March 6, 1849 - March 13, 1849

6th March 1849 moon nearly full &
We have not seen it more than once
or Twice, the Sun has not been seen
much for many days

7 Still cloudy & like for Rain & in fact
has rained most of the morning. weather
moderate, striping Tobacco this morning

8th last evening it cleared off last night
the moon shone beautifull & this morning clear
& moderate weather, we rolled the balance
of our Logs yesterday from 11 oclock
except 2 or 3 Heaps which we are
making this morning mending those rolled
before & then sitting all a fire Halling
rails around corn field fence etc
One Plow running

9. Raining this morning Burning Logs Heaps
striping Tobacco & for a few Hours run 4
plows & then Rained to stop us

10th Burning up the balance of our Log Heaps
Halling leaves & 2 Plows running to day
cloudy & moderate weather - cleared off
9 Lambs to this day alive lost 9 or 11

11th moderate weather clear day
^FinishedManuring Our Plant Beds yesterday
sawed off Rams Horn yesterday, -

12 Foggy this^morningrained last evening
moderate ^weather 3 Plows running Halling rails
etc 13. weather moderate Plowing for corn

13th Planting Irish Potatoes this day
Halling up leaves out little new ground
cloudy weather & like for Rain —
Raining & stop us from Plowing
about 11 oclock & Halling leaves
Thundered & lightened to day
Striping tobacco yesterday [Pinky?] had a
cow calf this day or night