Garrison William Shadd (1839-1892)
1887-1888 Diary
Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive Volunteers
Thursday Aug 18th 1887
Alfred Shadd begins to write here (passed Exam today) Clear but muddy under foot. J. D. &
myself plowed the weed patch next little bush Charlie plowed in the 12 acre field (no 6) at
other place
Friday 19th
Clear & warm. plowed with 3 teams in 12 acre field (no 6) at lower place in forenoon and
hauled oats in afternoon from field no 3 (L.P.) C. Simson helped us
Saturday 20th
Clear & warm Tem 84 Father went to town took grist Chars D. & I hauled Aunt Emma
Simpson's Oats James Harris Jr stacked them
Monday 22th
Rained off and on all day Father dug in the well near old barn (U.P.) Char, D, I plowed in no
6 (L.P.) Edde Poindexter took his mare Gin from pasture
Tuesday 23th
Cloudy and muddy. charlie D. & I plowed in no 6 (L.P.) Father took Mrs A. M. Hughes to
Fletcher to meet the mail
Wednesday 24th
Clear. We plowed with 3 teams in no 6 (L.B)

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Thursday August 25th 1887
Clear & warm Father & D cut pease at U.P. Charlie & I plowed in no 6 (L.P.) in the forenoon,
hauled oats from no 3 in afternoon

Friday 26th
Clear but windy. Father j repaired bridge at Drake road area Charlie & D & I plowed
remainder of no 6.
Saturday 27th
Clear Temp in morning 44° Father went to town rest of us hauled pease.
Monday 29th
Clear & Warm Father and I held election for reeve in schoolhouse result Morrison 14
Williams 32 here Morrison elected by 97 in af. Other boys prepared for {illegible}
Tuesday 30th
Clear. A plowed all day in no 5 Charlie cut clover in no 1 William & I patched the engine from
Nathan Bell Father dug in well, (U.P.)
Wednesday 31st
Clear Father dug in well (U.P.) I cut thistles Charlie cut clover in no 1 William & D plowed in
no 5. John Houston took 3 lambs & 1 weather away.
Thursday Sept 1st
Rained to day. plowed with 3 teams in no 5 Father & Charlie dug in the well D & I plowed in
no 5
Friday 2nd
Rained all forenoon William & I dug in well Charlie & D hauled rails in little bush (UP)
Sat 3th
Clear Tem 80° Father went to town D & I plowed no 5 Char & William cut corn (U.P.)
Monday 4th

Clear, Tem 80° We thrashed, bu 132 oats, bu 131 wheat helped by L. Grandison. J.T. Harris
J. Crosby. G.B. Harris Cash Rhue F. Ehare. C Simpson Mrs. Carter & Aunt Mary. besides
our selves. 7 shreave's machine

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Tues 6th
Father worked at well Wm D & I plowed in No 5 LP, FG Alf cut corn written by C. W. S.
Wed 7th
Father worked at well I.D began to cook Wm Alf & I plowed in No 3 LP
Thur 8th
Wm A & I plowed in No 3 LP, AM Alf harrowed in it PM Father Wm Flav & I helped at Aunt
Emm thrash PM
Fri 9th
Cloudy rained heavy all AM Father Alf & I cleaned wheat AM Wm and A made a Derrick all
worked at well PM
Sat 10th
Cloudy Father went to town Wm Alf F & I dug at well
Mon 11th
Cloudy Father went to town took 34 bu of wheat got 80cts per bu Alfred went in with him to
go to Model School Wm & F harrowed in No 3 LP I cut Corn PM P Forhan got 12 bu of seed
wheat at 85cts per
Tues 13th
Fair very warm Father went to O Higate’s got 2 bu of timothy seed Wm finished plowing No 3
Flav & I harrowed it Wm began to drill wheat
Wed 14th

Cloudy Father bricked part well up Wm finished drilling Wheat in No 3 LP F & I harrowed in
No 5 Wm scraped ditch along No 5
Thur 15th
Clear warm Wm & I harrowed in No 5 AM F rolled it F and I finished harrowing No 5 PM Wm
began to drill
Fri 16th
Fair cool Father went to town yesterday Wm finished drilling wheat in No 5 & I run out
furrows AM Flav & I harrowed in No 6 Wm began to drill in it PM
Sat 17th
Fair cool Father went to town to market I finished harrowing No 6 Wm finished drilling in
wheat in No 6 Flav & I hauled in seed clover off No 1
Mon 18th
Fair Father & D bricked at well Wm & I cut at corn in No 1 UP D & I took steer to Hughston
{illegible} yesterday got 22 for him
Tues 19th
Fair Father F & S pulled beans No 6 UP Wm & I cut corn No 1 UP
Wed 20th
Cloudy rained PM Father took 42 bu of wheat got 76 cts per bu Wm & I finished cutting corn
No 1 UP

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Thursday 21st September 1887
Cloudy rained steady AM cleaned up rest of Wheat bricked up rest of well PM Wm and I
began to cut corn in No 3 UP
Fri 23rd

Cloudy very cool Father picked Pears for market Wm cut corn in No 3 & 6 UP F pulled beans
UP
Sat 24
Cloudy cool Father went to town to market Wm & I cut corn in No 6 UP next line Alf came out
last night he and F pulled beans
Mon 25th
Fair heavy frost Ther 34° Father took 17 bu 55 lbs wheat got 75 cts per bu also took 30 bu
oats got 28cts per bu Wm & I cut corn F & S pulled beans
Tues 26th
Cloudy drizzled AM Wm & I finished corn in No 6 UP began No 3 F & Eunice pulled beans
Wed 27th
Cloudy Father F & Sis pulled beans Wm & I cut beans corn in No 3 UP
Thur 28
Cloudy Father F & Sis pulled beans Wm & I cut corn
Friday 29th
Cloudy Father began to sow Timothey seed EH No 3 UP Wm & I finished cutting corn WH
No 3 UP Flav Eunice & C Simpson finished pulling beans No 6 UP Alf came out this evening
What else
Sat 30th
Cloudy rained in showers PM Father went to market Wm & Alf husked some corn I finished
sowing Timothy seed in No 3 & lot 2 UP nothing else
Mon 3rd October 1887
Cloudy Wm & A went to town took Aunt Sarrah Ann some wood Wm & I began to haul
manure on NO 1 LP Father F & S began to pick apples

Tues 4th
Cloudy drizzled rain all day
Wed 5th
Cloudy Father F & S picked apples UP Wm & I hauled manure LP field No 1
Thurs 6th
Cloudy sprinkled some AM Wm & I hauled manure on No 1 LP Father F & Sis picked apples
UP
Fri 7th
Clear AM Wm & I hauled manure & some wood up for thrashing LP Father turned beans PM
UP F & Eunice picked apples.

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Saturday October 8th 1887
Father bought 6 head of young cattle at Martin's sale paid $63 for the lot. Fair Father went to
town Wm Alf & I built a shed for straw of poles LP hauled a load of beans from UP to LP old
stable & &c
Mon 10th
Oc Cloudy rained AM Wm F & I put up part of line fence between us & mccart McCart
Tues 11th
Cloudy Father went to town to get some thing for the lot for thrashing Wm and I prepared for
thrashing drawed mill over from Felix's PM &c
Wed 12th
Cloudy frost cool began to thrash LP assessed by A Cooper N Cooper J Harris G Harris J
Mitchel J Crosby R Morhead J Brown C Simpson Aunt Mary & Aunt Emma cooked
Thur 13th

Fair cool frost finished thrashing in evening had 715 bu of oats 200 of wheat
Fri 14th
Cloudy cool frost all moved chaff into barn LP turned beans and husked some corn PM
Sat 15th
Fair cool Father went to town Wm Alf F & I husked some corn hauled in AM hauled rest of
beans off No 6 UP to LP barn PM
Mon 17th
Cloudy windy warmer Father Wm F E & I pulled beans in No 7 LP Alf walked to town this
morning
Tues 18th
Fair frosty night all picked apples UP, AM hauled in beans LP, No 7, PM
Wedn 19th
Fair frosty night all thrashed thrashed LP beans with F Sheeve’s grain seprator tryed UP
beans but failed Wm & I husked corn Father F & S picked apples
Thurs 20th
Cloudy cool windy Father F & S picked apples Wm & I husked corn AM hauled about 30 bu
in UP
Fri 21st X
Cloudy several heavy squals of Snow Father took 94 bu 10 lbs of oats to Chatham got 28 cts
per bu Wm F & I husked corn UP No 6
Sat 22st
Cloudy windy cool Father Wm Alf F & I husked corn in No 6 UP
Mon 24th
Cloudy muddy rained hard yesterday Wm F & I husk corn No 6 UP

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Tuesday 25th Oct 1887
Fair froze AM Father took 106 bu 6 lbs of oats to town got 28 cts per bu Wm F & I husked
corn UP
Wedn 26th
Cloudy windy cool Ther 20° in morning Father Wm F & I hauled abou part of corn and fodder
off of No 6 UP
Thur 27th
Cloudy cool all hauled in rest of corn husked in No 6 husked up other side of No 6 UP PM
Father went over to F Stewart sale
Fri 28th
Cool windy few drops of snow Father took 47 bu 12 lb of wh Wheat to town got 76 cts per bu
also 5 bu to grist rest husked in WS of No 6 UP Wm went to Sq Dillon's got apple barrels
Sat 29th
Cloudy cool few drops of snow Father Wm Alf & I finished husking No 6 AM drawed
in all rest of fodder & rest of corn making in all about 200 bu of No 6 UP
Mon 31st
Clear warm Wm F & I hauled about 50 shocks of corn, fodder and all in to barn off No 7 LP
Tuesday November 1st 1887
Clear warm Father Wm F & I husked corn in No 7 LP Father went to Doyle Sale PM
Wedn 2nd
Clear warm Father took 46 1/2 bu of wheat to Chatham got 77 cts per bu, rest husked corn
No 7 LP
Thurs 3rd

Clear foggy in morn Father took 78 bu of Oats out to Horace Blacks got 28 cts per bu rest
husked corn
Fri 4th
Cloudy windy Father Wm F & I hauled b TO 55 55 bu of good corn & about 100 85 bu of
culls off No 7 LP Dillon's men barreled the good apples in all 19 19 barrel
Sat 5th
Clear moderate Father went to town Wm Alf F & I husked corn No 7 LP hauled in about 20
bu of culls
Mon 7th
Clear Father Wm Flav & I husked corn LP
Tues 8th
Fair cool Father took the 19 barrel of apples to Fletcher Flav Wm & I husked No 7 LP
Wedn 9th
Cloudy began drizzling rain PM in evening all finished husking corn in LP No 7 hauled 30 bu
good corn to UP
Thur 10th
Cloudy rain & snow mixed AM Father Wm Fla & I cleaned oats out of Kitchen LP faned them
AM picked apples to keep PM
Fri 11th
Cloudy cool windy put 20 bu of apples into root house AM hauled about 50 bu of good
corn 36 bu 70 bu culls off No 7 LP

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total sum corn LP off No 7 385 bu & 50 shocks in barn
Saturday November 12th 1887

Cloudy moderate Father went to town Wm F & I hauled rest of corn out of No 7 (LP) culls
amount 75 bu
Mon Wed 14th
Fair warm Father took 47 bu of oats to Horace's Blacks AM Wm F & I finished drawing
fodder off No 7 (LP) all began to ditch on west line ditch UP Tues 15th cloudy rained little in
morn Father Wm D & I ditched on W line ditch next 8 con McCart ditch
Wed 16
Cloudy cool Father Wm D & I worked at W line ditch
Thur 17th
Cloudy cool Father Wm D & I finished the W line McCart ditch
Friday 18th
Cloudy windy Ther about 38 ° WM D & I picked & put in to root house 8 barrel of apples
shucked down shocks of corn in No 1 UP
Sat 19th
Cloudy snowed & rained nearly all day Father went to town rest shelled some corn LP & c
Mon 21st
Cloudy Cold windy 1 1/2 in of snow Father & I took drove 7 hogs to Fletcher Wt 1860 lbs got
$4,20 cts per cwt on foot Fletcher took Alf & 6 bu of corn to town got some meal Wm D & I
got up firewood UP & LP also
Tues 22nd
Misty thawing all began work at center ditch UP pened fattening pigs in old barn & c
Wed 23rd
Cloudy all ditched at center ditch Father burnt and piled out of road of ditch
Thur 24th

Cloudy rained nearly all day
Fri 25th
Cloudy began rain in evening all worked at center ditch
Sat 26th
Cloudy began rain 11 AM rained rest day Father took veal to town sold 3/4 there of rest cut
some fence blocks &c
Mon 28th
Cloudy Ther 18° in AM about 2 in of snow (very muddy yesterday) all fanned wheat
(LP, AM AM) cut stove wood in little bush PM, UP
Tues 29th
Clear Ther 11° above in morn chored AM cut cord and stove wood and piled brush in little
bush PM UP
Wedn 30th
Cloudy Ther 22° Father took 24 bu 25 lbs of wheat to town for grist bought brand & shorts
back & 200 lbs of

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Wedn 30th
Of flour left 679 lbs of flour there Wm fixed barn-yard fence D & I hauled manure on No 7 LP
Thurs December 1st 1887
Cloudy Ther 31 ° all cleared out logs in line of Fence next McCarts hewed a stick for new
well curb &c
Fri 2nd
Cloudy Ther 31 ° began snow AM turned to rain PM all cut and drawed up firewood UP
Sat 3rd

Cloudy rained all PM Father went to town Wm D & I shelled corn UP PM went errends AM
&c
Mon 5th
Clear moderate, snow gone, rained all yesterday all began cleaning out ditch back of No 4
LP with spade & shovel
Thes 6th
Clear Ther 27° to 42° all finished cleaning out ditch back No 4 LP fixed gaps and part line
west west fence UP Father bought a horse colt of D Watts for $40
Wed 7th
Cloudy sprinkled little PM D & I hauled out rails along W line fence, all tore out and rebuilt it
PM
Thur 8th
Cloudy Father & Wm dug out and put another trunk in a cross lane at gate back barn LP,
AM, D & I husked corn all day Wm PM in No 1 UP Father began spade ditch along lane UP
Fri 9th
Cloudy Ther 34° to 40° Wm D and I husked in No 1 UP Father dug at ditch along lane
Sat 10th
Cloudy rained nearly all day Father went to town Wm D & I husked some corn in barn LP
Mon 12th
Cloudy Father killed and dressed a lamb to eat AM Aunt Mary washed Wm D & I put curbs
on bre wells at pond & in back orchard UP
Tues 13th
Fair froze a little AM Father dug at lane ditch Wm D & I husked corn No 1 UP
Wed 14th

Clear warm Father dug at ditch west side of lane Wm D & Alf (who came out last night) and I
husked corn No 1 UP
Thurs 15
Cloudy snowed little Ther 32° AM 26° PM Father got ditch up to barn above yard and Alf
went back to town Wm D & I husked corn in barn LP drawed stove wood AM UP
Fri 16th
Cloudy Ther 27° Father Wm D & I hauled & c pulled about 20 bu of corn off No 1 UP

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Saturday December 17th 1887
Cloudy cool Ther 21° Father & Wm went to Chatham Alf returned from Model school D & I
hauled rest of corn husked (about 20 bu) in No 1 also part of fodder UP
Mon 19th
Fair froze Father took 26 bu & 34 lbs of old corn to town got 55 cts per lb rest took the large
furnace Kettle to UP built scafold &c prepare try to killing hogs
Tues 20th
Cloudy Ther 32° to 38 all killed 7 of largest pigs W N Newkirk helped GrandMother & Aunt
Mary done the in side work
Wed 21st
Cloudy snowed about 1 inch in night stormy AM fanned beans in barn LP &C cut some fire
wood
Thur 22nd
Cold snowing a little Father went to town took 8 pigs wt 1628 lbs got $6.25 per cwt Wm A D
& I cut some wood piled some brush &c in W brush UP
Fri 23rd

Cloudy Ther 18° all bushed out dry cord in little bush hauled up some drags &c, I took Kate
to Fletcher got her shod
Sat 24th
Clear little snown Ther 24° Father went to town in Democrat rest hauled in corn (15 bu) and
fodder off No 1 UP hauled some firewood & c
Mon 26th
Cloudy snowed little in morn fair rest of day Wm D & I fanned 10 bags of corn & 11 bu of
beans took holiday
Tues 27th
Cloudy Father took 20 bu of old corn got 53 cts per bu also 11 1/4 bu of beans caught in frost
got 53 cts per bu for them also Wm A D & I cut cord wood & rails in little bush
Wed 28th
Cloudy blustry snow Father & Wm went to School metting at North S house rest cut fire
wood &c
Thur 29th
Cloudy windy Ther 10° above Z Wm put saws in order AM all cut wood & rails PM little bush
UP
Fri 30th
Cloudy began snow in evening all hauled upe drags to wood pile wood &c of out little bush
Sat 31st
Cloudy snowed hard AM turned to steady heavy rain Father went to town
Monday December J January 2nd
Cloudy Ther 12° above Father held poles for Mane Elare team at South S house assisted by
Wm rest cut wood in little

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Tuesday January 3rd 1888
Fair Ther 20° above prepared to get c Clover thrashed I he helped L Lacocq thrash his litte
Wed 4th
Cloudy Ther 28° above all cut little some wood took clover clov over to L Lacocq's and got it
thrashed had 2 1/2 bu of 1 load
Thurs 5th
Cloudy Ther 24° to 34° above D & I cut cord wood AM all cut trimed and piled PM Telegram
of the death of Aunt E P S Lindsay reached here PM
Fri 6th
Cloudy raining to 2 PM Father went to town to arrange for funeral D took Pat and Doll to
Fletcher got shod up front feet rest chored &c
Sat 7th
Cloudy Ther 30° all save Alf & Eunice went to town to attend funeral Aunt E P S Lindsay
Mon 9th
Cloudy windy Ther 20° all took 3 loads ( 2 waggons 1st load) of wood to N School Father
helped Martin put New {illegible} in wd well back of grainery UP
Wedn 11th
Cloudy Ther 6° above Father went over to Fletcher got new tounge put in waggon 7 Wm D &
A bushed out wood LP I took load of dry softwood to A G Robertson
Thur 12th
Cloudy windy Ther 7° above (evening 20° above) began snow Father & I two loads wood in
all (3 1/8 cord (got $1.75 per cord) to A G Robertson Fletcher Wm A & D work Load of Short
wood to N school I brought back bean thrasher from Higale's

Fri 13th
Cloudy Ther 40° above windy turned cool, All shelled corn AM UP fanned up wheat LP, PM
Sat 14th
Cloudy Ther 8° above Father went to town democrat, Wm took in 41 bu 20 lbs of wheat got
80 cts per bu brought back some meal rest cut stove beach wood for school UP
Mon 16th
Cloudy Ther 0° in morn Wm Alf D & I cut some beach for school AM all cleared up rest of
wheat LP, PM 44 bu
Tues 17th
Cloudy Ther 18 ° above snowed about 2 in all bushed out some woo-d LP soft cord wood
cwt by Morshead & Brady
Wed 18th
Cloudy Father took 20 bu of wheat sold 10 bu at 80 cts per bu

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Wed 18th January 1888
Left rest for grist got 1529 lbs of flour due at mill finished brushing out Morhead Brady cord
wood 12 3/4 cords LP cut some short UP
Thur 19th
Cloudy little snow fell Ther 8° above Wm Alf D & I cut short wood for school UP
Fri 20th
Cloudy windy Ther 9° above Father got rear bob from fletcher had new put in it rest cut short
wood UP
Sat 21st

Clear Ther 5° below Z Father took 21 bu of old corn to town on waggon got 52 cts per bu
Mrs Carter left with him for Pontiac all finished cutting school wood
Mon 23rd
Cloudy all took 2 waggon 1 sleigh load of short wood out to school bushed AM hauled PM
Tues 24th
Clear, warm sun sun, Ther 0° Father and all helped by N Newkirk killed and dressed
Gladstone bull
Wed 25
Cloudy Ther 15 ° above reached 32° Father went to town took pump head cross cut saw &c
for reperalteration traction 1/4 of bull 212 lbs to H Black for Clover seed total weight of bull
dressed 915 lbs shelled rest of old corn
Thur 26th
Clear windy Ther 16° Father and D took 2 loads of hickory cord wood to N Murray Chatham
Wm & Alf cut some wood for Aunt Sarah Ann
Fri 27th
Cloudy blustry Ther 12° about 2 in of snow Father & D took two loads of hickory wood to N M
Wm & Alf prepaired to kill 2 pigs killed PM wt 185 lbs and 206 lbs one for N Newkirk other J
Eliot got $7.10 per cwt
Sat 28th
Clear Ther 2° below Z Father & D took 2 loads of wood to NM (on sleighs (as previous times)
Wm & A chored
Mon 30th
Cloudy Ther 24° reached 36° above Father Alf and De went to town took 2 loads of dry
Beach Wm bushed out to road
Tues 31st

Cloudy Ther 28° reached 34° Father took a load of wood to N Murray D D took a load in to
Aunt Sarah Ann
Wedn February 1st 1888
Cloudy Ther reached about 36° got ready and thrashed beans assisted by Felix & Frank
Sheeve had about 40 bu from the machine

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Thursday February the 2nd 1888
Cloudy mederate Father Wm A & D cleaned up beans barn LP, AM, all husked corn No 1
UP, PM.
Fri 3rd
Fair Ther 18° reached 36° all cut cord little brush AM part of PM Wm filed saws rest brought
up jag of hay PM
Sat 4th
Cloudy drizzeling rain Ther 32° Father & Alf went to town Wm put saws in oder rest chored
Mon 6th
Cloudy Clear Ther 16° about 1 1/2 in snow Father took 44 bu of oats to town got 41 cts per
bu Wm & A cut and slashed in big brush D & I bushed cord wood out little bu
Thes 7th
Cloudy little snow & rain PM Ther 28° to 34° Father & D took last two loads of dry hard wood
to N Murray Chatham rest cut and piled brush & cut cord wood big UP
Wed 8th
Clear windy Ther 12° Father took 16 bu of beans to town got $1.25 per bu, *Alf went in with
him began teaching in King St School PM (Wm took 20 bu of beans to Aunt Marrys to be
hand picked yesterday) Wm D & I cut & slashed big brush
Thurs 9th

Clear windy cold Ther 8° below 0 4° below at noon Father Wm D & I cut cord wood AM
maple logs PM in big bush UP Felix Sheive got 8 light bu of shell corn on bean thrasher
Fri 11th
Fair Ther 1° below Z reached about 20° above all finished cutting (down) maple trees logs
Father took (pat & Polly) got shoes sharpened
Sat 11th
Clear warm Ther 8° above to 20° Father went to town Wm D & I hauled some fodder to
stables U & LP cut trees in back back field &c
Mon 13th
Clear fine Ther 44° to 46° we killed pigs rest 7 in number assisted by N Newkirk Aunt Marry
Aunt Emmaline & grand Mother; total weight of pigs 1470 lbs
Tues 14th
Cloudy Ther 41° in morn began to rain turned to snow evening Ther 16° Father took 4 pigs to
town total weight of the 4 hogs; 849 lbs got $6.85 per cu Wm cut up the pork
Wed 15th
Clear windy Ther 6° below Z Father Wm & D slashed in 8 con field
Thur 16th
Clear windy Ther 3° above re evening 34° above, Father Wm & D skided out maple logs in
big bush cut 9th & 10th {illegible}
Fri 17th
Clear Ther 24° to 36° Father got bag (2 bu) of clover seed from Horace Blacks & some
beans from Aunt Marry Wm D husk

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ed corn No 1 UP

Sat 19th
Clear Ther 28° reached 40° Father took 10 bu of beans old corn & 5 bu 36 lbs of hand
picked beans got per bu 53 cts for corn for beans $ 1.85 per bu Wm & D hauled off part
shocks off No 1 on meadow back of it husked some of it PM Paid F, Martins note on cattle
Mon 20th
Cloudy warm Ther 40 ° lowered Father salted the pork Pork salted put beef in pickle Wm D &
I husked some corn barn LP
Tues 21st
Clear Ther 27 ° to 36 ° Father got Aunt Marry & 4 bags of good 2 bags of culls beans from
there Wm D & I hauled part corn shucks out 1 on meadow AM husked PM UP
Wed 22nd
Clear warm Father pickled beef went to Fletcher got oil barrel Wm D & I finished hauling off
corn shocks on No 1 Up husked PM
Thur 23rd
Clear Ther 27° to about 36° Father got Aunt Marry to render Lard make sausage &c Wm D &
I husked corn
Fri 24th
Cloudy Ther 28° in morn began raining 8 PM Father Wm D I & Wm Weaver husked and
finished corn on on meadow hauled in about 32 bu of corn
Sat 25th
Cloudy stormy Cooler Father went to Union Hall last night into town in morn came out by
train all husked corn in barn UP
Mond 27th
Fair Ther 8° above Z windy all cut stove wood big bush
Tues 28th

Fair windy Ther 2° above Z Wm D & I hauled corn fodder off meadow AM, hauled rest of
corn about 45 bu in also
Wed 29th
Cloudy Ther 29° to 37° all prepaired to put up ICe AM but it was not fit all husked corn No 4
UP, PM
Thur March 1st 1888
Cloudy sleeting drizzling rain Wm D & I finished husking corn in barn at LP
Fri 2nd
Cloudy Sleeting rain Father D & I brought in load of corn (about 18 bu) out of No 4 took
wheels off old scrapper &c
Sat 3rd
Fair windy Ther 22° Father went to town Wm & I cut stove wood big bush UP
Mon 5th
Few Clouds windy Father cut corn stalk AM Wm & I cut ice on pond all packed ice PM
Tues 6th
Fair windy Ther 6° above all cut stove wood & slashed trees in back field big bush UP

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Wednesday March 7th 1888
Clear Ther 16° to 30° windy Father & Wm went to town D & I hauled off fod corn shocks to W
side field No 3 UP
Thur 8th
Clear Ther 20° Father took dry beef out of pickle Wm D & I hauled part of stocks to side No 3
husked PM UP
Fri 9th

Fair Ther 18° to 30° Wm D & I husked corn No 3 hauled in about 24 bu of corn
Sat 10th
Cloudy warm began rain PM Father went to town Wm D & I & Alf who came out last night
husked corn AM
Mon 12th
Cloudy Windy Ther 11° above all finished cutting & slashing in back field neat 8 con cut
some stove wood also
Tues 13th
Clear AM Cloudy PM fierce wind Ther 8° above noon 10 ° above all cut some stove wood &
slashed PM big brush UP
Wed 14th
Cloudy turned warmer (13° Ther) all cut into cord part of hickory trees in back field next 8 con
piled brush also
Thur 15th
Clear Ther 12° reached 40° all Father went out on plains got a Pup we got 24 bu of corn No
4 UP cut at hickory rest day
Fri 16th
Cloudy Ther 38° Father got a show pat on Pat at Fletcher We finished cutting hickory in back
field neat 8 con
Sat 17th
Fair Ther reached about 36° Father went to town brought out set of smothing harrown paid
$13 for them Wm D & I cut some stove wood LP slashed little UP & c
Mon 19th
Fair warm Ther 38° to 60° Father scraped the road Wm D & I husked corn No 4 UP

Tues 20th
Cloudy rainy all cleaned up oats Wm filed saw &c LP
Wedn 21st
Cloudy Stormy about 10 in of Snow first considerate snow this winter Wm D & I bushed out
some stove wood PM, UP
Thur 22nd
Cloudy windy very blustry Father went to N Buxton AM was married to M if M Higate PM We
brought a load of stove wood from LP
Fri 23rd
Fair Ther 4° below Z Wm D & I took 8 8 maple saw logs to Barry mill Fletcher to get sawed
Sat 24th
Fair Ther 2° below Z Father D & I cut 4 White logs AM Wm & Father took 3 to Robertson 1
for our {illegible} to Fletcher PM D & I got a load of straw from LP
Mon 26th
Cloudy rained hard nearly all day snow most gone all went down to other place faned rest of
Oats LP

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Tuesday March 27th 1888 April
Cloudy rained most PM all went to LP began word on a new 9 foot Roller 3 sections
Wed 28th
Cloudy snow and rain last night and this morn D & I went to LP Wm and us two worked on
Roller, framing &c
Thur 29th

Cloudy very muddy Father went to town returned by 10 Con & brought Mrs Mary Shadd
home Wm D & I finished frameing the roler hauled 24 bu corn off No 4 UP
Fri 30th
Fair all husked corn No 4 AM hauled in about 30 bu PM
Sat 31st
Fair warm Wm Alf (who came out yesterday) D Flav & I husked two rows across No 4 UP
Mon April 2nd 1888
Fair Ther 34° all hauled in about 70 bu of corn AM Father took single buggy to Fletcher to
get repaired PM plowing beganWm & I began to plow in pong field on sod PM
Tues 3rd
Fair Ther 27° Father trimed at trees in orchard UP Wm, D, Flav & I husked corn No 4 UP
Wed 4th
Clear warm Ther 27° to 48° Father trimed trees Wm D Flav & I husked corn
Thur 5th
Cloudy heavy showers all day Father Wm & I worked at roller
Fri 6th
Fair Ther 34° to 48° Father Wm I finished making 9 foot roller D & F piled apple tree trimings
Sat 7th
Clear Ther 32° to 44° Father & Wm went to town D F & I hauled in about 9 80 bu of corn off
No 4 UP
Mon 9th
Cloudy Father took sal pork out of salt D & I tried to X plow in pond field to wet all finished
husking corn No 4 UP, began plowing No 1 LP sod PM

Tus 10th
Cloudy showering rain all day Father hung up the pork took plow cutters to Fletcher got
sharpened Wm D & I cleaned thrasher & c LP
Wedn 11th
Fair Wm D & I fixed fences LP, AM hauled Load hay up here hauled in some fodder PM
Thur 12th
Cloudy cool spit little snow wind Ther 27° WM D & I plowed in No 1 LP
Fri 13th
Cloudy Cool Wm D & I {faded} LP

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Saturday April 14th 1888
Cloudy cool Father and M went to town D & I plowed No 1 LP Wm made a slide gate
enterence into No 1 LP
Mon 16th
Clear, about 3 in of snow; fell yesterday warm PM; Wm D & I finished plowing No 1 LP
Father cleaned part E line into LP
Tues 17th
Cloudy Cool windy Ther 30°- 38° snowed little showered some Wm & I plowed in No pond
field AM all cleaned part of E line ditch LP PM Doll mare had a horse colt
Wedn 18th
Cloudy windy cool Father & Wm started ditch on E side Lane W UP all finished it PM, D & I
fixed fence AM
Thur 19th

Cloudy windy little shower Wm & I rolled Lot 2 & part of No 4 meadow LP AM plowed some
in pond field started to plow No 1 Father put trunk Lane ditch cleaned it out &c
Fri 20th
Cloudy cool spit little snow last night Father and Wm were Cleaning at E line ditch UP, D & I
plowed in No 1 UP
Sat 21st
Fair Ther 31° to 38° Father & Wm cleaned at ditches UP D & I plowed in No 1 AM & pond
field sod PM UP
Mon 23rd
Cloudy cool windy spit little snow Father went to T S Counsill meeting Wm & I plowed in No
1 UP & Pond field
Tue 24th
Cloudy windy cool Ther 32° to 40° Wm & I plo finished plowing No 1 AM D & I began plowing
No 4 Wm extended W side Lane ditch
Wed 25th
Clear Ther 24° warm Father D & F cleared and burnt apple trimings AM Wm & I plowed pond
field; Wm sowed clover seed No 3 LP, D rolled rest of No 4 clover LP; I began smoothing
harrow on Wheat in No 3 D begg began rolling it
Fri 27th
Clear very warm Ther 48° reached 80° in shade Wm finished sowing clover seed in No 3 I
harrowed in D rolled rest of it
Sat 28th
Clear warm Ther reached 82° in shade Father M & Wm went into town took 51 bu 24 lbs of
oats got 38 cts per bu Alf finished sowing clover on No 5, D finished harrowing & rolling it
brought up a load of hay & fodder
Mon 30th

Cloudy cooler rained all PM, D rolled I harrowed part of No 6 LP, AM, Father, Wm & F
cleaned seed oats let S. Newman have 9 1/2 bu of seed oats at 45 cts per bu

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Tuesday May 1st 1888
Cloudy cool spit little snow in morn Father put in some X onions Beets Turnips Redish &
potatoes LP, Wm resowed clover seed on part of No 5 LP, D & I finished plowing Pond field
Wedn 2nd
Fair cool Father held MP election Smith vs Campbell latter elected by Wm began drilling in
spring wheat n part No 1 UP I harrowed part of it D plowed some in No 4 UP
Thur 3rd
Cloudy cool Wm finished sowing spring wheat and Oats on No 4 UP, D & I finished
harrowing it I & Herbert Black (who came at noon to plow) plowed in No 4 UP, PM
Fri 4th
Cloudy showery Father put in some peas & potatos near Pond Wm H Black & I finished
plowing No 4 UP began plowing in field No 8 next 8 con field, D rolled in 1
Sat 5th
Fair Father went to town Wm D H Black harrowed No 4 UP plowed some in No 8 D finished
rolling No 1 I run out the furrows we hauled some hay & corn fodder
Mon 7th
Cloudy Father planted some potatos & other garden seed Wm rolled part Drilled all No 4 D &
I plowed in No 8 harrowed part of it AM UP
Tues 8
Cloudy rained about noon began heavy rain in evening Wm D & I plowed No 8 UP
Wedn 9th

Cloudy Father planted some potato Pea Nuts & sweet corn near Pond Wm D & I struck off
over to Center ditch too wet to plow No 8 & 7 UP
Thur 10th
Fair warm Ther reached 78° Father & Wm putt in yard gate UP, Wm rolled clover lot No 2 &
No 6 I ran out for rows No 4 D & I plowed No 8 UP; PM
Fri 11th
Clear warm Ther reached 80° Father sowed some on No 3 UP Alf plowed in No 8 AM Wm
began to Drill on No 5 D & I harrowed in No 8
Sat 12th
Cloudy cool PM Father & M went to town WM & D harrowed and Drilled in oats No 8 UP
Mon 14th
Cloudy cool Wm D & Herbert Black plowed in No 6 & 8
Tues 15
Cloudy cool Ther 40° Wm Drilled D in rest of oats No 6 & 8 UP D & I harrowed part of it

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Wednesday May 16th 1888
Fair Cool Wm rolled part run out furrows &c in out field D & I harrowed rest of it AM F began
harrowing No 7 pond field Father took small harrows to Fletcher got them sharped
Thurs 17th
Fair Ther 34 ° in morn frost Father & Wm pulled stumps No 7 LP, D & I finished harrowing
pond field UP AM NMP1 began harrows on No 1 and LP PM
Fri 18th
Cloudy rained PM Wm pulled stumps on No 7 LP, PM D & I harrowed on No 1 LP, AM
shelled corn UP PM

Sat 19th
Fair Father & M went to town Wm pulled stumps in No 7 D and I piled part of them LP
Mon 21st
Clear Father took 2 bu of oats to town & 4 bu of corn got cut of brand Wm finished pulling
stumps all piled
Tues 22nd
Fair Father Wm & D finished gathering stumps on No 7 F & I harrowed No 1 LP
Wed 23rd
Fair windy Father burned stumps No 7 D & I finished harrowing No 1 all plowed some in No
7 LP Father went to Fletcher PM got single buggy from Robertson & c
Thur 24th
Fair Wm & D plowed & scraped down rest hills of hind 7 AM J & I plowed all day, Wm & D
PM No 7 LP
Fri 25th
Cloudy cool rained some PM Father picked & shelled seed corn Wm D & I plowed, harrowed
No 7 AM
Sat 26th
Cloudy rained little in morn Fair PM Father M & I went to town Wm & D plowed in No 7 LP
Mon 28th
Cloudy rained Wm & I plowed in No 7 D plowed pease on other side young Orchard for
potatos LP solo Red cow 40 40
Tues 29th
Fair Wm D & I plowed in No 7
Wedn 30th

Clear Warm Father & Father Fla planted potatos in young Orchard LP Wm & D plowed No 7
AM I got double cultivate of of H Black cultivated D & F harrowed pong field UP
Thur 31st
Cloudy showered in morn D & I (harrowed cross) pond field WM finished cultivating it &
marked it off for corn I began planting
Fri June 1st 1888
Fair Ther 42° rained in evening Father planted potatos LP Wm plowed No 7 D & F harrowed
part of it LP I planted corn in pond field UP

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Saturday June 2nd 1888
Cloudy Cool Father & M went to town brought out a Bennet iron handle plow Wm plowed AM
D harrowed I finished planting corn in pond field AM, harrowed PM
Mon 3rd
Fair W D & I plowed No 7 LP
Tues 4
Fair warm Father worked in garden I plowed D & F harrowed No 7 Wm made 2 put in side
yard gate cross lane LP above barn yard
Wedn 5
Clear windy Ther reached 83° Wm & D finished plowing D finished harrowing I began rolling
Wm to mark off No 7 LP I began double cultivating No 1 PM LP
Thur 7th
Cloudy cool Ther 48° Wm marked part D finished roll-ing Father began cross marking Wm &
I planting No 7 LP
Fri 8th
Fair Father marked Wm & I planted corn No 7 D cultivated in No 1 LP

Sat 8th
Cloudy shower in evening Father & M went to town I finished marking off Wm & Alf planting
No 7 LP, D rolled No 7 Wm moved side gate to bush
Mon 10th
Clear warm Father & Wm & Fhe shelled corn AM LP I cultivated No 1 AM harrowed pond
field PM
Tues 12th
Clear warm Ther 44° in morn Father worked in garden LP Wm gang plowed part No 1 D
cultivated I harrowed part of it finished pond field UP
Wedn 12th
Wm ganged rest No 1 LP I harrowed part D rolled it
Thur 14
Cloudy rained heavy PM all put in a new bridge L Pat road shelled rest of corn out of old crib
LP
Fri 14th
Clear very warm ther reached about 90° all hauled stones off 8 con field AM began planting
beans on No 1 LP PM
Sat 16th
Clear very warm Ther reached 89° shade Father & M went to town to market WM D & I
planted beans No 1 LP
Mon 18th
Clear hot Ther reached 94° all finished planting beans in No 1 LP
Tues 19th

Clear warm Wm put in shole gate in lane to big bush UP I harrowed oats part of No 7 UP
Father went after seed got a little

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Wednesday June 20th
Clear very warm Father took 55 bu of corn to town got 60 cts per bu brought Mr Branton out
to build in kittle Wm & D went to Lake got 2 loads sand
Thur 21st
Clear warm all assisted assted assisted Mr Branton working at Kittle D & I cultivated some
AM in pond field
Fri 22nd
Clear very warm Father Wm & Mr Branton finished kittle & repaired fireplace D cultivated
some in pond field I replanted corn in pond field
Sat 23rd
Cloudy warm sultry rained heavy Last night Father & M went to town rest repaired 8
con field fence
Mon 25th
Cloudy rained all PM Father went over to Fletcher got part of lumber being sawed at Barry
Mill AM shelled corn UP, PM
Tues 26th
Cloudy cooler Father & Wm went to Fletcher got rest of Lumber N AM Wm D & I cultivated
corn LP
Wed 27th
Cloudy Cool drizzled little PM Father worked in garden LP WM D & I cultivated in No 7 LP all
day
Thur 28th

Cloudy rained all PM all shelled corn UP
Fri 29th
Cloudy Father & F worked in garden Wm D & I hauled up about 170 rails from LP finished
reparing McMa McCart line fence land part of 8 con fence
Sat 30th
Fair Father W & M went to town Wm took in 50 bu of corn got 60 cts per bu D & I cultivated
rest of corn one way in No 7 LP began cross Cultivating
Monday July 2nd 1888
Clear warm Wm D & I began cultivating beans No 1 LP Father & Fla hoed some
Tues 3rd
Clear Wm D & I finished cultivating beans No 1 LP Father & F hoed, went to Fletcher got
new Mapwell self Binder brought it home
Wed 4
Clear very warm shower in evening Wm D I cultivated corn in No 7 LP Father & F hoed
potatos & c
Thur 5
Clear very warm Wm D & I finished cross cultivating Corn No 7 LP, AM Wm & I began mourn
Clover & Timothy Lot No 2 & No 3 UP PM

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Friday July 6th 1888
Fair Alf (who came out yesterday) & D finished culting No 3 Father & Wm cut fence corners I
cultivated all shocked No 2 & 3 PM
Sat 7th
Fair Father & M went to town Wm finished culting No 6 all hauled in hay PM

Mon 9th
Cloudy Alf D & I cross cultivated part of pond field AM Wm gang plowed can thistels No 5 all
hauled in rest of No 3 put in old stable UP
Tues 10th
Fair Father went to town AM got iron for rake lever Wm D & I cultivated in pond field PM Alf
& D cut hay in 8 to con field Fla raked Wm & I shocked in No 5 PM UP
Wedn 11th
Clear very windy all hauled out lot No 2 No 3 UP & part No 6 built a stack near old stable UP
Thur 12th
Cloudy rained very hard started to recultivate beans a man came out a and put up binder
Fri 13th
Cloudy all hoed beans AM LP raked & shock 8 con field PM UP
Sat 12th
Fair Father & M went to town to market all hauled hay out of 8 con field to barn at LP
Mon 16th
Fair all took in rakeings off 8 con field 8 rest of hay on No 6 UP hauled to barn LP
Tues 17
Fair Father went to town to attend cort on the Morhead vs F Shreve Alf & D finished cutting
hay No 4 LP, F tedded rest & raked part hauled in some
Wed 18th
Cloudy rained heavy AM cut thistles LP Father worked in garden LP
Thur 19th
Fair all worked in garden & beans in morn Flave teddedtedded No 4 all hauled in PM

Fri 20th
Clear Father went to C Johnston's funeral AM rest worked at beans began rakeing & hauling
in hay No 4 when dew was off
Sat 21st
Clear Father began self binder in No 5 rest hauled in rest of hay off No 4 in to barn LP
Mon 23rd
Fair Father finished cutting E side No 5 wheat we cradled around fields set up wheat hoed
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M Black
Tuesday July 24th 1888
Fair Wm cut most of No 6 Father cradelled around stumps we hoed set up wheat PM hauled
hay rakeings off No 4 LP Mrs
Wedn 25
Cloudy Wm finished cutting No 6 AM F Father cut part No 3 LP rest hoed beans set up
wheat in No 6 PM
Thur 26th
Cloudy rained all AM showered PM hoed late potato patch
Frid 27th
Cloudy Father went to Fletcher got some irons for thrasher cut rest of wheat wheat in No 3 &
No 5 all set it up
Sat 28th
Fair Father & M went to town with Aunt E Team Wm cut Aunt E wheat with binder set up all
hauled in part of No 6 PM {pencil marks}

Mon 29th
Fair all hauled in most of wheat out of No 5 stacked it near old stable LP
Tues 31th
Cloudy all with the assistance of O Kersey, P, Chase feeders, C Simpson & 3 others
thrashed all of field No 5 LP hathad 170 u from machine hauled in hay out of Lot 2 & orchard
Wedn August 1st 1888
Fair all hauled in wheat out of No 6 in to barn Thursday 2nd Cloudy Wm began thrashing at
H Blacks assisted by P. Chase & O Kersey rest of us hauled in rest of No 6 & all of No 3 into
barn
Xmas
Fri 3rd
Fair warm Ther 92° Alf D & I cut x hay on slashed part of 8 con field shocked it PM Father &
F cut thistles & c
Sat 4th
Fair very warm Father M & Wm went to town we cut fence corners UP
Mon 6th
Cloudy showered some PM Father Wm & A cleaned up a load of wheat for market AM all
hauled hay from slashing 8th con field cut fence corners &c PM
Tues 7th
Cloudy showered PM Father went to town took 49 bu ($42.36) 50lbs got 85 cts per bu all
worked at fence corners cutting & sta sather stacking part of them on top old stable stack
Wedn 8th
Fair Father Wm & Alf cleaned wheat for market D & I began plowing wheat stubble No 6 LP
Thur 9th

Fair Father & Alf took two loads wheat to town had 8 85 bu got 87 cts per bu

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D plowed I harrowed & plowed some in No 6 LP
Fri August 10th 1888
Fair Father cut spring wheat on E part No 1 UP with binder D plowed No 6 LP A & I finished
stack at stable
Sat 11th
Cloudy Father cut oats W part No 1 UP rained some shed evening D plowed No 6 LP I
grubed stumps Wm thrashed
Mon 13th
Clear very wet under foot Alf & D plowed in No 6 LP Father & I finished grubing stumps No 6
LP Wm thrashing
Tues 14th
Clear Father cut Aunt E oats with bender D plowed No 6 A & I cut part weeds over beans No
1 LP with scythe
Wed 15th
Cloudy rained some in night Father & D plowed No 6 A & I cut weeds No 1 LP f Flav worked
in garden
Thur 16th
Fair Ther reached 86 ° Father cut part oats in No 4 UP, D plowed No 6 LP A & I cut weeds
shocked oats &c
Fri 17th
Cloudy drizzled some in morn Father finished cutting oats No 4 UP, D plowed No 6 LP all
hauled some oats out of No 1 UP to LP Barn

Sat 18th
Fair warm Father, M, A & I went to town to 32 1/2 bu of wheat got 90 cts per bu
Mon 21st
Clear warm all hauled rest of oats out of No 1 UP to LP barn & spring what wheat into old
barn UP
Tues 22nd
Fair windy Father went to town to Doctor Springer who came out to me A, D, & F cut around
oats in No 8 UP Father began cutting them PM
Wedn 22nd
Cloudy cooler Ther 56° to 70° Father cut oats to No 8 A, D, & F hauled part oats out No 4 UP
into old Barn
Thur 23rd
Fair Ther 43° in morn Father cut oats in No 7 UP A D & F hauled oats out of No 4 UP, I run
engine Wm went town repairs
Fri 24th
Clear Father went to town for binder repairs brought out Park to take steam pipe off engine
&c I ran Bell's engine for Wm A, D, F set up oats cut peas with mower, thistles &c
Sat 25th
Clear Father & M went to town A & D plowed No 6 LP, F & I cut thistles set up oats in
eve oats
Mon 27th
Clear I cut A & F shocked oats in No 7 UP, D. plowed No 6 LP Father went to Fletcher got
twine Knife for Binder
Tues 28th

Clear Ther 46° to 70° I cut A & F shocked oats

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Tuesday August 28th 1888
Clear Ther 46° to 70° I cut oats with binder A & F shocked No 7 UP, D plowed No 6 LP
Wedn 29th
Fair I finished cutting oats with binder in No 7 UP, A & F shocked it up D plowed No 6 LP
Thur 30th
Clear warm all hauled oats out of No 7 UP into old Barn made a stack bottom by old Barn
Fri 31st
Cloudy cool PM Father went to town got main Belt for thrashing machine (cost $45) Uncle
Amar Cooper stacked we hauled out No 7 UP built 2 stacks
Sat September 1st 1888
Fair Father M went to town Aunt E's teams Alf D F and I hauled rest of oats out No 7 UP,
Uncle A Cooper stacked the by old barn UP, AM covered barn with boards PM
Monday Sept 3nd rd
I went to A robbins for a barrel of black oil, Father burnt in little bush U.P I & D & I hauled
manure
Tues 4th
Father took oil to seived timothy seed I hauled manure on No 1 U.P. P.M. D. cut Clov lot No
2 p.m A.M. I. D. & F pulled beans
J.D commences to write the Diary
Wed 5th fair. Father went to town took 7 bu 8 lbs & got $16 for it, hired one, John. Patterson
at 75 cts perday Chas, Fla, john & I pulled beans at in No 1 L,P,
Wedn 5th

Fair f Father opened trench at pond well Chas. Fla & I picked stones No 7 U.P. P.M & pulled
beans No. 1. L.P. A.M.
Thur 6th
Father went to town took 7 bu 8 lbs of timothy seed sold it for $16 & hired one John
Patterson at 75 cts per day Clas Fla & I pulled beans. John help
Fri 8th
clod Cloudy Father went to Russels to but some lambs. John. Chas. Fla & I. pulled beans
P.M. it rained A.M & we done nothing
Sat 8th
Clear Father & mother went to town. John Pat cleared {faded} P.M Chas helped Wm

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set valve on engine, Fla & I hauled manure PM @ UP Chas, John P, & Fla pulled beans,
A.M. I went to David Thorpes for 50 bu of oats
Monday 10th
Father went and got 16 bus of clauson wheat From John Travis for seed PM at $1 per bu
Chas. John P. Fla & I pulled beans.
Tues 11th
Clear father burnt in big bush U.P Chas John P. Fla. & I pulled beans. L.P.
Wedn 12th "
Fair Father went to town and got Wm some small things for seperator Chas. Fla. & I. hauled
beans in barn at L.P. John P. I pulled beans
Thur 13th "
Clear Father burnt in big bush Chas. Fla & I hauled beans in the barn at L.P. John P pulled
Fri 14th "

Clear Father fired stumps on No. 6 L.P. chas plowed. Fla & I harrowed. John P. pulled
beanes
Sat 15th "
Cloudy Father & mother went to town got a pair of blind bridles Chas plowed & Fla & I
harrowed in No 6 L.P. John P pulled beans in No 1 LP
Monday 17th
Father went to fletcher to black smith. Chas gang plowed in No 6. L.P. Fla & I harrowed in it
John P pulled bean PM. rolld rolled with Aunt Emma's team, n weaned the three colts today
Tues 18th
Fair Father burnt roots in No 6 L.P Fla & I harrowed in it. Chas & John P plowed in No 7 U.P.
Chas drilled a little wheat in No 6 LP in the evening
Wedn 19th
Clear Father burnt roots P.M went to town A.M. Chas finished drilling wheat in No 6 LP. John
O plowed with aunt E team in No 7. UP. I plowed & Fla harrowed in No 7 UP
Thur 20th
Clear Father tinkered around Chas run smooth harrows over & run furrows out in No 6 LP Alf
& John P plowed & Fla harrowed in No 7 UP I helped the widow Florida to thrash
Fri 21st
Fair Father burnt roots & shoveled out furrows & took plow points to black smith shop

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Friday September 21st " 1888
Chas Alf, & I plowed Fla harrowed we haul in a load of beans. John P cut corn pond field UP
Sat 22nd

Clear Father & mother went to Chatham Chas plowed Alf plowed PM went to town A.M. I
rolled PM. plowed AM. Fla pulled beans PM. & harrowed AM. John P pulled beans PM cut
corn AM
Monday 24rd th
Clear warm Father slept. Chas. & I plowed. Fla harrowed AM & rolled AM all of us in No 7
UP. John P cut corn in A pond field UP
Tues 25th
Fair warm Father went to No Buxton PM. Chas plowed till 3 AM & Fla harrowed till 3 AM then
Father & Chas & Fla hauled in a load of beans I plowed in No 7 UP. John P cut corn in pond
field
Wedn 26
Cloudy Father went to town got some tallow & a chain tightner for engine Chas plowed & Fla
harrowed & rolled, John P & I helped Uncle Amarcus Cooper to thrash
Thur 27th
Cloudy & damp Father picked stones, Chas & I plowed Fla harrowed & rolled all in No 7 UP
John P cut corn in pond field UP.
Frid 28th
Frost Ther 38° Cloudy Father sunk a big stone in No 7 UP, PM Chas & I plowed & Fla
harrowed in No 7 UP P.M Father hired one James Aray at $16 a month & Father Chas. I Fla.
& James A. helped Aunt Emma to thresh Wm's machine John P, cut corn in No 7 LP
Sat 29th
Frost. Cloudy. Father and mother went to market Chas & I
Sat 29th
Plowed in No 7 UP Fla harrowed in it AM John P. & James Aray cut corn in No 7, LP.
Monday Oct 1st

Cloudy Ther 58° Father picked stones P.M Chas & I finished ploweding in No 7 U.P P.M Fla
finished harroweding in No 7 U.P P.M James Aray cut corn in No 7 LP. PM. Father Chas,
James. I. & Fla started a ditch in No 7 UP A.M John P cut corn in No 7 LP

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Tues Oct 2nd 1888
Cloudy and cool, Ther 50° Father Cha & James A Cleaned seed wheat, PM at LP, John P.
Fla & I shelled corn, PM, at UP. Father went to James Harris's Sr. got 16 bu for wheat Chas,
Fla, & I finished one flat ditch & started another one in No 7 UP John P. & James A husked
corn PM in pond field UP
Wedn 3rd "
Ther 34° Cloudy, Father faned the harris wheat, Chas Fla & I finished the flat ditch in No 7
UP. & hauled a load of stones to pond P.M. Chas drilled & Fla & cross harrowed A.M. in No
7. LP.
Thur 4th
Clear Ther 39° Father went to town for a f belat Chas drilled wheat & Fla & I cross harrowed
in No 7. UP. John. P. & James A, cut corn in No 7 LP Wm brought his engine home
Fri 5th
Cloudy Ther 54° Father & Fla got 6 bu 3 lbs hauled up a load of stove wood. PM tinkered
around A.M. Chas finished drilling in No 7 UP & I finished harrowing, took Wm Prince Chase.
Bub Kersey John P & James A. cut corn in No 7 LP, Archie Robbins got 6 bus of seed wheat
Sat 6th
Cloudy, Father, mother & Fla went to town to market, Wm went to town to bring out an
engine from Parks Fdy, Chas, John P. & James A shelled corn P.M, U.P. Chas run out water
fur-rows A,M in No 7 UP. John P. & James A cut corn AM. in No 7. LP. I. helped P. chase fix
bean mill P.M at LP. shoveled furrows AM. UP
Mond 8th

Cloudy & damp Father. chas. Fla. John P James A husked P.M. in Pond field. U.P. Chas.
Fla, I. unloaded a load of beans at LP & hauled up 2 lbs of water from there & hauled in 44
bus of corn out of pond field UP AM John P & James A cut corn in No 7 LP AM

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Tues. 9th Oct 1888
Frost ther 35° Father. Chas. Fla & I. fanned 22 bus of corn. & cut down a tree at LP. PM
John. P. & James A cut corn in No 7 LP. PM Father went to see John Morris AM Chas.
James A. & I hauled manure, UP. AM Fla pulled beans AM at LP
Wedn 10
Clear Ther 25° Father went to town took 19 bu 19 10 & 10 lbs of wheat got $1.10 per bu. &
22 bus & 52 lbs of corn & got 54 cts per bu with aunts 8 team Chas James A. & I hauled
manure on No 8 UP. John P husked corn in pond field UP
Thur 11th
Cloudy Ther 36° Father took Aunt Emma's team home PM, & went to Merlin for little pig AM,
Chas. James A. & I. hauled manure on No 8 U.P, John P husked corn on pond field. Fla
pulled beans LP
Fri 12th
Raining, Father paid John P off this morning Father, Chas, Fla. I. & James A. shelled corn
UP
Sat 13th
Cloudy & wet Father & mother went to market, Chas, James A. Fla & I. shelled corn &
hauled in 24 bus, UP. P.M. Wm. Chas. James & I. cleaned manure out of sheds, LP. A.M.
Mond 15th "
Cloudy rained A.M, Father went to Thomas Russels, got a suffolk sow, cost $9, & 4 lambs at
4 1/2 per head Chas. I. & James A, husked in pond field & hauled in 24 bu. Fla. dug
potatoes, LP.

Tues 16th
Fair. Father went to Fletcher P.M. Chas I & James. A. finished husking in pond field and
hauled in 24 bu. Fla picked apples P.M LP.
Wedn 17th "
Cloudy. Father took 45 bu. & 10 lbs of corn & got 54 cts per bu Chas, James A. fixed line
fence between. LP. & Lucas. Lecacq. P,M, hauled manure A,M on No 3 L.P. I. helped Chas
& J. PM, helped Fla pick apples A.M. LP
Thur 18th
Fair, Father went to the plains. Chas. James & I hauled manure on No 7 L.P. Fla picked
apples
Fri 19
Damp. Father went to fletcher P.M. & buxton A.M

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Friday 19th Oct 1888
Chas James. & I. hauled manure on No 1 LP. PM Chas. & I plowed in No 1 UP AM James &
Fla dug potatoes AM. LP
Sat 20th
Cloudy snow squall this morning Father. & Mo went to Chatham to market chas James. & I.
& Fla hauled some. apples. potatoes, beats & unions from LP to UP. PM. Chas. & James
husked in No 7 LP. AM I plowed in No 1. UP. A.M.
Mond D 22nd "
Cloudy chilly & damp. chas. James. & I . hauled manure at L.P. on No 1. Father & Fla pited
parsnap at LP
Tues 23rd
Cloudy rained little PM Chas, James A & I hauled manure No 1 LP

Wedn 24th
Fair Father went to town got some things for thrashing Wm & I brought Engine & Seperator
in from plains Chas hunted hands all prepared for thrashing
Thur 25th
Clear Wm threshed for us on UP
Fri 26th
Cloudy & damp finished threshing PM in rain and had 880 bus of oats & 40 bus of spring
wheat, Father, Chas, & James hushed corn AM I. & Wm took bean mill to Cubit Martins
AM towtwo teams
Sat 27th
Cloudy Father & Mother went to market Chas James Fla & I husked corn in No 7 LP. &
hauled in 40 bu. Wm went to town, paid James off
Mond 29th
Clear. Father helped Wm to haul engine to Cubit Martin, PM, Chas, Fla, & I. husked corn in
No 7 LP, Father husked AM we hauled in 32 bu some LP some UP
Tues 30th
Clear. Father burnt stubbles in No 5 LP Chas & I hauled manure on No 1 & 3 L.P.
Wedn 31st
Clear, Father burnt weeds on No 1 LP chas Fla & I hauled manure on it
Thur November 1st 1888
Fair Father sold rose cow & a curley hefier for $35 to Mike Doyle Chas & I hauled manure on
No 1 LP
Fri 2nd
Fair we all threshed beans at LP we had about 75 bus done t it with the bean mill

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Sat November 3rd 1888
Fair Father & mother went to market. Wm went to town Chas Alf Fla & I got up noon & fixed
the shed & got ready to thresh & husked hauled about 20 bus of corn all done at LP
Mond 5th
Fair. threshed at LP. 366 bus of fall wheat & 164 bus of oats
Tues 6th
Cloudy & damp Father Wm Chas & I faned some 80 bus of oats 940 bus of beans at Lp. Fla
took Kate & Pat to fletcher & got them shod
Wedn 7th
Cloudy. Father Wm & Chas, took 75- bus 30 lbs of oats & 42 bus 10 lbs of beans to
Chatham & got 33 cts for oats per bu. & $1.30 per bu for beans. Fla & I husked corn at LP
Thur 8th "
Cloudy & wet. Father Wm. Fla. & I, husked corn in F No 7 LP & hauled in about 42 bu
Charley left this morning for Grenville Mrs Mise
Fri 9th "
Damp. Father. Wm. Fla & I hauled up 30 bu of corn PM, & cleaned 80 bus of wheat at LP,
AM
Sat 10th "
Wet & ugly. Father & mother went to chatham Wm. & I spread straw PM on LP barn yard &
Fla helped us A.M. to fan wheat LP.
Mon 12th
Clear. Ther 32° Father went to fletcher & got 8 bus of potatoes Mr Newkirk Wm. Fla & I.
husked corn in No 7, LP

Tues 13th "
Clear. Ther 36°, Father. Wm Fla & I husked corn No 7, LP
Wedn 14th "
Clear Father went to the plains PM Wm Fla & I husked till 3 AM then hauled in 70 bus out of
No 7 LP
Thur 15th "
Cloudy we Father, Wm Fla. I. cleaned up the barn floor & tried threshing corn & which
proved successful at L.P. APM, & hauled in 120 bus of corn out of No 7 LP
Fri 16
Snow 1/2 inch Ther 36° Wm husked corn P.M. Fla & I husked all day in No 7 LP, Father Wm
took 80 bus of wheat to fletcher & gt $1.08 per bus
Sat 17th
Snow 1/2 inch Ther 25° Father & mother went to market. Wm Fla & I husked corn in No 7
LP.

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Monday November 19th 1888
Cloudy Ther 40°, Father, Wm Fla & I husked corn in No 7 LP
Tues 20th "
Clear Ther 26° Father Wm. F & I husked in No 7 LP
Wed 21st
Clear Ther 19° Father went to town took 28 bus & 5 lbs of wheat to 94 bus of corn brought
back 200 lbs of flour & bran & shorts & left 839 lbs of flour at mill. he got 1 bl of salt & one
bed stead. Wm Fla. & I. hauled in 90 bus of corn out of No 1 LP
Thur 22nd

Clear Ther 19°, Father Wm Fla & I husked corn in No 7 LP. & hauled in 16 bus of corn.
Fri 23rd
Clear Ther 32° Father Wm Fla & I husked corn No 7 UP
Sat 24th
Clear Ther 18° Father & mother went to market. Wm. F. & I husked corn in No 7 LP AM. &
hauled in 56 bus of corn PM
Mond 26th
Cloudy snowed 1/2 in PM Ther 24 ° Father Wm. F. & I. husked corn in No 7 LP, Amab
husked at 4 cts {faded}
Tues 27th
Cloudy snow 1 inch Ther 32° Father. Wm. F. & I hauled in 182 bus of corn out of No 7 LP
Wed 28th “
Cloudy snow 1 in Ther 32° Father. Wm, Fla. & I hauled 124 bus of corn out of No 7 LP, Tom
& Alf Alf & Tom Prince husked for 4 cts per bu in No 7 LP
Thur 29th :
Cloudy & damp Father, Wm, F, & I husked corn
Fri 30th "
Cloudy, Father. Wm. F. & I. husked corn in No 7, L,P, Alf & Tom Prince & Amab Elare
husked corn in No 7 LP for 4 cts per bu
Sat December 1st 1888
Father & mother went to market & Wm Fla & I. hauled in 90 bus of corn out of No 7 LP
Mon 3rd
Cloudy Ther 32° Father Wm Fla. & I huskedhauled 188 bus of corn out of No 7 LP Alphus &
Thomas Prince husked in No 7 LP

Tues 4th
Cloudy Ther 30°. Father went to fletcher AM got a shoe put on pats right forefoot &
telagraphed to chatham toBogart. Vet. Sur. Shanks was sick. Bogart come & said she had
infirmate on the lungs, rest hauled in 140 bus of corn

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Wednesday December 5th 1888
Father took Mrs Peakers pork to Chatham. Wm. & I commenced cleaning out east line ditch
with 1 team, UP. between us & John Lecocq
Thur 6th "
Ther 28° Father. Wm. Prince chase & I worked on the line ditch with two teams
Fri 7th
Cloudy Ther 30° Father, Wm, Fla, & I faned beans, AM, L,P Father picked & baged some of
them P,M, Wm, Fla & I, ditched at the line ditch PM,
Sat 8th "
Cloudy Ther 38° Father & mother went to market, Wm, took, 27 bu 10 lbs of f beans to
Chatham, Fla & I hauled up wood.
Mon 10th
Fair Ther 39° Father cleaned out ditches Wm & I plowed all in No 1 L,P,
Tues 11th
Fair, Ther 32° Father went to Mrs Peakers bee, Wm, & I plowed in No 1 LP
Wed 12th
Cloudy, Ther 24° Father cut weeds in west line ditch, Wm, & I plowed in No 1 LP.
Thur 13th

Fair I Ther 18°, all Fla took Kate to fletchers dgot 1 shoe put on fore foot AM rest tinkered
around A.M. Wm, & I , plowed in No 1 U,P,
Fri 14th
Clear, Ther 18° All faned wheat AM, Wm & I took 60 bus & 45 lbs of wheat to fletcher got 96
cts per bus PM & Father went to school examination.
Sat 15th
Cloudy Ther 27° Father & mother went to market in chatham, Wm, Fla & I, hauled up some
wood & in some fodder
Mon 17th
Cloudy, Ther 42° Father, Wm, Fla & I Tues 18faned up wheat & beans at L.P.
Tues 18
Blustry snow 2 in Ther 22° Father sewed on sewing machine, Fla & I hauled up two logs for
back logs AM, & Wm & I baged up 51 bus of wheat
Wed 19th
Cloudy Thr 22° Father we took 31 bus & 50 lbs of wheat to town got $1.03 Wm took Dick &
Jin to fletcher got them shod & tinkered about I fixed stable UP

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Thursday December 20th 1888
Cloudy Ther 11 ° Father tinkered about Wm, Fla & I hauled in fodder 2 loads, UP, & 2 loads
LP
Fri 21st
Cloudy Ther 30 ° noon 18 ° even Father Wm Fla & I fanned, & Father & Wm took 165 bus of
oats to fletcher
Sat 22nd

Fair, Ther 8 ° Father mother & Wm went to town, Alf come out, Fla & I hauled up one load of
corn from LP, & a load of wood from big bush
Mon 24th "
Fairm Ther 28 ° Father, Wm, Alf, Fla & I fanned oats & Father & Wm took 84 bus & 8 lbs
of oats oats to fletcher
Wed 26th
Cloudy & damp Ther 50 ° Father & Wm went to trustee meeting rest hauled up a load of corn
from LP
Thur 27th
Blustry Ther 30 ° Father sewed on sewing machine, Wm, Alf, Fla & I fanned about 80 bus of
oats
Fri 28th
Fair Ther 29 ° Nemimiah Zebbs & Prince Chase hel & Newkirk helped us to kill 15 pigs P
Chase took one weight 93 lbs Mr Eliot took one weight 204 lbs other 13 weightd 2736,
Sat 29th "
Fair Ther 27 ° Father & Wm took fletcher weight 2798 lbs of pork to fletcher & got $6.75 per
cwt mother, Fla & I went to town
Mon 31st
Cloudy, Ther 38 ° Father & Wm took 26-1 bus of wheat to town, Alf, Fla & I cut fire wood UP
Tuesday January 1st 1889,
Clear Ther 30 ° holiday
Wednes 2nd
Clear Ther 28 °, Father went to fletcher AM & Mrs Peaker PM Wm, Alf Fla & I hauled corn
fodder off of No 7 LP

Thur 3rd
Clear Ther 28 ° Father went to Normans Coopers sale got a calf for $3.50, Alf began school
on plains, Wm Fla & I cut apple trees out of way of Barn in back orchard UP
Fri 4th
Clear Ther 30 ° Father & Fla brought calf home, Wm & I finished cutting in orchard trees
Sat 5th
Damp Ther 40 ° Father & mother went to town brought out about 200 lbs of flour & left
{faded} 39 lbs left at mill

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Saturday January 5th 1889
Wm & I powed Am, rained PM & we done nothing
Mon 7 6th
Cloudy Ther 32 ° Father act as deputy returning officer, & u Wm as pole clerk at municipal
election, Fla & I picked beans & done chores,
Tues 8th
Cloudy ther 38 ° Father sewed on sewing machine, Wm & I fenced off new barn yard at UP
Wed 9th "
Cloudy rain Ther 40 ° Father let water off from around sable & sewed in house, Wm & I
picked beans at LP
Thur 10th "
Cloudy, Ther 23 ° snow 2 in, Father sewed on sewing machine, Wm, & I, made a watering
trough UP
Fri 11th
Fair, Ther 23 °, Wm, & I, hauled up drags UP

Sat 12th
Clear, Ther 25 ° Father & mother went to mar-ket, Wm & I began to cut soft maple saw logs
for barn sheeting
Min 14th
Clear, Ther 27 ° Father got a load of corn from LP, P AM & took Pat & got his fore shoes
reset, Wm & I cut maple logs to be used sheeting & mow flooring in barn UP
Tues 15th
Cloudy Ther 22 °, Father Wm, Newkirk & D, dressed a comm coming four year old heff hefier
for own use
Wedn 16th
Cloudy & wet Ther 38°, Father sewed in house & Wm & I hauled 1 load of wood from LP AM,
all picked beans PM
Thur 17th
Cloudy, Ther 38 °, Father let water off UP & LP both, I spread straw on barn yard AM & Wm
& I put up fence wind blowed on UP
Fri 18th
Cloudy Ther 24 ° Father took hind quarter of beef to A G Robertson, Wm & I cut saw logs in
bug bush for barn lumber
Sat 19th
Cloudy Ther 12 °, Father went to chatham Wm & I cut 2 red oak & 1 black ash trees for barn
lumber
Mon 21st
Cloudy Ther 22 ° st snow 1 1/2 inches Father went to fletcher, F A Wm & I,
skidded y up l saw logs,
Tues 22nd

Clear, Ther 20 °, got John Brady & Art Morton & Newkirk to help us & killed 14 pigs wght
2389 home weight
Wed 23rd
Clear Ther 29 ° Father & Wm took the pork to chatham 2360 chatham wght got $6.35 trimed
up old down apple trees
Thur 24th
Clear Ther 30 °, Father & Wm took 90 bus & 40 lbs got $1.00 per bus I bushed out hickory
would out of back field UP

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Friday January 25 1889
Clear Ther 24 °, Father went to fletcher bought a cow for $18, Wm & I cut logs in little bush
UP
Sat 26th
Clear, Ther 22 ° Father went to town took 3 bags of beans got $1.15 per bu Wm & skidded
out logs in bug bush
Mon 28th
Blustry Ther 20 ° snow 5 inches Wm & I hauled 7 red oak 9 maple logs to fletcher
Tues 29th
Clear Ther 2 ° Wm & I hauled 14 logs to fletcher
Wed 30th
Cloudy Ther 23 °, Father went to Chatham to get a roller out in front blue bob, Wm went to
help Aunt Emma kill pigs, & I hauled 4 logs to fletcher AM, & hauled up firewood PM
Thur 31st
Cloudy Ther 33 °, Father went to Mrs Peakers Wm cut more logs for barn use

Friday February 1st 1889
Clear Ther 9 ° Father went to buxton, & Wm & I hauled logs to fletcher from UP.
Sat 2nd "
Cloudy Ther 28 ° Father went to town Wm & I hauled logs from to fletcher from UP
Mon 4th "
Fair Ther 26 °, Father sewed in house Wm & I hauled 4 logs to fletcher from LP
Tues 5th
Blustry Ther 2 ° chores & get wood is all we done
Wed 6th
Blustry Ther 3 ° below z Dr Duncan came to see ma
Thur 7th
Fair Ther 11 ° Father went to get some woman to keep house, got Ellin Harden, Wm & I cut
stove wood
Fri 8th
Cloudy Ther 22 ° Father, Wm & I hauled up from LP 2 loads of corn out of crib & some stove
wood
Sat 9th
Clear, Ther 22 ° Father went to Chatham, Wm Fla & I hauled in fodder
Mon 11th
ther 32 ° Cloudy, Father went to took 31 bus & 40 lbs of wheat to chatham got $1.00 per bus,
Wm, got engine ready to go town, I took, Dick & Jin & polly & got there shoes sharp
Tues 12th

Cloudy Ther 20 °, Father went took pat & got his fore shoes sharpened, Wm & I hauled up
barn timber
Wed 13th
Clear F Ther 12 ° Father & u Wm took the engine to chatham to get repaired
Thur 14
Clear Ther 2 ° below z, got N Zebbs & Newkirk to to help us kill 7 pigs Newkirk got 1 wght
175 wght of rest {faded}

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Friday Febuary 15th 1889
Clear Ther 20 °, Father went to fletcher; Wm & I hauled up barn timber for barn
Sat 16th
Raining, Father Wm, F, & I pet picked beans Am, & Father & Wm, cut up pork PM UP
Mon 18th
Snowed 4 inches Ther 28 °, Father salted pork AM UP, Wm & I brought 3 sows from LP AM,
Father & Wm went to fletcher, PM,
Tues 19th
Clear & windy Ther 10 ° Father took 25- bus 40 lbs of wheat to for flour & 194 lbs of pork to
chatham left 1188 lbs of flour at mill & got $6.30 per hd wgh for pork Wm & I bushed out
wood out of big & little bush UP
Wed 20th
Clear, Ther 6 ° Father went over to John McCaneCane to look at some sheep, Wm & I
started to put up ice UP
Thur 21st

Clear, Ther 18 ° Father, Wm & I went to John Mc, Cane & got 3 sheep at $5 a head, &
finished putting puting up ice
Fri 22nd
Clear & Windy F Ther 35 ° noon & 14 ° eve Father & Wm took 2 teams & brought
out of 3028 ft of pine lumber from town got it of Piggott I spread straw on barnyard
Sat 23rd
Clear, Ther 7 ° below Z Father went to market Wm & I went to town & got 3000 ft more pine
lumber for barn
Mon 25th
Clear Ther 2 ° Father & Wm brought out remainder of 7344 ft of pine lumber for barn &
stable & 1671 ft of hemlock for flooring, & I cut wood,
Tues 26th
Snowing Ther 28 °, Father went fletcher Wm & I fixed hay racks
F Wed 27th
Fair, Ther 8 27 ° Father & I took 2 cords of dry hickory wood in chatham to Mr J W Kersey &
brought out 3000 of shingles for barn & stable got them from Piggott, Wm Chored
Thur 28th
Clear Ther 20 °, Father cl trimmed a big hickory AM sewed on in housed PM, Wm went to
move Joe Carter, I went to look for a lost bundle of shingles AM, hauled drags PM
Friday March 1st 1889
Cloudy Ther 28° Polly mare died Father sewed in house, Wm hauled polly out AM & I
trimmed in big bush AM, Wm & I bushed out wood PM UP

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Saturday March 2nd 1889

Misty & damp Ther 37 ° Father went to market, Wm & I hauled in fodder at LP & hauled a
load of hay to UP
Mon 4th
Clear Ther 28 ° Father went to fletcher Wm & I hauled fodder at LP P AM & fixed barnyard
fence & cut wood UP PM
Tues 5th
Fair Ther 30 ° Father sewed in house & salt hogs heads & feet Wm fixed fence AM LP & I
cut wood AM UP Wm & I cut wood UP PM
Wed 6th
Fair Ther 30 °, Father went & got a pup fro Geo Lewis AM & trimed in bug bush, PM, UP,
Wm, went to town, I trimed in bug bush UP
Thur 7th
Fair Ther 35 ° Father went to Col Martin's sale, Wm & I cut wood in yard UP,
Fri 8th
Cloudy Ther 25 ° Father took saw to Amab A Elare to get it filed AM Wm & I Tinkered AM cut
stove wood UP, PM
Sat 9th
Cloudy Ther 20 °, Father went to town Wm & I hauled out barn & stable timber
Mon 11th
Clear, Ther 28 ° Father took 2 bags of corn & 14 bus & 5 lbs of wheat to town & got $1.01
per bus for wheat, Wm, & I finished hauling out barn stable timbers UP
Tus 12th
Clear & warm Ther 38 ° Father went to town & brought out Mr J W Kersey & Will to work on
barn Wm & I hauled fodder out of No 7 LP

Wed 13th
Clear Ther 28 °, Father went to get hands to work or on barn & stable frame, & got Prince
Chase & Bub Kersey Mr Kersey & Will worked on stable frame, Wm & I helped them
Thur 14th
Fair Ther 30 ° Father went to fletcher to see about the lumber, Wm & I gathered stones for
barn & stable foundations Mr Kersey, Will, P Chase & Bub Kersey worked on framing
Fri 15th
Clear Ther 32 ° Father & Wm helped Mr Kersey & Will on stable frame, PrinceL & Bub
helped to, I gathered stones
Sat 16th
Clear Ther 34 °, Father went to town, W Mr Kersey & Will went with him, Wm & I gathered
stones
Mon 18th
Clear Ther 40 ° Father Wm, I took 3 teams & went to town & got 10 lbs of sand & 2 bags of
cement W Bub Kersey & Prince Chase worked AM
Tues 19th
Clear Ther 38 ° Mr Kersey & Will Prince & Bub worked all day

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Tuesday March 19th 1889
Wm & I moved things out of road for barn & Stable UP AM Wm dug holes for stable
foundation PM I gathered stones PM Father laid off for stable & barn AM & went to town PM
& brought out Mr Branton & a man to put down foundation
Wed 20th

Fair Ther 36 ° Father dug holes for barn foundation Wm, went to lake & got sand, I gathered
stones, Mr Kersey, Will, Prince & Bub worked on barn & Mr Branton & his man worked on
stable foundation,
Thur 21st
Cloudy raining PM Wm & I gathered stones AM, Mrs Peaker died this morning and Father
went to town for her coffin Mr Kersey & Will worked on frames, Prince & Bub worked AM Mr
Branton & his man worked till 3 PM
Fri 22nd
Fair Ther 39 °, Father dug holes for barn foundation Wm, & I haul stones to them, Branton &
his man worked at putting it down J Kersey & Will, & Prince & Bub framed
Sat 23rd
Clear Ther 30 ° Father went to town, Wm & I hauled a load of fodder from LP, AM & some
more stable timber PM UP
Mon 25th
Clear Ther 38 ° Father went to stable town & brought out Kersey & Will & their blacks &
table, Wm, & I hauled a load of fodder & 1 of hay AM, & I plowed in little lot front PM
Thur Tues 26th
Clear Ther 32 ° Father & I hauled some lumber from fletcher, Wm helped Mr Branton, finish
foundation Mr Kersey Will & Bub Kersey worked on barn
Wed 27th
Clear Ther 38 °, Father, Wm & I hauled lumber from fletcher AM & Wm & I PM, Father
helped J Kersey, Will Prince Chase & Bub on barn
Thur 28th
Cloudy Ther 28 ° Father & I cut mud sills for barn AM & he worked traboy leg PM while Wm
& I hauled lumber from fletcher, J Kersey Will, Prince Chase & Bub Kersey worked on barn
Fri 29th

Snowed AM Ther 30 ° Father went to to Peakers AM Wm & I fixed traboy AM, Father & I
bushed out mud sills PM Jo Carpenters quit at 10-20 then Prince & Bub went home, Kersey
& WIll worked from 3. PM out
Sat 30°
Clear Ther 15 ° Father went to town Wm & I hauled fodder
Monday fodder April 1st
Snow 2 inches Ther 34 °, Father went to town, Wm & I piled ar our lumber at fletcher &
brought some home

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Tuesday April 2nd 1889
Cloudy & Father made a sawbuck AM let off water PM Kersey & w Will worked on framing &
I helped them
Wed 3rd
Cloudy, Kersey, Will, worked on framing Father Wm, & I helped them
Thur 4th
Clear Ther 32 ° Father acted as Deputy Returning Officer for Scot Act, Kersey Will, Prince
Chase & Bub Kersey commenced putting barn & stable frames together, Wm & I helped
them
Fri 4 5th
Cloudy rained PM, Father Wm & I helped Kersey, Will Prince & Bub put together frame, all
quit at noon on account of rain
Sat 6th
Snow 3 inches ther 32 °, Father went to town we tinkered about
Monday 9th

Clear Ther 32 °, Father Wm & I took 2 teams & went to Fletcher & brought home some
lumber AM, & hued out a post for barn that got broke in putting it together
Tuesday 9th
Clear Ther 40 ° Father went to Horace Blacks d & got 4 bags of potatoes AM & helped on
frame P PM, Wm & I helped Kersey Will & Prince Chase on frames
Wednesday 10th
Clear Ther 40 ° Kersey commenced to raising ba buildings, Kersey Will, Prince Fred Zebbs,
Ezekil Collins, Morrice Hardeing Charlie Simpson Horace Black & George & Father, Wm & I
helped them
Thursday 11th
Cloudy rain PM Kersey, WIll, Prince Fred Zebbs, Egekil Collins Morrice Harding C Simpson
& G Black, & Father, Wm & I helped then at ra to rain A to raise part of barn we worked till 2
OClock PM
Friday 12th
Raining & we all done nothing but chores
Saturday 13th
Clear Ther 32 °, Kersey Will, Prince, Fred Zebbs, Morrice Harding C Simpson, Father, Wm &
I finished raising barn at 3 PM, then Father went to chatham
Monday 15th
Clear Father went to Mr Thompson's funeral, Wm, Prince Chase & I sided in stable.

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Tuesday April 16th
Father went to town, Wm, Prince Chase & Fred Zebbs sided all but a little of barn, I helped at
barn AM went to fletcher for rafters PM
Wednesday 17th

Clear Ther reached 70 ° Father got a load of lumber from fletcher AM, took Horaace Blacks
Chains home PM, I finished plowing in lot front of house
Thur 18th
Clear Ther reached 72 °, Prince Chase worked on stable Father worked with Prince till noon,
& then went to fletcher and got a load of lumber, I plowed in back field, Dan McCoig brought
out & set up a dud double cultivator
Friday 19th
Warm rained PM, Father went & brought a load of lumber from fletcher AM, & plowed in back
field PM, I plowed in back field, Prince Chase worked three quarters of a day on stable
Saturday 20th
Clear, Ther 68 °, Father went to town, I hauled lumber from fletcher
Monday 22nd
Clear Ther 34 ° in morn Father went to town, I plowed in No 1 Bub Kersey took the job of
finishing stable & commenced this morn
Tuesday 23rd
Clear Ther 40 ° Father hauled lumber from fletcher I plowed in No 1 UP
F Wednesday 24th
Cloudy rained PM, Father cultivated in No 1 & I drilled spring wheat, AM, Father went to Mr
Sicipio's funeral
Thursday 25th
Cloudy Father started to fix water trough on stable Fla & I fixed fence
Friday 26th
Cloudy, Father fixed around stable, Wm & I finished hauling out lumber from fletcher AM &
put down mud sills PM

Saturday 27
Cloudy Father went to town, Wm took in 48 bu 27 lbs of oats to Dan McCoig & got 35 cts per
bus on cultivator Flave & I fixed fence

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Monday April 29th 1889
Cloudy Ther 42 °, Father took a saw log to fletcher & got it cut in scantlen & brought them
home, I finished cultivating & drilling spring on the fall plowing in No 1 being about 3 1/2
acres
Tuesday 30th
Cloudy. Father took some scantlen to town to get plained off for track in barn & p brought out
some flooring I harrowed spring wheat ground helped Wm Haul a load of hay & fodder
Wednesday May 1st
Clear Frost Father watched Bub, Fla rolled No 3 & I plowed in No 1
Thursday 2nd
Cloudy rained PM, Father was with bub at barn, I finished plowing in No 1 AM Flav harrowed
garden lot No 2
Friday 3rd
Clear Father & I went up to Smiths mill in tub Tilbourg & got 1280 ft of lumber for barn
sheeting I commenced to cultivate & sow clover seed on wheat in No 7 this evens evening
Saturday 6th
Fair, Father went to town; I cultivated & sowed Clover seed in No 7 AM, & harrowed & rolled
what I seeded PM
Monday 6th
Clear Ther 70 ° Father worked at putting track up in barn, I cultivated with drill & sowed
Clover seed, in wheat field No 7, Fla followed with harrow & roller alternately

Tuesday 7th
Clear Ther 85 ° Father & Wm went to town, I went on pitching clover seed on No 7 AM,
& d broadcasted oats on No 1 LP PM Fla harrowed in and rolled in No 7
Wednesday 8th
Clear Ther 86 ° Father was around barn AM, went to Peaker place PM, F Fla harrowed in No
1, I went down to LP & harrowed in No 1 Wm drilled in oats
Thursday 9th
Clear Ther 82 ° Father & Prince Chase got out 14 sleepers for barn Fla & I finished
harrowing & rolling & sewing Clover seed on No 7 AM & harrowed in No 1 PM

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Friday May 10th 1889
Clear Ther 80 ° Father, Fla & I went to LP & cleaned up 18 bus of seed oats then Father
went on down to Peakers & I drilled rest of No 1 in oats, & Fla cut cornstalk
Saturday 11th
Clear Ther 80 °, Father & P Chase finished getting out sleepers for barn mows, I plowed with
gang plow in pond field
Tuesday 14th
Clear Ther 76 ° Father worked in garden I gang plowed part of line & part of the time Fla & I
harrowed in pond field then commenced sowing oats Fla harrowed in pond field PM
Thursday 16th
Cloudy rained PM, I finished drilli sowing oats in pond field Father & Fla, brought up cattle &
colts from LP & turned them out, then Father burnt bush in No 6 & worked at stable Fla
harrowed in pond field
Friday 17th

Clear Ther 88 °, Father worked a stable & made a chicken coop Fla harrowed in pond
field K AM, & gathered stones PM I run out furrows in pond field, AM plowed in a corner in
No 6,
Saturday 18th
Clear Ther 89 ° Father went to town, I finished plowed in conner of No 6 & harrowed it, Fla
tinkered
Monday 19 20th
Cloudy & showery, Father & Fla gathered stones, I drilled the little conner conn in peas &
rolled it Am, & helped gather stones
Tuesday 21st
Cloudy, Father Fla & I hauled stones AM, Father & I went to fletcher, Father went to got a
telagram to go to Windsor that Charlie was sick, & he went

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Wednesday May 22nd 1889
Cloudy & cool, I plowed in back field, Fla tinkered AM, harrowed PM
Thursday 23rd
Fair Frost heavy I plowed in back field Fla harrowed in at Prince Chase got 500 lbs of hay
Friday 24th
Cloudy I plowed in back field AM, & harrowed down at LP, PM, Fla harrowed in back field
Saturday 25th
Fair Fla harrowed in back field, I harrowed at LP
Monday 27th
Cloudy & drizzling rain, Brother Charlie died at Windsor at 1.30 PM U I harrowed at LP, Fla
harrowed at LP PM

Tuesday 28th
Fair but cool, Father & Aunt Emma brought Charlies corpse to Buxton this morn, Alf & I went
to town & got neccessities for funeral
Wednesday 29th
Cloudy rained p PM, funeral took place at 2 PM Rev Elder Washington of BM, E Church
Buxton conducted services
Thursday 30th
Rained all day, Father, Wm, & I worked on inside of stable
Friday 31st
Cloudy Father went to town took a grist & get medicine for himself Wm Fla & I cleaned trash
from barn put down stable gangways, & let water off of fields
Saturday May June 1st 1889
Cloudy Father went to town, Wm, Fla & I hauled up Sleeper for barn & started to log lot in
back field
Monday June 3rd
Fair Wm, Fla & I finished loging lot in back field & Cleaning up trash around barn, & fixed
west line fren fence between us & John McCart
Tuesday 4th
Cloudy & showery, Wm, Fla & I piled manure at Lower P
T Wednesday 5th
Cloudy & showery Father & Prince laid sleeper in barn Wm & I plowed in back field UP

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Dates of breeding & births of stock of 1889 & 1890
Goliah boor breed to white sow Feb 7th

Doll & Nell mares bred to Pat Barry's General Brock stallion, trotter April 29th
D Doll mare rebred to Pat Barry's horse May 27th
Kate mare bred to Pardo's l general purpose horse Young Bloom field June 4th
Russel Russel, sow had 4 pigs June 15th
Doll mare rerebred to Pat Barry's horse June 17th
Cherry cow had a calf July 12th
Skimmer cow had a calf July 15th Roan " " " " " 17th
Dinah " " " " " 18th
Sill hefiers heifer " " " " 25th
Boss " " " " " 29th
Pink cow bred to AP Pattersons Bull August 6th
Flower cow " " " " " 20th
Got A B Pattersons September 17th

Year 1890
Nell mare had a mare colt from Barry's horse April 2nd
Russel sow bred to L Goliah boor April 13th
Little white sow " " " " " 16th
Kate mare had a mare colt Pardon's horse May 8th
Jin mare bred to own horse P Dick May 6th
Kate mare to Pardo's hore Young Robbin Kate mare bred to Pardo's horse Young Bloomfield
May 20
Doll mare has a horse colt Barry's Rooker May 21st

Nell mare bred to T Taylor's Clevland Bay horse May 23rd
Mack " " " John Huston's Young Rooker May 23
D Doll " " " Taylors Cleveland Bay May 29th
Nell " " " " " " June 13th
Russel sow had 8 pigs august 6th
little white sow had 9 pigs august 12th
big white sow had pigs March 22 1891

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Thursday June 16th 1888
Clear Father & Prince Chase finished layno laing sleepers in barn & finished putting floor
over head down in horse stable Wm & I plowed in back field
Friday 7th
Cloudy rained PM, Father gardened AM & laid mow floor PM in barn, Wm & I plowed in back
field AM, helped Father Pm
Saturday 8th
Showery Father & Wm went to Chatham
Monday 10th
Cloudy Father & I went to Peaker place to got a cultivator spinning wheel table & a few
things, then father went to bridge sale at Newmans & I went to LP & helped Wm ditch
Tuesday 11th
Fair Father & Fla worked in garden & Wm & I tinkered AM Father Wm & I let water off of
back field PM UP
Wednesday 12th

Clear Ther 76 ° Father worked in garden AM & then took ma to Mrs Harris's Fla & I tinkered
AM, Wm & I planted PM corn in the back field
Thursday 13th
Clear Ther 78 ° Father & Americus Cooper sheared sheep Wm & I planted corn, U,P, P AM
& LP, PM
Father Friday 14th
Clear Ther 82 ° Father worked in garden AM, Wm plowed & I harrowed in back field AM Fla
pulled mustard AM, Father & Wm worked barn doors PM, I plowed & Fla, harrowed in back
field PM
Saturday 15th
Cloudy rained PM, Father went to town, Wm & Fla, put {cut off}
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