Rainy During Haying Time

Wednesday, July 25, 1855: This forenoon Geo P. began to do our haying, he and Edward Manning and his brother Michael Manning mowed and quit mowing at noon for today the weather is cloudy and starts raining. Edward Hatch worked at the shed boarding it up where the barn was taken away. This forenoon John F. helped some to work at the shed, and this afternoon John F. not very well. Today Samuel Morse fetched his sister Mehitable to work for Geo P.
Thursday: Today I am lame, I did but a few chores. My boys hayed. Quite rainy this afternoon, they only got in two cart loads of hay.
Friday: We had the same help as yesterday, and John F. worked, although his health poor, good hay weather and got in considerable hay, but not dry, quite damp.
Saturday: Rainy, and we had a quantity of hay out in the back. Today I am lame, I did but a few chores.
Monday: Today John F.  and Michael worked drying, that is, spread hay. Michael mowed this forenoon and at noon Geo P. came with his ox team and they drew in hay. Tonight John F. unwell, tonight rainy.
Tuesday: Some rainy, today John F. took my old horse and wagon and his two sisters with him and visited to Colonel H. Bennet’s and today Geo P. worked at his turnip ground on his new land and his two hired Irish men with him.
Wednesday: It did not rain. today Edward and Michael Manning  and E. Hatch hayed it and Geo P. in the afternoon. John F. worked 2/3 of the day and he walked across the hill to a court to Squ Wm Hand’s, Edward Manning got offenced, did not come to his supper.
Thursday: Geo P. and boys and E. Hatch and Michael Manning hayed here, no rain today, and Edward Manning worked up to Geo P’s, he worked alone for he got offended and would not work to my house with the rest of the hands.