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April 1846 12.Sabbath. Father~Mother and Sarah went to church although it rained moderately and continued throughout the day. 13.In the morning early Calvin went after Miss Wesley the dress maker.Father,Mother and Sarah went to Pokeepsie. !spent part of my time in the mill and after

Calvin finished ploughing I sowed the small patch by the spring and Calvin harrowed it. The day very squally, snowed some and very windy. 14.I spent the forenoon sowing oats on the patches in the meadow. In the afternoon spent my time in the mill. 15.In the morning prepared for sowing oats in the west lot joining Gideon W.Downing but the wind blew a perfect gale during the whole day and instead of sowing oats we ploughed the garden staked and ridered the stone fence north of the barn along the east side of the road. In the evening all but Mother,Calvin andmyself went to temperance convention at the church 16.Spent the day sowing the west lot. Calvert and Francis took dinner at our house and spent part of the afternoon. Calvin harrowed and Father spent his time in the mill, grafting apple trees&. In the evening Father went to the

Valley to carry some grists. 17.In the morning finished sowing,Calvin harrowed Spent part of the rest of the day in the mill the remainder in the gardGt• Father and Mother went to the funeral of Mrs Jonathan Lockwood at LaGrange at one oclock. 18.I spent most of the day in the mill.Father grafted some. Calvin finished harrowing the oats ground. 19 .. Sabbath a very fine day and a great many at church.The funeral of Mrs Degroff increased the,gathering. 2O.In the morning went to Enoch Flaglers to borrow his shelvings for drawing hay to Pokeepsie. In the afternoon after repairfog them we put a load on the wagon for an early start in the morning. 21.In the morning Father went with the hay and I spent most of my time in the mill. Calvin worked in the barn shifting rye straw from the hay mow. 22.Father went to Pokeepsie with a load of hay I spent most of my time in the mill helped Calvin shift some straw in the barn in the afternoon. 23.Father went with a load of hay to Pokeepsie Carpenter Angell returned from

Mr Platts with him he having arrived there the night before from New·Haven, 24.In the morning Calvin and myself drew manure up to the garden from the barnyard and from the bason back of the shed for the melons after which we drew some rails for making fence round the peach nursery in the northwest corner of the lot west of the house and some on the west line fence between us and Gideon

Downing. Father and Mother-went to Fishkill. 25.In the morning built the fence around the peach nursery. In the afternoon

I spent my time in the mill. Calvin dug holes for the watermelons in the garden.

Father and Mother returned home in the evening. 26.Sabbath. Went to church in the morning. Father staid down at Grandpas until afternoon meeting 27. In theme~oon fixed our melon hills and planted the seed making a small hot bed of each hill in the following manner :dig holes two feet in diameter

April 1846 27. twenty inches deep fi.11 with fr_esh horse manure nearly ful 1 on !OP p~t four inches rich dirt or compost on wnicb p1ace the seed and cov.er w.1tb. f1_)1e sand nearly one inch deep~ In tbis ·way we nave· fixed ·each :hi<J1 and cov_ered tbem: · with a box covered with fo.ur· pa ins of sev_en by nine gl ,?,ss. ·ca 1 vin ·· harrowed corn ground. In the afternoon Mr Wile and family or at least Mr Ross and Howe came to our house on a visit and spent the afternoon. 28.Father and myself spent the day tending mill working in the garden & Calvin harrowed. Towards night Carpenter and Mr Ross came to our house to make a call and inform me of an invite from Mr Wile to attend the wedding of Mary

Barnes on the morrow evening. 29.I spent most of the day in the mill. Calvin harrowed part of the furrows when it commenced raining so hard that he had to quit. Towards night I prepared myself to take Mr Wile and lady to the wedding of Miss Mary Barnes through the rain after all was over and time to return home the rain•came in torrents with heavy wind at near midnight we concluded to make an attempt to get home but the wind blew so hard that we could not hold the umbrella yet the rain came in torrents and very dark so by · . the time we got to Mr Gi dl eys we were nearl., wet through. We thought best to- make the first port in a storm so we halled in at Mr Gidleys and staid till morning 3O.In the morning after breakfast we made the rest of our way home after which

I went to Pokeepsie to take Sarah to the noon boat. She and Francis Canfield were going to Oswego. Calbert accompanied them as far as Albany. Father spent the day in the mill.-

May 1846 1.General Jay Day. In the forenoon Calvin finished harrowingand Father and myself built a machine for furrowing corn ground to plant by. In the afternoon I used it. Caprenter came to our house. 2. In the forenoon I finished furrowing the corn ground. In the afternoon Calvin and myself made a beginning at planting.Father spent his time in the mill.

Last Wednesday we separated the dalias and set them out in their various places. 3.Sabbath.In the morning it rained some but before church time it cleared off quite pleasant. Mr Barnes preached for us. Father and myself only went to church. 4. A very warm and pleasant day.Commenced planting corn in the east lot or peach orchard. Mr Wm Lane and son helped us plant.Father tended the mill. 5. Continued planting.Carpenter Angell helped us. 6. Continued planting Carpenter and Father helped us. We planted with theoground furrowed ~~~but one way and that but poorly done. It is very sody and in rough order~ 7. Father, Calvin and myself finished planting just before or after it commenced raining at about four oclock. 8. In the morning prepared a load of hay for to take to Pokeepsie. I went with it. Father and Calvin tended the mill down some machine work&. brought up some,shingles from the river for Grandpa as he is shingleing and giving his house a general repairing 9. I went to Pokeepsie after a load of shingles and other stuff for Grandpa