214

Saturday 20th April 1861 Commenced
planting corn in Roberts orchard with
one set of hands 7 plows listing
Big Frost Frost this morning
ground froze some Ther 33 perhaps it
has done but little damage except to the
may wheat which is inpured bally
the fruit is not all killed the peaches
had not shed the bloom is all that sand
then sent 29 Goats to siwTaurn pasture
we have 24 sheep then also and the Ewes + Sants
in cassel pasture

Monday 21 April 1861 planted corn in mud
road field East of Branch 1 set of hands
listered in mud road field with 7 plows

Tuesday 22 Apl 1861 finished listing mud road
field + commenced planting + manuereing in the
hills

Saturday 26th April 1861 finished planting
mud road field + have manured about 20
Acres of it in the hill
some frost this miring

Monday 28th April 1861 listed + planted corn
in west end of Bark field

Tuesday 30th planted corn in Barn field
slight frost the 1st + 2 days of spring

Wednesday 1st May 1861 still planting
corn in Barn field verry windy day
sent shead of cattle to Germany pasture

Saturday 4th May 1861 finished planting
Barn field except 2 of 3 Acres that is
too hard manured 10 or 12 Acres in hill
verry dry Negro Woman Cassa child
at night a great lops to the negro family
The Black Mare Old Poke had a
mare colt on the 1st day of May
the Colt is Blk with Stor in forward + a little
white on the feet