Croton August 1887 Tue Aug 2 clear and hot in the middle of the day, we ewre drawing in and Stacking our oats Wed Aug 3 rd clear and hot. we finished drawing in our oats in the fore noon. William Law helping us after noon helping him draw his Thu Aug 4 th clear part of the day and hot we were repairing fences and drawing wood fror for thrashing machien. i was cutting weed out of the corn. I find it allmost {dryle?} up the hot dry wether the crops are going to be very light. Fri Aug 5 th clear fore part of the day latter part cloudy a thunder Showr about 4 P. M. we were helping William Law draw manure Sat Aug 6 th clear high wind from the North and cool. we was helping Bilton Snary thrash Croton August 1887 Sun Aug 7 th a hot Smokey day. Mon aug 8 th clear and pleasant. we were helping Bilton & j. H. Snary thrash. Tue Aug 9 th clear and hot. we was help-ing William Law get out man--ure in the for noon, after noon helping Albert Boyington thrash Wed Aug 10 th clear and hot. we was help-ing Albert Boyington thrash Thu Aug 11 th wet in the morning, not doing much this fore noon. after noon we was helping William Law thrash Fri Aug 12 th clear and pleasant we were helping William Law thrash fin-ished about Sun down. Sat Aug 13 th clear fore part of the day cloudy in the Evening. I was cutting Smut and weeds out of the corn, Walter was drawign up wood.