September 3, 1853 - September 20, 1853

1853 Sept 3rd Rained all day Carr^d yes=
=terday In all before to this night 20 Logs
to Yates Mill not Sawed nor Devrd

4 went to W^m Dews s to see him ^hepling he is

5. Sent to Mill 10 Bus Corn for meal
worming & succoring Tobacco & Toping^{this day}

=6. & 7 Pulled fodder at mountain & at home

8th Rained Caught all my fodder on ground

9th still raining. yesterday we squared
Barn Logs wormed & succored Tobacco
all over but second yrs ground -
Peggy Sally Ben & all the chaps nearly got bad
Colds Sally has been sick Raining & Mr
Irby gone Mr Lipscomb at work on Buggy shaft
but cant do much on a/c weather

1[ink spot] went to meeting Mr Plunket Elected Preacher
Mr Lipscomb worked a little this morning
pulling on Buggy shaft. —

12 Toping worming & succoring gathering
Blade fodder squaring barn Logs etc -

15. yesterday worming & succoring Tobacco
& stacking fodder very sorry & not one
stack of good saved yet - this morning
worming & succoring & Toping new ground Tob.
Killed Lamb squaring Logs. good deal
of fodder on ground. we have
stacked 5 stacks Blades worming succoring
& toping new ground Mr Lipscomb left at 12 Oclock

16. Stacked one stack fodder next to orchard
Finished worming & succoring new ground to day
Pulled some fodder & Cut some Tops finished
Halling Barn Logs —

19 Tying up fodder worming & succoring
& Toping Tobacco, Squaring Barn Logs

20. Raining this morning