March 6, 1853 - March 16, 1853

1853 March 6th On Friday last it snowed
Smartly till 10 Oclock we were striping Tobacco
We have had only 3 Small Snows this winter
no Lambs or calves yet – still very cold
Jacob & Cate gone to Rices to day -
Halled wood yesterday ½ day – —

7 Plowing till 12 Oclock then trod out oats
cutting down stacks malling & cutting wood
in new ground - fine weather —
Sent alse to Shop with Plow —

8 Treading out 2 stacks oats more to day Plowed this
morning making new ground fence & malling
wood & Rails like for Rain weather moderate

9th Halled Rails around Corn field fence
finished new ground fence & sent to shop

10th upset fair part of fence next to Mr
E. Lewis malled Piled wood etc
Began to sew Oats, sewed nearly 5 Bus.
Cate & myself went to Mrs Thompsons
Henry & Fed sawed shingles Blocks
Prizing Hh^d Lugs this day etc —

11th Rained this morning put manure on
Plant Bed above House prizing Lugs
got Hh^d about full, striping Tobacco
Rolled some of our Logs this evening 5 Heaps
the other side of Johns Branch,- cleared off

12th Turned Out Hh^d Lugs Sewed Oats Halled
wood Run fence at Tobacco Lot, cut stalks
& Raked Some fine day – – –

13 Went to meeting at S. Stone fine day

14th Sewed Oats malled & Cut Corn Stalks etc

15 Sent Henry to D Millers to Roll Logs
Sewing Oats, & working in Garden Planted
onions Potatoes & Peas, etc -

16 Halled wood Plowing for oats etc
Set up Hogh^d to day upsetting Tobacco
Lot fence fine weather Fanny while here