June 4, 1875 - June 11, 1875

1875 June 4th Small Shower last evening & we
are drawing plants & will plant Tobacco to
day, Edmond Dews, Nat, left as it rained
We are planting old field & all Joining ^firstthat
Fine day to plant, rather cloudy Sun not
very Hot but very warm day --

5. Did not get done planting Tobacco Hills
made did not have plants drawn replanted
mine by Kate. Cloudy this morning, Hauling
Out manure on Lot this morning, Dolley
Boas Lain would not hold to the Contract about
getting plant Bed from me, Templeton takes his
half the other half Stands there - Mr Tho^s Owen
^{agrees to take that that & help in Harvest in time for it}

6 I went to Sunday School this day Richr^d
Whitehead came here yesterday

7 Cloudy & Rained a little last night
Hauling Manure out of mules Stables to day
on Lot. I fear we will not have enough to go over
Rained about 2 Hours moderately to day, they
are not quite done Hauling out manure
Planting Tobacco this morning in new ground
& Replanting all we first Planted

8 replanting & finished Planting ^Tobacco all but Lot this morning
expect to finish replanting Scatter manure on lot
& Plow it in & then for the corn field --

9th Hauling out manure & Plowing Lot -

10 ^{Christopher Lain here at work on Plows} Hauling out manure & Plowing finished
Hauling out manure & finished yesterday & to
Plowing in manured clear cool nights
Ed Dews, Nat, came here yesterday evening
Sun 2 hours High in evening & worked in cotton
this morning he is plowing Nelley in my corn
Ed D & J. finishing Plowing in manure & Garden
& then for corn field, went to Beding Lot this evening

11th Beding Lot & put 1 Bag & p^s Gilhams Fertilizer
in drill after Scattering manure hauled out