1876 8 April thawing fast to day nothing adowing 9 April sunday plesent day thawing slow to day 10 April thawing fast som rain making things muddy 11 April thawing slow warm and sultey to day 12 April putty the planks upon the foundation of Barn 13 April rainy fast plenty of mud to day 14 April making aplan to day thawing fast 15 April making a picture frame 4 lambs now 16 April sunday cloudy play of snow to day thawing 17 April drawing out the timber to put sits to 18 April putty to gether and raised one bent 19 April raised the Barn with tackles 20 April raised the pulling plate to day 21 April putty roof on to day windy 22 April roofing to day plesent rain & fair 23 April sunday cloudy wet to day nothy done 24 April putty Boards upon roof to day rain 25 April working hard and sore to day 26 seeding the Barn cloudy wether now 27 rain making dull and now groth 1 May comenst sowing som oats wet and unplesent 2 May working att the Barn siding in one side 3 May comenst sowing to day getting dry oats 4 May sowing oats and Barley and peas to day 5 May sowing the medow in the frunt of house 7 May plesent day looks like rain to day now 8 May coold rain wether working att the Barn 9 May working att the Barn to day wet and rainy 10 May hanging the doors of the Barn now grothe 11 May rising up slowly not done seedy yet 12 May raining fast to day making things dull