January 22, 1870 - January 27, 1870

1870 Jany 22nd I went to shop got 1 Dicth Dutch
Plow & singletree, no Colter Saml getting slabs
for Mr Whitehead in morning in evening
I found him & Wm cutting & Caroline & Keatts
went to old place fixed agreements with
Randol Sam & Charlotte Hodnette & Jorden
Graves for 1870 weather cloudy & moderate
Nannie has been sick all the week
will take some medicine tonight

23rd Moderate day stayed at home Nannie

24th Hung up our meat this morning & fanned out
Our wheat & divided it mine in Bbl or Hhd in ^Toll Corn
& bbl. 1 Bbl my own some onions in it & ^Bags Hh
my own make the smallest Hogs - & Box behind
door in Granary is Richards, -
Mr Keatts Plowing with 2 Horses for Tobacco
Sam & Caroline in new ground cloudy
& moderate weather - could not find my Hogs
sold Sam 15 lb Lard Butter Pot & all Pot to be taken ^&
paid in cash Pot to be deducted Lard @ 21¢ per lb

25th Striping tobacco over next to Mr Keatts owens
Barn. Rained nearly all night last night
Lowry gone to Barn the striped in owens barn

26th Sam & Wyatt got Boards for Mr Whitehead nearly
all this day, they cut a little while in evening
Mr Keatts & Carolene cut nearly all day. - I
went to Mill for Mr Keatts Carried ½ Bbl & ½ Bbl
wheat for him I let him have I also carried
1 Bushel wheat for Mr Wyatt, & brot back
from Mt Airy 1 Box & 4 flour Barrels Bot
of Jacobs P. Graves 40¢ for flour bbls & 2/3
for Box making 77½ Cents owe to Jacob
Beautifull weather found all my hogs
but 2 one of which is my Boar Large size
from moses Sow but they went off again

27 Sam & Wyatt Cutting in new ground & Caroline
Mr Keatts Plowing 2 Horses in Lot for Tobacco
cloudy & moderate weather Doron went to shop
brot home 1 plow Hoe Dutch Colter lap ring Br[lost in margin]
Knife & clevice[clevis] pen