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1875 Jany 13th Raining & freesing, this morning
14 Hung up Tobacco in Barn back of Garden
Fired wood on plant Bed ready to Burn on
Path & Branch toward Martha Neals [& moderate]
15 Burning it to day fine day for it [clear]
[??pus] to have it 14 or 15 yds square
Hauled out straw last evening put Some
in Rack Some in Shuck house & some in Granary
Davy moved his hogs above his house next to orchard -
16 Fixing Plowing [Hoeing] &C fencing & Covering
plant Bed towards Martha Neals this morning
& sewing it. Put 19 [lbs] Guano Hen Manure & Hog Hair
17 Weather moderated Some at home to day
Somewhat cloudy but not much to day
18th cloudy & mist Rain falling getting wood
soon that morning quite cold -- Hung up
Pork & getting wood, cloudy & like for Rain
19th Davy & Edmd cut down slab Tree & [sawed]
off 2 cut then cut wood for Plant Bed
20th Cutting & Halling dry wood for Plant Bed
David Fitzgerald Sick Rachael in his place
21 Burning Plant Bed above the road on
Branch [Johns] David Fitzgerald Sick & took
Physic last night cloudy & cold to day
but still, Place where are burning is an excellent one
Sam Roper or Gilbert taken for a [lunatic] &
sent to asylum about a week ago [?????????] with us -
22 they have gone [??] Plant Bed or Johns
with Guasno Hen Manure to Colter in chop
& fix ready to sew this morning & its raining
about 9 or 10 oclock David Sick yet
23 Edmond Dews went after Dr Wooding for
David Fitzgerald he did not come but said he
would come to day clear morning. Edmd
Tucker & Robt come cut down old [aspin] & Carried
it by Sun rise Edmd Dews got back by light
is finishing plant Bed on Johns Branch, its
[???ed] & we will cover it & finish fence around it