March 4, 1851 - March 16, 1851

1851 March 4th Plowing in Fresh field sett ½
Our Logs Heaps on fire & we had work with
the fire in & all over that part where had set
the Heaps fire fine weather windy day

5 Finished plowing fresh field & gone to Mount[ain]
field this evening, Halling Rails at new
ground cutting Logs in new ground etc etc

6th March Plowing with 2 Plows in the
mountain field Fed & alse halled up oats
straw shucks & 1 Load Leaves in Stables overseer
Set up Hh^d alseJane cutting in new ground
Barn Logs Jordan & Lowry burning Brush etc

7th Rained a little yesterday & all last night
& hard to day striping Tobacco in new Barn
Sewed Over Our Plant Beds about this

8. Striping Tobacco in new Barn

9. went to Harmony Powerfull freshit[freshet] & Mr^{Plunket not at on Saturday-meeting}

10. Set Our Logs Heaps on fire, Halling wood,

11 Treading Out Oats Halling Rails at
Overseers House etc Burning up Log heaps
Fair & fine weather for time year

12 working on Road Lila & Jane cutting Barn
alse Jordan & Lowry cleaning up in new ground
fine day -

13th Began to Sew Oats in Johns field -
Began to prize Lugs Lila Kitty & Lowry & ^overseer
Beautifull day for prizing &

14 Sewing Oats, halling out wood & Rails
out of new ground, Broke Hester Ann
& Celam to Plow this week Both Plow very well
most done prizing our Lug Hh^d this day

15th Same work as on the 14th fine weather

16th Rained hard last night my wife gone to Mrs Hunts
Sent for Cate who has been at Mr Fitzgeralds five
weeks & in fact has not been at home much since
last Christmas, fine warm days fair
Sewed 11 Bushels this day.