January 31, 1848 - February 8, 1848

1848 Jany 31 Began to prize Lugs
weather moderate, piling wood
& malling, Jacob starts to School
Lila Sick about the 20th Jany last Inst.
Dew had a Bull calf 2 weeks ago
Poll had a cow calf last night

Febr 1st Beautiful clear day, for winter
prizing Our Lugs malling cutting old
Logs & Halling wood last very
stormy & Rainy a little & cooler this morning

2nd Halling Rails at stony point.
cutting old Logs in new ground
& fencing - cloudy & like for R. or S.
in 10 or 15^days we have 2 young calves
& 27 pigs - all look well —

3rd Sent Henry to mill 1 Log & 1 Bbl Corn
for meal & sent $1 to pay Doct Miller
what I Owe him & 9¢ to have band put
on hind hounds of waggon, the Log
is for Hh^d Heading

4 Striping Tobacco in prize Barn
Burnt little plant abed above ^{on branch}House
to this day sent 4 Logs to mill & Rec^d 28
p^s 2 staves in p^s & 4 plank for Heading

5 Cutting big growth in little new ground
Turned cold & windy - Our Black sow
which had 5 pigs cant walk weakness in ^loins the

6 this morning very cold & windy - have
26th pigs at this time, Bet had her calve
few days ago. Now have 3 young calves
clear weather,

7. Still cold & windy finished Cutting
little new ground, malling, -

8th Snowed a little last night went to
Uncle Jerrys last evening. Striping Tobacco.
weather cold yet.