July 23, 1857 - July 30, 1857

1857 Thursday 23rd We are Plowing & Hilling up lot tobacco
in morning & then Halling up wheat waggon & cart
& all hands etc showering weather ^{nannie gone to Mrs H}
finished hilling up new ground Tobacco —

Friday 24th My nannie coming home this morning
" " nearly done halling up wheat will commence
halling up Oats to day. working tobacco in Lot this
morning. Sent 4 Bus. corn & 4½ wheat to Eat to
yates. Carr^d 1 Bus wheat for Crews - etc
Fine weather about this time, no rain this week
Buck & Jerry Smith gone to mill

Saturday 25th I went to Fannies, Stack some oats
choping & thinning mountain field corn Rained
a little Sunday evening after I returned from S S S C

26th Sunday Our folks had Holliday Yesterday -

26th little shower Rain in evening

27th Henry Harrowing Corn Jordan & Sandy
Plowing Tobacco Balance Hilling it up
Sent Sandy to Mr Neals after Corn lent them
& give them ½ Bushel wheat

28th Henry Painting on Carriage House Sandy &
Jordan Harrowing Corn, dry Hot weather
Balance Hilling up fresh ground Tobacco by ^Crews

29 Finishing fresh ground tobacco toped & worked
nannies by Cow rack Sandy Harrowing corn
Halled leaves in stables Henry claiborne Jord
-an & alse Stacking oats, trying to finish
Dry Hot weather & Corn suffering^{for rain}
gone to stoney pint to chop & thin corn etc

30th Rained a fine Rain last Evening & night
& we this morning replanted p^t of our fresh
ground next to Mr Crews — Finished stacking
Oats yesterday - this morning clearing off
there & fencing in Oats stacks - like for
more Rain picking wood etc etc.