May 8, 1857 - May 11, 1857

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1857 May 8th Sent Sandy to Doct Whites Mill
8 Bushels Corn for meal after awhile we
shall start them to Hilling — & Coltering
in new ground fair weather at this time

9th Coltering & expect to get done first way in
new ground to day Henry Croping for
them to Hill, Sandy Halling Rails for
yard today & then plowing for Jerry & Miss
Neal
& Plowing Pea Patch, fine weather
weather 11th May 1812 It snowed 4 Inches Deep fruit trees
in full Bloom & did not hurt any thing much In
1836 Spots in the Sun & I am told frost every month
of the year in some places in 1812 Easter the
Snow full 1 foot Deep. In 1823 17th april snow fell
18 Inches Deep In 1848 snow fell early in June, light
In 1856 22nd april It snow, smartly In 1857 It
snowed smartly in april & the coldest windy &
wettest spring I ever saw, now 9th may
& we have not finished planting corn & many
persons have not planted much, the rains
& freshet has been uncommon, Yates Dews
Gilberts Millers Mills out of fix & Dams broke
& also Worshams, - Tobacco plants very small
& every thing very backward - -

10th Sunday went to Sunday School fine day

11th uncovered Plant Beds this morning & will manure
shortly, Hilling at new ground laying off mountain
field to Plant Corn, fine weather, Planted Pumpk
=ins at mountain field — coltering at new ground
croping — Finished Planting mountain field &
Planted all over we had planted there
Raining this evening Just before night
Planted pumpkins & simblings at mountain
Halling croping at new ground Halled
rails for Mr Crews Plowed up Cotton Patch
Potatoe Patch etc etc.

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