Daily Journals

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Jan 1     We went over to Emmie's to help to butcher her hogs. Day is right cool and froze hard last night. No snow on the ground.

Jan 2     Hauling out manure this forenoon. Oscar Boner is helping till noon when they sent for him to come home, his father had got his hand in the crusher.

Jan 3     Hauling out manure out of stables and barn lot. Frank Hess is helping to haul, also Dick Gibbs. Weather is nice, froze some.

Jan 4     We hauled out manure till noon then quit. Frank helped till noon. This afternoon I and Dick ground a load of corn for feed over at Emmie's.

Jan 5     I and Dick went to N. Vernon this morning to come home early. Nothing done but the chores.

Jan 6     We are at home and Ed Beaty and Mable his wife and children are here. The day is some cloudy and dark.

Jan 7     We are only choreing around some. Weather is right nice.

Jan 8     We went over to Emmie's to grind another load of corn for feed for the cattle. The cattle has been up to feed 4 days.

Jan 9     We are only choreing. It has got warmer and has thawed out and is muddy some.

Jan 10     Dick Gibbs took out a load of hogs for Emmy to Lovett. I went to N. Vernon. There was rain this morning and the roads are muddy.

Jan 11     Doing nothing but the chores. Ground is not froze and it is not cold and rains some.

Jan 12     I went to church. The creek is most past fording.

Jan 13     Went over to church in the wagon, Mon Swarthout, Pammy, Dick and Fred Yount and I. Ground froze some last night.

Jan 14     We are not doing very much. We cleaned over some wheat that the weevil had been at work in the granary to take to the mill tomorrow. Warm like day.

Jan 15     I took up a load of wheat to N. Vernon mill to Ebert's mill. Got .72/bu. Day is very nice.

Jan 16     I again took up another load of wheat to the same mill as on yesterday. Weather is nice, didn't freeze any last night.

Jan 17     I took up another load today to the same place and the same price. Today is some cold and blustery.

Jan 18     I and Dick Gibbs took up 2 loads to the same place, only .70/bu. The weevil has injured it some. Day is cold.

Jan 19     We are only choreing, doing but very little today and it has been a very nice day for work. The ground is froze but not very cold.

Jan 20     We are at home all day and Otto Hess is here and it is a beautiful day and roads are good and dry.

Jan 21     Dick Gibbs and I took up 2 loads of wheat to N. Vernon. This is all of the wheat to sell of last years crop.

Jan 22     We all of use, and Dick went down to John James'. Weather is pleasant and the ground is not froze.

Jan 23     We, Dick and I, ground corn over at Emmie's this forenoon. This afternoon I hauled one load of wood from Gahns woods to the church. Day is cloudy and not very cold. The ground is not frozen.

Jan 24     We took 22 hogs to Lovett, sold to Green and Mornen at $4.80/hundred. Average weight 218. It turned colder and began to freeze this evening as we came home.

Jan 25     I went to N. Vernon to take Dick and Pamma(Bess) up to go to Seymour to see Joe Stewart. Day is right cool.

Jan 26     I am at home choreing around. Weather is right cool and a cold wind.

Jan 27     We are at home and Edy and Emma are here. There is a little snow on the ground and the wind blows cold.

Jan 28     I went to N. Vernon after Dick and Pammy, they went down to Seymour on Friday and came home today. The day is some cold.

Jan 29     We butchered our hogs for our meat. The day is right nice and the ground is froze a little. Dick, John James and Edy helped.

Jan 30     We cut up our hogs, cut our sausage and lard, salted down the meat. There was a snow fell last night about 3 inches deep but did not melt much today.

Jan 31     We ground a load of corn over at Emmie's. The weather is not very cold. The snow is melting slow.

Feb 1     Dick and Frank Hess are hauling out manure out of stables and the day is very pleasant. About 2 inches of snow and the ground is froze to bear up.

Feb 2     I and Maw went to N. Vernon on business. Quite a snow fell this evening and a part of the night. Today is mostly cloudy.

Feb 3     We are at home and it is raining and the snow is about 4 inches deep and is melting. Cloudy all day long.

Feb 4     We, Dick and I, are not doing much, nothing but the chores. Day is right cool.

Feb 5     The same as on yesterday, not much done but the chores except fanning over a little wheat we left in the garner. Day is some cold.

Feb 6     Dick and I took over a load of corn to Emmie's to grind to feed the cattle. This makes one hundred bushel that we have ground on her mill. Day was right cool.

Feb 7     We ground ten bushels of corn up at Billy Boner's on his grinder. The rest of the day we are only choreing. Day is right cold.

Feb 8     I went up to Thompson Childs' to see him on some business and stayed until 2 o'clock when I got home. Some warmer today but it is chilly.

Feb 9     We are only choreing, doing but very little. I went to church over to Zion at 2 o'clock. The little snow that fell a few days ago is most gone now and it is very cool.

Feb 10     We went to church. The day is cool but pleasant.

Feb 11     We are only choreing. Day is snowy, snows most part of the day but melts off as fast as it falls.

Feb 12     I and Dick ground another load of corn at Emmie's. The day is cool but very pleasant, thaws a little every day.

Feb 13     Nothing done but the chores although the weather is fine. Ground is froze some for 3 or 4 weeks but not deep.

Feb 14     We are only choreing. The weather is very nice, it freezes every night some and thaws some in daytime.

Feb 15     We ground a load of corn of 20 bushels at Emmie's this forenoon. This afternoon just choreing some. Weather is nice and pleasant, a little muddy.

Feb 16     We, Dick and I and Edy, took 3 head of cattle to Four Corners. I sold cow and calf and bull that I got off Otto Hess. Sold to Jack Love of Seymour.

Feb 17     We are at home and the day is very pleasant, not cold.

Feb 18     I went out to Works' to take Lous mare to get the lump taken off her shoulder. Roads are some muddy and a cool day.

Feb 19     I went to N. Vernon got 4 bushels of timothy seed of Bob Wrape. Got a corn grinder off Coray to grind feed on. The day is right cool.

Feb 20     We are doing nothing but the chores. It turned cold last evening and this is a cold day and no snow on.

Feb 21     We set up a new corn crusher that I got off Coray to grind feed on. We started up this afternoon and ground some for the first on this grinder. Day is right cold.

Feb 22     We are setting around the fire doing nothing but the chores. It is right cold. The wind blows cold. It snowed some last night about one inch is all.

Feb 23     I went to N. Vernon to get Lous mare. Doc Works brought her in from his house. He took the lump off her shoulder. This is a right cold day.

Feb 24     We are at home and the day is right nice but some cold.

Feb 25     I and Dick are setting by the fire most of the day. Weather is right cold.

Feb 26     We ground corn for feed for the cattle this forenoon. This afternoon not much done. Weather is nice for work at this time.

Feb 27     I am not doing much these days but the weather is nice and the roads are good and the ground dry to get around.

Feb 28     I went out to the sale at Geisel's. The day is nice but some cool.

Mar 1     We are only choreing. Nothing much doing although the weather is nice.

Mar 2     I and Maw went to N. Vernon to the Farmer's Institute. Day is very nice and warm.

Mar 3     We are at home and Charley Woodard and folks are here. Emma and Edy and folks. Day is nice.

Mar 4     We, Dick and I and Hugh took over to the church 2 stone steps from Tom Caiten and fixed them down. Day is nice.

Mar 5     I went to N. Vernon and took Lous mare to meet Doc Works to see if the shoulder was all right. It was. This is a cold stormy day, snows and blows all day.

Mar 6     We ground corn, Dick and I this forenoon. The weather is right cold.

Mar 7     I am at home choreing some this forenoon. This afternoon Frank Hess is helping me to grind corn for feed. Dick and Pammy went out to Lovett to Roy Swarthout's. Day is nice.

Mar 8     Dick and I are grinding corn for feed this forenoon. This afternoon nothing. The day is some cloudy but warm and threatens rain and did rain tonight.

Mar 9     It is raining this morning some till 9 o'clock and then quit for today. Dick took up his valise to N. Vernon to send to Buffalo. I went over to church this evening at 2 o'clock. The creek is past ford.

Mar 10     We are at home. Creek is up big and we cannot get over to church at all. Dick is still here but is going to start away tomorrow. Day is quite windy.

Mar 11     I took Dick Gibbs to N. Vernon this morning to start to Buffalo. The morning is right cool and high wind.

Mar 12     I am choreing some, most all day at one thing or other. The day has been very nice.

Mar 13     I am not doing very much, choreing some. The ground is wet and muddy.

Mar 14     We, Elmer Shepard are repairing the barnyard fence. It snows by spella all day. Elmer began to work today for the first day of work.

Mar 15     The same as on yesterday and the day is much the same. Snow and stormy but not very cold.

Mar 16     I and Elmer Shepard went to N. Vernon to take up some potatoes and chickens. Day is very nice.

Mar 17     We are at home and the day is very nice.

Mar 18     We sowed some grass seed and clover mixed on the thicket piece. The first sowed this year. The wind raised and we quit and came home.

Mar 19     We ground some corn for feed. Day is right nice.

Mar 20     We, Evert is a trimming apple trees. I went to the sale at Lux's. Day is cool and very chilly.

Mar 21     Evert is hauling out manure out of stables. I am helping some, what I can. This is a cool blustery day. Quite cold.

Mar 22     We sowed timothy and clover on the thicket piece below Tull Sullivan and also most of the clover seed on the 10 acre piece on the old Sullivan land next to Burgmyer's. This day has been a nice day.

Mar 23     We sowed the rest of our timothy and clover on the Liew land this morning. This afternoon went to Hayden and to Shafer's to get road receipt. Some rain this evening.

Mar 24     We are at home and Lawrence and folks are here. Day is warm and threatens rain.

Mar 25     We ground some corn for feed this forenoon. This afternoon repaired fence. Cool.

Mar 26     We trimmed my locust trees over the creek. The day is cloudy and dark.

Mar 27     We went up to Centerville to get some locust trees to replant my patches where they had died out. The day is some cloudy and dark. Sold my cattle today to Love of Seymour.

Mar 28     I went up on Indian Creek to haul down 2 stone steps that I bought off Tom Caiten and fixed them down. The day is chilly.

Mar 29     I went to Vernon and paid all my taxes, $181 in full. Came home and finished sowing the 15 acre piece to clover seed this evening. Cool and cloudy.

Mar 30     We are choreing some this forenoon. This is a damp morning, rains a little show. I sowed the Long Bottom to clover this evening, all done on wheat tonight. Cloudy day.

Mar 31     We are at home and Sadie and the baby are here since Wednesday. Weather is dark and cloudy for several days and threatens rain.

Apr 1     We went up to Centerville to get some locust sprouts. We got some and planted them out. Dark and damp weather.

Apr 2     We are chopping down some willows along the creek and burning them. Weather is damp. Some cloudy and a little snow.

Apr 3     The same as on yesterday and the weather is still damp and cloudy. Billy Boner is down with rheumatism.

Apr 4     We took to Hayden 6 head of cattle, sold to Love of Seymour. 2 red steers, 1 rone steer, 1 black steer, 1 short horn cow, 1 speckled white heifer. Went to N. Vernon this afternoon.

Apr 5     Every hauled out manure. I am choreing. Day is right nice.

Apr 6     We are only choreing this forenoon. It is rainy and the ground is wet. We have not plowed any this spring yet.

Apr 7     We are at home. The day is right nice.

Apr 8     We are grinding corn for feed this forenoon. This afternoon we went down on the lower place at the house to fix some wire fence on the hill. This is a nice day.

Apr 9     We hauled in the stack of hay by Tull Sullivan's barn this forenoon in the barn for feed. This afternoon hauled in the rest of the straw stack to bed with. Day is nice.

Apr 10     We Evert is hauling out manure on the corn ground below. I sowed a little clover seed on the thicket piece on high patches for the last. Day is very nice.

Apr 11     We went down on the lower corn stack bottom to break stalks. We broke them today, I allow to put it in clover. Day is nice.

Apr 12     We finished raking and burning the stalks on this piece for clover. Weather is nice.

Apr 13     Not doing much. It is some rainy this morning for awhile. Every went to town. He is not at work today. I went to church this afternoon. Day is cloudy with a little rain.

Apr 14     We are at home. Mon went to Cominsky to preach the funeral of Lerton's(?) child today. Doc Gady is buried today. Church tonight.

Apr 15     Everett hauled out some manure on corn ground this forenoon. This afternoon went down to work at the stalk field to get it ready for clover. Day nice.

Apr 16     Everett is cultivating the stalk field and got it all done ready to harrow across. I am cutting some cockle out of the wheat and some docks. The day is right nice.

Apr 17     I and Everett Shepard went out to Paris, out to the cattle sale at Charley Wright's. I did not buy any. This is a showery day.

Apr 18     We are only choreing around. It is raining all forenoon and the ground is very wet.

Apr 19     We are choreing around at several kinds of work. It is a chilly day and the wind is blowing strong.

Apr 20     Everett and I are hauling up some stove wood to burn this forenoon. This afternoon Evert is hauling out manure out of shed on corn land. Cool and chilly and high wind.

Apr 21     We are at home all day. Weather is stormy and snows all forenoon, this afternoon rainy.

Apr 22     Everett went out home. I am not doing much. The weather is wet and muddy, not fit to do much.

Apr 23     I went to N. Vernon to mill. Weather is wet and chilly, cannot do much.

Apr 24     We are oiling the harness and mending them some. The ground is very wet and it rains a shower this evening.

Apr 25     We are burning the brush on the orchard this morning. Then went to the Long Bottom to take out some elders on the lower end. The day is nice overhead but the ground is wet.

Apr 26     Hauled out some manure on corn ground. The weather is nice overhead but the ground is wet. We put the cattle out to pasture today.

Apr 27     We are harrowing on the lower stalk field to sow clover and I sowed the clover on after the harrow. The day is nice, the ground is plenty wet yet.

Apr 28     We went over to Harrison Spencer's. The day is nice.

Apr 29     We harrowed in the clover seed on the Liew bottom. The day is nice and warm.

Apr 30     We cut stalks on the Betsy Bottom and Long Bottom and over at Jerrie's and raked and burned this side of the creek. None plowed for corn yet. The day is warm.

May 1     We broke our potato patches for the first plowing this year and the garden and planted the patches by the barn and planted out some onions. Weather is nice.

May 2     We began to break up for corn. I planted some more potatoes also. Weather is nice.

May 3     Still plowing for corn and roller some and finished planting the potato patch and some corn. Weather nice.

May 4     I went to N. Vernon and got the rest of the tin spouts, one spout for the water trough and one for the cistern. Every is plowing for corn on Betsy Bottom. We only have about 5 acres plowed yet for corn. The weather is nice.

May 5     We are at home. Day is nice.

May 6     We are plowing and rolling for corn. The ground is in nice order for work. Weather is nice.

May 7     The same as on yesterday at the plowing and rolled. Weather nice, getting some dry.

May 8     We finished up the Betsy Bottom field at noon, all plowed and rolled once. This afternoon went on the Long Bottom and plowed. No corn planted yet.

May 9     We are plowing and rolling to plant on the Betsy Bottom and we took off some stalks off the Liew Bottom till it rained and we quit.

May 10     We commenced to plant for the first this year on the clover Betsy Bottom. Lawrence laid it off with the planter and I drilled with Bill. Day is very nice.

May 11     We are choreing some this forenoon, ringing some pigs, shelling some corn and opening the tile where the muskrat got in and stopped it up. Plowed the rest of the Long Bottom. Rain this morning.

May 12     We went to church. Day is cool with a high wind.

May 13     We finished planting the Besty Bottom at noon today. This afternoon took off stalks off the 7 acre piece for Lawrence to put in corn. Weather is some dry.

May 14     I am harrowing on the Long Bottom. Evert is helping Lawrence to plow. Ground is getting dry.

May 15     I am planting the Long Bottom and got it planted. Weather is still dry yet. Need rain.

May 16     I am helping Lawrence harrow and roll. He commenced to plant this evening. Weather is still dry. Need rain.

May 17     The same till noon. This afternoon went over the creek at Jerrie's and rolled and plowed some.

May 18     We are all of us at work over the creek and got it all ready to plant and planted the side this way. The small piece is not planted yet. It rained some.

May 19     We are at home the most of the day. I and Maw went over to the 6 mile graveyard this afternoon and around by Hayden. Day is some cloudy.

May 20     We began to plow the lower piece below Marchino land for corn. This afternoon I finished planting the little piece over the creek at Jerrie's. Some little rain fell.

May 21     We are choreing some this forenoon. Set out some plants in the garden. It rained a little more this morning. I went to Lux's this afternoon.

May 22     We are plowing the last day for corn, got the piece most done. I am harrowing and rolling. Day is nice.

May 23     We planted this piece this afternoon but did not get it all done. Weather is nice but some dry, need rain.

May 24     We finished planting corn this morning.

May 25     We began to break for cow piece on the field by the house. Weather is cool.

May 26     I and Maw went out to Lawrence's. Day is very cool.

May 27     We are at the breaking on this field. The ground is dry, needs rain.

May 28     We are at the breaking and the harrowing and rolling. Weather is very cool and the ground is dry.

May 29     The same as on yesterday and the weather is cool and dry yet.

May 30     We have all of this field cone now this morning. We went down and took out some dock out of meadow. Weather is still dry and cool.

May 31     We peeled some willows this forenoon. This afternoon took out dock out of the thicket meadow. Weather is cool and dry.

Jun 1     We finished taking out the dock out of the meadow at noon. This afternoon we mowed down weeds amongst the locust trees over the creek. Weather cool and dry.

Jun 2     We went to church and Marten preached today and tonight. Weather is right nice but still dry.

Jun 3     We this forenoon shelled some corn to sow. There was a little shower of rain this morning. We worked on the road this afternoon. Weather is still dry yet here.

Jun 4     We went over to Charley Camel's mill for 2 loads of lumber to make a fence out at the creek along by the rocks. We plowed corn this afternoon for the first this year. Still dry.

Jun 5     We shelled corn to sow on this field by the house. It rains some and it is needed.

Jun 6     We put up the plank fence along the creek. We got a nice rain on yesterday enough.

Jun 7     We sowed the cow piece and harrowed them in. The weather is cool.

Jun 8     We finished our sowing our corn and millet at noon. This afternoon cultivated corn. I and Maw went to church. Weather cool.

Jun 9     We went to church this forenoon. This afternoon went down to see John and Bee James. Right nice day.

Jun 10     We, Charley Shepard finished once over on the Betsy Bottom and on the Long Bottom the first time over. Weather is warmer.

Jun 11     We are replanting some corn and plowing the potato patches and garden. It is very warm today.

Jun 12     Plowing corn. The weather is warm for a day or two back.

Jun 13     I am replanting some corn on the Long Bottom where moles has taken out. Still plowing.

Jun 14     The same as yesterday and got it done at noon. This afternoon went over the creek and plowed for the first and cut weeds. Still quite dry.

Jun 15     We went back over the creek and finished up for the first time, then Charley Shepard went on the Liew land to plow and it rained some this afternoon. We got a big rain.

Jun 16     Went to Sunday School this morning. This afternoon went down to Lux's after cherries. Day is nice, ground is wet.

Jun 17     We mowed the weeds on the orchard and the roadside and the clover up at the Liew garden this forenoon. This afternoon Evert plowed corn below on the Liew land. I went to town.

Jun 18     Plowed corn this forenoon. This afternoon hauled in clover out of the garden.

Jun 19     Plowing corn, this is a nice time for plowing. Weather nice.

Jun 20     Still at the corn and have got it most 2 times over. Weather nice and warm.

Jun 21     We picked some cherries this morning, then Charley Shepard went to trimming hedge for the first time. Big rain last night.

Jun 22     I went to N. Vernon, took a load of corn to Ebert's at .40. This is the first load that I have hauled to town this year. Charley is finishing up the hedge and then cut weeds. Ground is wet.

Jun 23     We are at home and the weather is warm. Lewis Law died this evening.

Jun 24     We are plowing corn on the 12 acre field on the Betsy Bottom, third time. Weather is hot.

Jun 25     The same as yesterday and got most done. Weather is hot. Lewis Law was buried.

Jun 26     We plowed over the creek and got done second time. Weather hot.

Jun 27     Plowed corn till noon, then cut wheat this afternoon for the first to cut wheat. Weather is warm.

Jun 28     We cut wheat all day. Weather is very warm.

Jun 29     We cut wheat all day and got most done but about 2 acres left. Weather is very warm.

Jun 30     We are at home and the day is hot.

Jul 1     We finished cutting wheat at noon. This afternoon plowed corn on the Betsy field, fourth plowing. Weather is warm.

Jul 2     The same as yesterday, at the corn. Joe Stewart is helping plow.

Jul 3     At the corn till noon. This afternoon we hauled in two loads of mowed wheat for the hogs. Then we got a big rain and Indian Creek is high and broke the levy.

Jul 4     We took up 3 loads of corn to Ebert's mill at .40. Weather is warm.

Jul 5     We hoed weeds out of corn on the Betsy Bottom. The ground is plenty wet and the weather is warm but not so warm as before the rain.

Jul 6     We went over the creek and hoed out weeds this forenoon and Allen is helping till noon. This afternoon Evert plowed the land strip on the side this way. This is the last time. Weather is warm.

Jul 7     We are at home and the weather is nice.

Jul 8     We are plowing corn the last time and we are most done. Weather is nice.

Jul 9     We finished the corn and we are going to cut the grass tomorrow. Weather is nice.

Jul 10     We cut some grass for the first and mowed down some weeds on the clover piece where I sowed clover. Harrison Spencer was buried.

Jul 11     We helped Charley Woodward to thrash this forenoon. This afternoon helped Emmy. Got done and came over and thrashed a part of my wheat. Day is warm.

Jul 12     We finished thrashing my wheat this forenoon. Number of bushels 214. This afternoon helped to thrash Tull Sullivan's wheat. Warm and dry.

Jul 13     We helped Sam Young to thrash this morning. Then we hauled in some hay and finished mowing weeds on clover. Weather is warm and some dry.

Jul 14     We went to church. Weather is very warm.

Jul 15     We are mowing and putting up hay. Weather is very warm.

Jul 16     The same at the hay and weather is warm and dry.

Jul 17     We are at the hay and still dry and warm.

Jul 18     I went to N. Vernon to mill this forenoon. This afternoon put up hay down by John James. Day is warm.

Jul 19     We are at work at the hay. Weather is hot and dry. Need rain.

Jul 20     We are at work at the hay on the thicket piece and we are getting most done. One more day will about finish it. Weather is hot and dry. Good for hay business.

Jul 21     We are at home and the weather is hot and dry. Corn wilts with the heat.

Jul 22     We finished cutting our grass for hay at noon today and I and Oscar Boner got it all done but two loads. This afternoon has been the hottest this year and still dry.

Jul 23     I and Everett helped Jerry to thrash his oats and Thompson Childs' wheat. Warm and dry.

Jul 24     We went up and helped T. Childs to finish thrashing wheat, then hauled in 2 last loads of hay. Very warm and dry.

Jul 25     Went to N. Vernon with a load of corn to Ebert's mill. Got .50 a bushel. Weather is still hot and dry.

Jul 26     We hauled some hay out of the byo where the water got over it and mudded it. We put it in the ditches on the hillside this afternoon. Cut some weeds. Still warm and dry.

Jul 27     I am not doing very much today. Choreing some. Weather is still dry and warm.

Jul 28     We are at home. Emmy and Edy are here this afternoon and the weather is warm and dry.

Jul 29     I am choreing, cutting some weeds and briars. Evert Shepard quit work today. Weather is warmer and dry.

Jul 30     I trimmed some hedge and chored around. Weather is dry, not quite so warm.

Jul 31     I am mowing down some weeds. Weather is cooler but still dry yet.

Aug 1     I am mowing some weeds and choreing some this forenoon. This afternoon went to N. Vernon, Maw, Pammy and I. Weather is still dry yet but not so warm.

Aug 2     I mowed some weeds and chored some around. Weather is still dry yet but not so warm.

Aug 3     I and Maw went to Seymour to see Joe. Weather is still dry yet. It has been one month today since we had any rain and the corn needs rain bad.

Aug 4     We are at home and the weather is dry yet but not so hot.

Aug 5     I took up a load of corn to N. Vernon to Ebert's mill. Sold him 200 bu at .55. Weather dry.

Aug 6     I hauled corn to Ebert, 3 loads. Weather dry.

Aug 7     I took up 2 loads to Ebert's. This is the 2 last loads to him. This is all that I will sell now. Weather is dry. Corn is drying up bad. Crop will be light.

Aug 8     I and Pammy went to the Fair at N. Vernon. Maw is sick. Dry yet and warm.

Aug 9     I went up to N. Vernon and sent Doc Green out to see Maw, she is sick. I got the tire on the road wagon set. Weather is dry.

Aug 10     I went out to the sale at the Law's but did not buy anything. Weather is dry and warm.

Aug 11     I went to church. This is the last time for Mon of this year. He is gong to stay this year. September is the first for this year. Weather is still dry.

Aug 12     We are hauling in stove wood from Hess' woods to the wood house. Frank Hess is helping. Weather is still dry and warm.

Aug 13     I went to N. Vernon and got a load of shorts and bran this forenoon. This afternoon dug potatoes out in where the sowed corn is. Weather is dry.

Aug 14     I and Frank Hess dug the rest of the potatoes in the field patch. Weather is still dry.

Aug 15     I went to N. Vernon, took up Pamma to go down to Seymour. Weather is still dry.

Aug 16     I am hauling in stove wood for winter. The weather is some cooler and a light shower of rain for the first in 45 days.

Aug 17     I finished the wood hauling from Hess' this forenoon. This afternoon I went to Vernon to see the house by the livery stable as Lawrence is about to trade for. Weather, small showers.

Aug 18     We are at home today and there has been several small showers.

Aug 19     I am mowing down weeds on the wheat stubble on the 15 Acre piece. Some rain today, small shower.

Aug 20     I took 2 head of cattle to Lovett to Green and Moren to ship. Another rain this morning.

Aug 21     I went to N. Vernon this morning for the doctor for Maw. This afternoon cut weeds on Long Bottom stubble.

Aug 22     I am mowing down some weeds on the wheat stubble a part of the day and choreing some. Weather is right nice but not enough rain yet.

Aug 23     I went to N. Vernon to see the doctor and get some more medicine for Maw. She is still sick yet. There was a nice rain last night. I cut some more weeds. Day is nice.

Aug 24     I finished up the cutting of the weeds on the wheat stubble. The corn crop looks better since the showers of rain came but the corn will make one half crop on bottom if the season continues on all right.

Aug 25     We are at home. Day is nice.

Aug 26     I am digging potatoes in the garden this forenoon. This afternoon big rain and Indian Creek is high.

Aug 27     I took up a load of corn to N. Vernon for Edy this morning. This afternoon went up to Wrape's after some peaches, got home and then it set in to rain and it rained a big rain.

Aug 28     I began to plow for the first this fall for fall plowing on the 10 acre pasture field to put to timothy and the corn blew down on yesterday. This day is nice.

Aug 29     I am at the plowing. The ground is hard in places. The rain fell too fast, it ran off the high places. Weather is nice.

Aug 30     I am still at the plowing and the day is right warm.

Aug 31     The same as yesterday and the weather is cooler.

Sep 1     We went up to Andy Whalen's this afternoon and got some peaches. Day is very nice and cool.

Sep 2     We, Billy Boner and I are hauling out manure on the 10 acre pasture to put in grass. The weather is fine.

Sep 3     The same today as on yesterday, at the manure.

Sep 4     We finished up the manure at noon, then Billy went to plow by the house field. The men came here this evening to dig out the well.

Sep 5     Billy Boner is still at the plowing and I am mowing down weeds on the lower bottom next to John James'. The well diggers are here at work at the well. The weather is nice.

Sep 6     I and Maw went to N. Vernon to mill this morning. This afternoon cut weeds on same as above. Billy is plowing. The well men are digging. Weather is nice, need some more rain.

Sep 7     I finished up the weed cutting this morning. This afternoon I plowed on the sod pasture field. It is dry now, needs rain. The well men are at work till noon. Weather nice.

Sep 8     We are at home. Weather is fair.

Sep 9     I, myself is plowing by the house on the pea land where I had to peas. Well diggers got done our well today. Dug down 30-8 inches. Weather nice.

Sep 10     Still plowing on same piece. Weather fair.

Sep 11     Still plowing and getting most done this field. Big rain tonight.

Sep 12     Choreing some this forenoon. This afternoon plowed back of the barn. The ground is in nice fix.

Sep 13     We went to Seymour to the Street Fair. Day is right nice.

Sep 14     I have Albert Bertram plowing for me today. Ground plows right nice. Day is a little showery.

Sep 15     Went to church and Brother Overman is the preacher today and tonight. Day is right nice.

Sep 16     Plowing and we are most done. I am mowing down weeds. Day is nice.

Sep 17     We finished up the plowing at noon today and this afternoon went to harrowing on the ground we had plowed. Some rain last night. Day is nice.

Sep 18     I went to N. Vernon and got some seed wheat off Ebert's to sow. I paid .90/bu. Albert Bertram is at work on the road with the team. The day is nice.

Sep 19     We began to sow wheat this afternoon. Weather is cool and pleasant.

Sep 20     I drilled in wheat and got most done the wheat. The rest of the folks went to N. Vernon to the show. Day is nice.

Sep 21     I had a little to drill this morning and then to drain. Then we went to harrowing on the field by the house. Albert Bertram is working this week. The weather is nice, some little frost for 2 or 3 nights.

Sep 22     We are at home and Edy and Emma are here. Day is nice.

Sep 23     We are harrowing the ground by the house to sow timothy on and got it done. Weather is nice.

Sep 24     I finished sowing grass seed on this field at noon. Albert Bertram is cutting corn. Weather is nice.

Sep 25     I and Albert are cutting corn till noon when we got done all we allow to cut. This afternoon went down on ditch to work below culvert on the Liew farm. Weather nice.

Sep 26     We, Albert and I finished cleaning out the said ditch. Weather nice.

Sep 27     Began to harrow in corn field where Lawrence has corn to seed to grass. Corn is all in shock in this 7 acre piece. Weather is nice.

Sep 28     I and Maw went to N. Vernon and then went to the dog show. It rained some this evening, small rain.

Sep 29     We are at home. Day is very nice.

Sep 30     I and Pammy went to N. Vernon and brought out the 9 chairs we had repaired. Day is nice.

Oct 1     We are plowing up the lower meadow where the hay stacks stand to re-seed to timothy. Weather is nice.

Oct 2     The same, at this field and the weather cool with our first hard frost.

Oct 3     The same as on yesterday and cool and some dry and frosty.

Oct 4     The same today as on yesterday. Weather is some warmer, nights cool.

Oct 5     Same at the plowing yet till noon, then we gathered a load of corn to feed the hogs. Some dry.

Oct 6     We went over to Emmie's. Day is very nice but need some rain for grass and wheat.

Oct 7     I went to Vernon to the courthouse before the grand jury, then came back by N. Vernon home. Day is nice.

Oct 8     We, Albert and I finished up the plowing on the meadow at noon. This afternoon harrowed. It is dry, need rain for the wheat and grass.

Oct 9     We are choreing around some this forenoon. This afternoon began to pick the winter apples. It rained a little this morning.

Oct 10     We picked the apples till noon. This afternoon dug the rest of the potatoes. Ground is dry.

Oct 11     We finished the winter apples at noon today. This afternoon gathered a load of corn to feed the hogs. Day is nice.

Oct 12     We are not doing much, this is a rainy day most all day and a big rain wet the ground good and is cool this evening.

Oct 13     Went to church. Day is cool.

Oct 14     We are harrowing on the meadow till noon and one team all day. The ground is plenty wet. Day is cool.

Oct 15     One team is harrowing. I began to sow seed on this morning, the wind got up and I quit for today. This afternoon brushed in the seed. Cool weather.

Oct 16     We finished all of our timothy seed and brushed it in at noon today. Then went to N. Vernon to see about going to Buffalo.

Oct 17The Pan-American Exposition was held in Buffalo, NY from May 1 to November 2, 1901 on a 342 acre site between Delaware Park Lake on the south, the New York Central railroad tracks on the north, Delaware Avenue on the east, and Elmwood Avenue on the west. The fair featured the latest technologies, including electricity, and attracted nearly 8 million people. A midway provided rides and other entertainment; athletic events took place at a specially constructed stadium. The African, Eskimo and Mexican Villages were among the attractions. Some states as well as South and Central American countries had their own buildings. The Electric Tower was illuminated nightly by thousands of colored bulbs and floodlights. On September 6, President William McKinley was shot outside the Temple of Music. He died eight days later at the home of John Milburn on Delaware Avenue. Theodore Roosevelt was inaugurated President at the Wilcox House on September 14, 1901. We started to Buffalo Pan-America. Maw, Emma and I started this morning. Got there at 5 o'clock Friday morning.

The Pan-American Exposition was held in Buffalo, NY from May 1 to November 2, 1901 on a 342 acre site between Delaware Park Lake on the south, the New York Central railroad tracks on the north, Delaware Avenue on the east, and Elmwood Avenue on the west. The fair featured the latest technologies, including electricity, and attracted nearly 8 million people. A midway provided rides and other entertainment; athletic events took place at a specially constructed stadium. The African, Eskimo and Mexican Villages were among the attractions. Some states as well as South and Central American countries had their own buildings. The Electric Tower was illuminated nightly by thousands of colored bulbs and floodlights. On September 6, President William McKinley was shot outside the Temple of Music. He died eight days later at the home of John Milburn on Delaware Avenue. Theodore Roosevelt was inaugurated President at the Wilcox House on September 14, 1901.

Oct 18     Went out on the ground all day. Very cool and chilly.

Oct 19     Went out to see Niagra Falls and came back to Buffalo and went over the city this afternoon. Weather is cool.

Oct 20     We went to see the stock yards and a good part of the city this forenoon. This afternoon went out on the Pan American grounds again for the last time. Weather is cool.

Oct 21     We started for home at 8:30 this morning. Came as far as Anderson and we had to stay until tomorrow. We got there at 10 o'clock.

Oct 22     We left Anderson at half past 2 o'clock and came home tonight at 7:30 o'clock. Weather is nice and warmer that it was up at Buffalo.

Oct 23     Albert Bertram is hauling gravel on the roads. I am choreing. The weather is very nice but a little dry for the wheat and young grass.

Oct 24     The same as on yesterday and the weather is nice.

Oct 25     We had 2 loads of gravel to haul this morning then we are done now on road work. Then we hauled some around the new well. Weather is nice.

Oct 26     We hauled home the last of our stove wood and put it in the wood house this forenoon. This afternoon Albert went to town and I chored. Weather is nice, need rain.

Oct 27     We are at home and the weather is nice, some dry for the wheat and grass.

Oct 28     We, Albert Bertram commenced to gather corn on stalk to crib slowly. The corn is some damp yet. We spread it around so it will keep. Weather is nice but some dry.

Oct 29     We are at the corn this forenoon and Albert this afternoon alone. I took up a load of corn to Joe Cone. Weather is nice.

Oct 30     The same, at the corn today on stalk. Weather warm and dry. Needs rain for wheat.

Oct 31     At corn, Albert is at the corn. I took up a load of corn to Litchfield. Weather is warm and dry.

Nov 1     We are at the corn. Weather is dry and warm. Corn is quite damp yet to gather.

Nov 2     We went up to Newen's and got a load of rock and fixed the corn crib on the Liew farm. This afternoon we gathered a load of corn. Weather is dry.

Nov 3     We are at home. Pammy went to Seymour, she and Joe Bertram. It is raining some this afternoon.

Nov 4     We are at the corn in shock. Big frost every night.

Nov 5     At the corn, it has dried off and is too dry in shocks.

Nov 6     We are at the corn this forenoon. This afternoon fixing a fence around the well at barn.

Nov 7     I went to N. Vernon to mill and to the shop to get Tom horse shod. This afternoon shucked corn. Cool weather now.

Nov 8     We are gathering corn on the Long Bottom and Billy Wells is helping to gather and Albert also. Weather is nice. Frosty morning.

Nov 9     The same but in shock. It rained a little last night but the day is nice.

Nov 10     We went to church. Day is right nice.

Nov 11     We took our hogs to N. Vernon this morning to Mornen and Green, 21 head at 50 ten per hundred. Shucked corn this afternoon.

Nov 12     Still at the corn. Weather is cool and frosty.

Nov 13     The same, at corn. Weather is cool and frost at night.

Nov 14     We are gathering over the creek and got ti done at noon. Number of bushels over the creek, 225 this year.

Nov 15     We finished up the Long Bottom at noon today. This afternoon went on the lower piece. Cool weather.

Nov 16     We are at the corn below and Billy Wells is helping for the last seven days and a half. Weather is quite cool.

Nov 17     We are at home. Weather is cool.

Nov 18     We are gathering corn down on the lower piece next to John James. We are most done. It is frosty every morning but the ground is dry.

Nov 19     The same as on yesterday and Joe Bertram is helping today. The morning is frosty but the day is nice.

Nov 20     The same today and Joe helped. We got done on the stalk for this year. Joe went down to help Edy this afternoon. Weather is nice.

Nov 21     I and Albert are helping Edy to gather corn on stalk. Weather is cool and frosty in the mornings. Weather is dry.

Nov 22     We are helping Edy today again to gather corn. Weather is dry and cool.

Nov 23     We are at the corn in shock and Edy and Allen is helping. There was some rain fell last night and it made it nice in shock. The day is cloudy and cool.

Nov 24     We are at home. Day is cloudy, some cool.

Nov 25     We are shucking corn out of shock, Edy, Allen, Bertram and myself and the corn shocks is getting dry at this time. We have about 50 more shocks yet. Day is fair.

Nov 26     I and Albert are shucking on shock till noon then quit and put in some apples in the cellar and butchered a hog. Day is nice.

Nov 27     I went out to Hess' the other side of Lovett to see him about fixing the levy. Albert shucked corn. Day is nice.

Nov 28     I am choreing around. Albert went to Four Corners to the wedding. This afternoon put away the apples in the cellar. Weather is nice but cool.

Nov 29     We hauled some gravel by the new well to keep it from being too much when wet. The weather is cool and dry and frost.

Nov 30     We are plowing the orchard, Albert and I. We got it done. Very nice day.

Dec 1     We are at home and the weather is cool and dry.

Dec 2     We hauled in fodder. Day is damp and cloudy.

Dec 3     The same today as on yesterday till noon. It blew cool and the fodder got a little dry. We have in most of the fodder now. Cool wind.

Dec 4     I and Maw went to N. Vernon to the Institute. The day is right cold, the coldest day this winter and the roads are dry but little rain this fall.

Dec 5     I went to N. Vernon to get a load of coal to burn. The day is cold. Roads are dry.

Dec 6     Went to N. Vernon with a load of corn, old corn, white corn to Ebert's mill. Got .70 a bushel. Weather is cool, roads dry.

Dec 7     We chored some, fixing the wire fence around the stalk field so we can put in the cattle. Then hauled out some manure on the orchard. Day is chilly.

Dec 8     We are at home the most of the day. This afternoon Maw and I went over to Sebe Ewing's to see how Hugh is. It has been a cloudy day and it rains hard tonight.

Dec 9     This is a rainy and bad day. It rained until noon or about 1 o'clock when it began to snow and the snow fell fast most of the evening. This we was a needing.

Dec 10     I went to the sale of Ewing down 4 miles west of home on the old farm of George Downs and I bought a 2 year old bay colt for $55.50. Cool and chilly day with snow on.

Dec 11     I and Maw went to N. Vernon this morning. This evening I went down to Ewings to settle for the colt I bought on yesterday and went to Arteck's to get molasses. Day is nice.

Dec 12     We finished all of the corn and fodder we had. Joe Bertram is helping and Albert. The day is nice, a little soft to haul since the rain and snow.

Dec 13     We, Joe and Albert cut the oak tree below the house on the Liew farm. Day is very windy.

Dec 14     We are not doing much but the chores. This is a very stormy day, snows and blows. Big rain last night and the creek is up and it is cold and stormy. The Protracted Meeting us going on.

Dec 15     We are at home. The creek is up, we could not get over to church and the day is cold.

Dec 16     We are not doing anything but the chores. Weather is cold and snow on the ground. Albert Bertram is here to help chore.

Dec 17     We are only choreing. The weather is cold yet but not so cold as on Saturday and the snow is still on. Does not melt any since it fell. The meeting is still going on at Zion. We walk over on the ice at the creek.

Dec 18     I went over the creek on the ice. The weather is till cold but not as cold as on Saturday. We are only choreing.

Dec 19     I went up to see Thompson Childs, he is sick. Then I went from there to church at Zion. This is the last day of the church tonight. It closes up for this time. Weather is right cold and snow on.

Dec 20     I went out in to Bigger Township to help to view a road up at Big Graham. Day is right cold and snow on and the roads are good.

Dec 21     We are not doing anything but the chores. Hugh is over here and Sadie came up from Seymour this morning. Day is cold. Dec 22     We are at home. Weather is warmer.

Dec 23     We are not doing anything but the chores. It rains some little and thaws some all day and the snow is most off.

Dec 24     I and Maw went to N. Vernon to mill and took up 30 chickens and sold. It is warmer and thaws fast. Snow is most off.

Dec 25     We are at home and Edy, Emma and the children, Sadie, Joe Bertram are here and the day is warmer and some muddy.

Dec 26     We butchered our hogs and Emmie's too, Edy helped, William Boner, Joe Bertram and I. Day is warm and muddy.

Dec 27     We cut up the hogs and salted them down and made the sausage and tried out a part of the lard. Billy Boner is making doors for sheds. Day is cloudy and not cold, some mud.

Dec 28     We are not doing much work at this time. Thompson Childs died this morning at 5 o'clock. I went up at his house and Sadie went with me. He is to be buried on Monday morning.

Dec 29     We are at home and the weather is cool and cloudy.

Dec 30     We went to the funeral of Thompson Childs. The morning is cool and frosty.

Dec 31     We went out to Lawrence's, Maw, Sadie, Emma went out. Day is right nice.

Jan 1     I am not doing my work except the chores. The weather is nice at this time.

Jan 2     I went to N. Vernon. I am not doing much work. Weather is nice.

Jan 3     I am not doing anything but the chores. Weather is nice.

Jan 4     The same as above. Weather is nice.

Jan 5     We are at home. Day is nice.

Jan 6     We, Joe Bertram hauled in the last of the fodder.

Jan 7     We hauled out manure on the orchard and the weather is nice.

Jan 8     The same as on yesterday. Weather nice.

Jan 9     I went to N. Vernon, took up 38 chickens. Weather is nice.

Jan 10     We were choreing some, Joe Bertram and I. Weather nice.

Jan 11     We are not doing much. I went over to Charley Camel's (Campbell's) mill to get some wheat and corn for the pigs. Day is cold, high wind.

Jan 12     We went to church. The day is right cold since Saturday morning.

Jan 13     I went over to see Hugh. He is right poorly. The day is right cool but pleasant to be out.

Jan 14     I took one sow and one calf to Lovett to Green and Mornen. Day is chilly.

Jan 15     I am only doing the chores. Weather is nice. Pamma was married and went to Indianapolis this day. (Note: Bess married Joe Bertram this day.)

Jan 16     I am not doing much, I hauled 2 loads of corn from the pens to the hog house to feed on. Weather is very nice and road good.

Jan 18     The same, not doing much. Went over to Sebe's to see Hugh. He is very poorly. Weather is nice. Roads are good.

Jan 19     I went over to Hayden to get a bill of timber to get sawed for corn crib of Joe Barnhart. Weather is fine.

Jan 20     We are at home and Pammy and Joe are at Indianapolis. Sam Young and folks are here. Weather is fine and the roads are dry and nice.

Jan 20     About the same, not doing much. Weather is very nice.

Jan 21     The same, not doing anything but the chores. Joe Bertram and Pamma got home from Indianapolis this morning. Some rain this morning and some snow fell.

Jan 22     We are choreing around some. Sam Young hauled the oak log for me today. A little snow on the ground, some cool.

Jan 23     We are only choreing. Joe is doing some little work around that needs doing. Joe Stewart came here on yesterday. Him and Sadie went out to Lawrence's. The day is cloudy.

Jan 24     Joe is here around today. Weather is nice.

Jan 25     The same, doing very little. Weather is cool.

Jan 26     We are at home and Joe and Sadie are here. Allow to go home tomorrow. Weather is cool.

Jan 27     I took Joe and Sadie to N. Vernon to go home to Seymour. The morning is right cold.

Jan 28     We are not doing only the chores. Myron Gannon came here last night. Mark Spalding today.

Jan 29     We are fixing the stable in the shed for the colts to go in. I brought the cattle out of the stalk field. This is a stormy day, rain, sleet and snow.

Jan 30     We are only choreing. The snow is on the ground and froze hard enough to bear up. Joe Bertram went over to Will Bertram's and his father's to see about some wood and I went too. Not very cold.

Jan 31     We all of us, went to N. Vernon on the sled and it run very nice. There is a crust on the snow, thawed but very little.

Feb 1     We are only choreing, hauled out some manure on wheat this forenoon on the snow. The snow is nice to sled on now but is not very cold.

Feb 2     We are at home. The day is right cold and snow on yet and right good sleighing at this time.

Feb 3     We are doing but the chores, baiting the cattle on the stalk fields. This is a cold day.

Feb 4     The same as above, still colder today.

Feb 5     The same as above. I went over to Sebe Ewing's to see Hugh. He is very poorly at this time. Day is a little warmer.

Feb 6     I and Joe Bertram went to N. Vernon, took up some corn on the sled for feed for the pigs. The sleighing is good. Day is not very cold.

Feb 7     We are only choreing. The snow is on the ground and sleet frozen and slick to get around. Cold enough to keep it on.

Feb 8     I went over to see Hugh at Sebe Ewing's. He is very poorly now, then went to church this afternoon. The weather is right cold with the snow on and sleet. Good sleighing now, we can drive over the creek on the ice.

Feb 9     Went to church. The weather is cold and good sleighing.

Feb 10     I and Maw went over to see Hugh. He is very low now.

Feb 11     I went to N. Vernon and sent Doc Stem out to see Hugh. The snow is still on and slick as ever. Weather is about cold enough to keep it on.

Feb 12     I am over at Sebe's. Hugh is right sick. Weather is right cold and still snow on.

Feb 13     The same as above.

Feb 14     The same as above and Hugh is very sick. The sleighing is still good and the weather cool.

Feb 15     The same, at Sebe's. Hugh is very low. I am over there the most of my time. Weather cold.

Feb 16     The same as above, Hugh is still weaker. Snow and cold.

Feb 17     The same at Sebe's and Hugh is very low, don't think he will live much longer.

Feb 18     Hugh died this morning at 15 minutes before eleven o'clock. Then I went to get the undertaker.

Feb 19     Hugh was buried today at the Union graveyard in Howard County, Indiana.

Feb 20     We left Kokomo for home today, got home tonight. Day was cold.

Feb 21     We are not doing much. Day is some warmer. I am over at Sebe Ewing's, Jim and all of us.

Feb 22     We went to N. Vernon, took Maw up to go to Seymour to see Joe, his hand is sore now. The day is nice, it thaws some.

Feb 23     We are at home and Jim Stewart is here and Maw is at Seymour. The day is warmer and thaws fast.

Feb 24     I went up to N. Vernon to bring Maw home from Joe's at Seymour. She came up on the train and brought Jemima (note: Joe's daughter) with her. Joe is no better. Snow melts.

Feb 25     I went up to Vernon and applied for Administrator for the estate of Hugh Stewart. The most of the snow went off today, what was left. We can see the ground now again and mud.

Feb 26     I am not doing much. It is thawing the frozen ground and it is muddy. The day is pleasant overhead.

Feb 27     We went to N. Vernon, took up some corn for feed and it rained.

Feb 28     I was draining off some water off the wheat. The ground is wet, not quite thawed out. The day is mostly cloudy and warm. The creek is past fording for the last 4 or 5 days.

Mar 1     I went to Vernon to the Institute and took out letters of Administrator on the estate of Hugh Stewart, deceased. Day cloudy and a little cool.

Mar 2     We are at home and the snow is falling most all day and some cooler this evening.

Mar 3     I sowed clover on the field by the house and 2/3 of the field next below. The snow is on one inch deep and thaws some.

Mar 4     I and Jim Stewart went up to Norman Gannon's sale. The day is right chilly, snows a little.

Mar 5     I went out to Kokomo on business to see about the estate of Hugh Stewart. I went out to Myron Gannon's and stayed overnight with him, then went up to Kokomo the next morning. Weather is cool. Mar 6     I went up to Kokomo this morning and got the notes and the mortgages then went back with Myron and stayed overnight with Mark Spalden (Spalding?) Frank is very sick now.

Mar 7     Mark brought me up to Kokomo this morning and I came home this evening. Frank Gannon is very low at this time. The day is chilly and the evening is set in to rain and it rained tonight.

Mar 8     I am at home, not doing much. It is muddy and the creek is up and the creek is past ford and there is no church today.

Mar 9     Maw and I are at home. Joe and Bessie went to Seymour to see Joe and took the baby home. There is no church, the creek is up too much. Day is right nice.

Mar 10     I went to N. Vernon today on business, no lawyer there to see. Day is right nice.

Mar 11     It rains a big rain this morning. Jim Stewart is here this afternoon. (NOTE: Jim Stewart-brother to Hugh & William, lives in Stone County, Missouri) I went with him down to John James.

Mar 12     I went to N. Vernon to get the property of Hugh Stewart appraised at the office of lawyer Lawrence. Jim Stewart was with me today. Day is nice and warm.

Mar 13     I am choreing around some this forenoon. This afternoon trimming apple trees. Joe and Forest are sawing stove wood on the Jeanfield's woods. Day is warm and nice.

Mar 14     I am trimming apple trees and choreing some. Joe is sawing wood. Weather is nice and warm.

Mar 15     The same as above and the weather is warm and nice.

Mar 16     We are at home and Jim Stewart is here. Emma, Edy are here. The day is right nice.

Mar 17     I am choreing some. Joe Bertram went to help Lawrence Stewart to move over to the Ewing farm. Cold today.

Mar 18     I finished sowing clover on the lower wheat next to the hedge fence.

Mar 19     I went to N. Vernon this afternoon got the money out of bank that Hugh Stewart deposited in there. Paid Jim $200 as I came home at Sebe Ewing's. The day is nice.

Mar 20     I went to Vernon, took up a load of corn to Hensler, the butcher. Jim Stewart started home. The day is very nice.

Mar 21     I took up a load of corn to Vernon to the livery stable to Welker. The day is very nice.

Mar 22     I am choreing some. Loaded a load of corn for Charley Wrendel, then went to N. Vernon this afternoon. The weather is nice, Joe and Forest Lattimore have been sawing stove wood this week. Got about done sawing today.

Mar 23     We went to Seymour to see Joe. He is some better now. Day has been very fine.

Mar 24     I went to Kokomo today on business in the estate of Hugh Stewart. The weather is nice.

Mar 25     I am at Kokomo today and sold the mortgage of Mark Spalding for $925 and twenty five dollars. I came home this evening. Weather is fine.

Mar 26     I am not doing very much, choreing some. Joe is working on the levy. Weather is nice.

Mar 27     I sowed clover and timothy seed on the piece that Lawrence had in corn by Indian Creek. This afternoon went to N. Vernon to mill. Weather is nice.

Mar 28     We are choreing some. The day is rainy most of the day and tonight it rained hard.

Mar 29     I helped to split some stove wood this forenoon. This afternoon trimmed the apple trees. The ground is wet.

Mar 30     We are at home. The creek is up so we cannot get over to church. Rain most all night last night.

Mar 31     We are finishing up our stove wood, got it most split and began to rick it up this afternoon. The day is windy and right cool.

Apr 1     The same, at the wood, got it all split and ten ricks up at noon. This afternoon I ricked alone. Joe went on the levy again and the day is quite cool.

Apr 2     I got the wood all ricked. There is 22 ricks of it. The weather is still cool.

Apr 3     I am choreing some this forenoon. This afternoon I went over the creek to trim locust trees. The weather is some cool.

Apr 4     I measured up corn for Charley Rendle, he got his last load of the 212 bushes he bought off me. This afternoon I sowed the last field to clover where the hay stacks stand. The day is right nice.

Apr 5     I and Maw went to N. Vernon and then to old Vernon and paid the taxes. The whole amount is $170.24. Paid all of it. Day is very nice.

Apr 6     We are at home and the creek is past ford this morning. Big rain last night.

Apr 7     I and Joe hauled wheat to N. Vernon to Evert's mill. The day is right cool and snowed some.

Apr 8     The same and got it done and one load of corn to Allcot. Day is cool.

Apr 9     We were cutting down some apple trees that was dead. Day is right nice.

Apr 10     We burned the brush off the orchard this forenoon. This afternoon putting some posts on plank fence. Cool weather.

Apr 11     I am choreing some. This afternoon I and Joe put up some posts in along by Tull's line fence. Weather is cool. Ground wet.

Apr 12     Joe is hauling out manure. I am trimming the locust trees. The weather is cool.

Apr 13     I and all of us went to church. The day is cool.

Apr 14     We hauled lumber for the corn crib from Camel's mill. Weather cool.

Apr 15     I and Maw went to N. Vernon this forenoon. This afternoon hauled lumber.

Apr 16     We finished our timber hauling at noon. This afternoon plowed the garden. Weather is cool.

Apr 17     Hauled out manure on the potato patch and then plowed and planted and made some garden. The day is right nice but cool.

Apr 18     I and Joe are hauling corn to N. Vernon mill. Weather is nice at this time.

Apr 19     Hauled four loads of corn. Got all out of pen. Weather is nice.

Apr 20     We are at home. Maw and I, Joe and Pamma (Bess) are over at Bertram's. Day is nice.

Apr 21     I went after Will Montash to come and frame the corncrib this forenoon. This afternoon we, Joe and I took some of the old corn pens down out of the way of the new one. Day is right nice.

Apr 22     At work at the pens till noon, got it done. This afternoon we took off stalks for the first. Dry now.

Apr 23     I hauled some rock this forenoon till Loos got sick. John's cutting stalks on Long Bottom till noon. This afternoon I raked and burned them up. The stalks are dry. Day is windy.

Apr 24     We are at work at the foundation of the new crib. Peter Bertram is doing the work. Cool with…

Apr 25     Joe began to plow for corn this forenoon. This afternoon went across the creek, took off stalks. High wind.

Apr 26     We raised our new corn crib this afternoon. Wind blew hard all day and cool.

Apr 27     We are at home. Weather is cool.

Apr 28     I and Joe went to N. Vernon after 2 loads of shingles and nails and lumber and hinges for the corn crib. It rained all most all the time we were gone.

Apr 29     We are choreing some. It is wet, big rain yesterday and last night. We put up some hay that the wind blew down. Day right nice.

Apr 30     I went to Tim Letts with Queen. Creek is up and I had to go to the bridge. Joe is hauling manure. The carpenters are siding the corn crib now. Day is very nice and warm.

May 1     Joe is plowing for corn. The ground is plenty wet. I and Maw went to North Vernon this afternoon. Weather is nice.

May 2     We are plowing and rolling some in the Betsy Bottom. Weather is nice.

May 3     I went to N. Vernon this morning and brought out Joe and Sadie. This afternoon plowed on the Betsy Bottom. Warm day.

May 4     We are at home and all of our children are at home with us. Day is warm and nice.

May 5     Joe B and Joe Stewart are plowing on the Betsy Bottom. I went over to James' this morning. Weather is warm. We have not planted any corn yet.

May 6     The two Joes are plowing yet. I am choreing. The carpenters are at work at the crib. Got most all the roof on now. Very windy today, had to quit the roof on account of it.

May 7     Finished plowing the Betsy Bottom and rolled, ready to harrow. Weather cool.

May 8     We began to plant corn for the first. Day is cool.

May 9     We finished planting this field at noon, then went over the creek to break. Cool.

May 10     Plowing over the creek at Jerrie's. Joe S. & Joe B. are plowing. I am spraying the apple trees. New crib is done today noon, ready. Weather is cool.

May 11     We went to church. Day is nice but cool.

May 12     Joe B. and Joe S. is taking off the last stalks on the lower piece below Indian Creek. This afternoon plowed on the Long Bottom. Warmer, need rain.

May 13     Plowing on Long Bottom. Weather cool and dry.

May 14     Plowing below at the mouth of Indian Creek till noon. This afternoon planted the piece over at Jerrie's to corn. Weather is cool and dry yet.

May 15     The same and got all done plowing for corn but the strip of the Long Bottom this upper end. The 2 Joes are plowing. I am peeling some willows along the creek. Cool and dry yet.

May 16     Got all done breaking and rolling for corn. I am peeling willows. Weather cool and dry.

May 17     I went to N. Vernon this forenoon. Joe B. is hauling over a load of posts from Camel's mill, then plowed the potatoes, then I went and got a load. Dry and cool yet.

May 18     We are at home and Joe Stewart and Sadie still here, allow to go home tomorrow. Weather is nice but dry.

May 19     I went to N. Vernon this morning, took up Joe and Sadie to go home at Seymour. I got home at noon and there was a good rain fell. Peeled willows over creek.

May 20     We are only choreing. I went over to Sebe Ewings to help move the wood house. Big rain this afternoon.

May 21     We are choreing some, greasing the harness. Peeled some willows. Ground is wet now. May 22     Took off 28 hogs to Lovett to Green. Day is right nice, warm.

May 23     Big rain last night and today, hard rains. The creek is high this evening. Highest it has been for 4 years.

May 24     We took up a load of hay to Sam Young this morning. This afternoon we trimmed some hedge, more rain. The water has done a great deal of damage to the ground washing off as deep as it was, broke and mudding the corn under on most of the clover is spoiled.

May 25     We are at home and Maw is sick yet but is a little better today. Day is right nice.

May 26     We are choreing some this forenoon. This afternoon I went to N. Vernon, sent for the Farmer's Review at Sligo. Rain a shower today. Corn is badly mudded and the ground is wet.

May 27     We are choreing some. This afternoon peeled the last of the willows over the creek.

May 28     We broke up the hog lot and planted it to corn and beans and set out the sweet potato plants in the garden and plowed the potatoes. The ground is plenty wet yet. Day is nice.

May 29     We replanted some corn on the Betsy Bottom field where the water washed and filled the ground. Too wet to plant over yet. Weather is cool.

May 30     We began to break up some clover on the Long Bottom for corn where the creek was over. It is right wet to plow. Weather is cool.

May 31     The same, at the clover. I went to N. Vernon this forenoon. Day is right nice.

Jun 1     We are at home all of us. Maw is better. Day is right nice.

Jun 2     We are harrowing out the corn on the Betsy Bottom and plowing corn on the same piece.

Jun 3     The same, on this piece and got it done at noon. This afternoon went over the creek to harrow. Weather nice.

Jun 4     Planted over the creek the second time, got it done at noon. This afternoon Joe plowed on clover with 4 horses. Weather nice.

Jun 5     The same, at the clover. Weather is nice.

Jun 6     I went to Vernon court to get the order from court to sell the notes. Joe is at the clover plowing. Day is nice.

Jun 7     Joe and I are breaking up the Long Bottom, the second time where the water washed and filled it. Want to plant it on next Tuesday if it doesn't rain any more.

Jun 8     We are at home and the day is nice.

Jun 9     We are getting the Long Bottom ready to plant to corn. Weather is right nice.

Jun 10     I went to N. Vernon this morning to get a track for hay fork. Joe is harrowing.

Jun 11     We planted a part of the Long Bottom to corn. Some rain this morning. Day nice.

Jun 12     We finished planting the Long Bottom at noon. Day is very warm.

Jun 13     We finished breaking on the Liew Bottom, the second time at noon today. This afternoon finished up planting for this year. Weather is warm.

Jun 14     We hauled in 2 loads of stove wood home from the woods, then I went to church.

Jun 15     We went to church, this is Children's Day today and tonight. We were there.

Jun 16     We cut some clover down for hay. It is heavy. Day is nice.

Jun 17     Cut a little more clover, then plowed some corn on the Betsy Bottom corn, second time. Weather nice.

Jun 18     Plowed corn on some and hoed out weeds, I and Line Canfield. I went to town this afternoon to get Tom shod.

Jun 19     We went across the creek to plow corn the first time. Weather is cool.

Jun 20     The same this morning, got it plowed at noon. This afternoon put up clover hay. It has been poor weather for clover hay. Cloudy weather.

Jun 21     We cut the wheat today, all of it. Cool weather.

Jun 22     I am at home, the rest all went over to Emmie's after dinner. Weather cool and dry, need rain.

Jun 23     We put up some clover hay. Weather is not very good for curing hay and is quite dry. Need rain.

Jun 24     Cut and put up some more clover. Still poor weather for hay. Cloudy and sprinkles of rain.

Jun 25     We plowed corn this forenoon and Line and I trimmed hedge this afternoon. Hauled in 2 loads of hay, then came a shower of rain.

Jun 26     I and Joe went to town this morning to mill. This afternoon plowed corn. The day is not fair.

Jun 27     Plowed corn this forenoon. This afternoon finished up. Cutting clover this evening. Poor clover weather, all through got in one load, then rain.

Jun 28     Big rain this morning. Ground is wet and more rain tonight.

Jun 29     The creek is high this morning and till noon, then it went down over the most of the corn.

Jun 30     I took Maw to N. Vernon to go to Seymour to see Joe Stewart. We chored some the rest of the day.

Jul 1     We topped some corn this forenoon. This afternoon we finished all the clover hay. Day has not been very good for hay.

Jul 2     We topped corn in the mud where the water had been over it. Corn is in a bad fix. Day has been nice.

Jul 3     We are working the corn on Long Bottom. Plowing and topping the corn. Ground is plenty wet yet since the flood. It is drying off fast now.

Jul 4     The same today, at the corn. I went to N. Vernon after Maw, she has been to Seymour to Joe's since Monday.

Jul 5     Plowing corn on the Liew piece below the Manimon's the first time. Weather is very warm.

Jul 6     We are at home this forenoon. This afternoon went over to Emmie's. Day is warm with a little rain.

Jul 7     Plowed some corn and began to cut timothy hay. Weather warm.

Jul 8     We plowed corn this forenoon. This afternoon put up timothy hay for the first. Weather is warm.

Jul 9     We plowed corn till 5 o'clock then we went over and helped Lawrence to thrash his wheat. Very warm.

Jul 10     Plowing corn and cut some grass. I helped Dave Childs to thrash wheat.

Jul 11     Worked in corn this forenoon. This afternoon put up hay.

Jul 12     I plowed corn till noon. This afternoon went to town, Joe Bertram and I. Joe and Line Canfield hauled hay this forenoon. Weather nice.

Jul 13     We are at home and there is church but we did not go, Pamma's baby died tonight.

Jul 14     We buried the baby today at 6 mile graveyard beside William Gibbs. This is a nice day.

Jul 15     We thrashed our wheat, number of bushels, 273 of wheat. Day nice.

Jul 16     We, Line and I are hoeing out weeds out of corn on Long Bottom. Joe is helping Glixner to thrash this forenoon. This afternoon plowed corn. A little rain at noon.

Jul 17     Plowed corn, cut some grass and put up hay. Day is nice and warm.

Jul 18     Put up the lst of the hay on the 6 acre piece by John James. Day warm.

Jul 19     I and Maw went to N. Vernon, took up Sadie to go home to Seymour. Big rain on last night and the ground is wet.

Jul 20     We are at home, another rain last night. Creek is up some. Day is nice.

Jul 21     We worked in the corn taking off suckers off the Long Bottom piece. The ground is wet.

Jun 22     Cut some grass and hauled in some this afternoon.

Jul 23     The same as above, at hay. Day is right nice.

Jul 24     The same, at the hay cutting and putting up hay. Weather is nice for hay now.

Jul 25     The same and got all done the hay. Day is warm.

Jul 26     We finished up all our corn with the cultivator we could. The piece over the creek is to plow yet with one horse.

Jul 27     We are at home. Day is warm and threatens rain this evening.

Jul 28     We finished plowing corn over the creek with one horse for this year. Day is warm.

Jul 29     We are mowing down some weeds and briars. Day is warm.

Jul 30     The same as above. Weather nice.

Jul 31     Went to the Fair at N. Vernon. Weather nice and warm.

Aug 1     We are hoeing out some weeds out of corn. Weather is nice and warm.

Aug 2     We are choreing some this forenoon. Sowed some turnips. This afternoon went to N. Vernon to mill. Weather warm.

Aug 3     We went over to Sebe Ewing's. Day is warm.

Aug 4     We trimmed the hedge this forenoon. This afternoon cut the briars out on the old pasture. Day nice.

Aug 5     We began to plow for wheat down by the hay stacks. Rain this morning. Ground plows well.

Aug 6     The same, at the plowing. Weather is nice and cool.

Aug 7     The same as above and weather cool.

Aug 8     The same, at the plowing and the weather nice and cool.

Aug 9     We plowed some this morning till it rained too hard. We quit, came home. It rained hard this afternoon. Went to church last time for Mon to preach here.

Aug 10     We went to church then to Lawrence Stewart's.

Aug 11     We finished plowing the field of the ___ at noon. This afternoon ___ to plow the old field in back. Day nice.

Aug 12     The same, at the plowing out on the far side of the field.

Aug 13     We helped Jim Marsh to thrash his grain. Day is cloudy and a little rain.

Aug 14     We plowed till noon. This afternoon helped Anthony Gawan, Sam Young, Boner to thrash grain. Day nice and warm.

Aug 15     We helped Fisher to thrash his grain this forenoon, then it began to rain. I went over to Hayden.

Aug 16     We are not doing much this forenoon. This afternoon Joe went over to help his father to thrash wheat. I went to N. Vernon. Day is right nice.

Aug 17     We are at ___. It is a nice day.

Aug 18     Hauling out manure on the plowed ground ___ Sam Young's.

Aug 19     The same as above.

Aug 20     Same at the manure.

Aug 21     The same at the manure and I am cutting ___ with the machine by the corn cribs and house field.

Aug 22     We hauled bailed hay over to Hayden to Kendrick. Day is nice.

Aug 23     The same as yesterday. Hauled over 3 loads. This is 10 loads taken tonight, one more stack to press yet.

Aug 24     We are at home and the day is nice.

Aug 25     We took over the 2 last loads of hay to Hayden for Kendrick. Fifteen ton, one hundred and fifty.

Aug 26     Joe is cutting clover seed and some weeds and I am cutting weeds too. Day is nice.

Aug 27     The same, at the weeds and got them all done and the orchard too, all cut. Day is nice.

Aug 28     I went over to Jim Marsh's to help fix the ground for the Association to be held.3-4-5 next.

Aug 29     Joe is cutting clover and finished all we allow to cut. Weather is dry, need rain.

Aug 30     We went to N. Vernon to mill and the Big Wallace Show is there. Need rain.

Aug 31     We are at home. Day is nice.

Sep 1     I and Maw went to N. Vernon this morning. This afternoon harrowed on the wheat ground. Nice rain and the day is nice after the rain.

Sep 2     I finished raking up the clover seed this forenoon. This afternoon plowed some next to the creek in old pasture. Day nice.

Sep 3     We went over to the Association over at Jim Marsh's and there was 11 came home with us over night. Day nice.

Sep 4     The same today, at the meeting and weather nice.

Sep 5     The same, at the church this morning. Broke up at noon. Weather nice.

Sep 6     I went to N. Vernon and took up Joe Stewart and Sadie home. He has been down here 2 days. Convention today at Fabel's hall. Day is nice.

Sep 7     We are at home, day is nice.

Sep 8     I am choreing some. Joe is working on the road. Day is nice.

Sep 9     I hauled a load of stove wood this forenoon. This afternoon went over to help Lawrence to thrash clover seed.

Sep 10     Helped Emmy to thrash clover. Day nice.

Sep 11     Finished Emmie's a little after noon, then came over and thrashed my clover. All done we allow to thrash, not worth thrashing. Day nice.

Sep 12     Nice rain this morning and most of the day rained slow and wet. Ground right nice. We are only choreing.

Sep 13     Plowed in back field for wheat.

Sep 14     We are at home most all day. Went over to Sebe Ewing's a little while to see Lissy. She is sick but is better. Joe and Pammy went to Baker's. The day is very nice, some frost last night.

Sep 15     We are both of us, plowing out in the old field by the creek. The ground is quite hard, not enough rain to wet it. Day is nice.

Sep 16     The same as above. Weather nice.

Sep 17     I wnt up to Childs and got seed wheat this morning. This afternoon harrowed down on stack field. Joe got the old field done, all of this field. Allow to sow some on tomorrow. Weather.

Sep 18     We both harrowed and plowed a piece at the stacks. Got it done at noon, ready to sow. It rained all the afternoon and we cleaned wheat for seed. There was a big rain fell last night.

Sep 19     I and Maw went to N. Vernon to mill. This is a cloudy day but don't rain any. Joe harrowed out in the old field.

Sep 20     I went over to Hayden this morning to see Hendrick. Came home then went to N. Vernon. Joe is harrowing. Day is nice.

Sep 21     We are at home. Day is right nice.

Sep 22     We began to sow wheat for the first this year. Day is right nice.

Sep 23     The same today, sowed till noon, got it done. This afternoon sowed out in the old field by the creek. Nice day.

Sep 24     I went to Kokomo on business. Sold the mortgages to James J. Johnson. It rained last night here and at Kokomo today.

Sep 25     I came home today. It rained on the way. Joe was hauling manure.

Sep 26     I and Joe are plowing the last of the old field next to the barn. Too wet to drill. Cloudy day.

Sep 27     We finished all of the plowing for wheat. It rained some in showers.

Sep 28     We are at home. Weather is damp and showery.

Sep 29     We were harrowing out in the old field ready to sow some more wheat. This afternoon we sowed some more. Dark weather.

Sep 30     I and Joe went to N. Vernon then to old Vernon and made out a report at court in the estate of Hugh Stewart. It is showery today.

Oct 1     I went over to F. Gannon's this morning. This afternoon harrowed out in the old field. Joe drilled in wheat this evening. Day is cloudy.

Oct 2     We sowed wheat this forenoon and finished at noon. This afternoon harrowed by the barn.

Oct 3     We finished sowing wheat at noon by the barn. It rains some all forenoon and this afternoon it is raining fast. It has been dark weather for over 2 weeks and rain.

Oct 4     We are choreing some. It is wet under foot from the big rain alst night. Went over to church the first time for Bro. Homes to preach here.

Oct 5     I and Joe went over to church. Cool and cloudy.

Oct 6     I went out to Rosses (Ross'?) and got a hog off him. Cloudy.

Oct 7     We started to Kansas, got to St. Louis at 6 o'clock.

Oct 8     We got to Kansas City at day light this morning and to Wetmore at 11 o'clock.

Oct 9     We are at John Spencer's now looking at the country. Weather is nice.

Oct 10     The same but we went out to the Indian School to see the country. Weather is very nice.

Oct 11     We are at Wetmore all day. Day is very nice.

Oct 12     We are at Wetmore all day at John Spencer's. It rained a part of the day and tonight some more.

Oct 13     Maw left to go to Sarah Swarthout's this morning at 2 o'clock. Weather nice.

Oct 14     I left Wetmore at 2 o'clock this morning, John went along to Pleasant Hill, stayed there till 9 o'clock then left for St. Louis. Got there at 7 o'clock. Weather nice.

Oct 15     We left St. Louis this morning at 8 o'clock, got to N. Vernon at 6.

Oct 16     We finished up digging our potatoes. Day is nice and warm.

Oct 17     We are shucking corn out of shock for feed. The fodder is damp. Rain last night. Day is nice and warm.

Oct 18     I and Joe went to N. Vernon, took up potatoes. Day is warm and nice.

Oct 19     We are at home. Day is nice.

Oct 20     I and Joe went down on the lower bottom below McMannion's to sow wheat. Sowed part of it.

Oct 21     We sowed wheat and finished all for this year. Weather is very nice.

Oct 22     I and Joe went down to the cattle sale at Wright's at Paris. Weather is fine.

Oct 23     We hauled out some manure out on the potato patch and then hauled a load of rock for the crib and fixed the foundation. Weather is fine.

Oct 24     I went to N. Vernon to get the wagon fixed and a scoop board on. Joe is hauling stove wood up from the woods. Weather is nice.

Oct 25     We shucked one load of corn out of shock this morning. This afternoon hauled in the corn and one load of stove wood. Weather is warm and nice.

Oct 26     We, Maw are at home. Joe and Pammy went to Butlerville to Roy's. Rain this evening.

Oct 27     Began to press hay this morning, too wet and quit it for today.

Oct 28     We shucked corn till noon. This afternoon Joe hauled it in and I sold 5 cattle.

Oct 29     We went down to haul hay to Hayden to Hendrick. He was down at the stacks to buy it. I sold all of it on the ground to him for $112 and he takes it away himself. Day is nice. Second big frost.

Oct 30     Joe hauled hay for Hendrick today. I hauled some wood. Weather nice.

Oct 31     We shucked corn out of shock. Weather is nice and warm.

Nov 1     We hauled in some fodder and stacked it. Went to church then. Weather is fine.

Nov 2     We all went to church at Zion, then Maw and I stopped at Emmie's. Day nice and warm.

Nov 3     We are at work fixing the levy below Indian Creek on the Liew land. Day is very nice. Nov 4     The same till noon then went to the election. Day is very nice.

Nov 5     We are choreing some. It is rainy today and not much done.

Nov 6     We took off 6 head of cattle to Lovett to Conner, 4 steers, 1 heifer, 1 bull. Day is cloudy and dark.

Nov 7     We got in 3 loads of corn out fo the shock. Day is nice and warm.

Nov 8     I went out to try to buy a sow and pigs till noon, got none, came home then. Gathered a load of corn for the hogs out of the last plant, Joe and I.

Nov 9     We are at home all day. Maw, Joe and Pammy went to Four Corners to church. Day is very nice and warm.

Nov 10     I went down below the Four Corners to try to find a sow and pigs but did not. Then this afternoon Maw and I went to N. Vernon. Day is very nice.

Nov 11     We finished up the levy at noon today then this afternoon went to work to plow the creek banks to let the creek have more room. Day is nice.

Nov 12     The same as above, the creek. The weather is fine.

Nov 13     We are at the creek till noon right below the ford and got this place done. Then Joe and Pammy went to N. Vernon. I pulled turnips. Weather is fine.

Nov 14     We gathered corn on the Long Bottom to feed on along the creek banks till noon. This afternoon done some more work on the creek at the old dam place. Some rain this evening.

Nov 15     We shucked corn out of shock this forenoon. This afternoon I and Maw went to town.

Nov 16     We went over to Mr. Peter Bertram's, all of us. It is cloudy and rains some and tonight it rained big rain.

Nov 17     We are only choreing some. It is very wet and the creek is high and the day is dark.

Nov 18     I and Joe went to N. Vernon to mill and market. Day cloudy.

Nov 19     Joe is hauling rock on the road for culverts. I am shucking corn for feed. Day has been nice but the ground is wet.

Nov 20     We are shucking corn out of shock and got it all done in this piece on shock. Weather nice.

Nov 21     We gathered 2 load of stalk on adjoining to shock corn. Day is nice.

Nov 22     We are only choreing. It is rainy day, most of the day.

Nov 23     We are at home. Day is very nice and warm.

Nov 24     We are only choreing. It rains all day. We greased the harness.

Nov 25     We gathered corn on the Long Bottom to feed on, it is too green to crib. Ground is very wet now.

Nov 26     Joe gathering corn on B. Bottom. Rainy all afternoon, got 2 loads. Weather very bad. Wet and rain, mud.

Nov 27     I am sitting in the house most of the day. It snows most of the day and is very wet and muddy. Not fit to gather corn.

Nov 28     Joe is gathering corn. Day is right nice.

Nov 29     I went to N. Vernon. Day is cool.

Nov 30     We all went to Sam Young's. Day is nice.

Dec 1     Joe gathered corn. Day is right nice. Big frost this morning.

Dec 2     Joe got one load of corn, got caught in the rain and came up and it still rained hard for sometime.

Dec 3     Joe is a gathering corn on Long Bottom today. The ground is very wet and soft to haul corn. Creek is past fording. Corn is bad down.

Dec 4     Joe and Albert are gathering corn on Long Bottom all day. This is the first corn that Albert has gathered for me. Today soft ground.

Dec 5     The same as about, at the corn gathering.

Dec 6     The same today. Weather is cool.

Dec 7     We went to church. Day is cool.

Dec 8     Still at the corn. Joe and Albert both are gathering corn. Day is right cold.

Dec 9     We took off our hogs to Lovett to Conner. The old hog and white sow, the weight of both 1140 lbs., also 6 others at 575 per __ weight. Day is some cold.

Dec 10     Gathered corn. Day is dark.

Dec 11     Gathered corn till noon. Rain most of the forenoon, quit gathering at noon.

Dec 12     Nothing done at corn. Rainy cloudy and wet all day and tonight.

Dec 13     Nothing done but chore some. It rains big rain last night and the creek is big today at noon, began to turn cooler at this time.

Dec 14     We are at home and the day is some cold. Ground is froze.

Dec 15     We are only doing a few chores. It rains all day and the creek is rising fast this evening and will get high. It has rained so much this evening.

Dec 16     We are not doing much. It is wet under foot and the creek is high out over the corn and the corn is half out in the fields yet, not gathered yet. Weather has been very bad to gather corn of late. Day is cool.

Dec 17     We put in posts in the Betsy Bottom field to put on wire to turn in the cattle to get what was not overflowed. The ground is very wet now. We hauled out the rest of the fodder off this field.

Dec 18     We put on the wire on the posts ready to put in the cattle this forenoon. This afternoon we butchered our hogs for meat. This has been a nice day overhead but the ground is wet and muddy now.

Dec 19     We cut up our hogs and salted them down and rendered the lard, made the sausage. This afternoon Joe and Albert gathered corn. The corn is badly wet.

Dec 20     The boys are at the corn in the mud on the Long Bottom and Maw went to N. Vernon this afternoon. It rained most all of the afternoon and the ground is very wet.

Dec 21     We are at home, Maw and I. Joe and Pammy went to P. T. Bertram's. It has rained a lot today and the ground is very wet and muddy.

Dec 22     We, all of us went to N. Vernon to mill and market. Day is dark and cloudy.

Dec 23     Albert gathered corn alone. Joe got hurt on the arm by Tom kicking him. Weather is right nice overhead but muddy.

Dec 24     The same as above. Albert alone at the corn.

Dec 25     We are at home and Albert Bertram is here. Joe and Pammy went to N. Vernon. Dick Gibbs came here last night and is here now. Day is cold with a little snow.

Dec 26     We gathered only one load of corn today. It is cold and the ground is froze to bear up. Albert, Joe and I got one load off of the Long Bottom. Right cool day.

Dec 27     Only choreing, no corn shucked today. Day is some cold. Ground only white with a little snow.

Dec 28     We are at home and Emmy, Edy and folks are here. The weather is some cold.

Dec 29     We, all of us went over to Emmie's and helped her to butcher her hogs. Snow is about 5 inches deep. This is the first snow this winter. Dick went over with us. He has been here for several days.

Dec 30-31_____

Note:     Back of book

Amount sold this year, 1902

Hay sold     211.00
Wheat sold     126.76
Corn sold     710.96
Potatoes sold     6.20
Hogs sold     629.34
Cattle sold     273.94
Chickens sold     18.87
This is the amount     2037.67
Paid our cash     1185.80
Balance left      851.27

Joe Bertram
April 5, 1902
5 April     cash on tax paid     3.40
April     bed springs     3.00
21 May cash paid     9.00
14 July     coffin     4.43
19 July     horse     75.00
21 Sep     cash went to Joe     5.00
3 Oct     cash paid to Pam     5.00
7 Oct     cash paid     10.00
30 Oct     cash paid     10.00
25 Oct     gun of Boner     3.50
13 Nov     cash paid     10.00
22 Dec     138.33
22 Dec     cash paid twen     22.00
                 160.33

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