June 28, 1850 - July 6, 1850

1850 June 28 & 29 cutting wheat & finished all
except Lot on Branch Mrs Colemans Kit & James
helped me armstead cut about 3 hours
cloudy most all the week but no rain
Rain here began to Plant Tobacco in
Lot by Garden & Kept on planting
till we finished our fresh ground,
we have planted about 60.000 Hills

30 still cloudy in morning & foggy
last evening Plowing corn & Broom corn

July 1st Plowing corn in Johns field &
weeding down new ground Tobacco very
dry weather & Hot — went to Mr
Fitzgeralds yesterday after Cate, she stayed
there one week, Smart Rain in evev=
=ing at House but none at new ground
replating our Lot by garden of Tobacco
set out Tomatoe & Beet screan

2nd This morning found a young Heifer
in the Cow pen dead cant tell
whats the matter, Bedding Our Lot for
Tobacco & weeding new ground after
Scattering manure, windy & dry —

3rd weeding down Tobacco Plowing corn

4th. Finished weeding down new ground Tobacco
& Plowing over corn 2 times
Plowed & worked Sweet Potatoe Patch.
Finished cutting wheat last week —

5. began to Lay by Corn & weeding down
Big second yrs Land Tobacco
clear & warm weather at this time very^hot

6 Began to cut Oats this morning -
This Rained all round us but not much here
very warm