June 18, 1851 - June 30, 1851

1851 June 18th- finished Plowing over corn second time
here & began to Lay by mountain field this evening

19th Laying by mountain field, weeding down
Tobacco in new ground & expect to finished that to
day & Lots is also done, & then for fresh ground
Very Cool & very dry weather, Cool ever since Monday

20th Finished laying by mountain field & next
fresh ground, finished weeding Tobacco this
21st day June 1851 laying by with Plows in Lot by Granary
Broke new waggon this morning first time we ever
hitched the Horses to it & we sent it back to Mr Lewis
Yates, to make a new coupling Pole & finish it. etc.

22nd cloudy & Turned warm my wife gone to St Andrews

23rd A little shower Rain here this night -

24th Replanted a little Tobacco smartly missing
none at Mrs McCullocks, cutting wheat
expect to finish to day here & at Mrs McCullocks

25 too, Sorry crop tho grain good -
weather extremely dry & now Hot -
Henry complaining with his rash & Plowing
here by House in corn —

26th Sent Poplar Log for waggon & Pine Log
for bodies & told Henry to bring back waggon
frames for Wyatts & Oak Log to be sawed 4½
Inches by 4½ for Harrows etc etc - 2 Bags Corn
Sent This morning 2 Bushels in each Beg & 1 Bag
at mill to be bro^tHome clear & warm
cleaning Out treading Yard & choping in
Corn overseer making cart gate etc

28 Sent another Pine Log to Saw mill got no
Plank bro^t back 2 Bags meal weather clear
Hot & Dry Hilling up Corn & Plowing ^groundfresh

29, in evening a little shower about

30 Halling up wheat to day also at Mrs McC
Hester got Fistula ^{& had it 2 or 3 weeks} Logan hip shot & Celam swayed
inaged [injured?] some how other clear & Dry
Choping over fresh ground corn about this time