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1873 April 17 Raining Still this evening quite Cool now

-- 18 Plowing for Corn I went to Henry Dillards
Shop & Mr Whiteheads Rained in evening a little

19 Plowing for Corn to day quite cool
Davy gone to Mr Woodings

20th I went to Sunday School this day

21st Plowing for corn Davy Coltering new ground
Sarah & Milton changing fence at Black Smith
Shop etc, & by Kitchen Cloudy & Cool

22nd Plowing for Corn & Coltering in new ground

23 Hilling in new ground coltering same &
Plowing for Corn I Started for Court & Staid till Thursday

24th Began to Plant Corn Molley Miller droping
for Davy Mary Covering Kit laying off still
Cloudy & like for rain & quite Cool Day Coltering
new ground Sarah & Milton Hilling I got home

25th Rain'g a little this morning Hilling & Coltering
in new ground Kit Mary & Mollie Miller planting
Corn this morning, Turned my yound Cattle Out
This morning quite Cool yet, - 5 in number, Bull
Dolley Bettie Linda & Ben a young Steer planting

[2]6 Corn Kit Mary Davy Mollie & Sarah Hilling & coltering
new ground Planted 3 long rows Irish Potatoes
the 1st we planted up very well cloudy & very cool

27 Planted Corn ½ day then fixed Gate on Mountain
Kit Davy etc Planted I Potatoes &C for themselves etc
Mot Graves & her children came down friday
evening & Stayed till Sunday evening

27th. I expect to go Sunday School to day
cloudy & not very cold this morning

28th. Raining this morning very Cool began to
plant Corn did not plant but little while began to ^Rain
Davy began to cut little ditch in new ground
Sarah & Mollie Miller fencing on Cross fence
Mot Staid near 3 days & went Home, wrote to
Griffith Neale & sent letter up Tom Creasey by Calvin
to put in the office very dark morning
Mot brought me a puppy, called Rush