July 21, 1854 - August 11, 1854

1854 July 21st Where the Chinch bug Killed the
Corn, we planted over a few days ago.
- Fine shower of Rain this evening
at House hard Rain on mountain & great
wind etc Blowed off p^c of middle Barn roof

22 Hilling up Lot Tobacco by prize^barn

26 Sent to mill & had to go to Mr
Pannills Rained Smartely Hilled up second
yrs ground last time Plowing 3r yrs
ground Sewed turnips in 3rd yrs ground

27. replanted a little Tobacco this morning
Plowing & Hilling up 3rd yrs ground

Augt 7 wed little young Corn - Hilled up
new ground Tobacco, raised Cutting House
Shrubed & Piled up rocks in fresh ground
owens clearing for Wheat. Shrubed this side
of Branch for Corn to day we are Halling
Logs to Yates Mill expect to Hall 8 there to day
Toping & worming over Tobacco, - Sent to Yates
Shop 4 H H 1 Colter 1 Frisen for old & had 1 shoe
put on H. Clay that had not ^beenput on more
than 4 days Sent to Yates to Mill nearly
1 Bbl corn — Mrs Hunt sent me 2½ Bus
Corn to Yates mill, Sent Fed a Cow
to Mrs Hunts for John Hunt, which I was
to give him for a steer —

8 Very cool Henry & Mr Wyatt at work
on Cutting House. Fed & Boys Toping Tobacco over
Balance worming & succoring & Grubing^{for Corn}

9 at work on cutting House, & shrubing
for corn, Jordan Plowing Lots Tobacco &
Guanoed Lot - Sandy Cutting down shingles
Tree, etc Very cool indeed this morning
Sewing Turnip seed in Lot Tobacco

11 Finished new cutting House yesterday
all But Steps that we have done this morn