June 11, 1778

Posted by sydney on Jun 11th, 1778

Cut my St foin, the 11th crop.  Weeds obtain much, & the crop grows thinner every year.

June 10, 1774

Posted by sydney on Jun 10th, 1774

Young broods of moor-hens appear.  Lettuces that stood the winter are very fine.  Cut my St. foin: it is in full bloom, & a good crop:  this is the seventh crop…. swifts have eggs, but do not sit. Do they lay more than two?

June 12, 1772

Posted by sydney on Jun 12th, 1772

St foin blows, & gets very tall.

June 13, 1771

Posted by sydney on Jun 13th, 1771

Sphinx filipendula.  Emerges from it’s aurelia state.  Fixes it’s cods to the dry twigs in hedges;  is called in Hants the St foin fly; & is in its crawling state said to be very pernicious to that plant.

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