December.

F. 1st. Saw sharping. Loging, thrashing beans, roofinf shed and other things.

S. 2nd. Cleaning up the barn & thrashing peas. To the present time I have thrashed 25 Bushls of Peas.

M. 4th. Finished getting potatoes into the cellar, and pulled Freds potatoes.

T. 5th. Robert hauled the potatoe haul to the yard and plowing in the afternoon. Self to Port Elgin, cleaned the pigs out and finished banking Fred's potatoes up.

W. 6th. Hauled out 11 loads of muck and applied it to that part of the orchard which has not previously been manured.

Th. 7th. Hauled out three loads of manure and finished in the orchard. Robert plowing in the forenoon self spreading man.

F. 8th. Hauling out manure to the pasture behind the orchard six loads. Robert hurt his one foot. G. Ruppel 1 Bushl. less ^1/2 lb.

S. 9th. Hauling out manure 9 loads.

M. 11th. Hauling out manure 11 loads. Robert thrashing in the forenoon, and making fence in the afternoon. Mr. Robert Craig paid One Dor. and a half for 3 Cows to bull.

T. 12th. Four Bushls. and a half of peas Thrashen. Hauled out six loads of manure. Robert thrashing. March added 12^1/2 cents to my debt at James Georges. a letter from Illinois.

W. 13th. Hauptners cow to bull. Robert thrashing. Incended saw horse etc.

Th. 14th. Made some wood for James George. etc.

F. 15th. Hauled out the wood. send for J.G. Cut some more wood for J. G.

S. 16th. Hauled the wood to Port that I cut yesterday 5/8 cts of a Cord. 79 lbs of Pease to George Rupple. Six bags of oats about 11 Bushls. to mill to get ground for cattle. Robert found the first rat we have seen in this section. Cleaned up 3^1/2 Bushls. of peas.

M. 18th. Mr J. Goble Killed two pigs for us. borrowed S. Bricker one pig which weighed 360 lbs at 6^1/2 cts per lb. which equals $23.40. Twenty three Dollrs Forty cents.

T. 19th. Mr Gobble makred the Delfs lambs and received his wool from Robert. Mr Goble bought of Robert two sheep for $4. Dollrs Four.

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