Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1850 April 22nd Henry Hauling rails for Lain Fed Hauling leaves gone to new ground to Hill since they started it has commenced raining — cows has ^{nearly 2 days}been gone

23 Hilled a little last evening again & Hauled Rails for Lain, This morning Hilling & Hauling Rails, it cleared off warm yesterday about 1 Oclock clouded up in evening & last night Thundered & this morning cloudy & like for Rain warm, Mrs Walkup sick cate has been 2 days & Mrs Ohe not at home

24 Hilling & Hauling Rails warm weather yesterday -

25. Began to Plant corn again yesterday at 12 Oclock Planted till night 1 Laying off & 1 Horse covering with Harrow Rained last night we began to Plant this morning Rained so hard we stoped We have planted but little corn yet ground very wet & has been so since last march raining very often & snowed once very little corn planted in 1 ^sectionbig cut One calf yesterday & marked balance Real wet day & so like to be today spining making Baskets etc etc

26 Piling Rocks & Roots in new ground Beding fresh ground for Tobacco cloudy & like for Rain plowed ^{Patch to day}up Cates weather moderate at this time put Hester Ann in Pastur[e] & have to carry our cows to stony point every to Keep^{them alive}

27. Rained last night, This morning we are Piling Rocks Roots, cleared off very pretty this^morning