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May 3d, planted roots; 6th, com; 10th, potatoes. 

 June 15th, sheared sheep. 

 Sept. 14th, sowed wheat. 



1843. April 12th, sowed clover ; 20th, oats ; 25th, barley. 

 May 13th, sowed plaster ; 18th, corn ; 20th, potatoes. 

 June I9th, sheared sheep. 



Sept. 5th, wheat; (too early, much hurt by the fly.) 



1844. April 1st, sowed barley ; 18th, oats; 19th, plaster. 



May 3d, planted mangel wurtzel ; 10th, corn ; 13th, potatoes. 



June 12th, sheared sheep. 



Sept. 11th, sowed wheat; (19th, finished sowing wheat.) 



1845. March 28th, sowed barley. 

 April 6th, sowed plaster. 



May 3d, planted mangel wurtzel ; 6th, corn; 10th, potatoes. 

 June 3d, sheared sheep. 



Sept. 5th, sowed wheat — ^too early, but feared heavy fall rains — 

 the Hessian fly is now injuring it much, Nov. 10th= 



Harvesting. 



1840. July 18th, begun to cut wheat, rather shrunk, but heavy ; 28th, 



barley. 

 Sept. 17th, cut up corn, very good ; 24th, gathered apples ; 



28th, clover seed, very poor. 

 October Ist, dug potatoes — ^300 bushels per acre; 13th, husked 



corn ; 19th, gathered roots, very good. 



1841. July 20th, cut wheat, light; 29th, barley, very poor, too dry. 

 August 4th, cut oats, good for the season ; 29th, clover seed, 



very light. 

 Sept. 6th, cut corn, poor, too dry ; 25th, husked corn, 

 October 26th, dug potatoes. 

 November 2d, gathered roots. 

 Sept. 22d, gathered apples. 



1842. July 25th, cut wheat, very light, much rusted. 

 August 2d, cut barley, good ; 16thj oats, heavy. 



Sept. 20th, cut corn — good, but rather green, feared frost. 

 October 6th, cut clover seed — poor; 1st, gathered apples ; 10th, 

 dug potatoes, 200 bushels per acre ; 19th, husked corn . 

 November 2d, gathered carrots and mangel wurtzels. 



