May 15, 1872 - May 24, 1872

1872 May 15th Rolling Logs to day Tommy & Sam
Halling Rails out of new ground this evening
cloudy this morning - I went to Richard [Whitehead]
yesterday & come back &C. Thundered in evening & Rained

16th Rack some last night but did not Get done
Jacob come & Brot One hand Edmond sent his 2 Boys Martin
Come & helped us Roll Logs Cloudy this day we planted
some Cabbage Plants Tomatoes & Beets out & began in
fresh ground above Granary to replanted corn
fixed Sweet Potatoe Patch to Hill & Plant - 1872

17th Plowing Corn above Granary Sam Plowing
his fresh ground corn, all replanting corn to day
expect to Send Tom to Mr Yates after my waggon
& body to Iron, Raining this evening

18th Took down all our Tobacco last night
in the night, Raining Cold rain this morning

19th. I went to Sunday School few teachers this day

20. drawing Tobacco Plants & planted in fresh ground
4 or 5000 trees in fresh ground Tommy not
here planted Tobacco till 12 oclock Mattherly
²¹ got Molly & went home to plow for himself

22nd Scattered manure in Lot & Plowed in before
night Ben & Lewis hauled out Tobacco Stacks
before they Plowed the Lot & Ben plowed
with Steers Mr Mattherly Plowed nannies patch
Tommy Hilling up Early Rose Irish Potatoes
sent to Jacobs after collard plants for myself
& Sam & planted them I lacked a little of getting
done greens, & Sweet Potatoe Patch finished
over one Mr Mattherly Plowed Irish Potatoes
done here, by Hen House.

23rd Replanted corn till 12 oclock then ^yesterdayHilling -
& coltering fresh ground Sam nearly done
Hilling fresh ground pretty morning I Carried
my wife to Mr Whiteheads to day she will
Stay till Saturday, this is election day -
Mr Mattherly not here this morning -

24 Mr Mattherly & Jane Smith here hilling.