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1876 April 25 Sent Jimmy to Yates Mill
With 2½ Bus Corn for us meal 2 Bus Corn
Sent Peter for meal & 2 Bags for Edm^d
dews meal got meal for all

26. made Bed Corn 10 p^s. our Bed Corn too ^short
Edmond Harrowed lot by ^old prise Barn
the other Side of drain & now by corn house
Peter listing in Lot above house Jimmy
Plowing in fresh field, fair pretty day
Cool weather fixing to begin to Plant Corn
tomorrow some, frost this morning --

27 Still Planting Corn Edm^d & Peter putting
began to plant Corn, Peter above house.
Planting ^{Began to Plant Corn Peter above house}it with Guano & Plaster fine weather
James D Hunt came here & went away
this day 2 nights & 2 days nearly ----
Kato to day in evening to drop Corn for Peter
Edmond & his gang planting in fresh field.

28th Edmond planting in fresh field
Peter Planting Kate droping above house

29 Rained this morning Jery came this evening

April 30th Edmond Harrowing by Corn House
" " Peter Listing in fresh ground ---
" " & then went to Planting Edmond
breaking up till 12 oclock then planting
cleared off very pretty rather cool
Peter finished planting in lot above House
He put plaster & ashes on Corn 8 or 10 rows
between drains above Garden to try it &
no Guano, Put Plaster on Bed this morning
at 12 oclock Manured with Peruvian Guano
& Coal Dust to day ---
Sunday this day sometimes Cloudy & Wind
Blew very hard nearly all day long, ^{Cool nearly all the time}

May 1 Monday Planting Edm^d & Peter
Peter planting all his Corn in Sea
fowl Guano & Plaster Edmond rows
his corn in Guano only very Cool
all day flies eating all the Tob^a plants