February 6, 1871 - February 18, 1871

upon the Shucks Snowing yet stoped snowing
about 12 or 1 oclock Snow 3 or 4 inches Deep

Feby 6th Sam hauling wood in evening -
for himself & me some I expect

— 7th. Snow about 4 inches deep very cold
tolerable clear & cold this morning

8th. Cutting in new ground all day & I went to
Mr James Kelley - Nannie _{& Bro^t Joe with her}come home yesterday

9th Striping Tobacco in old prize Barn
Millard W left & did know when _{to strip Richards Tobacco}he would return

10th. Hauled Straw this morning & 1 Stack fodder
Cutting in new ground, to day & trying to
finish snow nearly gone
Did not get done Cutting in new ground
I went to Mount Airy to day to get P. Pints

11th. I went to S S Meeting

12 Rained all night & Raining this morning

13. Cloudy this morning Cutting rail lumber
On Out Side fence next to Mr Lewiss
Martin Broke his axe to day
Raining to night Joseph Richard son here
Come home with Nannie last week
I went to Mr Woodings to see Liza sick
& then went to burning brush with Lewis

14th. We all Striped in old prize barn
nearly done Striping all Sam has there
Snow about 3 inches deep with hail
Very Sloppy & disagreeable to day

15. Striped all we had in order & Went to
Richards Barn & Striped a little thats
Was down & in order = finished by 12 oclock
16th & then went to Cutting in new ground
cleared off & weather moderate

17th Friday Nannie gone up John R
Whiteheads Edd carried her Joe
Our folks are Cutting Rail Timber in John's ^(field
Rained & Hailed a little Dark night

18th Raining tremendous hard ever since about
day Break this morning then cleared off