1st W |
Fair a large frost the ground had a crust on it I altered a bull & several hogs put up 8 hogs to fatten I halled up 2 loads of corn – sowed 2 1/2 bushels wheat rakeing it in cutting down corn shucking etc etc I killed 2 squirls shot at some ducks - |
2nd Th |
Fair cool day I saw ice this morning I halled a load corn sowed 1 bushel red shuck wheat – [smooth headed, late red wheat] rakeing ploughing put away my potatoes halled a load pine tags etc cutting down corn etc shucking I killed 4 birds 2 hairs |
3rd Fr |
Fair a very cold morning ice 1/8 inch thick. I went hunting killed 3 birds 2 hairs I finished – halling up corn shucking etc ploughing I – sowed 1 1/2 bushels red shuck wheat rakeing it in shucking corn sent to mill etc etc etc |
4th Sat |
Cdy a little rain I went with Mama & Sister Swann to Carmel Bro Fox spoke sowing wheat 1 bushel ploughing rakeing etc dug beets picking cotton shucking corn etc etc finished sowing the corn field by Canfields sowed about 26 bushels in all up [hill?] today bushels wheat soad up to day |
5th Sun |
Rain till the evening commenced in the night a very heavy rain we went to Mama, this evening – Charles came over to let me know he started the turkeys |
6th M |
Fair a very large frost I went hunting saw 2 or 3 turkeys – halling wood & manure for wheat putting it in the drills, I pd Tate to day for his work in full of all demands Tate & Anderson dined hear to day |
7th Tus |
Fair cool day, I went to Golans Ville voted for A Taylor & Fillmore [Zachary Taylor for President' Millard Fillmore for Vice President] I put up my corn 17 1/2 bls of for my part of the corn made at the new grown Anna had 5 bls & ["1/2 and 1/2 bushel" lined through] - - - ploughing cow pens sowed 1 bushel wheat or nearly Matthews wheat ploughing it in etc etc |
8th W |
Fair, cold morning ground frozen finished putting up my stack put the cows in sowing wheat 1 bu finished the matthews wheat rakeing etc I faned out & sowed 2 1/2 bushels of the white bearded wheat for Mama killed 2 birds |
9th Th |
Fair cool. Bob laid up to day. Robert rakeing for me – sowed 1 bushel red shuck & a little over by the out gate rakeing it in halled 3 loads of manure put it in the drills for wheat altered a hog etc |
10th Fr |
Cdy day very cool the ground had a crust on it most of the day I beet & siftered 1 bushel of Guanno Sowed most of it ploughed it in sent corn to mill halled a load wood Bob laid up Joh helped to plough I went – with Charles & Thad to lood[k] for the turkeys |
11th Sat |
Cdy cool I killed a lam to day Mr Hill pd me 20 dollars for bricks I sowed my mammoth wheat & ball head & drilled 18 rows mammouth – laying off rows to sow guanno getting wood sent to mill etc |
12th Sun |
Raany day commenced in the night raining to night we went to T Castle this evening spent the evening Dr says Taylor is elected - |
13th M |
Rain a little very cdy & damp day I have been beeting & siftering guano all day halled a load wood – Peter cut out Nelsons shoes |
14th Tus |
Cdy day siftering & beeting guano, carry a part to the mill & weighed it 2 barrells weighed 362 neat [net?] weight – halling manure to the wheat patch 4 or 5 loads Martha laid up for a day or two – Peter cut out Bobs Jeff, Martha, & Pleasants shoes shelling – corn to night etc |
15th W |
Fair mild halling manure to the wheat patch by Miss Betsys gate sent – corn to mill & a plough sent after a load wood to kill hogs by I sowed 3 bushels wheat for Mama |
16th Th |
Foggy morning I sowed 360 lbs guano, & ploughed it in scattered manure etc grubing by Cobbs – rakeing leaves sent to the mill for a plough got – 2 double ploughs I went hunting killed 5 birds & 2 hairs |
17th Fr |
Cdy most of the day I went to look for my hogs at Mr Cobbs Edmond Redd came to bring my gun to hair hunt I sowed 1 bushel gully – wheat nearly 1 bushel Medertaranean wheat ploughing by Cobbs – Mr Martin & I went for a load shingles he halled 2 loads 900 in one & a 1000 in the other shelling corn |
18th Sat |
Snow commenced in the night it fel in places nearly 1/2 inch thick very cold most of the day Mr Martin & I went to Anna, for my tools made a chirn staff he borrowed my gun went to his fathers – cutting – halling wood rakeing & halling leaves I halled 6 horse cart loads |
19th Sun |
F Cdy most of the day very cold day the ground had a crust on it this morning. I went to Carmel Bro Harris preached. - - - |
20th M |
Fair very cold morning the ground hard frozen the swamps frozed over etc I killed 10 hogs this morning & put away my greens sent to W Swanns for steelyards send to T Castle for sage books etc went for a load wood - |
21st Tus |
Fair a cool day I weighed my hogs & cut them out the first weighed 154. 2nd 130 3rd 118. 4th 124. 5th 117. 6th 116. 7th 69. 8th 69. 9th 69 10th 70 lbs – the ten weighed 1033 lbs – I went to a sale at Caseys. I bought a plough gave 3 dollars & a stack of shucks $3.05 cts – 6 months credit I killed 4 birds ploughing in the new ground by Cobbs – cutting brush to cover greens etc |
22nd W |
Fair cool morning I faned out 4 bush wheat sowed 4 1/2 bushels & a little over at new ground rakeing ploughing the wheat in with double plough halling brush to cover greens & turnips etc I went to Bro Caseys for a load shucks & a plough |
23rd Th |
Fair cool morning I faned out w 1/2 bushels wheat & sowed 2 bushels wheat to day ploughing it in rakeing grubing choping around the stumps etc I sowed 1 1/2 bushel wheat for Mama – I killed 3 birds gave them to Betty Redd I killed 56 birds this fall |
24th Fr |
Rainy day I went to the new ground sowed a litle wheat ploughing - & rakeing grubing etc – shelled a turn of corn halling wood a load straw etc etc Mr Green came to look at a cow – and dined hear – faned out some wheat 2 bushels – shingles |
25th Sat |
Fair I sowed 1 bushel wheat finished at the new ground. Joh helping to plough with Mama, mules commenced ploughing for corn in the evening at the new ground by Cobbs – grubing – choping around the stumps etc my sow & pigs came up this evening had a rase after a hare by Cobbs we went to T Castle I pd Dr 10$ for 10 bushels wheat - $00 |
26th Sun |
Cdy most of the day Thomasia & I went to Bro Sams dined at T Castle with Linnaeus - |
27th M |
Cdy most of the day I finished beeting & siftering my guano halled a load of wood straw etc sent Jeff to T Castle the Dr went to Richmond I went with Tom to the mill |
28th Tus |
Fair very cold morning I finished showing my – guano, & ploughed it in with 2 double ploughs, went to – Canfields to look at his corn he offers old corn for $2.00 a barrel halled 2 or 3 loads straw – choping around the stumps at new ground by Cobbs – etc faned out a turn of wheat for Mama, I cut out for Peter Katy, & Livvys, shoes & a pair 1/2 soles for self & Mariahs shoes for Jessey, - |
29th W |
Fair cool morning I finished sowing wheat to day sowed 1 1/2 bushels rakeing it in etc halled 2 loads wood I I commenced fallowing for oats Mr Martin halling shingles 2 loads halled 11 hundred the first load 2 load 9 hundred Edmond Redd came over to hunt Bro Saml came this evening I killed 1 bird – grubing rakeing leaves etc [wheat sketch] |
30th Th |
Rain commenced to night Mr Martin finished halling shingles halled
930 – fallowing grubing rakeing leaves etc I caught a hair & killed one
1900 |