May 24, 1872 - May 30, 1872

1872 May 24th Ben went up to Jacob Graves after
my drag, & dragging Tobacco Land on Branch
Tommy & Sam fixing flat Land for Tobacco
Planted Part of Pea Patch this morning nearly
finished hilling fresh ground Hyram Wyatt
Hilled 2 days in fresh ground rained a little
to night after Supper quite warm growing weather

25 drawing Tobacco & Planting fresh ground
I went to meet my wife & so unlikely & rained a
little Sometimes that she did not meet me I went
to Coleman Adkersons the other Side of Reed Creek
& turned back for home but little rain, Still
cloudy & Like for rain yet, they will I expect
finish planting fresh ground Tobacco this evening

27 One of my calves got Hung in a Stump & Dyed in
lot by corn house Hilling on Branch Bedding
& dragging Some, cool yet I went Mount Airy

28th. Hilling & Beding on Branch Cool & windy
Manure Plant Beds to day --

29th. Finished Beding On Branch for Tobacco
yesterday & all hands hilling, Jane here this
morning Hilling lent Martin Turning Plow
Brot back drawing Tobacco Plants & will
plant this evening Mr Pringle here yesterday
made me 2 Bee Gums pd him 75 cents for them

30 Planted about ½ of our Branch Tobacco
laying off & Beding Lot our Lot for Tobacco
Mr Mattherly put on Whan Fertilizer & Peruvian
Guano this morning Jane here yesterday & will
be to day. Cool this morning, putting whann
Guano on in drills for Tobacco & put one row
of Peruvean in it & stuck up Sticks in it to see
which produces the best. ^{120 lbs Guano the other Side drain} 60 " this - Side next to Barn
Guano Put on Tobacco Lot whans Fertilizer 170 lbs
Peruvean 3 Rows ^{both sides of drain in Lot} Sticks in to try weighing 12 lbs
Put in drills the other Side & this Side nearly to apple Tree
5 Rows left & nothing in them at all