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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 8
May 14, 1850 - May 23, 1850
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, groundwetvery 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 Hhd 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 Pumpkings 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,