March 15, 1859 - March 22, 1859

1859 March 15th Moderate weather —— but
very wet. Cant Plow Halled up another
Stack Blade fodder did not hall up fodder
Halled wood fixed office & Porch etc
Mr Chumbly done up chimney & chinked & daub it

16th Mr Chumbly Henry & claiborne all gone to
Roll Logs at Mr Hunts Clem Lila working
in Garden Planted simbling Cucumbers & set
out some Trees in Yard, little Henry & Jerry
Smith Plowing to Sew Oats, fine weather
Sewed Collard Seed over in Plant Beds
Clara had a Heifer 12 or 13
this m^o. at aspen Grove.

17th Piling manure in cow pen Sewing & Bushing
in Oats this morning Mrs Hunt & Nannie gone
to see Mrs Scruggs, to day - cloudy weather

18 I went down to aspen Grove got 5½ Bus
Seed Oats making 30½ Bus Overseer & negroes
beginning to put up Barn etc negroes House
& began to Rain hard & wind blew very
hard blowed down a great deal of fencing
again, Rained till nearly night Sent Henry
to Carried 2½ Bus. for Chumbly & bro^t home
our Turn yesterday —

19 Laying foundation of negroes House
Sent a Turn Corn ½ Barrel for us & bro^t
back Chumbleys wind blows very hard yet
& has Turned a good deal colder —
Cutting malling & Plowing after morning

20 Turned more moderate –

21 I went to Court on ^Mrs stones business
Plowing & sewing Oats & Rye in Peach
Orchard fixed bridge cut & malled wood
& Rails put up fencing etc —

22 Finishing sewing Rye in Peach orchard