July 1, 1854 - July 21, 1854

1854^{July 1st} Weather very Hot & dry Fed gone
to shop with Cart this evening Hilled
up Sweet Potaotes this morning
my Spungy made ½ machine sheet
Laying by Corn in fresh ground
choping etc etc in Corn & weeding
down Tobacco — — —

8th Done Cutting Oats got up nearly
all our wheat replanted Tobacco –
went to Lynchg & sold all of our
Tobacco, for tolerably prices only @$6-
Hogh^d sold for $5.50, choped in Corn
this week pulled up flax, Hilled
up Cotton & Greens & Pens

12 finer Rains Since last Thursday
Friday & Sunday worked out Lot Tobacco
yesterday & now choping in Corn &
thining nearly done laying by with
ploughs, my wife went to Mr Fitzgeralds
& carried Mrs Neal, etc etc
Very clear this morning & at little cool

19. went to meeting last Sunday & from there
Me & Kate went on to CH, my wife & children
went to Mrs Hunts & returned at night, &
Monday evening went up to Mr Fitzgeralds
& Come back a little we came from
CH, fine Rain Monday about chalk
Level Monday evening, we are very dry
Our Folks work 3rd yrs Tobacco & new
ground this I Guanoed Lot, done over once

21 clearing of wheat yard to thrash wheat
very dry & Hot, here fine shower above
yesterday we stacked our Oats & got 4
or 5 Loads of Good Hay Henry Sick, Jordan
Harrowing in Corn by fresh ground Barn