May 12, 1858 - May 18, 1858

1858 May 12 Very cool & Windy, wind from East
wind blew hard all night, Hilling on Johns
Branch & trying to finished there this Lugs^{& Picked Plant Beds}finished
I am going to allen Scruggs to get him If
I can to help Jas B Faris prize Tobacco,

13th Jordan coltering new ground,- began to colter
& Hill Second years ground at Mountain this morning
Little fixing his machine to get shingles,- fixing another
colter this morning - Picked Plant Beds.

14th Jordan coltering new ground balance
Hilling at fresh ground & cutting them off
Henry went with waggon up to Cedar Hill
to hall Logs out of new ground halled 9
to Worshams & left 4 or 5 to Hall yet, we have
finished planting greens in Garden,- Hester
ranaway at Jacobs halling Logs with Jim
but did not thank the Lord hurt any
thing much, worsham is to saw the Logs
into weather boarding Square edged Plank
& slats to put smoke house 3 or 4 Inches wide
& ¾ think [thick] to Keep out rats after its daubed
the Plank we want to cover a shelter for waggon
Carr^d 2 Turns 4 Bus. Corn to worsham ^{& got it}for meal

15 Hilling & Coltering at mountain fresh
ground Jordan coltering new ground

16th Sunday School Commenced this day

17th I went to Court, took down all our
Second rate Tobacco this morning & Pack it
ready for prizing & cooped the Lugs ready to
carry away- Sold Faris’s to anderson for
$8 around etc to be deliv^d soon as possible
went to Coltering & Hilling in evening

18th waggon & cart Halling out manure Balance
Hilling at mountain, Sandy with Henry &
Jordan Halling out manure —
Very hard rain in evening & after it we [drea?]
Tobacco Plants