| A Farming Year |
1862 Diary of Isaac HurlburtResident of Broome County, New YorkApril Tuesday, April 1, 1862 Parker was yet sick so as to be laid up I was taken with Diaraea wors at evening could not attend Mrs Herds funeral Wednesday Edmond drew out some Poles to Put on fenses Sow piged nin pigs Warm and thawy Wednesday 2 Mrs Herd was buried Mary Edmond and Saly Attended I was with Parker at Home unwell Douglasses children all Staid Here while they Attended the funeral thawy Thursday 3 I choped foller all day Edmond and George drew Hay four load I went and caried Mrs Montgomery Home she had ben Here washing Friday, April 4, 1862 I coped in foller Saturday 5 Harvy Pike come Here visited PM Staid over night Sunday 6 Was at Home all day Stafford and Isabel was Here nere night Monday, April 7, 1862 I choped in the foller Edmond drew out some wood Ugene choped and Helped Douglass into the Shugar Bush commensed taping had the first cow come in Snow yet deep Tuesday 8 I was choping all day Edmond was drawing out wood that ugene choped Parker came home from Aunt Mariahs and the Docters got some medison of Guy Weather verry cold Wednesday 9 I choped Edmond worked in the shugarbush taped sixty trees Sap run well in the PM The snow deep but little bare ground when you Look South you can see no bare ground Look north you can see some Thursday, April 10, 1862 I choped in the follow Edmond worked in Shugar bush made the first sweet verry little thin surip Douglas and George worked in the bush Some thawy Friday 11 I was choping in follow Boys shugering good sap weather Eugene helped in the Bush for Douglass Heard of a great Battle at Pittsburg Saturday 12 I choped in Follow Edmond and George worked in Sugarbush a good sap day Andrew sent me ten dollars in a letter and wished me to hand Five of it to his mother Sunday, April 13, 1862 I went to Staffords to let them know that Thirsey Montgomery was Dead She Died at Matson Merwins on Friday and was carried to Masonville on Saturday I came home from Staffords with Headache Monday 14 I choped in Follow and Helped Eugene Split wood he choped in PM Edmond worked in bush with George Perker went to Mill did not get his grist Had one lamb of the Oxfordshire Snow going fast Tuesday 15 I choped in AM Safford Helped cut sled crook He and Edmond split wood PM I went to Mr Freemans and Mr Mayhurs [Mayhew?] Got Stove dore mended had another Ox Lam come fine warm weather Wednesday, April 16, 1862 Helped Edmond Split wood some chored some went and drew out wood for My Lyons to chop Had a buck Lam come the last of the Oxferdshire Lambs I expect the Snow going fast Thursday 17 Worked at Splitting wood apart of the Edmond put up some fense in PM I went and Helped Draw Barn to Heringtons and paid Miss Rockwell the Four Dollars Andrew Sent Hir Friday 18 Saturday, April 19, 1862 Sunday 20 I was at Home Safford and Isabel was Here Monday 21 was Stormy I split wood a little while Just at night Tuesday, April 22, 1862 I Choped in follow Safford Helped Edmond Split wood Parker drew out some wood that Eugene Choped Wednesday 23 I finished Choping follow Parker finished drawing out Eugenes wood Thursday 24 Edmond and I finished Spliting wood for sawing I went just at night to Mr Mahues got one Shoe Set on Old White Parker was yet much afflicted with His Head Friday, April 25, 1862 Built fense and loged Picked up &c in the follow whare we are to sow Oats Parker Helped some in the PM Edmond went to Green drew Five Hundred Plaster three bushels Lyme and one bbl Salt Saturday 26 Finished fensing follow with Edmond in the AM I went fishing in the PM got Four good Trout and some mill fish Edmond picked up in follow Sunday 27 Was at home till PM went to Schoutan School Hous expecting to Here Mr Wright got disappointed there was no meeting Monday, April 28, 1862 Commenced Sowing wheat and Oats Sowed the new land with seven bushels and more than half drged Edmond and Eugene and Parker sowed wheat and grass seed My Lyons got two Pigs at two Dollars each Tuesday 29 Finished draging new land Plowed garding & the Pach north of the shop Eugene and Edmond finished sowing wheat and sowed a small piece of Oats north Wednesday 30 Eugene Edmond and Parker sowed and drged in oats to Lorensos Eugene sowed Twenty Six bushels and one half I planted Potatoes in garding Continued...
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