Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1848 July 29th Weather warm. Grubing cutting & choping out mountain field corn

30 Rained yesterday last night & this morning cloudy & Rainy fine growing weather — yesterday went with Mr. McDaniel to see land & he is to say in 10 or 12 days whe =ther we trade, —

31 Misting of Rain this morning & last night Finishing choping corn at mountain field Spining etc etc. ——

1848 1st Augt. Clear & cool Plowing & Hilling up lot Tobacco etc Sewed Turnip Seed in Patch

2nd Plowing & Hilling up lot Tobacco 3rd Toping etc Fed Sick

4 Treading out 1 floor wheat, Toping & succoring Tobacco new ground succoring second yrs Tobacco Put Lady to Mr Jones^Horse Grey

5 Treading out wheat this morning working Greens in Garden

9 Finished Treading out wheat toping^worming second yrs ground

10 - Paling apples etc —

11th. Raining Toping & worming^groundnew & Branch - in Lot — Sent ½ Bushels corn to Doct Whites & 1 Log