Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1846 April 12th The weather is moderate & showery, very backward with our work Planted Sweet Potatoes & Garden Peas on the 9th which was last Thursday — —

13th Easter Monday - weather cool

14th Plowing for corn & coltering on Branch for a start, Hilling in new ground.

15 Trying to get done Plowing for corn to day — coltering on Branch. Scattering manure in Cotton Patch, Hilling for Irish Potatoes about this time my wild Hogs come up every morning — Planted Irish potatoes by the granary. finished Plowing this ^{for corn}evening

16th Beded Cotton Patch, covered Potatoe Patch by the Spring with leaves & straw - began to Plant Corn on right side of Path going down to little barn about 10 Oclock to day also snaps & Simblings - Planted 6 Hills Simblings in Potatoe Patch at Granary, Jane taken sick after dinner & about 4 Oclock the 17th her child born - a girl

17th Still planting Corn & laying off to Plant night & left in the field below Henry House — — —

18 Planting corn on left side Path in Big field — fine weather

19 Sunday meeting at S.S. fine day -

20. Planting by Turnip Patch

21 Finished on big side next to barn