12/6   Arrived at home with very little rain on us on the way back

12/14  I was at a Ball given by Mr Spring at his residence  danced till after midnight  left for home

12/21 Thoses pigs of the Sharpnosed Berksire numbering five piged on the 20th of December  1852.

1/15 First lambs the 15th January 1853.

2/12 Those pigs of the year old guilt Sow numbering five piged on the 12th Feb, 1853 they are all dead but two sows March 14 1953.

2/14 This the 14 Feb had 17 come but 6 died leaving 11 alive at present. one has come
  March 3, 1955

2/14 Planted plantbed of cabbage & pepper

2/17 Planted those plum & cherries trees in yard & orchard

2/14 Three young calves come this the 25th of Feb 1853 the old cows oldest.

3/21 Planted about 70 trees in the Orchard peach trees  The two red steers.

3/24 Set out four pine trees in the yard  I put swamp gravel under the roots sold by Mr. T.
  Daulton

3/25 Thrashed stalks ooff of Wheat.  has nearly covered the ground this wheat was not
  plowed in  It was sown about the 1st of Nov 1852

3/27 Planted first corn next to the swamp  it was wheat stuble laid off with a shovel and
  followed with a long bulltonge plow then droped the corn

4/2 Grafted those aple sions got of Jim Tucker over Tippah of the early June kind

4/16 Transplanted first cabbage plants in the garden

4/18 planted That Field on the other side of the Ditch in the old valey all the corn white.

5/5 panted crop cotton  It come up badly owing to carless planting the seed too thin & too thick

5/12 planted these two piecs of corn & peas equal down next to the bottom & planted the  last corn in the old valey  planted between the beds by running two forrows

5/18 Sowed a bed of cabbage seed come from Mr Leaks Southern raised in the old bed of  others

5/26 Sett out the first drawing of potatoe slips

6/4 began chopping out my cotton to a stand it has generally four leaves on it

6/10 began to cut our wheat

6/11 went a fishing to Osborn's Mill  Caught none

6/3 Twenty days drouth from the 3 to the 23 of June

6/20  The first cotton bloom from heard of Mr.  Smiths

6/28 Mr. Power's School is out

7/2 went pleasure fishing to Yellow Rabbit Creek where the lower Riply road Crosses it
   stayed all day   caught 12 fish

7/4 began to lay by the oldest corn witch is tassling and silking  sowed peas broad cast

7/5 hauled in par my wheat from field below the house

7/18 finished hauling in wheat and begn Thrashing

7/14 planted the last sweet potatoe slips

7/19 returned from Pontotoc after a Stay of two weeks

7/20    Terable Catastrophe With the Becks

7/30 Went on a fishing excusion to Cotton Plant Bridge there were  was 7 persons

7/31 made 51 bushels of Wheat off of 17 Acres  valey ground

8/18 Sowed turnip and sowed some fine quality in rows seed from Tisamingo

8/21 terable Thunder & Lightning that ever I witnessed

8/22 began to pull fodder a great deall of wet weather

8/15 I did go hunting to Cilli on the other side of Tippah river  Killed one deer, saw 6,
  started 9, stayed two nights & thre days

9/8 Went on a visit to Ann Rachels near Pontotoc Miss  We continued there 11 days came
  home on the 19th July 1853

9/15 Our first Peaches ripe

9/23 Maredian of peach time ripening

9/27 Tuesday  Started on a journey for Surth Carolina  Sister Salli & I with Mr. Berry,
 Mrs. Machen & daughter.

10/15 arrived at our place of destination  Greenville District South Carolina and a fine dry
  time all the time

10/23   in the evening late went to Court Mary Anderson in co with Cous Hallie & Lou
        Jane & John A

11/16   Left all at Uncle Cha's Terry's Cou's Jimmi & John A, Tully & Allie Lou Halley &
 all the rest of Uncle Chas' Children - for home this same evening got to Uncl. S. Terry
        who is 19 years 1 month & 14 days old weighs one hundred & twenty one lbs height 5 feet
        4-1/2 inches tall  This December 25th 1853

1853

The weather of June        The aspect of July 1853

days no         1853

  1  Clear some Clouds          1  Cloudy light Sprinkle
  2  Clear some Clouds         2  Threatning of rain Clouds
  3  Awful rain & wind         3  Cloudy with light Sprinkle
  4  Clear       4  Sunshine & Clouds Sprinkle
  5  Clear Some Clouds         5  Cloudy light Sprinkling
  6  Clear Clouds & Sunshine        6  Cloudy  eve good rain
  7  Clear       7  Clear & pleasant
  8  Clear       8  Dry & warm
  9  Clear with threatnings         9  Verry warm & dry
 10  Clear light rain all night           10  Severe rain all day
 11  Clear & very hot 86    11  Washing rain verry
 12  Clear with threatnings            12  Pleasant windy & Cloudy
 13  Clear rather windy            13  Clear & Warm
 14  Clear verry hot night           14  Verry warm & Clear
 15  Clear & hot  94     15  Cloudy & Some rain
 16  Clear good rain near    16  Cloudy apearances of rain
 17  Clear rather cold            17  Warm & Windy
 18  Clear Ther 70  Fah                   18  Cloudy with Some Showers
 19  Clear & hot dry very    19  Thunder Clouds Showers
 20  Clear hot & dry     20  Rain all day
 21  Clear with threatnings           21  Clear & Cold
 22  Clear with threatnings               22  Clear & moderately
 23  Cloudy with showers of rain          23  Some Clouds dry
 24  Cloudy cold rain very light          24  hot wit Some Clouds
 25  Clear Cold F60                       25  Clear & warm
 26  Clear           26  Clear & Cold night
 27  Clear & hazy AÕs bÕday    27  Hazz very Cool for now
 28  Clear & Hotest day            28  Cloudy no rain
 29  Clear & Hot     29  Dry & Cloudy
 30  Cloudy rain in Spots    30  Dry & Clear
        31  Scattering Clouds & Showers
 

 1853

1853  Weather of August          Weather of September

    1  Steady & warm rain
    2  Coudy with rain at night
    3  Clear with Some Clouds          James S. Terry who is 16 yrs 7 mo
    4       & 14 day old
    5       weights 118 #s  Dec 25th 1850
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   15  Rain
   16  Rain
   17  Rain
   18  Rain
   19  Rain
   20  Rain
   21  Rain Thunder & Lightning
   22  Mostley Clear verry hot
   23  Clear  Hot!   Hot!!
   24  Rain from N West
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 1853
James. S. Terry who is nineteen years & 1 month and 13 days old weighs one hundred & thirteen lbs measures five feet
 four inches high This June 24th 1853

James. S. Terry who is 20 years old weighs 115 lbs  measures 5 ft 4-1/2 in high
Thursday May the 11th 1854

James. S. Terry who is 20 years 7 mos & 14 days old weighs 122 lbs measures 5 feet 4-1/2 inches
high Monday  Dec 25th 1854

James. S. Terry who is 21 yeas old, weighting 116 lbs, highth 5 ft 4-2/4 in  Friday May 11th 1855

James. S. Terry who is 22 years old weighs 118 measures 5 feet 4-1/2 inches in highth.
Sunday May 11th /56

James. S. Terry who is 23 years old, weighs 126 lbs 5 feet 4-2/4 inches high
Monday May 11th 1857

James. S. Terry who is twenty four years old weighs 124 lbs and 5 ft 4-3/4 inches high
Tuesday May 11th 1858

James S Terry Sixty two years  Weighs 109#  5- 4-1/2  May 11th 1896  Dallas Texas

Twenty four years old weighs 124 lbs and 5 ft 4-3/4 inches high
Tuesday May 11th 1858

James S Terry