July |
18 |
we turned over the heavy clover & shook it out then I raked up with Mr McLaughlin horse Dan & his father drew in 7 loads it is very good order |
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19 |
we put nearly 2 more loads the stock when it began to rain we filled up the midle & had to quit they hoed in the garden |
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20 |
we finished the stack this afternoon I turned over the windrows & top of the stack in the forenoon they hoed |
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21 |
Dan went to Kingston to see the show his Father & me raked & cocked up what was left in that field we had 50 cocks Mr Dan Norman went home at noon I gave him five dollars for his work & 1 for his son Wm he worked 4 days hoeing |
22 |
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Revd Mr Shane preached at night |
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23 |
I mowed in the midle field about one quarter of it Dan cut round the fences & hoed |
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24 |
Dan went with the cultivator through the potatos that we planted on Burnes place in the forenoon we then raked & cocked what I mowed in the center field |
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25 |
I got Mr Watts to help we began a stock in the midle field put 2 loads in the bottom of the clover hay from the north field & 4 from the midle field that was all we had cut there is over 150 cocks in it |
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26 |
I mowed the North East quarter of the center field then finished hoeing the potatos on Burnes place |
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27 |
I mowed part of the center field & Dan cultivated some of the potatos in the East field in the forenoon we raked & cocked what I cut on Wednesday |
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28 |
Mr Watts began to work this morning a wet day we cleaned up 10 bushel of wheat & 20 of Oats Dan took them to Escott Mill Watts bored post holes for the line fence |
29 |
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Revd Mr Jordan preached this morning Dan took him to Fairfax |
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30 |
we took the hay that was wet of the stack & stirred up the cocks this morning after dinner we got nearly 3 loads on the stack when it began to rain we filled up the midle |
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31 |
at odd times Watts bored post holes in the north side of the lain Dan & me nailed on the fence boards to day Watts picked up the old stack bottom east of the old Barn no hay weather |
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