Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1857 Novr 28th Finished Sucking corn halled up last night, I went to Hill field yesterday for Mrs Coleman & bot wallers corn for her This morning putting shucks in cutting House Pulling corn next to overseers House & Trying to get in all in field & shuck it out to day fine cool weather - Jerry gone to Post office this morning - finished shucking

29th Fine day went to Mrs Hunts. Jacob went to Mr Haleys to see Mr Dallas - who is sick.

30th Halling & Housed corn & finished Henry went to mill car^d 5 Bus. corn & 1 Bus wheat,- Balance Housing corn

Decr 1st Beautifull day worked on primings till Dinner & Halled wood & stalks to day made cow Pen, Sandy went with me to Hillfield to measure corn for Mrs Coleman I have been twice for her to attend to her

2nd Waggon Started to Lynchg with primings after 12 oclock Car^d also 7 or 8 Bus wheat Fed shoemaking & Jacob, Halling corn stalks Began to Grass this day in evening —

3rd Killed 3 Fat Hogs Halling stalks Grubing & cutting in new ground, fine day clear —

4th Began to Burn plant Bed in slash rained at night, we prepared nearly ½ the Bed —

5. Finished Burning plant Bed in slash sowed Guano on it & tranched it out but did not fence it in,- waggon returned Saturday night from Lynchg hot 2.80 for primings only $1.10 for wheat, I owed W^m A Miller $3.43 for 2 sacks salt & ½ Ton Guano Began to Rain this evening & Rained last night & continues to rain. —