July 26, 1875 - August 2, 1875

1875 July 26 Robt Tucker here Plowing my corn
to day clear pretty morning very Hot -
Jimmy laying by corn, Edmond Toping Tobacco
this morning then Plowing with Jimmy in corn field
thank God for this pretty morning Sewed
Black Peas in upper end of my corn field to day
& little white Pea in the lower ^end of my corn field
Mr Joseph M Moses came down here to day
& Put the machine Drum in & we think it will
run very well dont a tooth touch each other

27th Robert ^{Rained after Mr Moses left} finished corn by 12 oclock & then went
home after Dinner - Ed working lot Tobacco
Jimmy finished Plowing on Side it over -
pretty day up to 12 oclock - Rained this evening

28 Putting Manure on Turnip Patch this morning
& will Plow it up again Toping Tobacco fenced
in Oats Stacks working Tobacco Lot it rained little ^{in evening}
Ed Tucker & 2 Sons at after dinner working
out Cotton & Potatoes did not quite finish ^{choping etc} corn

29 Ed^md & Jimmy laying by Corn Nelly Plowing
Edm^dTucker & 2 Sons Hilling Tobacco Robt Tucker
Plowing Tobacco, Fanny Moses here & Wm Graves
here sent Mary James 1 Pig fine day for Killing ^Grass

31st Edmd Dews & Jimmy Plowing corn Robt Tucker
& Bro Edmd here Hilling up Tobacco to day -
clear this morning and a pretty morning
Robt. & Edmd Jr here working my Tobacco to day ^{as above}
Only worked till 12 oclock & Rained & stoped them

August 1st. Cloudy all the morning & Rained Some
& likely for rain this evening. Rained about night

2nd Rained nearly all night last night Mr Jos
M Moses Kate & Puss Graves Garret Graves s
Daughter Stayed all night last night gone this
morning home Edmd Toping Tobacco choping
weeds on Ditches in new ground & hand weeding
new ground Tobacco cleared off this morning
10 oclock Sun shining