sick rained a good shower at noon
Wednesday 21 June 1860 finished cutting wheat to day in Perry field which ends wheat Harvest we made Jature cornen + orchard 310 dog May what in Barn field 1325 purple straw in Perry field 350 purple straw in all 19.83 Dag of verry good wheat will perhaps make 700 Bu good wheat
Thursday 21 June 1860 finished mowing the will lirap in mud road meadow we had 18 4 horse loads hay finished plowing the cassel field of corn the 4th time
Friday 22 June 1860 run 8 plows in pump field plowing the 4 time saying by theu field Halled wheat from Barn field with 4 wagons in afternoon verry cool
Saturday 23 June 1860 have 3 wagons halling in wheat from Barn field + 4 plows in pump field gusts cool
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