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

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