DIARY OF JOSEPH BERTRAM
1904-1932 (Not continuous)
Transcribed and contributed by Lois Bertram Wapakoneta, Ohio
Diary of Joseph Bertram
1928 & 1929
1928 & 1929
1928
Jan 1 New Years Day. 4 below zero. We didn't go to church this morning. Last night Bess and I spent New Years Eve at Mrs. Denton's at a card game. Very cold day.
Jan 2 2 below zero this morning. Nothing done.
Jan 3 Nothing but chores done today. Fair very cold day.
Jan 4 Same as yesterday. Very cold day.
Jan 5 Fair very cold. Nothing done.
Jan 6 Nothing done. Fair warm day.
Jan 7 I attended a Shipping Association Meeting today. Warm cloudy with roads very bad because of thaw.
Jan 8 We went to church this morning. Home this evening. Warmer and some rain.
Jan 9 Nothing but chores done. Bess and I went to town this evening. Warm and cloudy.
Jan 10 Today I attended a Federal Land Director's Meeting at town. Pleasant day.
Jan 11 Bess and I went to Seymour today to see Paw & Maw. Pleasant day.
Jan 12 This morning I hired truck from garage and hauled home new battery for the light plant. Then went to Seymour after ton of feed for cows. Pleasant day.
Jan 13 Today I am hauling in flooded corn shocks for the hogs. Pleasant day.
Jan 14 This morning I hauled in corn shocks. This evening I attended a County Shipping Assoc. Meeting. Cloudy cool day.
Jan 15 We went to church this morning. All home this evening. Cloudy cool day.
Jan 16 Today I hauled in corn shocks to hogs. Pleasant day.
Jan 17 Today I am shredding corn for Ed Murphy. Warm cloudy day.
Jan 18 This morning I hauled corn to hogs. Began to rain at noon.
Jan 19 Bad rainy day. Bess and I went to town for dinner.
Jan 20 I hauled corn to hogs today.
Jan 21 Hauling in corn this morning. Bess and I went to town this evening. Fair cold day.
Jan 22 We went to church this morning. All home this evening. Fair cold day.
Jan 23 This morning I got my shredder home from Ed Murphy. It has been there for several weeks. This evening Bess and I went to Seymour after Paw & Maw. Fair cold day.
Jan 24 Today we butchered 4 hogs. Tom Bowerly and Henry Burgmeyer helped. Bad rainy day.
Jan 25 Today we are cutting lard, rendering same. Made the sausage and so forth. Mrs. Denton helped. Cold cloudy day.
Jan 26 Today Tom and I are shredding corn shock corn. Cold cloudy day.
Jan 27 Tom and I are shredding corn this morning. Began to snow at noon so I took Paw & Maw home this evening.
Jan 28 Today I am attending Federation at town. Cold blustery day.
Jan 29 We went to church this morning. This evening Bess and I went to town to visit at Alice's. Cold cloudy.
Jan 30 I am hauling in damaged corn to hogs. Fair cold day.
Jan 31 This morning I hauled in corn. This evening Bess and I went to town. Fair cool day.
Feb 1 Today Joe Stewart is helping me shred corn. These shocks were in the water and is dried and frozen out fairly well. Fair cold day.
Feb 2 Same as yesterday. Fair cold day.
Feb 3 Same as Wed and Thur. Fair warmer.
Feb 4 Raining this morning and rained all day. Bess and I went to town this evening.
Feb 5 The boys went to church this morning. Alice & Herschel were here today. Cloudy colder. The creek is out today.
Feb 6 Nothing but chores done today. Cloudy cool day.
Feb 7 Rain last night and today. Put the creek out today. Bess and I went to town this evening.
Feb 8 Nothing done today. Cloudy warm day. The roads are very soft.
Feb 9 Nothing but chores done today. Cloudy colder day.
Feb 10 Today I attended a County Farm Bureau District Meeting at town. Cloudy cool day.
Feb 11 Charles and I hauled in few shocks of corn this morning. Bess and I went to town this evening. Fair cool day.
Feb 12 We went to church this morning. All home this evening. Fair cool day.
Feb 13 This morning I am hauling in corn shocks for hogs. Began to rain at noon. After dinner I went after Stewart, he was sent home sick.
Feb 14 Rainy cold day. Bess and I went to town this evening.
Feb 15 Today I finished hauling in the bad corn to the hogs. Last fall I had all my corn shocks damaged by water. It is all feed to the hogs now. Cloudy damp day.
Feb 16 Today Alvin Marsh went to Cincinnati to Attend the Producer's Commission Convention. I was sent as a delegate. Cloudy cool day.
Feb 17 Wet cold day. Nothing done.
Feb 18 This morning I went to town after load of coal. Hauled same home in truck. This evening I went to town with the cream and eggs. Bess had to stay home with Stewart. He has been sick several days. Cold blustery snowy day.
Feb 19 We went to church this morning. All home this evening. Fair cold day.
Feb 20 This morning Newmeister trucked 40 hogs to town. I shipped to Cincinnati. This evening I took can of cream to town. Cloudy cool day.
Feb 21 Nothing done today. Very beautiful day.
Feb 22 Rainy cold day. Kellermeyer and wife and Bertram were here for the day. They came through Seymour and brought Paw & Maw along. They returned to Indianapolis this evening.
Feb 23 Nothing done today. Snowy bad day.
Feb 24 Today I attended the Business Men's Club and a dinner at N. Vernon. Fair cold day.
Feb 25 Today I attended a Farmer's Warehouse and Feed Store Meeting. Fair cold.
Feb 26 This morning we went to church. All home this evening. Herschel and Alice are here for a few days. She is about sick.
Feb 27 Nothing done today. Fair cool day.
Feb 28 Today I helped at a wood chopping at Alvin Marsh's. Very pleasant day.
Feb 29 Today I helped chop at J. G. Marsh's. Cloudy cold, began to snow at noon. We sawed awhile after dinner, then quit.
Mar 1 Nothing done today. Very bad day. Snow is wet and sloppy.
Mar 2 Same as yesterday. Bad sloppy day.
Mar 3 This morning Charles and I cleaned the sow farrowing houses and put in fresh straw. Will need them in a few days. This evening Bess and I went to town. Fair cold day.
Mar 4 We went to church this morning. All home this evening. Fair cold day.
Mar 5 This morning I sawed some wood. This evening Bess and I went to town. Fair cool day.
Mar 6 Today the County Agent and I went to Indianapolis to attend a Farm Marketing Meeting. Fair cool day.
Mar 7 Today I am repairing the chicken park, put up new gate and so forth. Very pleasant day.
Mar 8 Today I am building a new sow farrowing house. Cloudy cool day.
Mar 9 This morning I am still working on the above named house. This evening Bess and I went to town. Cool cloudy.
Mar 10 Today the boys are cutting down poles on Ralph Hess's. Bess and I went to town this evening. Cloudy forenoon. Fair cool this evening.
Mar 11 We went to church this morning. This evening we went to Seymour to see Paw & Maw. Fair warm day.
Mar 12 Today I am working with the pig houses and sows. Two sows had 5 pigs last night. Beautiful day.
Mar 13 Nothing but chores done today. Cloudy warm with rain tonight.
Mar 14 I am attending a Farmer's Warehouse Meeting today. Cloudy cold day.
Mar 15 Nothing done today. We went to town this evening. Cloudy colder.
Mar 16 Nothing done today. Bad snowy day.
Mar 17 Cold blustery day. We went to town this evening.
Mar 18 The boys and I went to confession and communion this morning. All home this evening. Cloudy and cold day.
Mar 19 Nothing but chores done today. The assessor was here and assessed me today. Cloudy cool day.
Mar 20 I am doing some work with brood sows this morning. This evening I had a truck and hauled out some feed, coal and lumber. Cloudy cool day.
Mar 21 Today Bess and I drove to Indianapolis. Took Alice & Grace Marsh along. We went to see Emmie D. Kesner. She is in Methodist Hospital, was operated on for bladder trouble. Fair cool day.
Mar 22 This morning I filed the big saw and after dinner sawed wood for Ralph Hess. Fair cool day.
Mar 23 Today Stewart stayed home from school to disk for oats. I delivered a young bull to Everet Hall of Dupont Route 1. This evening Bess and I went to town with cream. Fair warmer day.
Mar 24 Today the boys and I are disking and harrowing and sowed 4 acres of oats and alfalfa. Also plowed garden this evening. Fair cool day.
Mar 25 Alice's 20th birthday. She and Hershel are here today. We went to church this morning. All home this evening. Fair warm day.
Mar 26 This morning I went to town after more alfalfa seed and seed oats. I want to sow about 2 more acres. Had a hard rain at noon. Colder tonight.
Mar 27 Cloudy and cold day. Pretty hard freeze this morning. Today I dug a pit to put in an oil tank tomorrow. Bess and I took can of cream to town late this evening.
Mar 28 Nothing but chores done today. Cloudy cold day.
Mar 29 Today the St. Clair Oil Co. sent 2 men from Seymour to put in a filling tank and pump. Cloudy cool day.
Mar 30 Nothing done today. Cold blustery day with some snow.
Mar 31 Last night I stepped into a nail and not able to walk today. I went to Dr. Stem tonight. The boys are hauling manure on potato patch today. Fair cool day.
Apr 1 The boys went to church this morning. All home this afternoon. Very pleasant Palm Sunday.
Apr 2 Today I disked and sowed about 2 acres to oats and alfalfa in Long Bottoms. Fair cool day.
Apr 3 Today we planted some potatoes in the garden and made the garden. Set one row cabbage across the garden. Bess and I went to town late this evening. Warm partly cloudy.
Apr 4 This morning I plowed the potato patch. This evening Bess and I went to town and done some work at Alice's and also for Mrs. Denton. Cool partly cloudy.
Apr 5 Today I planted the potatoes. Cloudy threatening some rain.
Apr 6 This morning I am burning some drift off the corn ground. Had an awful high wind all day. It almost unroofed the west side of the barn. I tied the metal sheets with wire to the rafters and sheeting. Had a good rain at dark.
Apr 7 Blustery cold day. Nothing done but chores. Bess and I went to town this evening.
Apr 8 Easter Sunday. We all went to church this morning. All home this evening. Herschel & Alice were here for dinner. Fair cold day.
Apr 9 Stewart and Harold have no school today so we are cutting poles for wood. Also dressed a small hog for meat. Fair cool day.
Apr 10 This morning Bess and I went to Grant Wilkerson's funeral at Mount Zion. This evening I filed the big saw. Fair cool day.
Apr 11 Today I sawed wood for Stewart Euler and Will Fisher. Fair cool day.
Apr 12 This morning I am repairing the manure spreader. This evening Bess and I went to town. Fair cool day.
Apr 13 Today Joe Stewart is helping me haul out manure. Cloudy cold day with rain tonight.
Apr 14 Nothing done today. Cold blustery day. Bess and I went to town this evening.
Apr 15 We went to church this morning. All home this evening. Fair cold day. The ground was frozen this morning.
Apr 16 Today I sawed wood for Ed and Ernest Stewart. Fair cool day.
Apr 17 Today I am testing some seed corn. Cold cloudy day.
Apr 18 This morning I am testing corn. This evening Jim Hawk and I went to Edenburg after some eggs for hatching. Fair warmer day.
Apr 19 Today I am hauling out manure. Fair warmer day.
Apr 20 Same as yesterday. Cloudy warm.
Apr 21 Rain last night and today brings the creek out all over the bottoms tonight.
Apr 22 Charles is sick this morning taking the mumps(?). Harold, Stewart and I went to church this morning. Cloudy.
Apr 23 This morning I sent 15 hogs and 1 cow to town to be shipped. I repaired some fence. This evening Bess & I went to town. Partly cloudy and warm.
Apr 24 Today I went with C. H. Webster to Indianapolis on business. Cold cloudy with some rain.
Apr 25 Today Stewart and I hauled in poles for wood. Fair cool day.
Apr 26 Today I sawed the wood we hauled home yesterday. Fair cool day.
Apr 27 This morning a young man tramp came along and wanted work so we are splitting wood. He seems to be willing to work. Still cold with little spurts of rain.
Apr 28 This morning we are repairing fence. This evening Bess and I went to town. I attended Cooperative Merger Meeting. Stewart and William cleaned the stables. Fair cool.
Apr 29 We went to church this morning. All home this evening. Fair cool day.
Apr 30 Today Kenneth and I took off stocks. Fair cool day.
May 1 This morning Kenneth and I put seed corn in test. This evening we took off stocks. Fair cool day.
May 2 Today we finished taking off stocks. Bess and I went to town this evening. Pleasant day.
May 3 Kenneth is disking down corn ridges today. I went to Seymour to attend a District Farm Bureau Meeting. Pleasant day.
May 4 Today we began to plow for corn in Betsy Bottoms. Fair warm day.
May 5 We finished plowing in Betsy Bottoms today. Little rain last night. Partly cloudy cooler today.
May 6 We went to church this morning. All home this evening. Fair cool.
May 7 Today Kenneth is disking and harrowing. This morning I hauled out manure. This evening I began to plant corn. At noon today I turned the cattle on pasture. Pasture is rather poor but the feed is all gone so let them out. Fair very cool day.
May 8 This morning I finished planting the Betsy Bottoms. This evening Bess and I went to Primary at Hayden. Fair cool day.
May 9 Today we are plowing and planting in Sullivan Bottoms. Fair cool day.
May 10 Same as yesterday. Fair cool day.
May 11 I am sick with the mumps. Not able to work. Kenneth is plowing and harrowing. Cloudy cool with little rain.
May 12 Charles and Kenneth are plowing and planting today. I am about the same with mumps. Pleasant day.
May 13 The boys went to church this morning. All home this evening. Fair cooler day.
May 14 Kenneth is plowing today. Fair cool day.
May 15 Kenneth and I are plowing and planting today. Fair warmer day.
May 16 Kenneth and I finished planting the Sullivan Bottoms today. Fair warmer day.
May 17 Kenneth is disking down corn ridges in Long Bottoms today. Cloudy with little rain.
May 18 Nothing much done today. Cloudy with some rain this morning. I got 3 bu of seed corn off Woodward.
May 19 Charles and Kenneth cleaned the stables today. Between showers I attended the Feed Store Directors Meeting today.
May 20 We went to early mass this morning. Alice was home all day. Web Spencer and Sade Stewart were here for dinner. Fair cool day.
May 21 Today Charles and Kenneth are plowing and harrowing in Long Bottoms. I am hoeing the garden today. Pleasant day.
May 22 The boys are plowing and harrowing today. I am planting this afternoon. Pleasant day.
May 23 Today I finished planting corn but may have to plant some over. Fair cool day.
May 24 Today we planted over the Betsy Bottoms. Cloudy little sprinkles.
May 25 This morning I took Kenneth to town, he is going to work there now. Charles is hauling out manure. Cloudy cool day.
May 26 The boys are hauling out manure this morning. This evening we went to town. Cloudy cool day.
May 27 We all went to communion at early mass this morning. Then we went to Joe Stewart's for dinner sat Seymour. Fair cool day.
May 28 We are hauling out manure today. Fair cool day.
May 29 This morning Charles and I went to Will Glixner after load of hay-$14 per. This evening we are plowing for soybeans on Ed Stewart. Cool partly cloudy.
May 30 The boys are plowing for beans this morning. I sowed 3 acres of alfalfa. Nothing done this evening. Uncle George Baker, Aunt Lil(?) and Maw took dinner with us today. Cloudy with little rain.
May 31 Today we are plowing, preparing and sowing soybeans. Cloudy cool day.
Jun 1 Today we finished sowing soybeans on Ed Stewart. Cloudy cool with little sprinkle.
Jun 2 This morning the boys are rolling down the soybean ground so as to pack it more. I put up a new gate in front of Burgmeyer's at the pasture. This evening we went to town. Fair warm day.
Jun 3 We went to church this morning. Home this evening. Alice and Herschel are here. Cloudy cool with little rain this evening.
Jun 4 Rainy day. Nothing done.
Jun 5 Same as yesterday. I helped Bess wash today. Bess and I went to town late this evening.
Jun 6 Nothing but chores done today. Still little rain.
Jun 7 The boys hauled in some wood this morning. Bess and I went to Seymour this evening. Fair cool day.
Jun 8 Nothing but chores done today. Still more rain.
Jun 9 This morning I set out sweet potato plants. Charles cleaned the stable and hauled it out. Little rain this morning. Cloudy cool this evening.
Jun 10 We went to church this morning. Home this evening. Pleasant day.
Jun 11 This morning I hauled some gravel into the yard. This evening Stewart and I began to plow corn. First plowing. Pleasant day. Charles is working on Fisher's road.
Jun 12 Charles and I are plowing corn in Sullivan Bottoms. Warmer and partly cloudy.
Jun 13 Nothing but chores done today. Some rain. Tonight we went to St. Mary's Commencement. Stewart graduated tonight.
Jun 14 We are plowing corn today. Fair cool day.
Jun 15 Same as yesterday. Fair warm.
Jun 16 The boys are plowing corn today. I drove to New Albany, In today to a fertilizer meeting. Fair warmer.
Jun 17 We went to church this morning. All home this evening. Some rain today.
Jun 18 Today we are putting concrete wall under the northwest side of barn. Cloudy warm.
Jun 19 The boys are hauling in some gravel. Today Bess and I went to town this evening. Warm cloudy with a hard rain tonight.
Jun 20 Today I am repairing the manure spreader. Putting in some new parts. Warm and partly cloudy. This morning Stewart went to Cannon's after 200 strawberry plants and set out same.
Jun 21 This morning Bess and I took coop of young chicks to town. 28 cents per lb. Nothing else done today. Still some rain today.
Jun 22 This morning we hoed weeds out of corn. This evening we hauled load of alfalfa from Will Stewart. $7 per ton out of field. Then plowed corn balance of evening. Pleasant day.
Jun 23 Raining again this morning. Nothing but chores done. We went to town this evening. Cloudy cooler this evening.
Jun 24 We went to church this morning. All home this evening. Herschel and Alice were here all day. After dinner John Butler & family, Paw & Maw drove in from Seymour. They stayed a few hours. Two of the girls staying a few days. Some rain today and still raining tonight.
Jun 25 This morning I went to town. This evening we are hoeing weeds. Cloudy cool.
Jun 26 Today we hoed weeds except in the evening. Bess and I went to town. Cloudy some rain.
Jun 27 This morning we hoed weeds. This evening Charles began to plow corn for second time. Fair warm day.
Jun 28 Charles is plowing corn this morning. The boys and I are hoeing weeds. Had a hard rain at noon. Bess and I went to town this evening.
Jun 29 Nothing done today. The heavy rain alt night put the creek out over the Bottoms this evening. Also last night at midnight Governor Al Smith of New York was nominated for President at the Houston "Convention. Joe Robinson of Arkansas for Vice President.
Jun 30 Nothing done today. Bess and I went to town this evening. Fair warm day.
Jul 1 We went to church this morning. This afternoon we went to Stan's to chicken supper. Fair warm day.
Jul 2 Today we began to cut wheat on Woodward. Fair hot day.
Jul 3 We finished cutting wheat on Woodward today. Very hot sultry day.
Jul 4 Nothing done today. Alice & Herschel spent the day here. Cloudy hot day.
Jul 5 Last night we had a very hard rain and storm and by noon today the creek is all over the Bottoms. The boys are boat riding all over the Bottoms. Hot sultry day.
Jul 6 Nothing done this morning. This evening we cut the wheat in the orchard. Hot sultry day.
Jul 7 Nothing done. Bess and I went to town this evening. Hot sultry day.
Jul 8 The boys went to church this morning. I went to Seymour after Marcene Butler's clothes. She has been here for 2 weeks and is going to Indianapolis this evening. Had another hard rain at noon today.
Jul 9 Nothing but chores done today. Some rain this morning.
Jul 10 Today we are hoeing weeds out of corn. Hot sultry day.
Jul 11 This morning we hoed weeds. This evening we cut wheat in 15 Acre field. The ground is very soft. Roy Nevet & Louise and children were here for dinner. Hot sultry day.
Jul 12 Today we are hoeing weeds. Hot sultry day.
Jul 13 This morning the boys began to lay by corn. Had a shower of rain before noon and stopped them this evening. Charles is plowing in Betsy Bottoms. Stewart and I hoed weeds in same. Fair cool evening.
Jul 14 Today we are all hoeing weeds. Jacob Burgmeyer and boys are helping. Hot sultry day.
Jul 15 We went to early mass this morning. After dinner we went to the Chautauqua at town. Also went tonight. Fair hot day.
Jul 16 This morning Charles and Stewart are laying by corn. This afternoon we are cutting wheat. Hot sultry day.
Jul 17 This morning the boys are laying by corn. This evening we are cutting wheat. Hot sultry day.
Jul 18 This morning we finished cutting wheat and a patch of oats. Laying corn this evening. Charles and his mother went to Chautauqua this afternoon. Hot sultry.
Jul 19 This morning Charles began to mow down hay. Stewart and I hoed weeds. This evening we took up three loads of hay. Hot sultry day.
Jul 20 This morning we are cutting oats. Stewart is cutting hay. This evening we took up 1 load of hay and then had a good rain. Hot sultry day.
Jul 21 This morning Charles and I had a racket and he left home. I mowed weeds off the alfalfa. This afternoon I attended a Farm Bureau Meeting. Hot sultry day.
Jul 22 We went to early mass this morning. All home this evening. Hot sultry day with a shower of rain at noon.
Jul 23 It is reported that Charles left with Theodore Boner for Illinois early this morning. I cut hay this morning. George Carson helped put up 3 loads hay this evening. Fair cooler day.
Jul 24 This morning I went over to Will Fisher after a load of corn, while Carson mowed hay. After dinner we put up 3 loads of hay. Hot sultry day.
Jul 25 This morning I finished cutting hay. This evening Harold put up 2 loads hay. Fair hot day.
Jul 26 Today I am cutting wheat and timothy for to thrash. Hot sultry day.
Jul 27 This morning I went to town after feed for cows and hogs. This evening Bess & I went to Seymour to order repairs for thrasher. Fair warm day.
Jul 28 Today Stewart and I are hauling out manure. Bess and I went to town later this evening. Fair cool day.
Jul 29 We went to church this morning. This afternoon Bess and I took a drive over the country and stopped at Mrs. Denton's at town. Fair cool day.
Jul 30 Today we are hauling out manure. Hot sultry day.
Jul 31 This morning we are hauling out manure. This evening I went to Seymour after thrasher repairs. Fair hot day.
Aug 1 Today I am repairing the thrasher. Getting ready to thrash tomorrow. Fair hot day.
Aug 2 We are thrashing today. Fair hot day.
Aug 3 We finished thrashing by noon today. 222 bu wheat, 132 oats. This afternoon we are thrashing at Ivan Marsh's. I am sick and not able to work today. Got too hot yesterday. Hot sultry day.
Aug 4 This morning Stewart helped thrash Ivan Marsh. This evening thrashed for Alvin. Hot sultry day.
Aug 5 This morning we went to church. All home this evening. Hot sultry. We had a good rain this evening.
Aug 6 The boys and I are repairing fence this morning. This evening Bess and I went to Columbus, Ind. She bought her a new dress. Another good rain at noon today.
Aug 7 This morning I took our icebox to town and traded towards a new one and will pay the difference. This evening I am working on the tractor. Another good rain at noon today.
Aug 8 Nothing but chores done today. Fair warm day.
Aug 9 This morning I am trying to put a better top on the straw stack. This afternoon I wnt to Alvin Marsh's to help thrash. Fair hot day.
Aug 10 This morning we finished thrashing for Alvin Marsh and this evening thrashed for Will Fisher. Hot sultry rain tonight.
Aug 11 Too wet to thrash for Stewart Euler so they pulled to Frank Fisher's and thrashed his and some for Ed Stewart this evening. This evening Alice drove a new model 1 Ford Sedan out for us. Fair hot day.
Aug 12 We went to church this morning. All home this evening. Fair warm day.
Aug 13 This morning we finished thrashing Ed Stewart and thrashed Patton this evening. Fair hot day.
Aug 14 This morning we thrashed Tom Rose and thrashed at Stewart Euler's this evening. Fair warm day.
Aug 15 This morning finished thrashing Euler and this evening ours on Woodward. 262 bu. Fair day.
Aug 16 This morning finished our thrashing on Woodward and moved to H. Childs' and thrashed him this afternoon. Ernest Stewart helped in my place. Bess and I went to Columbus Fair. Warm threatening day.
Aug 17 I am mowing weeds off potato patch and hauled in load of straw this evening. Bess and I went to Seymour. Cloudy warm with rain.
Aug 18 This morning I went to town after feed. This evening Bess and I went to town, also tonight. Cloudy threatening.
Aug 19 We went to church this morning, then went to Spencer Reunion at Teacreek. Fair warm day.
Aug 20 Today I am helping Bert Deputy thrash. I am done thrashing now. Fair warm day. Alice Hartpence and Maggie Em Swarthout are here today. Staying over from the reunion yesterday. They leave tomorrow.
Aug 21 This morning Stewart and I cleaned the raspberry and strawberry patch. This evening Bess and I went to town. Partly cloudy, cooler. Aug 22 Nothing but chores done today. Fair warm day.
Aug 23 We all went to Farmer's Picnic in Klein's Grove today. Fair warm day with a good rain tonight.
Aug 24 This morning I went to town after a steel frame. I am making a trailer to drawn behind cars to haul things to and from town. More rain today.
Aug 25 This morning I am working on my trailer. This evening Bess and I went to town. Fair warm day.
Aug 26 This morning we went to church. This afternoon we all went to picnic and supper at Four Corners. Pleasant day.
Aug 27 Bess and I went to Reasiner's sale today. The auctioneer took sick and I took his place and sold the personal property. This evening Charles came home from Illinois. Hot sultry day.
Aug 28 Nothing but chores done today. Hot sultry day.
Aug 29 The boys are hauling in gravel. I took truck load of wheat to Seymour this afternoon and had to haul it home again because of moisture. Had a good rain tonight.
Aug 30 Today we all went to Seymour to Free Fair in the park. Had some hard rain today.
Aug 31 We began to plow for wheat today. Went to Fair tonight at Seymour. Fair cooler day.
Sep 1 We are plowing today. Bess and I went to town this evening. Fair cool day.
Sep 2 We went to church this morning. This afternoon we drove to Scottsburg and to Madison, then home. Fair cool day.
Sep 3 We are plowing today. Fair cool day.
Sep 4 We finished plowing for wheat today. Fair cool day.
Sep 5 This morning Stewart and I cleaned the hen houses. This evening I got our young roosters for breeding shipped by Ellison from Austin, Ind. Paid $20.00 for 12 cocks.
Sep 6 Today we disked the wet ground over back of the barn. Fair cool day.
Sep 7 This morning I took a coop of young and old cocks to town, 12 cents for old, 28 cents for young cocks. Nothing done this evening. Fair cool.
Sep 8 This morning Harold and I went to Seymour after the roadster. I had it painted. This evening Bess and I went to town. Fair warmer.
Sep 9 The boys went to church this morning. All home this evening. Herschel and Alice were here for dinner.
Sep 10 School started today. The boys came home at noon first day. This afternoon Charles mowed soybeans for hay. I am repairing the silage cutter. Getting ready to fill. Fair warm day.
Sep 11 This morning I hauled up some corn for feed. This evening Bess and I went to town after feed. Fair warm.
Sep 12 Today we are filling Patton's silo. Fair hot day.
Sep 13 This morning I am grinding knives and changed same in cutter. This evening Bess and I went to town after some cutter repairs. Tonight Charles went to Seymour after Paw and Maw. Fair warm day.
Sep 14 Today we are filling Fisher's silo. Fair warm day.
Sep 15 Today the boys and I are putting up soybean hay. 4 loads. We went to town tonight. Fair warm day.
Sep 16 We went to church this morning. All home this evening. Fair warm day.
Sep 17 Today Forest Stewart and I are helping fill Stewart Euler's silo. Fair cooler day.
Sep 18 Today we are helping fill Ivan Marsh's silo. Fair cool day.
Sep 19 Today we are all filling our silo. Fair cool day.
Sep 20 Today we are helping fill Alvin Marsh's silo. Fair cool very dry for this time of year.
Sep 21 Today Forest Stewart is helping in my place fill J. G. Marsh's silo. I am grinding and changing knives for wood tomorrow. Fair cool day.
Sep 22 Today the boys and I filled Will Derringer's silo. All done filling now. Fair cool day.
Sep 23 We went to church this morning. Bess and I took a drive this afternoon. Fair cool day.
Sep 24 This morning I raked up soybeans and this evening Joe & Ed Stewart helped put up 3 loads of bean hay. Fair cold windy day.
Sep 25 This morning we had a killing frost. We finished bean hay today. Fair cold windy.
Sep 26 Today I am getting up some feed for hogs and cow. Another frost this morning. Fair cold day.
Sep 27 Nothing but chores this morning. This evening I went with one of Charles' teachers and his Agricultural Class to the corn field to pick seed corn. Fair cold day.
Sep 28 This morning I jerked load of corn for hogs. This evening Bess and I went to town. Cloudy threatening day.
Sep 29 Rainy cold day. I am cleaning grass seed and seed wheat. This evening Charles and I jerked load of corn for hogs.
Sep 30 We went to church this morning. This evening we took a drive to Milo Ind. Fair cool day.
Oct 1 Today Harold stayed home from school to help prepare wheat ground. Fair cool day.
Oct 2 Today I attended a meeting with the Business Men and Farm Bureau for a Farmer's Short Course. Pleasant day.
Oct 3 We are preparing wheat ground today. Cloudy cool day.
Oct 4 Today I am sowing wheat. Fair warmer day.
Oct 5 Had a good rain last night. Too wet to sow this morning, so I went to town after more fertilizer. I am sowing this evening. Fair cool this evening.
Oct 6 Early this morning I finished sowing wheat. Then we dug potatoes the rest of the day. Fair cool day.
Oct 7 We went to church this morning. This afternoon we drove to Bedford. Very pleasant day.
Oct 8 Today I attended a 10th District Farm Bureau Meeting. Fair warm day.
Oct 9 This morning I hauled in some feed for horses and cattle. This evening Bess and I went to town. Fair warm day.
Oct 10 Today I jerked corn for hogs. Fair warm day.
Oct 11 I am husking some corn today. Very hot weather.
Oct 12 This morning I got up some feed. This evening Bess and I went to Seymour. Hot sultry day.
Oct 13 The boys husked load of corn for hogs this morning. Bess and I went to town this evening. Hot sultry day.
Oct 14 We went to church this morning. All home this evening. Fair warm day.
Oct 15 Today I trucked 2 loads of wheat to Seymour. 157 bu, $1.34 per $200.38 Rainy cool day.
Oct 16 This morning I went to town. This evening I trucked load wheat to Seymour. Some rain today.
Oct 17 Today I attended a Director's Short Course Meeting at town. Some rain today.
Oct 18 The boys have no school so we are husking corn. Fair cool day.
Oct 19 We husked 4 loads of corn today. Fair cool day.
Oct 20 We are husking corn today. Fair cool day.
Oct 21 We went to church this morning. All home this evening. Pleasant day.
Oct 22 This morning I hauled in load of shocks. Then I finished digging potatoes. Some rain today.
Oct 23 This morning I husked load of corn. This evening I attended a Farmer's Meeting. Fair cool day.
Oct 24 Today I am husking corn. Fair cool day.
Oct 25 Today I sold out Frank Gerth at public sale. Fair cool day.
Oct 26 I am husking corn. Fair warmer day.
Oct 27 Rainy cold day. We sorted 40 bu. potatoes and put into cellar this morning. This evening Bess and I went to town. Still raining.
Oct 28 The boys went to communion this morning. Herschel & Alice were here today. Fair cool day.
Oct 29 I am husking corn today. Fair cool day.
Oct 30 Same as yesterday. Fair cool day.
Oct 31 Husking corn today. Fair cool day.
Nov 1 I am husking corn. Fair warmer.
Nov 2 Rain all day today. Nothing done.
Nov 3 The boys husked load of corn for hogs this morning. This evening they cleaned the stables. Ed Gudgel and I are out soliciting Democrat Campaign Funds. Cold cloudy day.
Nov 4 We went to church this morning. This afternoon C. H. Webster is doing the same as I did yesterday. Fair cool day.
Nov 5 This morning I husked load of corn. This evening I took 5 bu of potatoes to town and brought home some feed. Fair cool day.
Nov 6 Election Day. I husked load of corn for hogs this morning. After dinner Bess and I went to vote. Fair cool day. At 10 o'clock tonight the report by radio came in, the Democrats lost the state and nation. Gov. Al Smith was badly beaten.
Nov 7 I am husking corn today. Fair cool day.
Nov 8 I am husking today. Pleasant day.
Nov 9 Joe Canfield is helping me husk corn today, 4 loads. Pleasant day.
Nov 10 Rainy this morning but me and the boys are husking corn. I attended the Annual Farm Bureau Meeting. Cloudy cold evening.
Nov 11 We went to church this morning. All home this evening. Fair cool day.
Nov 12 Lawrence and Joe Stewart and Joe Canfield husked 6 big loads of corn today. I went to Seymour to order repairs for shredder. Fair cool day.
Nov 13 Lawrence & Joe Stewart and I husked 6 loads corn today. Fair cool day.
Nov 14 Lawrence, Joe and I husked 6 loads today. Fair cool day.
Nov 15 Joe & Lawrence finished husking stocks this morning. I went to Seymour after shredder repairs. Some rain this afternoon.
Nov 16 Today I am repairing the shredder for shredding tomorrow. Fair cool day.
Nov 17 Today we are shredding corn. Didn't get quite done. Rain stopped us about 3 o'clock. Very windy day.
Nov 18 We went to church this morning, except Stewart, he is sick in bed. Cloudy cool day.
Nov 19 Nothing done today. Rainy cold day.
Nov 20 I am repairing gates and doors. Also worked some on shredder. Cloudy cold with little snow.
Nov 21 This morning Forest Stewart and I shredded two loads of corn. Then after dinner we finished our shredding. Fair cool day.
Nov 22 Today we are shredding for Lawrence Stewart. 5 loads. Fair cool day.
Nov 23 Same as yesterday. 5 loads. Cloudy cool with some snow. Flurry this evening.
Nov 24 Today I finished shredding for Lawrence Stewart. Cloudy colder.
Nov 25 We went to church this morning. All home this evening. Fair cold day.
Nov 26 Today I shredded for Howard Childs' and as I moved down the road tonight, I lost my drive belt. Cloudy cold day.
Nov 27 Today I shredded Will Fisher. Cool windy day. Nov 28 Today I shredded C. Patton. Didn't get quite done. Cloudy damp day. Best day for shredding this fall. Nov 29 Thanksgiving Day. Nothing done today. Some rain today.
Nov 30 Nothing done today. Rainy day.
Dec 1 Today I shredded for William Derringer and moved back to Patton. Pleasant day. Tonight we took our supper and went to birthday supper on Ed Stewart. He is 59 years old.
Dec 2 We went to church this morning. All home this evening. Herschel and Alice are here. Pleasant day.
Dec 3 This morning I went to Patton's and set the shredder and finished his shredding. This evening all done now. Fair cool day.
Dec 4 This morning. H. Burgmeyer helped me dress a hog. Cold rainy day.
Dec 5 This morning I cut up the hog and made the sausage. This evening I went to town after feed. Fair cold day.
Dec 6 Nothing done this morning. This evening we went to Seymour and took Paw some fresh meat. Fair cool day.
Dec 7 Bess and I went to town this evening. Fair cool day.
Dec 8 Holy Day. We went to town this evening. Fair cool day.
Dec 9 We went to church this morning. This afternoon we drove to Madison, Ind. Fair cool day.
Dec 10 This morning I am working on my trailer. This evening I took 4 bu of potatoes to town. Pleasant day.
Dec 11 Today and night Bess and I attended the Purdue Short Course in town. Very pleasant day.
Dec 12 Same as yesterday. Pleasant day.
Dec 13 Rainy day. Nothing done today.
Dec 14 This morning we went to Jen Marsh's burial. She died Wednesday morning of pneumonia. We went to town this evening. Cloudy cold damp day.
Dec 15 This morning I delivered 1 fat hog to Henry Funkie at town. This evening, we all went to town. Cloudy cool day.
Dec 16 We went to church this morning. All home this evening. Cloudy cool day.
Dec 17 Nothing done today. Cold rainy.
Dec 18 Today I drove Herschel, Charles, Roland and Gillie to Indianapolis. The boys brought back 3 new cars. Fair cold day.
Dec 19 Nothing done today. Bess and I went to town this evening. Fair cold.
Dec 20 Today I sawed wood for Patton. Fair cold day.
Dec 21 Nothing but chores done this morning. Bess and I went to town this evening. Fair cold day.
Dec 22 Charles and I hauled out manure this morning. We went to town this evening. Fair cold day.
Dec 23 We went to church this morning. All home this evening. Fair cool day.
Dec 24 This morning I sawed wood for Tom Rose. This evening we went to town. The boys and I went to confession. Fair cool day.
Dec 25 Christmas Day. We went to communion Christmas morning mass. All home balance of day. Charlie Webster and wife were here. Herschel & Alice are staying here. Very pleasant day.
Dec 26 I drove Charles, Roland and Figl(?) Cammel to Indianapolis after 3 new cars. Fair cool day.
Dec 27 Cloudy cold with some rain. Nothing but chores done today.
Dec 28 This morning Charles and I hauled in 2 loads of straw. Also hauled out two loads of manure. I am taking a heavy cold, not able to work this evening. Fair cool day.
Dec 29 I am sick. Not able to get out today. Pleasant day.
Dec 30 I am no better today. The boys went to church this morning.
Dec 31 Charles hauled out manure this morning. This evening Charles, Bess & Alice went to town. They brought home half ton of coal. Fair this morning. Cloudy this evening with rain tonight.
1929
Jan 1 This morning at 9:55 forenoon was born a baby girl to Herschel and Alice named Joan Lee. Both Alice and baby doing fine. They are staying here. The boys went to church this morning. Cold blustery day.Jan 2 Nothing but chores done today. The boys started to school this morning. They froze up their car and had to return but Charles returned to school later in the day. Fair cold day.
Jan 3 Nothing but chores done today. I went to town this evening. Fair cool day.
Jan 4 Today I dragged in some small logs for wood and lumber. Fair cool day.
Jan 5 Rain last night and early this morning. I went to town this evening. Cloudy colder tonight.
Jan 6 The boys went to church this morning. Fair cold day.
Jan 7 I took 700 lbs corn to town this evening. Had ground for feed. Cloudy cold day.
Jan 8 Today I attended a Federal Land Bank Director's Meeting at town. Fair cold day.
Jan 9 Nothing but chores done today. Fair cold day.
Jan 10 This morning I dressed a hog. This evening I went to town. Cloudy and cool morning. Some rain this evening.
Jan 11 Nothing done this morning. This evening I attended a Farm Bureau Director's Meeting. Fair cold day.
Jan 12 This morning I went to Seymour after some motor oil. After dinner Bess and I went to town. Cold cloudy day.
Jan 13 Fair cold day. We all stayed home this morning and all day. Very cold day. 3 below zero at 9 p.m. tonight.
Jan 14 Not so cold this morning, 4 above at 6 a.m. I took 700 lbs corn to town this afternoon. Had ground for feed. Raining and sleeting tonight.
Jan 15 Today I sold out George Horstman at public sale. Fair and cold day.
Jan 16 This morning I went to George Horstman's after load of silage, I bought 4 tons yesterday. Bess and I went to town this evening. Rain sleet all day. Very slick this evening.
Jan 17 Very slick and icy weather. I went to town this evening after 600 lbs of coal. Still raining and sleeting tonight.
Jan 18 Rainy all day. The creek is bank full tonight and will be high tonight. Bess and I went to town this evening.
Jan 19 Nothing done today. I attended a Shipping Association Meeting this afternoon. Fair cool day. The creek is back in bank tonight.
Jan 20 We went to church this morning. All home this evening. Roy & Louise Nevet were here, also Charlie & Gillie. Fair cool day.
Jan 21 This morning Forest helped me dress 2 hogs and this evening I took them to Dad's at Seymour. Fair cool day.
Jan 22 Rainy day. Nothing done.
Jan 23 This morning I went to G. Horstman's after load of silage. This evening I painted my trailer. Fair cool day.
Jan 24 Nothing done this morning. This evening I took some corn to town and had same ground for feed. Cold blustery day.
Jan 25 Rain sleet today. The creek is coming out of bank tonight. Colder tonight.
Jan 26 Today I am attending meetings in town. Fair cold day.
Jan 27 The boys went to church this morning. All home this evening. Charlie Webster & wife were here this evening. Cloudy cold with snow this evening.
Jan 28 This morning Newminster trucked 12 hogs to town for me. This evening Alice and I went to town. I brought home two small hogs to dress. Fair cool day.
Jan 29 This morning Ernest and Forest helped me dress 2 hogs. This evening I cut them up. Fair cool day.
Jan 30 Today Mrs. Boner helped us make the sausage and render lard. Cloudy little spurts of snowfall.
Jan 31 This morning I helped Ed Stewart dress 3 hogs. Nothing done this evening. Very cold blustery. Snow blizzards.
Feb 1 Very cold day. Nothing done except this evening I took 800 lbs corn to town and had ground for feed.
Feb 2 This morning Charles and I hauled out manure. This evening Bess and I went to town. Fair cold day.
Feb 3 This morning we went to church. All home this evening. Cloudy cold day.
Feb 4 This morning I hauled out manure. This evening I went to town after coal. Cold cloudy day.
Feb 5 I am repairing doors and gates all day. Cloudy snow fall this morning.
Feb 6 Nothing but chores done today. Cloudy warmer day.
Feb 7 Nothing done today. Bess and I went to town this evening. Cloudy cooler day.
Feb 8 This morning I went to Mrs. John Richle's(?) funeral at St. Mary's. This evening I am working on my trailer. Cloudy cold with snow tonight.
Feb 9 Nothing done this morning. Bess and I went to town this evening. Cold damp with more snow fall tonight.
Feb 10 We are all home this morning. Bess & Alice went over to Seymour this evening. They went to see Grandpaw and Maw but they weren't home.
Feb 11 Nothing but chores done this morning. This evening I went to town. Partly cloudy cold today.
Feb 12 Today I helped Herschel move into their new home on S. Elm Street. Fair cold day.
Feb 13 This afternoon Alice and I went up town and I helped her wash and clean some of her house. Fair cool day.
Feb 14 This morning Bess and I took Alice and her baby and it's bed to their home in town. They have been here nearly 3 months. Pleasant day.
Feb 15 Nothing but chores done today. Fair cool day.
Feb 16 This morning Stewart and I partly cut down a large cottonwood tree for logs, down along the creek. This evening Bess and I went to town. Pleasant day. Roads are bad.
Feb 17 We went to church this morning. This evening Bess and I went to see Mrs. Denton at town. Pleasant day. The ground and roads are soft.
Feb 18 This morning I took 6 sacks of seed corn to N. Vernon High School for the Agriculture Class to test. Bess went along and spent the day at Alice's. Fair warmer, the roads are soft.
Feb 19 Nothing done today. Snowy blustery day. Bess and I took can of cream to town this evening.
Feb 20 Nothing but chores done today. Cold cloudy day.
Feb 21 Today I am attending a corn school at N. Vernon High School. Fair cool day.
Feb 22 Bess and I went to town today. Fair cool day. The ground and roads are getting soft.
Feb 23 This morning I cleaned the stables. This evening Bess and I went to town. Fair warmer. Very soft under foot.
Feb 24 We went to church this morning. After dinner Herschel & Alice drove down, then we went to Seymour to see Paw & Maw and took Alice's baby over for them to see. Pleasant day.
Feb 25 Rainy cool day. Nothing but chores.
Feb 26 Stewart Euler and I went to a sale at Westport. Cool windy, partly cloudy. The creek is very high from last night's rain.
Feb 27 This morning I took 800 lbs of corn to have ground for feed. This evening I took 15 bu to Farmer's Feed Co. and changed for feed. Fair cool day.
Feb 28 This afternoon Bess & I took more seed corn to N. Vernon High School to have tested for planting. Fair cool day.
Mar 1 This afternoon Bess and I went to Seymour. She had her glasses changed. Cloudy cool, little rain
Mar 2 The boys went to basketball tournament at Greensburg. Bess and I went to town this evening.
Mar 3 We went to church this morning. All home this evening. Fair cool day.
Mar 4 Cloudy cool with some rain. The creek is out of bank tonight. Ed Stewart helped me dress 2 hogs this afternoon.
Mar 5 This morning we cut up the hogs and ground the sausage. This evening we went to town. Also tonight Bess stayed with Alice to take care of her baby. She is about sick. Pleasant cool day.
Mar 6 We learned late last night and sure this morning that Stewart and Forest Stewart ran away in Forest's car. We think they went to Illinois. I rendered the lard this morning. This evening I cleaned the brooder house, getting ready for our young chicks. Fair with high winds today.
Mar 7 This morning I took corn to town and had ground for feed. This evening I took Bess to town. She stayed all night at Alice's, her baby is about sick. Fair cold day.
Mar 8 This morning we went to Seymour after Bess' glasses. This afternoon I sawed wood for Patton. Cloudy cold day. About 8 o'clock this evening Forest and Stewart came back from Illinois.
Mar 9 This morning I went to town after 350 baby chicks. This evening Bess and I went to town. Fair cold day.
Mar 10 This morning we went to church. All home this evening. Pleasant day.
Mar 11 I went to town this morning after seed oats. This evening I sawed wood for Eddie. Fair cool day.
Mar 12 Today Charles Newminster trucked 3 cows and calves to Indianapolis. Very pleasant day.
Mar 13 This morning I filed the saw and done some chores. This evening I sawed wood for Fisher. Fair warm day.
Mar 14 This morning I salted the meat and done some other chores. This evening I took the eggs to the hatchery. Pleasant day.
Mar 15 This morning I made a chick feeder. This evening I sawed wood for Ralph Hess. Cloudy cold, some rain this evening.
Mar 16 Nothing done today. Cold blustery day with some rain this morning. We went to town this evening, also tonight.
Mar 17 We went to church this morning. This evening we went to Seymour to see Paw & Maw, also Joe and Sade. Fair cool day.
Mar 18 This morning I trimmed fruit trees. This evening Bess and I went to town. Very pleasant day.
Mar 19 This morning I dug out a water sink out in the pasture that has filled up. This evening Bess and Alice and I went to Seymour. Pleasant day with rain.
Mar 20 Nothing done today but chores. Some rain today.
Mar 21 Bess and I went to town this morning. This evening I trimmed fruit trees. Cloudy cool day.
Mar 22 This morning I repaired the manure spreader and this evening I cleaned out the stable. Fair warmer.
Mar 23 This morning I repaired the park fence and let out the young chicks. After dinner the boys and I altered and rang about 40 hogs, then piled and burned the brush in the orchard. We went to town tonight. Very pleasant day.
Mar 24 We went to church this morning. Then drove to Madison this evening. Very pleasant day.
Mar 25 This morning I am repairing the yard fence. This evening I am trying to get down a tree which is lodged. Pleasant day.
Mar 26 This morning Dr. Shaw was here and read the TB test, all okay. Also vaccinated 10 head for contagious abortion. Also operated on Annie. This evening I sawed wood for Will Fisher. Fair cool day.
Mar 27 This morning I took can of cream to town. This evening I sawed wood for Stewart Euler. Fair cool day.
Mar 28 This morning I manured the garden. This evening Bess and I went to town. Fair warm day.
Mar 29 This morning I plowed the garden, then began to rain.
Mar 30 This morning I went to Bill Derringer after his blocks and rope to pull down a lodged tree. This evening I tried to pull down same but failed. Cloudy morning. Fair cool afternoon.
Mar 31 Easter Sunday. We all went to church this morning. This evening we went to Seymour to see Paw & Maw. Fair cool day.
Apr 1 I took 800 lbs had ground this morning. This evening Bess and I took can of cream to town. Partly cloudy and very cold.
Apr 2 This morning I repaired fence and turned the sows and shoats on grass. This evening I pulled down a big cottonwood tree which has been lodged in other trees. Had a heavy frost this morning. Fair cool day.
Apr 3 This morning I am doing some chores. Early after dinner I took load of logs to town and had sawed into lumber. Also had Dot & Lottie shod. Fair warm day.
Apr 4 This morning I loaded another load of logs and this evening I took same t town and sawed in lumber. Fair warm.
Apr 5 This morning I prepared the garden for planting. This evening I set onion, beans, peas and sowed lettuce and radishes. Fair warm day.
Apr 6 Today we planted the potatoes. Fair warm day.
Apr 7 We went to church this morning. This evening we are at home. Fair warm day.
Apr 8 Nothing done today. Warm rainy day.
Apr 9 Rain all day. Bess and I cut and fried down meat all day. Still raining tonight.
Apr 10 Nothing cut chores done today. Except late this evening Bess and I took can of cream to town. Cloudy cool day.
Apr 11 This morning I filed the saw and after dinner I sawed wood for Crist Horstman. Fair cool day.
Apr 12 Today I went to Indianapolis with Charles Newminster after several squares of roofing to re-roof the old crib. Fair cool day.
Apr 13 This morning I took trailer load of corn and had ground for feed. This evening the boys and I got out 2 cottonwood logs that I cut down some time ago. Fair cool day.
Apr 14 We went to church this morning. All home this evening. Alice and baby were here for dinner. Rainy cold day.
Apr 15 Rainy cold day. Nothing done.
Apr 16 Today I began putting a new tin roof on the old crib. Cool cloudy windy day.
Apr 17 Same as yesterday except late this evening Bess and I took can of cream to town. Fair cool day.
Apr 18 Today I am plowing for oats. Pleasant day.
Apr 19 Today I finished plowing the oats patch and harrowed same for sowing. Pleasant day.
Apr 20 This morning the boys and I are harrowing and rolling and sowed 4 1/2 acres of oats. Cloudy with sprinkles of rain this morning. Raining harder this evening.
Apr 21 We went to early mass this morning. All home this evening. Cold rainy day.
Apr 22 Today I am working on the crib roof. Fair cool day.
Apr 23 Same as yesterday. Fair and warm.
Apr 24 Today I finished roofing the south side of the old crib. Fair warm day.
Apr 25 This morning I worked in the garden. This evening Bess and I took can of cream to town. Some little showers of rain today.
Apr 26 This morning I filed the saw and made ready to saw wood for Patton this afternoon. Fair cool day.
Apr 27 This morning I finished sowing wood for Patten. This evening Bess and I wnet to town. Warm and cloudy with rain tonight.
Apr 28 We went to church this morning. All home this evening. Some rain this morning. Colder tonight.
Apr 29 This morning I pulled the fence out of the Sullivan Bottoms that was carried there by high water. This evening I burned some drift in the stocks. Fair high winds today.
Apr 30 Today I am driving Phillip Shaw. Doing Farm Bureau work. Pleasant day.
May 1 This morning I took down my tractor for repairs. This evening Bess and I went to town. Little rain last night and today.
May 2 Today Bill Litsie is here working on the tractor. Some rain with a real snow storm this evening.
May 3 Bill Litsie worked on my tractor til after dinner today. Fair cool day.
May 4 Rain all day. Nothing done. Bess and I went to town this evening.
May 5 The boys and I went to communion this morning. All home this evening. Fair very cool day.
May 6 Rainy cold day. Bess and I went to town this evening.
May 7 This morning I am painting the tractor. This evening I took the cabinet to town and had Whittenburg to put a new zinc top on it. Fair cool day.
May 8 This morning I am repairing pasture fence. This evening I repaired the hog ringing chute and when the boys came from school, we rang the saws. Fair cool day.
May 9 Holy Day. Harold and I went to early mass this morning. Then came home and helped Bess clean house. Pleasant day.
May 10 Today I began to disk down stocks and ridges. Pleasant day.
May 11 Today the boys and I are plowing with tractor and one team and I am racking stocks and piling and burning chunks. Very pleasant day.
May 12 Raining this morning. We went to church this morning. After dinner Bess and I went to see Paw & Maw. Still raining, the creek is bank full tonight.
May 13 Rainy day. The creek is out in low bottoms today. Bess and I took can of cream to town this evening.
May 14 This morning I helped Bess wash. This evening we went to town. Fair cool with high winds.
May 15 Today I helped Bess clean house. Fair cool day.
May 16 This morning I mowed the yard. This evening I sorted 17 head of the best hogs out and let Newminster truck them to Indianapolis this evening. Cloudy cool.
May 17 Today I went with Herschel to Indianapolis. We drove our car to have a door fixed which I sprung yesterday. Fair cool day.
May 18 This morning Stewart and I cleaned the hen house while Charles cleaned the stable. Cloudy with heavy rain tonight.
May 19 We went to church this morning. This Bess and I went to see Mrs. Denton at town. The heavy rain last night put the creek out. Fair cool.
Mar 20 This morning I helped Bess wash. This evening we cleaned the parlor. Fair cool day.
May 21 This morning I filed and mounted the saw on tractor. This evening I sawed wood for Hen. Burgmeyer. Fair cool day.
May 22 Today I am repairing fence by putting to new strands of wire on top fo woven wire. Fair cool day.
May 23 This morning I finished the pasture fence. This evening I began to plow after 2 weeks of layoff. Fair cool day.
May 24 Today the boys school closed. I am plowing, Harold is disking. Cloudy threatening day.
May 25 The boys are disking and harrowing and I planted 12 acres, the Betsy Bottoms. Cloudy cool day.
Mar 26 We went to early mass this morning. All home the balance of day. Alice and baby were here for the day. Herschel has two funerals today. Fair warmer day.
May 27 The boys are plowing this morning til the rain stopped them. I went to town after chick feed. Mr. Thompson is papering the south room this evening. I am pulling off the old paper. Cloudy cool day.
May 28 Nothing much done this morning. After dinner we began to plow again in Long Bottoms. Fair warmer.
May 29 We are plowing in Long Bottoms today. I planted some late this evening. Fair warm day.
May 30 We are plowing and planting in Long Bottoms. Finished Long Bottoms today. Fair hot today.
May 31 We are plowing and planting in Sullivan Bottoms today. Very hot sultry day.
Jun 1 Plowing and planting in Sullivan Bottoms today. Fair cooler day. We went to town tonight.
Jun 2 We went to church this morning. After dinner Bess and I went up to Alice's. Some rain this morning. Cloudy very cool this evening.
Jun 3 The boys are plowing today. Fair cool day.
Jun 4 We are plowing and planting today. Fair cool day.
Jun 5 We finished planting corn today noon and the boys are plowing for Henry Burgmeyer. Fair warm day.
Jun 6 Stewart and Charles are plowing for Henry today. Fair warm day. I hoed in the garden all day.
Jun 7 This morning the boys finished plowing for Henry. He did not get quite done planting. Had a hard rain at noon, made it too wet to work.
Jun 8 We went to church this morning. This evening Bess and I drove over to Seymour to see Paw & Maw. Fair cool day.
Jun 10 This morning I am disking ground for alfalfa. Charles took Jweean to Mallory to breed this evening. I mowed alfalfa. Fair cool day.
Jun 11 This morning Stewart and I repaired fence while Charles took Lottie to Mallory's to breed. This evening Charles harrowed corn. I planted over 2 acres that the crows took up. Fair warm day.
Jun 12 Today Charles is hauling out manure. I plowed the garden and the potatoes, then helped haul manure. Fair warm day.
Jul 13 Rainy day. Very hard rain late this evening.
Jun 14 Today I repaired and painted door and window screens. The heavy rain last night put the creek out in low bottoms today. Fair cool.
Jun 15 This morning I washed the car. This evening Bess and I went to town. Fair hot day.
Jun 16 We went to early mass this morning. Then we drove to Indianapolis to attend the Bertram Reunion.
Jun 17 This morning Charles began to plow corn first time. This evening he helped Will Stewart put up alfalfa. Bess and I went to town. Also Stewart helped Stewart Euler put up hay. Fair warm day.
Jun 18 Today Charles plowed corn all day. Stewart and I cut 2 loads of willow poles off creek bank and hauled home. Fair warm day.
Jun 19 Charles and I plowed the corn over in Sullivan Bottoms today. Stewart helped Euler put up alfalfa. Fair hot day.
Jun 20 Today I harrowed corn in Sullivan Bottoms. Charles plowed same. Hot sultry day.
Jun 21 Same as yesterday. Fair hot day.
Jun 22 By noon today the boys finished the first corn plowing and Charles plowed corn for Stewart Euler this afternoon. Bess and I went to town. Hot sultry day.
Jun 23 We went to church this morning. Herschel and Alice we here for dinner. After dinner Herschel took Stewart to town. He went to Indianapolis to try to work. Fair and hot, rain tonight.
Jun 24 This morning I went to Seymour after binder repair. After dinner we began to harvest wheat. Had a hard rain and storm about 4 o'clock. Hot sultry day.
Jun 25 Began to cut wheat again after dinner. Fair cool day.
Jun 26 We are cutting wheat all day. Bert Tow is helping me shock. Fair hot day.
Jun 27 We finished cutting wheat today noon. After dinner the boys began to plow corn for second time. Bess and I took can of cream to town late this evening. Fair hot.
Jun 28 Heavy rain last night made it too wet to plow corn. Fair cool and high wind.
Jun 29 This morning I pulled out thrashing machine to town. We sold it for $350 and are getting a new one, $650 difference. Charles is plowing corn today. Fair warm day.
Jun 30 We went to church this morning. All homed this evening. Hot sultry day with a storm and hard rain at dark.
Jul 1 Another hard rain this morning. Nothing done today. The creek is bank full tonight.
Jul 2 Nothing done today. Bess and I went to town this evening. Fair cool day.
Jul 3 The boys plowed corn today. Fair warm day.
Jul 4 Today Bess and I went to a Jersey Cattle Sale at Helmich's at Greenburg. The boys plowed corn. Fair warm.
Jul 5 Rainy sultry day. Nothing done.
Jul 6 Too wet to work in corn today. Hot sultry with little shower. The N. Vernon Chautauqua began this afternoon. We went tonight.
Jul 7 We went to early mass this morning. After dinner we went to Chautauqua. Hot sultry day.
Jul 8 Nothing done this morning. Charles plowed corn this afternoon. We went to Chautauqua this afternoon and tonight. Hot sultry with a hard rain tonight.
Jul 9 Nothing done today, too wet to plow. So we went to Chautauqua this evening and tonight. Fair warm day.
Jul 10 We hoed weeds this morning. I plowed corn this evening. The folks went to Chautauqua. We all went tonight. Fair cool day.
Jul 11 The boys began to lay by corn today. Fair hot day.
Jul 12 Same as yesterday. Fair and hot.
Jul 13 Laying by corn this morning. Had a rain at noon, made it too wet to work this evening. Bess and I went to town this evening.
Jul 14 We went to church this morning after dinner. We went to Seymour, the Baker's had a reunion and they were all there. Fair hot day.
Jul 15 Charles went to Illinois this morning to work. We are laying by corn today. I mowed some hay this morning and helped plow corn this evening. Cloudy cool day.
Jul 16 Today we are laying by corn with 3 teams. Fair hot day.
Jul 17 This morning Stewart and I began to put up hay, 4 loads.
Jul 18 We are putting up hay today. Charles came back from Illinois this morning. He is helping put up hay today. 5 loads. Fair cooler day.
Jul 19 Putting up hay today. 5 loads. Fair cool day.
Jul 20 This morning we are cutting oats and some hay and put up 2 of hay. Fair cool day.
Jul 21 We went to church this morning. Home this evening. Fair hot day.
Jul 22 We are putting up hay today. Fair warm day.
Jul 23 This morning Bess and I went to Bernie Miller's funeral. He was killed last Saturday by a lifting crane. This evening Charles and I put up hay. Fair hot day.
Jul 24 We finished putting up hay today. Fair hot day.
Jul 25 I hoed some in garden this morning. This afternoon and tonight we went to County Fair. Hot sultry day.
Jul 26 I took can of cream to town this morning. Late this evening I went to help Stewart Euler thrash. Hot sultry day.
Jul 27 Today I helped thrash Stewart Euler and Patten. Hot sultry day.
Jul 28 We went to church this morning. Home this evening and tonight. Hot sultry day.
Jul 29 Had a good hard rain this morning. I went to town this morning. This evening I am doing different chores around the house and barn.
Jul 30 Today we are thrashing for Fisher's. Fair hot day.
Jul 31 Today we thrashed for Ed Stewart. Hot sultry day.
Aug 1 We are thrashing today. 288 bu wheat and 99 of oats. Hot sultry day.
Aug 2 This morning I hauled 51 bu of wheat to Ebert's at 127 per. This evening I helped W. Fisher thrash til about 4 o'clock and the rain stopped us. Hot sultry til rain.
Aus 3 Nothing done today. Had a good rain last night. So it is too wet to work. Fair cool today. This evening I went to town and traded the little roadster for a new one and gave $300 difference.
Aug 4 We went to church this morning. All home this evening. Fair hot day.
Aug 5 Today we thrashed Will Fisher and Alvin Marsh. Fair hot day.
Aug 6 I took 27 bu wheat to Seymour at $1.20 per. This evening I am disking the alfalfa ground. Charles and Stewart are working on the Elsner Pike. Fair hot day.
Aug 7 Today I am hauling rock on pike with a truck. The boys are both working on the grade. Fair hot day.
Aug 8 Same as yesterday. Fair hot day.
Aug 9 Charles is trucking rock today. Stewart is working on the grade. Bess and I went to Seymour this evening. Fair hot day.
Aug 10 Charles is working on pike grade. I am putting up fence along the road so I can put cattle on new pasture. This evening Bess and I went to town. Very hot day.
Aug 11 We went to church this morning. Alice & Herschel were here for dinner. Charlie Webster & wife spent the afternoon here. Fair hot day.
Aug 12 This morning I took Stewart to town. He went to Columbus Fair. This evening I trucked 6 tons of ground lime home for liming alfalfa. Charles is working on pike. Hot threatening day.
Aug 13 This morning Harold and I spread lime on ground for alfalfa. This evening I disked this ground over. This evening Bess and I went to town. Charles is working on the pike. Fair warm day.
Aug 14 Today I cleaned the stables and mowed the weeds in the garden. Fair warm day. Charles is working on pike.
Aug 15 Today I had to work on pike in Charles' place. He is sick. Fair warm day.
Aug 16 This morning I worked on pike. Charles took the team at noon and Bess and I went to the Columbus Fair. Dry hot day.
Aug 17 This morning I took load of gravel down on Elsner Pike. This evening Bess and I went to town. Charles is working on pike today. Fair hot day.
Aug 18 The boys went to church this morning. Bess and I took dinner and went to the Spencer Reunion. Then this evening we went to Polie's Camp at Seymour. Took our supper and spent the evening with F. D. & Jemima, Joe & Sade. Herschel and Alice were there also. Fair hot day.
Aug 19 I hauled 2 loads of gravel on pike today. Ed James and wife, Alice and Charlie Hartpense were here for dinner. Charles is trucking rock on pike today. Harold is driving team on pike. Fair cool day.
Aug 20 Charles is trucking rock on pike. Harold is driving team on same. I hauled gravel. Fair hot day.
Aug 21 We are working on pike today. Fair hot day.
Aug 22 Bess and I went to Scotsburg Fair today. This is Bess' 49th birthday. Alvin Marsh and family, Emma & Butch and Stewart & family spent the evening. Fair hot day.
Aug 23 We are working on pike today. About 4 o'clock this evening we had a good soaking rain.
Aug 24 Nothing done today. This morning Marcela & Edna May Bertram came from Indianapolis for a weeks vacation. Bess and I went to town this evening. Fair hot day.
Aug 25 We went to church this morning. Mrs. Denton came home with us for dinner. We all went to Four Corners to picnic and supper. Fair cool day.
Aug 26 Today I sold out J. G. Marsh at public sale. Fair warm day.
Aug 27 This morning Harold is disking wheat ground. This evening I went to Butlerville to earmark bull I sold to Herbert Whitcomb. Charles is working on pike. Fair warm day.
Aug 28 This morning we dug the potatoes in the garden. This evening we went to Free Fair at Seymour. Fair warm day.
Aug 29 Nothing done this morning. This afternoon we went to Farmer's Picnic in Klein's Grove. Fair warm day.
Aug 30 This morning we dug potatoes. Then we went to Seymour. Fair warm day.
Aug 31 This morning I am repairing the silage cutter. This evening Bess and I went to town and tonight we went to Fair at Seymour. Mary & Edna May Bertram returned home to Indianapolis. Charles worked on pike all week. Fair warm day.
Sep 1 We went to church this morning. This afternoon went to St. Ann's to a picnic supper. Fair warm day.
Sep 2 This morning I drove to Westport to appraise a farm. This evening I went fishing with some of the neighbors. Fair hot.
Sep 3 This morning I got out a cottonwood log I cut last spring. This evening I went to town after feed. Hot dry weather.
Sep 4 This morning Harold and I sowed alfalfa. This evening Charles and I opened a roadway into the creek to get rock and gravel for roadwork. Fair warm day.
Sep 5 Today Bess and I and Grace Marsh drove to Indianapolis to State Fair and back tonight. Warm threatening day with little sprinkle of rain.
Sep 6 Charles is hauling gravel on road today. I am hauling out manure. Warm sultry day.
Sep 7 Nothing much done today. Some rain today. This afternoon Bess & Alice went to Martha Dill's baby's funeral. It died last Thursday.
Sep 8 We went to church this morning. All home this evening with fine rain all day. Herschel and Alice were here for dinner today.
Sep 9 This morning I cleaned 10 bu seed wheat for Stewart at $1.30 per. This evening Bess and I went to town. Fair cool day.
Sep 10 This morning I am preparing a new lot for my old male hog. At noon Bess and I went to Tracie's hog sale. I bought 10 head of spring gilts for $166. Fair cool day.
Sep 11 This morning I took truck load of wheat to Seymour. 47 ½ bu $1.25 per. This evening I went to Tracie's after my hogs. Fair cool day.
Sep 12 Today I am helping fill silo at Alvin Marsh's. Had a good rain after dinner and stopped the work.
Sep 13 This morning I am working on my silage cutter. After dinner went to fill silo at Alvin Marsh's. Cool party cloudy.
Sep 14 This morning I took 49 1/2 bu wheat to Seymour $1.27 per. This evening Bess and I went to town. Today we got in our first load of new corn and fodder for feeding. Fair cold day.
Sep 15 This morning we went to church. This evening we went driving. Fair cool day.
Sep 16 Nothing done this morning. This evening I helped Ernest Stewart cut and hang tobacco. Fair warm with cloudy rain tonight.
Sep 17 Today I am repairing the silage cutter. Fair cool day.
Sep 18 Today I am helping fill Dessie Meek's silo. Fair cool day.
Sep 19 I am still working on my cutter. Putting in new parts. Fair cool day.
Sep 20 Today I am helping fill silo at Stewart Euler's. Fair cool day.
Sep 21 Today we are filling our silo. Fair cool day.
Sep 22 Today I went to Frank Malcomb's to start the clover huller and helped hull clover. Fair cool day.
Sep 23 Today I helped fill Ivan Marsh's silo. Cloudy and cool day.
Sep 24 Today Paw & Ernest Stewart is helping to refill our silo. Fair warmer day.
Sep 25 Today I am filling Fisher's silo. Fair hot day.
Sep 26 Today I am filling Patten's silo. Fair hot day.
Sep 27 Today I am filling Will Derringer's silo. Hot sultry day.
Sep 28 We went to church this morning. All home this evening. Cloudy with heavy rain this evening and tonight.
Sep 29 This morning I cleaned 15 bu seed wheat for Wil Stewart, $140 per. This evening Bess and I took can of cream to town. Fair cool day.
Sep 30
Oct 1 This morning I started out to find some corn cutters. Got Pete Canfield and Roy and Lucas. This evening I am disking wheat ground. Fair cool day.
Oct 2 This morning I am sowing 4 ½ acre of wheat out back of the barn. This evening I began to disk corn ground for wheat. Fair cool day.
Oct 3 I am disking for wheat today. Fair cool day.
Oct 4 I am disking wheat ground today. Little rain this evening.
Oct 5 Today the boys are rolling and harrowing and I am sowing today. Fair cool day.
Oct 6 This morning the boys and I went to confession and communion. All home this evening. Herschel and Alice were here for dinner.
Oct 7 Today I finished rolling and sowing wheat today. Fair cool day. This morning Charlie Everet of N. Vernon was buried.
Oct 8 This morning Bess and I took coop of chickens to town. Took dinner with Alice and Herschel. Fair cool day.
Oct 9 Today I helped Will Stewart thrash buckwheat. Fair cool day.
Oct 10 This morning Bess and I went to George Etter's after 15 young cocks for breeders. This afternoon I helped Stewart Euler thrash soybeans. Cloudy cool day.
Oct 11 Little rain this morning. This evening I took oats and corn to town and had ground for cows. Cloudy cooler this evening.
Oct 12 Today we got in corn for hogs. Charles hauled gravel into barnyard. Fair cool day.
Oct 13 We went to church this morning. Home this evening. Fair cool day.
Oct 14 This morning I ground set of knives and changed same and set up the silage cutter to refill. This evening I cut load of corn filling. Fair cool day.
Oct 15 Today I cut 2 loads of corn into silo. Fair cool day.
Oct 16 Today I drove to Indianapolis to attend a Federal Land Bank State District Meeting. Fair cool day.
Oct 17 Today I am refilling silo. Fair cool day.
Oct 18 Same as yesterday. Fair cool day.
Oct 19 This morning Stewart and I jerked load of corn for hogs. Charles is hauling gravel on pike. Bess and I went to town this evening. Fair cool.
Oct 20 The boys and I went to church this morning. This evening Bess and I went driving over east on new State concrete road. Not quite done yet. Just one week ago this evening, Harold shot away part of his big toe. Doing fine now. Raining tonight.
Oct 21 Raining all day. Today Myron Gannon and his wife visited here. His second marriage occurred last Wednesday.
Oct 22 Rain all day. Nothing done.
Oct 23 Rain and snow all day. I went to Bill Derringer's this morning and had my trailer hitch made over on the sedan. I broke it a few days ago. Snowing some tonight.
Oct 24 This morning I husked load of corn for hogs. Cloudy rain.
Oct 25 This morning Harold and I rung the hogs. This evening I attended a Director's Meeting at town. Fair cool day.
Oct 26 This morning the boys and I cut 2 loads of corn into silo. This evening Bess and I went to town. Fair cool day.
Oct 27 We went to church this morning. Late this evening Bess and I went to see Paw & Maw at Seymour. Fair cool day.
Oct 28 This morning I got up load corn for hogs. This evening I took corn to town and had ground for hogs. Cool cloudy day.
Oct 29 I husked corn all day. Cloudy cool day.
Oct 30 This morning I got up load of corn. This evening Bess and I went to town. Warm cloudy day.
Oct 31 Bess and I went to Seymour this morning. Nothing done today. Rainy day.
Nov 1 We went to 6 o'clock mass this morning. Nothing but chores done today. Cold rainy day.
Nov 2 This morning Charles and I husked load of corn. This evening Bess and I went to town. Cloudy colder day.
Nov 3 We went to church this morning. This evening we went to Alice's. Fair cool day.
Nov 4 Today I had a man name Fox help husk corn, first days cribbing. About 100 bu. Cloudy cool day.
Nov 5 I am husking corn today. Have 2 men helping. Fair cool day.
Nov 6 I have 4 men husking corn today. I sold at public sale Mrs. Mann. Pleasant day.
Nov 7 Four men husked corn today. Fair cool day.
Nov 8 Still 4 men husking corn today. Cloudy cool day.
Nov 9 Four men husking today. Also Charles and Stewart husked 93 bu today. Pleasant day. This week they husked 977 bu.
Nov 10 We went to church this morning. Home this evening. Rainy day.
Nov 11 Nothing done this morning. This evening 2 of my huskers cribbed 2 loads of corn. Cloudy warm.
Nov 12 Same as yesterday. 2 loads this evening. Warm cloudy day.
Nov 13 Nothing done. Rainy day.
Nov 14 Nothing done today. Heavy rain last night and this morning.
Nov 15 Nothing done today. The creek is out some in the bottoms. I took small truck load of corn and had ground for feed. Cloudy cool day.
Nov 16 Today I attended a Farm Bureau Meeting. Cloudy cool day.
Nov 17 We went to early mass this morning. Home this evening. Cloudy cool day.
Nov 18 The men husked 5 loads of corn today. Cloudy cool with mists of rain.
Nov 19 The men husked 6 loads of corn today. Cloudy and cold.
Nov 20 Still husking. 6 loads today. Fair cold day.
Nov 21 Three men husking today. 6 loads. Fair cold day.
Nov 22 Two men husking 4 loads today. Fair cold day.
Nov 23 Three men husked 3 loads this morning. Nothing done this evening. Bess and I went to town this evening. This morning Stewart and I took 20 bu corn to town on truck. 80 cents per bu. Fair cold day.
Nov 24 We went to church this morning. Herschel and Alice are here for dinner. Cloudy cold day.
Nov 25 The men are husking corn today. Cloudy cold day.
Nov 26 Today the men finished husking stock corn. Just about 20 bu left in the corner of Long Bottoms. Very cold morning. Cloudy cool with little mist of rain.
Nov 27 Nothing but chores done today. Some rain with a hard rain and storm at dark tonight.
Nov 28 Thanksgiving Day. Nothing done today. Herschel and Alice were here for dinner. Cold cloudy day.
Nov 29 Very cold day. 4 above zero this morning. Nothing done today.
Nov 30 Nothing done today. Cloudy cold.
Dec 1 We went to church this morning. Home this evening. Cloudy cold day.
Dec 2 Nothing done today. Except I went to town after a new stove this morning. Paid Cravin's $40 and old stove to boot. Then I trailered 3 fat sows to stock pen to ship by Marsh. Cloudy cold with about 4 inches of snowfall last night.
Dec 3 Coldest morning of season. 10 below zero this morning. Bess and I went to town after dinner. Cloudy cold all day.
Dec 4 Nothing but chores done today. Bess and I took can of cream to town this evening. Cloudy cold day.
Dec 5 This morning I am getting the shredder in order for work tomorrow. After dinner I went to Nebraska after a dump truck that we had here all fall. Fair moderate weather.
Dec 6 Today I am shredding corn for Patten. Fair warm day.
Dec 7 We are shredding corn here. The rain at noon stopped the work. Rain all afternoon.
Dec 8 We went to church this morning. All home this evening. Cloudy damp day.
Dec 9 This morning I took Henry Funkie a fat hog. This evening I finished husking stock corn. I had a few short rows along the creek. Cloudy day.
Dec 10 Today I cleaned the stables and hauled same out. Cloudy cool.
Dec 11 This morning I am working on the shredder and this evening Bess and I went to town. Cold cloudy misty day.
Dec 12 Nothing but chores done today. Some rain today.
Dec 13 Same as yesterday. Cloudy cool day. Tonight Bess and I went to Osgood to a basketball game.
Dec 14 This morning we shredded 2 loads of corn of which has been on wagons since last Saturday. Charles and his mother went to town this afternoon. Cloudy cool day.
Dec 15 We went to church this morning. Home this evening. Herschel and Alice were here for dinner. Cloudy some rain.
Dec 16 Rain all day. Today nothing done.
Dec 17 Still raining today.
Dec 18 Rain and sleet today. The creek is out this evening.
Dec 19 Snowy blustery day. I went to town this evening.
Dec 20 Today Newminster trucked 22 hogs, 2 calves and 1 cow to Indianapolis. Cold snowy blustery day. Tonight Bess and I went to Seymour basketball with the boys.
Dec 21 This morning I took some corn to town had ground for feed. This evening I took 15 bu corn to Harmon at town. 80.4 per. Cloudy cold day.
Dec 22 We went to church this morning. Herschel & Alice were here for dinner. All home this evening. Snowing all day.
Dec 23 Nothing but chores done today. Still more snow today.
Dec 24 Bess and I went to town this afternoon. Cloudy cold day.
Dec 25 Christmas Day. We went to midnight mass. We all went to Herschel's for turkey dinner. Cloudy cold with plenty of snow.
Dec 26 Today I trucked John Jones load of 40 bu corn above Vernon. Cloudy warmer. Snow is melting fast.
Dec 27 We are hauling out manure today. Bess and I went to town late this evening. Warm and partly cloudy.
Dec 28 I hauled out manure all day. Bess and the boys went to town this evening. Warm partly cloudy.
Dec 29 We went to church this morning. Herschel & Alice are here for dinner. Cloudy some snowfall today.
Dec 30 Nothing done today. Cloudy warm day.
Dec 31 This morning I sold load of 38 bu corn to H. Ringer. 80 30.40. After dinner I sold another load to Tipp Machino. 34,80,27.20. then Bess and I took can of cream to town. Fair cool day.
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