May 14, 1850 - May 23, 1850

1850 May 14th Hilling in fresh ground
Halling out manure waggon & Cart
Sent alse to shop this morning with Plow
cloudy & like for Rain, warmer than it has been

15. began to ^Rain yesterday before 12 oclock
took down our good Tobacco & Rained
hard yesterday & last night, ground^wetvery
can do but little spining weaving
shelling corn this morning. still cloudy
& Cool such a wet Spring we have never
hardly seen & cool too, every thing back
=ward -

16th Halled up 1 Load Tobacco & filled up
Hh^d Then we went to Hilling in second
yrs Land & 2 Plows in corn field
Sewed calf Lot at stable in Oats —

17th. Halling out manure this morning
waggon & cart Jane Plowing Balance hilling
in seconds Land & trying to finish to day

18th Very col this morning Halling out
manure replanting drill corn that we
first planted, Hilling in new ground to day

19th cool day smart Hail at Greenfield Mr H
20th Whitsontide, Our folks but Fed at work
in Lot by new Barn Plowing & scattering
manure, clear & Cool this day
It looks this morning Like we ^{dry weather} are going to have

21st Our corn has come up very bad &
we are this day laying off & Planting over
next to Orchard & Johns Spring -
Planted Peas Pump^kings seed & simblings

22 went to Mrs Hunts Replanted Johns
field Henry Bed Potatoe Patch on Johns
spring Branch & then went to Plowing corn

23 Planted Branch corn, Planted Peas
Irish Potatoes & Replanted fresh ground,