Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1875 June 4th Small Shower last evening & we are drawing plants & will plant Tobacco to day, Edmond Dews, Nat, left as it rained We are planting old field & all Joining ^firstthat Fine day to plant, rather cloudy Sun not very Hot but very warm day --

5. Did not get done planting Tobacco Hills made did not have plants drawn replanted mine by Kate. Cloudy this morning, Hauling Out manure on Lot this morning, Dolley Boas Lain would not hold to the Contract about getting plant Bed from me, Templeton takes his half the other half Stands there - Mr Tho^s Owen ^{agrees to take that that & help in Harvest in time for it}

6 I went to Sunday School this day Richr^d Whitehead came here yesterday

7 Cloudy & Rained a little last night Hauling Manure out of mules Stables to day on Lot. I fear we will not have enough to go over Rained about 2 Hours moderately to day, they are not quite done Hauling out manure Planting Tobacco this morning in new ground & Replanting all we first Planted

8 replanting & finished Planting ^Tobacco all but Lot this morning expect to finish replanting Scatter manure on lot & Plow it in & then for the corn field --

9th Hauling out manure & Plowing Lot -

10 ^{Christopher Lain here at work on Plows} Hauling out manure & Plowing finished Hauling out manure & finished yesterday & to Plowing in manured clear cool nights Ed Dews, Nat, came here yesterday evening Sun 2 hours High in evening & worked in cotton this morning he is plowing Nelley in my corn Ed D & J. finishing Plowing in manure & Garden & then for corn field, went to Beding Lot this evening

11th Beding Lot & put 1 Bag & p^s Gilhams Fertilizer in drill after Scattering manure hauled out