February 9, 1849 - February 26, 1849

1849 Feby 9th cleared off & weather moderate
malling car^d wood out of new ground

10 clear & a fine day moderate

11 cloudy & like for Rain or snow
malling & Plowing, for corn. alse^{corn Land}shrubing

17. Have been malling in new ground & Plowing
½ this day since 11th. Halling wood leaves Hay
to granary for seed, & Halled up Oats etc.
yesterday & to day burnt Plant Bed in big
new ground & sewed & covered it this day

18. This morning snowing weather cold
Had 5 lambs & lost 3 to this day -

20 went to Court yesterday 19. qualified
as Exec. to Mr ^Jere M^cCullocks will
weather cold & Clear snow 3 or 4 Inches^deep
shoemaking making swingling flax
spining & making Bars etc etc
to day sowing clover seed etc
swingling fax & spining —
cloudy & like for snow

22 Snowed again Monday evening & this
morning again snow about 4 Inches deep
yesterday & to day striping Tobacco in
new ground barn got out our seed
Oats yesterday, 3 stacks single

23 Finished new ground barn 12 oclock
taking some down in prize barn &
shelling corn still cloudy, snow melting

24 striping Tobacco in Prize barn
weather moderate snow melting
my wife & Cate & Jerry gone to Mrs M^cCullock

26 cloudy & like for Rain or snow. gone to mill
malling & cutting Logs for barn - —