May 10, 1856 - May 15, 1856

1856 May 10th Planted Pumpkins Seed on Branch
& Potatoes this week, Henry gone to Mill
6 Bushels Corn 5 Bushels wheat, & will
bring 3 Turns 6 Bus from Mill of meal
Very Cool & windy flies eating Tobacco
plants very I Planted 21 Hills this morning
Sent Mrs Coleman My Buggy umbrella
etc to go to Colo Colemans —
My wife & Jacob gone to Fannys to day

11th We have 7 Lambs living 3 young ones
Another cool Windy day for the time of
the year Picked Plant Bed above house yesterday
Fannies Black Mare took Mr Farris s Jack
On saturday 10th May 1856 Car^d by Mr Barber

12th We have another Cool morning
drying weather —
Doct Thompson come down this morning to see ^Boil Clem's

13th Halling Out manure Picking Plant Beds
in slash this morning & manuring them &
then replanting Corn –

14th Replanting Corn in Johns s field
Henry & Jordan Halling Out manure
& expect to finish on Lot to day -
Began to Harrow Corn this day on
Johns s Branch, Fannie here Since Sunday
all the sick here seems to be getting better
Lowry sitting up right Smart etc etc

15 Halled up 2 stacks fodder & 1 stack Oats
& had to Lay off fresh ground at stony
pint & Plant Corn over hogs rooted up
Hill nearly F went home this morning
Hilling at stony pint [water stain] Harrowing
corn on Johns Branch