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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 9
May 15, 1855 - May 27, 1855
1855 May 15th. Plowing & weeding Corn, Sent 8 Bushels Corn to mill for meal Nannie gone to her Mamas Joshua Roach altered our Colt Fillmore about a week ago give one Dollar for it, Planted balance Pea Patch last Saturday, etc,
May 19 weeding Corn, yesterday Cut off our new ground Tobacco Hills manured Plant Bed at mountain, great light in South last night weather cloudy & like for rain, & misted a little last night to lay tho Dust – Fillmore yet Bad off from being Cut weather first warm & then cool
22 Plowing & weeding Corn this day manured Plant Beds Put leaves on Irish Potatoe Patch very dry yet chinch Bug eating up & Killing the wheat fly eating up Tobacco very serious time I think tho Prospects are gloomy & great excitement in Politics Last friday or saturday we Sent 8 Bushels grain for meal got 2 Bags Sent 8 Bus more this morning & get 2 other Bags there before leaving 8 Bushels there
23 Shower Rain last night & this morning we Planted 4 or 5000 Tobacco Hills on branch Plowing & weeding Corn left hand going field thro
26 Replanting Corn below malissas House Done weeding all but that flat Bushing Oats & wheat this & expect to finish tomorrow
27 weeding Cotton & Replanting working Out & Plowing Cotton Potatoes & Peas