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The 7th Month July 31 Days 1900
Mon 16 I Comenced Haying to Day I Mowed all Day in Field across the road Martha Went to Work at W. Shipmans to Day {illegible}
Tus 17 I Was Raking up Hay in the Field accross the Road to Day
Wes 18 I Drew in sum Hay to Day and Cut sum on the Field Back of Barn
Thr 19 I Drew in 4 Loads of Hay and Finished Cutting at Home I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me all Day (His First Day)
Fri 20 I Drew in 4 Loads More to Day an Raked up the Ballance of Field
Sat 21 We Drew in 3 More Loads of Hay to Day We Finished Haying on the {cut off} I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me all Day $100
Sun 22 another Very Hot Day I Went out to Warburton to {cut oof}
Mon 23 I Comenced to Cut the Hay on the Keating Place I got My life ensured to Day for ${illegible} in the Orange I Mowed all Day
Tus 24 I Was Mowing all Day on the Keating Place 16 acers cut Very Hot I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me Yesterday an to Day $200
Wes 25 We Had a Very Heavy Rain this Morning I Mowed Even though Mr Patric O Grady Died this Morning
Thr 26 I Finished Mowing on Back on the Keating Place a Heavy Rain in the after noon Mr Haslip was Here 1/2 a Day 50c
Fri 27 I Was working at haying all Day on the Keating Place I went to Pat Gradies Funeral in the Forenoon Mr Haslip was Here 1/2 a Day {illegible}
Sat 28 We Drew in 8 Loads of hay to Day off the Keating Place A Very Hot Day Had Mr Haslip $100 Helping
Sun 29 Lizzie and I Went Down to See Martha at Mr Shipmans A Very Hot Day 107 in the Sun
Mon 30 I Went out to See the Young Stock We Had a Very Heavy Rain there was a Very Heavy Hail Storm to Day
Tus 31 I Finished Mowing Hay this Morning on the Keating Place I Had Mr Haslip and Owen S Helping Draw in Hay
August the 8th Month August 31 Days 1900
Wes 1 We Finished Haying to Day 32 Loads on Both {cut off} The Month Begins Fine an Cool
Thr 2 I Brought the Binder Home to Day I Helped Mr Smith 1/2 a Day to Cut {cut off} Now a Nice Cool Day
Fri 3 We Put the Binder together and started it Cut Barley on the Keating Place We Comenced Harvest
Sat 4 I was Binding 1/2 a Day I Cut 4 acers of oats at Home Stook up 1/2 a Day a Very Warm day
Sun 5 A Very Warm Day I went to Church in the Morning
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