When I arrived here I had about 18 acres of land cleared and 9 acres chopped. I sowed in the fall of 1826 on my land and John's 13 acres of wheat and had about 140 bushels. I hired Solomon Walker in 11th. mo., in 1827 to build me a corncrib.

The next year 1827 I sowed 5 acres on the east line of my clearing where wheat had been sown by Father in the fall of 1825. Had no crop on the account of chess.

I then mowed in the fall of 1828 on a piece of 7 acres that N. Toleman choped in the winter of 1827 and had 106 bushels.

I hired Horace Hopkins in the summer of 1827 to slash down 22 acres directly east of the Pontiac road and on the north side of my land. It laid 2 years and I hired Reuben Garlick to clear off 10 acres next to the road which I sowed to wheat 15th of 10th mo., 1827 and had 200 bushels.

The logging I hired Garlick to do on the account of a severe sickness that I had in the 7th mo. that summer.

In the fall of 1830 I cleared the rest and mowed it on the 25th of 10th mo. which was rather light being sowed too late.

I hired the Phillip's to chop 12 acres west of the road south side of my farm in the winter of 1828 & 29. Nathan Toleman and H. Hopkins choped out enough more to make up 15 acres. This I logged in the spring of 1830 and planted it to corn and had a midling crop.

I taught school in the winter of 1828 & 9. I hired Luther Wait to chop 15 acres where my corn now stands running east far enough to make it and 2 and a half acres on the north side of the orchard. This he did in the winter of 1829 & 30. I also taught school that winter the same place that I did the winter before, on the