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Farm Journal, 1853–1866
Monday 25th June 1860 finished plowing pump field the 4th time laid by That field Eun Tied Barn field of wheat and turns the hags in Stacked hay in mud road meadow had 4 large stacks 4 4horses loads in each 18 loads in all commenced cutting winter oats they froze aint last winter until there was not more than half a stand we cut them + let them Sun before tying them up
Teusday 26th June 1860 commenced plowing Thu Athow field of corn the 5th time commenced cutting oats with cradles in house field let them cure until afternoon Theu Tilld up + shocked with all hands quite warm 88
Wednesday 27th June 1860 oats too Green to cut run 16 plows in the Athow field + finished it plowed + haed 1 with potatoes cut Hungarian Grap + orchard grap in potatoe patch finshed halling in rye warm Ther 90
Thursday 28 June 1860 cut oats until noon + let Them Sun in afternoon tied Theu up Ther 92 Dry
Friday 29 June 1860 cut oats as yesterday in House field getting verry Dry + hot cow suppering for rain twist verry much Ther 94
Saturday 30 June 1860 cut oats Ther 92
Monday 2st July 1860 light shower of rain yesterday wet the ground 1/4 inch cut oats today in 4 arce field quite warm corn suffering for rain Ther 94 Deg
Tuesday 3 July 1860 cut oats in House field until not got done all but some winter oats Ther worried tar 96
Wednesday 4th July 1860 cut oats in mud road field verry hot + org Ther 98 hotest day this year
Thursday 5 July 1860 cut oats at time town in fore noon in afternoon cut winter oats in house field Ther at 92 in the evening had a light shower of rain
Friday 6 July 1860 cut oats in mud road field at we had a good shower of rain wet ground 2 in deep
Saturday 7 July 1860 raining moderately this morning stoped by 10 acre wet the perhaps 3 in Dup in afternoon all hands plowes their cown patches borh sick
Monday 9 July 1860 plowed cherry orchard corn the 4 time with 6 plows until noon 6 hands cut oats until noon Theu all hands bound up
Teusday 10 July 1860 Finshed cutting oats by noon to day we have made 3515 Dag oats in all verry large binds + The best oats I have ever seen grow on my farm finished plowing cherry orchard corn the last plowing we do
Wednesday 11th July 1860 Halled in oats with 3 wagons all day verry warm Ther 94
Thursday 12 July 1860 Halled oats with 3 wagons pots sick not so warm to day by verry dry our corn is firing and suffering for rain finished halling oats out of House field + turned in the hogs
Friday 13 July 1860 Halled oats with 3 wagons Potts sick got our barn full of wheat + oats + not done halling oats yet but it too wet to hall stoped + went halling mauere from the barn yard on a lot of 5 Acres worth of corn crib that one to and to low in orchard crop + clowes
Saturday 14 July 1860 halled manure and made fence in the Roberts orchard cut Hungarian Graps
Monday 16th July 1860 commenced thrashing wheat Thrashed our may wheat 310 Dap made 110 Bu
Teusday 17th July 1860 thrashed wheat Holdin Sunth helps us
Thursday 18 July 1860 Thrashed wheat heat Ther 92
Thursday 19th July 1860 Halled in oats with 2 wagons 2 hands moving + the other hands putting up straw did not Thwaod Wheat to day Smith could not help us Ther 96
Friday 20th July 1860 Throwed wheat until noon broke our Thrashes + quit got about 50 Bu to Trash yet in the Eveing went to mowing with 5 hakds in mud road meadow Rained a good shower wet the ground 1 1/2 in deep verry hot Ther 94
Saturday 21 July 1860 mowed until noon Theu put up the Hay very hot Ther 96
Monday 23 July 1860 Rained a good shower yesterday + Rained this morning a good shower Ground wet 3 in deep half season mowed Ther 100 yesterday
Teusday 24 July 1860 mowed in shop meadow + halled Hay not so hot
Wednesday 25 July 1860 mowed + halled Hay in shop meadow verry sick
Thurday 26 July 1860 mowed in shop meadow dug potatoes +8
Friday 27 July 1860 mowed + halled hay Dug potatoes +8
Saturday 28 July 1860 finished mowing shop meadow + hegen cassel meadow halled hay some rain in the evening
Sunday 29 July 1860 good shower of rain wet the ground 2 or 3 in deep
Monday 30th July 1860 commenced breaking stubble for wheat next to Daw wards with 4 2 horse plows 3 hands mowing in cassel meadow + halling hay
Thursday 2 Aug 1560 been plowing 4 days past got 20 Acres plowes Ground got too hard stoped
Monday 6 Aug 1860 been finisheing our mowing and sprouting
Tuesday 7 Aug 1860 stated to the mounting to be gone two weeks
Friday 17 Aug 1860 got back from the mountains Rained 12 + 13 Aug good season been plowing for 4 days past
Saturday 18 Aug 1860 run + plows in house feud compweatig at Smith Grove
Monday 20 1860 Aug rained a good season
Friday 24 Aug been plowing with 5 plows sineu Monday in eveing Rained a good seasow ground too wet to plow
Saturday 25 Aug 1860 plowed
Tuesday 28 Aug 1860 finished house field + commenced in mud road fied
Monday 3 Septr 1860 been plowing until last friday + saturday stoped 3 plows to thrash wheat for 6 Jaws + 1 crauges Rained yesterday + to day a good season
Wednesday 5 Septr 1860 moved office from the store to the house ground too wet to plow commenced pulling fodder
Saturday 8 Septr 1860 finished plowing mud road field + quit plowing we have broke about 125 Acres
Monday 10 Septr 1860 Two hands commenced mowing in med Road meadow the ballaue pulling todder in the Cassel field
Teusday 11 Septr 1860 mowed + Pulled Fodder
Thurday 13 Septr 1860 finshed pulling fodder saved about 5000 Bundles in Cassel field for the sheep but 20 Acres Lops to day in Fulford field Hight Frost hakce 40 ham
Friday 14 Septr 1860 tied Fodder + halled hay until noon Theu commenced Cutting off corn in shop field finished morning by Meadow still cool
Saturday 15 Septr 1860 cut corn + halled Hay Ive finished halling hay from beg meadow had 13 4 horse loads sent to Live Kiln for a food of Line Cove
Monday 17 Septr 1860 commenced Raining at 3 oclock this morning and continued to rain until Wednesday occasionally
Saturday 22 Septr 1860 been mowing shop meadow + cutting off corn in Pump field finished cutting corn cut 45 Acres
Monday 24 Septr 1860 Commenced sowing White wheat in Fulford field we plow it in with Seuter + There Harrow The ground was well broke with 2 horse plows in July
Thursday 28 Septr 1860 finished sowing White Wheat we sow 32 Bu wu 32 Acres
Friday 28 Septr 1860 Commenced cutting off Rea vines in pump field
Saturday 29 Septr 1860 Cut Rea vines all day
Monday 1 Octr 1860 Commenced; Sowing red puruple straw wheat in House field
Tuesday 2nd Oct 1860 saved wheat in House field 2 Hands [?] in [?] lot Sold 100 [???] for 70ct
Wednesday 3rd Octr 1860 Sowed wheat in house field with 8 plows until middle of after noon commenced raining & stoped up
Thursday 4 Octr 1860 Rained all last ngiht and raining hard this morning Stoped in afternoon. Ground very wet [?] in Barn
Friday 5 Oct 1860 Still cloudy but no rain 4 hands clearing out ditch in house field the others pulling up pea vines
Satursday 6 Oct 1860 ground too wet to plow pulled up pea vines got done
Monday 8 Oct rained yesterday again + in the afternoon to day we had a verry hard Rain Thunder Shower Ditching + fencing at fulford place
Wednesday 10 Octr 1860 sowed wheat with 8 plows in house fuld + halled pea vines
Thursday 11 Octr 1860 Sowed wheat in house field Cloudy
Friday 12 Oct 1860 finished sowing the house field in wheat
Saturday 23 Octr 1860 Thrashed a small lot of wheat lift over last Auniwwer when the thashes broke + same sud oats
Monday 15th Octr 1860 Same Frost This morning killed tender vegitation Commenced gathering corn in Fulfornd field + halling Tops
Tuesday 16th Octr 1860 Killing Frost this morning ther 32 Deg pulled + halled corn finished Fulford field made about 200 Bu on 20 Acres about half crop
Wednesday 17 Octr 1860 finished gathering the corn in Fulforn field + halled in the tops
Thursday 18th Oct 1860 gathered the corn Athow made on the Fulford place + sold to MR Lchaffin he pals us $500 we gathered it in our clay commenced 5 owing purple straw wheat in the fulford field where we had corn quite cloudy
Friday 19 Octr 1860 sowed wheat in Fulford field storm
Saturday 20 Octr 1860 shucked corn more rain ground verry wet
Monday 22nd Oct 1860 ground verry wet cleaned off warm splouded cut stalks and finished shucking what corn we had gathered
Teusday 23rd Oct 1860 ground too wet to plow Halled straw + manure from the Fulford Barn + put an the wheat ground sitched with 2 hands making blind ditch above the spring
Wednesday 24 Oct Finished sowing purple straw wheat we have sown 60 Acres in house field + 22 Acres in Fulford field 32 Acres white wheat ou Fulford field and have 22 Acres to doeu in spring wheat at Fulford place making in all 32 in white wheat 82 in purple straw 22 in may wheat 136 Say 136 Acres in all Finished Halling pea vines to day Halled Rent corn 76 Bu from Athow
Thursday 25 Oct 1860 made Blend ditch all day
Saturday 27 Oct 1860 Dug Sweet potatoes yesderday + to day 2 hands Ditching at Wesley place
Monday 29 Oct 1860 Raining verry hard this morning Rained all day
Friday 2 Novr 1860 Rained nearly all the time sineu Monday + yesterday + to day verry hard ground throughly wet yesterday + to day the Davik Co As Aveity held it Rain here
Saturday 3 Novr 1860 cleared today choped + halled wood from Fulford place
Monday 5 Novr 1860 put away our sweet potatoes 60 Bu eating + 30 Bu seed left 15 or 20 Bu made in all 110 or more
Tuesday 6 Novr 1860 Ground too wet to plow made blind ditch at the Barn at Fulford place
Wednesday 7 Novr 1860 Commenced saving May Wheat at Fulford place with 4 plows balance ditching cutting stalks + sprouting
Thursday 8 Novr 1860 Sowed wheat + finished the Blend Ditches at Fulford place
Friday 9th Novr 1860 Rained all day verry hard washed ground verry bad
Saturday 10th Novr 1860 Negros gathered their corn patches in afternoon commenced gathering corn in cassel field
Monday 12 Novr 1860 gathered corn in Cassel field all hands all day
Tuesday 13 Novr 1860 finished gather ing cassel field of corn by noon had about 500 Bu on The field in afternoon sowed wheat at Fulford place
Wednesday 14 Novr 1860 Finished sowing spring wheat the haves sown 32 Acres white 80 acres purple straw 23 in spring wheat 35 in are