March 15, 1854 - April 3, 1854

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fransalman at Nov 11, 2020 10:16 PM

March 15, 1854 - April 3, 1854

15th March 1854 Sent Henry to Mr Hunts for
1110 lbs Guano fencing around Corn field
Halling wood out of new ground
=Sewing Oats this evening 4 Plows

16th worked On Road in the evening
towards night there came up a thunder
cloud & a tremendous Gust of wind Rain
& Hail Blew down great deal of fencing
etc etc, Doct Johns very Sick & Died

17th we are putting up fencing manuring
Plant Beds in Stash, prizing Tobacco
Halling out Leaves in Corn field & Halling
wood with waggon till 12 then sewing Oats
=
24 ever since last week have at work
in new ground burning Logs etc etc
Breaking up Corn ground Potatoe Patches
etc etc — Sewing Guano back of
Johns field for Oats this day
Fed coltering in new ground
alse & clem Grubing for corn
Halled stack fodder this morning

27. Very Cold clear & windy ground so hard
frozen one can scarcly plow sowing
Oats Sewed 2 Bags Guano last week
weighing 268 lbs & sewed 2 this morning
weighing 274 lbs Coltering & fencing Sowing
Oats 28th Sewing Oats Jordan Coltering
28thSet clem Plowing - Fed & the balance
cleaning up new ground

29th Thrashing Oats & Rye croping in
new ground to Hill nearly done Sunday
Oats finish to day -

April 3nd Very Cold night. Plowing for Corn
Fed gone to Mill 4 Bus Corn 2 Bus. wheat
& 1½ Bus. Rye, Nannie gone to Mrs Hunts,-

March 15, 1854 - April 3, 1854

15th March 1854 Sent Henry to Mr Hunts for
1110 lbs Guano fencing around Corn field
Halling wood out of new ground
=Sewing Oats this evening 4 Plows

16th worked On Road in the evening
towards night there came up a thunder
cloud & a tremendous Gust of wind Rain
& Hail Blew down great deal of fencing
etc etc, Doct Johns very Sick & Died

17th we are putting up fencing manuring
Plant Beds in Stash, prizing Tobacco
Halling out Leaves in Corn field & Halling
wood with waggon till 12 then sewing Oats
=
24 ever since last week have at work
in new ground burning Logs etc etc
Breaking up Corn ground Potatoe Patches
etc etc — Sewing Guano back of
Johns field for Oats this day
Fed coltering in new ground
alse & clem Grubing for corn
Halled stack fodder this morning

27. Very Cold clear & windy ground so hard
frozen one can scarcly plow sowing
Oats Sewed 2 Bags Guano last week
weighing 268 lbs & sewed 2 this morning
weighing 274 lbs Coltering & fencing Sowing
Oats 28th Sewing Oats Jordan Coltering
28thSet clem Plowing - Fed & the balance
cleaning up new ground

29th Thrashing Oats & Rye croping in
new ground to Hill nearly done Sunday
Oats finish to day -

April 3nd Very Cold night. Plowing for Corn
Fed gone to Mill 4 Bus Corn 2 Bus. wheat
& 1½ Bus. Rye, Nannie gone to Mrs Hunts,-