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5^th Month 1869

4^th day 12^th Jim F in garden set out strawberries
sowed onion seed Ben & W^m rubbing
harrowing & rolling corn grd - I trim^d
peach trees & com^d laying off for corn

5 " 13 Jim F 1/4 day in garden stopped by
a shower - Ben rolled after din
I laid off until stopped by a very
heavy gust - set out sweet potato
& cabbage plants

6 " 14 Ben hauled 1 load wood for self
& 1 load of saw dust for ice house
after din hauled 1 load ^wood for me
& rails for fence - showery

7 " 15 Ben & I fin^d pasture fence by 10 he
plowed orchard till 3 PM & then helped
me lay off for corn

2 " 17 Fin^d laying off for corn by 10 & com^d
planting W field

3 " 18 Planting corn in W field Jery
hear

4 " 19 Rain - Ben last to day going
after corn had my cart & Rose

5 " 20 Ben lost 1/2 day - plowed in
orchard - I went to Philada on -
Wind Mill business

6 " 21 Ben & W^m fin^d planting W field in
corn heavy rain in evening

7 " 22 Ben away - I got back from Phila
at dark

2 " 24 Ben away - Jery plowing apple