April 20, 1849 - April 25, 1849

1849 aprl 20 Henry going to mill with a
large Log for Palings & 10 Bushels corn
for meal - Hilling & Coltering in new ground
Lila breaking lot on Branch ——
got the meal & no Paling. 2 Large Logs
at Millers mill for Palings

21st Hilling new ground, Broke up
Lot on Branch, Henry gone to Mrs Colemans
to Plant Corn or lay off the ground
The 19 or 20th Henry Jane & Alse was there
helping to Plant Corn--
very cool indeed & looks like Winter
weather very dry & some times windy -

22 Weather still cool tho moderated a little
Flies are eating Tobacco plants.
a little cloudy to day & last night

23. clear moderate weather dry & windy & a
bad time on Stock, Buds all Killed & wheat
& collard Plants Bit etc etc. Hilling & Coltering
Henry gone to shop with Horses to shoe etc
Written 3 letters 1 Col^o Smith about by Lug Hh^d Tobacco
& the articles for Mrs. McCullocks family, one to Mr Bagby
for one sack sate 10 lbs steel 1 Bale Cotton one letter to
Dan^l for a Bonnet for Fanny White & sent ½ Doll.
for Sally a pr of Bl[ac]k [no. ?] shoes — about 5 oclock

24 This morning Henry gone to Lynchg. started
with Lugs Hh^d, Hilling in big new ground
began to Rain about 12 oclock this day
In evening Alse shelling corn Jane spining.
Lila Ann & Fed prizing Tobacco —

25 Rained moderately all night. monstrous good
Rain weather moderate taking down all
our good Tobacco this morning prizing &
Packing in Hh^d & Bulking good fine
weather in deed very good —
Raining nearly all day