Untitled Page 1

1873 March 18th Davy Hauling leaves Milton Raking
quite Cool this morning - Lonesome time Now

[1]9th Hauling leaves again to day the wind Blew
So hard yesterday Kit said he could not Sew
Oats So stoped sewing oats at 12 oclock &
went to Hauling Manure on Irish Potatoe
Patch & finished last night this morning fixed
it & Plantated it & Planting Some for themselves
this morning yesterday Mary Plowing 1 Square
in Garden Planted Peas Beets etc etc - Sewing Oats

20th Thursday. Thrashing Oats raining this morning
Weather Moderate, fencing yard this morning
in part finished thrashing & faned them Out
Twenty nine Bushels 29 ^Bushels Sewed & to Sew.
Kit opening my Lugs in each Barn, Raining
more or less all day weather moderate
Come up a thunder cloud in evening & turned Cooler -

21st Kit Mary & Sarah Sewing Oats Davy
gone to Mr Woodings to roll Logs Milton
Raking Leaves to day windy & Cool to day
Sarah raking leaves after 12 Oclock & Milton Plowing

22nd Brought my Cattle from fresh field & put them
in field next to Mr Lewis & Calves too
Kit Mary & Milton Plowing in Oats Davy Hauling
leaves^{Planted goard seed & Peas etc} Sarah raking Cloudy & like for falling Wea
-ther my Hogs has ^not been up for 2 or 3 days. quite Windy
Mr Whitehead brot Nannie Home & Doron come at night

23rd They left this morning for Brook Neal, Cloudy
& weather moderated a little

24th Mary Kit & Milton Sewing Oats. Davy & Sarah
Hauling leaves on Lot raining a little this morning

25 Scattering & Plowing in leaves on Tobacco Lot
- Davy gone to Yates with Corn to Mill for meal
corn & wheat
½ Bbl for Chop^{corn & wheat} for me ½ Bbl for meal 3 Bus corn
for Davy 2 Bus. corn for Milton & Sarah & 1 Bag full
for Kit for meal 1 Dutch plow Hoe missing that
& little for Martin
Sam Had last year