April 28, 1863 - May 8, 1863

to see McDaniel had my long ride all day
& rained about night for nothing in this world

29th Finished planting high land corn to day
Fixing land for Sugar Kane Greens & Cotton etc.

30th Raining to day shelled corn planted Greens
stilled cider & finished

May 1st Plowing & Halling wood Halled
up 1 Stack fodder off Creek
Aunt Peggy Here Since 25 March 1863.
that is we have been finding [smudged]

2nd Planting Peas Palm cristal seed cotton
water mellon musmellon Cucumber etc etc –
Halled up all our fodder as it was [?ole] on the
Creek I am afraid we shall ^[have?] nothing to feed on

3rd. I went to meeting S. S. nobody there hardly
Nannie gone to Mrs Colemans – fine weather

4th. We are finishing plowing here this morning planting
Irish Potatoes etc Rained & stoped us, runing water
furrows after the Rain in upper Lot. Sent Smith
to Yates shop & mill for me - 1½ Bus. wheat & 3 HH bro^t [home?]

5th. Planted Corn by Kitchen gone to Halling in new
ground Kitty at work in Garden to day planting
Beets Tomattos etc etc fine morning - clear
[?] Henrys gone on Creek to Bedding for Corn

6th. began to Rain yesterday soon in evening
& Rained all evening Sent claiborne to Yates
Mill this morning 8 Bus. wheat for flour
Large Iron Pin to weld 4 Lynch pins to make
[?]ox staple to mend, etc – – cloudy this morning
spread out our flax again this morning

7. fixed garden gate Henry H[os?]ing down
House, Balance Cutting ^{Rained yesterday} malling & cleaning
up in new ground – I went to Plantation

8th. working in new ground & on House rained part
of the day. Mr Bybee went to CH. after Salt. got 4
[lost in margin] the head. got back in one day - Rained. S[?]lly at night
Cloudy this morning, Rained last night. -