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Man from down on place got corn. F to Bank. hauled fodder in morning. 
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1 Fri | stripped tob 1/2 day. F & F to Marlboro for wash machine in aft Mr Dorsey for hay, Kent & Robert to ice capeds. F to Vias at night| | | 4
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2 Sat | Cut of tob beds in morn F&R to Copseys & Waldorf gone till 10 oclock at night F to Vias in aft to haul fodder. Mrs Sears & girl for hay. [[right margin]]seeded grass seed| | | 5
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3 Sun | boys to Pumphreys. Kent Robert & girls here for dinner. F to Vias at 11 oclock. rain in aft and night cooler.| | | 5
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4 Mon | stripped tob all day got 1 load from over on place. Margaret in morning. Mr Pleasanton. F to Via's at night.| | | 8
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5 Tue | Frank ward. F & I to Washington. Mr Wood for hay. Mr Dobson at night about signes on road. F to Vias at night stripped tob all day.| | | 8
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6 Wed | stripped tob all day. Dorsey for hay. F F, & I to Mrs Wards funeral. cloudy. F to Vias & ice capades at night.| | | 10
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7 Thurs | cutting around edge. windy.  Franklin to Bank & Postoffice. [[circled]] sent check to Mary[[/circled]] worked on tob beds in aft.| | | 10
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8 Fri | made 2 tob beds. F & F to T.B. F to Vias at night.| | | 14
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9 Sat | hauled out tob stalks. F & F to Waldorf & T.B. Gnt Florence & Joe in aft, Sears for hay| | .3.06 | 15 
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10 Sun | F & boys to church & T.B. F to Vias in aft. Tom & Edna in aft also Brandt & wife pretty day.| | | 16
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11 Mon | sewed grass seed in meadow Raked of tob beds. F & boys to Waldorf to see about car. windy & colder. no one worked [[circled]] got sack flour [[/circled]].| | | 20 
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12 Tue|| made 1 tob bed boys took 1 load of corn to Georgetown. F & boys to Waldorf Robert got car from Greenway. kent.| | | 15
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13 Wed | made 2 tob beds. Rob to Waldorf took hay to Mr Swann in aft. F to Vias at night. Man from asociation with plow for third Franklin to Waldorf Franklin beam.| | | 18
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14 Thurs|| seeded grass seed. colder. cut around edge. F to Vias at night. Robert to waldorf at night.| | | 21

Transcription Notes:
I have been very curious about just what stripping tobacco is, since it seems to be something they did a lot of. I found a video that shows what it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol3bwzK-WOk