July 12, 1856 - July 24, 1856

1856 July 12th Finished Laying by corn with
Plows, this evening - & nearly done hilling up
new ground, Tobacco ¬– –

14th Plowing & Hilling up fresh ground next to Crews
Doct T. came again to see Jordan clear hot Day

15th Finished Plowing fresh ground by Crews
and Hilling it up & expect to finish to day

16 Sent Buck to Shop have Henry clay &
Pompeys Shod Halling up wheat
Plowing & Hilling up Lot Tobacco Have
had a fine Day tho very Hot

17 Kate & me went to Rices to day very hot & dry
Halling up wheat & working Lot Tobacco

18 worming Tobacco this morning & expect
to try to finish getting up wheat to day
Sent to Mill 2 Turns Corn for meal & to get
4 or five Turns there —

21 Plowing & Hilling up Lot Tobacco & p^s
over on the mountain Henry & alse halling
up & stacking Oats —^{or making reads for stacking} I went to Court this day

22nd Halling^{Doct T. came here Sunday call visit} up & stacking Oats this morning
Kitty Sick, fine Rain last Friday evening

23rd Hilling up Tobacco on mountain
Halling & stacking Oats to day my
wife gone to Mrs Hunts Kitty sick yet.
Took down Some of Our striped Tobacco
this morning fine weather – I went to
Court last monday – – – –

24 Finished yesterday stacking Oats put 10
stacks up & halled one Load in House finished
Hilling up tobacco on mountain & pulled
up flax clear & Dry – choping tobacco on
Johns Branch & choping out cotton Henry
Halling Rails & fixing fence & putting hogs in
[water stain] Toped Tobacco on Johns branch & ^{to day}new ground
[water stain] by Crews this evening