June 4, 1851 - June 12, 1851

1851 Planted watermellons cucumber seed
& snaps in Lots of Tobacco & Corn by house
Plowing & Weeding Corn at stony point.
Bushed Oats yesterday but did not quite finish
Reds Calf 2 days old, lost 2 Hogs lately

4th June Finished Planting Tobacco at Mrs
McCullocks this day weeding Potatoes etc & Corn

5th Plowing & weeding corn at stony pint
Killed Lambs - weather clear & warm
Mr ^{J S}Lewis s Funeral this day ; ; —

6th Plowing & weeding corn at stony
pint. have been to Mrs McCullocks 3 times
this week, they are Plowing or Harrowing &
weeding out this way in Big field

7 Fine Rain last night replanting Tobacco, this
morning did not get done — in fresh ground
at mountain field - warm fine weather

9th June not quite done weeding corn, a little
Shower of Rain last night — all gone ^toMrs Hunts
Did not get replanting Saturday Tobacco & overseer
went from Home - clear & warm in middle of day

10th Finished to day about 12 Oclock weeding corn
Finished Hilling & Plowing Cotton Sweet Potatoes
& Greens, etc etc, working at Overseers House
Mrs McCullocks Kitchen burnt Down
Sunday morning 8th June 1851 newly ^{covered with shingles}
Henry gone to shop after new waggon
& to Mrs Patricks after White Sulpher Water -

11 Prizing good Tobacco Henry Harrowing here
in Corn by Granary washing wool began to
weed down Tobacco in new^ground& lott by prize Barn
Henry & Jane Harrowing in evening at Mounta
field

12th Prizing good Tobacco & expect to finish to day
Harrowing in corn & Plowing & weeding Tobacco
Lila sick, weather warm,
cloudy & like for R