April 22, 1850 - April 27, 1850

1850 April 22nd Henry Hauling rails for
Lain Fed Hauling leaves gone to new
ground to Hill since they started it has
commenced raining — cows has ^{nearly 2 days}been gone

23 Hilled a little last evening again
& Hauled Rails for Lain, This morning
Hilling & Hauling Rails, it cleared off
warm yesterday about 1 Oclock clouded
up in evening & last night Thundered & this
morning cloudy & like for Rain warm,
Mrs Walkup sick cate has been
2 days & Mrs Ohe not at home

24 Hilling & Hauling Rails -
warm weather yesterday -

25. Began to Plant corn again yesterday
at 12 Oclock Planted till night 1 Laying
off & 1 Horse covering with Harrow
Rained last night we began to Plant
this morning Rained so hard we stoped
We have planted but little corn yet
ground very wet & has been so since
last march raining very often &
snowed once very little corn planted in 1 ^sectionbig
cut One calf yesterday & marked balance
Real wet day & so like to be today
spining making Baskets etc etc

26 Piling Rocks & Roots in new ground
Beding fresh ground for Tobacco
cloudy & like for Rain plowed ^{Patch to day}up Cates
weather moderate at this time
put Hester Ann in Pastur[e] & have to carry
our cows to stony point every to Keep^{them alive}

27. Rained last night, This morning we are
Piling Rocks Roots, cleared off very pretty this^morning