1883 May 1 Dan is plowing in the thistle field it is a good deal warmer this morning I took care of {illegible} too Dan is plowing in same field 3 rain most of the day I went to the funeral of the child of Alex Cornett the Reverend Mr Craig preached in the house cold damp day for Dan is drawing the old rails that was in the fence where we made the new 1 to Johnston line I have some headache 5 we clean seed oats in the new Barn in the forenoon I went to Fairfax to session meeting Henery Landon & Miss Shields joined the church very few out 6 the communion was held at Fairfax this afternoon Reverend Mr Shane preached the church was well filled 7 Dan plowed with a thistles was in the center field 8 Dan is plowing I sowed 1 half bushel of Timothy seed on the fall wheat I put it on 9 ridges began at the East Side 9 Dan is plowing cold morning he finished that part of the field & began to sew & sowed 4 bushel of little oats I drove the horses while he sowed 10 so 3 bushel more rain in the afternoon 11:00 Heavy Rain most of the night we fixed the Barnyard fence could do nothing in the field ground too wet 12 Dan Sowed 5 bushel of small oats the ground works well 13 Reverend Mr Shane preached in evening Mr Bailey in the morning 14 Dan sowed 7 bushel of the Australian oats on the south end of the midle field it was plowed out of the sod this spring drags up well I broke it in with the cultivator 15 Dan Sowed 5 bushel more of the same oats I broke it with the cultivator fine day rather cold 16 Dan sowed 6 bushel of peas oats & barley mixed on the east side of Buckwheat ground 17 Dan got the wheel cultivator & cultivated the Buckwheat ground where it was plowed last fall & plowed the remainder of the field 18 Dan sowed 6 bushel of the small oats I so Timothy seed on the most of it