January 22, 1866 - January 31, 1866

1866 Janry 22nd. Malling in new Gro[und …]
wood when he Came back from the [ …]
& flour went mules & wagon, - roads very [ …]
2 Blocks to S. Stone meeting House for Step[s… ]
Doors weather has moderated very much,

23rd, Janry 1866. Have been malling to day & Halling wood
out of new ground, made dog House to day Jerry
Came down to day moderate day & no rain or snow.

24th Raining this morning & nearly all night quite
a day of Rain & cold, cloudy & dark, making Bars
& getting off Sorghum Seed - cant do much –

25. Rained nearly all night, a little freese
this morning Ben Raking up manure cleaning
Out Stables Balancing malling to day –
Pride going to Cap^t Wooding to see Something
about going to School to new London, heard
nothing from Cap^t Wooding about the school

26th malling in new Ground Ben raking up manure
then cutting up trees in new ground tolerable day
I went to Cedar Hill old place & Rolands to see
about makings shoes for Pride, Bybee gone to
Motleys Carried all the Cotton to have Picked
Jerry at home at new ground I bro^t home filling
some bottles my Tin Box, Varnish & foot a[?],–
lent Jerry Bill I rode his Horse home

27 Still Cloudy & like for rain or snow, Pride &
me made 6 Hens nest, finished malling, halled
out straw 2 days this week, the sun not seen
3 days not seen much cloudy nearly all the week
repairing Gear House nailing on Boards

28th clouday day did not see the sun

29th. Snowed Saturday evening & night weather moderate
Began to clean up new ground in fresh field
Sun shining to day, young Sow in Granary lot
had 5 Pigs Sunday morning very littely the Large
young sow bro^t from Cedar Hill has been sick 4
days I think she is a little better this morning

30th. Shrubing p^s new ground in fresh field, snow nearly g[one]

30st Halling Leaves 2 Teams to day

31st Shrubing in new ground in fresh field runin[g]
1 Double Plow to day –