February 3, 1853 - February 9, 1853

1853 Feby 3rd alse got out this morning
Henry Pidling about House yet my wife
gone to Mr. Lewis’s & David Millers,
We are cutting Big growth & expect to get
done awhile before night, Jordan halling
wood,- Fine weather indeed, moderate;
Fixed yesterday to take down prize Barn Tobacco
Sent Jerry to store after [P?] etc

4th Finished Cutting this day & have Burnt 4
Plant Beds, Jordan Plowing to day Fed Halling
up Balance of stalks off wheat, expect
one or Two to go to malling & some to shrubing
Corn Land – Jacob gone after Catharine Spiller
at Mr Fitzgeralds, been there 3 or 4 weeks

5th Raining this morning, Finishing cutting
& Halling up corn stalks out of wheat,
alse & Henry yet in house; striping tobacco
in middle Barn & Expect to finished there to day
& then for striping in prize Barn —
Weather warm, my Boar gone for a week,

6th Very warm & Raining, Just did stripe Tobacco
in middle Barn, & Packed down Lugs & Hung
the good & second yesterday – Raining nearly all the^day

7 cloudy & like for Rain took down nearly
all the prize Barn of Tobacco & striped some
there & finished striped new Barn back of
Garden,- Halled one Load from mountain
to overseers House to Striped moderate
weather, Hung up meat Saturday last –

8th my wife & Cate gone to J D Hunts visiting
Malissa & Kitty grubing Corn Land Johns field
Killed Beef & veal this morning. Jordan Plowing
up Irish Potatoe Patch, Fed Jacob & sandy malling
Halled out straw Halled leaves etc etc etc –
Planted Irish Potatoe Patch in cow pen

9th Sent to mill to day 4 Bus wheat for fine flour
7½ Bushels corn for mean covered Irish Potatoe Patch
with leaves.