June 14, 1872 - June 22, 1872

14th June ¹⁸⁷² I expect to go shop Beach tree John R
Whiteheads Jerrys & Fannie Moses to day windy &
cool this morning they are weeding corn Sam
Plowing fresh ground & laying by --

15 Mattherly Tommy Andrew & Lewis weeding
corn & they are trying to finish this evening
but did not finish,

16 I went to Sunday school

17th weeding corn, Sam Grinding Blades to cut
wheat. cloudy & like for rain, took down our
fine Tobacco this morning & put it in 2 Boxes in old
prize Barn

17th Cutting wheat from ½ after 9 oclock all day
weeding corn before I went to Mount Airy to get ^{my mail}

18 finished weeding corn then Plowed awhile
before 12 oclock, cut wheat in lot 3 hours making
1 day & then Plowing again laying ^by corn in
field above Granary Tommy begun to Side corn
in field above Granary laying by rained a little ^{this evening}
wed a little Tobacco in fresh ground after rain,

19 Cutting a little wheat at 12 oclock laying by corn
Tommy above Granary & Sam at Mountain Mattherly not
here Since the 18th June cool nights Hot days

20th Laying by corn Mattherly not here cutting wheat ^out
Ben & Lewis weeding down Tobacco in fresh ^ground,
I am going to see Wm Tucker about Carr[y]ing my
Tobacco down to Lynchg & to Shop to day

21st laying by corn Tommy & Mr Mattherly Bill Plowing
Andrew chopping after plows in corn
Ben & Lewis weeding Sam lay by & so is Tommy
& Mattherly, Bees swarmed to day while I was gone
sewed Whanns Fertilizer on corn by Bars about
20 Rows in corn & Plowed it in

22 Working & weeding down fresh ground
Mr Mattherly gone with my cart & steers to move
his Father, Salley & her chldren came down
this day We striped some Tobacco Sam & his B[page corner turned]
Andrew & Tommy weeding fresh ground & done 70 R[ows]