BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY 7-425Thursday - April 2, 1874I harrowed corn til diner after dinner I plowed for Willson.morning.We had frost thisFriday - April 3, 1874I plowed for Willson again today. We had frost again today.Saturday - April 4, 1874I finished replanting my corne today & went to mill.Sunday - April 5, 1874This is Easter. I went to Fisher’s store today and while I was gone, the beesswormed but went back into the old gum tree.Monday - April 6, 1874I planted my grass and millet. The bees swormed again today and we succeededin hiving them. Ben got into an ant bed this evening and got badly stung bythem, so much that he has fever this evening.Tuesday - April 7, 1874I harrowed in my millet & grass. It was very warm today. In the eaving, wehad a norther. It has the appearance of being coald.Wednesday - April 8, 1874The wind blowed coald all night. This morning, it thundered in the north &rained some about day light. The wind has blowed coald all day. I got up rocktoday. Sam Trocelf got some bacon.Thursday - April 9, 1874It has bin coald today with high north wind. Tonight is clear & calm. I hauledrock. The bees swarmed again today but as before the(y) went back to the oats ?home. The last quarter of the moon today (at) 5 o’clock, 0 min.Friday - April 10, 1874We had a killing frost this morning. The bees swormed again today and wehived them. I hauled rock until dinner and after dinner I went plowing my cottonover. Magg Hill and Ben were here and got two bushels of corn for seed.Saturday - April 11, 1874It has bin a coald south wind all day. This eaving haysy clouds has bin plenty.I finished planting over my cotton today.Sunday - April 12, 1874