April 12, 1858 - April 20, 1858

1858 april 12th Ground is as wet as I ever
saw it allmost in my life

13th Rained nearly all night striping Tobacco
to day, carried one Load of Lugs to Mr
Andersons 1528 lb as pRec^d. - Lowry striped to day
& Jim & mule went to Carry Tobacco to Riceville

14th Plowing coltering shrubing in corn field
& Hilling cleared off pretty day -- 18 Lambs
to this day - all my shoats Mr Lewis altered ^welldone

15th Beautiful morning a little frost this morning
Plowing for Corn, fencing this morning. Jordan
Halling wood & Rails out of new by Crews & then
Coltering Hilling up there, I am going to
Cedar Hill this morning,- Halled out
the last of Our wheat Straw this evening

16th Plowing for Corn Planted 3½ Rows Sweet
Potatoes from Capt Fitzgeralds yesterday
Jordan coltering Balance Hilling, little ^Henry
gone to Mill for Chumbly Bro^t one^Turn back & left
one there for him like for Rain — or snow

17th Plowing for Corn, next to Orchard Crossing
next to Chumblys & Hilling Tobacco Hills,-
Rained last night & likely for falling weather to
day weather moderate, Halled out Our last
wheat straws, Tobacco Plants size of a 4½^d up &
growing fast; cloudy weather at this time

18th went to meeting House about Sunday
School, but few attended it Rained

19th Still cloudy I am starting for Court
Plowing for Corn Burning Log Heaps
Mr Hunts John came here to do up back etc

20th Burning Logs Plowing coltering &
Hilling croping new ground cloudy
all day Monday & Tuesday till evening I
Did not get from court till Tuesday night