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Wrote to Jas P. Leak yesterday & mailed the letter to day
Received a letter from Dr Loving written on the 19th
instant Replied to it.
The negroes finished their week's task to day, having
gained nearly a day & a half
Finished shearing the sheep to day, having sheared 27 old
ones. Marked 18 Lambs
Wrote to H. T. Thomas a few days ago in reply to one from
him Also to Garland Snead, enclosing it in the one to Thomas

May 3rd. 1852.
Corn coming up in the Pond. Water Melon seed coming up.
Planted peas to day in the North Gin field Finished the field.
Three openers and three coverers ran over the field Commenced
plowing the Corn the second time, running round it. 11 horses
passed over the R N x field, & 4 over about 16 acres of the
Kenedy field
Still very dry - warm. In some of the fresh land a stand
of cotton is up But there is no prospect yet for a good stand
on the old land

May 4th. 1852.
Heavy rain last night and a heavier one to day. Fences
washed down at various points
Set out Potato sprouts. Ground entirely too wet for
plowing. Quite uneasy about a stand of Cotton. Mr Robinson