March 22, 1850 - April 4, 1850

1850 March 22nd cloudy & like for Rain

-23rd coltering in new ground & cleaning up
began to take down Tobacco in new
Barn but broke off so cold Hung it up
again prizing out of prize Barn Hh^d
nearly full — Turned out Hh^d Lugs
a few days ago —

24 clear & cold cloudy in evening

25 Coltering cleaning up David neal
Riving Boards Sewing oats etc -

26 Raking coltering & Plowing — Loaded waggon
for Lynchg this evening —

27 Starting to Lynchg & Rob^tMcCullock failed
to meet my waggon at Capt Clements
& I went on myself Logan Pulled elegant
commenced snowing & Hailing & continued
all day & that night we got to Lynchg

28 snow about 5 Inches Deep went on
& got to Lynchg that night

29 Sold Lugs for 6.60 & Returned back
to Lynches that night

30 got Home soon in evening
they have been fencing & at work
in new ground all they could

31 Snow all gone & a fine ^{family all stayed at home} day my

Aprl 1st 1st Holliday my wife went to
Mrs McCullocks, Mrs Hunt & family had
pretty weather —

2nd Crossing in first ½ year new ground & expect^{to dayto begin to Hill}
Plowing for corn

3 Rained nearly all day Hard have not ^{begun to Hall yet}
Sent Jordan to mill got very wet. shelled
corn cleaned out stables in part Fed made
Catharine S shoes, prizing Tobacco —

4 cleared off last night forkin[g] up manure
this morning Turned out Hh^d good tobacco.
Halling Rails & wood to day, Jordan to
mill my wife gone to Mrs Colemans
very wiⁿdy to day I went to Mrs McCullocks