March 18, 1851 - April 5, 1851

1851 March 18th. Rained last night & yesterday
Finished striping our Tobacco this day
gone to mill 1½ Bbls Corn Sent
Henry Halling wood Balance Burning
Log Heaps cloudy & Rainy this morning

22nd Began to Coller in new ground yesterday
Sewing Oats in Johns field Rained & stoped them
they then shelled some corn cleaned out stables &
halled leaves etc Lila swingled flax —

23rd Rained & hailed again ground very wet

24th Sent Jordan to mill with 2 Bus. wheat
Fed Halling wood Balance at work at
the new ground fencing etc — etc —

25th March took part of meat this morning
as follows
21 Hams in Bbl
11 midlings in D^o
7 shoulders in D^o
39 p^s put up

2 Hams 2 shoulders
2½ midlings
4 p^s in Box

1851
mar. 25
Coltering in new ground cutting & fencing
Henry riving Boards for Barn, fixing
start to Lynchg to day at 12 Oclock — with Logs

April^{1850 [1851]}1st Since 25th we have been to Lynchg sold
Lug Hh^d etc been fencing & Collering in new
ground no rain since 25th March
Yesterday we took down our short Tobacco
Planting Our Irish Potatoes this day
Sewing Oats in Johns field - cloudy &
very wary warm weather ——

2nd Rained this day Began to Hill in new ground
Sewing Oats next to orchard, - sewed upwards of
40 Bushels to day - Still cloudy & warm
Sewed about 45 Bushels in all

3rd finished sewing ^oats at 12 oclock,- Plowing for corn
mountain field & at stony point
3 or 4 hands hilling in new ground overseer coltering
Turned cool & like for rain - etc etc etc

4th Plowing for corn 6 hands Hilling in new ground with
Kitty Jordan & lowry overseer coltering -

5th Henry gone to shop to carry Iron for waggon & 1
p^r besides & Plows balance cleaning up balance of
new ground, malling etc etc.