December 18, 1848 - December 31, 1848

1848 Dec 18th Cutting in new ground
little growth this week —

19th started to Lynchg with wheat
& Turkeys got back 21st & sold Turkeys
for 50¢ & wheat for 90¢ got back
in 3 days —

22nd Finished striping mountain field
barn Tobacco this day —

23rd Killed our Hogs this morning
& salted them up etc 20 in number

24 likely for Rain

25 went to Mrs Hunts & it Rained

26 quite cool this morning &
somewhat cloudy = ——
Tolerably good days

27 began to snow in morning about 5
Snowed & Rained nearly all day snow
about one or Two Inches Deep
Brot over cattle from stony pint this
morning & have not fed them till now

28 Very pretty day Snow melted
Smartly tolerable cool

29 Raining this morning, striping
Tobacco in Middle Barn snow
melting very much, weather moderate

30 cleared off in morning early
Striped Tobacco in prize barn Halled
3 Loads wood & 1 load straw in evening

31st Tolerable good^dayquite cool snow not
gone yet, my wife gone to Mrs Colemans
to day & wheat Looks remarkable
well, for time of year —