January 28, 1870 - March 8, 1870

1870 Jany 28th Halled wood waggon cart
till 12 oclock then went to calling all hands
steers worked very well still Cloudy & cool

29th Raining this morning striping Tobacco
in little Barn at Water Loo Weather
very moderate, 4 lambs to this day & 3
calves Bet a cow calf of Millys Sooks a Bull
my shoats 5 of them come up this morning

30th Stayed at home Keatts not here to feed
weather moderate

31st Mr Keatts halling leaves Caroline & Ben
helping him Sam cutting in new ground
None of my Hogs up this morning

Feby 1st Cutting in new ground Rained
Wind Blew hard & turned cooler
wind NW & NE - to day - I went to
shop left 3 harrow teeth there to pint

2. 3. 4th Cutting on new ground & for Plant
Bed on Road, I went to Mrs Colemans Fannies
Kates & Jerrys old place Creasys etc

5 Cloudy & cooler Burnt & sewed plant
Bed on road to Straitstone yesterday
to ^day Cutting wood & finishing cutting in
new ground nearly Sam halling wood
Cloudy & like for rain or snow, -
Mrs Wyatt sick Spitting Blood & gone home
this evening - Mr Keatts still cutting

6th Snowing in about all day weather
not very cold

7th Striping Tobacco to day Doron
started to school to Mr Fitzgerald

8 Snowing finished striping tobacco at
Owens Barn to day & went to Barn
back of Garden Hired Nath Smith of
his Father Frederick gave $12 for him
& to clothe him