May 15, 1855 - May 27, 1855

1855
May 15th. Plowing & weeding Corn, Sent 8 Bushels
Corn to mill for meal Nannie gone to her Mamas
Joshua Roach altered our Colt Fillmore
about a week ago give one Dollar
for it, Planted balance Pea Patch last
Saturday, etc,

May 19 weeding Corn, yesterday Cut off
our new ground Tobacco Hills manured
Plant Bed at mountain, great
light in South last night weather
cloudy & like for rain, & misted a little
last night to lay tho Dust –
Fillmore yet Bad off from being
Cut weather first warm & then cool

22 Plowing & weeding Corn this day
manured Plant Beds Put leaves on
Irish Potatoe Patch very dry yet
chinch Bug eating up & Killing the
wheat fly eating up Tobacco
very serious time I think tho Prospects
are gloomy & great excitement in Politics
Last friday or saturday we Sent 8 Bushels
grain for meal got 2 Bags Sent 8 Bus
more this morning & get 2 other Bags
there before leaving 8 Bushels there

23 Shower Rain last night & this morning
we Planted 4 or 5000 Tobacco Hills on branch
Plowing & weeding Corn left hand going ^field thro

26 Replanting Corn below malissas House
Done weeding all but that flat Bushing
Oats & wheat this & expect to finish tomorrow

27 weeding Cotton & Replanting working
Out & Plowing Cotton Potatoes & Peas