May 10, 1870 - May 16, 1870

1870. May 10th Rained yesterday in evening
we planted some corn peas snaps on
Branch planted about ⅓ of Branch in Corn
Hired Mary Smith Worked out Irish
Potatoes & replanted some in Patch
replanted rosting^rostining year Patch
Sam finished coltering new ground
& fresh ground yesterday Keatts gets
along very slow & always breaking
something on out offed someway
Planting simblings snaps etc yesterday

11th. 11 Rained all night & this morning quite
cool. Striping Tobacco in new Barn at
water loo & last we have hired Clabe & Cindy

12th Sent 13½ or 14 Bus wheat to Millers Mill
for flour I went to Adkinson & Wards Shop
got my Horse Shod & then went Millers Mill
& Keatts gone home as he could not get the
flour immediately Nat Picked up Rostin in
new ground pt of the day & after 12 oclock
they all pulled cockle out of wheat Keatts went
to Coltering in new ground when he got home
Rained this evening & Halled yesterday

13 Waggon Keatts & went to Cedar Hill after
Blade fodder old Plows old Irons from wheels
& Plank out of Old Granary my Hh^d up there
yet. Raining again to day & this evening too
my Corn coming up very well this spring

14th Tolerable clear this morning ground
too wet to Plow this morning I am going
to Millers Mill Carry 2 turns Corn for Mr
Whitehead & Sam & bring back My flour
Bran etc Weather very cool for May
Got all my flour meal etc for self & R Whitehead
Sam Sold 1 Bbl flour to Mr Pringle

16th Hired Charles Lovelace 1 or 2 Months
@ 40¢ a day Replanting Corn till
12 oclock