August 31, 1770
Posted by sydney on Aug 31st, 1770
Hop-picking begins. Plants in the garden suffer from want of moisture. Great N. Aurora considering the bright moon.
August 28, 1770
Posted by sydney on Aug 27th, 1770
Delicate harvest weather. Many loads of wheat housed. Great bat appears; flies strongly and vigorously & very high. I call this rare species vespertilio altivolans.
August 27, 1770
Posted by sydney on Aug 27th, 1770
Sweet harvest-weather. Wheat in general is light. Hops grow very fast: a vast crop.
August 26, 1770
Posted by sydney on Aug 26th, 1770
Young swallows & martins congregate in prodigious swarms.
August 25, 1770
Posted by sydney on Aug 25th, 1770
Wheat begins to be housed. Trenched out celeri.
August 21, 1770
Posted by sydney on Aug 21st, 1770
Sowed spinnage, & lettuces to stand the winter.
August 19, 1770
Posted by sydney on Aug 19th, 1770
Ponds begin to fail. Hops are perfectly free from lice.
August 14, 1770
Posted by sydney on Aug 14th, 1770
Pease begin to be hacked. Saw two swifts.
August 13, 1770
Posted by sydney on Aug 13th, 1770
Swifts to be partly gone. Martins congregate.
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