April 26, 1854 - May 6, 1854

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fransalman at Nov 05, 2020 02:44 PM

April 26, 1854 - May 6, 1854

1854 aprl 26 Planted Snaps from Mrs Hunts in fresh
field first this Side first Ditch Same Side next
is speckled from Mr Lewis on the other Side
first is some from Mrs Hunts towards Bars at
at new ground planted Mr Lewis White Sort
next to Mr Neals between Ditches, planted Rice Berry
this evening & went to mountain field & began
to plant & it rained, & we come home before
night, Fed halling wood this morning the
28th Henry harrowing Sandy laying balance of
planting at mountain field —
Several of my Hogs died from spaying I reckon

29 Rained stoped us & we went to Striping
Tobacco this evening & keep on Saturday the
29th & Finished Saturday evening at night,
Corn coming up very well - -

31 Very cool this morning & yesterday —

May 1st A little frost this morning clear & cool
We are picking our plant Bed above House halling
wood laying off & Beding Garden Harrowing
mountain for corn etc etc etc ———
Finished planting corn this evening

2nd Beding Cotton & Potatoe ground Collering
& Hilling in new ground clear & cool

3. Halling Rails to fence in cotton Patch etc

4 Halling Rails etc Hilling in new ground
trying to finish collering to day, quite cool
altered by calf myself 2 days ago

5 May My Nannie Set 2 Turkey Hens
Finished Hilling new ground Halling Rails
& Henry & Sandy Coltering 3rd years ground -

6. Planted Peas Cotton & Corn on Branch in fresh
making Cotton Patch finer & upset Lot fence
Henry Carried his Tar to Mr John Hunts
clear fine weather at this time - 7 Lambs
this morning is all we have Our Tobacco
Plants in 2 Beds very good flies eat up
the mountain Bed. -

April 26, 1854 - May 6, 1854

1854 aprl 26 Planted Snaps from Mrs Hunts in fresh
field first this Side first Ditch Same Side next
is speckled from Mr Lewis on the other Side
first is some from Mrs Hunts towards Bars at
at new ground planted Mr Lewis White Sort
next to Mr Neals between Ditches, planted Rice Berry
this evening & went to mountain field & began
to plant & it rained, & we come home before
night, Fed halling wood this morning the
28th Henry harrowing Sandy laying balance of
planting at mountain field —
Several of my Hogs died from spaying I reckon

29 Rained stoped us & we went to Striping
Tobacco this evening & keep on Saturday the
29th & Finished Saturday evening at night,
Corn coming up very well - -

31 Very cool this morning & yesterday —

May 1st A little frost this morning clear & cool
We are picking our plant Bed above House halling
wood laying off & Beding Garden Harrowing
mountain for corn etc etc etc ———
Finished planting corn this evening

2nd Beding Cotton & Potatoe ground Collering
& Hilling in new ground clear & cool

3. Halling Rails to fence in cotton Patch etc

4 Halling Rails etc Hilling in new ground
trying to finish collering to day, quite cool
altered by calf myself 2 days ago

5 May My Nannie Set 2 Turkey Hens
Finished Hilling new ground Halling Rails
& Henry & Sandy Coltering 3rd years ground -

6. Planted Peas Cotton & Corn on Branch in fresh
making Cotton Patch finer & upset Lot fence
Henry Carried his Tar to Mr John Hunts
clear fine weather at this time - 7 Lambs
this morning is all we have Our Tobacco
Plants in 2 Beds very good flies eat up
the mountain Bed. -