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which was to be drilled
in after having been, harrowed twice. Crossing the feild [sic] in front
of the house which has been mown five times and was thought ready
to be plowed we reach the sweet-potato patch there was a fine
show of vines and we were told the potatoes were good enough
to take the premium at the late horticultural fair
A number of young grape vines were examined but we were
not informed w[h]ether the waiter of grapes we had been eating
of had been cut from them.

The pear apple & pe[a]ch tress [sic] seemed to be doing
pretty well though the apple tress [sic] had more plow fenders
around them than was thought necessary

Leaving the orchard we passed through the barn yard where
we saw the milk cows, all of which were fair specimens, and the
aldern[e]y thought to make more show than is usual for her
stock. We next saw the hogs a Chester sow had a litter of
pigs from a Berkshire Boar both said to be through [sic] bred
the pigs took after the sow