April 16, 1850 - April 22, 1850

16th aprl 1850 Laying off corn ground in Johns
field. coltering & Hilling in new ground

17th cloudy & Raining a little this morning
snowed some quite cool, every thing quite
backward been wet & cool all the winter
& spring to this time but not much very cold
weather, not much corn planted yet
continues to snow & cool Snowed fast
till after 12 Oclock, snow 3 or 4 Inches
Deep & If it had not melted at first
as it fell, the snow would have been near
10 Inches Deep, quite cool yet
Henry gone to shop in evening after waggon
Fed shomaking for my W- alse & ann
shelling corn Jane & Lila spining

18th april 1850 Real winters mor=
=ning Ice snow & ground smartly frozen
where the snow has melted - Halling wood
shoemaking etc spining —

19. Fencing In the morning Hauled up 1
stack fodder alse & Fed Hilling about 10
oclock Jane & Henry went & commenced
Planting corn in Johns field & Planted till
12 & then it rained till night nearly
fixed the corn to Keep the Crows from
pulling it up 4 spoons Tar. to 6 quarts corn
the Tar put in 1 Gall. Boiling water &
stired & put in after & let it stay 2
minutes & then roll it in Plaster

20 Raining this morning making
Baskets sewing etc etc Buting up cobs -

21st still cloudy & cool I went yesterday to
Mrs McCullocks & Mrs Colemans my wife gone
to Mrs Hunts to day

22 Rainy & Cool there has been very little
fair weather since 20th or 25th march
ground so wet we cant do but very little