November 1, 1851 - November 26, 1851
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1851 Novr 1st Finished Bushing wheat
in fresh field this evening. Rained a little this morning
2nd Novr. Yesterday sent to Faris s Mill
flour 7½ Bus. wheat for myself & 5 Bus. Corn
& 1 Bus. wheat for Henry & for overseer 1½ Bus
Corn & 2½ Bus. wheat, got back in the night
Weather clear & warm wheat seems to be
Coming well etc etc
5th Finishing getting up & shucking corn from Stony
pint only got 6 or 7 Bbls good corn from there
Killed Bull this morning weighed 99 lbs to the quarter
let Hiram Wyatt have 1 quarter of it
cloudy & cool & Rain a little to day – finished
sewing wheat & Rye at Mrs McCullocks now
getting up Corn, put up my Hogs this morning
18th Went to Lynchg last week for Mrs McCullock
Sold wheat etc, we were doing but little while
I was gone but shoemaking, as it Rained Went
to Court On Monday my horse very much worsted
Archer Worsham began chimny monday morning
Halling up Corn at Mrs McCullocks
still cloudy like for Rain
21st cleared off still about new House chimny
cleaning up & burning Brush on Branch,
quite Cool Finished chimney to new cabbin
22nd & a clear day & very cool —
24th began to fix up cow shelters & Halled & some woodRails
25th Rained allday & we striped Tobacco in prize Barn
Snowed the first time this fall & the Rain
melted the most of it Freesed towards night &
a very disagreeable day & night, quite cool
26 Striped Tobacco again in prize Barn
Halled wood, Archibald Worsham done up
Back & Hearth cleared off & a pretty day
I went to Mrs McCullocks they are cutting &
getting logs for overseers House there.
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