August 20, 1875 - August 26, 1875

1875 August 20th ^Friday Edmond Dews worming &
succoring Tobacco over Edmd Tucker here
this morning cutting Grass Toped Tobacco before
Breakfast. Saml Smith has not been here yet.
Drying fruit But nearly ½ Bbl cider for
vinegar day before yesterday, no appearance
of Rain to day, pretty sun to day, Edmond
cut 64 sticks Tobacco yesterday & cut to day 124 Sticks
making 188 sticks drowned & Injuring ^{to cut}got more
^{cut this evening 84 272 Sticks Tobacco & 84 Sticks leaves}

21st. Worming & succoring Tobacco Ed Dews
gone after the Doct for Mima. Robt Tucker
pulling up weeds in Tobacco & worming
pretty morning sun shining this morning

22nd Raining this morning did no go to Sunday ^School
cloudy & Turning cooler still likes Rain

23rd Rained all night last night & this morning
still raining firing some Green Tobacco we
have cut on acct of being drowned, our
Lot 15 thousand wont make any thing at all

24 Gathering Tobacco leaves & string them &
firing. Rained a little last night cloudy
Raining a little yet & does not like clearing
off Still gathering Tobacco leaves & firing
Raining in the evening cloudy all day

25 Raining this morning Turned cooler
Gathering Tobacco leaves & firing Tobacco
Jimmy gone after Dr Haley for Edmd Dews
to Come to see Mima & Dr Wooding
was here yesterday & done nothing for Mima
because is Dr Haleys Patient.

26. Ed made fire under Tobacco this morning
Leaves Stick & Tobacco about 350 sticks or more
Toping Tobacco succoring & worming Sewed
Turnip Patch Plowed it & sewed it & there come
up a hard shower & we did not Plow in [the]
seed as the ground was too wet