December 13, 1866 - December 26, 1866

1866 Decr 13 It has been quite cool […]
" 17 Begin to Snow & Hail Saturday we f[…]
Halling up Blade fodder & stacks but did
finish our Cow Shelters put 3 Large stacks
good fodder in Barn On Mountain 2 good
ones in Barn by Cow shelters & 3 Sorrys ones
Cutting wood this morning
Kate & Mr Moses Came Saturday
sent to Mill on Horse back

18th Sent Henry to Mill again Carried
another Turn Corn for meal & will bring
home the Turn there cloudy & like for
Snow, fixing cow shelters Halling
2 Load wood last night & expect to
Hall brush & wood to day – 2 young
Calves star & white Sook will have one
shortly - quite cool at this time

19 Halled & cut wood & fixed to Kill Hogs

20 Killed all our Hogs but one to day
& Salted them very cold this night
Snow & Hail melts but little yet
Star & White got young calves
& looking for another now every day

21. 22 23 - 24 We have been fixing cow
shelters cutting wood, Hauling wood dry wood
Brush for cow shelters I went to old place
last friday & saturday Cut out Hogs salt
up Pork etc Henry Jr went to mill Twice for
me & once for themselves last week this
day 24 Snow melted smartly creek very
much up, we have had a very rough spell
for over a week now very sloppy indeed,
Turned out my Boar & 1 young Sow for
Sarly

25. & 26. Staid at home 25 & 26 went to
Mr Banks & Chalk Level settled with negroes
at old place except Wyatt & W^mcloudy
& likely for Rain or Snow