October 30, 1857 - November 7, 1857

1857 Oct 30 Sewing wheat fixing Hog pen
Halling wood & stalks - I went to Court &
gave my Deposition Gratsys adm. against
Dan^l Johns adm or Exer I charged 1.30 or
1.50 for going there this day which they have
got to pay —

31st Sewing wheat fanning wheat this morning
Mr Hiram wyatt at ^work with Henry Laying floor
of weaving House,- & fixing Door etc
fine weather, - Jordan Bushing in wheat
sewed in all to this day 22 Bushels in fresh field

Novr 1st Sunday went to see Mr Worsham
— 2nd Mr H. Wyatt & Henry finished weaving house
— Fed shoemaking, cleaning out stables
Raking & Halling leaves to Lot, 3 Plows
Plowed up Lot for wheat by old prize barn
& finished it ready to sew it now

3rd Sewed 4 Bushels in Lot. & Hitched Netty
& she done very well after awhile
Plowing Tobacco ground next to Crews & going
to sewing there to day - Pulling & Halling

4th corn from mountain
Fine weather Put up Our Hogs this ^{up before7. (3.)}morning
& several to put up yet.

5th Finished sewing tobacco ground in wheat next
to Crews, sewed near 5 Bushels Smooth head
White white there. Halled up 4 Loads of
Corn to day from mountain & shucked it
out at night, Sewing Rye at Crews

6th Sewing Rye at Crews, Halling up
Corn from mountain Loads & all
choped round stumps & Bushed wheat ground
at Crews yesterday - firing Tobacco
yesterday & this morning as its warm foggy
& Rainy weather, give Jacob 1 pr fine shoes
at andersons had his old ones mended
gave him one Dollar in cash

7th Housing Corn to day put 20 Barrels
new corn House & nearly 10 D^o short Corn in little^House Corn
made fine round fodder stacks at mountain