April 27, 1850 - May 3, 1850

1850 april 27th The ground is still very
wet. We are bedding our second yrs Tobacco
Land every thing very late, cattle has
very little to eat, - ————
at 12 oclock with 2 Horses ann & myself [droped?]
We Planted nearly all our drill corn

28th cloudy warm & like for Rain ^{Hunts & Colemans} I went to Mrs

29. This morning quite cool & clear we are
laying off our corn ground alse & ann
Hilling in new ground expect to Plant
corn at 12 oclock - flies eating Tobacco
Plants, putting Plaster manure on them —

30 Planting corn in Johns field began
yesterday at 12 oclock far side

May 1st Planting corn in Johns field
& finished Just before night, laying off
fresh ground Halling manure on
Potatoe Patch & scattering
very ^clear cool in deed flies eating ^Tobacco Plants
very much, weather drying —
Planted Simblings Snaps etc etc —

2nd Planting fresh ground corn
fixing ^Sweet Potatoe Patch by ^{& Planted it} garden
Federick Collering new ground
Jacob starts to school
to Mrs Walkup, a little ^{last night} frost

3rd Planted nearly 2 squares Greens
in Garden Planted Cotton etc etc
water mellons cucumbers etc etc
Henry & Jane Bedding wet spots
for corn, finished Planting corn
yesterday except flats —
Hilling & coltering got 10 Bus. to sew
Sewing Oats this evening^now