May 11, 1859 - May 21, 1859

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fransalman at May 14, 2021 07:13 PM

May 11, 1859 - May 21, 1859

11th May 1859 Plowing or coltering & Harrowing
Corn on far Branch, Replanting there to day
I went to Riceville yesterday —

12th coltering & Harrowing & Replanting Corn
Mr Chumbley fixing steps at front door
fair cool weather, ground getting
very dry, have not rain for 3 weeks

13th Bushing wheat & Rye, Picking plant Beds
& manuring them, fixing Garden to Plant
Greens Weeding Sweet Potatoes, Henry & claiborne
Plowing & Harrowing Corn, Mr Chumbly
fixing Carriage Tongue, & table,

14 Plowing or Harrow Corn weeding
corn in Bottoms on far Branch

15 Bro John D Hunts funeral Preached
by Witherington & Hardwick at SStone
meeting House
this

16. I went to Court, Halling Rock
for chimney. weeding Corn etc etc

17th Halling Logs to Mill & Plank
from Worsham Mills, Sent Corn
Balance planting Peas etc, this morning
cloudy & like for Rain

18th Rained Halled 2 Loads ^stocks to Worhsams Mill
& Halled Plank home began to Plant Tobacco

19. Planting Tobacco fine season in fresh
ground, Mr Overby here this evening
still cloudy & like for Rain -

20 & 21st Finished Planting fresh ground Tobacco
little Corner in Lot some by Corn House
Planted out Garden in Greens & Planted
Some Yam Screan - Beding Lot
For Tobacco Planted Sugar Cane in Lot
Warm fine weather, weeding Corn to day
part of the day, Mrs Hunt sent her
Bureau here to day - Bot for Mr Chumbly
2 Bbls Corn 3 for myself & 10 for Bro Hunts Est.

May 11, 1859 - May 21, 1859

11th May 1859 Plowing or coltering & Harrowing
Corn on far Branch, Replanting there to day
I went to Riceville yesterday —

12th coltering & Harrowing & Replanting Corn
Mr Chumbley fixing steps at front door
fair cool weather, ground getting
very dry, have not rain for 3 weeks

13th Bushing wheat & Rye, Picking plant Beds
& manuring them, fixing Garden to Plant
Greens Weeding Sweet Potatoes, Henry & claiborne
Plowing & Harrowing Corn, Mr Chumbly
fixing Carriage Tongue, & table,

14 Plowing or Harrow Corn weeding
corn in Bottoms on far Branch

15 Bro John D Hunts funeral Preached
by Witherington & Hardwick at SStone
meeting House this

16. I went to Court, Halling Rock
for chimney. weeding Corn etc etc

17th Halling Logs to Mill & Plank
from Worsham Mills, Sent Corn
Balance planting Peas etc, this morning
cloudy & like for Rain

18th Rained Halled 2 Loads ^stocks to Worhsams Mill
& Halled Plank home began to Plant Tobacco

19. Planting Tobacco fine season in fresh
ground, Mr Overby here this evening
still cloudy & like for Rain -

20 & 21st Finished Planting fresh ground Tobacco
little Corner in Lot some by Corn House
Planted out Garden in Greens & Planted
Some Yam Scrence - Beding Lot
For Tobacco Planted Sugar Cane in Lot
Warm fine weather, weeding Corn to day
part of the day, Mrs Hunt sent her
Bureau here to day - Bot for Mr Chumbly
2 Bbls Corn 3 for myself & 10 for Bro Hunts Est.