May 8, 1845 - May 20, 1845

1845
May 8^th Cleared of[f] very cool & Windy -
Began to Plow corn at House & Mountain field.
Hilling second year ground -

9th Replanting corn at Stony Point, Finished
Plowing mountain field first time today.
Morning & nights very cool -
9 Finished replanting corn Planted Peas
in new ground every Saturday in may

10 Began to Hill again. Planted out
Tomatoe Screan, Finished prizing Tobacco
run Coulter next to cotton

13 Planted little new ground Tobacco
Cloudy & Rainy this day

15 Rainy day we planted nearly
all our new, Turned off very
cool Plowing corn at Stony Point

16 Very cool Hilling Second years
Ground & Plowing corn

17 Plowing at Stony point
Finished Hilling Second years
ground, Thinning corn here at home

19 began to Weed Corn & Plowing
over corn Second time, Mr Moons Negroes
condemned to be hanged
Worked Out Garden Plowed S. Potatoes
& Harrowed Cotton, Returned from Lynchg to
Sell Tobacco. Tuesday 20th May 1845