Daily Journals

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Jan 1     We are not doing much. Joe went over to his father's, all of them. Very pretty day.

Jan 2     Joe hauled a load of fodder from James' then some manure and chored some. Day is right nice.

Jan 3     I and Joe went to N. Vernon, took up 2 dozen chickens, got 71/2 pound, got 1150 of bran for pigs. Big rain last night and more this forenoon. Creek is high.

Jan 4     Nothing much done but the chores and the weather is right nice. It freezes some at night and thaws out through the day time.

Jan 5     About the same as yesterday, not much done but the chores.

Jan 6     The same, continued as above, not much done and the weather nice too, a little cool.

Jan 7     We are at home and Edy and Annie, Emmie and all of her folks are here. Dick too and P. Bertram and wife are here this evening.

Jan 8     Big snow fell last night. The first snow this fall or winter. We are not doing anything but the chores.

Jan 9     Snow still on and right cold, about cold enough to keep the snow on. Right good sleighing. Nothing doing. Joe and Pammy went to N. Vernon.

Jan 10     We are only choreing. The snow is on the ground. It is thawing some where the sun is shining on.

Jan 11     The same today as above. Nothing done but the chores. Snow is falling this morning but it is warmer and it is not partly rain and thaws.

Jan 12     The same today as above. Snow melts off a little every day and is cloudy. Look like snow or rain.

Jan 13     The same today, nothing done but the chores. The snow is melting off slowly. It is cloudy and dark time. The old store house at Hayden burned up for Joseph this morning with the goods all burned.

Jan 14     I and Maw are at home. Joe and Pammy went to N. Vernon to Joe Stewart's. Day is right nice, it thaws right fast. Snow is melting off.

Jan 15     We are not doing anything but the chores. Wind is high most of the day and it rained a big rain and the creek is up.

Jan 16     Joe and Dick went hunting all day. I am not doing anything but the chores. Day is right nice, wind blows some all day.

Jan 17     Joe went to N. Vernon to get some medicine for his mare. Doctor was out last night to see her. Nothing done but the chores. Maw started over to Lawrence's a few minutes ago to see William, he is very sick.

Jan 18     Nothing done but the chores. Joe went to N. Vernon to get some medicine for Johnny, he is some sick with cold. Day is nice.

Jan 19     Nothing doing but the chores. Joe went to N. Vernon to get medicine for Johnny this morning.

Jan 20     Nothing done today but the chores. Day is very nice and warm all day, no frost.

Jan 21     We are at home all day and the day is warm most like summer, now and then a sprinkle rain.

Jan 22     Not but very little done today. Joe fixed the stable some, took out a stall and made a box stall for Cate, mare to go in to have more room. The day is warm.

Jan 23     Joe and Dick went out to cut stove wood today for the first. Went to Beaty's woods. It turned cold last night and today is some cold and windy.

Jan 24     Joe and Dick are cutting wood this afternoon. This forenoon helped Emmie to butcher. Day is right nice.

Jan 25     Joe and I went to N. Vernon to mill and market. We took up 2 dozen chickens, got 10 cents a pound or 60 cents a piece. Day is cool.

Jan 26     Joe hauled out manure this morning. This afternoon cut wood, him and Dick. The day is nice.

Jan 27     I went to Vernon to see Batchelor on some business. Maw went along to N. Vernon and stayed at Joe's till I came back. Day is nice.

Jan 28     We are at home. Joe and Pammy went to P. Bertram's. Sam Young and folks are here. Weather is nice.

Jan 29     Joe and Dick are cutting wood today. I am choreing. Day is very nice.

Jan 30     Joe and Dick are sawing wood. I hauled 3 loads home. Day is nice.

Jan 31     The same till noon, they got done sawing, they hauled this afternoon. 3 loads.

Feb 1     Joe and Dick finished hauling up stove wood. I am choreing some. We brought up our cattle out of the stalk field for this year if it don't freeze no more to bear up.

Feb 2     Joe is hauling out manure on the wheat, it froze to bear up last night and right cool today.

Feb 3     The same today till noon then split some stove wood at the house. Right cold wind all day.

Feb 4     We are at home all day. Day is cool and cloudy and tonight it began to snow and snowed all night.

Feb 5     We hauled a load of hay up from Edy's out of old stacks and raked off the black hay ready to press. The press was to have been up this morning but it snowed a lot last night and is cold today and they did not come tonight. It is 1 to zero, quite cold.

Feb 6     We are not doing much. The snow is on and cold. The protracted meeting began tonight. Ice on creek bore up.

Feb 7     The same only Joe split some stove wood this forenoon. This afternoon went to N. Vernon, him and Hiram Spencer. Weather to zero this morning. Church tonight.

Feb 8     I and Maw went to church. Joe split wood at the house. Day is nice, it thaws some today.

Feb 9     Went to church today. Joe is splitting stove wood and finished it all. It is some warmer today. Snow is melting slow, nice winter weather.

Feb 10     I went over to Web Spencer's this morning. Sold the 1/3 to Web of the farm for $1800. I and Maw went to church. Joe and Pammy went to N. Vernon this afternoon. Day very nice.

Feb 11     We went to church. Day is some warmer.

Feb 12     The hay press went to work at the old hay stacks on below Edy's on his land as it is now. Joe hauled three loads of bails to Edy's barn, one load home this evening. Warmer today, thaws fast. Snow is most gone.

Feb 13     Pressed the rest of the hay, got all done. I and Maw went to church. I sowed some clover seed this morning for the first time. Day is warm.

Feb 14     Nothing done but the chores. It turned cold this morning and freezing. Brother Nicholsen is here today, left at 3 o'clock, went over the creek, church tonight.

Feb 15     Went to church today and tonight. The weather is cool. Church broke tonight.

Feb 16     Joe hauled out manure and a load of hay for Edy of bails. I went to N. Vernon. Day is nice.

Feb 17     I sowed the last of the clover seed on the wheat. Maw and Dick went to N. Vernon. Cloudy day.

Feb 18     We are at home, all of us. It is a right nice day but muddy.

Feb 19     I and Joe hauled up a load of damaged hay from the stacks where we pressed the hay stacks, then a load of fodder off Edy. This afternoon choreing. Day is nice & warm.

Feb 20     Joe took up a calf to the butcher at Nob's butcher shop, got 5cents a pound. Day is some dark and cloudy.

Feb 21     Joe went to the funeral of Phillip Gagen this morning. Ray Marsh married today. Day is nice.

Feb 22     Joe is choreing some, fixing the grape arbor. I am trimming some apple trees today. Nice.

Feb 23     Joe is finishing the grape arbor and choreing some other things. Day nice.

Feb 24     We took out the wire from the stalk field where we had our cattle on the Betsy Bottom. Hung up the meat to smoke, got some hickory wood to smoke it. Got all the pigs for this spring.

Feb 25     We are at home, I and Maw. Hime Spencer is here. Joe and Pammy went to church at Four Corners.

Feb 26     We done but very little today although the day was right nice till 4 or 5 o'clock when it began to snow and it snowed about 2 inches.

Feb 27     Nothing done but the chores. There is 2 inches of snow on the ground but it melts some and makes it muddy.

Feb 28     We done but very little. Joe went to N. Vernon to try to sell his colt and got a place to work. It thawed some, snow off.

Mar 1     The same today, not much done. Joe went to look for a farm today. I finished trimming apple trees.

Mar 2     I went to N. Vernon, took up a load of corn to the mill, got 35 cents. Got brand and shorts. Day is cloudy and rainy.

Mar 3     I am only choreing some. Joe went to N. Vernon. Ground is wet and the creek is past fording.

Mar 4     We are at home all of us and Dick is here too. Day is cool and cloudy.

Mar 5     Joe and Dick hauled up a load of hay from the old stacks from Edy's and a load of fodder this forenoon. This afternoon cut down some apple trees in the orchard.

Mar 6     Joe and Dick are sawing up the old apple trees in stove wood. I split some this forenoon. This afternoon went over the creek and trimmed locust trees. Very nice day.

Mar 7     Not much done today. It rained some last night and it is misting some rain this morning. Dark cloudy day. I trimmed some locust this afternoon.

Mar 8     Not very much done today. It is sort of wet and muddy time. Joe put in some wood in the wood house this afternoon. Warm and muddy.

Mar 9     The same today, not much done but he chores. It is muddy and wet, rain last night. Cloudy today, most of the time.

Mar 10     Not much done today. Finished smoking the meat. Weather is cloudy.

Mar 11     We went to church. Day is cool and some stormy. Joe Stewart is here & folks.

Mar 12     Not much done only the chores. Joe and Pammy went to N. Vernon this afternoon, took home Joe and Sadie. Day is cool.

Mar 13     Nothing done but the chores. It snowed last night and today it snowed some more or a light sprinkle of rain all day fell and is cool enough to freeze.

Mar 14     Nothing but the chores. Snow is still on yet and right cool. Snow is crusted from the freeze last night.

Mar 15     Not very much done, the snow is still on yet. Joe hauled out some manure out of stable this afternoon on the pasture field below.

Mar 16     The same, nothing but chores only. It is right cool and the snow on yet.

Mar 17     Joe and Dick went to N. Vernon, took up some wheat for flour and 2 dozen chickens. Day is right cool, snow is melting some.

Mar 18     I and Maw are at home. Joe and Pammy went over to P. Bertram's and Dick went too. Right nice day overhead but cool.

Mar 19     It snowed last night and rains this morning and sleets all day and snows some.

Mar 20     The same, snow on yet and a part of the sleet yet. It thaws some every day. Grinding corn for the cattle. Bad weather.

Mar 21     Joe hauled some corn and grund some for feed. Day is nice overhead but muddy.

Mar 22     Joe hauled out manure out of stable. The day is right nice overhead but muddy.

Mar 23     Joe and I took up 30 hens to N. Vernon, got 10 cents a pound, 164, $16.40. The roads are bad. Day is chilly and dark.

Mar 24     Nothing much done. It is muddy and wet.

Mar 25     We are at home all day. Day is cool and muddy.

Mar 26     Nothing much done, it rains by showers all day and tonight.

Mar 27     Nothing done but the chores. Ground is wet and muddy and the creek is high.

Mar 28     Joe took up a load of hay, bailed hay, to N. Vernon to Collen's Feed Store, 9 per ton. Roads are bad. Ground is so wet at this time. Dark weather for over 3 weeks.

Mar 29     The same today, took up a load of hay to same. This afternoon rain all evening and the creek will be up. It is very cool.

Mar 30     We are not doing anything but the chores. Creek is up the highest it has been this year and it has been raining a little all day by spells.

Mar 31     The same today but the creek is running down fast. Ground is very wet. Dick is still here.

Apr 1     I and Maw are at home. John James' is here. Joe and Pammy went to church at N. Vernon then to P. Bertram's.

Apr 2     I and Maw went to N. Vernon then I went down to old Vernon and paid the taxes on farm. $224.70 all for this. Joe took up 2 loads of wheat to Ebert's mill. Day is right nice.

Apr 3     I hauled 2 loads of wheat to Ebert's mill. Joe hauled 2 loads of hay to Collen's Feed Store. Day is nice and warm.

Apr 4     I hauled one load of wheat. Joe hauled 2 loads. Roads are most of it right good.

Apr 5     Joe took up a load of hay. It rains some little most all day. I did not take any wheat up today, too wet.

Apr 6     I took the last load of wheat to Ebert's mill today and settled for it, 270 bushels at .77 cents per bu. Joe and Dick are grinding corn for feed.

Apr 7     Choreing some this forenoon. This afternoon Joe went to George Baker's took the crippled mare and Emmie's Topey mare. Day is right nice.

Apr 8     I and Maw are at home. Joe and Pammy went to Four Corners to church. A little rainy a part of the day. Dick went up to El Sullivan's.

Apr 9     Joe took Dick Gibbs to N. Vernon to go to Chicago to go to work. Day is right nice.

Apr 10     Joe took up a load of bailed hay to Collen's this morning. This afternoon choreing some. Day is nice.

Apr 11     We repaired some rail fence on the line next to Boner's. Day is right nice.

Apr 12     We repaired some more rail fence around the field by the house this forenoon. This afternoon I went to N. Vernon, got some clover seed.

Apr 13     I sowed the Long Bottom to clover the second time. Joe and Pammy went to Vernon and he paid his tax. The day is nice and warm. Joe set out the apple trees this forenoon while I sowed the clover seed.

Apr 14     Joe took up 2 loads of bail hay to Collen's. There was a big rain last night and the roads are muddy. The day has been most fair, the creek is up.

Apr 15     I and Maw are at home. Joe and Pammy went to church at Four Corners then to P. Bertram's. Day is right nice but cool.

Apr 16     Joe and I are hauling some rock on the line fence at the branch to fix a gap to hang a gate on next to Boner's woods. This afternoon finished and hauled the wood out of orchard. Day nice.

Apr 17     Joe hauled out some manure on the garden, allowed on the bottom corn and chored some. Day is nice.

Apr 18     Joe spread the manure on the garden this forenoon. This afternoon plowed the garden then shelled some corn on the new sheller. Day has been nice.

Apr 19     We ground corn for feed for the cattle. This afternoon we made some garden, then after ground some more corn for horses. Day is very nice.

Apr 20     Joe hauled out some manure on the orchard then planted some potatoes this evening. Day is very nice.

Apr 21     We finished planting the potatoes this forenoon. This afternoon Joe took up a load of bailed hay to N. Vernon. I and Maw went out to Tea Creek Church. Day is very nice.

Apr 22     I and Maw are at home. Joe and Pammy went to P. Bertram's this afternoon. Day is nice but cool wind.

Apr 23     Joe rolled down the stubs on the wheat field below the road this forenoon. This afternoon cut stalks with the stalk cutter for the first this year. Day is nice and cool.

Apr 24     Joe is working on the road, grading up the road. This is a cool day.

Apr 25     Joe hauled out manure on the corn ground this forenoon. This afternoon cut stalks on Long Bottom. Day nice, I raked some.

Apr 26     Joe cut stalks all day, most of the day on Betsy Bottom. I raked until I broke the rake. Day nice.

Apr 27     Joe finished cutting stalks at noon. This afternoon took up a load of bailed hay to N. Vernon. Day nice.

Apr 28     Joe plowed the 2 patches at the house for corn and beans and harrowed them ready to plant. I raked the rest of the stalks and burned them. Day nice but warm.

Apr 29     We are at home all day. Sam Young and folks are here. Day is nice.

Apr 30     I and Maw went to N. Vernon this forenoon. Joe began to plow on the 15 Acre field a piece for alfalfa clover allow to sow 2 acres to try it. I got the seed today, 9 per bushel. Day is nice. The appraiser was here today.

May 1     Joe commenced to plow for corn for the first. I am not doing much. I turned the cattle out to pasture for the first. Day is nice.

May 2     Joe is hauling out manure this forenoon. This afternoon went down to George Baker's took down 3 mares. William Bertram is plowing. Day nice after the shower last night.

May 3     Joe got back this morning at 10 o'clock. This afternoon hauled out manure. Will is still plowing. Day nice, not very warm.

May 4     I, Joe and Pammy went to N. Vernon this afternoon to mill. We are still plowing for corn all this week. Week has been a good week to work. Today nice again.

May 5     We ground corn and oats for feed for the horses awhile this morning. Then harrowed the ground to sow on alfalfa seed. This afternoon sowed on the seed and harrowed in. A little rain this afternoon.

May 6     We are at home and Lawrence and folks are here. Edy and folks, Emmy and folks. Day is nice.

May 7     I went down to George Baker's, took Nell mare. Joe is plowing on the Betsy Bottom, got his field most done. Cool day.

May 8     Joe finished up plowing the Betsy Bottom. Plowed some this afternoon on the Long Bottom. Weather cool.

May 9     Joe harrowed the Betsy Bottom ready to plant tomorrow. Cool, little rain tonight.

May 10     Rain some this morning. We did not plant corn. Joe went to plow on Long Bottom at 10 o'clock. After rain ti cleared off and is warmer. Pammy went to N. Vernon this afternoon.

May 11     Joe planted corn on the Betsy Bottom for the first this year. The county surveyor is here running over the lines between Henry Burgmeyer, Ell and I…got it done. Day nice.

May 12     Joe was plowing on the Long Bottom this forenoon. This afternoon took the last load of bailed hay to Collen's. I and Maw went to church. Nice day.

May 13     We all went to church, the Dedication of the new Baptist Church today. Day very nice.

May 14     Joe is plowing on the Long Bottom and finished now, ready for corn. It is getting dry, need rain. Weather is nice.

May 15     Joe planted the Long Bottom to corn. The day is nice but warm.

May 16     Joe began to plow on the 14 Acre piece on the old Sullivan Bottom for corn on this field for the first. Day is nice, some warm. Need rain.

May 17     Joe is plowing still for corn. Weather is warm and dry, need rain.

May 18     Still at the plowing and warm and dry. Anthony Hagg is buried today.

May 19     Plowing this forenoon. This afternoon planted on the old Sullivan Bottom. There was a nice rain last night and today nice.

May 20     We are at home, Maw and I. Joe and Pammy went to church at Four Corners and then to P. Bertram's. Day is nice.

May 21     Joe is plowing yet for corn. I went over to Charley Woodward's and got some seed corn to plant over the Betsy Bottom, it has not come up good.

May 22     We took off our hogs to Lovett for Mornen. He bought the hogs for 605 per hundred.

May 23     I went down to George Baker's took Cate and Joe's Daisy. Joe is plowing one more day will about finish up for this crop. Warm and dry, need rain.

May 24     Joe is plowing and got most done, will finish in a few hours tomorrow. Weather is warm and dry.

May 25     The same this morning and got he plowing done at 10 o'clock, then ground corn for feed for horses. This afternoon planted some. Weather warm and dry.

May 26     Finished planting corn today. The ground is very dry. Weather warm, need rain bad.

May 27     We are at home all day. It threatens rain but did not get only a few sprinkles.

May 28     Joe and Pammy went to N. Vernon to the show. It rained a good rain last night. It was needed very bad. It is very cool since the rain.

May 29     Joe went to George Baker's took the cripple mare, left her. This afternoon plowed for Henry Burgmyer. Nice day.

May 30     Plowed for Henry till noon. This afternoon took up a load of hay to Spate of N. Vernon. Day nice.

May 31     Plowed some corn this morning awhile. It rained some, quit this afternoon. Ground corn for feed.

Jun 1     Plowed corn this forenoon. This afternoon went to N. Vernon, took up a load of corn. Joe corn.

Jun 2     Joe is plowing corn. We went over to 6 mile to the graveyard to fix up some fo the graves this afternoon. The day is nice, needs some rain.

Jun 3     I and Maw are at home. Joe and Pammy went to N. Vernon to church, came home then went to George Baker's. Day nice.

Jun 4     Joe is rolling corn ground ready to plow corn this forenoon. This afternoon took up a load of hay to Joe Cone. Day is nice. This evening it rained a nice rain and now at 9 o'clock it is rainy more.

Jan 5     We trimmed the hedge this forenoon. This afternoon Joe helped to pick cherries. It rained another nice rain at noon.

Jun 6     Took up 2 loads of corn to N. Vernon, one load is Joe's corn, last load. He got a cultivator.

Jun 7     Joe is trying his new cultivator on the Betsy Bottom. I am putting on paris green on the potatoes.

Jun 8     Joe plowed corn on the same, and the new plow they took back. I plowed the garden.

Jun 9     Joe plowed corn this forenoon. This afternoon took up a load of corn to Ebert's mill. I went to church this afternoon.

Jun 10     We all of us, went to church at Zion and tonight is Children's Night.

Jun 11     Joe plowed corn on the Betsy Bottom field, second time. I picked cherries. Day is cool.

Jun 12     Joe began to plow corn on the old Sullivan Bottom. Ground is dry, needs rain at this time. I mowed own weeds along the creek and among the locust patch.

Jun 13     Plowing corn and rolling some. It rained a little.

Jun 14     Joe went to Baker's, took down Cate and Daisy. I am fixing some wire on the fence at the creek. Day is nice.

Jun 15     Joe plowed corn, rolled and harrowed some. I pained the porch roof this morning. At noon it rained a shower.

Jun 16     We went to N. Vernon this afternoon to mill. Took the last of the old wheat. Dry weather yet.

Jun 17     I and Maw went over to Lawrence Stewart's. Joe and Pammy went to church at Four Corners, then to P. Bertram's. Day nice.

Jun      We began to cut wheat. We cut the Long Bottom piece. Day nice.

Jun 19     Joe plowed corn till noon. Rain came on and we ground corn. This evening nice rain.

Jun 20     Joe plowed corn this forenoon. This afternoon cut wheat for Billy Boner. I hoed out weeds out of corn on Betsy Bottom. Day nice. Some cloudy.

Jun 21     Plowed corn and cut weeds. The day is nice.

Jun 22     Joe plowed corn this forenoon. This afternoon hauled in load of clover hay and then cut some wheat. Day is right nice.

Jun 23     We cut wheat till noon when the rain came on and we cut no more today, damp. Not much rain fell.

Jun 24     I and Maw are at home. Joe and Pammy went over to P. Bertram's this afternoon. Day is right nice and warm.

Jun 25     We finished cutting wheat this morning for this year. Then went to work in corn. Dry weather, need rain.

Jun 26     At the corn, over it twice now. Need rain.

Jun 27     We took 3 head of cattle to N. Vernon to the butcher this afternoon. Joe cut the rest of the clover. Warm day.

Jun 28     Plowing corn this forenoon. This afternoon put up clover hay. Warm and dry weather.

Jun 29     Joe plowed corn all day on the Betsy Bottom. The last plowing. I and Boner put up and Reller helped too. Finished the clover all.

Jun 30     Joe is plowing corn and finished up the Betsy Bottom and the Long Bottom for this year. Warm and dry weather.

Jul 1     We are home and Jim Fixton and 2 sisters are here. Warm and dry.

Jul 2     Joe is helping Jim Marsh to thrash wheat. Weather warm and dry.

Jul 3     Helping Charley Woodward to thrash till noon. This afternoon it rained and stopped them.

Jul 4     Began at Woodward's this afternoon and finished his and went to Emmie's and thrashed 7 loads for her. Nice day.

Jul 5     Got done at Emmie's at between 10 and 11 o'clock. Then the machine went and thrashed out Emelie's wheat. Then went to Lawrence's and got his most all done. It it had not rained, would have finished.

July 6     I went over to help Lawrence finish thrashing wheat then came home and I hoed weeds out of the corn on old Sullivan Bottom. Joe sick all day. Good rain late this evening.

Jul 7     Walter Boner plowed corn this forenoon. This afternoon I plowed corn. Joe is sick yet, not able to work. Day is nice.

Jul 8     We are at home and Joe is sick but is better. Day is nice.

Jul 9     I and Will Bertram are hoeing out weeds out of the corn till noon. This afternoon he plowed corn. Day very nice.

Jul 10     I and Joe went to take 3 head of cattle to Lovett to Mornen. Will Bertram finished up plowing corn for this year.

Jul 11     We helped Anthony Gawen to thrash then Billy Boner then the machine came here and they thrashed our 100 bushels and it rained and we had to quit.

Jul 12     We finished thrashing our wheat, number of bushels, 350. Then they thrashed Henry Burgmyer's wheat this evening.

Jul 13     We helped Otto to thrash, then Edy, then William Bertram, then Shepard this day. It threatened rain all day but did not rain to stop thrashing but it rained tonight.

Jul 14     The machine went back over the creek this afternoon. The day has been cloudy. Joe took a load of wheat for Edy to N. Vernon.

Jul 15     I and Maw went to church. Day is very warm.

Jul 16     Nothing much done this forenoon. It rains most of the forenoon. It rained a good rain. We took 2 loads of corn to Ebert's mill this afternoon.

Jul 17     We took 3 loads of corn to N. Vernon. The day is some cloudy or we would have cut grass.

Jul 18     Joe cut the grass in the 15 Ace field and we put the hay up this afternoon. Nice weather for hay.

Jul 19     We cut the most of the meadow by the barn and got it up. Very nice weather for hay.

Jul 20     Joe finished cutting grass for this year and put up a part when the rain came and stopped and one more load out.

Jul 21     Joe and Pammy went to N. Vernon took up a load of corn to Ebert's mill. Rain today by showers.

Jul 22     We are at home all day. It rains some and is clouidy most of the day.

Jul 23     Joe began to plow for wheat for the first in Long Bottom. I mowed down weeds in the locust patch. Cloudy and a shower of rain.

Jul 24     Joe plowed this forenoon. This afternoon put up the last load of hay that lay out since Friday. Day is nice today.

Jul 25     I took up a load of corn to N. Vernon to William Lett Stable this morning. This afternoon helped thrash at P. Bertram's. Joe helped all day.

Jul 26     I took two loads of corn to N. Vernon, one to Wrape, one to Ebert's. Joe is helping McQuade's thrash wheat. Day is nice.

Jul 27     I went to the sale over the creek at Emlie's most of the day. The day is warm, rain at 9 o'clock tonight.

Jul 28     I took a load of corn to N. Vernon to Lett this morning. This afternoon took 2 more loads.

Jul 29     I and Maw are at home and Sarah Swarthout is here too. Joe and Pammy are at P. Bertram's. Day nice.

Jul 30     I and Joe hauled 4 loads of corn to N. Vernon. Day is nice but warm.

Jul 31     I and Joe hauled corn this forenoon, this afternoon Joe took one load to Berk Stable. Warm day.

Aug 1     I and Joe took up 2 loads of corn to N. Vernon, the last we will sell now. Day is warm. We ground feed this evening for horses.

Aug 2     We all went to the Fair at N. Vernon. Day is warm and is very nice.

Aug 3     Joe cut weeds on clover wheat stubble below road. Weather is warm and is getting dry, need rain.

Aug 4     Joe finished the weeds on the 10 Acre field at noon. This afternoon went to the Four Corners to the picnic. Warm.

Aug 5     We are at home all day, all of us. Day is warm and dry weather. Mary Boner was married on Saturday last.

Aug 6     Joe began to plow the 15 Ace field for wheat. It is dry, need rain.

Aug 7     The same as above, plowing. Ground is dry. I am cutting weeds. Weather dry.

Aug 8     The same, at the plowing. Nice rain this morning.

Aug 9     Still at the plowing. I am cutting some weeds. Warm some dry.

Aug 10     The same as above, warm, need more rain.

Aug 11     Finished plowing for wheat then cut weeds on orchard. Went to church, baptized 4.

Aug 12     We went to church. Day is warm.

Aug 13     Joe began to haul out manure on the wheat ground. I went to N. Vernon this afternoon to see about going out to St. Joseph.

Aug 14     We started to Benton Harbor today. Weather is warm.

Aug 15     We stopped at Warsaw one day.

Aug 16     Winona lake today.

Aug 17     From Warsaw to Benton Harbor, then went down to St. Joe. Stayed there till Tuesday.

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Aug 21     We started for home today, came to Anderson stayed all night.

Aug 22     We left Anderson this morning and came to Dayton, got there at noon. This afternoon came to Cincinnati then this evening came to N. Vernon.

Aug 23     We got home at noon.

Aug 24     I and Maw went out to Tea Creek Church today to the Dedication of a preacher, Wm Rapp. Weather is very warm at this time.

Aug 25     Joe is hauling manure out on the wheat ground. I am not doing anything. Weather is very warm.

Aug 26     I and Maw are at home. Joe and Pammy went to church at Four Corners then to P. Bertram's. Very warm.

Aug 27     We shelled some corn. It is wet this morning from the rain last night. Joe went to work on the road up at John Butler's to grade the hill at the bridge.

Aug 28     Went back at the road till noon. This afternoon harrowed on wheat ground.

Aug 29     Finished the harrowing at noon. This afternoon painted the sheds roof with tar paint. I and Maw went to N. Vernon. Day is nice.

Aug 30     I and Maw went over to Jane Gannon's. Joe is hauling out manure on wheat ground. Day is nice and right warm.

Aug 31     Joe hauled out manure. I am not doing very much.

Sep 1     Joe got done the manure at noon. We made some cider this afternoon. It is some warm and needs more rain.

Sep 2     I and Ma are at home and Lawrence and folks are here and Emmie and Stewart. Joe band Pammy went to church then to Baker's.

Sep 3     Joe and Pammy went to the funeral of Nicholas Machino, he was buried today. We shelled corn this afternoon, then went to Boner's and got a sow and pigs.

Sep 4     We went to N. Vernon to mill and market. We took up chickens. Day is nice.

Sep 5     I went to N. Vernon to get bone dust, got it. Joe began to cut corn on Betsy Cottom field. Day is nice.

Sep 6     Joe is cutting corn. Print Gannon and wife are here. Weather is nice warm through day time, cooler at night.

Sep 7     Joe is at the corn, got it most done. Warm yet, nice weather Print is still here yet.

Sep 8     I and Maw went to Lawrence's. Print Gannon and wife are there and Edy and wife. We went to church this afternoon. Big rain.

Sep 9     We went to church, all of us and Printis Gannon and wife was there.

Sep 10     Print left here today. We trimmed hedge, then gathered a load of corn for the hogs. Day is warm.

Sep 11     We are choreing some this forenoon. This afternoon we gathered a load of corn for the hogs. Day is very warm.

Sep 12     We are choreing some this forenoon. This afternoon Joe and Pammy started to go to the fair at Indianapolis. Day is right warm.

Sep 13     I am choreing some. Joe is at the city.

Sep 14     The same today as above, choreing some, made some cider this afternoon. Cool today.

Sep 15     I went to N. Vernon, took up Sadie home. Got Bill horse shod. Weather is cooler now.

Sep 16     I and Maw are at home alone. Joe and Pammy are at Indianapolis yet. Be home tomorrow. Day nice.

Sep 17     I took up a load of corn to haul and brought out Pammy and Joe home this evening.

Sep 18     We gathered a load of corn this forenoon. This afternoon Joe harrowed on wheat ground.

Sep 19     I went up to see some pigs and got them off Rolan. 8 of them bought. Day cloudy and some rain.

Sep 20     I went up to get the pigs of Rolan, got 8 off him. Weight 75 a piece. Joe began to drill wheat late this evening for the first. Start on 15 acre field. Day nice.

Sep 21     Joe drilled in all of the wheat on the 15 Acre field. Loe Human took the little bull calf away today.

Sep 22     I and Joe gathered a load of corn for the hogs this forenoon. This afternoon took up a load of corn to haul at N. Vernon.

Sep 23     I and Maw are at home. Joe and Pammy went to George Baker's. I and Maw went over to Will Bertram's awhile this evening. Day nice.

Sep 24     I went up to Valentine Heilman's to try to buy a sow and pigs. I bought one white sow and ten pigs off him for $40. Joe is harrowing on the Long Bottom for wheat. He got it all harrowed, ready to sow tomorrow. Day very nice and cool.

Sep 25     Joe and Pammy went to N. Vernon this forenoon. This afternoon finished sowing wheat on the Long Bottom, all done for this year. A little rain this evening fell.

Sep 26     I and Joe went to Frank Easter's sale. I bought a sow and pigs and 2 shoats, this is a sort of a rainy day.

Sep 27     Joe went after the hogs at Nester's this morning and I went after a sow and ten pigs at the Heilman's that I bought on Monday. This afternoon gathered a load of corn.

Sep 28     I and Joe gathered a load of corn to feed the hogs this forenoon. This afternoon we made some cider. Day is right fair.

Sep 29     We are only choreing some. The day is some rainy and the ground is wet from the rain last night.

Sep 30     I and Maw are at home all day. Joe and Pammy went to P. Bertram's. Sunday School Convention at Tea Creek today. The weather is cool and rainy.

Oct 1     We are choreing some this forenoon. This afternoon Joe is mowing the weeds on the clover below Henry's, this is the second time. We cut it over since we cut the wheat.

Oct 2     Joe is mowing down the clover and weeds, the second time. The weather is cloudy and dark and the ground is wet.

Oct 3     Finished cutting all the clover this morning, then we hauled in some pumpkins till noon. This afternoon got a load of corn to feed the hogs on cloudy weather.

Oct 4     Nothing done this forenoon but the chores. This afternoon Joe, Pammy and Maw went to N. Vernon, got some paint to put on the hog house roof.

Oct 5     We are not doing but very little. It is wet and rainy.

Oct 6     I and Maw went to old Vernon to sign on Emmie's bond for Grace and Stewart Euler and she got the deed of Charley Woodward for the strip of land. Joe and Pammy went to the funeral at John Ewings child. Cool today.

Oct 7     We are at home and Jane Summer's and folks, Ell Sullivan and folks are here. Edy and folks, Albert Bertram, Velmore Spencer. Day is nice. Some cool.

Oct 8     Joe hauled in a few shocks of corn then a load of pumpkins this forenoon. This afternoon got a load for the hogs. Nice day.

Oct 9     Joe worked on the road grading the hill by the orchard. I dug the sweet potatoes. Cool day today.

Oct 10     Joe is working on the road grading the hill. The first big frost and freeze tonight.

Oct 11     The same above at the road work. Day nice. Another frost tonight.

Oct 12     Commenced to dig out potatoes, got part of them done. Weather is nice.

Oct 13     We finished up the potatoes in the orchard at noon then I went to church. Brother Bailey preached for us this time. Weather is nice.

Oct 14     We went to church and Bailey preached. Day is nice.

Oct 15     Joe is shucking corn out of shock, the first shock shucked out in field. I dug the potatoes in the garden. Day nice.

Oct 16     We took off 20 hogs to Lovett for Asbury Green. He bought them to ship. This afternoon Joe and I went down to George Baker's, took cripple Nell. Day nice.

Oct 17     We hauled a load of pumpkins, then we chores till noon. This afternoon Joe began to gather corn to crib for the first. I painted the hog shed roof.

Oct 18     Joe is gathering corn on Long Bottom. I am choreing some. Day cloudy with some little rain a falling.

Oct 19     Joe went to N. Vernon this morning. This afternoon shucked corn out of shock. I am sorting some corn in the crib. A little rain this morning.

Oct 20     Joe is shucking out of shock and hauled it in. Day is nice.

Oct 21     We went to church. Jones preached from Franklin College. Day is nice.

Oct 22     Joe is gathering corn off the Long Bottom. Day is very nice.

Oct 23     Joe is at work on the road on the hill by the orchard grading the hill down. Day nice.

Oct 24     Joe is shucking corn awhile this morning till it rained then we shelled the rest of the old corn in crib. This afternoon Joe shucked out the shocks. I hauled in the rest of the pumpkins out of field.

Oct 25     Joe shucked corn out of shock all day. I went to N. Vernon to mill and got the horses shod. Came home and hauled in a load of corn. Day very nice.

Oct 26     Joe shucked out shock till noon. This afternoon hauled it in. Day is nice.

Oct 27     Joe shucked corn on stalk most of the day. It is a stormy day and high wind and cool.

Oct 28     I and Maw are at home. Joe and Pammy are at P. Bertram's. Day is very cool.

Oct 29     Joe shucked corn. Very high wind, cool too.

Oct 30     Joe and Henry Burgmyer hauled in fodder and stacked it this forenoon. Gathered this afternoon.

Oct 31     Joe gathered corn on stalk on Betsy Bottom. Weather is cool and dry.

Nov 1     Joe is at the corn on stalk and has got the Long Bottom done and most of the Betsy, will finish tomorrow.

Nov 2     The same at the corn, got all of the stalks off the low pieces. Began at the white this afternoon. Weather nice, frost every night.

Nov 3     Joe is at the white corn on the old Sullivan Bottom. I went to N. Vernon after Maw, she is coming up from Seymour from Joe Stewart's.

Nov 4     I and Maw are at home alone till noon, then Joe and Pammy came home from church and his father and folks, Baker and folks, Pete Speck (NOTE: Parents of Mary Bertram, Joe's mother) and folks are here this afternoon. Weather is very nice.

Nov 5     Joe is gathering corn on stalk and same as above. Weather is very nice and dry.

Nov 6     Joe gathered corn till noon then I and Joe went to Hayden to the election. Weather is very nice.

Nov 7     Joe is at the corn and Frank Hess is helping to shuck and the weather very nice and dry, need rain.

Nov 8     Still at the corn gathering and Frank Hess is helping to gather corn and the weather is very nice for gathering corn.

Nov 9     The same as above at he corn and the weather nice.

Nov 10     At the corn on stalk on the old Sullivan Bottom of white corn. There is out of this field tonight, 24 loads, thirty bushels to the load. I and Maw went to church. The last trip for Nicholas to preach.

Nov 11     We went to church, this is the last time of his last year to come. Weather is very nice.

Nov 12     Joe is at the corn and Charley Baker is helping. Weather is cool and dry. Need rain.

Nov 13     At the corn and got all done on stalk about 900 on this 14 Acre field.

Nov 14     Joe went hunting today down below, near G. Baker's. I and Maw went to N. Vernon. Quite cold.

Nov 15     Joe is choreing some this forenoon. This afternoon shucked out a few shocks. Weather is cool and dry.

Nov 16     Joe shucked some corn out of shock and hauled in one load this evening. Dry and cool.

Nov 17     Joe shucked corn till noon. This afternoon it rained most of the afternoon and tonight it rained a big rain.

Nov 18     I and Maw and Sadie went up to Edy Stewart's. Joe and Pammy went to P. Bertram's. Big rain last night and the road is muddy.

Nov 19     I went to Vernon to the Farmer's Institute. There was a big rain last ngiht and the ground is wet.

Nov 20     I and Maw went to the Institute today. It is a wet time, it rained a big rain last night and this evening it rained a great deal more and the creek is getting up.

Nov 21     Not much done, the ground is wet. The creek is high, the wind is very high. This afternoon Joe is hunting.

Nov 22     Joe went up to Paris this morning to get 6 gallons of molasses. This afternoon shucked corm out of shock. Most done with corn.

Nov 23     Joe is shucking corn out of shock and finished all for this year. Some fodder out yet. Day is nice but the ground is soft.

Nov 24     Joe hauled in the last of the corn out of shock for this year this morning. This afternoon went up to Butlerville, he and Pammy, to Roy Swarthout's. Day is nice and pleasant.

Nov 25     I and Maw are at home all dya. Dick is here since Friday. Joe and Pammy are at Butlerville. Day nice.

Nov 26     Joe is helping Emmie to shuck corn today. A little rain and some wind blew today, not very cold.

Nov 27     Joe and Dick hauled in the last of the fodder out of the field of the Betsy Bottom. This afternoon put the vinegar barrels in the cellar.

Nov 28     Joe and Dick went up to Tom Caitin's and got some rocks for corners to put in the corners of our land. This afternoon helped Henry Burgmyer to haul in fodder.

Nov 29     Joe & Pammy went to P. Bertram's and Dick went too. Day right nice.

Nov 30     Joe and Dick are at work at putting up wire fence on the old Sullivan Bottom stalk field to put in the cattle in. Day right nice.

Dec 1     Not doing anything but the chores. It is rainy all forenoon. Joe went to N. Vernon.

Dec 2     We are at the home all day. Day is sort of dark.

Dec 3     Joe and Dick is putting up the rest of the wire fence, got it all up and put in the cattle in this evening.

Dec 4     Joe is fixing the barn shed posts raising them up where they were settled down too low. This is a very nice day.

Dec 5     Joe is only choreing. It rained some this morning and is wet. I went around to see how much I could get to hire a preacher.

Dark day and some rain. Dec 6     Nothing done but the chroes. Joe had the young gray colt hitched up for the first time. Day is cool.

Dec 7     Nothing done but the chores. Joe hitched up the Nell colt. Cool today.

Dec 8     Joe is driving the 2 colts today. Hauled a little gravel with them.

Dec 9     We are at home all day. Doc Green was here today to see Maw, she is sick with "arasipoless". Day is rainy and dark all day.

Dec 10     Nothing but the chores. Muddy and soft.

Dec 11     The same today not much done. Set in the corner stones on the land. It is wet, muddy time. Maw is still sick yet.

Dec 12     Not nothing done but the chores. Doc green is here to see Maw, second time.

Dec 13     We have not done any work except the chores. Joe Bertram is in around the house. Chilling weather, not cold.

Dec 14     I went to N. Vernon to mill and to get some more medicine for Maw. She is not much better. Joe is only choreing, he chilled last night and isn't well. Rain and warm weather.

Dec 15     Nothing done but the chores. It rained all night and the creek is the highest it has been this year.

Dec 16     We are at home and Maw is sick yet and the Doctor Green is here to see her today. Day is chilly and the ground is wet and white with snow.

Dec 17     Nothing done but he chores. Joe and Dick helped Sam Young to butcher 2 hogs. A little snow on and more tonight.

Dec 18     Same as above nothing but the chores. The snow on is about 2 inches deep. Maw is still sick. Joe and Pammy went to N. Vernon this afternoon. Cool day.

Dec 19     Nothing done but the chores. Snow is on the ground. Maw is some better now.

Dec 20     Joe took the red sow and stag hogs to Lovett. Sold to A. Green. Weight of both, 1000 lbs. Snow and rain all day.

Dec 21     Cut up the hog, we butchered on yesterday, for meat. It is a stormy like day. Snows a little with a little rain.

Dec 22     I and Joe went to N. Vernon to mill and to get bran and shorts for the pigs. Some cold and snow on and some falling.

Dec 23     We are at home most of the day. I and Pammy went to church to hear Fred Young preach. Joe went to Four Corners to church.

Dec 24     Nothing done but the chores. It is some cold with 2 or 3 inches of snow on yet.

Dec 25     Joe, Pammy and Dick started to Seymour this morning to go to Joe Stewart's and got home this evening. The snow is still on the ground and is right cold.

Dec 26     Joe and Dick helped Edy to butcher his hogs this forenoon. This afternoon crushed corn to feed the cattle. Weather is a little warmer.

Dec 27     Nothing done but the chores again today. Day is foggy and dark and the snow is melting off some.

Dec 28     The same today as on yesterday. Nothing done but he chores. Dark and foggy weather at this time, thawing out. It is not very much frozen.

Dec 29     Nothing done much but the chores. It is damp and soft. Snow is about gone.

Dec 30     I and Maw are at home and Dick a part of the day. It is drizzly and rains some most of the day a little. Joe and Pammy went to P. Bertram's.

Dec 31     Nothing done but the chores. It rained last night and the ground is soft and the creek is up past fording.

1908

Jan 1     We are not doing anything but the chores. Rainy dark time.

Jan 2     Nothing but the cores. It rains some most of the day.

Jan 3     It rained last night. Creek is high all day and it rained most of the day today and the creek is as high this morning and still rising at 8 o'clock tonight.

Jan 4     The same today, rain most of the day and the creek kept up all day and one foot Higher.

Jan 5     We ground some corn to feed the cattle, then Jim Marsh came here and brought his brother and his wife here. Day is right nice.

Jan 6     Joe took Sam Marsh over to Hayden. The rest of us are at home. Morning is rainy.Higher.

Jan 7     Nothing done but the chores. Joe and Pammy went to N. Vernon this afternoon. Rain tonight.

Jan 8     Nothing done but the chores. Joe Bertram, Joe Stewart, Dick Gibbs were hunting rabbits. It rains some part of the day. Joe and Sadie came here last night.

Jan 9     Nothing done but the chores. Joe and Dick and Joe went hunting this forenoon. Cooler today.

Jan 10     Nothing much done. All three of the boys were hunting till noon. This evening Joe and I ground some corn for the cattle.

Jan 11     I and Joe went to N. Vernon, took up Sadie and Mima to go home to Seymour. Joe walked up to town. Sold Tom horse and Charley at N. Vernon. We took up 18 chickens. Roads muddy.

Jan 12     Nothing done but the chores. It rained some last night and the creek is up some. We cannot get over to church. Very cloudy weather most of the time for the last 2 or 3 weeks.

Jan 13     We are at home all day. Weather is dark and rains some every day. We could not get over to church. Creek is too high.

Jan 14     Nothing done but the chores. Weather is bad, cloudy dark and rainy and muddy to get around.

Jan 15     Nothing to amount to but the chores. It has been raining some all day but slow sprinkles of rain all day. Creek is up full banks all day.

Jan 16     Nothing done but the chores. It rained all day long and tonight and the creek is over full banks.

Jan 17     Nothing done but the chores. Did a little corn for the pigs. The ground is very muddy and wet, there was no rain fell today.

Jan 18     Nothing done but the chores. It rained a very little today. Joe and Pammy went to N. Vernon. Creek is still past ford.

Jan 19     Nothing done but the chores. The ground is wet and muddy. There was some rain fell early this morning. None the rest of the day but the weather is warm.

Jan 20     We are at home all of us. Dick is still here and it is a blustery day and cool.

Jan 21     We are working some. Joe hauled out some manure this forenoon. This afternoon we ground corn for the cattle. It froze hard enough to bear up. This morning Dick went down to Madison, the river is high.

Jan 22     Joe and I took all of the hogs and sows and pigs down on the wheat. The wheat is big. Ground is froze most to bear up. Right cool.

Jan 23     We butchered our hogs for our meat. Ground is froze hard enough to bear up and right cool day, freezes all day.

Jan 24     We made our sausage and tried out our lard. The day is right nice, some cool. A little sprinkle of rain this evening.

Jan 25     I and Joe went to N. Vernon took up a jersey veal calf to Eder. Got some bran and shorts. Day is stormy and snows some most of the day.

Jan 26     Nothing much done. The weather is some cold.

Jan 27     I and Maw are at home all day. Joe and Pammy and Dick went to P. Bertram's on sled. About 2 inches of snow on, some cool.

Jan 28     Joe is hauling out manure out of stable to meadow on sled. Nice winter weather.

Jan 29     Joe hauled out more manure on field. There is but very little snow on, it thaws some every day.

Jan 30     The same as part of the day, a few loads. The day is cloudy and cool, don't thaw much.

Jan 31     Joe and I took 5 red hogs over to C. Beaty at Hayden to ship. It was a rainy day by showers.

Feb 1     Not very much done. Ground a few bushels of corn for the cattle. It has been dark and cloudy all day.

Feb 2     Nothing much done today. It was cloudy and dark till 2 o'clock when the sun shone out then till night.

Feb 3     We are at home all day, all but Joe. He went to his fathers. The ground froze up right hard last night and is some cold.

Feb 4     Nothing done but the chores. It snowed most all day and is right stormy and cold.

Feb 5     Nothing much done. Joe hauled 3 loads of gravel for the corn grinder to keep ti from getting muddy. Cool. Froze to bear up with a little snow on the ground.

Feb 6     Joe hauled gravel on the road all day on the hill by the orchard. The ground is froze to bear up.

Feb 7     We are choreing some this forenoon. This afternoon ground corn for the cattle. Cool day.

Feb 8     Nothing but the chores. I and Pammy went to N. Vernon this afternoon. Thaws some.

Feb 9     We took off wire off of the lower corn stalks where we had the cattle this forenoon. This afternoon I went to church. Joe sowed the clover seed on the 10 Acre piece of wheat in the 15 Ace field. It is a little muddy on top.

Feb 10     I went to church, this is the second time for Brother Jones to preach at this church. The day is nice, some cool.

Feb 11     Joe and Dick began to cut stove wood for the first time this year. The ground is some froze but deep, it thaws some every day but pleasant.

Feb 12     Cut wood and hauled one load. Day very nice.

Feb 13     Dick went to N. Vernon to get a tooth pulled. Joe hauled 2 loads of wood home. Then trimmed the grape vines. Day nice.

Feb 14     Joe split stove wood at the house. I and Dick chored a little. A little stormy this morning.

Feb 15     I and Joe went to N. Vernon, took up 2 dozen chickens. Day nice.

Feb 16     Joe hauled 2 loads of wheat to Ebert's mill at .74 cents per bushel. Day nice and warm.

Feb 17     I and Maw are at home and Dick, Joe & Pammy went to George Baker's. Day is nice, some rain.

Feb 18     Joe is hauling off the wheat. Took 2 loads today. It has been right warm today and tonight it set to rain since dark.

Feb 19     Joe is hauling 2 loads of wheat today. Day is right nice.

Feb 20     Joe took one load more this morning and I went to Vernon then to N. Vernon and got the money for the wheat sold. Day cool.

Feb 21     Joe is putting up the new kitchen door we got at N. Vernon and got it fixed. Right cool day.

Feb 22     Ground corn for feed this morning. This afternoon sawed some stove wood. Dick helped. Cool day.

Feb 23     Joe hauled up stove wood blocks this forenoon. This afternoon nothing. Very stormy and snow fell. Dick went to Seymour to see Joe Stewart.

Feb 24     I and Maw are at home. Joe and Pammy went over to Emmie's. Day is right nice.

Feb 25     Joe and Dick are sawing stove wood at Beaty's woods. The day is right nice.

Feb 26     The same a part of the day. It rained some this morning and then faired off this afternoon.

Feb 27     I and Joe went to the sale at Tom Kellie's(?). I bought a big iron kettle for $3. Day is nice over head but muddy.

Feb 28     Not much done, it rained a little this morning then cleared off.

Mar 1     I and Joe went to N. Vernon, took up 2 dozen chickens. Rained most of the day.

Mar 2     We are choreing some. Weighed the hogs, whole weight 5200 lbs. Joe is half now.

Mar 3     We are at home, I and Maw and Dick. Joe and Pammy went to N. Vernon to church. Cool day.

Mar 4     I finished sowing the clover seed on the Long Bottom wheat this forenoon. This afternoon Joe and Dick sawed some wood till it began to snow and there was a big snow fell.

Mar 5     I and Joe went to N. Vernon. Went to the corn men's cars to hear them talk on corn, then we loaded our barn roofing and went home. There was a big snow on this morning but it most melted off.

Mar 6     We ground corn this forenoon and bailed for the hogs this afternoon. Joe and Dick finished sawing stove wood.

Mar 7     Joe is choreing some, making a box to plant corn in to test the seed. Day is dark and cloudy.

Mar 8     I went over to see Jane Gannon. She is down with the rheumatism but is some better now. Joe trimmed apple trees. This is a chilly day and cloudy.

Mar 9     Joe went to the sale on the Golliger place. I went to church this afternoon. Weather is damp and chilly.

Mar 10     I went to church, the rest are at home. The creek is pretty deep to ford. Damp and chilly weather.

Mar 11     Joe was cleaning the hen house and white washing it this forenoon. This afternoon got some poles for the horses. Right nice day.

Mar 12     There has been rain all last night and today and the creek is big tonight and still rains some.

Mar 13     Nothing much done, it rained most all of last night and today. The creek is the highest it has been for 4 years and it rained a big rain tonight.

Mar 14     We are only choreing. It is muddy and wet to get around, the creek went down fast.

Mar 15     Joe went to N. Vernon to get bran and shorts and clover seed and got it.

Mar 16     Joe opened some ditches to let out the water out fo the road and field this forenoon. This afternoon ground corn for feed.

Mar 17     We are at home all day. Edy and folks are here. Joe and Pammy went to N. Vernon to church tonight. Nice day.

Mar 18     We began to roof our barn today with galven iron. Wagner is putting it on. Day is nice.

Mar 19     Work at the barn all day taking off the shingles and putting on the roof. Very nice day. Mar 20     At the barn roof and got it all done tonight. Very nice day and warm.

Mar 21     I went to N. Vernon this forenoon. This afternoon not much, Joe hauled in the last of the stove wood. Very nice weather.

Mar 22     Joe is harrowing in the orchard to put orchard grass in and then plowed the garden. Very nice weather, now and warm.

Mar 23     Joe hauled out some manure on the Betsy Bottom field, then made the garden. Day is very nice and warm.

Mar 24     I and Maw are at home. Joe and Pammy went to church at Four Corners, then to P. Bertram's. Nice day.

Mar 25     Joe hauled out some manure this forenoon. This afternoon commenced to plow a piece for oats on the Betsy Bottom field. Weather is very nice.

Mar 26     The same today, at the plowing. Weather is nice.

Mar 27     Plowed till noon. This afternoon sowed some. Joe Stewart and Sadie came up from Seymour today and went back tonight. Weather nice.

Mar 28     Joe is plowing and sowing oats. I am painting the old part of the house. Weather nice.

Mar 29     Joe is plowing and sowing the oats. Got them all done tonight. I done some more painting. It is cloudy and rained some, sprinkled rain.

Mar 30     Joe harrowed in the grass seed in the orchard then chored some till noon. Then him and Pammy went to town. I was painting at the house.

Mar 31     I and Maw are at home. Joe and Pammy went to church at Four Corners then to P. Bertram's. Day is cool.

Apr 1     I went to N. Vernon then to old Vernon and was at the courthouse and paid my tax, all $224. Day is right cool.

Apr 2     Joe is plowing the potato patch this morning, then this afternoon plowed the piece to put in alfalfa seed on the Betsy Bottom field. I am painting. Ed Stewart's got on fire today.

Apr 3     Planted our potatoes this afternoon. Nice day.

Apr 4     We were choreing some. We got the last of our wire out of the old Sullivan Bottom and a part of the posts out. Cloudy day with a few sprinkles this morning.

Apr 5     Joe and Pammy went to Seymour to Joe Stewart's. I went to Vernon, Covert sent to penitentiary for 2 years. Cool weather now.

Apr 6     Joe is working on the road hauling gravel. Dick and I are grinding corn this forenoon. This afternoon baiting the hogs on grass.

Apr 7     We are at home all day. The weather is cool and there was a good rain this afternoon.

Apr 8     Joe finished splitting stove wood at the house. I am painting the house on the west side. It is very cool and the wind blows hard all day.

Apr 9     Nothing done but the chores. Joe went up to Wetzel's to buy a hog. Day is cold. Wind blows hard all day.

Apr 10     We put up the fence out at the water gap. Day is cold.

Apr 11     We are choreing some fixing some fence, fixing some holes in tile. Day is cool.

Apr 12     Joe went to N. Vernon to mill, took the last of the old wheat and sold it, 73 cents per bu. Day cold and snowed.

Apr 13     Not doing very much. Day is quite stormy and snows some. I went to church this afternoon.

Apr 14     We all went to church but Maw. She is not well enough. Weather is cold, froze quite hard last night.

Apr 15     Joe hauled out some manure on the Betsy Bottom this forenoon. This afternoon cut stalks on the Betsy Bottom. I painted on the house.

Apr 16     Joe hauled out more manure this forenoon. This afternoon began to plow for corn on Betsy Bottom. Dick went away this morning. Right nice day.

Apr 17     Joe is plowing for corn. I am painting at the house. The appraiser here today. Assessed in the partnership for the sum of $11.00.

Apr 18     Joe went up to Wetzel's to get a male hog off him and got it, price $32.00. This afternoon grinding corn for feed and broke the mill. Some rain this evening and quite cool.

Apr 19     Joe is plowing, has got most done the Betsy Bottom done. I am painting a part of the time. Weather is cool and dry, there has been but very little rain for a long time.

Apr 20     Joe finished the Betsy Bottom and harrowed it. I painted some and chored. The day is nice but cool.

Apr 21     We are at home, I and Maw. Joe and Pammy went to church at the Four Corners then to P. Bertram's. Day is very nice.

Apr 22     Joe shelled corn to feed the hogs this forenoon. This afternoon cut stalks on the Long Bottom. I was painting some on the house. Day nice.

Apr 23     Joe and Pammy went to N. Vernon. There was rain fell most of the day and cool weather.

Apr 24     Joe and Nick Keller is cutting down the big sycamore tree at the creek. I am painting some on the house. Day is very nice.

Apr 25     Joe hauled out 2 loads of manure down at the lower ford by the creek where the water washed the bank off. This afternoon it rained more.

Apr 26     Joe went to George Baker's today, took the two young mares down there. Creek is up big till noon when it began to fall.

Apr 27     Joe went to Baker's this morning with the young gray filly. This afternoon hauled in some straw to bed the horses with. Nice day and warmer.

Apr 28     I and Maw are at home. Joe and Pammy went to Baker's. Nice day.

Apr 29     We are only choreing. Ground is wet. Day is right nice.

Apr 30     We are only choreing, shelling some corn for feed for hogs. It rained some this morning.

May 1     We are choreing some this forenoon. This afternoon Joe plowed in the Long Bottom. Day dark and cool.

May 2     Joe is plowing on the Long Bottom. I am painting some by spells. Day is right nice.

May 3     The same today. Rain some this evening.

May 4     I and Joe went over to Billy Bertram's to grind a load of corn for feed. The ground is wet, too wet to plow.

May 5     We are at home and Joe Stewart and Sadie are here. Day is right nice. Cate mare had her second mule this morning.

May 6     I went to N. Vernon then to old Vernon to see about a bridge across the creek. We have fair promises of a bridge this summer. Joe and Nick Keller(?) cut the big sycamore tree up and rolled it in creek. Some rain fell.

May 7     Only choreing. Weather is damp, the ground is wet, not fit to plow.

May 8     The same all but a small piece Joe finished up on the Long Bottom. This is all that is broke, the Betsy Bottom and Long Bottom.

May 9     Joe and Pammy went to N. Vernon to the funeral of red man. Damp weather now.

May 10     We are only choreing. Weather is showery and cloudy every day.

May 11     Joe is harrowing the Betsy Bottom and the Long Bottom ready for corn. I am painting the shutters of the house. Day nice.

May 12     We went to church. Day is very nice.

May 13     Joe began to plant for the first time this afternoon. I am painting the rest of the shutters on windows. Got all done on them. Day is nice.

May 14     Joe planted the Long Bottom to corn, all planted that is broke.

May 15     Not much done today. It rained last night and the ground is too wet to work. Cloudy cooler.

May 16     Choreing some, it is too wet to plow. I am painting some on the porch and the portico. This is a nice day overhead.

May 17     We sowed the alfalfa seed this forenoon. This afternoon Joe began to plow on the old Sullivan Bottom. I raked some stalks this afternoon.

May 18     Joe is plowing on old bottom. A little rain this morning.

May 19     I and Maw are at home. Joe and Pammy went to P. Bertram's. Day is right nice till this evening. A little rain fell.

May 20     Joe plowed this afternoon, pretty wet then. I am painting the porch roof. Day is right nice.

May 21     I took 5 hogs to Lovett to Asbury Green, one stag hog, the one we got off Sam Young. Joe plowed this afternoon. I raked some stalks.

May 22     Joe is plowing on the Long Bottom. Day is nice.

May 23     The same as above. Day nice.

May 24     Joe harrowed on the old Sullivan Bottom this forenoon. This afternoon began to plant this piece. Day nice.

May 25     I and Joe went to N. Vernon to mill. There was rain last night and was too wet to plow.

May 26     I and Maw are at home. Joe and Pammy went to George Baker's. Right nice day.

May 27     Only choreing some. It rained some last night and made it too wet to plow for a day or two.

May 28     Joe plowed this afternoon. Day is right nice but the ground is pretty wet.

May 29     Joe is plowing and his father is helping get done plowing this evening. Day nice.

May 30     Finished planting corn on the old Sullivan Bottom for this year. Day nice.

May 31     Not doing much. It rains some most of the day but very light sprinkles.

Jun 1     Joe greased the harness and chored some. It rained a big rain last night and the creek is past ford. Ground wet.

Jun 2     We, Maw and I are at home. Joe and Pammy went to P. Bertram's. Rain last night raised the creek. It is big this morning and is beginning to fall. Water was all over the corn. Ground is very wet.

Jun 3     I went to Vernon to see if they let out the contracts for the bridges and they let them out to build at the Euler ford to have finished by November first, $5525. Cloudy cool.

Jun 4     Nothing much done. It is so wet.

Jun 5     Joe and Pammy went to Seymour. Day right nice.

Jun 6     I and Joe are down on the corn on Long Bottom straightening up some corn that the water washed out this forenoon. This afternoon went to grind corn at Bertram's.

Jun 7     We are only choreing some. It rains this morning and the ground is very wet.

Jun 8     Nothing much done, it is a wet time. Ground is in mud on the bottoms. I and Maw went to church.

Jun 9     We went to church over the creek. Jones came home with us for dinner. Right nice day.

Jun 10     We planted the beans and corn at the barn lot today. Right nice day.

Jan 11     We took our hogs to Lovett, 46 of them. Sold to Mornen at 570. Day is nice and some warmer.

Jan 12     Nothing done to amount, it has been raining by showers all day and is very wet time. Cannot plow corn yet and the corn is weedy.

Jun 13     We are not doing anything much this forenoon. This afternoon went to N. Vernon to get bran. Day right nice, ground wet.

Jun 14     We are only choreing, too wet to plow corn. Ground is wet but if it don't rain, it is drying.

Jun 15     Only choreing some. Joe plowed some corn on the Betsy Bottom this afternoon for the first this year.

Jun 16     We are at home all day. Day is right nice.

Jun 17     Joe is plowing corn on the Betsy Bottom, the first plowing. Day nice.

Jun 18     Joe is plowing corn on Long Bottom first time. Day warm, corn weedy.

Jun 19     Joe plowed corn and finished the Long Bottom at noon. Then it rained some after dinner, made it too wet. I went down to George Baker's, took Nell, mare.

Jun 20     I went up to the sale at the Wix farm and bought a mare and colt at the sale for one hundred and ninety dollars, $190.

Jun 21     Joe is plowing corn on old Sullivan Bottom. I trimmed some hedge. Warm day.

Jun 22     Joe is plowing corn on same land. Right warm.

Jun 23     We are at home all day. The Letty mare is still sick, don't think she will live. Weather is right warm.

Jun 24     I and Joe went to N. Vernon to mill and to get some twine and corn sheller for William Bertram. It rained last night and it is too wet to plow corn today.

Jun 25     Joe went down to Baker's this morning with Daisy. This afternoon plowed corn. Day is nice.

Jun 26     Joe is plowing corn on Betsy Bottom, second time. Nic Keller is hoeing out weeds. Day nice.

Jun 27     I and Maw went to Seymour to Joe Stewart's. He was not at home. Joe Bertram is plowing corn and Nick is hoeing out weeds.

Jun 28     Joe is plowing corn and Nick is hoeing out some weeds. Day nice.

Jun 29     The same today as above on the old Sullivan Bottom. Very weedy. Day nice.

Jun 30     I and Maw went over to P. Bertram's. Day nice.

Jul 1     We cut wheat for the first this year. Nice day for harvest.

Jul 2     Joe is plowing corn on old bottom. Nick is helping Jake Burgmeyer in wheat.

Jul 3     Cut wheat till four o'clock when the binder broke and had to quit.

Jul 4     Finished cutting wheat this morning then plowed corn, finished time over plowing. Letty mare died this morning.

Jul 5     Joe mowed a little clover and weeds this forenoon. This afternoon went to N. Vernon. Day very nice but warm.

Jul 6     Joe cut some clover and weeds and we put up 2 loads of the best of the clover. Day is nice and warm.

Jul 7     We are at home all day. Weather is warm, need rain now.

Jul 8     Joe cut some clover and weeds. This afternoon went to help Lawrence Stewart to thrash wheat. Day warm.

Jul 9     We helped Clyde Wetzel to thrash, got done at noon then went over to Dave Childs' to thrash. Rain at 2 o'clock, stopped.

Jul 10     Joe finished up the clover and weeds this forenoon. More rain, too wet to plow corn.

Jul 11     And a big rain last night and rained most of the day. Very wet at this time.

Jul 12     This afternoon I and Maw went to N. Vernon. Day is right nice after the big rain.

Jul 13     Joe cut the rest of the clover this morning. This afternoon put it up. The day is nice.

Jul 14     We went to church. Day is right nice.

Jul 15     Choreing some, the ground is wet, too wet to plow corn. Joe mowed down the weeds in orchard and cut the alfalfa clover. Day is right nice.

Jul 16     Joe went up to help Dave Childs to thrash. The machine broke and he came home. Cut the oats this afternoon. Day nice.

Jul 17     Will Bertram is plowing corn on the old Sullivan Bottom, 3rd plowing. Joe and Nic Keller is hoeing out weeds. Ground is plenty wet, a little rain this morning.

Jul 18     Cut weeds and plowed corn on the 14 Acre field. I helped a part of the day. It is very warm.

Jul 19     The same at the weeds this forenoon. This afternoon Joe went to help Dave Childs to finish thrashing wheat. Will Bertram plowed corn this afternoon. Rain this evening.

Jul 20     We are at the corn and weeds and did not get done, 24 rows left yet. Weather is warm.

Jun 21     We are at home all day. Day is warm.

Jun 22     I went to N. Vernon to mill and market and took 400 dollars stock in bank. Joe finished up plowing corn for this year.

Jun 23     Helping Emmie to thrash and Edy too.

Jun 24     Finished thrashing Emmie's at 11 o'clock then it rained a shower. Joe took up a load of wheat for Emmie to the mill. It is very showery weather and warm.

Jul 25     Began to cut grass this morning, cut about 2 acres. This evening went over to help Web Spencer to thrash wheat. Very warm.

Jul 26     Joe mowed some this morning and Will Bertram went to help Web to finish thrashing, got done at noon. Then we put up hay.

Jul 27     Joe mowed the most of the field off grass by the barn and put it up this afternoon. Fine day for to dry hay.

Jun 28     We are at home all day. Little rain fell this evening.

Jul 29     Cut the rest of the meadow by the barn this morning and began the lower piece on the 15 Acre field and got the hay up this evening.

Jul 30     Took off 4 head of cattle this morning to Love. The finished up all of our hay.

Jul 31     I and Maw went to the Fair at N. Vernon. Day is nice.

Aug 1     Joe and Pammy went to the Fair. I and Maw are at home. Day is nice.

Aug 2     Joe is trimming hedge. I am cutting some weeds down. Weather is nice.

Aug 3     Joe took up a load of corn and got bran and shorts for it.

Aug 4     I and Maw went over to Emmie's. Day is nice.

Aug 5     Joe hauled out some manure out on oats stubble. Day is right nice.

Aug 6     The same as yesterday, hauled manure on same. I and Maw went over to Jane Gannon's. The folks were not at home. Then we went to N. Vernon. Day is nice.

Aug 7     Joe hauled out a little manure.

Aug 8     Joe and Pammy went to Osgood to the Fair. Day nice.

Aug 9     Joe went to help Will Bertram to thrash wheat, then to Shepard's to thrash. Day is warm.

Aug 10     Finished Edy's and Fisher's wheat. I and Maw went to church this afternoon. Weather is warm.

Aug 11     Went to church. Day is warm.

Aug 12     Joe helped Otto Hess to thrash, got done and came here to thrash. We began our wheat at 4 o'clock. There was rain today and made the wheat damp.

Aug 13     We finished thrashing our wheat at noon, number of bushels 361 of wheat, of oats 72. The machine went to Boner's from here. Day is nice.

Aug 14     I and Maw went to N. Vernon to get the tire of Emmie's rig set. Joe helped Anthony Gawen to thrash rye. Day nice but warm.

Aug 15     Joe is not doing much. Charley and Minnie are here.

Aug 16     Joe went up to help Clyde Wetzel to thrash oats. Some rain fell.

Aug 17     Joe began to plow for wheat on yesterday, made a beginning only. Today nothing. Went to N. Vernon this afternoon.

Aug 18     We all of us, went to church today and tonight too. There has been church for a week past. Weather is nice at this time.

Aug 19     Joe is plowing for wheat today. The preacher is here today, Brother James is the preacher that Brother Jones has to help him in this meeting.

Aug 20     There is church today t 10 o'clock. I and Maw went. Joe is plowing. Nice day.

Aug 21     Joe is plowing. Rain this morning. We allow to go to church at 10 o'clock.

Aug 22     Joe is plowing for wheat. No church till tonight. There is church tonight and tomorrow night.

Aug 23     Not plowing today. It is too wet. There was a big rain fell on last night and this morning and the ground is very wet. There was no church today on account of rain. Church tonight and the church closed for this time with 5 new members.

Aug 24     Joe and Pammy went to N. Vernon, took up 15 chickens. Ground is too wet to plow. The two preachers went home this morning.

Aug 25     I and Maw are at home. Joe and Pammy are at P. Bertram's. Day nice.

Aug 26     I and Joe wrnt up to N. Vernon to look at a shoat hog off Doc Green and bought one off him. Day is nice.

Aug 27     Joe plowed some today. Some rain this morning.

Aug 28     Joe is plowing. I went up to Dr. Green's farm after a sow shoat that we bought off him. Paid $15 for it. Day is right nice.

Aug 29     Joe is plowing.

Aug 30     Plowing till 4 o'clock when it rained and thundered a good and struck Gate's barn and burned it up.

Aug 31     Not much doing. It is wet.

Sep 1     I and Maw are at home. Joe and Pammy went to George Baker's.

Sep 2     I went to Vernon to see the Commissioners about the bridge. Rain and the ground is wet. Can't plow.

Sep 3     I went to Vernon, then to N. Vernon. Then I went to Seymour on the 11 o'clock train. Maw is there at Joe Stewart's. I came up on the 4 o'clock train home. Maw will stay till Friday morning. Day is nice.

Sep 4     I and Joe went up to the sale at the Darl farm, where Henry Haynes used to live. Joe is plowing since we came home. Nice day.

Sep 5     I and Joe went to the sale in Bigger Twp, to Clark's sale.

Sep 6     Joe plowed some more. Ground is still wet.

Sep 7     Joe finished plowing for wheat at noon, then went to George Baker's.

Sep 8     We went to church this afternoon, they baptized 4. Emmie has not got back from her Uncle Print's.

Sep 9     Joe and Pammy went to Seymour to the show. It rained this evening and they stayed all night.

Sep 10     Joe and Pammy have not come home yet at 2 o'clock. It rained some this forenoon.

Sep 11     Choreing some. Ground is too wt to harrow yet. This afternoon I went to George Baker's and brought home Nell. Joe is helping to dig a grave for Boner girl.

Sep 12     I went to the Fair at Indianapolis. I got out on the ground a little before noon. Very nice day.

Sep 13     I am at the Fair till about 2 o'clock when I came to the depot and started for home at 3:55, came on home. Joe began to harrow on the wheat ground. Weather nice.

Sep 14     We went over to the church, there was one baptized, the Earl girl.

Sep 15     Church today and a wedding. Betsy Hess married. The day is nice.

Sep 16     Joe mowed the clover and the potato patch and the alfalfa patch down. Then got a load of corn by the bridge. Nice day.

Sep 17     Nothing much done today. Joe has gone to N. Vernon tonight, him and his father was called on the account of Albert.

Sep 18     I and Joe went to N. Vernon to get a load of lumber for the church belfry. This afternoon hauled in some hay off of the potato patch, then a load of corn.

Sep 19     Joe is hauling out manure with Jim Marsh's manure spreader. Warm.

Sep 20     Joe is hauling out manure on the ground where the oats was raised. He has Jim Marsh's manure spreader. It is nice weather.

Sep 21     The same as above, hauling out manure. Weather nice.

Sep 22     We are at home and Joe Stewart and folks are here from Seymour. Day nice.

Sep 23     Joe finished up the manure hauling at noon. Then gathered a load of corn to feed the hogs on, all they can eat. Maw is sick for several days. Doctor was here this evening. Day nice.

Sep 24     Digging the potatoes and got in some corn out of Long Bottom to make a road to get gravel for bridge. Day is nice.

Sep 25     We are at the potatoes and got them most done, 2 more rows left yet. Day very nice.

Sep 26     We finished digging the potatoes this morning. Then we went to the Long Bottom, got a load of corn for the hogs. Then Joe and Pammy went to N. Vernon.

Day nice. Sep 27     We went over to the church house to help to put up the bell. This afternoon Joe harrowed on the wheat ground. The ground is some dry, need rain. Pete Canfield cut 40 shocks of corn for the first today. Day nice.

Sep 28     Joe finished harrowing the wheat ground over the second time, then we gathered a load of corn for the hogs on Long Bottom. Cloudy day, all day.

Sep 29     We are at home and the day is very nice, need rain.

Sep 30     I and Joe went to N. Vernon, got some bran and some grass seed and took up the old coal stove to get mended. Day is very nice.

Oct 1     Joe began to sow the wheat today. Weather is dry.

Oct 2     Joe finished the 10 acre piece of wheat on the 15 Acre field this morning, then loaded our clover seed and took it over to Lawrence's to thrash. Got 2 bushels, 10 pounds of seed.

Oct 3     Joe finished sowing wheat at noon. This afternoon went down to get a load of corn on the lower end of the Long Bottom and it rained all the time we were loading and it was a big rain.

Oct 4     We sorted our potatoes out of the wagon that we dug last week and put them in the cellar for our own use and 15 bushels ready to take to N. Vernon. The creek is up today, out of low banks in corn in low ground.

Oct 5     I and Joe went to N. Vernon, took up 15 bush of potatoes, sold .80/bu. Day is nice.

Oct 6     We are at home all day. Day is nice.

Oct 7     Not much done. Rain by showers all day and cloudy.

Oct 8     We gathered a load of corn this forenoon. This afternoon Joe cut up corn on the old Sullivan Bottom. Day is right nice.

Oct 9     Joe cut corn till noon. This afternoon shucked corn out of shock where the water got up to it on Long Bottom. Day nice.

Oct 10     Shucked corn till noon. Went to N. Vernon this afternoon got a load of corn to burn. Beeny Hess died tonight.

Oct 11     Joe went to N. Vernon and got a load of cement for the new bridge abutment.

Oct 12     Joe shucked some corn out of shock this morning to feed the hogs. This afternoon we went to the funeral of Beeny Hess.

Oct 13     We went to church. Day is cool. Big frost tonight and cool.

Oct 14     Joe shucked some corn, then took up a load of corn, the last load of corn that we have. Cool now. Big frost this morning.

Oct 15     Joe went to N. Vernon after a load of coal. This is 3 loads of coal, it cost for 4 loads, $15.00. $3.75 per ton.

Oct 16     Joe shucked some corn out of shock this morning. This afternoon went to N. Vernon to get a load of cement for bridge. Nice weather.

Oct 17     I and Joe shucked some out this morning down at the bridge corner, then I finished the sweet potatoes. Weather is nice.

Oct 18     Joe shucked some corn this morning. This afternoon helped Henry Burgmeyer to thrash buckwheat, both of us. Day is nice.

Oct 19     Joe hauled in some corn this morning. I helped Henry Burgmyer to clean buckwheat this morning. Very nice day.

Oct 20     I and Maw are at home. Joe and Pammy at Baker's. Nice day.

Oct 21     I and Maw went to N. Vernon this afternoon. Joe began to gather corn to put in crib. Some damp.

Oct 22     Joe gathered corn all day, one load for hogs, one for crib. Nice weather.

Oct 23     Joe hauled a load of cement for bridge. This is the third load of cement has been hauled. This afternoon went over to help his father to put on a roof on barn. Nice day.

Oct 24     Joe is helping on his father's barn today, got it about done. I sorted some corn in the crib. Corn is damp. Weather is dry and big frosts every night.

Oct 25     Joe gathered corn all day, one load of hogs out of Sullivan Bottom, one load out of Long Bottom to crib. Weather nice and dry.

Oct 26     Joe gathered on load of corn this morning, then it set in to rain and it rained the rest of the evening and tonight.

Oct 27     Joe and Pammy went to Indianapolis to see Minnie. I and Maw are at home. Dark day with a few sprinkles.

Oct 28     Joe is gathering corn to crib. Day nice.

Oct 29     Joe is at the corn. I went down to get some molasses off Adam Houseburger, got 6 gallons at .50/gal. Day is nice.

Oct 30     Joe is hauling in some fodder in this forenoon. This afternoon gathered one load for the hogs. Rain some this morning.

Oct 31     Joe is gathering corn on the Betsy Bottom. Got done the Long Bottom. Got all the rock on the bridge today.

Nov 1     Joe gathered one load of corn this forenoon. This afternoon went to N. Vernon, rain all afternoon. Got the stone work of the bridge done.

Nov 2     Nothing much done today. It is wet from the rain we had. The ground is very wet.

Nov 3     We are at home. Day is very nice.

Nov 4     We butchered a hog this morning. This afternoon Joe gathered a load of corn for the hogs. Right nice day.

Nov 5     Joe shucked corn out of shock. Day is nice.

Nov 6     Joe and Charley Baker is helping to shuck corn out of shock. Nice day, some cooler.

Nov 7     Gathering corn out of shock. Charley is helping. Day is right nice.

Nov 8     I went to N. Vernon, took up the red cow calf deformed(?) with caustic potash. Sold to Davis the butcher, at 5.5cents per lb, whole weight-210 lbs. Joe and Charley hauled in fodder this morning. Hauled in corn this afternoon. Day right nice.

Nov 9     Joe and Charley hauled in fodder this forenoon. This afternoon shucked. I and Maw went to church this afternoon. Right nice weather with plenty of frost at night.

Nov 10     We all went to church. Day is some cool.

Nov 11     Joe and Charley are gathering corn on the Betsy Bottom. Day is nice and cool. Big frosts every night.

Nov 12     I and Joe went to Joe Baker's sale. Day is chilly.

Nov 13     Joe is shucking corn out of shock. I and Maw went over to Jane Gannon's. Day is quite cool.

Nov 14     Joe is helping in corn or rather Frank Hess is helping him-Joe. Weather is nice. Big frost every night.

Nov 15     The same as above at corn. Got all off stalk off the Betsy Bottom, about 6 acres yet to gather, shocks and all.

Nov 16     I went to N. Vernon, took Maw up to go to Seymour to go home with Sadie. Joe and Pammy went to N. Vernon to the priest's funeral.

Nov 17     I am at home alone. Joe and Pammy went to P. Bertram's, Maw to Seymour. Day nice.

Nov 18     Joe and Frank are at the shock corn. Day nice.

Nov 19     We took 35 hogs to Lovett this morning to Asbury Green. Got in one load of corn out of shock. Right nice day.

Nov 20     I and Joe went to N. Vernon to the Institute. Bad rainy day.

Nov 21     Joe is at the corn in shock all alone. Ground is wet.

Nov 22     Joe finished the shock corn today. I and Maw went to Vernon, right nice day.

Nov 23     Joe shucked corn on stalk.

Nov 24     Joe and Pammy went to George Baker's. Day nice. I and Maw are at home.

Nov 25     Joe gathered 2 loads of corn on the stalk, some of it is a little soft.

Nov 26     Joe gathered corn alone, too more loads. Day nice.

Nov 27     Same today, at corn. One more day to finish.

Nov 28     Joe finished shucking corn for this year. Frosty mornings, nice days.

Nov 29     Joe and Frank Fisher are hauling in fodder this forenoon. This afternoon helped Henry Burgmyer in corn.

Nov 30     Joe finished hauling in the fodder. It set in to snow and it snowed fast. This is the first snow this fall. Day dreary.

Dec 1     I and Maw went over to Lawrence Stewart's. The day is right cool with a little snow on.

Dec 2     I went up to old Vernon to the courthouse. Today is Commissioner's Court. Joe and Frank Fisher put up the wire fence on stalk field.

Cool day. Dec 3     Joe went to the sale at Nester's. I am at home. Day is chilly and cold.

Dec 4     We are not doing much. Joe went out to Hayden this afternoon, took over a young sow. Day is right cool.

Dec 5     Joe took off our young sow to Doc Green's farm today.

Dec 6     I went around the neighborhood to see how much I could get subscribed for preacher for the next year. Weather is nice.

Dec 7     I went to church. This is the last time for Jones to preach. The year is up today and tomorrow the next time on the new year.

Dec 8     I went to church, the last sermon of the year.

Dec 9     Rain last night and showers today and warm.

Dec 10     I went to N. Vernon today and let Marten Gawen have $284 for 90 days. Joe worked on bridge fill. Day is cool.

Dec 11     Joe is at the bridge at the fill. Day nice but cool.

Dec 12     Joe worked on fill with team all day. Weather is nice.

Dec 13     The same, on fill till 2 o'clock when it rained and they quit. Dec 14     Nothing done but the chores. It is wet and rains some. We went to the schoolhouse at No.5 to elect a supervisor and did elect, Nicholas Miller. The ground is wet and muddy.

Dec 15     We are at home all day. Day is dark. Ground is wet and muddy.

Dec 16     Nothing done but he chores. Joe went to George Baker's to help him to butcher a beef. Then to Sam Young's to butcher a beef. Cool ground. Wet, too wet to work on fill.

Dec 17     Joe helped Phillip's to butcher his hogs this morning. This afternoon worked on fill at bridge. The day is not very nice, it snowed some this afternoon.

Dec 18     Nothing done but the chores. Ground is wet and soft with some snow on. Cloudy and dark.

Dec 19     Joe hauled out some manure out of stable this forenoon. Not much done this afternoon. It froze last night to bear up most places.

Dec 20     Nothing done but the chores. Joe helped Edy to butcher a beef this afternoon. A little snow on and a very little more falling.

Dec 21     Nothing done but the chores. Joe and Pammy went to N. Vernon. A little snow on yet and a little froze and some chilly.

Dec 22     We are at home and Edy and folks are here. Emmie and folks are here. Rain this afternoon.

Dec 23     Nothing done but the chores. It rained most of last night and a little today and the creek is up big.

Dec 24     I and Maw went to N. Vernon. Day is right cool.

Dec 25     We are at home all day. Day is right nice. No snow on the ground.

Dec 26     We butchered our hogs. Day is nice and the ground is froze a little this morning.

Dec 27     We ground the sausage meat and salted the meat down. Wind is high so we are not at the rendering of the lard.

Dec 28     We rendered out the lard. Day is right nice, a little cool.

Dec 29     We are at home and Lawrence Stewart and folks are here. Weather is some warm and cloudy.

Dec 30     Joe and Pammy went to P. Bertram's to help butcher their hogs. Right nice day.

Dec 31     Joe worked on fill at bridge. Day is very nice. Note: back of book miscellaneous

The Amount Sold in the year 1907, as one half interest from March 2 to Jan 1, 1908.
Jan 1 sold off of half farm from March 1 to Jan 1, 1908. Sold of all things sold of all, $757.83, Paid out cash, $529.09 Balance left: $229.74

Work done on bridge:
10 Dec one half to shovel
11 Dec team 1 day 12 Dec team 1 day
13 Dec team 3 quarters
17 Dec team one half day
31 Dec team one day
1 Jan team one day
2 Jan team one day
3 Jan team one day
2 Oct 1908(?) one day on fill.

Among miscellaneous paid out:
To Baker for mule $25
Insurance on property $3.36
Fair at N. Vernon $1.25
State Fair, Indianapolis $6.00
Paid on Bell and Belfry $17.00
Roof for barn put on $113.00
Paint for house $11.70
Taxes paid $24.00
Telephone rent paid $1.00

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