April 16, 1854 - April 30, 1854

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1853 april 16 Cold Rain, we are striping Tobacco
little Barn in fresh ground & then got the
new ground Barn to strip yet

21st Nearly done Planting Corn except fresh ground
on mountain & flats on branch Planted yesterday
Snaps Rice & Simblings,- manured a good deal
in the the Hill in John’s field beside the Guano
Halling coltering in new ground this morning &
this morning, Jerrys got the mumphs fine weather,
Tobacco Plants yet small not done striping Toba yet
places on Branch we are Beding mountain
field for corn coltering in new ground & Hilling
clear windy day flies eating Tobacco plants

23rd jacob Henry & Sandy Beding for corn
fresh ground at mountain field & finished
Rained this evening Coltering & Hilling in
new ground - Jerry’s got well of the mumphs

24th Rained last night cloudy & like for Rain
this morning no meeting day —

25 striping tobacco in new ground Barn

26 Finished striping Tobacco this day - prizing Lugs

27 Halling out manure waggon & Cart -
Fair fine weather Beding cotton this dayPatch &
will not tell tomorrow or next day —

28th Halling out manure to day all hands

29 Planted cotton etc etc & then went to Hilling
in new ground went to Mill 10 Bus. Corn for
Meal 2½ Bus wheat for flour etc Sent Henry
to mr Yate saw Mill with Large Log for
Hhd staves, Cut marked & spayed Our Shoats to day

30 Planted mountain field corn & old meadow
in Johns field finished coltering 1 way to day in
new ground & Hilled Some, cloudy & like for Rain
Jerrys has the measles ever since wednesday —
Rose had a cow calf 29th fair day —

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