March 3, 1852- March 17, 1852

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1852 March 3rd Plowing for corn & yes=
=turday sewed 1½ Bus Oats by clover lott.
Fed & Henry malling - Sunday Jordan
& Lila Plowing - alse Kitty etc fencing -
Sent to Mr Hodnetts to day to Raise barn

4th Plowed till 12 oclock. Henry fixing
Garden Federick malling - began to Rain
a little after 12 oclock, shelled corn

5th Striped Tobacco at prize Barn, & took
down middle Barn,- did not Rain

6th Rained nearly all night striping in Middle
Barn, to day. Moderate, trod out oats Thursday

7. went to Mrs Hunts all of us, fine day -

8. Striped Tobacco & finished middle Barn
Henry went to mill with waggon & got 2
Turns mill & Hhds staves etc —

9. Took down all our Lugs that's striped
moved all Our Tobacco from mountain field
Barn, Plowing for Oats took down new ground
Barn of Tobacco very warm day —

10th. Sent Henry to Mrs Hunts for Jerrys Young
Balance packing Lugs. Faning out Oats
fencing cleaning out stables etc etc
Began to sew Oats this day in earnest,
a little cooler wind from North

13 Sewed about 20 Bushels Oats to this day -- we are
this morning treading out Oats,- & sewing & Halling wood
alse Kitty etc working in Garden warm weather
Sent Henry a few days ago to Mrs Hunts for a
Heifer yearling She gave Jerry ———

16 went to Court yesterday a fine day
Planted Irish Potatoe Patch by springs -
Began to Hill yesterday in fresh ground
Hilling to day 4 hands with alse Fed malling
Henry Coltering in fresh ground, commencing Raining
about dark this night & quite still

17th Rained hard last night & still continues
this morning & wind began to blow at 12 Ocl
in night & this morning I assure you there
is tremendous wind & Rain from N.E.
Tops of middle Barn Blown off Side
striping Tobacco in prize Barn –

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