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4^th Month 1868

& set out some lettuce from Hot bed,
Rainy after din - Bob cutting Early
Goodrich Potatoes - I went to store
& brought Belle home having just
returned from Alexa after a visit of 11 weeks

2 day 27 John Able & Evan getting timber, Alban
with his horse & 2 of ours plowing
for corn, Robt John Bery & Bob
finised sowing in oats in hill field
then sowed a small peice on the
lane in Pr Edw^d Island oats weighing
34 lbs to Bus after din Bob & I
worked in garden & planted two
ridges of watermelon in truck patch

3 " 28 John Able & Evan at the timbers -
Alban plowed, harrowed in & rolled
the triangle East of front yard in
Pr Ed oats I sowed timothy seed
on that & the peice sowed yesterday
after din Alban (& horse) plowing for
corn - Robt Bob John Bery & I
assisted by Warwick & Caleb planted
about two ^one acres in Early Goodrich
potatoes in Peach Orchard - 200
[lbs?] Per Guano 200 [lbs?] firm Bone
planted one row cantelops

4 " 29 Rainy & Misty Robt went to town
with potatoes, Albans horse & two
of ours; Alban & Bob sorting
potatoes - I salted away some fish