May 26, 1875 - June 3, 1875

1875 May 26 Edm^d Dews Nat & Ti.] left & I am do
done planting my Tobacco yesterday fair pretty day
W^m Eds Son drive Cart up to mount & Carr^d
my old castings 171 lbs sold them to Mr

27th. Edm^d Planting corn & Plowing & fixing little places
for corn, I went to Election to day -- Nannie
& W^m Hilling Tobacco this evening fair pretty day

28. Ed & Jimmie still fixing corn Land to plant
W^m & me went to JW Lains to get Bag Sea fowl
Guano. got from Whiteheads & Hurts for me

29th Finish planting flat Land corn & began
yesterday to replant next to woods above Johns's ^spring
then plowing in shuck pen Lot for Tobacco
& give Ed part of it for sweet Potatoe Patch
Got my My Wyatt Boar & Cut him yesterday
& will put up for his Hog & see how much he will ^weigh
cloudy up a little, Tobacco & every thing we
planted this week lives tolerable & looks well -
Edm^d went this evening by Mrs Pannells to help
make a Shelter for Peter Adms to Preach under

30th I went to Strait Stone Sunday School very cool
nights & fair day very pretty weather

31st. Ed & Jimmie fixing Land for Tobacco Bedding
hilling etc. Kate replanting my corn planting ^{10 Rows Peas white}
Kate replanting & cutting Bushel out of my corn
Let Mr H Templeton & ^{Boas Lain} have last plant Bed we
Burnt ^Last Boas ^Lain Come in with Mr Templeton 2
days in Harvest till I am Satisfied them
& their hands thats working with them

June 1st Tuesday Ed Fixing ground to Plant Tobacco
some of them Hilling etc

2nd Cloudy & like for rain JD Hunt here
Ed & Jimmie Beding & putting on Guano above
my Corn field for Tobacco I went to mount Airy
to have my Double Shovel Plow fixed by
Mr Younger Cloudy & like for rain

3rd Ed. Hilling & laying ^off in old field Ed Dews Nat
gone to Millers saw mill carry Small sorry
Log, cloudy & like for rain Carried another
making 4 carried to millers saw mill for railing
& Palings for Grave Yard carried by Edm^d. Dews N
no Rain yet - smart Shower about night