March 20, 1863 - March 28, 1863

1863 Mar. 20 Real winters day cold & snowy
I went to W H Wallers yesterday for Mrs Fitzgerald

March 21. Perry Came here last night for Cow
food. I sent ½ the frame full of Oat straw &
chaff tho I did not have it to spare
This is another real winters day Snow & hail
5 Inches Deep now raining a little, we are
halling wood to day & cutting, -

Mar 22nd Cleared off tolerable good day

– 23 tolerable good day burning Brush in orchard
& Breaking & swingling flax to day — cloudy
up & raining at night, nannie & me went
to Mr Keens this evening before it rained

24th Raining nearly all day. Fanned out all
Oat wheat. Sewed 15. Bus made 35. got now 22 Bus
Sewed at Plantation 35 " made 30. Bus so chumbly
but when the 1st Mar. I move the wheat only 15 "
let Mr Morefield have 1 Bus of that

Sewed 1862 about 30 Bus at Plantation mostly old
only about 6½ Bus. new Sewed here 13. Bus. & 1
Bushel bower wheat bot of Mrs Smith 1862

25th. Raking up making manure heaps Sent Smith
& Henry to Mr Sheltons Tan Yard. got $2 worth Cow
Hair., I went to Capt Johns

26th. Laying foundation of negroe House
Sent to Cotton machine, Halling wood
fencing etc. I am going to Plantation to day

27. Went to meeting & Kept fast Day. all hands

28th. Sent to Mr Hunts to Roll Logs Sewing
Oats coltering etc etc – to day very likely
for Rain. I am going to Millers Mill to day
Bought of Ja^s Kelley for JH Hargrave Bacon as by
6. Hams 6. s. & 1 midling. 172 lbs 6 midlings 1 S. & 1 Ham 144 -is 316
2 midlings. 1 shoulder & 2 Hams. 88 lb
gave Mr Kelley an order to @ ^{88 lb} 90 pr. lb is
Hargrave for the am^t