July 29, 1848 - August 11, 1848

1848 July 29th Weather warm. Grubing cutting
& choping out mountain field corn

30 Rained yesterday last night & this morning
cloudy & Rainy fine growing weather —
yesterday went with Mr. McDaniel to
see land & he is to say in 10 or 12 days whe
=ther we trade, —

31 Misting of Rain this morning & last night
Finishing choping corn at mountain field
Spining etc etc. ——

1848 1st Augt. Clear & cool Plowing
& Hilling up lot Tobacco etc
Sewed Turnip Seed in Patch

2nd Plowing & Hilling up lot Tobacco
3rd Toping etc Fed Sick

4 Treading out 1 floor wheat, Toping
& succoring Tobacco new ground succoring
second yrs Tobacco
Put Lady to Mr Jones^Horse Grey

5 Treading out wheat this morning
working Greens in Garden

9 Finished Treading out wheat
toping^worming second yrs ground

10 - Paling apples etc —

11th. Raining Toping & worming^groundnew
& Branch - in Lot —
Sent ½ Bushels corn to Doct Whites &
1 Log