43

Thursday the 13 July 1854 Halled oats all day
with 2 waggons mowed a while in the
morning with 2 hands & finished the big
meadow sold 45 Bu wheat at 75 cts
verry pleasant weather not too hot nor too cool

Friday the 14 July 1854 Finished halling in
oats with one waggon and the other halled
& stacked 13 loads of hay in the meadow
[lined off text on left] hay 13 loads
we commenced mowing in the afternoon
in the meadow by shop
we had about 1600 Doz oats verry large lies
they filled our mow in the Barn full up

Saturday 15 July 1854 mowed in meadow by shop with 3 hands
until noon & run 3 cultivators in the corn
in the ater noon we raked & put up hay
[lined off text on left] 3 loads]
& halled 3 loads hay our corn begins
to suffer very much for rain

Monday the 17 July 1854 Mowed in meadow by shop
with 4 hands all day halled 6 loads of hay
[lined off text on left] 6 loads of hay
verry hot yesterday (Sunday) & To day Ther 93
[lined off text on left] 38 loading to here

Teusday 18th July 1854

mowed all day finished mowing in the shop
meadow and commenced in Dr. Wisemans
we are to mow 12 Acres for the half in
Dr Wisemans meadow hot & Dry Ther 97

Wensday the 19 July Halled & stacked
[lined off text on left] 8 loads hay
8 loads hay in the morning Commenced
Thrashing wehat after Dinner John
Lunn Thrashes my crop for the 16th Bu
hired Thos Hill at 50 cts day to rake from the
machine he is a good hand hot & Dry
some showers passing but we got no
rain