March 13, 1870 - March 22, 1870

1870 March 13 I went to S Stome meeting

14th Keatts & Sam Malling wood & Rails in
new ground till 12 oclock, Sewed clover
seed in Tobacco Lot by old prize Barn
Soon this morning in evening Keatts ^halled up
1 stack oats from Johns field & then halled
wood Sam Halled manure in Garden
till night, -high winds from N

15 Cutting Malling & burning brush in
new ground very cold & windy -

16th Cutting Malling in new ground
Making hand sticks Halling wood etc -
Very Cold yet, - Sewed plant Beds over
last week, - Windy to day

17th Very Cold & Windy worked awhile in new
this morning Keatts went 11 oclock to invite Mr
Starkey & Mr Wooding to helph us roll Logs
tomorrow & Sam went to Mr Lewis's Allen John &
Robt Wallers Danl Forest Garland Laines & Lowry
to ask them to help Roll Logs tomorrow.

18 Rolled our Logs in new ground
above Granary had 12 or 13 hands
took us all day to get done made
heaps, Very pretty day for March

19 Sam Plowing, Keatts & Doron
gone to Mr Joseph Moses to get 20
Bushels Wheat toll, of machine the
Balance 2 Bus. & over Mr Moses will
sell to pay expenses of machine, -
Sent Kate 3 /- Ben owed her

20 stayed at home day cloudy a little

21st Rained this morning soon & then cleared off
Fanned out stack oats from Mrs Hunts bot
of Edmond Templeton 29½ Bushels measured & began
to Sew at Mountain fine weather clear Bill
Plowing from 12 oclock till night

22nd fixing land & sewing oats Bill will
Plow till 12 oclock