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1876 May 2nd Planting corn Edm^d & Peter
in fresh field, they both were hindered
by Old Martin at mountian field to
put ^{out fire} he let get out burning Brown Sage
& burnt 100 Pannels of my fence
Cloudy & like for rain this morning
Began to rain about 9 Oclock quite cool
Raining nearly all the evening weather
Very cool, cant strip Tobacco not in order
Forkin[g] up some manure cleaning up fence
above Granary where we will tend while
it stops raining Peter in shop fixing s[w]ingletrees

3. Putting Dust out of Hogs bed on Plant
Beds for the purpose of keeping the flies
from eating them up Cloudy & like for rain
Will go to planting Corn after awhile quite
Cool & damp, 1 Turkey Hen out only 6 turkeys

4 Peter Planting corn to day Edmond fixing
my little corn Patch by Irish Potatoes & will
Planted it Snaps simblings & etc Plowing little Corner
by Turnip Patch for & Bedding in Garden for
Peter Planted my Pea Patch in p^t to day
Greens etc, Jimmie Beding opened the Beds
W^m droped Jimmie Covered Rolled the corn in
Guano^{Put Plaster & little Guano with my Peas in Hill} & Plaster Planted Corn Simblings & Pumpkins
& snaps in my Patch Planted out some greens &
corn & snaps in Garden by Pear tree Nannie
Dress & Miss Frankie worked & manured onions
Nannie put manure round apple tree
Edmond planted corn by corn house to day
I planted Cimblings by corn house

5 May Friday Peter Planting putting Guano in hill ^{Plaster out}
Edmond & Jimmie Beding on Branch by Pig Pen
Planting corn & snaps there Cimblings & Pumpkins
Coolest April & May I think I ever saw
in all my life before

6th Edmond has planted by corn house & expects
to finish fixing & Planting the Lot the other
side drain in Lot by old prise Barn, -