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1876 May 21 Sunday. Stayed at Home all day

" " 22 Peter came home tolerable soon
This morning Edmond & Nannie planted
Out my yam slips my little Patch out of
Our Hot Bed except 8 African ^{from Mr Lains}about 40,
yams in my little Patch & 1 first Row by Cotton
Edmond Hauling out manure in lot by
old prise barn & rain come up yesterday
& This day Small Peter done but little ^beforeafter
^{Peter 8 days planting Corn I pay half $1}12 Oclock Picked both of plant Bed him
& Edmd & Picked out Bed on John's Branch
I went over to Jordans & bot a little p^t of
Jordans & Martins Beds, I give Jordan $3 & he
is to get Guano as M W & F. order written to
them for it I gave Martin $4. all marked or
staked off & I put Plaster on this morning
Jimmie coltering in new ground Nannie
worked for me till 12 oclock & then forked
up manure looks like rain again Nannie
Dews got some Tomatoes to Plant out this
evening & perhaps some beets too.
Peter was 8 days planting corn put Guano &
Plaster on all of it & 2/3 sack Plaster_{got from Mr Creasey & Bro. M^t Airy}

23rd Coltering & Hilling in new ground & at night
Began to plant Tobacco & Planted 6 Rows 8 for
900 Plants replanted Tomatoe Plants Peter Cutting
till 12 oclock & then went to Plowing Corn
Edmd scattering manure & Plowing it in
this morning then Coltering in new ground
& Hilling Nannie & Wm Pulling Cockle
out of wheat my wife & miss Frankie Pulled
out cockle yesterday quite cool nearly all day

24 Very Cool last night Edmd & Jimmie in new
new ground Nannie & W^m Picking Cockle out of
wheat Peter Plowing corn quite cool yet tho
quite cool enough for frost Nannie & Miss Frankie
Shuck snaps & worked them, I have been ^bad off
with Rheumatism for two or three months feel
a little better to day quite cool in shade