Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

16th aprl 1850 Laying off corn ground in Johns field. coltering & Hilling in new ground

17th cloudy & Raining a little this morning snowed some quite cool, every thing quite backward been wet & cool all the winter & spring to this time but not much very cold weather, not much corn planted yet continues to snow & cool Snowed fast till after 12 Oclock, snow 3 or 4 Inches Deep & If it had not melted at first as it fell, the snow would have been near 10 Inches Deep, quite cool yet Henry gone to shop in evening after waggon Fed shomaking for my W- alse & ann shelling corn Jane & Lila spining

18th april 1850 Real winters mor= =ning Ice snow & ground smartly frozen where the snow has melted - Halling wood shoemaking etc spining —

19. Fencing In the morning Hauled up 1 stack fodder alse & Fed Hilling about 10 oclock Jane & Henry went & commenced Planting corn in Johns field & Planted till 12 & then it rained till night nearly fixed the corn to Keep the Crows from pulling it up 4 spoons Tar. to 6 quarts corn the Tar put in 1 Gall. Boiling water & stired & put in after & let it stay 2 minutes & then roll it in Plaster

20 Raining this morning making Baskets sewing etc etc Buting up cobs -

21st still cloudy & cool I went yesterday to Mrs McCullocks & Mrs Colemans my wife gone to Mrs Hunts to day

22 Rainy & Cool there has been very little fair weather since 20th or 25th march ground so wet we cant do but very little

1850 april 27th The ground is still very wet. We are bedding our second yrs Tobacco Land every thing very late, cattle has very little to eat, - ———— at 12 oclock with 2 Horses ann & myself [droped?] We Planted nearly all our drill corn

28th cloudy warm & like for Rain ^{Hunts & Colemans} I went to Mrs

29. This morning quite cool & clear we are laying off our corn ground alse & ann Hilling in new ground expect to Plant corn at 12 oclock - flies eating Tobacco Plants, putting Plaster manure on them —

30 Planting corn in Johns field began yesterday at 12 oclock far side

May 1st Planting corn in Johns field & finished Just before night, laying off fresh ground Halling manure on Potatoe Patch & scattering very ^clear cool in deed flies eating ^Tobacco Plants very much, weather drying — Planted Simblings Snaps etc etc —

2nd Planting fresh ground corn fixing ^Sweet Potatoe Patch by ^{& Planted it} garden Federick Collering new ground Jacob starts to school to Mrs Walkup, a little ^{last night} frost

3rd Planted nearly 2 squares Greens in Garden Planted Cotton etc etc water mellons cucumbers etc etc Henry & Jane Bedding wet spots for corn, finished Planting corn yesterday except flats — Hilling & coltering got 10 Bus. to sew Sewing Oats this evening^now

1850 May 14th Hilling in fresh ground Halling out manure waggon & Cart Sent alse to shop this morning with Plow cloudy & like for Rain, warmer than it has been

15. began to ^Rain yesterday before 12 oclock took down our good Tobacco & Rained hard yesterday & last night, ground^wetvery can do but little spining weaving shelling corn this morning. still cloudy & Cool such a wet Spring we have never hardly seen & cool too, every thing back =ward -

16th Halled up 1 Load Tobacco & filled up Hh^d Then we went to Hilling in second yrs Land & 2 Plows in corn field Sewed calf Lot at stable in Oats —

17th. Halling out manure this morning waggon & cart Jane Plowing Balance hilling in seconds Land & trying to finish to day

18th Very col this morning Halling out manure replanting drill corn that we first planted, Hilling in new ground to day

19th cool day smart Hail at Greenfield Mr H 20th Whitsontide, Our folks but Fed at work in Lot by new Barn Plowing & scattering manure, clear & Cool this day It looks this morning Like we ^{dry weather} are going to have

21st Our corn has come up very bad & we are this day laying off & Planting over next to Orchard & Johns Spring Planted Peas Pump^kings seed & simblings

22 went to Mrs Hunts Replanted Johns field Henry Bed Potatoe Patch on Johns spring Branch & then went to Plowing corn

23 Planted Branch corn, Planted Peas Irish Potatoes & Replanted fresh ground,

1850 June 4th Plowing corn second time finishing Cotton & Potatoes Fed Alse & Ann gone to shop shop this morning cool ^nights

5 Started to Lynchg with waggon & while gone weeding Corn doing some little fencing & clearing Oats & wheat gone 3½ days got back Saturday 11 Oclock & went to meeting sold Hh^d Tobacco for $8= had a good Trip weather cool & dry replanted branch this day & a little shower of rain in evening

10. cleared off cool & windy - Plowing corn & weeding, Henry Plowing Bottoms, gathered Turnip seed -

11 Plowing & weeding Bottoms on branch & also Plowing in Johns field nights very cool, at this time,-

12th Finished flat land Plowing & weeding to day & weeding in Johns field finished Plowing Once & nearly Twice,

13 Sent federick to mill this morning Plowing & weeding corn in John’s field & by Barn on left side nights very cool & weather dry & Clear

14th weeding Corn & Plowing left side Path & next to Orchard in the evening it rained a little & we planted Tobacco in new ground by Plant Beds etc light season

15 warm & a little cloudy this morning Planting Tobacco in fresh ground & new ground & expect to finish the new ground & nearly finish the second yrs land to day

16th started to Court ^{stayed at Bro Stony all night}cloudy in evening

17. went to Court & was quite sick Got home by Sun set, cut off second yrs Land Hills weeding Corn & Plowing Killed Lamb & shoat etc etc etc.

1850 June 18th weeding corn & Plowing Mrs Moseley here, Fanney White married at night to Mr Ja^s M Fitzgerald

19. Weeding Corn & Plowing finished weeding corn & Hilling Lot by Garden for Tobacco & Hilling up Irish^Potatoes

20 working on Garden Harrowing corn finished prizing Tobacco this day the

21st Harrowing corn finished Garden

22nd Harrowing corn choping working corn Plowing cotton etc etc Rained in evening & we planted old Irish Potatoe Patch & here by b[?] Greeens in Tobacco late in evening

23rd warm day & springled rain in evening

24th Planting Tobacco this morning in Lot by Garden & fresh ground - warm weather about this time, -

25 Planting Tobacco in second yrs ground Plants from Mr Simpsons

26. gone after more Plants for second yrs ground, cloudy & warm, — fine growing weather ——— finished planting big second yrs ground & Catherine spiller Patch thinning cotton & replanting new ground Tobacco this evening, Cutting fresh ground wheat this evening etc

27th Rained a little last night replanting new ground Tobacco cutting wheat Began to weed new ground Tobacco at 12 oclock alse, malissa & Kitty, etc.