| A Farming Year |
1862 Diary of Isaac HurlburtResident of Broome County, New YorkJune Sunday, June 1 Was at Home Frederick Havens and EUgene was here awhile it was some Rainy but little water fell Monday 2 Fredrick Havens and Wife was Here on their was Home I traided Old White with him for a Bay Mare got the Heves [vomiting? hives?] I planted Vines in garding and pole Beens Sweet corn Tuesday, June 3, 1862 Wednesday 4 Thursday 5 Friday, June 6, 1862 Stafford Helped Commensed Plowing the pease South West with his Horse for Buckwheat Broak with three Horses Broak hard did not Plow much Mrs Montgomery & Mrs Yawer was here Daniel and wife came here Saturday 7 [the following one line is crossed out] Stafford Helped We went with Daniel and wife to Staffords visiting spent most of the day went and see my Sheep My Buck lam Sired [unable to make out] Buck not doing first Rate Showers Sunday 8 was at Home all day children went meeting to Cook School Hous Monday, June 9, 1862 Stafford helped Plow again we plowed with Oxen and Horses till we got sick of the performance of the Mare I had of Fred Havens then plowed with Fanny and Oxen Tuesday 10 Finished Plowing the pese for Buckwheat with Fanny and Oxen George Helped Harvey Pike come and got one Half Ton Hay for Douglass Hay worth Eight Dollars per Ton Eugenes Bull found sick at night Hard Day Wednesday 11 Eugenes Bull found dead in the morning I skined Him and Edmond sheered sheep Had Twenty [unable to make out] fleece had twenty one lambs Heavy ist [1st?] flease 4 lb 10 oz Thursday, June 12, 1862 I went to whare Harvey was plowing with Douglasses New Team they went well went and talked with Douglass about line fense agreed to divide it when Handy Friday 13 Cultivated the Second time over and Hoed Potatoes George Helped about one Hour Just at night Saturday 14 Went to Harpersville with Parker to See the Doctor I Bot Hoe and Two milk Pails wooden with two hooks Best kind Paid Three Shilings apease Sunday, June 15, 1862 [The following is all crossed out] I Burnt Root Heap and Hoed in the garding Planted white turnips widow montgomery was Here and washed Edmond drove Andrews Heiffer to Bull weather geting dry Monday 16 I Burnt Root Heap and Hoed in the garding Sowed white turnips widow montgomery was Here and washed Edmond drove Andrews Heiffer to Bull weather geting dry Tuesday 17 went and Pried up fense whare the cows had got into the medow I drged on Buckwheat ground weather drye but indigations of Rain Wednesday, June 18, 1862 Rainy Verry Fine growing Edmond sowed Two Hunderd Plaster Altered white calves Sold them to Eugene for Eight Dollars He is to take them the middle of August they are to go to Pay towards work all ready done Stafford and wife Here Thursday 19 draged on Buckwheat ground in AM Broak off with Shower John Hurlburt and Wife Here Friday 20 Sowed wood Tried to Sow with the Mare I had of Havens and Staffords Mare and failed with boath Sowed some with Fanny Had Rather a Hard day Saturday, June 21, 1862 Edmond Sowed Buckwheat at Southwest I draged it in Sunday 22 I was at Home all day Some of the children went to meeting Mr Puller Preached at the Cook School House Stafford and Isabel came Here just at night Monday 23 Sowed and draged in some Buckwheat North about two bushels Edmond sowed I draged broke off with Rain just at night left about half draged the last way let Eugene have one bushel Buckwheat Tuesday, June 24, 1862 Wednesday 25 I went and Bot Yearling Bull of George Holcome Agread to Pay Eight Dollars first of January next Led him have behind Buggy Thursday 26 Weat [??] to hoe or Sow Buckwheat Uri Hurlburt and wife was Here visiting Brot Mother Hurlburt And left Hir Friday, June 27, 1862 I went to Coventry west corners caried Nine Hides Eight Drum [??] one too year [stain] Bulls Hide left all out two Deom [??] Have them taned Carried wool to Philipses 41 cts per lb Settled and Paid them all up Andrew Edmond Sally and Parker Selatia [??] Saturday 28 I draged in Buckwheat ground Edmond sowed som and we left some that was not draged in Ant Isabel come here with Mrs Edwards Mrs Rockwell and Mrs Ogen Rockwell I put Snip to Pack Weather Verry Hot Sunday 29 I and wife with Isabel Attended meeting at the Schouten School House to here Lomise Monday, June 30, 1862 Rainy Andrew and George Hover Aunt Isabel was Here with Sally Truesdell Continued...
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