Garrison William Shadd (1839-1892)
1885-1887 Diary
Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive Volunteers

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Monday 2nd February 1885
Cold Snowing Ter 2 below Z. Wm & I hauled load of hay and of straw to stable & a load of
fodder to barn a load of bolts to Buxton & half cord of dry wood to Lodge Father went up to
see bolt man Wm Morhead got 1 cord of soft dry wood, Chas comenced to write Diary.
Tuesday 3 Feb
Cloudy Ther 24 above Z Wm and I took sawdust out of wood shed & drove mice Miss Nell to
Fletcher to see if ice on pool was good Father went to Buxton to see bolts measured
Wednesday 4 Feb
Cloudy snowed and drizled rain Ther 26 Father and Mother went to Chatham Wm and I
hauled a load of bolts to Buxton and a load of ice from Fletcher
Thursday 4 Feb 5
Clear, Ther 22 above Z Wm and I hauled two loads of ice from Fletcher, Chas Simpson got a
load of corn fodder Windermuts men started to haul hickory & White ash out of half next
Paterson's
Friday Feb 6
Clear, cold, Ther 14 below Z Wm and I took a few bolts to Buxton and brought back two
loads of saw dust for ice Wm drove colts to ninth concession
Saturday Feb 7
Cloudy, Ther 12 above Z, Father went to Ann Arbor to get medicine for himself Mother &
Joseph Wm and I hauled tow loads of bolts the last to Buxton
Monday 6 Feb 8 9

Cloudy, rained all afternoon, Ther 20 above Z, Wm put new plunger in pump I went down
and got aunt Mary and Bushed out some hickory wood
Tusday Feb 7 10
Cold blustry, Ther 1 below Z, Father came home from Ann Arbor with medicine from Dr
White for himself, Mother & Josh, we shelled 8 bus of corn for grist
Very cold blustery Wensday Feb 8 11 Ther 16 below Z, chores hauled couple bags of fodder

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Thursday February 192th 1885
Cloudy, Ther 10 above Z, bushed out cord wood, faned corn to go to Merlin for grist.
Friday 10 13th Februar {faded}
Clear, cold, Ther 14 below Z, Wm and I bushed out all cut hickory wood hauled two load of
straw to stable and one of fodder to barn Father went to Merlin with grist but did not get it
ground
Saturday Feburary 14
Clear, cold, Ther 16 blow Z Father and Willie went to town and took 6 BM of wheat Brought
back 210 lbs of flour, I hauled up some tops
Sunday Feb 15
Cloudy, pleasant, warm, Ther 17 above Z
Monday Feb 16
Cloudy, windy, turning cold, Ther 12 above Z, Wm, De, Flavius, I thrashed beans in barn,
afternoon Father went to Merlin and got meal grist
Tuesday Feburary 17
Clear, cold, Ther 10 below Z Wm & I thrashed beans in the barn with horses. Tim & George
& Kate & bet, D & Flave rode horses

Wensday Feb 18
Cloudy Ther Z thrashed beans in the barn with horses
Thursday Feb 19
Clear, cold, Ther 2 below Z we finished thrashing beans Father and Mother went to Buxton
took some yarn to Mamie Kersey toand donation to Elder Brown
Friday 20 Feb
Clear, Cold, Changed the Thermometer from portch to back of kitchen making diff of from 8
to 19 this morning 4 below Z Father went to town with 30 bu of wheat for grist got due bill
and brand Wm and I faned up beans
Clear, Ther 13 below Z, Saturday 21st Feb
Father and I went to town took 50 bus of beans got .85 cts. per bu Wm and De hauled to
some tops for wood a load of fodder to barn & hay to

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Monday Feburary 23 1885
Clear, sun shining bright thawing about noon morning temperature 10 degrees below Z Willie
and I hauled up wood for fires
Tusday Fed 24
Cloudy warm Ther 7 degrees above Z Thawing about noon Willie & I hauled load of hay and
of straw to stable after dinner hauled two loads smal logs to Kersey Mill to get sawed
Wensday Feb 25
Clear, pleasant sun shining bright Ther 8 degrees above Z reached 40 degrees above Z
during day Willie and I hauled 3 maple logs to mill after noon Wm took up fourth log I got a
load of sawdust
Thursday Feb 26

Cloudy, Warm, thawing, Ther 20 degrees above Z, Father and Mon picked beans Wm and I
hauled out some hickory wood Willie picked beans Willie hauled with Mic and Nell and some
fodder to barn
Friday Febar 27
Cloudy snowing, Ther 30 degrees above Z Wm and I put some sawdust around ice and
hauled up some fire wood
Saturday Feb 28
Clear Ther 20 degrees above Z Father and Alfred went to town took 200 lb bag got $6
per b cut Willie and I sawed fire wood afternoon bushed out some hickory wood off of line
Jane West began wash this morning
Monday 1st March 2nd
Clear, snowed during night a little Ther 20 degrees above Z Wm Alfred & I hauled fodder into
barn all day Chas Simpson got a load of fodder
Tuesday March 2 nd 3 3rd
Cloudy, Snowing, blustering, Ther 28 degrees above Z Father Mother and all picked beans
in the forenoon Willie Alf and I hauled fodder in aftern
Wensday March 3rd 4th
Snowed a little in the morning Ther 30 degrees above Z Willie Alf and I hauled rest of fodder
off of field Jane West left
Thursday March 5th
Some Scattered Clouds Ther 24 degrees above Z WIllie and I got a load of saw dust each
from Buxton papa picked some beans went to the literary society tonight as usual O Shadd
Wm {page rip}

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Friday March 5th 6 1885

Clear Ther 12 degrees above Z Willie and I bushed out some hickory wood Father went to
Buxton got $5 from colt man Wm finished cutting pigs up
Saturday March 7th
Cloudy, little snow last night Ther 20 degrees above Z Father and Mother went to Chatham
Willie and I bushed out some hickory wood Tidy heifer had a calf this morn Mr Richard
Peaker died this Evg at 20 min to 7 oclock
Monday March 9th
Clear cold windy, ther 12 degrees above Z Father Willie and Alfred went to Mr Peaker's
funeral (Sold Mic and Nell to Thorps for $200) Changed stals and fixed stable a little
Tusday March 10th
Clear cold Ther 16 degrees above Z I went down and got Aunt Mary and GrandMother come
and the rendered lard Willie and I began to saw stove wood to dry
Wensday March 11th
Clear cold Ther 6 degrees above Z Father went to town Willie bushed out rest of hickory
wood making about 23 1/2 cords
Thursday March 12
Cloudy cold Ther 16 degrees above Z Willie and I sawed stove wood
Friday March 13
Clear few clouds Cold Ther 6 degrees above Z Willie and I loaded a load of hay put it in
stable Father and Wm Salted up the pork Snowed a little
Saturday March 14
Clear cold in morning rained in evening string wind from South Ther 4 degrees above Z
Father and I went to town
Monday March 16
few clouds cold Ther 6 degrees above Z Wm and I sawed stove wood

Tuesday March 17
clear cold Ther 7 degrees above Z Willie and I sawed stove wood all day
Wednesday March 18th
Cloudy Ther 12 degrees above Z snowed hard morning and evening Wm & I hauled out
hickory wood about last, makeing about over 25 cords also some rails along western line
fence Father went to Pekers tos

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Bull Account 1885
Aug 11th Amer Cooper one Cow to Bull
Aug 28th Amer Cooper one Cow to Bull
Sept 2nd Amer Cooper one Cow to Bull
Sept 20th Amer Cooper one Cow to Bull
Nov 10th Felix Shreve two 2 cows to Bull
1886
March 11th one 1, John Orton 1 Cow to Bull
April 1st Orton one Cow returned
May 12th Tohmas Clark 2 heffiers to bull
May 26th Patrck Forhan 1 cow to bull
May 27th Emab Ebar 1, cow to bull
June 2nd P. Forhan 1 cow to bull
June 4th C Simpson 1 cow to bull
June 6 John Orton 1 cow to bull

June 10th Thomas Clarish one cow to bull . 10th C Simpson 1 cow to bull also
June 11th Dennie Griffin 1 cow to bull account taken from Diary

1887 Dates for breeding of stock for year 1887
May 3rd breed Gin to Young Wonder, Wheeler & Smithes horse
May 5th breed Polly to Young Lord Hadds
May 12th breed Kate to Lord Hadds
May 17th breed Dolly Doll to Young Wonder
June 2nd rebreed Kate to Hadds

1888 Dates of berths of Stock 1888
April 17th Doll mare had a horse colt Nan
April 24th Gin had a horse colt & breed Doll mare to Dick
breed May 3rd Kate to Young Wonder & Gin to Dick
ReBreed May 9th Doll mare to Dick May 26 rebreed Gin to Dick
June 21st re Breed Doll to Young Wonder cows to bull 1888 July 8th Dinah & bloss cows to
Thomas Clarks bull July 18th a heffier to bull August 1st Dolly ba heffier to T Clarks bull,
august 14th a heffier (White) to T C- bull

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Dates of breading and births of stock of 1886 Breed March 26th one sow to J John Lecocq's
boar
"April 3rd Essex sow to John Lacocq's Boar
"May 10th breed Jewel mare to our own Dick colt
"May 12th Kate to Henson's horse at Fletchers Aunt E Beau beant also
" May 14th Jin; mare; to Dick, May 19th Aunt E Kate to Henson's horse

Births May 1st Jewel 3 yr colt bought at Tilbury center last spring had a mare colt
May 10th Shimmer cow had a calf
May 22nd Dinah cow had a calf
June 12th Flower cow had a calf
June 28th Rose cow had a calf
April 4th 1888 breed Aunt E Kate mare to our Dick
Return Breeding; jewel colt to Dick June 6
"June 7th gin colt to Dick
"June 9th breed Kate to Henson's horse first breeding June 11th Joseph Rice one mare to
Dick
June 22nd bred a mare for John Orton to Dick
June 23rd breed a mare for John Orton to Dick
June 26 breed a mare for Joseph Rice to Dick
Dates of Births stock for year 1887
March 7th a littler of pigs of Essex sow
April 11th a heifer got at Rice's sale had a calf
April 22nd Bloss hiffier had a calf
April 25 Shimmer cow had a calf
June 15 Rose cow had a calf
October 4 Cherry heffier had a calf 2 sows had 12 pigs 6 6 each; June 20th Essen sow had
13 pigs 3 die
X Dates of Births of stock for the year 1888 X

Febarary 12 Dolly cow had a calf February the 12th
May 15th Flower cow & Pink heffier had a heffier calf each
May 20th sp Shimmer cow of a calf
May 23rd 2 sows had 6 - 9 pigs
June 20th Essex sow had 12 pigs 3 died

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Tursday March 19th XX 1885
Clear cold Ther 1 degree below Z Willie and I hauled 400 rails out around west and north
lines
Friday March 20th
Clear cold snowed little during night Ther 4 degrees ab below Z Willie and I chopped down
and piled brush of smal trees hauled load of
Saturday March 21st
Clear cold Ther 5 degrees below warming 24 degrees about noon previous morning 10
degrees below Z Father went to town Aunt Emmaline Simpson went with him P Willie and I
hauled out 482 rails
Tuesday March 24th
Cloudy warm Ther 26 degrees above Z Snowed some this after noon Willie went up and got
Rachel, James after Father and him went to Kennedy Sale bought, 1, one 2 year old colt,
mare for $78 and at Bull $35
Wednesday March 25th
Clear cold Ther Z Father went took Mrs Peaker to town Willie and I went to Kennedy's and
got the bull
Thursday March 26 26th

Cloudy Warm Ther 30 degrees above Z rained during day to 52 degrees above Z Willie went
down and drawed out rail cuts for GrandMother Alf and I hauled out 240 rails
Friday 27th March
Cloudy Warm Ther 40 degrees above Z Wm Alf and I hauled a load of hay and of straw to
the stable Father took Rachel James horse
Saturday 28th March
Cloudy Ther 30 degrees above Z Father went to town Willie and made Fravoy bushed out
soft wood on it in after noon
Monday 29th March 30th
Cloudy snowed hard in morning Ther 20 degrees above Z Willie sharpened little croscut saw
made two pokes for horses, small handle
Tuesday March 31st 1884
Cloudy rained this morning Ther 36 degrees above Z Willie and I washed Dick Sam and Bet
all over first with Lie then with disinfectant

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1885 Wensday March April 1st
Clear Ther 32 degrees above Z Willie and I took 5 bu of potatos and sawed some stove
wood
Thursday April 2nd
Cloudy Ther 33 degrees above Z Willie and I sawed stove wood rained in afternoon Rose
cow had a calf
Friday April 3rd
Stormy snowed heavy Ther 28 degrees above Z Willie and Emal Ebare sawed stove wood
on shares in afternoon rest picked beans
Saturday March 4th

Clear 20 degrees above Z Wm Emal and I sawed stove wood and har
Monday April 6th
Clear 34 degrees above Z Willie went to town for medicine for Mother and Joseph horse
back I sawed stove wood with Emal on shares rest picked beans father let some water off
the wheat
Tuesday April 7th
Cloudy Drisling rain Ther 38 degrees above Z Willie Emal and I sawed stove wood in
afternoon James & Harris began to trim apple trees
Wednesday April 8
Cloudy Ther 36 degrees above Z Willie Emal and sawed stove wood
Thursday April 9
Clear Ther 24 degrees above Z hauled load of straw and of hay to stable Willie and Emal
sawed January Ebar and I split stove wood
Friday April 10th
Clear Ther 22 degrees above Z got grist of corn ready Father took it to merlin got it ground
took out some potatos
Saturday April 11th
Cloudy Stormy snowed about 6 in during night and today Ther 32 degrees above Z all picked
a few beans
Monday April 13th
Cloudy blustry snowed a little Ther 29 degrees above Z all picked a few beans
Tuesday 14th April X
Clear Ther 29 degrees above Z cloudy in afternoon snowed a little Willie and I bushed out
stove wood in forenoon fixed lieleach Began X to Plow tryed them in field back of house in

sod x January Ebar began to pile brush James Harris finished trimming trees in young
orchard

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Thursday April 15th 1885
Cloudy Stormy snowed a little in morning rained nearly allday Ther 35 degrees above Z
picked last of beans Paterson helped us ring the bulls father Willie and I faned oats rest of
day
Friday April 16th
Clear Ther 35 degrees above Z Willie took plows points and cutters to Fletcher got them
sharpened cleaned out some ditch in afternoon January Ebar filed brush in slashing
Friday April 17th
Cloudy snow all gone Father went to town Willie J D and I hauled load of straw and of hay to
stable Willie let some water off cornfield, plowed some Dollie cow had a calf
Saturday April 18 18th
Clear in morn cloudy afternoon Ther 40 degrees above Z Willie and I plowed in sod back of
house rest cleaned trimming of trees out of orchard
Monday April 20th
Clear morn cloudy very warm Ther reached 70 degrees above Z Willie and I plowed in sod
sod Father sold Billy steer and Lilly heifer for $45
Teusday April 21st
Cloudy very warm Ther reached 82 degrees above Z morn ton temperature 54 degrees
above Z Willie and I plowed in sod
Wenesday Wesday April 22nd
Few clouds very warm Ther reched 81 degrees above Z Willie and AJ plowed in sod
Thursday April 23rd

Cloudy very warm Ther reached 83 degrees above Z Father went to town to attend before
the master on a summons brought out by Dennis sent doctor Springer out to see Mother
Willie plowed in sod I took out 2nd but of potatos but of beats and some carrots
Friday April 24th
Cloudy Ther 62 degrees above Z, noon 59 degrees above Z hot wind last night rained
shower in morning heavy mist Father went to town to attend Chancery Corbet Willie finished
plowing sod plowed strip of sod in cornfield I took out carrots
Saturday April 25th
Cloudy cool Willie went to town to spring Fair horseback Father and Flavius shined clover
fields HD rolled one east of orchard portion of other

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1885 Monday April 27th
Clear beautiful Ther highest 62 degrees abovest Z, Willie scraped the road in forenoon
plowed in No 2 finished rolling clover in No 5 began to roll sod in No 4
Tuesday April 28th
Clear in morning Cloudy windy shower of cold rain and hail Ther 40 degrees Willie sowed
clover seed in part of No 1 I harrowed it JD rolled it also for benefit of wheat, harrowed in No
4, cleaned seed oats in afternoon
Wedenesday April 30th
Cloudy Ther 52 degrees Willie sowed baresputs in No 3 clover I and JD harrowed and rolled
began to sow Oats on sod in No 4 a long continued rain began this evening Father got 2
shots hogs from Uncle Mack
Friday May 1st
Cloudy Cold Frosted little Ther 36 degrees Father went to town got some flour and medicine
Willie and I put a Slide gate into cornfield fixed line fence between us and Lucas Lacocq
Saturday May 2nd

Few clouds changed cool Willie sowed oats in No 4 JD and I harrowed them in
Monday May 4th
Few clouds cool Ther 40 degrees (yesterday was cold froze some heavy frost rained in
night) Father took up the school Desks Willie and I took out the pit of seed potatos Father
and I took Desks and other things over to new school house Willie plowed rest of No 2 and
garden removed fence off it to orchard
Tuesday May 5th
Cloudy rained showers Willie and I went down to Uncle Amarcus's and got two shoots
bags fro he recently bought shelled 30 bu of corn D and F the cobs
Wednesday May 6th
Cloudy sprinkled rain alittle Father and Alf went

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May 6th 1885
to town took Aunt Sarah Ann Willie and I washed Dick Sam & Bet with disinfectant put up
rails on fence between us and Lucas
Thursday May 7th
Cloudy cool Ther 50 degrees rained heavy last night Willie and I plowed school lot for Emal,
hung up the meat meat, Father let some water of wheat in No 5
Friday May 8th
Cloudy, very cool, windy, Ther 40 degrees Willie and I ditched with Shade on back of corn
field No 6, D and F cut corn stalks, began cold ram this evening
Saturday May 9th X
Cloudy "Snow" Blizzards, heavy but of short duration windy turned to rain and snow in
afternoon Ther 39 degrees Father went to town took 31 bu of corn got 50 cts per bu, had
Bet's teeth fil filled Willie and I ditched up back of corn field

Monday May 11th
Clear pleasant frosty in morn Ther 34 degrees Willie and I ditcher up back of corn field to
lane started up towards barn
Tuesday May 12th
Cloudy showered in afternoon Ther 40 degrees Father went after some chickens Willie and I
ditched in corn field
Wednesday M 13th May
Clear foggy Ther 40 degrees warm pleasant Willie and I finished the ditch in cornfield up to
barn forenoon plowed sod for potato patch in young orchard
Thursday May 14th
Clear heavy fog, Ther 39 degrees reched 63 degrees buds are beginning to unfold on apple
trees Willie sowed few Oats in No 2 De harrowed it I cultivated it afternoon Wm fixed part of
back line fence JD and harrowed sod for beans in No 4 smallest bought Uncle Mack died
Father sawed garden seeds, Onions, Lettuce, Parsnip
Friday 15 May
Clear warm Ther reached 81 degrees Father drilled in some carrots & parsnips seeds I got
scraper from Rices took Grandmother home {illegible} and Mother D harrowed potato patch
Willie and I began to Plow corn field No 6

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1885 Saturday May 16th
Clear, warm, Ther reached 83 degrees Father went to town got some medicine for Mother
and Joe, Willie plowed in corn field I put up Election Bills he Wm and I pulled stumps in
afternoon
Monday May 18th

Clear very warm Ther reached about 82 degrees began a shower this evening Father and
Willie held Election in Old School I got a load of saw dust from Buxton put on ice cultivated
potato in garden JD harrowed sod over again for Beans in No 4
Tuesday May 19th
Cloudy Cool Ther 52 degrees Father sowed carrots, Peas, Wm, JD, C, I pulled out stumps
and heaped them in corn field No 6
Wednesday May 20th
Cloudy Cool in morn, warm, Ther 42 degrees Father cut & planted potatos Willie De and I
pulled and hauled stumps in cornfield finished pulled 200 or over
Thursday May 21st
Misty Cloudy sultry Ther reached 78 degrees Father grubbed a tree and set some fires in
corn field Willie and I plowed scraped down same hills in No 6 Father and Wm took Cate and
Bet to Chinick's to Young Wonder were not in season
Friday May 22nd
Cloudy, rained, drizzled all day Father Wm and I cleaned up rest of oats
Saturday May 23rd
Cloudy, Ther 62 degrees to 78 degrees, Father went to town I plowed with Cate and Bet in
corn field, Willie dug around currant bushes
Monday May 25th
Cloudy Ther reached 76 degrees trees in full blossom Father raked garden burnt stumps in
cornfield Willie and I scraped down hills in AM plowed PM in cornfield and scraped back
ditch camp there
Tuesday May 26th
Clear, few clouds, Ther 50 degrees morn, to noon 80 degrees Father burnt stumps Willie and
(I C with gin and George all day) plowed in corn field

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Tuesday May 26th 1885
Sold Jin and George for $170 Dinah cow and a calf
Wednesday May 27th
Cloudy Ther reached 75 degrees Father took Jin and George to town to buyer Willie hitched
up Pat and gin (colt bought at Kennedy's sale) colts the first time drove around yard a while
then harrow little in corn field I plowed with Kate and Bet in corn field
Thtursday 28th
Cloudy, Cool, Ther 48 degrees to 72 degrees I plowed in corn until noon afternoon I planted
potatoes in orchard W.A took Kate & Bet up to Chinick's and put them to Stallions young
Wonder owned by Whiaeler & Smith Father took a sow over to Pattersons Boar this morning
Friday 29th
Cloudy, Cool, Ther 56 degrees rained little I plowed in corn field with Kate and Bet Willie
harrowed with Colts Pat and Jin Father cut some potatoes went to Buxton afternoon got the
mail hoed some of the spring wheat and some onions
Saturday 30th
Variable Father went to town on the cars got {illegible} and medicine for Mother came out
with Shreve to the plans then walked in Bill harrowing with Colts Pat and Gin. I D harrowing
with Kate and Bet I planted some potatoes J shelled 8 bu of corn for grist and chop
Monday June 1st
Clear, warm, Father cut some potatos worked in garden Willie drove colts (Pat and Gin) to
town yesterday brought Aunt Sarah Ann to day took grand Mother home made a corn marker
I plowed in corn field
Tuesday 2nd

Clear cool in morn Ther 42 degrees to 76 degrees Father and Willie took grist to Merlin with
colts, worked in garden marked off corn rows some Alfred telegraphed for Dr Springer he got
here before noon to see Mother I finished plowing for corn crossharrowed half of it
Wednesday 3rd
Cloudy rained in showers all day De crossharrowed some in corn field

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Wednesday June 3rd 1885
Father Willie and I picked and shelled seed corn planted some potatoes
Thursday 4th
Cloudy rained a little Father went to town got Kate and oats shod some medicine for mothers
buggy spring we loaded &c Willie marked off some corn rows I planted sweet corn in potato
patch washed Dick and Sam with soap suds
Friday 5th
Cloudy rained very hard last night Willie let off some water washed Dick and Sam with
Disinfectant
Saturday 6th
Clear Cool in morn, Ther 46 reached 72 degrees Father went to town took Aunt Sarah Ann
bought a pair of harrows “Supple Jack” Willie and I pilled manure in barn yard
Sunday 7th
Clear very warm Ther reached 88 degrees and 90 degrees Willie drive Kate to town for
Doctor Springer he came out to see Mother
Monday 8th
Cloudy very cold drizzled rain in morn highest Temp 62 degrees Wm made slide gate across
the lane got seed corn 1 1/2 bu from Lucas Father and I planted some potatos, weeded in
garden

Tuesday 9
clear cool night I finished harrowing cross in corn field Wm marked it if long way with colts
Father began marking off with chain Willie and I planted corn after him
Wednesday 10th
Clear Ther 70 degrees noon Father went to town to get some medicine for mother Bought 2
pumps B Martins Wm and I planted corn De marked off some Flower planted Squash seed
Thursday 11
Clear Father marked off Wand I finished planting corn No 6 Wm took Kate and Bet to Chinick
horse hither one in season Father De and I planted potatoes.

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Friday June 12th
Clear very warm Ther reached 90 degrees cultivated harrowed and dull in the beans the
beans W-H No 4
Saturday 13th
Cloudy warm rained little Father and Willie went to town took Aunt Sarah Ann she has been
here 2 weeks brought Sussy De Al and I worked in garden grand mother came this evening
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*Sunday 14th June
Clear Ther reached 93 degrees Dear Mother passed from this life at 15 min to 5 O'clock A.M
Wm got Aunt Mary and Aunt Emmaline also Mrs Morhead and H. Kessey Uncle Amarcus
sent telegraph to Windsor to Rev S.D.W Smith and others, to Xenia
Monday 15th
Father went to town to make nessary arrangements for the funeral brought Aunt Sarah Ann
out, Uncle Horace Black brought out coffin
Tuesday 16th

Cloudy rained little Funeral started at 2 Oclock RU Rev Seth DW Smith preached sermon
and preformed services assisted by Elder Brown
Wednesday 17th
Willie De and I planted povae potatos
Thursday 18th
Father went to town to get knew buggy spring and other things on return stoped at Chinichs
put Bet to young Wonder second time Wm and I finished planting potatos began to replant
corn
Friday 19th Friday
Wm and I finished replanting corn AM hauled 40 rails to back line fence finished fixing it
Saturday 20th
Cloudy rained heavy D.M Father went to town took Aunt Sarah Ann and Sussy home Wm
and I finished fixing line fence West half began building summer kitchen

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Monday June 22nd 1885
Few chores cool in morn Ther 45 degrees Willie and I finished building summer kitchen
Friday 23rd
Clear cool Ther 42 degrees in morn Father hoed sweet corn Wm and I cultivated west half
cornfield De and Flavius uncorned
Wednesday 24th
Clear cool morn Ther 48 degrees w 78 Father went to town took Joseph to stay a week Aunt
Sarah Ann's 5 bu beans last an strawberries and Aunt Emmaline Wm began to cultivate
beans I erect scarecrow in cornfield re planted sweet corn
Thursday 25th

Pureloads Wm cultivated beans J, D, Flave and I uncovered with hoes
Friday 26
Few clouds Ther 76 degrees Father hoed potatos in garden Wm cultivated some beans him
De Fla and I uncovered, more rain
Saturday 27th
Few clouds Father went to town took Aunt Emmaline and marketing Willee, De, Fla, and I
uncovered beans
Monday 29
Clear cool Ther 46 degrees yesterday turned windy showered Ther Ther 90 degrees to 52
degrees, Willie and I cultivated corn in morn cut field No 3 of clover
Tuesday 30th
Clear cool Ther 44 degrees Wm and I cultivated corn in morn I cut part of field No 5 of clover,
Father and Wm cut fence corners
Wednesday 1st July
Father took Aunt Emmaline and strawberries to to town with alts (Pat and Jin) Wm De and I
raked apple orchard and and part of clover in No 3 snook up the rest
Thursday 2nd
Clear moderate Father Wm De and I shook rest of B No and eat past of No 5 shocked part of
No 3

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Friday July 3rd 1885
Clear warm Ther reached 84 degrees Father Wm and I shocked hay rest of No 3 part of No
5 began to haul into barn P.M 7 loads
Saturday 4th

Few clouds warm Ther reached 86 degrees Wm D A and I haled rest of field No 3 5 loads
making 12 loads on No 3 alas 4 loads of No 5 Alfred went to town to try 3rd C Exam
Monday 6th
Clear hot in morn rained heavy P of U I finished cutting No 5 rest took up hauled 3 loads
Tuesday 7
Clear warm Father took scraper and lard to Fletcher and shook out hay
Wednesday 8
Finished shaking out and hauled in 4 loads of hay
Thursday 9th
Finished Ther reached 94 degrees hauling hay 3 loads making 14 loads in No 5, hay in all 26
loads, 4 in stable, I recut down part of No 5 Wm cut fence corners
Friday 10th
Few clouds Ther 82 degrees Wm and I cultivated corn finished one way began other De
reraked fields of hay
Saturday 11th
Clear cool Father went to town brought Alf out Wm De F and I hauled reraking and
cutting 5 3 loads had beans rest is done
Monday 13th
Few clouds rained hard with heavy wind in afternoon Father cut fence corners Wm and I
cultivated corn sill rain
Tuesday 14th
Cloudy cool Ther 76 degrees Father Wm De Fl & I weeded in garden
Wednesday 15th
Cloudy warm Father cut fence corners Wm and I cultivated corn

Thursday 16th (finished cultivated beans)
Misty clouds Ther reached 84 degrees Father cut fence corners Wm and I finished cross
cultivating corn. hight of corn average 14 in inches

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57 degrees
Friday July 17th 1885
Warm clear Ther reached 94 degrees all hoed some beans hauled in load of fence corner
hay Father got Cradle fixed at Fletcher cut bound and shocked a little rd wheat in No 1
Saturday 18th
Clear warm Ther reached 90 degrees Father went to town Wm helped grand Mother haul
hay rest hoed beans
Monday 20th
Clear sultry warmest day this summer got Ther highest Temperature 98 degrees Father
began reaping wheat in No 1 Wm D. F and I bound Sold Spot cow for $25 went to town in
eve meet Mrs N Rosier at dusk who commenced work in morning got 200 cwt of clover
Tuesday 21st
Clear cloudy threatened rain in afternoon, breezey all day Ther reached 110 degrees bound
wheat in No 1 Father cut some fence corners Cultivated and hoed some corn Mrs N Rosier
began wash
Wednesday 22nd
Few clouds warm Ther 88 degrees Father cut some fence corners Wm and I cultivated corn
Alf De, F hoed
Thursday 23rd
Few Clouds Ther reached 88 degrees Father cut some fence corners Wm and I cultivated I,
A, F hoed corn, A.M in P.M. all downed wheat Father co cut

Friday 24th
Clear warm in morn cloudy rained heavy {faded} here crossed corn field Father reached W
half No 4, Wm Al De Fla and I bound and shocked it
Saturday 25th
Cloudy Ther reached 82 degrees Father went to town Bet to S. Bogast Vt Surgen Rest
bound some W Half No 4 after hoed sweet corn and potatos
Monday 27th
Clear, cold Ther reached 89 degrees Wm reaped Wheat No 1 rest with Kate’s colts {illegible}

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Friday July 3rd 1885
clear very warm Ther reached 84 degrees, Father Wm and I shocked rest of No 3 part of No
5 began to haul into the barn, P, M hauled 7 loads,
Saturday 4th
few clouds very warm Ther reached 86 degrees Alfred went to town to try Examination
Father Wm De, Fla and I hauled hay into barn, loads,
Tuesday 28th
Clear cool in morn Ther 57 degrees reached 93 degrees Father helped Uncle much bind
wheat Wm Alf De and I bound rest of No 1 set most up sow taken to Paterson's boar
Wednesday 29th
Few clouds rained little last night Ther rea 91 degrees all began to haul wheat hauled field
WH No 4 closon wheat
Thursday 30th
Cloudy rained last night little today Father went to town drive Kate and gin, got brand for Bet
rest cut Thistles and weeds in old slashing base cwt Gladstone

Friday 31st
Few clouds got Aunt Emmaline Team and Charlie to help draw wheat drawed all to one load
and rakings of No 1
August 1st Sturday
Cloudy rained little Father went to town drove Aunt Emma Kate and ours we finished hauling
Wheat and rakings into barn a sow had 10 Pigs
Monday 3rd
Cloudy showered heavy all night and today til al and noon
Tuesday 4th
Cloudy cool in morn Ther 65 degrees W 75 degrees all moved fence around garden began
to haul up stove wood rained little
Wednesday 5th
Father cut Aunt Emmaline Oats few clouds cold in morn Ther 60 degrees W to 74 degrees
all hauled stove wood
Thursday 6th
Cloudy cut spring wheat cut about blocks to go under fence William made some rails to
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Friday August 7th 1885
Cloudy moderate Father bought a 2 year old colt from Theodre Marchan give Tidy cow and
$40 all began along fence line next woods of slashing
Saturday 8th

Cloudy Father and De drove Kate & gin to town in PM marketing rest luged PM turned Aunt
Emmaline Oats Sunday warm heavy showers very wet Marchan took Tidy
Monday 10th
Few clouds, warm very wet ground Father and Willie went to Detroit on Excursion, per CSR,
rest pull fields clear of weeds out of Onions and garden & potatos
Tuesday 11th
A Copper brought a cow to Gladston Clear warm Ther reached about a 85 degrees all picked
up in clearing 7 in forenoon bought and set up Aunt Emmaline's Oats PM
Wednesday 12th
Clear warm Ther reached 84 degrees Father and Wm went to Tilbury Center and got 2 yrs
old Colt bought off Marchan rest picked up in bush
Thursday 13th
Cloudy rained in showers PM Wm cut around Oats all picked up in the slashing
Friday 14th
Cloudy very cool Wm cut field 2 and most of No 4 with Kate and bet, rest cut weeds house
yard and fence
Saturday 15th
Clear very cool in morn Ther from 46 degrees to 76 degrees Father drove Kate and bet to
town, Marketing, Wm took plows to Fletcher with colts to be repaired we bound Oats No 2
and part of field 4
Sunday 16th Aug
Brought Sam Colt age 1 year 3 mots, up this morn sick took {illegible} Wild road Kate to town
sent Dr Hall VS out he died before arrival of VS
Monday 17th

Cloudy moderate built log pile over colt S barn finished cutting Oats in field No 4 bound and
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Tuesday 18th August 1885
Cloudy threatened rain Wm Alf De Fla and I bound and set up Oats until 4 Oclock PM W. g.
A. D and I went to see Fireworks in Chatham
Wednesday 19th
Clear misty Ther from 65 degrees to 78 degrees Father took Mrs Peaker to town. Willie took
25 bu 30 cts per bu of Oats and 18 of wheat 80 cts per bu to town with K and bet, rest bound
last of the Oats, field No 4
Thursday 20th
Father and Willie went to Fletcher and got plows and scraper Father went to Mrs Peakers to
sell 25 ac ground W plowed PM,I, plowed AM with Kate & bet in stubble No 5, Wand A
stacked Aunt Emmaline's Oats in the afternoon cut some weeds in eve
Friday 21st
Cloudy warm Ther 80 degrees rained very heavy accompanied with strong wind and heavy
hail, Father brought calves home from Morheads took 5 bu of Oats off Siberian trees cut
some weeds
22nd
Cloudy Father drove out Kate and Emmaline's Kate to town sent Dr Hall out to Examine Bet
split wood cut new
Monday 24th
Cloudy rained heavy all night and in showers today Ther 70 degrees cut 10 posts for a
Waggonshed in L Lecoq & J Ellit valued hay {illegible} on tack yesterday
Tuesday 28th
Cloudy cool Wm Alfred and I worked on timber hauld hauled up for shed

Wednesday 26th
Cloudy cool Ther from 52 degrees to 66 degrees straightened up Oats and worked on timber
finished Father attended some business for Mrs Morhead & J. Grant bought a single buggy
of J. Williams
Thursday 27th
Clear warm cloudy cool Ther 44 degrees Wm Alf De and I worked in timber for shed

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Friday August 28th 1885
Cloudy cool Ther 46 degrees Alf & De began to haul in Oats with Kate Pat & Jin together, I
went down and got Aunt Emmaline's Team ploughed PM with them
Saturday 29th
Cloudy Father and De went to town drove Aunt Emmaline's Team Wm Alf Fla & I hauled in
the rest of the Oats from field No 4 & 21 Wm brought single buggy from J Williams
Monday 31st
Cloudy cool heavy shower of hail and rain in evening Wm and I began to plow in No 5, W
with Kate gin and Pat, I with Aunt Emmaline's team
Tuesday 1st September 1st
Cloudy cool Ther reached 64 degrees rained a shower PM Father went to town drove Kate
Wm and I finished plowing in No 5 began in No 2
Wednesday 2nd
Clear in morn cloudy Ther 40 degrees slight frost Wm and I finished ploughing lot No 2,
began to E, lot No 4 Alf De and Fla began to pull beans WH of No 4 Father & Alf took the
Democrat buggy to Shaws to be repainted
Thursday 3rd
Cloudy Wm and I plowed in No 4 De Alf and Fla shelled beans

Friday 4th
Cloudy rained with all shelled corn until noon Plowed a little PM both teams
Saturday 5th
Cloudy Father drive Kate to town single I plowed with Aunt Emma Team Wm and rest
worked at Waggonshed
Monday 6 7th 7
Cloudy (Sunday morn clear frost Ther 34 degrees) Wm and I finished ploughing stubble in
No 4, de finished work on Waggonshed raised Father bought a Wisner seed drill for $84

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Tuesday 8th September 1885
Cloudy rained all day with short intermissions Willie drove Kate to town got some medicine
for Aunt Emmaline, rest Shelled corn
Wednesday 9th
Cloudy several misty showers Willie Alf De Fla & I finished raising the Waggonshed
Thursday 10th
Cloudy Ther 74 degrees went to town for Aunt Emmaline we all worked at Waggonshed
sided it in
Friday 11th
Brought double buggy from Buxton Cloudy Wm Alf and I got rafters finished out of bush
worked at them and places for them D and F pulled bean
Saturday 12
Cloudy Father and I took 30 bu of dry shell corn got 52 Wm shaped and pull up the rafters A,
D and F pulled beans
Monday 14th

Clear Father went to town yesterday to Conference came out tonight Wa, Alf and I worked
on sideing and roofing shed
Tuesday 15th
Few Clouds Father got 12 bu seed wheat, Wm harrowed WH No 5 and lot No 2 A,D,F pulled
beans, I went down and began Plowing for Aunt Emmaline
Wednesday 16th
Clear cool Ther 50 degrees Wm drilled lot No 2 and WH of No 5 in Wheat, A, D &, F pulled
beans, I plowed for Aunt E with team
Thursday 17th
Misty cool Ther 38 degrees frost some places Wm harrowed all day I with Aunt E team also
until noon in No 4 rest pulled beans
Friday 18th
Clear warm Wm got 12 bu of Oats from Paterson hauled in 2 loads of beans rest pulled
beans I plowed for Aunt E
Saturday 19th
Clear foggy cool nights Ther reached 75 degrees Father drove Kate to town & all hands
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Monday September 21st 1885
Clear heavy dew warm I got Aunt Emmaline team and rolled E, H, No 4 Wm harrowed half of
it with Kate and colts A, D and F, pulled beans
Tuesday 22nd
Cloudy Ther 66 degrees went to town Wm and I harrowed afternoon Wm began drill in wheat
in No 4, I followed with harrow De Alf & F pulled beans
Wednesday 23rd

Cloudy warm in morn turned windy cold Ther 40 degrees Wm finished drilling wheat in No 4,
A, M, went down and plowed for Aunt Emmaline both teams, D, A, F, pulled beans
Thursday 24th
Clear cool in morn Willie and I finished plowing Aunt Emma Alf, De and Flav finished pulling
the beans in No 4
Friday 25th
Few clouds warm Ther reached 80 degrees Willie and I harrowed ground down at Aunt
Emmaline, Father and I got 16 bu of seed wheat
Saturday 26 27th 26
Few clouds very warm Ther reached 90 degrees Father went to town with Mrs Peakers
horse Willie and I drilled and harrowed after 7 1/2 bu of wheat at Aunt Emmalines A and D
began to dig potatos
Monday 28th 28
Clear warm Ther reached 78 degrees Wm run out water furrows on wheat at Aunt E, A, D
and I hauled in rest of beans with, Kate and bet, both plowed PM in beans ground in No 4
put a nine little pigs in the Pen to wean
Tuesday 29th 29
Clear warm Ther reached 80 degrees Wmn and I plowed in No 4 AM Father helped Aunt
Emmaline thrash A cut first of grapes
Wednesday 30th
Few clouds slight breezes warm Father Wm and I went to town to Fair took some marketing
Thursday October 1st
Misty clouds, warm Wm and I plowed in No 4 and harrowed

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October Friday 2nd 1885

Cloudy moderate Ther 74 degrees turned cooler Wm and I finished plowing in all field No 4
harrowed and began cultivating it
Saturday 3rd
Cloudy cool rained about noon till 2 Friday Father drove colts to town Wm harrowed and
cultivated No 4 with (Kate and Kate and bet) A, D, and I cut corn first cut
Monday 5th
Cloudy cool Ther 37 degrees rained slowly till noon we shelled corn fanned seed wheat
Wand I fanned 4 bu of wheat for Aunt E brought team up
Tuesday 6th
Cloudy cool Ther 36 degrees, first, snowed little Father took grist for Aunt E, and D Flav and
Eunice for Vaccination to town, Wm drilled part of WH of No 4 in wheat, Alf and I cut corn
Wednesday 7th
Cloudy cool Ther 27 degrees Wm finished drilling wheat in No 4 I harrowed with Aunt E team
finished all Furrows & c by 3 PM, all cut corn rest of day
Thursday 8th
Few clouds fl rained heavy during night Wm Alf De and I cut corn
Friday 9th
Clear heavy frost Ther 29 degrees Father went to D. Fletchers sale got 2 two grade and one
Thoroughbred Heifers price $74, all cut corn
Saturday 10th
Clear Frost and fig in morn Ther 34 degrees Father drive Kate to town Wm De and I got 3
heifers from Fletcher's, hauled had punkins up for pigs, all cut corn rest of day
Monday 12th
Cloud began raining last night rained nearly all day Wm A and I put the gable end in waggon
shed

Wednesday 14th
Cloudy rained drisly in forenoon Father went to town drive Kate Wm and Alf and I greased
gin and pats harness

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Thursday October 15 1885
Few clouds moderate Father and I Wm A and I put some roof on waggon shed
Friday 16th
Few clouds Father and I took 39bu of corn got 48 cts per bu to town with Aunt E Kate and
out Wm Cut some of clover for seed in No 3
Saturday 17th
Few clouds warm Ther reached 65 degrees Father drove Aunt E team to town Wm cut rest
of clover in No 3 and part of No 5 A and I husked some corn hauled 2 loads punkins Aunt E
Pat weaned here De and F cut corn stalks
Monday 19th
Cloudy rained hard last night drizzled some today Father Wm and I went down and cleaned
30 bu of wheat for Aunt E Father went to town hall took a petition we began to haul manure
on No 3
Tuesday 20th
Cloudy cool in eve windy Father drove Kate and beauty took 30 bu of wheat to town for Aunt
E, Wm and I hauled manure With (Kate and Bet) Went rest of clover in No 5
Wednesday 21st
Clear cool, Wm, Alf, De, and I, hauled manure all day on No 3 with both teams, Kate bealit
Thursday 22nd
Cloudy cool all hauled manure from barn yard, ice in morn

Friday 23rd
Cloudy cool, Ther 32 degrees morn, Father and I went to Fletcher got 413 ft of lumber for
waggon shed, AM, Father took 12 bu of corn to Merlin to get ground did not get it ground,
Wm and Alf helped A Uncle Mack to Thrash in the afternoon
Saturday 24
Clear heavy frost last night Father went to town in the democrat got 100 cwt of flour settled
Kennedy note Chas Alf and I put some roof on the shed and hauled in some dirt and turned
some of the clover

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Monday 26th October 1885
Clear frosty in morn Father went to Merlin got grist Wm, Alf and De went down and helped
Uncle Mack to thrash I layed up with vaccination
Tuesday 27th
Misty Wm and Alf made general arrangements for thrashing cleaned Barn, granary hauled
wood & De and Fla gathered apples
Wednesday 28th
Cloudy Father went to town got necessities for thrashing rest tinkered about got engine and
machine over and {faded}
Thursday 29th
Cloudy rained heavy last night and drizzled all day stoped our thrashing Wm made piks for
colts
Friday 30th
Cloudy cool windy snowed all A.M, several hands gathered to thrash but failed Father and
Wm drove (Kate and Bet) to Buxton hauled our logs to gangway of Kersey Mill
Saturday 31st

Clear in morn cool Ther 20 degrees Father went to town market Wm, A, D and I dug and
pitted about 16 bu of carrots
Monday 2nd November
Cloudy cool, one short shower, we began to thrash first wheat Clawson, Democrat, Reliable,
resp, in all 286 bu, set for oats
Tuesday 3rd
Cloudy cool, hail last night, Ther 37 degrees, we thrashed oats 214 bu A.M, Father went to
Buxton PM to get logs sawed failed
Wednesday 4th
Cloudy rained Father went Buxton got a cant hook from S-haw we picked apples in Old
orchard pitted rest of carrots and beats
Thursday 5th
Cloudy rained continuous PM, very muddy finished picking apples in old orchard
Friday 6th
Cloudy {page torn} most of day Father piled lumber sawed a Kersey Mill

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Friday November 6th 1885
We fanned up all of Reliable Wheat
Saturday 7th
Cloudy warm Ther 60 degrees very muddy Father went to town single buggy Wm and I went
to Buxton W brought back lumber to finish shed I remained and piled rest of lumber as
sawed rest gathered some apples finished roofing W
Monday 8th 9th
Cloudy cool Wm, Alf, De, Flave, and I began to husk corn

Tuesday 9th 10 Cloudy cleared off PM all husked corn
Wednesday Friday 10th
Clear Ther 39 degrees Wm took Mrs Peaker 40 bu of corn AM drawed 40 in from field all
began to turn clover over
Thursday 12th
Cloudy turned windy and cool we turned over rest of seed clover in No 5 hauled in 3
waggonloads
Friday 13th
Cloudy cool rained during night we hauled up a load of squash and punkins and 40 bu of
corn turned clover in No 3
Saturday 14th 14
Cloudy cool heavy blustering snow storms Ther 30 degrees Father drove Aunt E team to
town took 4 bu of Wheat for grist, we daubed stable stalls
Monday 16th
Cloudy cool windy we shook up seed clover in No 5 and hauled in rest of it, 3 loads
Tuesday 17th
Clear AM cloudy PM warm Ther 24 degrees reached 60 degrees turned and hauled 2 loads
of No 3 seed clover Father sold all Elm on east side lane for $60
Wednesday 18th
Cloudy rained nearly all day Father Wand I measured and bined Reliable Wheat 118 bu
fanned most of Democrat, hauled a of hay to stable a sow had 9 pigs
Thursday 19th
Cloudy, moderate, Father and I made roads in slashing to some rails W got barrel of plaster
from Rices, all husked some corn

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Friday November 20th 1885
Cloudy, cool, all husked corn
Saturday 21st
Cloudy Ther 36 degrees Father drove (Kate and Pat) to town market we all husked corn
Monday 23rd
Cloudy cool we hauled in 3 loads of corn
Tuesday 24th
Cloudy cool snowed 1/2 inch Wm went to town on Kate A, D, & I hauled corn
Wednesday 25th
Cloudy cool Ther 34 degrees snowed about 1 1/2 or 2 in Wm with colts, I Kate hauled out
400 rails west bettwen between clearing and bush A, D, helped. I. James Harris patched
plaster in house
Thursday 26th
Cloudy moderate we hauled out 329 rails from slashing
Friday 27th
Cloudy cool, we hauled out last of rails 57 rails and 19 poles hauled also 50 bu of corn P.M
Saturday 28th
Clear warm Ther 22 degrees Father went to town single buggy Wm and I bushed out soft
wood in slashing all hashed some corn PM ba Barry's men began cutting Elm in slashing, all
woods east of home
Monday 30th
Clear warm Ther 26 degrees Willie rode Kate to town started to take Bet got to Scipio's on
6th con, A, D, and I husked corn turned seed clover left

Thursday December 1st
Cloudy rained little in morn warm Father shoveled some in E line ditch rest all husked
Wednesday 2nd
Cloudy warm all husked corn
F Thursday 3rd
Cloudy windy cool we hauled in 3 1/2 loads of corn 1 load the last of seed clover from No 3
Bet mare died at Scipio's
Friday 4th
Cloudy, little snow in morn rained at night Wm D and I husked corn Cousin Arminta and
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Saturday December 5 1885
Stormy heavy blustry snow storm nearly all day Ther 22 degrees could not go to town Wand
I put stalls in stable rest picked wood
Monday 7th
Clear cold Ther 3 degrees above Z (preceding day very stormy heavy snow blizzards Ther
18 degrees fell to 10 degrees) Wm and I hauled 2 loads of hay to stable F, S here brought
engine we began to tash thrash clover seed about 4 O'clock PM,
Tuesday 8th
Clouded in morn Ther 2 degrees about Z reached 34 degrees snowed turned to sleety rain
Father went to Chatham to attend cort on Cooper vs Webb case, We finished thrashing
clover seed about 4h 30m PM had about 13 bu from machine
Wednesday 9th
Cloudy moderate showered some rained all night high water Father went to town to attend
cort Wm took 23 bu of Wheat to town got 80 cts per bu We cleaned barn after mill

Thursday 10th
Cloudy cooler windy Ther 28 degrees Ftaher stayed in town awaiting trial Cooper vs Webb,
Wm and Alf took engine out to H. Blacks with Kate and Aunt E Kate, We hauled 30 bu of
corn
Friday 11th
Cloudy Ther 19 degrees Father went to town on trial Cooper vs Webb Wm went to Buxton
got a load of lumber sawed for us at Kersey Mill we hauled out 167 rails, trial came off Webb
had damages to pay
Saturday 12th
Cloudy Ther 10 degrees evening 30 degrees, Father drove pat and gin to town, Wm drove
(Kate and jewel) to Buxton got load of lumber AM hauled in 50 bu of corn to Barn
Monday 14th
Cloudy snowed about 5 in yesterday and this morn hauled in some fodder
Tuesday 15th
Cloudy Blustry Ther 16 degrees Wm and I hauled 4 loads 2 each rest of lumber from Buxton
hauled 2 loads of soft wood up to hewkirks with teams (Pat and Gin) (Kate and Jewel)

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Wednesday December 16th 1885
Clear in morn pleasant Ther 10 degrees Wm Alf and I I hauled rest of 5 cord of soft wood to
hewkirks got a grist of 6 bu of corn ready
Thursday 17th
Cloudy Ther reached 40 degrees we hauled corn fodder into Barn
Friday 18th
Cloudy little snow Ther 32 degrees we hauled up fire wood all day Father took 6 bu of corn to
Merlin for a grist with pat and gin

Saturday 19th
Clear in morn windy Ther 32 degrees Father took 31 bu of wheat to town got 76 cts per bu
(with Kate Aunt E Kate) Wm went to Merlin and got yesterday's grist
Monday 21st
Cloudy turning warm we fanned up the last of Democrat wheat in all 81 bu and commenced
in Clawson fixed one wood rack to haul the waggon (Brought mare coming 4, Polly) home
we got from Chatham
Tuesday 22nd
Cloudy warm Ther reached 50 degrees Father drove Kate and Polly to town took 33 3/4 bu
of wheat got 76 cts per bu hauled load of fodder into barn and a load of hay into stable and
others chores
L Wednesday 23rd LLLLL
Cloudy, very muddy, we put up beams in shed waggons put up rake plows & c got some
white flint ready to pound into {illegible}
Thursday 24rd
Cloudy Ther 28 degrees Father took cousin Arminta and Mrs Rossier to town, Latter left, Wm
went to Stockton's for cider press did not get it, took 10 bu of apples to Rices got them
ground
Saturday 26th
Clear, warm Sun, Ther 14 degrees Father and Alf went to town drove (Kate and Polly team)
Willie and I put up a crane in waggon shed fixed stye put in little pigs
Monday 28th
Cloudy Ther 34 degrees to 40 degrees Father went to Buxton to meet Post O. Inspector We
fanned up rest of Clawson in all 111 bu other wood rack to haul in the waggon

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Tuesday December 29th 1885-1886

Cloudy Ther 34 degrees Father posted bills of sale of old home-stead in south and north
Buxton We hauled a load of hay into stable hauled part of manure pile in garden spread it on
No 4
Wednesday 30th
Cloudy Ther 38 degrees (48 degrees in eve) rained some Father went to School
meeting was elected trustee We culled corn in cribs pilled and choped and slashing
Thursday 31st
Cloudy Ther 40 degrees We spread manure in No 3
Friday January 1st 1886 AD
Cloudy We spread rest of manure on No3 Wm sharpened little crosscut
Sat Jan 2nd
Cloudy Ther 44 degrees very muddy rained in eve Father went to town We got up pole for
waggon shed sawed some stove wood in slashing
Monday 4th
Cloudy rained nearly all day Ther 50 degrees at 9AM 34 degrees 6 PM Father and Wm held
municipal election at old school Alf and I let off water culed some corn &c
Tuesday 5th
Cloudy Ther 30 degrees snowed PM Father took election returns to Fletcher We took heated
fodder ofit of mow sawed some stove wood began to fan clover seed
Friday 6th Wednesday 6th
Cloud Ther 12 degrees we began to thrash beans in barn with horses
Thursday 7th
Cloudy snowed little Ther 14 degrees we thrashed beans
Friday 7 th 8

Clear in morn snowed little Ther 5 degrees above We finished thrashing beans and fanned
them about 42 bu
Saturday 8th 9
Cloudy blustry Ther 9 degrees Father and Wm went to down in sleigh I and Alf hauled a load
of hay into stable &c
Monday 11th 11
Cloudy blustry Ther 6 degrees below Z snowed PM Wm and I hauled one load each of
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Tuesday Dec Jan 11th 1886
Clear in morn Ther 13 degrees below Z hauled hickory wood to Buxton in sleighs
Wednesday 13th
Clear Ther 4 degrees below Z we hauled wood to Buxton on waggons
Thursday 14th
Clear warm Ther 10 degrees above Z we made 3 trips with hickory wood on waggons to
Buxton
Friday 15th 15
Cloudy drizzled little in evening Ther 16 degrees above reached 38 degrees we made two
trips to Buxton with wood took cousin Arminta Hughs to Fletcher to go home on rail
Saturday 16th
Cloudy warm Ther 38 degrees rained considerable Father went to town with Aunt Emmaline,
We made 3 trips each to Buxton
Monday 18th

Cloudy snowed little Ther 14 degrees Wm and I made one last trip to Buxton, all on waggons
with hickory wood had in all 25 1/2 cords got $2.75 per cord, loaded one waggon with 20 in
Beach
Wednesday 20th
Cloudy blustry turned to rain in evening Wm and I took load each of 20 in Beach for Dr
Springer to Chatham
Thursday 21st
Cloudy little snow sleeted in night Ther 28 degrees we shedded a few few maple saw logs
Friday 22nd
Cloudy blustry snow storm storm in eve Ther 14 degrees Wm and Alf took rest of 20 in stove
wood in all 8 single cords to Dr Springer on the sleighs
Saturday 23rd
Clear cold Ther 2 degrees below Z reached 10 above Father went to town on sleigh Wm and
Alf took a load of hay from barn to stable we drawed up some firewood &&c

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Imp
Monday J January 25th 1886

Cloudy moderate very little snow sleety roads Wm and Alf made 4 trips each to Fletcher with
Maple saw log to Barry's
Tuesday 26th
Cloudy drizzled some Wm and Alf Father took rest of maple logs to Barry's to be sawed
Father Wm and I went to Buxton PM and rolled three large White Oak logs up to the skidway
of Kersey's mill maple logs to Barry's 14
Wednesday 27th

Cloudy Ther 30 degrees to 38 degrees Father and Wm went to town on waggon took 7 bu 29
lbs of clover seed got $6.50 per bu 11 bu 11 of beans got 65 cts per bu Alf and I bushed out
some soft cord wood and fire wood
Thursday 28th
Cloudy drizzled rain a little Ther 32 degrees to 36 degrees Wm and Alf bushed out 340 rails I
finished bushing out soft wood cut by E, Elare
Friday 29th
Cloudy Ther 24 degrees to 34 degrees Wm and I got one load each of ice from Fletcher to
pack
Saturday 30th
Cloudy snowed about 2 in Ther 18 degrees Father and Wm went to town Ordered P a
Traction Engine built at D. Park and sons Alf and I hauled a load of hay to stable built fence
around cow yard
Monday 1st February 1886
Cloudy moderate Wm and Alf packed ice I took 10 bu to Aunt Emmaline and 10 bu to Aunt
Mary of beans brought a load of sawdust from Buxton
Tuesday 2nd
Cloudy snowed about 2 1/2 in most got to lay on road this winter Wm and I began to cut
maple logs to get sawed by Barry
Wednesday 3rd
Clear Ther 8 degrees below Z Wm and I sawed rest of maple logs all 9 began to cut some
elm
Thursday 4th
Clear Windy Ther 7 degrees below Z noon 4 degrees above Wm and I hauled 8 maple logs
to Fletcher

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Friday Februay 5th 1885
Clear calm Ther 16 degrees below Z Wm and I hauled one maple last, making in all 23
maple logs 5 to get sawed also 9 Elms for sale
Saturday 6th
Cloudy blustry snowed about 3 in Ther 14 degrees Father and Wm went to town A and I got
up a load of limbs to heat kittle for Hog killing
Monday 8th
Clear warm Sun, Ther 25 degrees above reached 42 degrees snow going fast & Father Wm
Alf and I cut 4 Elm logs AM hauled them PM one tree 1640 feet
Tuesday 9th
Few clouds Ther 28 degrees reached 48 degrees We killed our pigs 4 Wt 355-154-135-115
lbs respectively, hauled a load of hay to stable
Wednesday 10th
Few clouds Ther 30 degrees to 52 degrees Wm Alf and I husked some corn hauled it in
Thursday 11th
Cloudy Ther 38 degrees to 42 degrees Father and Willie cut up and salted pork got Aunt
Mary who rendered lard; W and I sawed some cord wood
Friday 12th
Cloudy rained in night and AM misty very muddy Ther 40 degrees to 44 degrees Wm
sharpened both saws
Saturday 13th
Cloudy misty drizzled little Ther 38 degrees to 40 degrees Father went to town in buggy we
sawed wood, stove, cord, and firewood took sow to Patterson's boar

Monday 15th
Cloudy snowed 1 in windy Ther 26 degrees Father Wm Alf and I sawed wood of all kinds and
slashed and filed brush
Tuesday 16th
Clear cool Ther 8 degrees Wm Alf and I sawed cord wood all day
Wednesday 17th
Few clouds Ther 5 degrees during night, 22 degrees to 32 AM, We hauled a load of hay from
barn to stable Wm got rest of hand picked beans from Aunt Emmalines some from Aunt
Mary's cut cord wood PM
Thursday 18th
Cloudy Ther 40 degrees little skiff of snow Wm A and I sawed cord wood

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Friday February 19th 1886
Cloudy rained Wm cleaned up Clock and Organ we picked beans
Saturday 20th
Cloudy blustry Ther 4 degrees above Z Father and Wm took 10 bu of bean hand picked got
$1.00 per bu we picked some beans got up some wood
Monday 22nd
Cloudy Snowed yeasterday little today about 3 in snow has not exceeded 4 in in depth this
winter Father went to town in sleigh Wm and Alf hauled manure from stable and spread on
wheat in No 4
Tuesday 23rd
Clear, cloudy in morn Ther 32 degrees thawing PM Wm and Alf hauled manure from stable
spread on wheat in field No 4, cut some wood Aunt E's PM

Wednesday 24th
Clear Ther 10 degrees reached 32 38 degrees Wm and Alf hauled manure on No 4
Thursday 25
Cloudy and very windy Tem 28 degrees this morning but turned cold we hauled the last of
the hay from the East mow of the barn and put it in the stable very muddy
Friday 26th
Clear little skiff of snow very muddy windy Ther 8 degrees above we hauled in a load of
fodder cut cord PM
Saturday Friday 27
Clear warm sun Ther 6 degrees above Father and Wm went to town in the buggy A and I
piled some cord wood, cut firewood & c
Monday March 1st
Clear windy at times Ther 4 degrees above Z Father Wm Alf and I cut cord wood and rail
cuts
Tuesday 2nd
Clear windy Ther 8 degrees above Wm Alf and I cut cord wood AM, fanned and shelled 6 bu
of old a corn for grist
Wednesday 3rd
Cloudy Ther 12 degrees above Father went to town in democrat took 6 bu of corn got grist
Wm A and I cut cord wood
Thursday 3rd 4th
Clear Ther 20 degrees reached 36 degrees We hauled in rest of corn fodder the ground is
bare frozen dry, snow has not exceeded 4 in this winter

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Friday March 5th 1886
Clear Ther 16 degrees reached 40 degrees We hauled the remaining corn shocks into Barn
Wm went tor Rileys got 4 bu of seed corn from E bar got rest of bean from Aunt Mary's
Saturday 6th
Clear Ther 16 degrees reached 40 degrees (Father took 25 bu of wheat for grist -to town)
We sawed cord wood some stove wood also,
Monday 8th
Cloudy Clear intervals skifs of snow Ther 34 degrees Wm and I hauled and spread manure
on wheat in No 4, AM, all cut wood in slashing PM
Tuesday 9th
Cloudy some wind Ther 24 degrees to 36 degrees all hauled up firewood M AM Cut in wood
PM
Wednesday 10th
Few clouds Ther 24 degrees to 36 degrees Father Wm Alf and I cut in slashing firewood 68 c
PM Wm and I scattered blocks for fence around clearing hauled out 128 rails
Thursday 11th
Cloudy windy Ther about 36 degrees Father Willie and Alf cut in slashing
Friday 12
Cloudy & cool Tem 36 degrees slight skiff of snow this morning Father went to Fletcher
Chasunwell we did not do much
Saturday 13
Cloudy Tem 38 degrees Father went to Town put in a tender for the Shadd homestead of
$5500 Chasunwell Alf and I husked some corn in the barn &c
Monday 15

Clear and warm becoming very muddy Alf and I cut some stovewood in the woods Father
helped us
Tuesday 16
Clear and warm Alf and I sawed some stovewood in the woods
Wednesday 17
Clear and warm Father and I went to town in the buggie roads very heavy
Thursday 18
Cloudy and raining I filed the saw we done not much

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March Friday 19 1886
Showered some this morning Alf and I hauled the first load of hay from west mow to the
stable Father went to Fletcher heavy thunder storm night before last
Saturday 20
Cloudy & showery very muddy Father scouring ditches Alf and I sawed some stovewood
Monday 22nd 22nd
Cloudy snowed about 2 in Wm and Alf wood sawed cord and stove
Tuesday 23rd
Few clouds Father Wm and Alf sawed wood in slashing
Wednesday 24th
Few clouds Ther 40 degrees to 50 degrees Father Wm and Alf sawed wood
Thursday 25th
Few clouds moderate Father Wm and Alf sawed wood

Friday 26th
Cloudy windy Ther 40 degrees to 32 degrees Father burned grass along line ditch Wm and
Alf trimed some trees in young orchard took out some carrots
Saturday 27
Cloudy Tem 28 Father went to town where he found that his tender of 5300 $ for the
homestead was accepted Alf and Wm trimmed treess all day
Monday 29th
Cloudy and showery Alf and Wm finished husking corn in the barn
Tuesday 30
Cloudy & damp Alf and Wm hauled in a load of hay trimmed some trees & c
Wednesday 31
Heavy frost Tem 22 Clear & warm in the day Father & W.A went to town in the Buggie Roads
very muddy
Thursday 1 April
Snowing Raining & c W.A hung up the pork

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April Friday 2 1886
Cloudy and Cool Alf and W.A fixing up fences
Saturday 3
Clear but Cool Father Aunt Emma and WA went to town in the Buggie roads very heavy
Monday 5
Cloudy and cool Father and WA sowed clover Chaff on lot No 2 Father went to Wilsons sale
Alf and W.A went to cut down & piled up 4 old apple trees & fixed fences

Tuesday 6
Snowed all day snow very deep over a foot we did not do much cool Ther 22
Wednesday 7
Alf and W.A hauled out some manure from the garden on to No 1
Thursday 8
Is cool this morning Alf and WA hauled out some manure to No 1 got soft and we had to quit
we then hauled out rails from garden fence onto the road Father went to town hall to division
court
Friday 9
Clear and warm very muddy snow going fast we hauled some rails on to Lacocq & hauled up
some wood
Saturday 10
Clear Father and Aunt Emma went to town D Hall took a large splint from Kates breast Alf
and W.A trimmed trees at upper place
Monday 12
Cloudy & showery Alf and W.A let off water took out carrots parsnips & beets & shelled corn

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Tuesday 13 1886
Clear Alf and W.A hauled some Hay to Aunt Emma's trimmed grape vines &c
Wednesday 14
Clear Alf and WA trimmed trees at upper place Williams, Moore, & Mathews Cut wood
Thursday 15th 15
Clear warm Father W,a and I went to trim Father to attend cort court on summons, I went to
Doctor brought out 200 lbs of flour roads beginning to dry up some heavy yet

Friday 16
Clear very warm Ther reached 75 degrees Father returned from town this evening Wm and
Alf trimed trees on upper place
Saturday 17th
Clear warm Ther reached 72 degrees Wa and Alf trimed trees on upper place
Monday 19th
Clear very warm Ther reached 80 degrees shade Father took 22 bu of White wheat to town
got 78 cts per bu Wm and Alf fixed fence along front of place
Tuesday 20th
Clear AM rained a heavy shower PM Father drove colts to town took 24 bu of wheat got 8 cts
per bu Wm fixed fences on upper place Alf got Aunt Emma team being roling meadow in No
1
Wednesday 21st
Clear Ther reached 78 degrees Wm took 10 bu of oats and Dull to upper place and bed
stead Ge to cultivate and sow field Alf finished Roling No 1 began No 5
Thursday 22nd
Clear warm Wm finished cultivating began to Drill in oats PM on upper place Alf and Flave
gathered stones on clover on upper place PM A finished roling clover in No 5 home AM

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Saturday 24th April 1886
Intermitting clouds Fatehr drove Aunt Emma team to town took 30 bu of wheat got 80 cts per
bu Wm finished drilling oats Alf roled clover on upper place
Monday 26th
Cloudy Ther reached 65 degrees Wm cultivated and drilled in Oats for Aunt Emmaline Alf
and C Simpson harrow and roled what on east side of lane on the upper place

Tuesday 27th
Cloudy cool windy Wm plowed; Alf harrowed, C Simpson roled wheat C roled meadow also
on upper place
Wednesday 28th
Clear warm Ther 70 degrees Wm harrowed wheat in No 4 home with Pat gin and Dick, latter
added today, C Simpson finished wheat roling on upper place began roling in No 4 Alf
plowed on upper place Father flave and I picked tree trimming on upper place
Thursday 29th
Cloudy cool windy Wm finished harrowing wheat in No 4 lot 2 & EH of No 5 C Simpson roled
it Father sowed clover seed on lot No 2 and EH of No 5 Alf plowed on upper place AM began
harrowing wheat down at Aunt Emmalines'
Friday 30th
Cloudy cold drizzly rain all day Father sold all of the Elm and Basswood on the upper place
to PT Barrey for 300 to be taken off within 3 years from date April 30th 1886
May 1st 1886
Saturday May 1st
Cloudy warm Ther 70 degrees rained PM Father went to town Wm Alf scraped the road from
townline to Drakes road with colts & Aunt E team
Monday 3rd
Cloudy Father sowed clover at Aunt Emma's Alf and C Simpson harrowed and roled wheat
down at Aunt E Wm plowed on upper place
Teusday 4th
Cloudy rained PM Wm Alf and C Simpson ploughed and har-rowed on upper place Dick cold
broke and worked some this week

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Wednesday May 5th 1886
Cloudy cooler Wm Alf and C Simpson Plowed on upper place Father went to town
Thursday 6th
Few Clouds Wm Alf and C Simpson Drilled in and harrowed land rolled oats on upper place
Father and I burnt part of the bush in orchard
Friday 7th
Clear warm Ther reached 78 degrees Father Fla and I finished burning brush trimings in
Orchard on upper place Wm Alf and C Simpson plowed for Oats down at Aunt Emmalines
Saturday 8th
Clear Ther 76 degrees Father went to town S buggy Wm Alf finished putting in oats at Aunt
Emmalines worked dick
Monday 10th
Cloudy heavy rain last night AM we loged up some log piles in slashing PM Wm and Alf
plowed for corn at Aunt Emmaline's Oliver Higate put 24 had head of cattle X and calves in E
bush on upper place to pasture one Month
Tuesday 11th
Cloudy Am Ther 70 degrees PM Wm and Alf finished plowing for corn down at Aunt
Emmaline
Wednesday 12th
Clear warm Ther reached 80 degrees in shade Wm drove Pat to town to horse Doctor De Alf
and C Simpson began to plow for corn in field No 6 some garden potatos planted
Thursday 13th
Few clouds Ther 76 degrees Wm & Alf and C Simpson plowed in No 6 for corn Father went
to town Mr Hacket's funeral F & I picked up chunks
Friday 14th

Cloudy warm Ther 76 degrees rained heavy in eve and night Wm and Alf plowed in No 6
Kate and Polly and Aunt E team
Saturday 15th
Cloudy rained drizzly AM Father went to town Wm Alf De and Flave Cleaned up house and
barn on upper place
Monday 17th
Cloudy Wm Alf & C Simpson plowed for corn in No 6
to be right to make him work out the amount and consider it a christian act

Argument on Slavery
Mrs I. D. Shadds Argument on the 28th March 28 was that if she were to buy a slave that
she believes it to be her right to hold him until which time as it takes the slave to remunerate
her and that if the slave runs away that she would have him brought back she said she would
not sell him but she would scourge and whip him; this she considers Christianity and right,
thereby admitting the right to buy men under all such circumstance. If a master was to sell a
slave she has would buy him to keep him from going south but, would believe it

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Tuesday May 18th 1886
Clear Frost this and yeasterday morn Ther 36 degrees and 40 rest Wm Alf and C Simpson
plowed in No 6 Father burnt in slashing
Wednesday 19th
Clear Wm Alf and C Simpson finished plowing for corn in No 6 Father loged and burnt in
slashing I bagged up rest of the Closon Wheat 22 bu
Thursday 20th
Clear warm Wm Alf and C Simpson finished harrowing and marked off one way field No 6
began planting in evening
Friday 21st

Clear warm Father marked we planted all of field No 6 in corn C Simpson roled part of it
Saturday 22nd
Clear very warm Ther reached 9 86 degrees in shade Father went to town took 36 bu of
wheat got 76 cts per bu Wm Alf and C Simpson & I finished roling corn in No 6 and went to
Aunt E and harrowed marked off and planted 4 acres for her
Monday 24th May
Clear we began to move part of things to upper place all but Willie and Flave moved up, PM
Wm and A plowed
Tuesday 25th
Clear Wm A and C Simpson harrowed oats Father took a load of 25 bu; got 76 cts for 5 bu
left rest there in Chatham also 2 heavy plows for repair
Wednesday 26th
Clear Father went to town hall to council meeting got assesment on upper place changed in
to his name Wm got gin shod at b Buxton brought road scraper from shaws C Simpson
plowed
Thursday 27th
Cloudy heavy shower last night Wm Alf and I hauled out 278 rails from W bush on upper
place AM plowed PM for summerfallow C Simpson plowed also
Friday 28th
Few clouds Wm C Simpson and I finished plowing summerfallow scraped at the road & fixed
line fence bt us DJ Lacey

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Saturday May 29th 1886
Clear Father and Wm went to town Alf and I planted some garden down home sweet corn &c
Monday 31st

Clear warm Father and Wm measured off upper place and layed off ditches Alf and I cleaned
and while washed root house
Tuesday June 1st
Clear very warm AM Father went to town brought Mrs Anga Carter Wm Alf and C Simpson
began to ditch along line fence SE gate quarter next 8 con
Wednesday 2nd
Cloudy rained shower PM Father went to town and got Mrs Carter's furniture Wm Alf and C
Simpson ditched SE, q next 8th con
Thursday 3rd
Few clouds cool Father put away pork Wm Alf and C Simpson plowed for beans on upper
place De and I cut rubbish in fence corners
Friday 4th
Few clouds Ther 72 degrees Father and De scraped road from townline to 12 and 13
sideroad Wm and A finished working ground and out it in beans AM W, A, CS, D I cut rye in
Aunt E wheat
Saturday 5th
Clear AM rained shower PM Ther 74 degrees Father went to town Wm Alf and De ditched, 2
teams, I replanted part of field No 6 in corn
Monday 7th
Few clouds rained in morning Ther reached 80 degrees Wm Alf De and C Simpson ditched,
hauled out 82 rails also I p replanted some in No 6 Father cut rye at Aunt E
Tuesday 8th
Few clouds Ther 72 degrees Wm Alf, De, & C Simpson finished the ditch on SW half line up
here began to haul out manure on summerfallow I finished replanting corn in No 6 down
home Father finished rye at Aunt E
Wednesday 9th

Few clouds warm boys hauled manure on summerfallow roled it and harrowed it I replanted
corn down at Aunt Emma

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Tuesday 10th June 1886
Few clouds A, D and I hauled manure on summer follow AM Wm Alf and I began to cultivate
corn on lower place PM
Friday 11th
Few clouds Ther reached 78 degrees Wm Alf and I finished cultivating corn in No 6 on lower
place David Tuncovern
Saturday 12th
Few clouds warm father went to town we fixed fence for lit behind the barn for Dick
Monday 14th
Few clouds very warm Ther reached 89 degrees in shade Wm Alf and I began a track behind
slashing for Ditch and fence
Tuesday 15th
Few clouds very warm Ther 89 degrees Father went to town took iron plow for repairs
brought out a hay Fedder, Wm and Alf began to cultivate corn in No 6 I cultivated at Aunt E's
Thomas Sulivan put 2 horses in bu to pasture
Wednesday 16th
Few clouds very warm Ther 90 degrees Wm Alf cultivated corn in No 6 C Simpson and I
finished corn at Aunt Emmaline's brought horses up
Thursday 17th
Cloudy warm rained last night Wm Alf De and I finished cross cultivating corn in No 6 began
to Ditch between slashing and bush on lower place
Friday 18th

Cloudy cool Wm Alf De & I loged AM ditched PM along back of slashing
Saturday 19th
Few clouds Ther 74 degrees Father and Wm went to town De and I finished ditch behind
slashing A pulled mustard from oats &c
Monday 21st
Cloudy rained in showers PM Wm went to town We cut some thistles in old slashing
Tuesday 22nd
Cloudy misty Father Alf and boys loged Wm and I began fence around slashing on lower
place

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Wednesday 23rd June 1886
Few clouds We put up some fence loged some Am began cutting clover PM on lower place
in No 5
Thursday 24th
Cloudy rained PM and night Wm and Alf cultivated corn in No 6 rest dressed and thined corn
A finished cutting clover PM in 5
Friday 25th
Cloudy rained some PM We fixed some fence cultivated some corn PM
Saturday 26th
Cloudy AM Father went to town with Aunt Emma's team Wm and Alf began cutting clover in
No 1 AM all raked and shocked up clover in No 5 Wm got mower of Aunt E's yeasterday
Monday 28th
Clear Father went to town got clover for horse rake & c Wm and C Simpson finished mowing
No 1 we raked and coocked part of cut saturday, hauled in clover in No 5 to barn

Tuesday 29th
Clear Father tedded and raked EH of No 1 We began to haul to barn and stable WH No 1,
Isadore Elare moved into house
Wednesday 30th
Clear We hauled rest of No 1 in AM C Simpson raked stubble PM Wm and Alf began cutting
on upper place PM
Thursday June 1st
Clear Alf and De mowed rest of Clover on upper place Wm and I cut fence corners C
Simpson tedded all cacked some PM
Friday June 2nd
Misty Sultry all worked at hay hauled to old stable PM shook and coocked some
Saturday 3rd
Few clouds warm Ther 80 degrees Father drove Pat and gin to town C Simpson helped all to
coock and haul clover on upper place
Monday 5th
Clear warm Ther reached 90 degrees in shade We finished raking up clover in upper place
and hauled it in

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Tuesday 6th July 1886
Clear very warm We cut fence corners and old orchard in AM cut new orchard also Also cut
and bound Wheat in lot No 2
Wednesday 7th
Clear very warm Ther 70 degrees morn all cultivated and hoed corn on lower place in No 6
Thursday 8th

Clear Father and rest of us hoed corn Alf and Wm cutting
Friday 9th
Clear very warm Wm and Alf cultivated corn Father and rest hoed
Saturday 10th
Few clouds Wm went to town, father and rest hoed corn Alf finished cultivating corn in No 6
Lucas Lecocq put 2 cows in bush to pasture
Monday 12th
Cloudy Father took Democrat to Fletcher to tyers cut Alf began cutting Timmothy hay on
upper place rest finished hoeing corn in No 6 finished Timothy and cut fence corners around
it
Tuesday 13
Cloudy little shower in evening Father went to Fletcher and got load of fence lumber at Barry
mill rest hauled in Timothy hay part to barn lower place Thomas Sulivan put 7 head of cattle
in bush to pasture
Wednesday 14
Clear this morning heavy rain this Evg Wm cultivated beans until noon Chats & Father
ground knives and cradle rest hoed beans afternoon we commenced cutting wheat in No 5A
W.AS
Thursday 15
Clear but damp we set up wheat until noon when we finished cutting No 5A and cut cut some
in No 4A
Friday 16
Clear we finished cutting East half of No 4 and Commenced Cutting Aunt Emma's

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Saturday 17 July 1886

Tolerable clear Father, Aunt Emma Mrs Carter and I went to town to go cut thistles in the
Evg we cut some wheat at Aunt Emma's
Monday 19
I finished Cultivating the beans and cut some fence corners Father and Chas cut fence
corners Flave raked timothy stubble and we hauled the rakings in, rest hoed beans
Tuesday 20
We cut fence corners & c until noon aft noon we finished Aunt Emmas wheat and cut some
on upper place
Wednesday 21
Cool night, Clear day, we finished Cutting wheat at lower place & cut on at upper place
Thursday 22
Clear we hauled in wheat from No 5 & finished Cutting wheat this afternoon
Friday 23
Clear we stacked Aunt Emma wheat and hauled in some from No 4
Saturday 24
Clear Father went to town we Cut fence corners and hauled in some wheat
Monday 26
Showery this morning Chas and Alf cut fence corners & weeds Father shot a Black squirrel &
weasel after noon he sowed some turnips in the garden and helped us log some
Tuesday 27
Foggy this morning we finished hauling in out wheat and hauled some fence corner hay
Wednesday 28

Clear Alf & D Commenced ploughing this morning in No 4 with Kate & Pollie, and Aunt
Emma's team Chas loaded & I hauled cut & spread manure on No 4 Father & Flave burning
in clearing
Thursday 29
A shower this afternoon we hauled out manure and ploughed in No 4
Friday 30
Clear we hauling manure & ploughing in No 4 Father burning

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August
Saturday July 31st 1886
Clear and warm Father drove Kate to Chatham in single buggie Chas Alf & I hauled manure
on to No 4 JD ploughed in No 4 Father burned in the clearing
Tuesday 3
Clear and Cool Chas Flave and I hauling manure JD ploughing No 4 Father & Alf burning in
the clearing
Wednesday 4
Clear and Cool Father went to town in the buggie took 4 bu corn & 6 bu wheat for grist also
took the hay tedder in and got another I hauled some stone some dirt & c to bull stall and
ploughed some with Kate & Marsham Chas & Alf hauled some manure
Thursday 5
Showers all day I built a stall in the shed at the barn and a feed trough
Friday 6
Clear and Cool we JD and I ploughed in No 4 all day I drove Kate and Marsham {illegible}
Saturday 7

Father Aunt Emma & I went to town in buggie other boys hauled manure on to No 4
Monday 9
Clear Father cut some oats at Aunt Emma's and Attended Old Mrs Hixes Funeral this Evg
Chas & Alf hauled manure JD burned & I ploughed in No 4 with our Kate & Bute
Tuesday 10
Father cut some oats at Other place Chas and Alf bound I ploughed until noon after noon JD
and I went down and bound Oats at Aunt Emmas
Wednesday 11
Very warm tem 94 degrees Father cut some Oats Chas Alf J.D. and I ploughed rest finished
binding the Oats corn & spread manure red fletcher heiffer calved
Friday 13
ilea heavy shower this morning we logged all day in the clearing

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Mary
Saturday 12 August 1886
Clear and warm Father Aunt Emma and I went to town boys hauled some wood ploughed
and harrowed some in summerfallow upper place
Monday 16
Rained some this morning we put up some oats Father commenced Cutting After noon we
ploughed some in orchard
Tuesday 17
Clear we bound Oats most of the day Father finished Cutting Oats
Wednesday 18

Cloudy this morning we Cut finished binding our own and almost finished Aunt Emmas
Father put up Aunt Emmas Clothesline posts
Thursday 19
Clear & warm we commenced hauling in oats today hauled the spring wheat Father got a job
of Ditching on the Shadd drain which was sold today
Friday 20
Clear we hauled Oats most of the day Chas and Alf ploughed some this morning in
summerfallow
Saturday 21
Tolerable Clear Father Aunt Emma & I went to town in the democrat this morning Father took
1 1/4 bu of plums got 10 per qt
Monday 23
Tolerable clear we finished hauling in our Oats and laid out a ditch through the center of the
upper place
Tuesday 24
Cloudy but warm we hauled in stacked Aunt Emma's Oats and Commenced work on the
center ditch
Wednesday 25
Clear and warm we worked all day on the Centre ditch with 3 teams
Thursday 26
Clear and very warm we worked all day on the centre ditch on the upper place
Friday 27
Clear and warm we worked all day on the ditch Except that Chas hauled some water for Aunt
Emma, Father went down and Cleaned out her pool

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Saturday August 28th 1886
Very hot some heavy showers in Tilbury father Aunt Emma Ada and I went to town in the
democrat Chas Alf and JD worked on the ditch
Monday 30
Cloudy and damp this morning we finished the first piece of centre ditch and scraped some
in the road put there was too much water to clean it out
Tuesday 31
Clear and Cool we worked at the Centre Ditch all day
Wednesday 1st September 1886
Clear and cool JD harrowed all day in No 4 Alf & I cut clover seed with mowers Chas &
Father worked in the clearing
Thursday 2
Clear and cool Alf and I cut clover until noon JD harrowed, afternoon Chas and Alf finished
cutting clover JD sulkey raked & Chas Simpson Flave Morrise & I cocked it up
Friday 3
Clear Alf & D finished harrowing No 4 we cleaned up balance of Old wheat 25 bu & then
cocked up clover seed
Saturday 4
Clear Father Aunt Emma & I went to town in buggie took 5 bu 45 lbs lb wheat got 218 lbs
flour boys harrowed summerfallow & out up balance of clover
Monday 6
Clear and warm we hauled in Clover seed all day Father dug some in Aunt Emmas pool and
the helped in clover

Tuesday 7
Clear and warm we scraped mud out of pond until noon and then finished hauling in Clover
Wednesday 8
Clear and very warm we scraped mud out of the pond all day with 3 teams

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September
Thursday 9
Clear a shower this Evg we finished scraping the mud out of the pond and commenced
harrowing No 4 I commenced drilling reliable wheat on it 1 bu per acre also sowing timothy 6
lbs per acre
Friday 10
Clear a shower this Evg JD finished harrowing & I finished drilling No 4 took 10 bu of wheat
Father measured the field 9 5/8 acres Alf and Father went for water down the townline Chas
& others pulled beans
Saturday 11
Clear & pleasent Father Aunt Emma and I went to town boys hauled 2 loads water & piled
some lumber at Fletcher we drilled lot front of house on upper place the Evg in reliable wheat
28 26 pua
Monday 13
Clear & cool a shower this Evg we helped Aunt Emma thrash she had 196 bu Oats & 102 bu
of wheat
Tuesday 14
Clear & cool Chas and Alf got a load of water this morning I run out farrows in No 4 After
noon we ditched on Centre ditch
Wednesday 15

Clear we ditched until noon after noon Father Alf & Morrise went to help uncle mack thrash
rest hauled in two loads of beans & ditched some
Thursday 16
Showery Al Chas & Alf hauled two loads of lumber from Fletcher Father helped uncle mack
Thrash I went to town in single buggie to get some harness fixed
Friday 17
Heavy rain last night we cleaned up a load of wheat this morning afternoon we ploughed
some at Aunt Emmas
Saturday
Tolerable Clear father and Aunt Emma went to town in the buggie I took 26 bu wheat in it
weighed 27 bu got 72 c per bu

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Monday 20 September 1886
Clear we ploughed and harrowed at Aunt Emmas all day for wheat
Tuesday 21
Clear I drilled in 4 bu of reliable wheat at Aunt Emmas 1 bu per Ac, Jd finished harrowing Alf
ploughed on upper place afternoon we all worked on centre ditch Father helped uncle mack
thrash Chas cut some corn
Wednesday 22
Clear we worked on the centre ditch all day
Thursday 23
Clear Father went to Old Mr Cooper's funeral he was 100 years old I’ve finished the front
part of centre ditch and commenced ploughing rest of summerfallow for wheat
Friday 24

We scraped a flat ditch across summerfallow and I commenced to drill reliable wheat on N 7
half picks per Ac
Saturday 25
Father went to town this morning in democrat I finished drilling Summerfallow took 4 3/4 bu
after noon Chas and I went to town in single buggie Alf got in rest of beans JD ploughed
Monday 27
Father and I went to town took 44 bu of Oats for Aunt Emma Also 17 bu wheat got 26 c for
Oats 70 c for wheat Alf & D ploughed After noon some Chas cut some corn
Tuesday 28
Cloudy drizzled rain after noon we commenced ploughing for wheat in No 5 with 3 teams
Wednesday 29
Tolerable Clear & Cool we ploughed in No 5 most of the day with 4 teams J working Dick
and Pollie
Thursday 30
Frost last night Cool Alf harrowed some on upper place rest ploughed in No 5 Pat had colie
at noon and did not work after

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Friday October 1886
Rained some last night Cloudy & cool I drilled 2 1/2 bu beaury wheat on centre ditch back &
1 bu puge & commenced drilling in No 5 Alf & D harrowed in No 5 & Chas finished ploughing
it
Saturday 2
Clear & cool Father went to town Alf & d finished harrowing No 5 Alf run out furr{cut off} & I
drilled in 9 bu of Beaury wheat on it had not quite Enough to finish C 1 bu per ac
Monday 4

Cloudy & showery I finished drilling this morning we then commenced hauling manure from
back of barn on upper place on to field beyond the house Alf commenced ploughing in it
Father went to S Woods to sale and bought 6 pigs C 6.75 Each
Tuesday 5
Father went to town in single buggie Alf ploughed rest hauled manure from behind Old barn
Wednesday 6
Clear & Cool Alf ploughed rest hauled manure
Thursday 7
Clear and pleasant Father Chas Alf and I went in Chatham to the fair JD hauled up some
pumpkins & c
Friday 8
Clear we thrashed a flooring of beans after noon we ploughed & harrowed some on upper
place beyond the Orchard
Saturday 9
Clear and warm Father and Aunt Emma went to town in single buggie I took in a load of
wheat 26 bu & 10 bu of beans also took out iron plow & other plow irons to get fixed Alf
harrowed on upper place boys hunted a lost pig
Monday 11
Clear and pleasant we hauled up wood water & c for thrashing Father got 3 lambs from T
Sullivan for $2.75 Each I also hauled in 14 bu of Corn from Henry

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Tuesday Oct 12th 1886
Clear & pleasant we commenced thrashing about 9 Oclock at upper place Louis Granduson
Isac Williams Uncle Mack Jobe River & J T harris helped us finnished at upper place and
thrashed at had 180 Oats & 115 Wheat Also thrashed Oats at lower place had 205 bu Oats

Wednesday 13
Clear & pleasant Ive finnished thrashing had 225 bu wheat at lower place
Thursday 14
Rained a little this morning heavy wind this after noon Father took 40 bu of wheat to town,
blew front barn doors off and blew down a great deal of fence &c we faned up some wheat
after noon I took 7 bu of wheat down to uncle Macks for seed he paid me $5.00 for it
Friday 15
Clear and windy we fixed up fence all day
Saturday 16
Father Aunt Emma & Mrs Carter went to town in the democrat I took 40 bu of wheat got 68 C
Monday 18
Clear & cool we husked Corn all day
Tuesday 19
Clear & Cool we husked Corn until noon after noon we hauled in 35 bu Corn & 30 bu Culls
Father measured the field 12 ac 18 {illegible}
Wednesday 20
Clear & pleasant Father and I went to town to see my Engine tried took 36 bu wheat got 68 C
boys hauled 40 bu corn
Thursday 21
Clear we put in a bridge at upper place over the road ditch
Friday 22
Clear and Cool we husked Corn all day
Saturday 23

Clear and Cool we hauled in Corn all day Father went to town in the single buggie

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Monday 25 October 1886
Clear & Cool Father went to town took a load of Oats for Aunt Emma we husked corn all day
Tuesday 26
Cloudy & Cool Chaz & Father Assisted the surveyor me George on the line ditch between us
and McCart rest husked Corn
Wednesday 27
Cloudy rained all the Afternoon we husked Corn until noon after noon F boarded up a stall
for slick in shed by the barn
Thursday 28
Cloudy & damp we husked Corn most of the day
Friday 29
Cloudy we hauled in Corn 200 bu of good Corn & 6 bu Culls Father ween to Joe Rices sale
this afternoon
Saturday 30
Clear and pleasant Father Aunt Emma And I went to town in the democrat took 4 bu Culls
Monday November 1st
Clear we straightened up the Corn Cribs at upper place and hauled up 50 bu of Ebeir's
husking And put in them
Tuesday 2nd
Clear and pleasant we husked Corn all day
Wednesday 3

Clear & pleasant fodder very dry we husked all day
Thursday 4
We finnished husking about noon after noon we hauled in ballance of Ebeir's husking he
husked 219 bu
Friday 5
We finished hauling in our Corn had 1057 bu off the field 539 bu good Corn 993 Culls And
225 bu unculled

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Saturday 6 November 1886
About 2 inches of snowfall this morning Father went to town in democrat we hauled up some
wood Cleaned up some wheat &c snowing again this Evg
Monday 8
Cloudy and damp we laid a bridge across Center ditch in Crosslane & loged up some in bush
preparing for work on our part of McCart drain
Tuesday 9
Cloudy and damp Chas Alf & D hauled 4 loads of lumber from Fletcher I ploughed some with
Dick & Pollie in the Evg we cleaned up some wheat Father put in some window glass &c
Wednesday 10
Clear Father went to town took 36 bu of wheat got 70 C Chas D and J Commence ditching
on the McCart drain Alf grubbed some in some roots
Thursday 11
Cloudy we finished ploughing and harrowing a piece of ground for timothy seed Just beyond
the house weed Aunt Emmas team Afternoon we ditched some with two teams
Friday 12

Tolerable pleasant we ditched all day with 4 teams
Saturday 13
Cloudy & damp Father drove Kate and Pollie to Chatham J. D. took Aunt Emmas team home
J got 32 bu of corn from henrys field hauled up some pumpkins wood &c afternoon J went to
town Alf ploughed some with Pat & Shays
Monday 14
Tolerable clear we ditched all day with 4 teams
Tuesday 16
Toler Clear Clear we ditched all day with 3 teams Father went to the plains to a trustee
meeting this Evg
Wednesday 17
Rained all day we Cleaned up some wheat &c
Thursday 18
Cloudy and blustery Occasional snow squalls we ditched some in the afternoon

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November 1886
Friday 19
Cloudy we ditched on the McCart ditch all day with 3 teams
Saturday 20
Tolerable Clear Muddy Father went to town in the democrat we ditched with tow teams after
dinner J went up to Buxton and got some plaster for patching Alf ploughed
Monday 22
Cloudy and frosty we finished scraping on the McCart drain

Tuesday 23
Cloudy we ploughed most of the day on upper place rained this Evg and we had to quit
Wednesday 24
Cloudy and Cool very muddy we ploughed on upper place beyond the house finished front
Thursday 25
Cloudy we ploughed over behind the orchard on upper place finished about 7 acres
Friday 26
Cloudy and Crusty we hauled in 12 loads of fodder from No 6
Saturday 27
Cloudy Father went to town in democrat we hauled in 12 loads of fodder from No 6
Monday 29
Cloudy snowed some this morning we ploughed most of the day in sodfield in upper place
Tuesday 30
Cool and windy frozen too hard to plough Father and I went to town took 21 bu of wheat
boys hauled in the ballance of the fodder out of our field
Wednesday 1
December snowing & blustery all day we cleaned up some timothy seed & c
Thursday 2
Cold and windy Tem 4 degrees we got two loads about 900 ft of white Oak lumber from
Kerseys Mill which was sawed from our logs on shares Kersey got 700 ft for sawing
Friday 3
Cold Them 14 we bushed our wood sled & Flave hauled 3 Cords of Ash for Copfield

Saturday 4
Clear & cold Father went to town we finished hauling out wood and hauled 4 loads of fodder
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Monday 6
Clear & pleasant J D & I went down and helped Chas Simpson haul in his fodder Alf & Chas
hauled up some wood water &c
Tuesday 7
Clear & pleasant we commensed thrashing clover this morning with Gillulak's machine
Thrashing all day & got 2 1/2 bags Father went to Mrs James Steels funeral this afternoon
Wednesday 8
Clear & Cool we finished Thrashing Clover had 7 1/2 bags I took the Engine over to J Dillons
this Evg
Thursday 9
Clear Father took James Harris’s 6 bu of Corn over we cleaned up the barn floor put some
Chaff in the mow &c
Friday 10
We killed Woods Hogs 5 & one other woods hogs weighed 977 lbs and other one 213 also
cleaned 26 bu wheat & shifted other hogs into the pen
Saturday 11
Clear & pleasant, muddy, Father went to town took 28 bu of wheat we hauled 55 bu of Corn
from Henrys field and I took 5 hogs down to Fletcher this Evg weight 989 lbs got $5.50 per
cwt largest hog weighed 210
Monday 13
Very muddy Father rode old Kate out to the Council we ground axes fanned wheat &c

Tuesday 14
Tuesday froze up during last night Isador moved away up to Sleds we commensed getting
out timber for a shed to go on the west side of the barn Father cut up a hog
Wednesday 15
Snowed some last Evg Father went to town took 20 bu of wheat for grist got 6 bags of brand
also got a draft for $20 for me to send Munn & Co. we hewed a piece of timber for the shed
and cut some wood
X Thursday 16
Cold we framed some at the shed
X Friday 17
Writing of Diary by Chas Cold Tem 4 degrees below we finished framing at the shed and set
up 4 posts Mrs Carter left Father took her over to Rues
Saturday 18th
Father went to town diary written by CW

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December 20th 1886
Jan 1st 1887
took 20 bu of wheat to town to for grist
Monday 20th
Father took some wheat to town got 73 cts per bu Wm De and I worked on shed (took 30 bu)
Tuesday 21st
Father Wm also took x a load of oats to town for Aunt Emmaline We worked on hauled up
some firewood &c
Wednesday 22nd

Wm De and I sawed some logs in lower place worked on shed PM
Thursday 23rd
All faned up clover seed about 10 bu when clean Father went up to counsil meeting got $44
back tax on Shadd drain 70 cts on Deary Rice Drain
Friday 24th
Snowed heavy Father went to town to Xmas market
Monday 27th
We cut a few Elm logs hauled up some fire wood we
Tuesday 28th
Cold Ther 4 degrees above Father held the Provincial Election at E Elare of div 2 Wm and I
cut down Elm logs in bush an on lower place
Wednesday 29th
Snowed some Father attended school meeting Wm and I finished cutting down helm
Thursday 30th
Father and J D, C I and De made 2 trips with 2 teams to Fletcher with Elm logs. Wa and I cut
{illegible} to logs
Friday 31st
Snowed and blowed heavely today Father and I made one trip to Fletcher with logs Wm
sharpened saw
Saturday January 1st 1887 1887
Snowed heaivly heaveily Father wen took 30 bushel of wheat to town got 79 cts per bu rest
tinkered
Mon 2 3rd

Father and Wm held Municipal Elect in south {?} house De and I hauled 4 cord of softwood
to Wm Newkirk
Tues 3rd 4th
Father went to town I took two loads of logs to F, PM
Wed 4th 5th
De and I hauld logs to Fletcher made 3 trips
Thurs 6th
Father and De finished drawing down elm logs to F Wm and I cut smalest of the 2 white oaks
in NW corner on lower place
Frid 7th
Clear cold Ther 12 degrees below Z Father and De took two white oak logs of tree to
Chatham had 1100ft got $12 per thousand Wm and I cut 3 red oak and remaining 1 w oak
log
Satu 8th
Cold Ther 18 degrees below Z Father went to town with Aunt E

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Wm & Alf took 1 white oak 3 red oak logs to Chatham got $6 per thousand all around
Mon 10th
Cold windy Killed 9 of big hog Nem Zebbs and AB upper helped Aunt Mary and Emmaline
ridded entrails
Tues 11th
Father took 2228 lbs of pork got $5.75 per cut to town Wm and De took 5 1/2 cord 40 in
wood to Dr Springer
Wedn 12th

Father and De took 3 cord of dry wood to N. Murray Wm and I cut down last large white oak
on lower place
Thur 13th
Father and De took two white oak logs of 817 ft 675 rest got A Elare to cut up the tree. Wm
and I cut 4 red oaks
Fri 14th
Warm drizzled rain AM snowed PM Father went to Fletcher
Sat 15th
Father went to town to work it took 4 bu of corn for grist Wm and De took 4 red oaks
had J 8.00 ft
Mon 17th
Snowed blustry Father and De took 2 more white oak logs of tree to lower had 1175 ft got $8
per thousand ft Wm and I cut 3 red oak logs on upper place
Tues 18th
Blustry Ther 0 degrees all hauled out fire wood and loaded red oaks for Chatham
Wed 19th
Ther 13 degrees above Father & De took 3 red oaks to Chatham Wm & I cut two maples
Thurs 20th
Warm Ther reached 45 degrees above Z Father Wm De and Uncle {illegible} Cooper brought
out 4 crads of 3100 brick from Chatham to upper place
Frid 21st
Warm Ther 24 degrees above in mirn thawed Father and Wm went to Chatham brought out
1100 brick
Sat 22nd

Warm Ther reached 52 degrees above Father took 65 bu of Clover seed got $5 per bu 2 bu
of Timothy seed got $3.50 Wm & De took two maple logs 907 feet to town
Mon 24th
Thawed some snow gone from roads Father went to Fletcher to settle with Barry Wm De and
I {faded} washed of x on shed out lower place
Tues 25th
Father we to Fletcher Wm De and I worked on sheep shed
Wed 26th
Father took {faded} Wm De and I thrashed seed of beans and faned them worked on shed
PM
Thurs 27th
Ther 10 degrees {faded} all ground {faded} Wm piled

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January 28th 1887 AD
Saw, went to little bush PM to cut slash and pile brush
Frid 28th
Ther 38 degrees above rained in evening Wm and I cut 4 maple logs in lower place Father C
De slashed
Sat 29th
Fair Ther reached 42 degrees Father went to town to market Wm De and I tore old locard
fence to front gateaway and renewed it
Mon 31st
Cloudy blustry Ther 1 degree above Z hauled up lot of firewood PM
Tuesday 1st Febuary

Cloudy blustry Ther 2 degrees above all took teams and hauled 10 maple logs to Buxton for
Aunt E Simpson
Wed 2nd
Cloudy Wm De & I faned 20 bu of oats for mardmarket all slashed and piled brush in little
bush
Thurs 3rd
Cloudy I and WM cut rail cuts De bushed them
Fri 4th
Cloudy Ther 10 degrees above hauled 4 maple logs length 12, 16, 16th rest dime 20, 22, 16,
22 in
Sat 5th
Cloudy snowed PM Ther 10 degrees Father and Wm went to town De and I hauled some
wood up to hills on LP and a load of hay from barn there to stable on UP
Mon 7th
Cloudy rained showers all day I went down got Aunt mary Mary to wash Wm De and I faned
up oats at LP
Tues 8th
Cloudy rained heavy in showers all day
Wed 9th
Clear Ther 26 degrees warm very high water Father and all cut slashed and piled brush on
UP
Thur 10th
Cloudy moderate Killed 5 little size pigs wt 1000lbs and 1 large one for Aunt Emma wt 350
lbs N. Zebbs helped us

Fri 11th
Cloudy rained Father cut up the pork
Sat 12th
Cloudy Ther 6 degrees above Z Wm De and I cut and slashed
Mon 14th
Cloudy rained PM Ther 20 degrees cut & slashed Father got Aunt Mary to render lard
Tues 15th
Father salted some of pork we got out timber for a {faded}
Wed 16th
Fair Father finished salting pork Wm De and I cut slashed and pied brush
Thur 17th
Clear AM cloudy PM Father took 36 bu of oats to {faded} got 28 cts per bu Wm and I sowed
clover seed clearing of EH of field No 4 P John Carter and family moved into house LP
Fri 18th
Cloudy rained heavy PM Father {faded}

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February 19th 1887
We hauled a light load of hay and a load of fodder to UP Wm let up some water & c
Sat 19th
Cloudy cold Father went to town dob we put a fence around barn yard on LP &c
Mon 20th 21st

Cloudy Wm sowed clover seed on rest of No 4 began in No 5 De and I shelled 3 bags of
corn for T Sullivan fixed up down pieces of fence
Tues 22nd
Cloudy Father held polls at E Elare's Smith VS Campbell majority for latter 51,
Wm finished sowed some clover in No 4 De and I brought rest of cord wood up some
fodder drw drew up some wood
Wed 23rd
Cloudy Ther 22 degrees rained PM WM took 42 bu of oats to town got 28 cts per bu Father
came out with him De and I drew up wood
Thur 24th
Fair Wm De and I sawed some cord wood cut and piled brush
Friday 25th
Cloudy Wm De and I cut some cord wood Piled some bush &c
Sat 26th
Cloudy rained PM Father went to town we brought 8 a load of fodder up cut and put up ice to
keep
Mon 27th
Clear AM Cloudy began snow Ther 9 degrees above Z all shelled and
1st March
Fanned corn at LP
28th
Father took 36 1/2 bu of corn to town got 44 cts per bu Wm De and I hauled 3 loads of hay
from LP to UP
Wed 2nd March

Clear warm Wm De and I cut stove wood in little bush
Thur 3rd
Fair cool Wm De and I cut cord wood in little bush
Fri 4th
Cloudy Ther 25 degrees Wm De and I cut cord wood in little bush
Sat 5th
Cloudy Ther 18 degrees snowed all day began rain in evening Father got went to Fletcher
Mon 7th
Fair Wm De and I cut wood in bush drew a coup Kerrys {faded} up today
Tues 8th
Fair Wm De and I cut wood in fixed up fences on LP De and I took 10 bu of corn over to E
Elare
Wed 9th
Cloudy warm Ther 58 degrees We cut some stove wood took top off Lacocq line fence
finished covering in the ice
Thur 10
Fair I sowed some clover and Timothy seed of in back field on UP we cut wood trimmed and
pied brush & c
Fri 11th
Clear Father and Wm killed and dressed pig at LP {faded} lbs I sowed some clover &
Timothy seed of back field
Sat 12th
Clear windy Father went to town took pig got 5.75 per cwt I sowed some clover & Timothy
seed all cut and slashed in back field

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March 14 1887
Mon 14th
Cloudy Ther 20 degrees Wm De and I cut wood &c
Tues 15th
Fair Ther 19th weighed out a ton of hay for D Martin cut some wood &c PM
Wed 16th
Fair cool Wm I and De fixed fence along W side of lane on LP Father got 40 bu of seed oat
of D Young
Thur 17th
Windy cool I sowed clover suden wheat field back of orchard Wm & De bushed out some
hickory wood cut by E Elare all cut in bush PM
Fri 18
Cloudy cool we slashed in bush from cross lane back
Sat 19th
Cloudy Father went town took wooden handled plow for repairs I sowed clover lot in front of
house UP we slashed
Mon 21st
Cloudy cool Ther 29 degrees snowed evening Father scraped the road we trimmed trees in
front of house UP shelled some corn
Tues 22nd
Cloudy snowed a little Wm De & I shelled corn AM at LP cut and slashed in back at UP. PM
Wed 23rd

Clear Father sowed some pots of clover seed on field No 1 LP I finished sowing Lot in front
of house UP we all cut cut and slashed in bush
Thur 24th
Cloudy began rain in evening we slashed in bush
Fri 25th
Fair cool Father and De got last of corn 7 1/2 bu from field No 3 worked by H Parson at LP
Wm and I hauled out rest of rail cuts AM, all cut and slashed PM
Sat 26th
Fair cool Father & Wm went to town JD & I cut stove wood
Mon 28th
Cloudy blustry Ther 28 degrees Wm De and I bushed out hickory wood out y E Elare AM cut
Elm logs PM T Sullivan got 12 bu of shelled corn
Tues 29th
Cloudy blustry AM Ther 8 degrees above Z Wm De and I finished cutting Elm logs of Barry's
in little bush cut rail cuts PM
Wednes 30th
Cloudy all bushed out cord wood and hauled out some rails Cuts, cut The rails of down
timber in pond bush
Thur 31st
Fair moderate we hauled out rail cuts sent in pond bush along 8th con AM cut those in little
bush to single cut
Friday April 1st
Fair warm all cut and slashed in little bush Beatman Crosby began to split rails
Sat 2nd

Clear warm Father went to town We cut {faded} slashed 1 field backed 8 con

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Monday April 3rd 4th 1887
X Clear warm windy Wm De & I began to plow X in field No 3 LP
Tues 5th
Cloudy blustery Ther 18 degrees above Wm plowed AM at LP De and I hauled a load of
manure on garden UP all dug at a watering PM Up
Wed 6th
Fair windy cool Wm De & I finished all to head lands plowing No 3 LP, I rolled part of wheat
in No 4 AM
Thur 7th
Clear warm Wm dug at trough De and I plowed in No {faded}
Fri 8th
Fair warm Wm & De plowed in the No 6 I rolled No 4
Sat 9th
Clear Ther reached 70 degrees Father wen to town Wm & I spread manure on garden Wm
plowed at LP, De plowed in {faded}
Mon 11th
Fair warm AM cooler PM Wm plowed in No6 De harrowed wheat I rolled in No5 I began an l
roling clover in No 7
Tues 12th
Fair cooler Father put in a trunk at road in center ditch UP, Wm & De plowed in No 6 I
finished roling field No
Wedn 13th

1 and 2 lot garden at LP was plowed yesterday harrowed to day
Thurs 9
Fair Ther reached 59 Degrees Wm & De plowed in No6 Father {faded} at garden I finished
roling wheat on UP Father sowed onion seed in garden at LP
Thur 14th X
Fair windy Father planted some Beets Turnips Parsnips & Carrots in garden at LP Wm De
and I finished plowing field No6 LP, AM began plowing on UP in clover next back field PM
sold Rice hefier to Mrs Morhead for $15
Frid 15th
Cloudy cool showered a little Wm De and I plowed in clover next back field UP
Sat 16th
Cloudy drizzled a little in morn Father went to town {faded} W gang plough from Wm
Dosston's (bought at sale) Wm & De plowed in clover field UP I finished digging {faded}
Mon 18th
Cloudy windy Ther {faded} degrees Wm De & I plowed in field out to backfield
Tues 19th
Clear Ther 23 degrees AM Wm De & I finished plowing fields next to cornfield Wm manured
part of garden on UP
Wed 20th
Fair Wm & D began to harrow field No6 LP, I plowed potato field on UP Wm began to {faded}
Oats in No6

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Thursday April 21 3rd 1887

Fair Father went to Fletcher got some {faded} Hughs Wm and I went to get lumber sawed at
Barry's AM drilled Oats D and I harrowed in No 6
22nd Fri
Cloudy cool showered some Wm finished drilling in Oats D and I finished harrowing and run
out {faded} in No 6 LP Father put in a trunk
Sat 23rd
Cloudy windy Father went to town Wm & D plowed UP in fall plowing E side of center ditch
Mon 25
Cloudy Wm D & I finished plowing front field next house E side of C ditch AM harrowed it PM
Tues 26th
Fair showered little Wm drilled E side center ditch field in Oats D & I harrowed field No 3 LP
Wedn 27
Fair warmer Ther reached 54 degrees showered morn Father and Wm went to town D & I
finished harrowing No 3 LP, AM, D plowed front field E side of lane I roled ES lane
Thur 28
Cloudy rained heavy all shelled some corn at LP
Fri 29th
Cloudy windy cool Father took 20 bu of corn got 45 cts for bu Wm & I went in also to get
engine to fair round
Sat 30th
Fair Ther reached 54 degrees Father went to town Fair & market Wm & D plowed ES of lane
part field UP
Monday May 2nd
Cloudy rained little rained very heavy yesterday we shelled some corn AM loged some PM

Tues 3rd
Fair warm Wm & De took mares gin & Doll to Fletcher to Young Wonder gin was in season &
breed Father & Wm weighed out a ton of hay to Wm Rice all greased harness
Wed 4th
Fair warm Father went to town took 25 bu of corn got 45 cts per bu Wm D & I {faded} some
board fence along back of yard UP Breed Polly to
Thur 5th
Fair warm Wm D & I {faded} weigh stands in back ditch behind clearing No 7 LP loged in it
PM
Fri 6th
Fair Ther reached 79 degrees Father and all loged in clearing No 7
Sat 7th
Fair warm rained in evening Father went to town X Wm Drilled D harrowed field No 3 LP in
oats

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Monday May 9th 1887
Fair warm Wm D & I loged in clearing No 7 LP
Tues 10th
Fair warm Father and all loged helped by Isaac Williams and Job Piecce sr in clearing No 7
LP
Wed 11th
Clear warm Father and all loged AM helped by Isaac Williams & Job Pierce latter and Wm
hauled manure PM
Thur 12th

Clear warm Ther reached 80 degrees Wm hauled manure on ridge for potato patch &c J
Pierce loded it D and I harrowed in back field nat 8 con field for peas
Fri 13th
Fair warm Father & Job Pierce finished shearing sheep AM Wm drilled in Peas on field next
8 con field D harrowed I plowed potato &c patch on ridge harrowed J it
Sat 14th
Fair cooler wind Father went to town Wm plowed D harrowed rest front field finished for coin
UP
Monday 16th
Clear Ther reached 76 degrees Wm went to town AM I rolled pea ground in back field next 8
con field I D cross harrowed cornfield both finished it PM, Wm marked it off
Tues 17th
Cloudy rained little PM Wm finished cross marking cornfield I planted part of it Wm & D
plowed part of front field west side of center ditch
Wedn 18th
Fair warm Wm D & I plowed rest of front field west of center ditch Father and F planted some
potatos
Thur 19th
Fair warm Ther about 80 degrees Father and Wm went to town to bring out traction engine
but got through that 12 & 13 bridge I finished planting corn in field E G of lane UP, D
harrowed W side of center ditch
Fri 20th
Clear warm all went and got engine out of bridge and sun it home helped by F Shreeve & W
Morhead
Sat 21st

Fair warm Father went to town Wm marked off WS center ditch field D and I planted part of it
Mon 23rd
Clear Ther 85 degrees Wm & I finished WS center ditch field in corn plowed & harrowed
garden put in some sweet corn and squash F planted pumpkins in cornfield
Tues 24th
Clear Am cloudy PM rained heavy shower Father went to Mr Rhece's funeral Wm & D
harrowed part of sod field 8 con field I planted some mellons and potatos

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Wednesday 25th May 1887
Cloudy showered little in evening Father weed in garden at LP, I planted some mellons
cucumbers & potatoes Wm doble cultivated sod in part, D, & I harrowed
Thur 26th
Cloudy showered PM Father went up to town hall to council meting Wm cultivated De
harrowed in sod for corn in back field next to cornfield
Fri 27th
Cloudy showered some in evening I finished cultivating De finished harrowing & Wm marking
off back field next to cornfield I began planting corn in it PM
Sat 28th
Fair Ther 47degrees to 73 degrees Father went to town Wm & D began to plow clearing at
LP, No 7 I finished planting corn in back field next to cornfield UP
Mond 30th
Fair AM cloudy began rain in evening Wm & D plowed AM in Clearing fixed fence around
clearing PM, LP I rolled corn ground in back field next to cornfield
Tues 31st

Cloudy rained most of day D & I greased 1 set double harness and single harness Wm
shelled some corn
Wedn June 1st
Cloudy rained all AM, Wm D and I greased other set double harness, shelled corn PM Father
culled it
Thur 2nd
Fair rained toward evening Father & I plowed in clearing No 7 Wm & D cut blocks to go
under fence
Friday 3rd
Fair Father took rye out of wheat LP D & I plowed in clearing Wm worked at fence
Sat 4th
Clear warm Ther reached 86 degrees father went to town D and I plowed in clearing Wm & I
finished laying fence aloud back of clearing No 7
Mon 6th
Cloudy rained PM Wm D and I plowed in clearing
Tues 7th
Fair warm Father took park Bros tank back to town Wm & D plowed in Clearing LP X I
replanted field No 1 UP
Wed 8th
Clear AM rained PM Wm D & I finished half of clea-

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Wednesday June 8th 1887
-ing LP planted part of it PM
Thur 9th

Fair turned cooler Father D & F worked in garden Wm & I planted part of Clearing LP
Fri 10
Fair warm Wm & I finished planting plowed part of cornfield No 1 LP, D double cultivated
bean ground UP
Sat 11th
Fair warm Father went to town Wm & I cultivated corn on UP field No 1
Mon 13th
Fair warm Wm & I finished (1 way) corn in No 1 UP D harrowed bean ground Father Wm & I
planted bean PM in field No 5 6 UP S
Tues 14th
Fair warm Father Wm & I finished planting LP beans in No 5 UP D finished roling corn No 1
2
Wedn 15
Fair warm Wm & I cultivated corn No 3 UP D U plowed for sorgum in garden patch
Thurs 16th
Fair warm Father and all logged in Clearing No 7 LP
Fri 17th
Fair warm Ther 85 degrees all loged in Clearing No 7 LP
Sat 18th
Clear warm Ther 90 degrees Father went to town to market rest finished loging in clearing
LP
Mon 20th
Cloudy showered in evening Wm plowed in Clearing LP, D & I cultivated corn in field No 6
UP

Tues 21st
Cloudy rained Am Father took Kate to Fletcher to get shoe {illegible} Wm & D PM plowed in
corn field No 7 LP for beans I began to plant beans PM
Wed 22nd
Fair shower AM Father got some beans of {faded} Wm & D plowed I planted Father helped
PM
Thur 23rd
Cloudy cooled heavy shower some hail D finished plowing for beans Wm & I finished
planting No 7
Fri 24
Fair cooler Father cut fence corners & c Wm D & I cultivated corn in No 1 & EH No 2 UP
Sat 25th
Fair Ther 50 degrees to 74 degrees Father went to town Wm D & I cultivated rest of corn in
EH No 2 & planted No 5 UP
Mon 27th
Fair warm Wm D & I cultivated corn No 7 UP
Tues 28th
Fair warm Wm D & I cultivated corn in No 2 EH, UP
Wed 29th
Fair warm Wm D & I cultivated part of beans AM UP began

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29th June 1887
Wed 29th

To cut hay in N1 & 2 LP
Thurs 30th
Father went up to Town Hall to council got $30 $30 for engine going through bridge Wm & I
finished cutting clover hay in No 1 & 2 LP raked and corked some
Friday 1st July
Fair warm Father & all hauled hay into barn LP A Emal Elare helped us PM
Sat 2nd
Clear warm Ther reached 95 degrees in shade Father went to town rest hauled rest of hay
into barn LP
Mon 4th
Wm D & I finished cultivating beans field No 6 UP
Tues 5th
Clear Wm D & I finished corn (1 way) in No 6 UP began cultivating in No 1 UP
Wed 6th
Fair father cut Aunt Emmaline's clover Wm D & I cradled around No 4 wheat LP also No 3
UP
Thur 7th
Fair all cut raked & shocked Timothy hay in No 4 UP
Fri 8th
Fair warm Ther reached 95 degrees all hauled Timothy to stable UP
Sat 9th
Clear AM cloudy rained heavy PM Father went to town Flav cut Wm D & I bound wheat part
of No 4 LP

Mon 11th
Clear Father cut wheat took Alfred to town in evening to try examination all bound wheat No
4 LP Chas Simpson helped (finished field)
Tues 12th
All shocked wheat AM LP began to cut No 3 UP
Wed 13th
Finished cutting & binding No 3 and lot in front of house
Thurs 14th
All cut bound & shocked wheat of Aunt Emmaline
Friday 15th
Father cut rest bound (C Simpson helped) part of No 5 LP
Sat 16th
Father & Wm went to town Alf returned D & I finished cutting weeds & shocked wheat in No
5 LP
Mon 18th
Clear very warm Ther reached 102 degrees yesterday all hauled X wheat No 4 LP, Father
began to dig a well by Pond UP Cous Araninta Hughs came up from Windsor
Tues 19th
Father finished digging well by pond all hauled wheat into barn UP from field No 4 C S
helped

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Wednesday 20th July 1887
Wm went to haul Aunt Emmaline wheat AM rest took brick out of well behind orchard UP
Father layed them in pond well, all finished stacking Aunt E wheat

Thur 21st
Cloudy all hauled wheat (our share) from 8 corn field of H Parson's to LP barn hauld wheat
out of No 5 LP Fri 22nd Cloudy rained during night Wm cultivated cane rest hoed it Father
cut some fence corners
Sat 23rd
Clear Father & cou Araminta went to town rest cut fence corners Up & LP D {faded} C
Mon 28th
Cut some fence corners & hay lot in 8 cornfield
Tues 26th
Hauled hay from back 8 cornfield & wheat rakings
Wed 27th
Father began to cut oats on No 3 UP rest hauled rakings off LP wheat fields
Thur 27
Father began cut oats for Aunt Emma rest bound & shocked No 3 UP
Fri 29
Father finished cutting oats for Aunt Emma all tied part of hers
Sat 30th
Father & I began to cut oats in No 6 LP rest finished binding for Aunt Emmaline
Monday 1st August 1887
Clear warm Father cut rest bound in No 6 oats
Tues 2nd
Clear warm father cut oats rest bound & shocked

Wed 3rd
Clear Ther about 93 degrees in shade Father cut oats rest bound & shocked C Simpson
helped
Thur 4th
Clear warm all bound & shocked oats in No 6
Fri 5th
Cloudy rained PM Father finished cutting oats in No 3 rest finished binding & shocking No 6
LP
Sat 6th
Fair Father went to town rest bound little in No 3
Monday 7th
Dear Joseph died at 8:15 this morning Father went to town made arrangements for funeral
Tues 8th
Funeral took PM services conducted by Rev C. A. Washington
Wed 9th
All bound & set up oats in No 3 LP
Thur 10th
D went to Fletcher got tires set on waggon 1 rest

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-finished oats AM, LP cleared out west line fence UP
Fri 11th
All began to haul oats from field No 6 LP

Sat 12th
Father & R Hughs went to town town rest hauled rest of oats from No 6 LP
13th Monday
Cloudy rained Am Father took 26 bu of corn to town got 50 cts per bu Wm and F Shrieve
took Engine up on middle road to thrash rest built fence around orchard removed from
between 3 & 4 LP
Tues 14th
Hauled some oats in from No 3 UP pulled stones into well at pond &c
Wed 15th
Cloudy rained PM finished hauling oats out of No 3 UP C Simpson helped preceeding week
and the {cut off}

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