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April 1953

Wed 1
Plowed & bulldozed land all day, Robert to Baltimore with class today, pretty day.  dug up my flower bed & did some work in the garden. 

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Thurs 2
Men stripped tob all day.  Plowing, bulldozing & cleaning off land.  F & F to Bank at dinner time.  Mr. Freeman & Amelias in aft for corn.

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Fri 3
Plowing & bulldozing down by meadow. Joe dug up my garden & helped rake some in Gard. Florence & Henry F to Vias at night, Robert out at night (Sent check to Mary from Washington) nice day, Jim Echly, Frank got fertilizer.

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Sat 4
Plowed down by meadow in morning Franklin to Chiltenham to get hair cut in aft & to Vias.F & Robert to Waldorf in aft got back 730 night hot. Robert out on corner at night. Brandt & wife thunderstorm & rain in aft. 

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Sun 5 
Pretty day, all to church for Easter service in morning. F to Vias in aft. F & R to tob beds & corner. Robert with Rabbit T down in ST Marys in aft. no one came all day.

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Mon 6
No one worked - Franklin & Robert plowing and bullnozing. Mr Baker for ground feed. Mr Pledsanton in aft. Fixed strawberry rows up in my garden. Light showers in aft.

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Tue 7
rain last night. Stripped tob all day. Fixing stable. Robert & I to Frank Wards & to Katies. Robert out on corner at night. Colder. 

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April

Wed
8
Stripped tob all day.F & F to Marlboro in morn & down on place in aft. Robert & I to Katies Bank in morn. Robert to Frank Wards & Washington in morning. Robert Lee got car from W.D.C. graded road. Nice day. I sent for strawberry plants. F to Vias in aft help put on tob cottons. Robert down to Bank to see sasscer about insurance for car. F to Vias at night. Robert out on corner at night. 

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Thur 
9
Showers all day. went down on place with bullnozer in morning to do some work but it rained. Noris did some cleaning by Burnt barn. Mr Mitchell to see about land. Did my wash. Robert to Cookseye & Frank Wards. F to Vias at night. Henry Roberteon & Jo to tobbins about Lucy. 

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Fri 
10
Stripped tob all day. F down on place & got the bullnozer & been working on fish pond in aft. Mr Mitchell about dinner time. Took dinner with us. [[underline]](got tank of gas for stove) [[/underline]] F to Vias at night. Robert to buss terminal at night. 

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 2.50 37

Sat
11 
Stripped tob most of day. Took hay & corn to Ash box to Ellis in aft. F fixing on fish pond. Robert disked land & went to Charlie Hides funeral. Robert to see his girl at night. Brandt & wife in aft. F to Vias at night. F to BW & TB to Lornzos.
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Sun
12

Robert to see his girl in morning gone all day. F & F to Washington place. Jack Dyson F to Vias for dinner back to milk. Brought Adina & Mrs Via back up there again. Rainy afternoon.
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Mon
13
Rain last night & all day. Today colder. Stripped tob all day. Got load of tob from over on place in aft. Mr Via & Adina for hay in aft. F to Brandts & P.A. F to Vias at night & movies. Robert out on corner. 
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Tues 
14
Cold & windy all day. Stripped tob all day.Aggie, Kate & F to Vias at night. Robert out on corner at night. dry
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Transcription Notes:
i believe tob stands for tobacco.