February 12, 1852 - March 2, 1852

1852 Feby 12th Yesterday it Rained in morning
& in evening. Turned off quite cool to day
We have 10 lambs to this day & 1 calf
Halled leaves in all our Barn to day — etc.
We have striped but little Tobacco yet
Jacob & Jerry Started to School
last Monday the 9th Feby 1852

17th Since the 12th we have been plowing
Halling wood malling in little new
ground near new ground barn, fencing in
fresh ground & began to mall here at home
not striped much tobacco yet weather fine
for time of year. nearly done plowing
flat land for Corn Bedded a good deal for
Corn next to Orchard, also flushed some next
to middle barn, - waggon & Cart Halling
Rails from fresh ground and around corn fields
next to middle Barn, Shrubing fence Row
Pilling wood in new ground here at home
we have 13 Lambs to this day lost One -

19th Planted Irish Potatoes in hog pen by spring
yesterday began to Plow in fresh ground
Rolled Logs by fresh ground in little new ground
& burning them to day & Plowing out there
Federick malling in new ground by house
cloudy & like for falling weather, not very cold

24. Some Rain in a few days past help Mr Lewis
Ephrain & Parham & also at Mr Fitzgerald Plantation
This week, we are Plowing Halling wood Out
little new ground, this is a very pretty day-
My wife & Lila, & several of the children
complaining. Sallie sick at last Strait Stone
meeting say Feby- — 1852
We have 14 or 15 Lambs to this day & only 1 calf

March 2nd Rained Friday & saturday did not Plow
much, latter part last week striped all the
Tobacco we had down in prize Barn