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10th. The seed was rubbed, or rolled
The army worm is said to be in the neighborhood of
Holly Springs

The wheat crop is said to be affected with the Smut in
several neighborhoods

The 16 scrapers passed over the balance of the S. Gum
field, all of the N. G. field, & about half of the Thomas
field - equal to about 66 acres. The most of the land we
have scraped for a few days past, was in Corn last year, &
on that account, owing to the Corn stalks & old grass,
cannot bo gone over as rapidly as land that was in Cotton
last year

The hoe hands passed over the two Gum fields & about 6
acres in the Thomas field, in all about 60 acres. There
were 40 hands, little & big, at the hoe to day. 3 grown
hands were not at work to day. Reena has been lying up for
several days. Charles is lying up to day. Alfred's Ann
who has been lying in, went out a few days ago

The 8 Corn plows finished the R Nx field & plowed about
22 acres in the Kenedy field in all about 28 acres. 2 of the
Corn plows did less than the others, on account of the failing,
to some extent, of the horses

May 15th. 1852.
The hoe hands finished the Thomas field about 10 oclock