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^{June 1873 Monday 25}Cutting wheat, Jeres Waggon Came here about
12 Oclock in the rain began to Load about
1 Oclock got a little over ½ Loaded & it began
to rain hard & we had to Stop awhile got done
about 4 Oclock in evening & Jim Dabney
started to Lynchg -- yesterday Wednesday & this day
Thursday we want to Cut wheat expecting some help
but dont Know whether any will come --
Hogs in my wheat Patch nearly every day
Fine day to cut wheat Edmond Tuckers
cutting wheat to day began about 8 Oclock this morning
Planted Tobacco or replanted

26th Cutting wheat here to day Edmond Tucker
Set on to Cut about 8 Oclock Cut down p^s
above road & Lot & this evening cutting p^s
above Granary

27th. Edmond Tucker here cutting wheat corn soon
we are trying to get done to day sent Milton
to Yates Mill 1 Bus. Corn for meal for us

28 Finished cutting wheat this evening a while
before sun down. this evening yesterday
this morning putting Guano on Tobacco Land above
new ground & Hilling & Will Plant Tobacco
this evening Wm Bailess working in Garden ^Greens

29th Reversing Beds in fresh ground did not
quite get done & putting on Guano using whans
On fresh ground Hilling & about 3 Oclock
began to Plant it & Planted nearly half of it
at night it rained a little, Salted cattle this
morning quite warm last night

June 30 went to Sunday ^school to day yesterday
-- Finishing my Tobacco Land to day & Hilling
for Tobacco -- quite cool Rained planting Tobacco

¹⁸⁷³July 1st Planting Tobacco & Hilling my Patch on Branch
in Lot Richard left here this morning Jacob & family
yesterday before the Rain Clear this morning