April 1, 1859 - April 9, 1859

1859 April 1st Stoped Gullies in Lot. Plowing

2nd Aprl Plowing awhile in morning in Garden
& then bushing apple Orchard for corn &
it began to Rain, shelling Corn Mr Chumbly
Cutting Out my wifes shoes & at work on them
I gave him a patern of upperleathers
for his Daughter - making brooms & Baskets
Wyatt Walker Came after his Bull & pd $2.50
for wintering him this morning,-

3rd Sunday Raining very hard last night
Still cloudy this morning My boar
gone again, I am going to Aspen
Grove to day -

4th Mr Cothran came from aspen Grove this
morning & 3 hands & we got one hand from Mr
Kelley & 1 from Mr Hodnetts & we Raised our
Barn got done before night & sent to Mill
& Halled 2 Loads of wood windy day
Mr Bybee Rolling Logs & did not send to help
us at,- all, Rained last night, smartly -

5th We have been plowing for Potatoes &
Cotton, began to Colter Seconds yrs ground,
Manured Plants Beds, took up our Sweet
Potatoe Seed, Kept tolerable well, very
windy & cold to day all day - Sent to
Mill yesterday ½ Bbl Corn, & got one D^o
at Worshams Mill Jordan Came up here
to night on his way to Lynchg & Henry
& Mr Shields is going down to aspen
Grove for another Hh^d a p^s. Jordan
has gone in some Loose,-

6.7.8.9 Hung yard Post Riving Tobacco [?]
Cutting & Malling wood, at work some in^shop
I got home last night from Lynchg about
12 oclock in night