April 9, 1852 - April 21, 1852

1852 aprl 9th Finished laying off 1 way fresh
ground for Corn Jordan coltering Balance
Hilling, there till 12 oclock, then we sewed
flax at overseers House,
Planted Sweet Potatoe Patch this evening
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aprl 10th Halling wood waggon & Cart till 10 oclock
my wife Fannie W & Child & Cate went to CH

12th Rained Sunday & monday so much that
my family did not return till Tuesday morning
stay at Mr Johns all night

13th Striping Tobacco in new Barn back garden

14. Laying off left side of Path by middle barn
& fencing around Corn field fence & finished

15. Rained hard last night Sent 4 Bushels Corn
to mill yesterday & this morning for meal
Shelled 3 bushels Corn to Plant Planted Irish Potatoes
by Henrys old House & began to Plant Corn
this Evening right side of Path by middle barn
late in the evening — — Henry & Lila laying off
Mrs Neal very sick Doct Walkup thinks from
taking Laudanum
Grased my wheat on mountain by Hester^{to day -} till
yet Grazing my Rye Lot - by her[e] —

16th A fine day we are planting corn & laying off
Borrowed of EG Lewis 4½ quarts sats.
lost 2 old Sheep lately — — Bets calf a
Bull calf little over one week old now

20 It has been raining every day & night¹⁸⁵² since last
Saturday this is Tuesday & still cloudy & Rainy, we have
planted but little corn, Striping Tobacco in new
Barn back garden & trying to Finish but cant, ^{do it}quite
Wind N.W. quite cool bad on stock

21. Finished striping Tobacco about 8 oclock
Halled wood Turned out Lug Hh^d Tobacco uncover
=ed mountain & one below fresh ground plant Beds
Rained a little to day, & cleared off cool