1850 -27-
July
21st (cont.) writings etc. etc. both at New York City & at Stratford Conn, (which he and
Br. Frederick had been to examine into the past week) which was very interesting
and truly very remarkable and singular*

22nd Hoed cabbages until about half past 2 o'clock, then it commenced raining.
Cleaned the waggon for Elder Richard, Some at work in the seed shop.

23rd Fine hay weather. Hoed the small cabbages. Lev! made, a trough for getting
out cucumber seed in. Eldr. Richard Eldrs Antoinette & Sister Harriet started
on a short journey east as far as Cummington Mass. Cut some rutabaga seed.

24th Cultivated the Red Seed Onions in North Garden. Hoed the carrots, parsnips
& beets & commenced hoeing the small onions, commenced cutting the sage
seed.

25th Finished cutting sage seed. Eldr. R. & sisters returned home about 1 o'clock
this afternoon.

26th Levi went over to Hancock & bought some boards to make cucumber racks of.
Hoeing small onions & cutting sage, commenced working out the stuff for
cucumber racks. Fiatfield turnip seed cleaned up today.

27th Levi went up to the Springs with a load of corn, sold H, Adams 200 bushels
corn at 5/6 per bu. engaged raking off the weeds from small onion bed.
Commenced hoeing the seed parsnips; commenced cutting parsnip seed.

28th SABBATH DAY. Rainy no public meeting.

29th Levi went in comapny with some Brethren & Sisters after some berries.
Poor success. Finished gatherint the rutabaga seed.

30th Levi & Edward Liddle drawing corn on the cob to Adam's lower mill, drew 200
bushels. Engaged hoeing rutabagas out north.

31st Finished making cucumber seed racks; putting up some seeds, hoeing etc.

August
1st Gardners engaged putting up seeds most of the day. Rain

2nd Cultivated & hoed the sage, sowed 5 rows Black Winter Radish on the old
sage bed having previously removed 2 rows of the old sage roots.

3rd Hoed the west strawberry patch by the North Garden, cut some parsnips seed,
Levi went on the mountain after a load of hay in the afternoon.

4th SABBATH DAY. Public meeting. An unusual large assembly of spectators
attended.

5th Levi went to the carding machine from there to Canaan to carry down some
roping, hoeing strawberries, cleaned up the sage seed, had 25 Ibs.