July 4, 1848 - July 14, 1848
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1848 July 4th Finished Planting & replanting
Tobacco this morning, sewed Peas
& Buck Wheat
Halling up wheat, clear day
days warm & nights cool —
5 Finished Halling up wheat
6. Began to cut Oats yesterday & to
day cutting 3& 4hands — Rained a little
7 cutting oats 3 & 4 hands cutting
Hen set by 1st Gate towards granary
8 July A wet morning Rained all
night shilling corn shoemaking
spining etc did not quite get done
cutting Our Oats yesterday before
it began to Rain - wind W. E. cool
Rained nearly all this day & quite cool
Picking wool & shoemaking etc
9th Cloudy & cool but not Raining
10 Halled up Blade fodder this morning
Hilling up new ground Tobacco
11 Gone to mill 8½ Bus. corn 1 Bus wheat
Hilled up cotton yesterday & finished cutting
oats & this morning working out Garden
Mouse had a Bull Calf a week ago
12th Hilling up Big new ground
cloudy began to Top Tobacco yesterday
13 Finished Big new ground &
hilling up little new ground
Halling up Oats stoped too wet to stack char Ho[use?]
day - Fed sick yesterday & to [day]
14th & 14 Harrowing corn & Plowing etc
Branch Tobacco Irish Potatoes etc.
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