April 24, 1848 - May 5, 1848
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1848 April 24th Easter Monday dry
Done Planting corn 23rd finished 22nd
Coltering Second yrs ground for Tobacco
Oats & wheat looks badly. Tobacco plants small
& flies eating them very much in places
26. Dry & warm, Halling out manure
on Lots cart & waggon, coltering & Hilling
in new ground, - 4 lambs to this date
Halling Rails yesterday for Lot
27 taking down Tobacco prizing Tobacco
Halling out manure waggon & Cart
28 nearly all this week
29. Finished Halling manure except on cotton Patch to day
Hilling new ground, fine Rain this week
tho not a enough. Halled up a
Double stack fodder & putting up
scare crows this morning —
30. Cool & Raining this morning —
Plowed a little Tobacco Land yesterday on
Johns Branch, Planted watermellon seed a
few days ago, May 1st Finished Johns branch
made up Tobacco Lot fences went to shop
May 1st Planted out a few cabbage Plants
wed corn in Garden
May 2nd prizing Tobacco shoemaking
etc. shelling corn. Raining, & halling woodground wet
3. made a steer of Mr. Neals calf
this morning coltering & Hilling
in new ground, & Plowing Lot -
4. Planted cotton watermellons etc etc
- Plowing for Tobacco & Hilling in
new ground. Seasonable weather
5. Rained very to night Hilling coltering
in new ground & took down Tobacco
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