February 25, 1870 - March 4, 1870

1870 ^{25 Feby} I went with 2 waggons to Mrs Hunts
place Mr Keatts & Sam after Stack Oats
to day ^{Feby 25} to sew bot of E. Templeton year
²⁵ before last, - Carried to day to Yates Mill
5½ Bushels wheat for flour to sell got
Home with the oats about 2 oclock,

27 Malled in new ground Mr Keatts & Sam
I went to Starkeys & he was not at home

28 Feby will be gone to night raining
this morning Doron & Ed went to St Andr[ews]
to meeting moderate weather Sam
halling wood Monday, Nat burning brush
Keatts gone to Yates Carried 3½ wheat for me to
Making 14½ Bus good wheat there to make 3 Bbl
flour 2 Good & 1 second for $20. L Yates to sell
it & keep the proceeds for work on my waggon
the Bran & Balance of flour is mine Sent
1 Bus. wheat for my Cows I lent Keatts 2
Bags & I will have 6 at the Mill Keatts
Carried Turn for himself Corn & 2½ Bus wheat
Saml sent corn for meal & brot it back -

March 1st. Sent Mr Keatts to Mr Starkeys to Roll logs
Sam & Nat Plowing for corn, Nannie & me
went to Mr Woodings in evening I went
down to Dawsons & Tom Lains hunting
& back home will cut wood & prepare to
burn ^{2 2nd March 1870} plant bed this evening to burn in
the morning one of my 5 Pigs is missing
2 yesterday morning & this morning ^{I suppose} gone

3 Keatts & Sam Plowing for corn Keatts finished
fresh ground this evening pretty day

4th lent Richard Bill last evening to go to Mr Glenn
Raining some Sam & Keatts plowing Sam has got
steers Keatts with double plow on Branch mules
cleared off about 12 Oclock again Richard
returned, Mr R Jones Richard Jones Dead 7 Lambs to the
day 5 Loading waggon with Tobacco for
Lynchg Monday morning fine day