April 30, 1861 - May 4, 1861
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1861 april 30th Put up foundation of Carriage
House Bob & overseer finished halling out manure
Henry & Harry Bedding Corn Land on branch
clem Hilling cool weather at this time & dry
May 1st Marked Calves Beding for Corn on branch
Fencing next to Vaughans McHaneys & on
Road & clem Hilling — cool morning
began to fence this morning on Creek & they
wont finish neither will they finish fixing
ground for Corn, – windy & cool to day
2nd Mr Blanks came this morning & went to aspen
Grove to Spay Shoats 26 in all then Came here
9 here to alter & mark 1 he said was too small
to spay marked it & Turn it out to be done
here after went from here to Mr Hunts place for
the same purpose, overseer went to Mill
to day with waggon carried 8 Bushels wheat
for me & 1 Turn Corn to Richard Whitehead|Whiteheads]] 1½ Bushel
wheat for Henry & 5 Bushels wheat for himself
Carried the wheat to Faris Mill for flour,
last night Patrolling our company –
Our poeple are fencing on Creek to day
& finished etc etc clem spining etc
very cool windy weather & yesterday & day
before tremendous winds etc dry & cold
Marked 3 Calves here and at aspen
Grove, 3rd May Began to Plant Corn on Creek
this morning, & finished or trying to finished bed-
=ding & listing. Cow, Clarys younger Heifer
Clary had a calf yesterday –brot Two 2
Turns meal yesterday home –
4th Finishing Planting Corn on Low grounds
Plowing in fresh ground - Sent to mill for Henry
Hester & Esau for Jerry to day
I went to Chalk Level to day–
[faded] meeting at Hunts place FW & Mary
James here
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