April 24, 1848 - May 5, 1848

1848 April 24th Easter Monday dry
Done Planting corn 23rd finished 22nd
Coltering Second yrs ground for Tobacco
Oats & wheat looks badly. Tobacco plants small
& flies eating them very much in places

26. Dry & warm, Halling out manure
on Lots cart & waggon, coltering & Hilling
in new ground, - 4 lambs to this date
Halling Rails yesterday for Lot

27 taking down Tobacco prizing Tobacco
Halling out manure waggon & Cart

28 nearly all this week

29. Finished Halling manure ^{except on cotton Patch} to day
Hilling new ground, fine Rain this week
tho not a enough. Halled up a
Double stack fodder & putting up
scare crows this morning —

30. Cool & Raining this morning —
Plowed a little Tobacco Land yesterday on
Johns Branch, Planted watermellon seed a
few days ago, May 1st Finished Johns branch
made up Tobacco Lot fences went to shop

May 1st Planted out a few cabbage Plants
wed corn in Garden

May 2nd prizing Tobacco shoemaking
etc. shelling corn. Raining, ^{& halling wood}ground wet

3. made a steer of Mr. Neals calf
this morning coltering & Hilling
in new ground, & Plowing Lot -

4. Planted cotton watermellons etc etc
- Plowing for Tobacco & Hilling in
new ground. Seasonable weather

5. Rained very to night Hilling coltering
in new ground & took down Tobacco