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May 31, 1853 - June 15, 1853
1853 May 31st going to finish weeding Corn at Mountain Mrs Coleman 2 Sows has got 16th Pigs the little sow has 9 the other 7. very Small ones ¬–
June 1st Send for Doct Andrew Thompson yesterday to see Cate who has the mumphs Bad,- Jordan Plowing Hester to day working in Garden triming cotton, weeding corn we are all getting wood this morning – cloudy & like for Rain finished Plowing fresh field at mountain last week & finished weeding there yesterday also Hilling 2nd yrs Tobacco Land Henry started to Lynchg 30th monday morning with a Hhd of Second rate Tobacco also Mrs McCullockswaggon & got back wednesday before night, broke his waggon Tongue & made another at Scags
4th June we have been weeding & Plowing corn Johns’s field this week 4 Plows since Henry got from Lynchg dry & warm this week Young Pink had a Bull calf this week at stony, put Red in Pasture to have a calf
5. went to Burial of Miss Julia Danl this day Cate sick with mumphs yet Jacob went to FW
6th Plowing & weeding far End of Johns’s field nearly over once Plowing - cloudy & like for rain this morning - warm weather
10 we have been planting Tobacco 2 days & have finished planting all but a little corner of the Lot Turned off very cool & dry Beded & Planted Lot Lot yesterday Plowed Cotton Potatoes etc Patch & Cotton Patch Plowing corn by Johns Spring & then Gaunoed this morning 4 Plows runing - —Buck little Henry Jerry Smith & Fannie has measles Bad.
15. weeding corn on Johns branch & Plowing Sheared Sheep this week, fixed bridge on Road yesterday.
June 15, 1853 - June 22, 1853
1853 June 15 Expect to begin to Lay by corn this day sometimes, Henry halling wood this morning working out Peas etc to day — Fannie Here
16th Finished weeding Corn this day & worked Peas etc etc Cotton & all done & began to work new ground Tobacco Laying by mountain field Corn
17. Laying by mountain field corn choping in new ground Tobacco Dry & Hot weather fannie & Jacob gone
18- Finished Lying by mountain field with Plows Choping out new ground Tobacco. no Rain last evening – fine rain at Mrs Hunts, Laying by Corn in Johns’s field,Henry is gone to Mill 8 Bus Corn Lila had a Girl child 16th June 1853 Fed sick Sallie claiborne & milly ann Ben has measles –– Jordan Sandy Lowry abram Fed Cate Jacob Sallie & Clem has had mumphs & Jerry & perhaps some others.
21st began to Cut wheat in Lot - choped over mountain field Corn & now following Plows Laying by - in Johns s field Sandy & Pallor has measles, going to finish shearing sheep mark etc this morning Jordan & Lowry also in house measles this evening & with Federick & Lila, 9 down in the house at this time & Kitty has mumphs tho out
22nd We are cutting wheat next to or= chard & lot to day Abraham Crews helping & still dry & hot, oat drying up very much & Tobacco plants in the Beds, what we have have planted missing very much 4 of our plant Beds look well last week tho they may have Dyed since at mountain 2 in new new ground look well one is gone
June 23, 1853 - July 5, 1853
23rd June1853 Federick Out this morning cutting our Fresh ground wheat to day nearly done in Lot cut some in Lot this morning, cloudy & Hot Abraham Crews cutting to day 2nd Day
24th Cutting wheat in fresh ground at mountain
25th Cutting at home next to middle barn & finished in evening, We have hired abram Crews 3 days in Harvest @ 3/- & David Millers young Charles a little over 1½ days,- & Jacob has cut nearly all Harvest ever since last say 3½ or 4 daysmonday Jordan Sandy & Lowry had measles this week & clai too tho he got out this morning, no rain yet very & cool this morning tho the first of this was very Hot weat. Cate home yesterday from Doct Thompson I sent for her Nannie & Cate gone to David P. Millers this evening
29th very Hot & Dry weather, looks like the sun will search every thing on the ground We are Cutting Our Oats this week had Mr McHaneys Phil 2 Days,- nearly done Cutting out oats got some to cut at Mr Neals
July 2nd Halling up wheat yesterday & to day halling now from fresh ground weeding Second years Tobacco Land Jordan & sandy Mrs McCullock Died thisLaying by Corn in Johns s field - very dry & tremendous Hot -
3rd July Mrs McCullock Died this day about 3 Oclock Cate gone to Mr F. this day
4 Mrs McCullocks Funeral Preached by Mr Hurt great many People buri[e]d about 5 Oclock this day
5 Halling up wheat & choping in Tobacco above House fresh ground
July 5, 1853 - July 26, 1853
1853 July 5th Jacob & Jordan Plowing
6th Same work Finished stacking wheat & Rye, & working in 3rd yrs Tobacco ground Haling up & stacking Oats. I & Jordan Laying by Corn in Johns’s field very dry & hot, yet no Rain to wet much for 6 or 8 weeks Nannie gone to see Mrs McCullocks Hesters shoe lost last Saturday been on her about a week, Fair & Hot
7th Still dry & Hot put in fine Tobacco to prize - Put out all in prize Barn to Sun Plowing in Johns’s field 2 Plows Henry stacking Oats, working 3rd yrs Tobacco, Jerry started to School - this morning clear & no for Rainprospect
12 Halled up Tobacco out of new Barn back of Garden & prizing & assorted, still dry tho like for rain this morning - a little Cooler Finished yesterday Halling up our Oats
13. Worked Out Garden Hilled Sweet Potatoes Plowed Cotton & Hilled that up gathering clover seed, Laying by Corn in Johns s field
19 Finished Plowing Corn, Plowing Tobacco
20 Plowing Tobacco assorting Tobacco Hilling up new ground Tobacco. Rains commencing coming this day - & we commenced planting Tobacco last Saturday
21st This day & yesterday we replanted all Our Crop & whole planted a little of the Lot, Still cloudy & Raining Fed shoemaking
25th Sent Fed to Millers Mill 5 Bus wheat for flour 7 Bushels corn for meal Plowing Mr Neals corn to day Plowing Tobacco Prizing Tobacco, silling up Hhd etc, fair fine weather
26 Plowing & Hilling up Irish Potatoes working Tobacco etc etc
July 26, 1853 - August 6, 1853
1853 July 26 Fixing waggon off to Lynchg – – Sent by waggon to Lynchg 2 Bags wool to Card to Mr Cobbs, weighing 1 Bag weighing 12 lbs fine 1 Do 27½ lbs Grass, & 10 Doz Eggs for Henry to Sell prizing another Hhd to day working & Hilling up new ground Tobacco - showery warm weather Cate started to Lynchg, lent her xx $
30. waggon got back last Evening in 3 days from Lynchg cloudy every day this week Hilled up new ground & weeding down 2nd years ground, wormed Tobacco this morning Rained all night last night Still cloudy. we are firing Tobacco Haling heaves Shrubing & Cutting & butting House Logs for barn, Lost my Bull & young Pink lately & one of young steers Suk one sick last week & we gave it a dose of Castor Oil & it got well, I am now going to try it with Buck my young steer – cleared off this evening
31st Beautifull morning clear & fine weather Henry sick yesterday & to day
augt 1st worked Celam to Buggy made Hog pen Plowed & worked Lot Tobacco put out all of Our Tobacco this morning
2 Put Tobacco in house prizing & finished about this 3rd augt & started the waggon to Lynchg cutting house Logs Finished working out Fresh ground Tobacco & Grubbing in fresh field Fine rain the day we started to Lynchg
6 got back Safe & sound Sold Tobacco for $7½ . 10½ . & 1375 but weighed light cloudy & like for Rain. top over new ground Tobacco last wednesday