Pages That Mention planting
1918
Thursday, May 23, 1918
A good day. Ben went to Stevin Davis s to day and got a sack of ferterlizer. Finished Pauls tobacco land. He plowed in the garden and planted corn in the bottom. Josie and I planted pea nuts. I planted some Irish potatoes. Josie got dinner. Alma Bennett made Edna a dress this evening.
Ben carried Alma to Johnson Reynolds to night. Paul and Henry and Josie all went. I washed dishes while they were gone.
10 15 oclock
Friday, May 24, 1918
A good day. We had a good rain last night. We planted tobacco all day. The men folks planted and Mrs Owen and I drawed plants. Josie got dinner and churned.
Some men come to see Ben about a school.
Ben put the pigs in a pen last night.
8 oclock
Saturday, May 25, 1918
A good morning. Rain this evening.
The menfolks planted tobacco all day. Mr Dews helped them this evening.
I went to Blairs this morning and got potatoe slips. Mrs Owen and I drawed plants part of the day.
Josie ironed this morning and churned and got dinner.
Kate Harvey solde her cow to day we guess. She passed here some one driving her.
8 oclock
Monday, May 27, 1918
A good day.
Ben and Owen and Paul planted tobacco. Mrs Owen and I drawed plants. Josie got dinner. In the evening Josie went to the plant bed. I planted some potatoe slips.
There was a lot of hard thunder this evening but no rain. Kate Harvey come a while this evening.
9 oclock
Wednesday, May 29, 1918
A good day. Ben watered and planted tobacco.
Denia Blair come this evening. We carried Edna and Franklin to Carries and we went after straw berries.
Kate and Irvin Harvey come and got a cow this morning.
8 oclock