May 1, 1857 - May 8, 1857

1857 May 1st Planting Simblings & Rice Beans to
day - cloudy & like for Rain to day —
Fountain Wyatt left last night worked
3 days this week & nearly done. Sick

2nd Planting Corn in fresh ground Owens clearing
& finished that & began at mountain rain stoped
them Just before night laying off that, Jordan
& Buck coltering — I went to Mr Millers - rained
nearly all night & to day we are striped Tobacco
rained all day & as hard as I ever saw
in my life, branches very Light, Halled from
Owens Barn 1 Load Tobacco to strip to new
prize Barn, - etc

3 Clearing off this morning & went to S School

4th Rained all night & Creeks very high
This morning striping Tobacco - in barn
Back of Garden
It has been raining nearly ever since last ^nightfriday
Arch Started & could not cross the creek at
Mrs Tuckers On a Horse. Worshams Mill ^damgone
they say & yates nearly gone & Dam broke
Dews Dam broke, yet Raining Millers
Dam broke - & land very much washed

5th Cleared cool & fair to day Halled to
new prize Barn Owens or mountain spring
Barn of Tobacco & striping to day - fixing for
Riceville tomorrow - waggon & cart,-
Second Rate & Lugs

6th Went to Riceville Waggon & Cart 2 Loads of
Tobacco 23.32 lbs Balance hilling at new ground

7th Finished striping Tobacco to day Raining
morning, Mr. Crews helped me, finished turned
out our cattle this morning. -

8th Raking up manure this morning Henry
& Jordan coltering at new ground