1 10 2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/19f645cd1cdd2ce930a5337efde6f383.pdf bc94424f81ffc19cd2781fad991febc0 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July the/1 1907 1 I took the old pig up to the farm that I had to leave there a fine day. 2 I plowed corn all day a fine day Bidy went to town to day 3 I took chop to mill to day and cut thistles and plowed some corn 4 I plowed corn all day a fine day 5 I plowed corn and cut thistles a hot day Bidy went to town 6 I plowed corn all day a hot day We went to town tonight 8 I plowed my beets and plowed corn a fine day hot and dry 9 I and Bidy and Charlie went up to Edies today a hot day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b7b4af8139be9b10dbc80da32bca4930.pdf 81edef6c47c0fc78bd8b70cf69dde494 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July the/10 1907 10 I helped Jasper in his hay a fine day dry and dusty. 11 We had a big rain I did chores and went to town a wet day. 12 I did chores and disked my tobacco ground a fine day 13 I did chores a fine day 14 I had some tobacco plants set today a fine day with a little rain 16 I plowed corn all day We had a big rain to night 17 I did chores a wet spell it is 18 I did chores and went to mill a hot day 19 I swed turnep seed and plowed corn a fine day 20 I hoed tobaco and plowed corn a fine day {page 2} July th/22 1907 22 I plowed my tobaco and plowed corn a fine day 23 I plowed corn all day a fine day 24 I plowed corn we had a fine rain 25 Wesley plowed corn and sowed timothy seed 26 I cut Ruben Arners wheat to day a fine day 27 I got a load of hay to day a fine day 29 I went up to Ruben Arner and got a old pig and little ones a fine day 30 I helped Jasper draw his wheat a fine day I got my team shaweed 31 I helped Jasper pile his rye up to day We had a big rain to night https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/da24fb0cbb2be72c51d07aece7e4623c.pdf 2c11de099dfc721ee38b0525373a894e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. August 1, 1907 I did chores. Sam’s thrash sick a big rain tonight. August 2, 1907 We went to the funeral of Mrs. Edman under. August 3, 1907 I plowed tobacco and corn and potatoes and picked bugs and went to town. August 5, 1907 I did some chores a rainy day. August 6, 1907 I went to town with chop and did chores a fine day. August 7, 1907 I helped Jasper with his oats a fine day. August 8, 1907 I cut my oats today a fine day. August 9, 1907 I took the binder home and helped Jasper. August 10, 1907 I helped Jasper in his oats. August 12, 1907 I helped Jasper in his oats.August 13, 1907 I helped Jasper draw oats a fine day. August 14, 1907 Jasper and I drawed my oats today a fine day. August 15, 1907 I thrashed my oats a fine day. August 16, 1907 I helped Jasper draw his peas a fine day. August 17, 1907 I helped draw oats a fine day. August 19, 1907 I helped Jasper finish his oats a fine day and dry and hot. Got a load of fleas today I think. I will go out and shake them off in the barn. August 20, 1907 I did chores and helped Jasper thrash. We had some rain. August 21, 1907 I went to the sea and plowed my tobacco and we went to town. August 22, 1907 I hoed my tobacco today a fine day hot dry. August 23, 1907 I went to mill and cut weeds. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/548d45f1d6116fb4f7d055bf7cfee6d8.pdf 04e553bc27d471ee4f1011249d9f5119 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. August 24 1907 24 I drawed manure a windy day and hot and dry my corn is drying very up. 26 I drawed golddust a fine day hot and dry. 27 I drawed manure and went to a bee a dry time. 28 We had wrestlers to day a fine dry day cool nights. 29 I did chores a fine day of pickett worms. 30 I got a load of wood and did chores a fine day I went over town. 31 I got a load of wood a dry day. September 1907 2 I drawed wood a fine day hot and dry. 3 I drawed wood a fine day lots of flies. 4 I helped Jasper cut some logs a fine day my corn is drying up with the dry wether [sic]. 5 I did chores a fine day with a little rain. 6 I got a load of dirt for my beds a fine day. 7 I did chores and went up to Jaspers a little rain tonight. 9 I did chores and went up to Jaspers and Ruby and I went out to the sale this after noon. 10 I did chores a rainy day. 11 I did chores a wet day. 12 I worked over town a hot day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5f81486022aa8ef70a2bbcbb35b492a7.pdf 044c7f5aa76f43f3f680c3830b637068 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. September the/13 1907 13 I worked over town a fine day I [nailed?] on shingels all day 14 I worked over town a fine day but hot 16 I took a load of corn over town and sold it and worked 2 owers 17 I worked over town to day a fine day with rain to night 18 I worked over town it rained a little 19 I worked over town a fine day 20 I worked over town a hot day 21 I worked over town to day a fine day 23 I worked over town a fine day 24 I worked over town this morning and did choers this afternoon a big wind cool and cold September the/25 1907 25 I cut corn and tobaco a cold day, next [? ] to frost 26 I cut corn all day We had frost last night 27 I cut corn in the morning it rained the rest of the day 28 I cut corn this forenoon it rained this afternoon 30 I cut corn all day a fine day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6ba56ae926cb8a1a36dce98072353f66.pdf e7714d6728c23e4077d4dccf91f2a20f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. October the/1 1907 1 I cut corn and piled my tobaco a fine day frost last night 2 I cut corn and set sum up Mister Fox cut for me a hot day 3 I did choers a rainy day it was 4 I finished cutting corn to day a fine day 5 I worked at my tobaco a fine day 7 I dig my potates and drawed a load of tobaco we had a big rain 8 I went to town I set up some corn and did some little jobs a fine day. 9 We went to the fare to day at harrow 10 I worked over town a windy day 11 I worked over town to day some snow October the/12 1907 12 I worked over town this forenoon and did choers the rest of the day 14 I worked on the school house to day a fine day a big frost last night 15 I worked on the school house a fine day 16 I worked on the school house a fine day 17 I worked on the school house a fine day 18 I worked on the school house a fine day 19 I worked on the school house a fine day. 21 I did choers a fine day 22 I did choers and pulled turnips a fine day 23 I did choers a fine day we had frends from [gests?] last night https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e71e3b94809d0c38a1cd88a7a8d6ec04.pdf e004c89d1b37d7cd789c6499575e1553 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. October the/24 1907 24 I worked on the schoolhouse a fine day 25 I worked on the school house a fine day 26 I worked on the schoolhouse a fine day 28 I did some choers and went up to stadons and cut some logs a cold day. 29 I husked corn a fine day 30 I took some chickens to town and husked some corn 31 Wesley husked corn Alberta went up to Mr. Staddon’s to day. November the/1 1907 1 I husked corn and beried some turnips a fine day 2 I did choers a wet day 4 I put wood in the wood house and pulled ] turnips a fine day 5 I husked corn a fine day rain to night 6 I husked corn a fine day with rain to night 7 I husked corn a cold windy day 8 I husked corn a hot day 9 I husked corn and went to town a fine day 11 I did choers and helped wash we had a snow storm last night 12 I drawed my corn I had cut with the binder https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8a5b453ac20cbd28b787387bbb7bf1f8.pdf 337ae4f8568b63348fc9adf6378b56ec PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. November the/13 1907 13 I took some bags to the mill a cold day 14 I helped Stadon draw fodder a cold day. 15 I helped Staddon draw foder a fine day 16 I helped Leasen draw foder a fine day 18 I did choers and drawed corn a fine day 19 I drew corn a fine day We went up to Jaspers to night 20 We drew foder to day it rained all after noon 21 I drew a load of foder and a load of corn and did choers 22 We went visiting 23 I plowed a little and went to town November the/25 1907 25 I plowed all day a fine day 26 I plowed all day another fine day 27 I plowed a fine day Grace and the kids was down 28 I plowed a little and went to a bea 29 I plowed and went to the bea 30 I went to mill and plowed some https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c664863f26af13e85c912c1637ce34f8.pdf b0e68d02cc509237ab784089f2df9fe3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. December the/2 1907 2 I broke stubels and plowed some a cold day 3 I plowed some a cold day and a snow storm 4 I husked corn a cold day it was 5 I did choers and husked corn 6 I went to a bee a fine day 7 I husked corn all day 9 I did choers and plowed some a wet day 10 I did choers it snowed all day it looks like winter 11 I plowed cold day it froze all day. 12 I plowed a cold day. 13 I husked a 11 shocks of corn a fine day 14 it rained and snowed all day December the/16 1907 16 I plowed all day a cold day 17 I husked corn after we got up a fine day 18 I went to town and did choers a stormy day 19 I got my team shawed a cold day 20 We went calling to day a fine day 21 I husked corn a fine day 23 A stormy day 24 I drawed corn a cold wind to day 25 I did choers a stormey day Christmas day 26 I husked corn a fine day with rain to night 27 A mudy time https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/18613339c569ae5756a78111a4e7554d.pdf 200719b3eb79dde233350c2359606a64 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. December the/28 1907 29 We went up to Reuben Drners to day. 30 A stormy day it rained and snowed the mud and watter and snow is up to my ears to night 31 I killed a pig and went town a fine winter day jenuary the/1 1908 1 I husked some corn and went to a sawing bea a fine day 2 I went to a bea and drawed some foder 3 I did choers a fine day We went to town to night 4 I maid a storm door and did choers it rained some to day 6 I helped wash a fine day it was I went to town 7 I helped husk some corn Lams was down 8 I husked corn a fine winter day 9 I husked corn a fine day 10 We went to Harrow a fine day 11 We cut some stumps a fine day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cae9a2b61bbfc6c2b083d0181ca696e9.pdf 5abcc038a9667a8e770e9bd2d94aacad PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. January the/13 1908 13. I did choers and went to town a col day snow and mud 14. I did choers and help wash and went to town 15. I did choers and went out to Smarts farm a cold wind to day 16 I got a load of manuer and did choers a cold day 17 I got 2 loads of manuer to day 18 I got 1 load of manur to day a fine day I filed my saw and went to tow 20 We went up to jaspers to day I helped cut some logs for wood 21 I drawed manuer a fine day 22 I drawed manuer a mudy day january the/23 1908 23 a cold day I helped jasper cut some wood 24 I drawed manuer cold day 25 I drawed manuer a fine winter day 27 I went and got my team shawed 28 I sit by the stove all day 29 I did choers and got a load of manuer 30 I got a load of manuer a cold winter day 31 I drawed manuer a cold day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b5f76635831edc4756fd1777d7558409.pdf 3288c42c75e43f13a1f2ae0e9d697bd9 PDF Text Text � https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a51033b2c711f2a4284faf8763eb58a6.pdf 721fe25cb51bdfc99dc2add8502f3a3e PDF Text Text � https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2c07ee0fd3cea07ab7bfd0dd9c38b25f.pdf a8253bc0e443511d8a10bc232efb8cb5 PDF Text Text � https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/724f87d798201fc78610b65891810978.pdf 54d363d3a389d0e062a928f074c0eba5 PDF Text Text � https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3cb6204a934e5d78c04832f5621132d1.pdf 200e3f081047598b5a55f54610848dab PDF Text Text � https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/917c02886b5194de965570f107f58a2f.pdf 3c56d870d814907b8ad164bddb3331aa PDF Text Text � https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2b67fb9fb1f289ad43ff00d0377d8412.pdf e04b7fea463caaaa1a030a2c792d2459 PDF Text Text � https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d53584b8a503896651f3327b817ddba5.pdf b80c3fadbe4ccb1d0cd6d4df967755f4 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == June the/1 1908 == 1 I worked on my corn ground a fine day 2 I plantid corn and potatos a fine day 3 I worked at my Tomatoes 4 I finished the tomaatoes 6 I worked in my beets 8 I worked in my tobaes ground a dry time 9 I went to a rowing and replantid corn 10 I replanted corn and went to mill 11 I plantid Tobacs a hot dauy 12 I eallevated earn 13 I eallevated earn and tomatos == June the/15 1908 == 15 We set Tobaco a fine day 16 We set Tomateo a fine day first last night 17 I hoed lato a fine day 18 I worked in the leto and went up to Jaspers 19 I put up fence westt of the barn 20 I went out and got askes and plowed corn a hot day 22 We set Tabaea a hot day 23 I replanted Toaes and eat Thatels and plowed corn 24 I plowed corn 25 I dirked some and harrowed some and saled some and helped mertes Branel draw hay https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7281a130d1dd5174a08ba9ff2533dd82.pdf 44cc231055e74d26f3d81f11f893a006 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == June the/26 1908 == 26. We set tobaco a hot day 27 I got a load of hay and harowed some and roaled some and plowed corn. ang went to mill with chap and drew a barel of watter for the [leash?] 29 I plowed corn we had a big rain this evening 30 I replanted tobaco a fine day {Next page} == July the/1 1908 == 1 I got strabery plants and helped Mr branch plower with his hay 2 I set my strawberys and helped Jasper with his hay a nother rain to night 3 I did choers and plowed corn 4. I did choers and went to town 6. I plowed corn a fine day 7. I went up to Ruben corners and got some pigs 8. We picked cherrys and I plowed corn 9. I plowed tomatos and tobaco 10 I plowed corn a hot day 11. I plowed corn a nother hot day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f1c2341281822043c4efbc61b50c326c.pdf 2e87b3021f60aa326e5877e9bf754615 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == July the/13 == 13 I plowed corn a fine day 14 I plowed tabaco and went to mell 15 We went harrow to (Siatters?) a fine day 16 I went to Town and plowed corn a fine day 17 I did choers and went to town we had a big raen 18 I went to Town and plowed Tabaco a fine day 20 I ran a round and got a load of manuers 21 We did choers a rainy day 22 I worked in the house a fine day 23 I Took my tobaco to town a fine day 24 I plowed corn and looked at it rain {next page} == July the/25 1908 == 25 did chores and went To Town 27 I plowed TomaTos and corn a hot day 28 I went up and helped Jasper 29 I did choers and helped mista Branelflower 30 We went To gesto a hot day 31 I did some work on the neunt drar https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/94bcd208fa842be329ec931a9e6d8bc1.pdf 749455c584ced50636263fb09d57db7e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == August The/1 1908 == 1 I did choers and went to Town a hot day 3 I get a load of band and did choers a hot day 4 I plaid with the bab and went To Town and eat my oats 5 I cut weeds and rade and bawnd my oats and shoeled it we had a big raen last night 6 I did chers and went to Town some more rain To night 7 We went calling a fine day 8 I worked in my Tabaco and (?)-berys and went to town 10 I worked tabaco a fine day 11 I plowed Tobaco and (?wbences) and went to a fes {Next page} == August the/12 1908 == 12 We had a big rain last night 13 I did choers a medddddey Time 14 We went eaTting 15 I worked in my Tobaco and went to Town 17 I let of waTter and went to town 18 I worked in The Tobaco 18 I worked in The Tobaco 20 I worked in the Tobaco and went fars a diene 21 I and Trayang To work in the tobaco 22 I worked in my Tobaco and went to town 24 I cut Tobaco {Previous entries we in red, this entry is in black} 25 I worked at my Tobaco https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/69668358098c15d4687909b90105f271.pdf 9eb352e8a37baea04eb2eb59e473f7ff PDF Text Text � https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d7f6ae1745a7d9acc72195676e128e05.pdf 4037a7368107b142d57eb50736e3834a PDF Text Text � https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/07099fd07489687ef7ec8ee3cd33755d.pdf e443810e1ab9de32425676fa4997bc74 PDF Text Text � https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/93781cdec7d02134930cba54e9b0c4c9.pdf 433f126c33680a72f9684e079655f87f PDF Text Text � https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7ed6ac0107bf6e14c3944c35a96b6d90.pdf 328674ba034d96d71a65cc77835eb656 PDF Text Text � 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27df46a58b59d278cbdebc86178b2c76 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1 I got the old horse shaved and took the carpet rags to antys. 2 We worked at the new house a fine day with a few drops of rain. 3 a stormy day I went to town. 5 I worked at the new house a fine day. 6 a rainy morning but a fine afternoon I worked at the house. 7 a windy day didn't do much. 8 We worked at the house a fine day. 9 a stormy day. 10 a cold day I sat by the stove. 12 a fine day We worked at the house. 13 a wet day and a long day. 14 We worked at the house a fine day. 15 We worked at the house a fine day. 16 I did some work at the house a fine day. 17 I went to Town on business a fine day. 19 I plowed a little and went to town. 20 We plowed and rolled some a windy day. 21 a rainy day went to town. 22 a fine day I plowed all day. 23 We put in oats and barley a fine day. 24 We finished the oats a fine day. 26 I worked at the house. 27 I worked at the house. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dea3ed26d474b2f5c848c23f5318781b.pdf c6ae9bd33483c6f1f7ceefadd3e22517 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == April the 28 1909 == 28 I worked at the house a cold day 29 Body Snider and I put on lath 30 We put on lath a cold time == May the 1 1909 == 1 We put on lath on the new house 3 I worked at the new house 4 I finished the lathing to day 5 I went to Town and worked for Bert Tedrem a fine day 6 I did nothing a very fine day 7 a rainy rain and another fine day 8 We went to the lake a fine day 9 a rainy day and a wet time 10 More rain more wet a wet time 11 I leveled the yard over Town 12 I worked fore the Boys a fine day 10 13 I worked for the boys 10 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/76295099832e254edb05d73368db82bf.pdf b04f71a74e17d7cd45909e4cf805fc09 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == May the 14 1909 == 14 I helped the Boys a fine day 8 15 I worked for the boys a fine day with a big rain this eaving 9 17 I worked with the Boys a fine day 10 18 I worked for the Boys 10 19 I worked fort the Boys a fine day 10 20 a nother fine day worked with Bert Dady scrubed the bowel 10 21 a fine day worked on the block 10 22 a fine day worked on the block a fine day 24 I plowed some for corn a fine day 25 I plowed for corn 26 I worked for the boys a fine day == May the 27 1909 == 27 a big rain last night and some to day 28 I worked over Town a fine day 29 I worked on Dock’s stable a fine day 31 I worked for the Boys a hot day 50 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/620c9f6af769cb56e8ead1b8b04e8df3.pdf 5ea5b59463417ae325a986bd129e6751 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == June 1 1909 == 1 a fine day I helped the boys 2 a fine day We worked on Gord's stable 3 a fine day We put the shingels on the stable of Gord Snyder 4 a wet morning and a fine afternoon I worked on Gord's barn 5 a fine day worked at Gords a fine day 7 a wet day worked some at Gords and some at my house 8 a wet day We worked at my house 9 We put in some gardens in the lot 10 We finished the work in the house 11 worked for the Boys == June 12 1909 == 12 a fine day worked for the Boys 14 a fine day worked on Gords stable 15 a fine day worked for the boys 16 I did chores a fine day 17 We did some scrubing and some laying over to the house 18 We put down the carpet in the new house a fine day 19 We went to harrow a fine day 21 We moved to town a fine day 22 I worked at home 23 worked around home 24 I finished plowing the lot https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/279529c1ff6175b0f94fb9986cbd10e7.pdf f77dcf37956261346709548f6bf6ec10 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == June the 25 1909 == 25 I pottered around home a fine time for crops 26 I plowed corn and did chores 28 I helped mister Clark a hot day 10 - 11/2 29 I helped mister Clark this morning 4 - 70 30 I worked for mister Clark 10 1/2 50 === July the 1 1909 === 1 I worked for Will Corblen a fine day 2 I worked for Will a hot day 3 I piled lumber a fine day 5 I worked down in the lumber 6 I put in the day down to the mill 7 worked at the mill a fine day 8 I put up some track for mister Branch 9 I worked at the mill a hot day 10 I worked down to the mill a hot day 12 I worked at the mill a hot day 13 I worked at the mill a fine day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/77e98122054ff72b277254e456502980.pdf d2af28c3435e99fec89c04b598540a58 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == July 14 1909 == 14 I worked at the planing mills a fine day 15 I worked at the mill a hot day 16 Worked for Corblen at the Mill a fine day We went down to the farm to night 17 a nother day at the mill a fine day 19 a fine day worked for Corblen 20 a hot day worked at the mill 21 a hot day worked at the Mill 22 a nother hot day down at the mill 23 a Vindy day I worked at the mill 24 a hot day piled lumber 26 a fine day Come home and hat finished piling lumber == July 27 1909 == 27 I cut my Barley to day a hot day 28 I put down some flar up stove 29 I worked for Epharm a big rain last night 30 I down to the lake a fine day 31 I worked at the lake a fine day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fd896215011fcc3a1e42269b1237a175.pdf 0c604b4729d53e531b859981aaddcce3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == August the 2 1909 == 2 I worked for Ben down to the lake a fine day 3 I worked for Ben a fine day 4 We cut my oats a fine day 5 I worked for Ben a fine day 6 I worked down at the lake 7 I did chores at home and down to the farm 9 I worked for Ben a fine day 10 I went to tea 11 I Threshed and helped my neibors 12 I went to a tea and cut some weeds 13 I cut some weeds == August 14 1909 == 14 I did chores and went out to the farm 16 I plaid all day 17 I piled up what I did yesterday 18 I worked in the yard 19 I did nothing 20 I went out to the farm and burnt weeds 21 I plowed some a fine day 23 I worked down to the lake 24 I worked for Ben a hot day 25 I went down to the farm and worked for Ben a half day 26 I worked for Ben a fine day 27 I worked for Ben... https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/75a3309ab06c48ed8c258d22c64e8fac.pdf 04a54bf6b3c681956f42aee14c3d8147 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == August the 28 1909 == 28 I worked on merby Fishes house we had a big rain 30 I for Bert Opleng a fine day 31 I worked for Bert a cold day == September the 1 1909 == 1 I worked for Bert Opleng a cold day 2 We worked up to Coles to-day 3 We finished Coles house to-day I got five dollars from Bert to night [8-50] 4 I took a load of logs to mill and got them cut 6 I made a shanty to put cole in a fine day 7 I went to a 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Scanned Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress In Progress Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output">July the/1 1907 1 I took the old pig up to the farm that I had to leave there a fine day. 2 I plowed corn all day a fine day Bidy went to town to day 3 I took chop to mill to day and cut thistles and plowed some corn 4 I plowed corn all day a fine day 5 I plowed corn and cut thistles a hot day Bidy went to town 6 I plowed corn all day a hot day We went to town tonight 8 I plowed my beets and plowed corn a fine day hot and dry 9 I and Bidy and Charlie went up to Edies today a hot day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">July the/10 1907 10 I helped Jasper in his hay a fine day dry and dusty. 11 We had a big rain I did chores and went to town a wet day. 12 I did chores and disked my tobacco ground a fine day 13 I did chores a fine day 14 I had some tobacco plants set today a fine day with a little rain 16 I plowed corn all day We had a big rain to night 17 I did chores a wet spell it is 18 I did chores and went to mill a hot day 19 I swed turnep seed and plowed corn a fine day 20 I hoed tobaco and plowed corn a fine day {page 2} July th/22 1907 22 I plowed my tobaco and plowed corn a fine day 23 I plowed corn all day a fine day 24 I plowed corn we had a fine rain 25 Wesley plowed corn and sowed timothy seed 26 I cut Ruben Arners wheat to day a fine day 27 I got a load of hay to day a fine day 29 I went up to Ruben Arner and got a old pig and little ones a fine day 30 I helped Jasper draw his wheat a fine day I got my team shaweed 31 I helped Jasper pile his rye up to day We had a big rain to night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">August 1, 1907 I did chores. Sam’s thrash sick a big rain tonight. August 2, 1907 We went to the funeral of Mrs. Edman under. August 3, 1907 I plowed tobacco and corn and potatoes and picked bugs and went to town. August 5, 1907 I did some chores a rainy day. August 6, 1907 I went to town with chop and did chores a fine day. August 7, 1907 I helped Jasper with his oats a fine day. August 8, 1907 I cut my oats today a fine day. August 9, 1907 I took the binder home and helped Jasper. August 10, 1907 I helped Jasper in his oats. August 12, 1907 I helped Jasper in his oats.August 13, 1907 I helped Jasper draw oats a fine day. August 14, 1907 Jasper and I drawed my oats today a fine day. August 15, 1907 I thrashed my oats a fine day. August 16, 1907 I helped Jasper draw his peas a fine day. August 17, 1907 I helped draw oats a fine day. August 19, 1907 I helped Jasper finish his oats a fine day and dry and hot. Got a load of fleas today I think. I will go out and shake them off in the barn. August 20, 1907 I did chores and helped Jasper thrash. We had some rain. August 21, 1907 I went to the sea and plowed my tobacco and we went to town. August 22, 1907 I hoed my tobacco today a fine day hot dry. August 23, 1907 I went to mill and cut weeds. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">August 24 1907 24 I drawed manure a windy day and hot and dry my corn is drying very up. 26 I drawed golddust a fine day hot and dry. 27 I drawed manure and went to a bee a dry time. 28 We had wrestlers to day a fine dry day cool nights. 29 I did chores a fine day of pickett worms. 30 I got a load of wood and did chores a fine day I went over town. 31 I got a load of wood a dry day. September 1907 2 I drawed wood a fine day hot and dry. 3 I drawed wood a fine day lots of flies. 4 I helped Jasper cut some logs a fine day my corn is drying up with the dry wether [sic]. 5 I did chores a fine day with a little rain. 6 I got a load of dirt for my beds a fine day. 7 I did chores and went up to Jaspers a little rain tonight. 9 I did chores and went up to Jaspers and Ruby and I went out to the sale this after noon. 10 I did chores a rainy day. 11 I did chores a wet day. 12 I worked over town a hot day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">September the/13 1907 13 I worked over town a fine day I [nailed?] on shingels all day 14 I worked over town a fine day but hot 16 I took a load of corn over town and sold it and worked 2 owers 17 I worked over town to day a fine day with rain to night 18 I worked over town it rained a little 19 I worked over town a fine day 20 I worked over town a hot day 21 I worked over town to day a fine day 23 I worked over town a fine day 24 I worked over town this morning and did choers this afternoon a big wind cool and cold September the/25 1907 25 I cut corn and tobaco a cold day, next [? ] to frost 26 I cut corn all day We had frost last night 27 I cut corn in the morning it rained the rest of the day 28 I cut corn this forenoon it rained this afternoon 30 I cut corn all day a fine day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">October the/1 1907 1 I cut corn and piled my tobaco a fine day frost last night 2 I cut corn and set sum up Mister Fox cut for me a hot day 3 I did choers a rainy day it was 4 I finished cutting corn to day a fine day 5 I worked at my tobaco a fine day 7 I dig my potates and drawed a load of tobaco we had a big rain 8 I went to town I set up some corn and did some little jobs a fine day. 9 We went to the fare to day at harrow 10 I worked over town a windy day 11 I worked over town to day some snow October the/12 1907 12 I worked over town this forenoon and did choers the rest of the day 14 I worked on the school house to day a fine day a big frost last night 15 I worked on the school house a fine day 16 I worked on the school house a fine day 17 I worked on the school house a fine day 18 I worked on the school house a fine day 19 I worked on the school house a fine day. 21 I did choers a fine day 22 I did choers and pulled turnips a fine day 23 I did choers a fine day we had frends from [gests?] last night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">October the/24 1907 24 I worked on the schoolhouse a fine day 25 I worked on the school house a fine day 26 I worked on the schoolhouse a fine day 28 I did some choers and went up to stadons and cut some logs a cold day. 29 I husked corn a fine day 30 I took some chickens to town and husked some corn 31 Wesley husked corn Alberta went up to Mr. Staddon’s to day. November the/1 1907 1 I husked corn and beried some turnips a fine day 2 I did choers a wet day 4 I put wood in the wood house and pulled ] turnips a fine day 5 I husked corn a fine day rain to night 6 I husked corn a fine day with rain to night 7 I husked corn a cold windy day 8 I husked corn a hot day 9 I husked corn and went to town a fine day 11 I did choers and helped wash we had a snow storm last night 12 I drawed my corn I had cut with the binder </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">November the/13 1907 13 I took some bags to the mill a cold day 14 I helped Stadon draw fodder a cold day. 15 I helped Staddon draw foder a fine day 16 I helped Leasen draw foder a fine day 18 I did choers and drawed corn a fine day 19 I drew corn a fine day We went up to Jaspers to night 20 We drew foder to day it rained all after noon 21 I drew a load of foder and a load of corn and did choers 22 We went visiting 23 I plowed a little and went to town November the/25 1907 25 I plowed all day a fine day 26 I plowed all day another fine day 27 I plowed a fine day Grace and the kids was down 28 I plowed a little and went to a bea 29 I plowed and went to the bea 30 I went to mill and plowed some </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">December the/2 1907 2 I broke stubels and plowed some a cold day 3 I plowed some a cold day and a snow storm 4 I husked corn a cold day it was 5 I did choers and husked corn 6 I went to a bee a fine day 7 I husked corn all day 9 I did choers and plowed some a wet day 10 I did choers it snowed all day it looks like winter 11 I plowed cold day it froze all day. 12 I plowed a cold day. 13 I husked a 11 shocks of corn a fine day 14 it rained and snowed all day December the/16 1907 16 I plowed all day a cold day 17 I husked corn after we got up a fine day 18 I went to town and did choers a stormy day 19 I got my team shawed a cold day 20 We went calling to day a fine day 21 I husked corn a fine day 23 A stormy day 24 I drawed corn a cold wind to day 25 I did choers a stormey day Christmas day 26 I husked corn a fine day with rain to night 27 A mudy time </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">December the/28 1907 29 We went up to Reuben Drners to day. 30 A stormy day it rained and snowed the mud and watter and snow is up to my ears to night 31 I killed a pig and went town a fine winter day jenuary the/1 1908 1 I husked some corn and went to a sawing bea a fine day 2 I went to a bea and drawed some foder 3 I did choers a fine day We went to town to night 4 I maid a storm door and did choers it rained some to day 6 I helped wash a fine day it was I went to town 7 I helped husk some corn Lams was down 8 I husked corn a fine winter day 9 I husked corn a fine day 10 We went to Harrow a fine day 11 We cut some stumps a fine day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">January the/13 1908 13. I did choers and went to town a col day snow and mud 14. I did choers and help wash and went to town 15. I did choers and went out to Smarts farm a cold wind to day 16 I got a load of manuer and did choers a cold day 17 I got 2 loads of manuer to day 18 I got 1 load of manur to day a fine day I filed my saw and went to tow 20 We went up to jaspers to day I helped cut some logs for wood 21 I drawed manuer a fine day 22 I drawed manuer a mudy day january the/23 1908 23 a cold day I helped jasper cut some wood 24 I drawed manuer cold day 25 I drawed manuer a fine winter day 27 I went and got my team shawed 28 I sit by the stove all day 29 I did choers and got a load of manuer 30 I got a load of manuer a cold winter day 31 I drawed manuer a cold day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2>June the/1 1908</h2> 1 I worked on my corn ground a fine day 2 I plantid corn and potatos a fine day 3 I worked at my Tomatoes 4 I finished the tomaatoes 6 I worked in my beets 8 I worked in my tobaes ground a dry time 9 I went to a rowing and replantid corn 10 I replanted corn and went to mill 11 I plantid Tobacs a hot dauy 12 I eallevated earn 13 I eallevated earn and tomatos <h2>June the/15 1908</h2> 15 We set Tobaco a fine day 16 We set Tomateo a fine day first last night 17 I hoed lato a fine day 18 I worked in the leto and went up to Jaspers 19 I put up fence westt of the barn 20 I went out and got askes and plowed corn a hot day 22 We set Tabaea a hot day 23 I replanted Toaes and eat Thatels and plowed corn 24 I plowed corn 25 I dirked some and harrowed some and saled some and helped mertes Branel draw hay </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2>June the/26 1908</h2> 26. We set tobaco a hot day 27 I got a load of hay and harowed some and roaled some and plowed corn. ang went to mill with chap and drew a barel of watter for the [leash?] 29 I plowed corn we had a big rain this evening 30 I replanted tobaco a fine day {Next page} <h2>July the/1 1908</h2> 1 I got strabery plants and helped Mr branch plower with his hay 2 I set my strawberys and helped Jasper with his hay a nother rain to night 3 I did choers and plowed corn 4. I did choers and went to town 6. I plowed corn a fine day 7. I went up to Ruben corners and got some pigs 8. We picked cherrys and I plowed corn 9. I plowed tomatos and tobaco 10 I plowed corn a hot day 11. I plowed corn a nother hot day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2>July the/13</h2> 13 I plowed corn a fine day 14 I plowed tabaco and went to mell 15 We went harrow to (Siatters?) a fine day 16 I went to Town and plowed corn a fine day 17 I did choers and went to town we had a big raen 18 I went to Town and plowed Tabaco a fine day 20 I ran a round and got a load of manuers 21 We did choers a rainy day 22 I worked in the house a fine day 23 I Took my tobaco to town a fine day 24 I plowed corn and looked at it rain {next page} <h2>July the/25 1908</h2> 25 did chores and went To Town 27 I plowed TomaTos and corn a hot day 28 I went up and helped Jasper 29 I did choers and helped mista Branelflower 30 We went To gesto a hot day 31 I did some work on the neunt drar </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2>August The/1 1908</h2> 1 I did choers and went to Town a hot day 3 I get a load of band and did choers a hot day 4 I plaid with the bab and went To Town and eat my oats 5 I cut weeds and rade and bawnd my oats and shoeled it we had a big raen last night 6 I did chers and went to Town some more rain To night 7 We went calling a fine day 8 I worked in my Tabaco and (?)-berys and went to town 10 I worked tabaco a fine day 11 I plowed Tobaco and (?wbences) and went to a fes {Next page} <h2>August the/12 1908</h2> 12 We had a big rain last night 13 I did choers a medddddey Time 14 We went eaTting 15 I worked in my Tobaco and went to Town 17 I let of waTter and went to town 18 I worked in The Tobaco 18 I worked in The Tobaco 20 I worked in the Tobaco and went fars a diene 21 I and Trayang To work in the tobaco 22 I worked in my Tobaco and went to town 24 I cut Tobaco {Previous entries we in red, this entry is in black} 25 I worked at my Tobaco </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">1 I got the old horse shaved and took the carpet rags to antys. 2 We worked at the new house a fine day with a few drops of rain. 3 a stormy day I went to town. 5 I worked at the new house a fine day. 6 a rainy morning but a fine afternoon I worked at the house. 7 a windy day didn't do much. 8 We worked at the house a fine day. 9 a stormy day. 10 a cold day I sat by the stove. 12 a fine day We worked at the house. 13 a wet day and a long day. 14 We worked at the house a fine day. 15 We worked at the house a fine day. 16 I did some work at the house a fine day. 17 I went to Town on business a fine day. 19 I plowed a little and went to town. 20 We plowed and rolled some a windy day. 21 a rainy day went to town. 22 a fine day I plowed all day. 23 We put in oats and barley a fine day. 24 We finished the oats a fine day. 26 I worked at the house. 27 I worked at the house. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2>April the 28 1909</h2> 28 I worked at the house a cold day 29 Body Snider and I put on lath 30 We put on lath a cold time <h2>May the 1 1909</h2> 1 We put on lath on the new house 3 I worked at the new house 4 I finished the lathing to day 5 I went to Town and worked for Bert Tedrem a fine day 6 I did nothing a very fine day 7 a rainy rain and another fine day 8 We went to the lake a fine day 9 a rainy day and a wet time 10 More rain more wet a wet time 11 I leveled the yard over Town 12 I worked fore the Boys a fine day 10 13 I worked for the boys 10 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2>May the 14 1909</h2> 14 I helped the Boys a fine day 8 15 I worked for the boys a fine day with a big rain this eaving 9 17 I worked with the Boys a fine day 10 18 I worked for the Boys 10 19 I worked fort the Boys a fine day 10 20 a nother fine day worked with Bert Dady scrubed the bowel 10 21 a fine day worked on the block 10 22 a fine day worked on the block a fine day 24 I plowed some for corn a fine day 25 I plowed for corn 26 I worked for the boys a fine day <h2>May the 27 1909</h2> 27 a big rain last night and some to day 28 I worked over Town a fine day 29 I worked on Dock’s stable a fine day 31 I worked for the Boys a hot day 50 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2>June 1 1909</h2> 1 a fine day I helped the boys 2 a fine day We worked on Gord's stable 3 a fine day We put the shingels on the stable of Gord Snyder 4 a wet morning and a fine afternoon I worked on Gord's barn 5 a fine day worked at Gords a fine day 7 a wet day worked some at Gords and some at my house 8 a wet day We worked at my house 9 We put in some gardens in the lot 10 We finished the work in the house 11 worked for the Boys <h2>June 12 1909</h2> 12 a fine day worked for the Boys 14 a fine day worked on Gords stable 15 a fine day worked for the boys 16 I did chores a fine day 17 We did some scrubing and some laying over to the house 18 We put down the carpet in the new house a fine day 19 We went to harrow a fine day 21 We moved to town a fine day 22 I worked at home 23 worked around home 24 I finished plowing the lot </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2>June the 25 1909</h2> 25 I pottered around home a fine time for crops 26 I plowed corn and did chores 28 I helped mister Clark a hot day 10 - 11/2 29 I helped mister Clark this morning 4 - 70 30 I worked for mister Clark 10 1/2 50 <h3>July the 1 1909</h3> 1 I worked for Will Corblen a fine day 2 I worked for Will a hot day 3 I piled lumber a fine day 5 I worked down in the lumber 6 I put in the day down to the mill 7 worked at the mill a fine day 8 I put up some track for mister Branch 9 I worked at the mill a hot day 10 I worked down to the mill a hot day 12 I worked at the mill a hot day 13 I worked at the mill a fine day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2>July 14 1909</h2> 14 I worked at the planing mills a fine day 15 I worked at the mill a hot day 16 Worked for Corblen at the Mill a fine day We went down to the farm to night 17 a nother day at the mill a fine day 19 a fine day worked for Corblen 20 a hot day worked at the mill 21 a hot day worked at the Mill 22 a nother hot day down at the mill 23 a Vindy day I worked at the mill 24 a hot day piled lumber 26 a fine day Come home and hat finished piling lumber <h2>July 27 1909</h2> 27 I cut my Barley to day a hot day 28 I put down some flar up stove 29 I worked for Epharm a big rain last night 30 I down to the lake a fine day 31 I worked at the lake a fine day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2>August the 2 1909</h2> 2 I worked for Ben down to the lake a fine day 3 I worked for Ben a fine day 4 We cut my oats a fine day 5 I worked for Ben a fine day 6 I worked down at the lake 7 I did chores at home and down to the farm 9 I worked for Ben a fine day 10 I went to tea 11 I Threshed and helped my neibors 12 I went to a tea and cut some weeds 13 I cut some weeds <h2>August 14 1909</h2> 14 I did chores and went out to the farm 16 I plaid all day 17 I piled up what I did yesterday 18 I worked in the yard 19 I did nothing 20 I went out to the farm and burnt weeds 21 I plowed some a fine day 23 I worked down to the lake 24 I worked for Ben a hot day 25 I went down to the farm and worked for Ben a half day 26 I worked for Ben a fine day 27 I worked for Ben... </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2>August the 28 1909</h2> 28 I worked on merby Fishes house we had a big rain 30 I for Bert Opleng a fine day 31 I worked for Bert a cold day <h2>September the 1 1909</h2> 1 I worked for Bert Opleng a cold day 2 We worked up to Coles to-day 3 We finished Coles house to-day I got five dollars from Bert to night [8-50] 4 I took a load of logs to mill and got them cut 6 I made a shanty to put cole in a fine day 7 I went to a tea and did chores 8 I pottered around home and worked this afternoon 9 I worked for Bert a fine day rain to night 10 I worked for Bert a fine day 11 I worked for Bert </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2>September the 13 1909</h2> 13 I worked for Bert Opleng down on the Bording house by the Station a fine day 14 a hot day We went out to put the rof on the barn of the Boy I crost the road from our farm 15 We worked on the rof to day 16 Bert and I had shingels all day a fine day 17 We finished the shingels on pete barn 18 We finished down to the bording house 20 We worked on Morles house a fine day 21 We worked at Morles <h2>September the 22 1909</h2> 22 I plowed and went down to the farm 23 We worked at morles house 24 I went to a tea a fine day 25 I got the horse shoed 27 I put in some wheat a fine day 28 I got a load of wood 29 I helped Even and cut corn 30 I cut corn </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2>October the 1 1909</h2> 1 I cut corn a fine day 2 I got brick for the well 4 I worked at the well 5 I worked at the well 6 finished the well and did other work 7 I drawed manuer a fine day 8 I cut some logs into and helped Even with his corn 9 I helped silas Wagle with his corn 11 I took logs to mill 12 I husked corn a cold wind and some snow 13 I helped silas cut corn <h2>October the 14 1909</h2> 14 I helped Wagle in his corn and ditch 15 I cut corn for wagle a cold wind 16 I dug my potatoes 17 I husked corn a fine day 19 I took logs to mill 20 I worked for myself and Wagle 21 I helped myself and Wagle in the ditch a fine day 22 I worked in the ditch a fine day I went to husk corn for silas to morrow 23 I helped myself this afternoon 25 I got a load of cornmeal did some chores 26 I put shingels on cont go heave </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2>October the 27 1909</h2> 27 I worked on castig's house a cold day 28 I fixed my stable a cold day 29 I got some fodder and worked at chanty's house 30 I worked on Bries house <h2>November the 1 1909</h2> 1 I worked at aties house it rained this afternoon 2 I worked at home a fine day 3 I husked corn a fine day 4 I husked corn a nother fine day 5 I strained my hand I did some chores 6 I fixed a place for my corn 8 I did chores a wet day 9 I husked some corn 10 I husked corn 11 I finished husking corn 12 I hauled corn it rained </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2>December the 15 1910</h2> 15 Worked in the bush 16 cut timber 17 another day amoung the trees 19 Worked in the bush 20 another day in the bush 21 cut timber fine and cold 22 another fine day in the bush 23 a stormy day 24 We went to barrow 26 We got home to day 27 We went to the Bush 28 a Stormy day <h2>December the 19 1910</h2> 29 We went to the bush 30 another day in the bush the snow is 10 inches deep 31 We cut bolts and logs a fine day </div> untranscribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5dfcb3336705157df4ce7dc91e41f73d.pdf 80d5dd1aac9f8e4590d0bdfa222bfd5c PDF Text Text �� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/baa19d939fe7cae59e05f7ccbca204d0.pdf e769378d72a4f39951fd9239ece6a922 PDF Text Text Charles “Wesley” Tofflemire (1868-1961) 1903-1907 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers DISCLAIMER: This diary depicts some discriminatory content which some may find offensive. During the diary’s time period, such racial terms and prejudices were commonplace in Canadian society. They are considered wrong today. March th/28 {SL/354 in pencil in different hand} 1903 (28) Went down to Filips and got my old pig and prooned apple trees a fine day (29) Sunday a cold north wind we went up to church and to Dady toffs (30) Went to kings town with a load of wood Dady snider and mother were down and i order for a Binder an mower and a rake (31) Cut fence poasts and halled peaces of rails it was a fine day for the last of March (1) April the first planted fence poasts a long the road and fixed the hogpen and cut apple trees Alice went to Oxley and Grace to Kingsville 526 2 April th/2 1903 (2) Drine {drain} watter furrows and Did the chors and went up to Mister Wrights it rained in the morning but a fine after noon (3) A north east sow storm i put away the cutter and worked in the shop Sowd old sod oats on the second of April (4) I did the chores and worked in the shop and piled up what i did yester the snow is a about gon (5) Went up to the baptest in the morning and stoped at John Arners for diners and went to kings town in the evening 3 April 6th 1903 1 �(6) I helped wash and opend some furrows in the forenoon and filed Roscoes buck saw and prooned trees in the after noon it is raining to night (7) We prooned trees and burnt the brush the mud was so sticky i thought i would loose my boots (8) I went out and helped plant the apple trees and peach trees and helped put the wire on the road fence (9) We finished the fence and put in the tile and Gordia and Roscoe went fishing (10) We cut wood in the orcherd and maid a hog trough and went back to the orcherd and dug a ditch and helped John load oats that is all 4 April th/11 1903 (11) I did the chores and split wood in the forenoon and in the afternoon I filed John Arners saw and plaid with the pup and Alice a wet rain. (12) Went up to Daddy Sniders and to church it rained hard and heavy my speller is not right as youl. notes. (13) I took aload of oats up for John and it rained all the way home and its raining yet I got some potatoes from John for seed white jient {White Giant} and church hill {Churchill} seedling and early rose (14) I cleaned the seller and did the choers it rained all day and still rains Bob has left us. my old pig found me nine pigs to day = April the “ 14th 5 April th/15 1903 (15) I took John arners scales home and Rube Arners corn sheller home and maid a gait I went down to Roscoes in the after noon and put afloor in the pig nest it rained to day (16) We went down town through the rain in the morning in the afternoon I baged up some oats and went to the bush and skided some bolts out to the road afine afternoon 2 �(17) I went out to the mill with chop and took my bolts out in the morning in the after noon I put the rize bords on the henhouse and helped Lues with the calvs a fine day (18) I did the chores and split wood in the morning and I went to town after diner another fine day. Roscoe went up hone fore the night 6 April th/19 1903 (19) A fine sunday. Bob and I went to the lake and chased a bumble bea. we went up to Church it was a fine day (20) I helped Alice wash in the morning and maid some hen nests and after diner I went out to the orcherd and harrowed the stubels and acame back a fine day agin (21) I helped Mister Loot moove his house and Roscoe halled golddust and plowed for oats. (22) I went and got pinch Bidy was sick this morning I plowed in the afternoon it snowed last night 23 We plowed for oats out back and Roscoe went to town and I went to Sladons and cleaned oats for seed it was a fine day. 7 April th/24 1903 (24) We put in our first oats to day it was fine in the forenoon but it rained all afternoon and still rains (25) We went to the bush and cut posts to fix the road brige and I went out to mill and helped with the brige a fine day. (26) We went up to church and when we got home Will and Lerina was hear it was a fine day sunday (27) We plowed and soad oats hear in the field by the lake a fine day I am so tired my feet wont track to night o dear 3 �(28) We finished the field hear by the lake we got it sowed and the furows cleaned and we finished the brige at the road Roscoe got a pig from me to night it waid 74 pounds {mathematical calculation: 74 x 5 = $3.70} 8 Aprile th/29 1903 (28)We went out in the eight acer field and plowed and soad oats it was a fine day I turned the cows out (30) We plowed and soad oats in the morning in the afternoon it rained Roscoe maid a hog trough I think it will freeze to night May May th/1 1903 (1) We plowed and soad oats Dady syneder was down it was so cold I had to ware my over coat and mits (2) We finished sowing oats and put in some potatos and Roscoe went to town Botsward got some hay and John brought his old hog hear (3) We went up to Oxley to church there was a cold west wend and some rain misses Eldia Hares is very sick to day Lambert has left Oxley 9 May th/4 1903 (4) We plowed for corn out in the hany field for the first it was a fine day Alise went up to dadys for pinch and a horse (5) We plowed for corn out in the hany field it was a hot day, Robert Mackmany got some hay (6) We finished plowing the hany field for corn Lambert cane down and got some oats and the hors we had (7) We roled disked in the hany fild I sent Alices jim to harrow and got ten dollers for him poor jim 4 �(8) We dished in the fourmon and went to the furniel of misses Ernest Iler it was a sad furniel and a big one (9) We deshed in the morning in the afternoon we halled hay one tun to Botsward 10 May th/10 1903 (10) We went up to Dady Syders and to church. Mister Milcon preached it was a fine day it lookes like rain to night. (11) We plowed and disked in the morning and went to Oxley in the afternoon with hay for Missis Brown. (12) I soed grass seed in the morning and went to the bush and roscoe disked in the afternoon. I plowed two rounds and drawed four loads of manure and we hilled a pig. (13) We halled goldust. doll found a colt last night th/12 1903 Ellive sent a load of lumber up to day. (14) We drawed gold dust it was fire day. Roscoe went to town to night. (15) We drawed golddast. Mary Brat was down and staid all night. 11 May th/16 1903 (16) We drawed goldsdust and I went out to the mill and got my pickets and chop. Alice took Mary down to Kingsville. (17) We went up to C.N. Tofflemires and to Church and pinch came home with us. (18) Roscoe harowed and I shelled corn. Dady Snider brought his heifer down th/17 of May 1903. (19) I got P.C. to plant a field of corn. It was a hot day. I did a little of every thing and not much of eny thing and finished up hear. (20) We worked on the corn ground it is hard and dry. Alice tuck pinch home. 5 �(21) We worked on the corn ground it is so hot we cant do much we put to the time bay chiming clods and sods. 12 May th/22 1903 22 Rosco plowed and I scatered golddust We had a fine rain (23) Rosco finished plowing the eight acre field for corn it looks a lot like rain to night I helped Harry plant corn 24 Sunday We went up to church in the afternoon (25) We disked all day I went up and got Botswards planter for to morow— (26) We disked and harowed and planted corn Solom Iler and R Baker was here to day Dady tuf came after the root drill May th/27 We planted corn and I roald oats in the morning we plowed and scatered golddust we had a big wind and rain it blew down fense and a lot of tres 13 May 28th 1903 (28) We piled up what the wind did in the morning and Rosco plowed in the after noon (29) I helped with the lain fence it blew down and spread gold dust Bub and Harry helped me with it Roscoe plowed and planted 30 I spread golddust Roscoe plowed and planted corn and Gordia plowed and harrowed We went up to Dady snyders for dinner and went out to church 31 We went up to Dady snyders for dinner and went out to church June the first 1903 (1)I replanted corn in the hany field and Roscoe plowed it rained after dinner (2) We took the railes trees out of Rubs field Roscoe plowed after noon 16 June the/3 1903 6 �3 We finished planting corn to day and aint I glad 4 I roled and Roscoe did a little of every thing and not much of enything and Ruben Arner roled one field to day for me 5 We plowed the little orchard and put in sum potatoes and I plowed my beet patch and went to the corner 6 I planted my beets we had a fine rain. Bidy went up home 7 We went down to stadons for diner then out to church at Caleforna 8 I cut posts for the line fence Rub helped me I plowed corn for the first 9 I plowed corn between showers and a number of other things June th/10 1903 10 I went to town with a load of oats and got my moer and rake and did a number of other things too numers to mention 11 I harrowed corn and plowed corn I thought I would freeze old doll has a lump on her sholder as big as a bag of oats 12 I helped with the line fence all day near west of the bildings 13 I did a little of every thing and aint much of enything for it rained all day 14 Sunday We went up to Dady T’s for dinner and up to Church 15 I went up to dady Sniders and got a calf and plowed corn in the afternoon. doll felt bad to day June the 15 — 1903 16 June th/16 1903 (16) I plowed corn all day for the first time this season it sounds like rain to night. they came and set up my mower and rake to day. (17) I plowed corn and odear it is planted so crucked that I I.I.I.I.Idon't no - - - - - - 7 �(18) I plowed corn between showers and did the chores and have fine growing wether the oats and grass is fine. Roscoe finished planting tobaco to day the/18 1903 think of me (19) I plowed corn and it rained we put up some chop and did the chores. (20) I did the chors and it rained all day I went to the corner and up to Squires to see his pigs. (21) We went up to church in the morning and up to Oxley in the after noon. 17 June th/22 1903 (22) I went out to mill in the morning and plowed corn and it rained the rest of the day and still rains. (23) We got some bolts and put the gat at the road. 24 We fixed at the fence north of the barn and I went and got my chop and took some bolts out to the mill and Roscoe went to Town Botsward paid for the oats and hay. (25) I plowed corn. It was a fine day. Bidy went calling and Rose came home with her. (26) We plowed corn all day. It was hot and dry. (27) I went to town with a load of oats and got my binder and plowed corn. 14 June th/24 1903 24 We went up to church it was a fine day 29 We plowed corn to day and Gordia cut his grass to day 30 I plowed corn and halled gravel and odear it was so hot 1 July th/1 1903 We put Gordies hay in it was a hot day he had seven loads of fine hay 2 I cut grass in the morning and in the after noon i put the hay fork up and cut thistles (3) We halled hay to day for the first I cut thistels in the morning and kicked up the hay and we had a fine rain this evening 19 July th/4 1903 8 �4 I went up to dady squiers and plowed corn and cut grass and it is raning tonight (5) We went up to Dady Sniders for dinner and out to church the scool gave Roxee afine presant to day (6) I cut grass and kicked up the hay and We got one load in before noon and We halled 4 in the after noon 7 We finished the hay to day and I am glad it lookes like rain to night 8 I plowed corn and howed beets i gess that is all for this time so good night 9 I hoed beets and cut grass for Rube I cut grass after diner and it was drienough to hall to night. hot. 20 July the/10 1903 10 I cut grass for Rube and cut the weeds along the road and helped put the binder up and went to bed and 11 We howed beets and I went up to Dady Squiers and got my red pig and we fixed the fence along the west lain Gordia and Pinch was down to night 12 I plowed corn it rained Gordia cut wheat and Roscoe helped him 13 I plowed corn and took the lumber to the bush for the shanty Edie Scratch was up to day 14 I went and cut Humprys wheat and eight others for it 15 I plowed corn and we are a going to Oxley to night I got my hat on ready to go so good by 21 July the/16 1903 16 I plowed corn in the morning and we helped Gordia draw his wheat to day 17 Bidy and I went to Harrow in the after noon we had a big rain last night the wind blew the oats and corn down 18 We plaid in the forenoon and went up to Oxley to church in the afternoon 9 �20 I hoed in the garden and went to town it rained all afternoon 21 I put the rake away and took the rack of the wagon and maid a single tree and went down to Roscoes and did some work in the barn and went over to Rubs and went and got the horses ready for morning and I gess that is all 22 We went and got my logs cut Toms and Dadys were down to day 22 July the/23 1903 (23) We went down to Kingsville and got some lumber and thined beets and Bidy went up to see Grany (24) I plowed corn and went out to the mill with chop Jacon was down to day I would like to get up before breakfast in the morning (25)I took six hogs to harrow to day they waighed 13.77 pounds I got $68.85 for them and I plowed some corn Tne and shut a old pig to fat (26) We went up to church and the people did not know me gest be case I cut my mistash of (27)We plowed corn we finished one field and started a nother (28)We plowed corn it was hot to day 23 July the/29 1903 (29) I plowed corn and plowed beets it was a hot day (30) I went out and got many pickets and maed pign pen floors and a chicken cup (31) I hoed potatos in the morning and dug ditch along the lain this after noon Augest the/1 I finished the ditch along the lane and planted my selery and plowed corn (2) We went up to Toms and to church (3) I helped wash and filed the saw and Dady and Mother Snider was down (4) I did the choers and went up to J. Arners and bought threee pigs and went to the corner 10 �24 August the/5 1903 Wind 5 We fixed take fence along the patch north of the house and I went out to the corned and got my boy to night 6 I cut humpys oats today and started mine 7 I cut oats in the fore noon and after dinner. We finished the fence north of the house 8 We plowed corn all day in the big field and bidy and Jim went to town 10 We cut oats it was a fine day but it is thundering to night 11 We finished cuting oats and I went to finish humpys I got it half done 12 I finished humpys oats and put the binder away and we plowed corn 25 August 1903 the/13 13 We halled oats today it was a fine day and bidy and jim and I went up to dadys to night 14 We plowed corn and helped Gordia hall oats it was a fine day 15 We drawed oats all day and got done bidy and grace went to town its trying to rain to night 16 We went up to Dady Sniders for dinner and to church it was a fine day. 17 I went to Harrow and Roscoe plowed corn 18 We shelled corn and halled oats for Gordia it was a hot day. 19 I went to Lueses bea it rained all after noon it was a fine rain just what we wanted. 26 August the/20 1903 20 I went to town with chop. It was a fine day. I started to plow for wheat. 21 We plowed all day. We got along fine better than I expected. 11 �22 We plowed all day. It was hot and dry and hard and the flies is so bad and the bumblebeas are worse and odear me I I I I 23 We went up to church. It was a fine day. Rev. Mister Long preached. 24 We cut some posts for some new fence out the lawn and I put one in. It is so wet I cant plow for wheat. 25 I plowed a little and rolled a little and had the summer complante a little and we went up to Edie Ilers a little while to night. 27 August 26, 1903 26 We disked in the morning and drawed gold dust in the afternoon. 27 We drawed two loads of menuer and it rained the rest of the day. 28 I did the chores. It rained all day and is raining yet the watter is standing every place. 29 I went to town this morning and got wier for the lain fence and did chores this after noon. 30 We went up to Dady Sniders for dinner and we went out to church. 31 We went up to Dady Tufflemiers and helped thrash to day. 28 September the/1 1903 1 I trimed the trees out in the long field and plowed a little 2 I drawed golddust and plaid with dady and took my hogs down town and got $78.73 c for then I had six of them 3 I worked on the shanty in the bush to day it was a fine day 4 We drawed goldust all day it was a fine day but still wet and looks wetter to night 5 We finished halling menuer to day it was a fine day Roscoe went to town to night 7 I dug hotatoes in the garden and fixed the bins is the granery and spread manuer and plowed a little 12 �29 September the/8 1903 8 I drawed two loads of ashes out back and plowed some it was hot to hay 9 I thrashed to day I had 710 bushels of oats and I helped bub thrash too 10 I went to the bea at mister botswards it was the worst mes ever sen the oats was rotten. The toad stools was all over the top of the mow 11 I went to the bea I will bee glad wen I am home again 13 I plowed all day it was a hot day Antie Huldy was hear to day 14 I plowed and roled it was a hot day Bidy is sck to night 15 We worked on the wheat ground this forenon it rained all after noon and still rains 30 September the/17 1903 17 it rained and rained and I put the stove up and cleaned Humpys timithy seed and took pinch home Jaspers Baby is deed 18 We dug potatoes in the fournoon and went to the funerl of Jaspers Baby 19 We dug potatos it was mier dig thar potatoes 21 I plowed a little and disked a little I would like to get my wheat in this fall I missed it this summer 22 I disked and got my seed wheat it looks like rain to night 23 I driled wheat today it went in fine Roscoe went to the bees 24 I disked and drilled in wheat it was a fine day but it was cold this morning 31 September th/25 1903 25 I finished drilling and cleaned the barn and went out back and plowed and got a load of wood 13 �26 I finished plowing for wheat today and helped Roscoe hang tobaco Grany died last night God bless her 28 I roled in the morning and cut seed clover this afternoon 29 We cut corn all day it was a fine day for cutting 30 We cut corn it was a fine day it looks like rain to night we went to finish cutting our field tomorrow 32 October the/1 1903 1 We cut corn betwen shewers. Bidy went to Town and stoped at Stadons and got something to eat and brought some peaches home. 2 We finished the hany field and started the other it was a fine day my corn is good in the eight acre field. 3 We cut corn all day. It was a fine day for cutting if the frost stays long enough we will get dun 5 We finished cutting another field of corn and o I am glad. 6 We finished the wheat today and got some nuts. Roscoe cut corn in the big field today. 7 We cut corn and went to the fair at Harrow it rained all the way home. 33 October the/8 1903 8 We went and got a load of nuts and cut corn it rained it is offel wet in the field the clay pulles off my boots. 9 We cut corn today but o deer the mud is so sticky it pulls my boots off. 10 We cut corn. It is pitty culle tonight I look for frost tonight. 12 We cut corn today. It was wet this morning we did not do much. 13 We finished cutting corn today and planted posts out the lain and killed a pig to night. 14 We finished the fence out the lain and roake the clover up. 14 �15 We went up to dadys Tufflemires and got some corn and put in a gait out the lain and put in the sweep acrost the road. 34 October 16/th 1903 (16) We husked corn to day for the first it is tuff yet (17)I went to town with chop this morning and drawed corn this afternoon (18)We husked corn to day it was a fine day I found ice Sundy morning in the trough (20)We husked corn in the morning and picked apples this afternoon it was a fine day dady and Mother was down (21)We husked corn again it was a fine day Bidy went home to day she got waid she waid away up in a 103 pounds (22) We husked corn to day it got dry this after noon 35 October the/23 1903 (23) We husked corn it was a cold day it snowed a little and blowed a lot (24) We husked corn in the morning and maid a brige bye the corn louse and maid a wagon box and went to town (26) We husked corn and pulled roots this after noon (27) We husked corn and finished the beets its a lot warmer to night (28) We drawed corn to day it was a fine day we have one field husked (29) We drawed corn all day it was a nother fine day (30) We husked corn it was a fine day Bidy went up to Dadys and took pinoh home 36 October the/31 1903 31 We halled fodder Gordia came down and helped me today November November the/2 1903 15 �2 We holled fodder and husked corn it was a fine day. 3 We husked and halled corn it was a fine day ~~~~~~~~ 4 We husked and drawed corn another fine day ~~~~~~~~~~ 5 I went to harrow in the morning and we husked corn this after noon and put the potatoes and apples in the seler ~~~~~~~~~ 6 it snowed and it blowed all morning and we husked corn this afternoon. 7 We hished corn and halled corn we finished the seckend field. 37 November the/9 1903 9 We husked corn in the big field for the first it was a fine day. 10 We husked corn and mooved tonight. I fit some pipe together and a o My I.I.I.I thought I 11 We drawed corn and husked corn and it rained this afternoon. 12 We went to the bush and got yung eicher and did chores and husked corn. 13 I helped Lewes kill pigs and husked corn. 14 We husked corn and drawed corn. 16 I put shelves in the pantry and did a lot of other things it was a rainy day. 38 November the/17 1903 17 We husked corn and did chores it is trying to snow to night 4 We took a loed of fodder to the boosh and did choers 19 We drawed a load of corn and fenced the strawstack and I made a storm doar 20 We drawed some fodder and husked some corn 21 We drawed corn and husked corn 16 �23 It rained some to day and looks like it will rain more to night I washed and Samie husked corn to day 24 I butchered my hogs and Stadon and Botsward and Cull killed three and I drawed a load of corn 39 November the/25 1903 25 I halled clover to day and helped Ruden Arner hall some 26 I broke stubls and took fodder to the bus and went to the bea and got my eyes full of dirt 27 We drawed corn and went to the bush and got a load of wood and finished husking corn to day the/27 28 We bilt fence and brought moly and her calf in from the bush 30 I helped bidy wash and we went down to Stadons 40 December the/1 1903 1 I potterd around all day this fournon and we went out to crner this afternon. 2 I halled wood all day on the log boat it was a fine day Bidy went to harrow to day. 3 We drawed foder it was a fine day Dady snider was down and Mister dowles. 4 We finished halling foder to days it was a fine day. Ruden Arner helped me this after noon. 5 I took a load of foder down to Stadon and bought the cattle in and went to town and paid my rent and taxes. 7 I helped wash and did chores the rest of the day. 41 December the/8 1903 8 I poterd around all day and split word and took Hunpys shain home its trying to snow to night. 17 �9 I did the chores and fixed the stable and put the colt in and split word this afternoon, Bidy went to lexies and to Oxley. 10 I split word and did the chores it was a fine day I think I will goto bed now so good night for this time. 11 I did the choers and worked in the shop it was a cold day. 12 I went to the corner and shelld corn and worked in the shop it rained all day. 14 I went to the bees it was a cold day. porkes six a hunderd. {six cents a hundred weight} 42 December the/15 1903 15 I shelled corn for chop and did chores all day it is still cold this fier {fire} hear is as contrary as a pig on ice I got more more smoke in the room heat. 16 Bidy and I went up to Daby sniders and I went to harrow it was a fine day. 17 I put a bunk on the wagon and painted it and Bidy went down to Roscoes to see the Babys. 18 I maid a mall and put the wagon together and did the choers and loaded up some corn for chop I would like to get up before breakfast so good night. 19 I took ym my chop to mill to day and it rained all after noon. 21 I maid a reach for the wagon and put a handle in the mall and got a hog of John Arner. 43 December the/16 1903 22 I went and got my team shawed and got my chop it is good slaying now. 23 We drawed lims from the bush and went to the Christmas tree up hear. 24 We went up to the Christmas tree it rained all day. 25 We did the chores and got one load of wood it was a fine Christmas day it is trying to snow to night. 18 �26 I filled chimney up and went up to see dady he is sick he workes too hard it is cold to night the chimney got a fier to night. 28 I helped wash this morning and did the choers we went to the bush and got a load of limbs. December the/29 1903 29 I maid a pair storm door and slay for Jim wehad a big snow storm last night we will have slaying it doant blow off the roads. 30 I cut a little wood and did the chores it was a fine day old jirsy {Jersey} found a calf to day the pig pen is about full of snow to night 31 I cut a little wood and did the chores. Toms were down to day in the slay. so good by old year good by god bless thoes days gon by C.W. Lofflemire Arner Ont December the/31 1903 A hapy new year {encircled with curly doodlings} == January the/1 1904 == 1 We cut enough wood to help warm and did the choers. Edgure was down to day 2 It was a stormey day it snowed all day I put the slays to gether and got the cutter down. 4 I went to town to day with some wood it was a cold day it was ten below zerow 5 We cut logs to day it is still cold but I think it will chang soon 6 We cut logs and I drawed one it snowed all fore noon I think it will rain to night so good night huny good night -----------(7) I drawed logs it was a fine day it looks like rain to night Bidy went to town to day in the cutter it is good slaying now ----------Jenuary the/4 1904 8 I drawed logs it was soft to day it rained a little and snowed a little Bidy went to Oxley and out home. 19 �9 We drawed logs to day it was afine winter day I think I can finish in a nother day if it is fine Bidy scrubed and scoured things up to day till they shine like a negro's heal. 10 11 I helped wash and went to see Dady he is no better it was afine day the best winter wether I ever saw I think. 11 12 I drawed some logs it snowed the afternoon and is snowing yet. 12 13 We went up to dadys Sniders and back to dady Tuffs and home again it was a fine day. 14 I drawed one load of logs and filed the saw it snowed all day. Jenuary the/15 1904 15 I drawed logs in the morning and went to kingsville this afternoon the slaying it fine I never seen better. 16 We shelled some corn and cut some wood and did choers it in a bit colder to night. I think, the lain will be fool in the morning for the snow is fling high. 18 I sold too calvs for $13$ it was a cold day I maid a platform for the stoar and filed my saw so good night I want to go to bed. 19 I did the choers and sit by the fier it was a cold morning but it rained this eving we went up to Dadys he is looking better I think 20 it rained all day and is raining yet. I took it eazy and watched it rain the slaying is bought gon in spots ~~~~~~~~ January the/21 1904 21 It rained all day and is raining yet. I worked in the shop a little. the watter is up to the pigs ears. 22 it rained all day and I sit and looked at it it is snowing to night I orderd my binder twine at 12 cents 100 pounds $12 20 �23 It snowed all day this forenoon we put a floore in the cow stable and I went to town it is a cold night to night. 25 I helped wash and did chores it is still cold I filed my saw a gain it is snowy snowing again 26 We shelled some corn and cut some wood it snowed all day from the north east the snow is up to the top rail of the fence. 27 I went to town with aload of wood and got my chop it was a cold morning. January the/28 1904 28 Harry and I cut wood today here in the yard it was a fine day 29 Harry and I cut logs in the bush to day it was a fine day we tryed to scare Charleys dog to deth but failed. 30 I helped Jasper moove to day it snowed to day Dady is now better I think he has the grip {la grippe} this time he looks bad so he dus Bidy went to harrow and got her horse hawed. february the/1 1904 1 I went up to see Dady he is now better I maid a curb for the well and splite some wood it is a cold night to night 2 I went to the bee to day I killed two my self one will weigh 400 for hunderd 3 I split a little wood and worked in the shop it was a cold day my old pig brought me $19.70 better thay I expected 4 We put the white pig in the stable and went and got a load of lime and cut some of them up I got the snofels {snuffles - cold} to night 5 We went to town this morning and cut a little wood this after noon it is raining to night for a chaing 6 I fit the saw and we cut some wood this morning Edies were down this after noon it rained a little to day but it is clear to night 21 �February the/8 1904 8 We cut a little wood and did chores and I went to the corner Misses Samuel Iler died this morning a sad deth 9 We did chores this forenoon Jacen and Will were down we went to the bush this after noon and drawed lims to bus 10 I went to the sawing bee at John Arners it was a cold day Misses Iler was beried to day 12 I went to the bee at gords it was a cold day I drawed watter and I thought my hands would freze I sawed yester day my self it was a fine day I have a fine pile of wood it snowed a little yesterday the/11 13 I went to the bee it was a fine day we drawed a load of wood this after noon it is snowing to night February the/15 1904 15 We cut a little wood and did chores it is a cold time Dady is sick with a cold 16 I helped Botsward kill pigs it was a cold day it was 12 below to day We cut a little wood in the yard 17 I went up to Botswards and got three chickens and went to the corner for the mail and we drawed some logs this after noon it is still cold it was 14 teen below zero yesterday {some sketchy scribbles} 18 I helped Humpy saw it snowed and we quit Jim and I cut alittle wood hear 19 we killed some chickens and went up to Eds 20 We went to town and cut some wood 22 I went to east harrow this morning and cut some wood this afternoon February the/23 1904 22 �23 it snowed this morning we did choers we went to the bush this after noon and got a poal to brake stubels with and cut some wood it is raining to night 24 We did chores this morning Biddy went up to Toms We cut a little wood this after noon it snowed some to day 25 Tom cam down and helped cut wood to day Dady Snider and mother was down to day Edia drove his colt down single that he got from me it was a fine day 26 I did the chores and split a little wood and did chores all day it is a fine day it is snowing to night Tom and I cut five 6 1/2 cords of wood yester day in 5 hours 27 I did choers this morning it was a fine day We went to town this afternoon February the/29 1904 29 It rained all day and is raining yet We did chores and set by the stove and dryed our clothes it acks like spring I think this will help the wheat it is about ten so I will quit and go to bed so good night March the/1 1904 1 I went to the corner and skined a a log after I came back We did choers the rest of the day 2 Charley and I cut wood it was a fine day Bidy went to Toms and Johns and and up home and to oxley and to Mister Flecks I think that all it is thundring to night 3 it snowed this morning I filed the saw we went to the bush and got shews to move the house on I think it will be zero in the morning a gain 4 Charlie and I broke stubels this morning the man frome the home was hear to day I went to town this afternoon 5 We went to harrow to day it was my birth day and wedenday Bidy went over to Rubens it was a fine day March the/7 1904 23 �7 I went out to the corner and up to Johns and got some chickens John butchered and I killed two my self I think they will weigh 3.4c 8 I did choers and went over to get Ruben to help me move the house it was mudy and wet 9 We finished moving the house to day it was a fine day 10 I helped Charley move today it was a fine day Jim left us to day I am sorry to say I want to meet him in heven where there is no parting God bless him is my prayer 11 I bilt a little house for the other house another fine day 12 We went to town today it was a cold day the lake is open March the/14 1904 14 It snowed all day and is snowing yet I did the choers and played with the pup 15 I helped wash and did choers Charley went to the mail to day I sold a calf for $5.00 to day and a cow for $25.00 16 I had the horse taken off some of the cattle today we drawed menuer out of the calf stable today and got a load of wood for Charlie 17 We put the straw in the barn it stormed this after noon Lester came after the old cow Bidy took Pinch home 18 We got a load of wood for Charles and cut it up and went to the corner I think it will rain to night 19 We cut wood in the yard today it rained but I think it will freaze to night March the/21 1904 21 It rained all day. I did the choers and splite wood. Colie got a load of corn for Tom Missus Cholk was hear to day 22 I did choers and split wood it rained this morning Charlie went to the bee at Googes this afternoon Bidy got her sewing machine this evening {sketch of a cat, with the word 'cat' written in it} 24 �23 We went up to dady sniders and Charlie went to the bee at Athesons a fine day it was 24 I choered all day Charley went to the bee {CTWALI and several other letters, done in pointillism} 25 I did the choers Charley went to the corner I cleaned up the dirt where the house was it rained all afternoon and is raining yet {indecipherable scribble} 26 I did the choers and split a little wood and plaid with the pup it was a fine day March the/27 1904 27 We broke stubbles and cut wood it was a fine day the roads are some better Btsward is going to have a murding bea {drawing of a cat, with the word 'cat' printed in it} 29 I went to town with chop and took Staddons pot hone Charlie went to Botswards bea it was a fine day Bidy went to see Lexia and the Baby Boy {sketch of a pig, with the word 'pig' printed in it} 30 We cut wood this morning it rained all after noon and is raining yet Misses Herdman was hear to day sewing 31 Charlia and I went to town this morning and bidy and I started for harrow but never got there I think the bottom has fell out of the roads and the top has gone to find it it is raning to night March the/31 1904 C.W Tofflemire Arner April the/1 1904 1 We did choers this morning and cut a little wood We went to the bush this afternoon and cut more wood a wet morning but a fine afternoon 2 I went to harrow this morning a cold west wind blew today the ice is good to night for this time I paid for the sowing machine to day it is snowing to night for a chang so good night 25 �4 We cut a little wood in the bush to day it was a fine day the sun maid me sweet to work fish hunting is all the go now days 5 We cut a little wood and fished a little we got one it was a fine spring day & big boat went up the first I have seen this spring Aprile the 5 6 it rained this morning and I cleaned my clover seed We went fishing this after noon we got one I wish I had staid at home and plaid with the pup April the 6 1904 {in a curly border at bottom right corner of page} April the/7 1904 7 Roscoe and I went to town this morning We cut a little wood this afternoon and Bidy and I went to the socile this evening 8 We went to the bush but the rain drove us back it rained the rest of the day of and on I did chores & Charlies cow got in the manger 9 We did choers it rained to day of and on all day Bidy and I went to town and Charley pulled down fence this afternoon 11 We went to the bush and cut some wood this morning it rained all afternoon and is raining now 12 I did chores all day Charley went to town to day it was a ruff day it snowed and blew 13 We went to town with hogs 13 teen of them they brought $100.30 Charley got one It dressed 95 pounds I got $5.70 for it April the/14 1904 14 We cut wood in the yard it was a fine day it snowed a little We got them about don to I will quit and go to bed and hav a rest 15 We cut a little wood in the yard it raind off and on all day Bidy got something in her eye to day it snowed to day 26 �16 We went to town this morning it was a cold morning Charlie and I cut a little wood and took a pig over to Stadons 18 We went and got Charlies fodder and did choers this morning we cut fence blocks and rails this afternoon it was afine day my wheat is a gon sucker 19 We maid rails and stakes this morning I did choers and split wood it {crossed out word} snowed off and on alle day it is going to freeze hard to night April the/20 1904 20 We worked in the bush all day it was a cold day I worked with my overcoat on all morning We drawed some logs to the road and maid some stakes and some rails and drawed some dirt for a tobaco bed. 21 We maid rails to day it was a fine day I killed 4 snakes to day it was like spring to day we went to the corner this eveng to sea about getting some logs cut 22 We drawed rails this fournoon it was a fine day I helped bidy put down carpet this afternon and split wood and went up up to johns this eaveng--23 I took some logs out to the mill to day and got them out it was a fine day April the/25 1904 25 I went out to the mill and got a load of my lumber it was a cold day I went over to Rubens and cleaned up some seed oats 16 bags it weighed - 49 1/2 bushels 26 I sowed oats to day for the first this year Charlie trimed trees out back this morning I sold old purch to night for $70 I dont noe how I will get threw with the work now I am a you now what I mean 27 We bilt fence it rained this afternoon and is raining yet misses Brown is hainging paper today 28 We went to the bush and cut blocks for the house and I went up home and got some oats for seed it tride to rain all day Charlie went to town to night to log April the/29 1904 27 �29 We went to the bush and got some blocks to put under the hous I went to town with chop and got some timethy seed it is raining to night the frost is not all gon yet in the fields 30 We put blocks under the house it rained off and on all day Charley went to the corner to night May the/2 1904 2 We disked and sowed oats to day I had Roscoe horse to day it was a fine day I have forty one little pigs to feed 3 We worked at the oats to day it was a nother fine day I am so tired to night that my feet wont track 4 We worked on the oats ground a fine day it was Bidy went to town to day 5 We finished the oats to day another fine day Jacen was down to day and shingled on the veranda 6 We finished the oats to day and sowed my grass seed and bilt fence another fine day for may Jacen was hear to day and finished the roof and a storm door May the/7 1904 7 We put the roof on the kitchen down to the other house it was a nother fine day Jacen was after down after hay to day 9 We worked down at the other house this morning I went to town this afternoon and got chorse 10 We drawed goldust to day it was a fine day Misses Herdman was here to day sowing 11 We drawed goldust another fine day it looks like rain to night 12 We drawed manure allday it was a fine day Bidy and misses Herdman went up to Botswards to night 13 We drawed manure and I took some logs to the mill it rained this after noon and to night Bidy took misses Herdman home to night 28 �May the/14 1904 14 We did chores I went out and got a load of lumber and took a load of a hay to Mister Khuble and put a load in the loft to feed Bidy went to town to day 16 We spread manure to day it was a fine day Jacen was here this afternoon and helped me and Charle drawed manure on his ground for tobaco 17 I plowed for corn to day for the first it is tuff yet Jacen worked at the garden fence to day it is raining to night 18 I plowed for corn it was a damp day it tried to rain all day Jacen worked at the fence to day. Charley and his Brother drawed manure on his patch to day 19 I worked in the shop it rained all morning I plowed some of the garden and corn in the field this afternoon May the/20 1904 20 I plowed it rained of and on all day Charley plowed and filled pits this after noon 21 I split wood plowed and Charley split wood it was a fine day Bidy went to town to day 23 I plowed for corn it was a hot day Charlie struck out lands this morning Jacen worked down at the other house Elihu came and got his horse today 24 I finished plowing in the barey field to day and rooled a little Jacen made a corn marker for Ruben Arner to day and helped Rub plant corn Charlie plowed for himself and disked a little for me Dad was down to night and got some corn and potatoes May the/25 1904 {in upper side margin} I sent the colt out to Mister Arners May the/25 1904 25 I roled and shelled my seed corn to day Charley took the colt out to mister Arners and disked Bidy went to town with misses Arner to day 26 I disked and harowed alittle we had a fine rain Charlie helped Rub plant corn 29 �27 I harowed and marked corn ground Humpy rooled for me forenoon Charley and Harie planted a little this evening 28 I disked all day it was a fine day Charley planted corn this forenoon I have one field in Hunpey helped this forenoon he roled Charley went to town to night 30 it rained all day I did the choers and laid by the fier and dried my cloes I sold my pigs to day 31 it rained all day and is raining yet O my so wet it is June June the/1 1904 1 it rained this morning I looking hogs away to day nine of them brought me $78-45 cents 2 We cut some posts and plowed some in the little Orcherd Bidy and I went up to Dads to night 3 We worked in the little orcherd to day it was a fine day it looks like rain to night 4 We worked at the fence along the road lake lake to day I paid Mister Quick for the colt to day 6 We worked on the corn ground afine day we had Buds team this afternoon Bidy went up to Dads this evening 7 We planted corn to day it rained a little 8 We finished planting the haney field to day I piled wood this afternoon June the/9 1904 9 I plowed for corn acrost the road it rained I went to Culls for corn to night 10 We worked on corn ground to day a fine day I finished plowing to day for corn Lambert roald oats this afternoon in the big field 11 I finished planting corn to day a fine day Charlie harowed and plowed the patch south of the old house Bidy went to town to day 30 �13 I planted a little patch of squash corn and plowed a little in the new peace Pinch and Dordia was down to night 14 I put in my beets to day and some potatos and some corn and some carots in the new patch 15 I roald all day ahot day. Dady and mother Snider was down June the/16 1904 16 I went to harrow this morning and replanted corn the rest of the day my corn is doing fine 20 acers of it 17 I plowed corn all day it is dry the corn is good and my oats looks fine 18 We finished the fence along the lake to day a hot day it was 20 Bidy and I went to town to day it rained a little to day I marked Charlies tobaco ground and plowed the garden to day 21 I plowed corn all day a fine day a little rain Charlie set tobaco to day 22 I replanted corn all day Bidy went up home to day afine day 23 I plowed corn all day a fine day I had Ruben Arners hors this afternoon June the/24 1904 24 I plowed corn all day a fine day it was Bidy is sick to night I got eight galens of milk to night 25 I plowed corn all day it rained a little to night Billie Borling came and got the old cultivater to night {illegible scribble} 27 I plowed corn and Charlie cut dock it was a fine day but dry 28 I did chores all day and went up to Dadys after the corn sheller and took Gordies plow home still dry it rained a little this morning not much 29 I went to harrow and plowed a little corn we had a fine rain to night 31 �30 I helped Charlie plant tobaco and worked up the patch north of the house we had a fine rain to night July the/1 1904 1 I worked in the barn and went to the mill with some logs it is raining to night 2 We cut the thistels this morning a fine day I did chores the rest of the day Dady and mother was down to night 4 I plowed corn all day it was a fine day Bidy and miney went to town to day Dady snider was down to tell us that Lexies Baby was ded 5 We went to the funeral to day and I went out to the mill this evening a fine day 6 I worked in the barn and went to the bush and sold four head of cattle for $1000 dollers 7 We went to the mill with 2 logs and fixed some fence I plowed my beet and potatos Bidy went to Lexies and to harrow July the/8 1904 8 I plowed corn all day a fine day a gan Charley plowed tobaco 9 I plowed corn all day it rained a little it is fine growing wether now my corn looks fine I washed my feet to night 11 We drawed some hay out of the big shed and put it in the stable and I went out back and cut grass 12 I plowed corn and cut grass it rained this morning Bidy and Loty went to town 13 We drawed hay a fine day it was I cut grass this afternoon for Ruben Arner 14 We harvested my hay to day and started Rubens it looks like rain to night July the/15 1904 15 We finished the hay to day We had a fine lot of it 16 I got aload of wood and plowed corn I hav a laim back a hot day 32 �18 I plowed corn it was hot to day Charley woorked in his tobaco 19 I plowed corn a nother hot day it was I would like to see it rain soon 20 I cut wheat and some rye for Lues and plowed corn 21 We finished Leweses rye and worked in the barn Bidy and Loty went to town to day 22 I worked in the barn all day we had a fine rain to day 23 I worked in the farm it rained Bidy and Loty went to the corner July the/25 1904 25 I cut wheat today I finished cutting mine it was afine day Bidy went and got some beries to day and did them up Rosie came home with her 26 I cut Humpes wheat and weeds to day it was a fine day I went to the bush and salted the cattle and picked some bugs 27 We hoed beets a nother fine day I think my beets is better than they was last year 28 I hoed beets betwen showers 29 I went to town with chop and got a few boards to finish the granery I finished my beets to night 30 We drawed wheat it was a fine day I had five fore loads August the/1 1904 1 We drawed Rubens barley and cleaned some oats for Wesley 107 bags 2 I took my oats to Kingsville to day and sheeled some corn 3 I cut oats to day for the first it was fine day 4 I cultevated to day in my roots and corn 5 I plowed corn all day it was a hot day Bidy went to town to day 33 �6 I cut oats to day it was a fine day 8 I cut oats it was a fine day but day Bidy went down to Rosces 9 We finished cutting oats and drawed some frome out back Bidy went to Harrow August the/10 1904 10 We drawed oats it rained to day a fine shower 11 I cut weeds and hoed in the garden this morning We set up oats this afternoon 12 We finished drawing my oats to day we drawed 17 loads 13 We drawed Rubens oats and went to Leweses bee it looks like rain to night 15 I helped wash and we went to harrow and got my plow wheal it was a hot day 16 We drawed manure to day it was a fine day Rub and Harey helped 17 I did choers all day it was a hot day 18 We drawed manure for Ruben to day August the/19 1904 19 We drawed manuer for Ruben it rained all afternoon and still rains 20 We did choers and boored out in the yard for watter we had a fine rain 22 We drawed sand in my barn yard we drawed 50 loads to day 23 I drawed sand all day it was a fine day 24 I did chores and got ready to thrash I plowed a little for wheat 25 We thrashed to day I had 964 of oats and 51 of wheat 14 of timithy seed and 206 of corn 26 I put the cobs in the wood house and plowed some it was a fine day August the/27 1904 34 �27 I went to town with chop to day and plowed a little Charlie went to the bed 29 I plowed and roled and Charlie went to the bed it was a fine day 30 I plowed all day Charley went to the bea Dady and mother snider was down 31 We cleaned oats 143 bags of them Bidy went to town to day it is raining to night September the/1 1904 1 I drawed oats to town Lewes and Ruben helped me it was a fine day I had one 140 bags and 372 bushels and I got $119 and 4 cents for them Bully for me 2 We helped Dady thrash to day he had 120 bushels of oats and 47 of wheat I roled and plowed a little this afternoon 3 I plowed a little and I roled a little and spread manure a little and killed flies the flies are worse than offle 5 I plowed and roled and scatered manure it was a fine day the flies are bad the nights is cold 6 I plowed and soled and spread manure it was a fine day 7 I plowed a few rounds and cleaned my timithy seed Bidy went to town it is raining to night September the/8 1904 8 I finished plowing for wheat and went and plowed for rub this afternoon I wood like to get my wheat in by the 20 fo September 1904 before sun down 9 I plowed for Ruben to day it was a fine day the flies is bad and the ground is hard and dry 10 I plowed for Rube this morning and we cleaned out a ditch this after noon for me 12 I cleaned my seed wheat to day it was a fine day but cold and wet we had a big rain last night 13 I disked all day it was a fine day Bidy went up home to day to a talking beea 35 �September the/14 1904 14 I disked a little and it rained a little the poor old horses is so por that they cant work much 15 I disked all day it was cule and the flies was bad 16 I put my wheat in to day it was a fine day Charley went to the bea 17 I finished my watter furrows and drawed tobaco Adanigo Brush came and got 27 bushel of corn to night at 50 cents a bushel $13.50 cents 19 I went to John Arners thrashing bea I have a nough dirt for this year so good night 20 I went to the bea to day it is like frost to night 22 I went to the bea and took bolts to the mill we had frost last night September the/22 1904 22 I helped Charlie this morning in the tobaco we got a load of poals this evening we have had frost but not to hart 23 I went to Town to day and did choers the rest of the day 24 I worked in the shop to day it was a wet day it rained about all day Bidy went to to East Harrow to day 26 I went to Harrow to get lath to hang tobaco on I cut corn this evening for the first 27 We went to Gests and staid over night I cut a little corn in the morning 28 We went on to Essex to the fair We had a good time and got home and found things all right September the/29 1904 29 I cut corn all day it rained a little to day Bidy and Mena went to town Charlie is sick in bed 36 �30 I cut corn and we worked at the well and killed a pig we did not get watter Charlie is a little better October the/1 1904 1 I cut corn all day it was a fine day for cutting Anty Brown went home to night she papered one room and fried some pig fat I finished cutting corn acrost the road to day 3 I cut corn all day we had a big frost last night it did not hurt the corn 4 I cut corn it is down bad Dady and Mother Snider was down 5 I cut corn all day it rained of and on all day 6 I cut corn all day a cool day it was Dady took my teem and got a load off lumber down town and took it to harrow 7 We cut corn all day it froze last night Bidy went to town to day John Fields helped this afternoon October the/8 1904 8 it rained We worked at some tobaco in the barn and cut a little corn this evening and Bidy and I went up to Dadies 10 We cut corn all day it was a fine day for cutting Colen and Lewes Ford and Jacen came down and cut to day one of my old pigs found me 10 pigs to day 11 We cut corn all day Bidy went to the funeral of Miss Howey to day 12 We cut corn all day a fine day for cutting Roy Allen was maried to day good for Roy I wish them all hart could wish 13 I cut corn and finished cutting and picked some appels and did choers 14 I dug potatos in the morning and went to the fair the afternoon October the/15 1904 37 �15 I unloaded my potatos and went to the mill and got my pickets and went up home and got some molases and the hors power 17 I maid a wagon box and did chores Bidy took Mertle up to dady Sniders 18 I went to town with chop and got some brand and shorts and got my wagon box ironed off a fine day it was 19 We husked corn all day for the first it was a fine day Bidy went to town 20 We husked corn all day it was a fine day but we have a big wind to night Bidy went up to Toms to day 21 We husked corn all day betwen showers a cold wet wind blew all day October the/22 1904 22 We finished husking the corn acrost the road and drawed some wood I painted my wagon box I have 47 little pigs 24 We put the beets away to day a windy day it was 25 I husked corn to day it is dry and cracked but it could bea worse it goes a bushel and a half to the shock 26 We husked corn all day it is raining and snowing to night 27 I husked corn and pulled my carots it was a fine day but cold Bidy went to Lexies to day 28 I husked corn and went to the funeral of misses foot this afternnon a fine day October the/29 1904 29 We husked corn all day it was a fine day Dady Toff was down to day 31 We husked corn all day it was a fine day for the last of October God has watched over us and blest us I thank him for past blessings may his blessing ever be with us C W Tofflemire 38 �Arner Ontario October the/31 1904 November the/1 1904 1 We husked corn all day Bidy went to Harrow to day and got the bugy fixed and got Jess shood a nother fine day 2 We husked corn all day Toms was down to night We finished a nother field of corn to night 3 We husked corn all day a fine day like summer a little dry for the wheat I think 4 We husked corn it was a fine day Bidy and I went to town to day 5 We husked corn in the morning it rained this afternoon Dady snider was down to day Bidy went up to Dady tofflemires 7 We husked corn a cloudy day it rained a little so good night for this time it is 8 oclok bed time November the/8 1904 8 We husked corn all day it was a fine day for husking I sold my hogs to day 9 We husked corn in the morning and did choers in the afternoon I will bee glad when the last shock is dun 10 I went to town with hogs this morning 10 of them they brought me $81-00 we did choers this afternoon 11 We husked corn and killed hogs we killed 15 of them 12 I went to town with my pork I got $109.86 for them I husked some corn 14 We went and got my colt home and cut some logs to fence the straw stack 39 �November the/15 1904 15 I went to the bee it lasted all day I did choers this evening it looks like rain to night 16 We drawed fodder to day it was a fine day we did a good day work 17 We drawed fodder for Ruden and my self a 11 loads a fine day Bidy went holoring to day 18 We drawed foder to day and some rails Bidy went town to day Coly and Jacen and Lewes Ford was in to night and got some chickens 19 We husked corn to day Bidy and I went up home to Dady Tuffs to night 21 We husked corn all day it was a fine day Bidy and I went to Botswards to night and got six chickens November the 22 1904 22 We finished the corn and fodder to day Bidy and I went up to Edies Tofflemiers to night 23 I plowed a little and run furrows it was a fine day it plows hard and tuff 24 I plowed all day it was cold I a good three acers to-day 25 I went to town with chop to-day and plowed a little Bidy and I went up to Gorges to night it is snowing to night 26 I plowed betwen snow storms it was a ruff day and cold 28 I did choers and went to harrow it looks like storm to night 29 We went to town this morning and I plowed some and Bidy and I went up to John Arners to-night November the 30 1904 30 I plowed all day it was cold I plowed with my overcoat on all day November ends up cold and dry the ground is so dry it cant freeze December the/1 1904 40 �1 I plowed a little and did choers the rest of the day it was cold and dry Bidy went down to see Grace this afternoon 2 I did choers all day it snowed all day and is snowing yet 3 I did choers all day it was afine day we fenced the stack to day Bidy went to Town to day 5 I helped wash and did choers all day it snowed some and thawed some 6 I went to harrow and to Dady Sniders for dinner and did choers Bidy went up to see her mother and Paw to day 7 I did choers and went to the bea at John Arners we dressed up hogs this afternoon Pinch cain down to day December the/8 1904 8 I helped Ruben thrash foder to day Bertia Tom was down to day Pinch went home with her to night 9 I helped Ruben thrash fodder to day a cold day it was 10 I thrashed 4 loads of fodder to day it was a cold day 12 I helped wash and did choers all day it snowed all day and is snowing yet 13 I did choers and drawed manuer the rest of the day Bidy went to town to day and to Stadons 14 I drawed a little manure and did choers the rest of the day Bidy went down to see Grace she has a girl baby at ther house Charlie went to the bea at Gord Olshes pork is 5.0 hundred dressed now 1904 December the/14 December the/15 15 I drawed manuer and wood and did choers a fine day I have six little calves to feed and look after 41 �16 I drawed sand a fine day it was it takes about all of my time to do the choers 17 I put the hens in the bayrn yard and 21 pigs and did a lot of other choers and washed my feet to night 19 I helped wash and piled up wood in the yard and plaid with the pup 20 I filed my saw and did choers the rest of the day I have 7 little calvs 21 I did choers and went to the bea at Rubens and Culvers December the/22 1904 22 I did the choers and went to see a pig and went to dady Sniders for diner and to Dady Toffs and home 23 I did choers and went up to John Arners and we went to town this evening it is trying to rain to night 24 I split a little wood and did the choers and we went to Oxley to the Christmas tree afine time we had 26 I did the choers and we went down to Stadons for dinner it rained a bout all day 27 It rained a little I ditched a little and plaid a little Bidy went down to Roscos we have a big blow to night 28 It blew and snowed all day a cold day it was Bidy washed and I did choers December the/29 1904 29 I went to town and got my team shawed and mooved the hen house and went up to dadys and got a stove to strip tobaco by 30 I went up to dadys and to mister Squiers this morning I took my old pigs up to dady Squiers the boys are having great sport catching fish through the ice on the creek crick to day 31 I drawed manuer and wood and did other choers John Arner brought me a hind quarter of beef and I cut it up 42 �So Good Bye Old Year God bless the days gon by and may we have his blessing in the days to cume Jenuary the/2 1905 2 I did choers all day it stormed all day and is snowing yet a ruff day it was 3 I did the choers and went up to mister Squiers Bidy went to town to day a cold day 4 We went to town with tobaco to day it brought $178.59 a cold day 5 I did the choers and drawed manuer we had a big snow last night 6 I did the chores it snowed all day I went up to Squiers and got a old pig 7 I did the choers and drawed manuer a fine day Jacen and Colen was down to day January the/9 1905 9 Bidy and I went up to the north west corner of nowhere and spent the day and I brought home a pig a burk {possibly Berkshire?} pig 10 We went to town with tobaco we got $20.50 $25.00 for it it was a cold day 11 it stormed all day and is storming yet 12 I went up to mister Squiers and bought a pig and drawed a load of wood and some manuer 13 I drawed my corn frome up home to day a fine winter day it was 14 I finished drawing my corn to day I got 900 hundred bushels from dady a cold day it was 16 I helped wash and went up to mister Squiers a fine day January the/17 1905 17 We went to town to day a fine winter day we went in the slay 43 �18 Gordia and I cut some wood for Chie Scratsh to day it rained this afternoon Bidy went up home to day 19 I drawed a load of manier and a load of wood and Charlie and I cut some wood 2 cords in 2 houers 20 We worked in the bush today a fine day Pinch was down to day I got my writing disk to day 21 We worked in the bush all day it snowed all day but not very hard 23 We worked in the bush to day it snowed a little John Arners was down to night 24 I went up to mister Squiers a cold day I drawed some logs it snowed January the/25 1905 25 I went to the bush and got a load of logs a cold stormy day it was and is storming yet 26 I halled wood and a load of manuer a cold day it was 27 I drawed a load of logs and split some wood it snowed a nother winter day it is a little wermer to night I have a bid to a shooting match this pen just wites by spells and I spell by spells 28 A fine winter day cold and frosty I did the choers and plaid with the dog Forest Larmery is hear to night I hope he dont freeze to dith to night for it is too cold to deny him now there is now fire in ther 30 I helped wash and churned and did choers the rest of the day January the/31 1905 31 We went up to dady Sniders for diner to day it snowed a little I drawed a load of manuer and a load of wood I think that is all so good night February the/1 1905 44 �1 I split a little wood and did choers Bidy went to town Toms was down to day Tom has sold his farm to Lewes Tofflemire 2 I helped John Arner to day we drawed old logs and put them down the bank a cold day it was I feele tuff to night and cold 3 I got a load of logs and helped John Arner get some a cold day and a fine wone it was 4 I did choers all day a fine day it was I think it is the finest winter I have seen 5 a cold stormy day Doc. Mckany was up Wesly is sick. 6 a fine day. Charlie went up and got Bertha, Wesly in sitting up this evening February the/7 1905 7 I am laid up with a laime back it is better pinch is hear Dady Snider was down to day Gordis was down to Gordia got a load of watter and drawed a load of manure 8 I did a few choers and laid a round the house Edie Ilers was down to day it rained a little and snowed a little Charlie went to the sawing bea at Clarks 9 I did choers {letter h is smudged} it snowed and thawed all day Roscoe was hear and Gordia and lambert and {word crossed out} Lexia Pinch went home Bidy went to town to day 10 I piled up what I did yesterday Mary and Welia Stadon was hear to day a fine day it was 11 A fine day Jacen and Rash fox was hear to day I went down to roscoes to day Bidy went to the corner February the/13 1905 13 I did a few choers Rash went to the bee a cold day it was a 11 below zero Charlie is mooving 14 I did choers and Baish went to the bee Charles finished mooving it was 17 below zero to day 45 �15 I did choers and rosted my shins a cold winter day it was we have the best of sleighing now days Oriasha is laid up with a cold 16 A fine day I piled up what I did yester day Chuck drawed wood Bidy we went to town to day 17 We oiled harness to day it was a storming day we have moore snow than we know what to do with now 18 We did choers this morning and Oraish went to town with wood a fine day February the/20 1905 20 I went to town to sell a old pig fine sleighing now Chuck went to the bus and took a load of logs to mill 21 We did choers and took some logs out to the mill Chuck went to the corner to night I got $26.52 cents for my old pig 22 I keped bach to day Bidy went home to day it tried to rain all day Chuck drawed logs to the mill 23 Horatio went to Kingsville with chop and got the team shod. Wesly went down in the cutter 24 We went to the bush this morning a fine day Chuck went to the mill Mister Long was hear to day Lewis Iler ang Edny 25 We did choers all day it rained and snow(ed) all day Chuck went to Harrow February the/27 1905 27 We went to town Chuck got the team showed I traided my disk for a heifer Chuck brought it home We got a load of logs this evening Dady Snider was down to day I got a old pig frome him I traided hay for her Bidy washed to day I think that is all for this time so god night 28 We drawed lims to day and went up to dady sniders I got a old pig from him it is 11 oclock so god night 46 �March the/1 1905 1 I did the choers and took Bidy to town to the Doctor Page the sleighing is gon 2 I did choers and went to the shooting match a fine day it is snowing to night Chuck went to harrow to day and down to Staddons to day 3 We cut wood in the yard to day a fine day it was it snowed a little to night Chuck went to the corner to night 4 I did choers and filed my saw a cold north wind to day Chuck went home to day to see his maw so good night 6 We cut and piled wood a fine day it was it looks like storme to night 7 I did the choers and Chuck went a fishing - a fine day Jacen was down March the /8 1905 8 We did choers this morning it snowed Fother and Mother was down to day We cut some wood this evening 9 We cut wood a fine day it was it looks like rain to night Grace was hear to day Edman snider was down to day to look at my hors power 10 We cut some wood to day a fine day Bidy went to town to day 11 We cut wood a fine day again it frezes every night a little 13 I did choers all day it was a fine day Chuck went to a sail to day 14 We did choers and cut a little wood a fine day it snowed some Bidy went up home to day March the/15 1905 15 We cut wood all day a fine day it was Bidy went to town to day Father and Mother was in to day 47 �16 We cut wood all day a fine day it was Bidy went to a bea to day to sew rags Elihu was up to day with a boy for me this summer 17 We finished cutting wood to day a nother fine day Chack went away to night 18 I did choers all day it rained off and on all day 20 I went to town and got my disk and my man for the summer the roads is mudy 21 I helped wash and did choers a fine day Gorg split wood March the /22 1905 22 We did the choers a fine day it was and lots of mud 23 I went up to Dady Sniders to day Gorg went to town with chop a fine day Eadith Larmed was hear to day 24 We did choers and piled some wood a fine day Bidy went to town to day We went over to Rubes to night 25 I went town to day with some potatos and got some clover seed Gorg went to a bea to day 27 I helped wash and did choers the rest of the day We went up to John Arners to night 28 We piled wood all day a fine day it was the ice is in the lake yet March the/29 1905 29 We piled wood this morning I sowed clover seed this afternoon Misses Brown hung papper for Bidy to day 30 I filed my hand saw and did choers We went out back and burned some trees Bidy went to town Colen was down to night a fine day the ice mooved out last night for the first 31 We worked out back all day a hot day Jacen was down to day Lewes Iler sowed oats to day April the/1 1905 48 �1 We fixed some fence this morning and we went to Town this afternoon a fine day but a cold day 3 J Wesley went up home to day and got Mrs Parker it rained this after noon 4 I plowed some to day it plowed fine it is for corn my oat ground is wet yet 5 I plowed all day a fine day Dady Snider was down to day Gilpen was down and got a pig Scratch came and got some ashes to make soap 6 I plowed this forenoon and We worked in the orched this after noon Bidy went to town to day 7 I plowed this morning but it snowed this after noon April the/8 1905 8 We plowed this yung orched to day a fine day Bidy went up home to day Edie and Raich was down to day 10 We plowed for oats to day for the first it is raining to night 11 We had a big rain last night so we did choers to day Elihu was up to day and got some oats and some corn 12 We bilt some fence out back to day a fine day the ground is wet yet 13 We sowed oats to day for the first afine day it looks rain to night 14 it snowed this fornoon we worked on the oat ground this after noon 15 We worked at the oats it snowed all day Bidy went to town to day April the/17 1905 17 We plowed for oats and some for corn it looks like rain to night 18 I plowed for corn all day a cold day it was Jacen Snider was hear to day I think it will be warmer tonorrowe 49 �19 We finished the oats to day a fined I plowed for corn this after noon Gorg drove the disk the Docter was up to see Bidy to day 20 I plowed this fore noon it rained this after noon I worked in the shop 21 We did the choers we had a big rain last night I worked in the shop all day We killed a pig to day 22 I did choers this morning and went to town April the/25 1905 24 We put up a gate out back and fixed some fence and we put up a gate hear at the house Dady and Mother was hear to day 25 We did choers and planted some posts a long the road Bidy went to see her Mother to day a fine day it was 26 I took a load of pigs to Harrow to day it tried to rain all day I took 35 of them they brought 1, 17-9 cents 27 We finished the fence along the road a fine day it was I went to the corner and got my plow fixed 28 We planted some potatoes to day a fine day it was We went to the bush this after noon 29 I plowed some for corn a fine day it was Roscoe came and got a pig and some corn it is trying to rain to night May the/1 1905 1 I plowed for corn and Gorg drawed manuer and roled a fine day. Ruben Arner came after seed oats to night 2 I plowed for corn a hot day it was Gorg drawed manure and roaled I took a old pig to the bush 3 I plowed some and loded up some hay Gorg drawed manuer a nother hot day Bid went holorigs 4 I plowed some and roled a little and went to harrow with some hay I sold 2 head of cattle 50 �5 We did the choers and took stadons calf home and went to Town 6 We did choers all day a rainy day Bidy went to the corner to night May the /8 1905 8 We baged up oats to take to town a fine day Dady was down to day Jacen and Tom was down Jacen brough his colt down {in left margin} May the/8 Jacen brought his colt down 9 I took oats to town a fine day I baged up some corn Evert took a load down they brought me $73 dollers 10 I took a load of corn to town this morning it rained all day my corn brought me $30-50 11 Bidy and I went to harrow to day it rained all day I am out of det now aint I glad 12 I worked in the shop afine day Bidy went to see her Mother Gordia came after some oats and some corn 13 We did choers all day a fine day Bidy went to town May the /15 1905 15 I took some chop to town and got my team showed Bidy went up home a nother fine day Bidy did not come home to night 16 I fixed the gate acrost the road we had a wet rain I went to the mill this evening 17 We staked some fence this morning Arne came and got some pigs it rained this afternoon I went after Bidy to night a cold wind blowes to night 18 I did choers this morning Bidy went up home I went to town a fine day it was 19 We went out to the mill and got my logs cut a fine day I went up Jacens and to Mister Sniders May the/21 1905 20 We did choers all day a fine day Bidy came home to night 22 We worked on the corn ground a fine day Bidy went up home this morning 51 �23 We planted a little corn to day a fine day it was 24 We worked on the corn ground all day A fine day it was it looks like rain to night 25 We worked on the cornground a fine day it rained to night Bidy came home to night 26 We planted corn a fine day it rained last night Ruben Arner helped this after noon Bidy went to town to day 27 We planted some corn and drawed manuer a fine day May the/29 1905 29 We worked on the corn ground it rained to day Bidy went to town to day 30 We planted corn to day half of the back field Bidy went up home to day a fine day 31 We worked on the corn ground to day a fine day it was I went and got Culls plow June the/1 1905 1 We worked on the corn ground a hot day it was it rained a little to night 2 We worked on the corn ground I finished plowing to night a nother fine day Jacen was down 3 We finished planting the corn to day I have some patches to plant yet Jacen helped to day 5 We did choers and plowed a little I went to see Bidy to night we had a big rain to night 6 We did chores all day it rained I sold some corn for seed to andrs Ellot 7 I went to the corner this morning and got my hair cut We did choers Bidy came home to day June the/8 1905 8 We piled manuer to day a fine day it was Bidy went to town to day We killed hog to night it looks like rain to night 52 �9 We piled manuer all day a fine day I cut up the pig 10 We piled manuer this morning it rained all afternoon I went up to Dady Sniders to see Mother she is a little better 12 We piled manuer all day a fine day it was Bidy went up home to day 13 I went to town to day and did choers Gorg pulled dock a fine day 14 We plowed corn all day a hot day Bidy went to town to day 15 I plowed corn to day a hot day Bidy went to see her mother June the/16 1905 16 We did choers and drawed some sand it rained Gorge went to the corner to night it looks like rain to night my corn is dirty and full of grass and so wet I canot work it 17 We plowed corn to day it was a hot day Bidy went up home to day the mud is deep in the corn field and the grass is hgh 19 We plowed corn all day a hot day it was Roscoe had Jess today to plow with 20 We worked in the corn all day a nother hot day Gorg replanted corn all day 21 We did choers this morning and plowed some corn this after noon Bidy went to town to day 22 We set tobaco to day a fine day Roscoe gave the plants a fine lot of them I got a new caltivater cultervater to day June the/25 1905 23 We plowed the patch out back a fine day Dady came down to day 24 We worked on the tobaco ground to day We planted some sweet corn and yelow flint 26 {vertically in left margin} cold night We planted tobaco to day. Colen planted it a fine rain last night 27 We planted plowed corn all day a fine day 53 �28 We plowed corn all day a fine day it was 29 We plowed corn and hoed tobaco a fine day but cold nights 30 We plowed corn all day a hot day Bidy went to town to day July the/1 1905 1 I went to town and got old doll shawed and hoed tobaco the rest of the day 3 I cut grass to day for the first We had a big rain to night 4 It rained to day we did choers all day poor wether for Rubens hay so it is 5 We cut thislels to day it rained to night and wet our hay Bidy went holering to day 6 We did choers and drawed seven loads of hay it is raining to night I gess I am through for to night it is nine o clock 7 We did choers and drawed hay a fine day it looks like rain to night 8 We maid hay a fine day it rained to night July the/10 1905 10 We worked in the tobaco and I cut grass a fine day Bidy went up home to day 11 We hoed tobaco and plowed corn and drawed hay it rained to day 12 I went to town for the Doctor for Bidy the Boys hoes some tobaco and went to town it rained to day Dady and Colen was down to day 13 We drawed hay a fine day the boys picked cheries this morning 14 We worked in the hay it rained this afternoon it raines every day 15 I went to harrow this morning and cut some wheat We drawed three loads of hay 17 We cut and drawed wheat to day we drawed ten loads July the/18 1905 54 �18 We finished my wheat and started Rubens I cut sume grass a hot day 19 We worked in Rubens hay wheat all day a fine day it was 20 We finished Rubens wheat and drawed 12 loads of hay for me a fine day it was 21 We drawed hay all day a fine day Dady and Mother was down to day 22 We finished my hay to day a fine day it was I had 28 loads of hay {in left side margin} finished the hay 24 We plowed corn all day a fine day I have a lame back to night 25 We plowed corn to day a fine day 26 I plowed tobaco and corn Gorge plowed corn and Chuck hoed July the/27 1905 27 We plowed corn all day a fine day it was Bidy went to Harrow to day 28 We did choers to day and hoed some tobaco it rained some to night 29 We did choers and cut oats a fine day it rained to night Edie and Chuck was down to night 31 We finished cutting the oats a fine day it loads like rains to night August the/1 1905 1 We plowed sun corn and drawed a load of oats and cut oats for Ruben We hav cold nights 2 We finished Rubens oats and halled some of mine a fine day I think it is going to rain some day 3 We finished drawing my oats Gorg plowed corn and I went out to the mill and drawed in some logs for Dady a fine day 4 it rained a little to day We did chores all day Orlia went home 5 I cut oats for John Arner to day a fine day Lewes Iler thrashed to day 55 �7 We helped Ruben draw his oats to day a fine day it was August The/8 1905 8 We plowed the little orcherd to day a fine day and a hot day it was 9 I drawed of manuer a load of rails and went to town a fine day 10 We drawed manuer to day a hot day it was 11 We drawed manuer and did chores Bidy went down to Stadons and got some plums 12 We drawed a little manure and plaid the rest of the day 14 We worked in the tobaco to day it rained and is raining yet 15 I went to Marrow this morning and plowed a little for wheat for the first August The/16 1905 16 I plowed all day a fine day the ground is lumpy and tuff 17 I plowed all day a fine day it was it was Ruben Arner started thrashing to day 18 I plowed to day a fine day Gorg went to the bea to day 19 I plowed a little and it rained a little Clark thrashed a little his date is in the field yet 21 I roled a little and plowed a little and did choers Father was hear to day Bidy went up to dadys to night 22 We thrashed to day we got out 300 bushels of oats it rained last night 23 We finished thrashing to day a fine day I had 347 bushels of wheat August the/24 1905 24 I went to towen and did choers the rest of the day it is raining to night 25 I took my wheat away to day I got $212-45 for it a fine day 26 I went to kingsville ant Harrow and to dadys for dnner. I lost my watch to day 56 �28 We worked in the tobaco and Bidy and I went to the funeral of Jacen Adems to day a sad site 29 I suckerd tobaco and went to mill to day a hot day it was Misses Clark was hear to day 30 I went to Harrow and choers a fine day Bidy stayed with her Mother to night 31 I worked on my wheat ground September the/1 1905 1 I worked on the wheat ground a fine day Gorg drawed manuer to day 2 I worked out in the little ourched it tride to rain to day 4 I took a load of manuer out back and worked in the to baco Mister Wagles barns burnt this morning they started to thrash and the einging set it a fier 5 I went to Harrow and clened out a ditch out back a fine day 6 I went to town with bidy to day and ditched some a hot day and lots of flies 7 I worked in the ditch out the lain a hot day and lots of flies 8 I worked out the lain and in the tobaco a hot day. September the/9 1905 9 I worked out the lain in the ditch a hot day it looks like rain to night 11 We cleaned wheat and got some poles it tried to rain all fore noon 12 I cut tobaco to day a fine day it was Bidy went up to stay with her Mother 13 I worked at the torbaco all day afine day Bidy came home to day & aint I glad 14 We worked in the tobaco a fine day it looks like raine to nighe Bidy went to town to day 15 We worked in the tobaco it rained to night till I am wet to my nees 16 We worked in the tobaco all day a fine day 57 �September the/18 1905 18 We hung a little tobaco and got some pols I took Billo away to day 19 We cut some tobaco and worked on the wheat ground a fine day We have work wating for us 20 We finished the tobaco and worked on the to day wheat ground 21 We worked on the wheat ground I drilled the most of it a fine day it was 22 We finished the wheat this day a fine day it was 23 We cut some corn and I went to Harrow with a load of wheat 25 We cut some corn and went to the funeral of Florence Stadon a fine day September the/26 1905 26 We cut corn all day a fine day it was Gordia and Pinch was down to night 27 We cut corn all day a fine day Bidy is under the wether to day 28 We cut corn all day a hot day it was 29 We cut corn all day a hot day it was about 92 in the shaid 30 We cut corn all day a fine day Gorg went to the corner to night Good by September you are gone never to return agan God forgive us of the past and help us be beter in the fuecher 1905 October the/2 1915 2 We cut corn it rained a little We went up to Fathers to night to a partey 3 We cut corn I helped wash and a fine day We wanto finish the corn tomorow 4 We finished cutting corn and went to the bea a fine day Lexia was down to day 5 We dug potatoes this morning and I went to town a fine day. 58 �6 We took some logs to the mill to-day A fine day it was 7 We picked appels and did choers a fine day. Bidy went to see her Mother 9 I plowed the patch north of the house and sowed grass on it Gorg did chores all day. October the/10 1905 10 I went to the mill and got my lumber and did choers the rest of the day 11 We went up to the fair to day a cold day and sum rain 12 I went to town this morning We started to husk corn Bidy went to see her Mother 13 We husked corn all day a fine day it was 14 We husked corn all day a fine day Father and Mother was down to day 16 We helped wash and husked corn a fine day it was 17 We husked corn all day another fine day 18 We did choers it rained all day October the/19 1915 19 It rained all day We did choers and went to the raising bea 20 We did choers and helped John Arner a little Bidy went up home to day 21 We did chores and husked corn a fine day we had frost for the last night 23 We tied up fodder to day to sreed a fine day 24 We tied up corn all day a fine day it was 25 I took my hogs away to day they brought me $241.31 cents 26 We drawed fodder all day a fine day Bidy went up home to day October the/27 1905 27 We drawed fodder a fine day Bidy went and paid the rent to day a fine day 59 �28 We drawed fodder a fine day but cold We finished Rubens fodder 30 We drawed a cuple loads of hay and tied up some corn and went to the raising bea a fine day it was I got my arm hert to day 31 We husked corn this afternoon with the husker November the/1 1905 1 We sreded corn to day a windy day and cold 2 We finished husking corn to day a fine day but cold 3 I did choers it rained a little and blew a little Gorge husked corn for Elise to day 4 We did choers and went to Town to day I sold two loads of lodder to Will Staddon for $5. 6 We did choers all day a fine day We put the potatoes in the seller to day 7 We pottered around all day a rainy day Bidy went up home to day 8 I plowed some a fine day Bidy came home to day November the/9 1905 9 I plowed all day a cold day but dry 10 I plowed and Gorg [sic] helped Botsward draw fodder 11 I plowed and cleaned furrows. I finished one field 13 I went to town with wagon and took Gorg home it stormed all after noon snow 14 I did choers and drawed a load of dirt for tobaco bed and plowed a little Bidy went to see her Mother 15 I plowed all day it snowed and blowed and froze and thawed and rained and the sun went down to night 16 I plowed all day a fine day the ground is dry 60 �November the/17 1905 17 I plowed all day a fine day. Bidy went to town to day. Aunt Huldy came home with her 18 I plowed all day a fine day. I finished a nother field to day 20 I drawed a load of fodder and plowed a little Bidy went and maid sider [sic] 21 I did chores and plowed a little Bidy went to see her mother 22 I plowed all day a fine day 23 I plowed all day a nother fine day I sold my tobaco to day for 7 1/2 cents 24 I did choers and went to the butchern bee a windey day 25 I roled a field and went to town a fine day November the/27 1908 27 I went to town with a load of oats and got a load of brand we had a nother fier in town to day Misses Boltsers house took fier Bidy went to see her Mother to day 28 I did choers it was a rainery day the most rain we have had for six months 29 I helped Roscoe moove to day a cold day it is snowing to night and freezing 30 I did choers and got a load of wood for Roscoe a cold day Bidy went to town to day C.W. Tofflemire Arner 1905 December the/1 1908 1 I did chores all day a rough day Bidy went to see her Mother to day 2 I brought the cattle in to day it rained all day and snowed all night I went to town to day 61 �4 I did chores all day a fine day but cold. We striped some tobaco to day 5 I went to a bee and to town a cold day 6 We drawed manuer all day a fine day it was Bidy went to see her Mother 7 I did choers and helped draw manuer a fine day it was 8 We put siding on the other house to day a fine day it was Dady and Mother was down to day December the/9 1905 9 I went to town and did choers the rest of the day a fogy day it was 11 I helped wash and did choers all day a fine day 12 We cut some wood and I went to the bee 13 Bidy and I went to town and I bought a farm 14 I did choers and went to town a cold day 15 We cut some wood and striped tobaco a cold wind 16 I went to town and up to see Mother Snider 18 We did choers all day a fogy day December the/19 1905 19 I went uphome to see mother Snider a fogy day I went to town and got my lece 20 We striped tobaco a fine day I went up to Dady Sniders 21 We worked at the tobaco we had a big rain last night 22 We finished my tobaco and put down some of Roscoes and went to Arner to night 23 I did choers all day and went up to Dady Sniders 25 We went up to Dady Sniders to day 62 �26 I went to town to day a fine day it was December the/27 1905 27 I did choers and went up to Dady Sniders a fine day 28 I did choers and helped drees chickens a fine day but raining to night Roscoe took my tobaco away to day I had $1,15.77 cents 29 We striped tobacco a rough day Bidy went to town to day jenuary the/1 1906 1 We went up to Mother Sniders funeral to day a fine day 2 I went to the bee and did chores the rest of the day a fine day 3 I went up and got dady Sniders caned froot and helped Roscoe a rainery day 4 I helped Roscoe in his tobaco to day a cold windy day it was 5 Helped Roscoe and did choers a snow storm to night 6 I helped Roscoe and Bidy I went to town a cold day it was 7 I took some chop away to day and went to harrow a cold day it was jenuary the/9 1906 9 I helped Roscoe get a load of wood and cut some for him and did choers Bidy went up Lixies to day 10 We went to town and out to our farm and did choers and eat the hens to night 11 We worked in the bush a fine day 12 We worked in the bush to day a fine day 13 We did choers it rained a little 15 We worked in Roscos tobaco a rainy day 16 I did chores and helped Roscoe with his tobaco it snowed all day 63 �17 I helped roscoe with the tobaco a fine day but a big snow storm to night jenuary the/18 1906 18 I had Osker Bickford here to day to visit a fine day 19 We went to town a fine day I did choers this after noon 20 I helped Roscoe in his tobaco a nother fine day 22 I did choers and helped wash a wet day the mud is nee deep 23 I did choers and went to the bush and cut some stakes 24 We worked in the bush all day a fine day 25 I was sick all day 26 I took Ruben down to the farm to witch for a well jenuary the/27 1906 27 We worked in the bush a fine day I killed a moskido 29 We worked in the bush all day a fine day 30 I went to town with chop to day a fine day but mudy roads 31 I helped Roscoe in the bush and went to town a fine day February the/1 1906 1 Bidy and I went up to Fathers to day a cold day the ice went off to day 2 a cold day I did choers and set by the stove 3 I went to Town a cold drive it was I did choers the rest of the day 5 We drawed manuer a cold day it was we went up to the church to night 6 We drawed manuer a cold day 64 �7 We drawed manuer a little warmer to day Bidy went to Town to day 8 I did choers and went to a sale a fine day 9 We drawed a load of hay and did choers a fine day February the/10 1908 10 I did choers and went to town a fine day 12 I helped wash and did chores and bidy and I went to harrow a fine day 13 I helped Roscoe with his tobaco a fine day but rain to night 14 I did choers and and burnt wood a cold day it was 15 I did choers and pulled down some fense Bidy went to town to day 16 We worked at the fence to day a fine day 17 I went to mill to day a fine day I went to arner to night 19 I went to the bea at Culver Arners a fine day February The/20 1906 20 I sawed to day a fine day it rained a little 21 we bilt a little fence and dad choers a fine day 22 I did choers and went up home a fine day Bidy and I went to town to day 23 I did choers and sharpened some stakes a fine day 24 I did choers and went to the funeral of Mister Henery Arner it rained 26 I did choers all day Jacen was hear and Lewes and Herb Tofflemire 27 I did choers and built fiers a stormy day 28 We drawed rails and put them on the fence a fine day 65 �March the/1 1906 1 We staked fence a fine day We drawed a load of hay 2 I did choers it rained Dady and I cut some trees for my bilding 3 We drawed two loads of hay in the morning and it tried to rain the rest of the day 5 I drawed wood all day a fine day Dady and Bidy went to John Lareby funeral 6 I took Dady a load of hay this morning Ruben and I cut timber for my bilding a fine day 7 I did choers and drawed out my timber a fine day 8 I did choers and drawed some logs a fine day March the/9 1906 9 I went to town and got my horses shews set a fine day 10 I drawed a few logs and did choers a mudy time it is now 12 I helped wash a fine day We drawed manuer this after noon 13 I went to Harrow with my pigs to day a fine day 13 pigs $149.82 14 I did choers and went to town a fine day abut cold wind 15 I did choers and helped Grdia cut some wood for Roscoe a cold day 16 We went to town a fine day at was I did choers this afternoon 17 I went to mill with chop to day a cold day March the/19 1916 19 A stormy day we drawed a load of hay it snowed all day 20 We drawed manure and dirt a cold wind hundreds of wild geese now days 21 A rough day I did choers and went to Arner 22 We did chores and went to town a cold day 66 �23 We drawed my logs to the mill today a fine day 24 I went to a sawing bea a cold wind and lots of sawdust 26 Dady and I went to town today a fine day but rain tonight 27 it rained and I did chores lots of mud today March the/25 1906 28 We drawed a load of hay and did choers I trimed broush this afternoon a fine day and lots of mud 29 We cut wood in Rubens bush all day a fine day 30 it tried to rain all day and I tried to do choers allday wind tonight 31 We cut wood all day a fine day it was windy April the/2 1906 2 We cut some wood and Bidy and I went to Town a fine day 3 We cut wood a fine day it was we killed two snakes to day 4 We drawed hay Gordia and Roscoe and Wesley it rained this afternoon 5 We cut five cords of wood it rained this afternoon 6 We cut wod a fine day We went to the corner this evening for the papers 7 We did chores a fine day and lots of mud 9 I did chores and helped wash a wet day April The/10 1906 10 I did chores and went to Town a mudy drive and a cloudy day 11 I planted posts a fine day it was Bidy went up to Erties to day 67 �12 We drawed gravle this morning I sowed grass sed this afternoon a fine day 13 I planted posts a fine day a little rain to night 14 I did choers and planted pasts a rainy day Bidy went over to see misses Arner 16 I did choers and plowed a little a fine day it was 17 We worked on the oat ground a fine day 18 We finished one field of oats to day a fine day April the/19 1906 19 I went to mill and went to my farm and sowed grass seed a fine day it looks like rain to night 20 We worked on the oats ground a fine day we put another field in to day 21 We worked on the oat ground this forenoon it rained this afternoon 23 We worked at the oats a fine day 24 We worked on the oat ground a fine day 25 We worked on the oat ground a fine day 26 We finished the oats to day a fine day it was 27 I clened furrows and worked on my corn ground a fine day April the/26 1906 26 We did chores and drawed manure a fine day it was Bidy went colling 30 We went down and pruned trees a fine day May the/1 1906 1 We drawed manure a fine day it rained to night Bidy went to town to day 2 We did choers a fine day it was a little rain 68 �3 We drawed manure to day a fine day it was 4 We went down and trimed trees and burnt brush a fine day 5 We burnt brush a fine day 7 We drawed manuer a fine day 8 I went to town with pigs a rainy day 9 I plowed a little and We went out to the mill and drawed in my logs 10 We went out to the mill to day a fine day May the/11 1906 11 I plowed for corn a fine day it was 12 I plowed for corn a fine day 14 I did chores we had a big rain last night every thing is wet 15 We planted posts and did chores a fine day 16 I went to town with chop a hot day it was 17 We put up fence to day a hot day 18 I worked on my corn ground a hot day 19 We planted corn to day a fine day it was May the/21 1906 21 I finished my corn to day a fine day Gordia was down and helped 22 I plowed a little and Bidy and I went to the funeral of Stadons Baby Boy a hot day 23 I plowed for Roscoe to day a hot day Gordy was down and plowed 24 a very hot day I worked for Roscoe 69 �25 I helped Roscoe a hot day it was 26 I helped Roscoe plant his corn this morning We had a big rain this afternoon 28 I did chores and went to town a cold wind May the/29 1906 29 We took lumber down to my farm a fine John Arner helped me he pulled peach stumps 30 a wet morning I did choers and went down to the farm 31 planted my mangels and Bidy and I went up to Johns a fine day June The/1 1906 1 I piled wood all day a fine day it was 2 I drawed stoon and sand out to the wind mill and did choers Edies was down to day 4 I did choers and plowed corn a fine day but rain to night 5 I plowed corn a fine day and a big rain my crops is good 6 I did chores all day a fine day but wet I went to the Corner 7 I went to town and did choers a fine day Gordia was down to night 8 I plowed the garden and did choers we had a big rain and a wet one June the/9 1906 9 We went to the bush and cut some logs a fine day we cleaned the well to day a mudy job it was 11 We went down to Stadans and cut some logs and took them and out to the mill a fine day 12 I went back to the mill after my lumber a fine day 13 I did choers and went down to the farm and took a stove down 14 We went down to our farm I piled my lumber and Bidy scrubed the house 70 �15 I plowed corn a hot day and a little rain to night 16 I plowed corn a fine day a little rain to night June the/18 1906 18 I did chores and plowed corn a fine day and a little rain 19 I did chores and plowed corn a fine day a little rain 20 I did chores and plowed corn a fine day Bidy went up to Toms and Jons to day 21 I went down to the farm with a load of gravle and plowed corn We had some rain to day 22 I did choers and plowed corn we had some rain to day Bidy is sick 23 I plowed corn this morning and went up to Luthers for dinner 25 I went down to the farm with gravel a fine day I went up and got Pinch June the/26 1906 26 I did choers and went on a wild goose chase 27 I took logs to mill ahot day and did choers 28 I went down to the farm a hot day 29 I plowed a little corn and helped Roscoe on his tobaco ground a hot day 30 I did choers and plowed corn and went to town a hot day July the/2 1906 2 I cut grass and plowed corn a fine day 3 it rained all day and is raining yet I did choers all day 4 I did choers and we drawed a load of hay we had a big rain to night 5 I cut a few thistels and We made hay the rest of the day 71 �6 We worked in the hay a fine day 7 We finished the hay a fine day 9 I cut thistels and helped Colen frame my timber a fine day 10 I did choers and worked at my frame a rainey day July the/11 1906 11 I went down to the farm and cut thistels a fine day 12 I went after the dockter a fine day and got my binder redy 13 I cut wheat to day a hot day 14 I hoed beats all day a hot day 16 I went to town and down to the farm a rainy day 17 I cut wheat a fine day but hot I went to town for the Docter 18 We went down and put my wheat in to day a fine day 19 We drawed wheat a fine day 20 We finished drawing wheat a fine day July the/21 1906 21 I did choers and hoed a little a fine day 23 I went to harow and did choers we had a bid rain last night 24 a fine day I plowed corn and did choers 25 I plowed corn and did chores a fine day 26 I took a load of gravel down to the farm to day a fine day 27 I did chores and cut oats a fine day 72 �28 I cut oats a fine day 30 I cut oats a fine day 31 I cut oats a hot day August the/1 1906 1 I finished cutting oats a fine day 2 I went to town and to a thrashing bea a fine day 3 We drawed oats a fine day 4 We drawed oats a hot day 6 I did chores and run a bout a day rain 7 I did choers any looked at it rain 8 I piled up what I did yester day 9 I did choers and we got two loads of oats and it rained 10 We went down to the farm with oats a fine day 11 We drawed oats a fine day August the/13 1906 13 We finished drawing oats a fine day I went to town 14 We took a load of oats and a load of gravel down to the farm 15 I plowed a little and went to harrow a hot day 16 I plowed all day a hot day it was 17 We took my frame down to the farm to day a hot day 18 I went to harrow and got a load of lumber and took it down to the farm 73 �20 I plowed a little a hot day 21 We went down to the farm to day and dig post holes August the/22 22 We went down to the farm to day a hot day 23 I took some logs to the mill to day a hot day and a little rain to night 24 I did choers and plowed a little 25 I did choers and went down to the farm a fine day and a fine rain to night 27 I did chores and plowed a little a fine day 28 We went down to the farm and set posts a fine day 29 I plowed all day a fine day 30 I finished plowing a fine day 31 I worked on the wheat ground September the/1 1906 1 I worked on the wheat ground a fine day 3 We took logs to mill for pickets a fine day 4 I did choers and cut some corne a fine day 5 I cut corn all day a fine day 6 I went to town and we thrashed a little a fine day 7 We finished thrashing a fine day 10 I cut corn a hot day 11 We went down to the farm to day 74 �12 I worked down to the farm September the/13 1906 13 I cut some corn and harrowed some 14 I cut corn a fine day 15 I cut some corn a fine day 17 cut corn a fine day 18 I cut corn a fine day 19 I cut corn a fine day 20 I did choers and finished cutting corn it rained this morning 21 I worked on the wheat ground a hot day 22 I went down to the farm to day and cut down clover seed a fine day 24 I put in the wheat to day a fine day September the/25 1906 25 We shiped some wheat a fine day 26 We mowed to day it tried to rain all day 27 We husked a little corn and draged up some oats a fine day 28 we shiped my oats to day a fine day 29 a wet day I did chores all day October the/1 1906 [There is a singular ink stain on this page near the 3rd line] 1 I did chores and raked up my clover seed 2 I took my hogs to harrow a fine day 75 �3 I went up and got the hens a fine day 4 I did chores a wet day I went to town 5 I went up and got my pigs a fine day 6 I did chores a rainy day I made a stone boat 8 I went up and got some corn and sum truck 9 I did chores it rained all day I went to town 10 I did chores ad helped Bond in tobaco it snowed to day [There are various ink stains on the pages] October the/11 1906 11 I got a load of wood and did choers a cold day it was 12 I drawed a few stone and did choers a fine day 13 I drawed corn a fine day and warm 15 We drawed my clover seed a fine day 16 We worked on the foundation to day a fine day it was 17 We finsihed the cement to day a fine day 18 I did chores and worked in the barn a wet day 19 I did choers a rainy day 20 I went up and got a load of corn to day a fine day October the/22 1906 22 I went up to the farm and waede {weighted} out oats for Scratch and cleaned wheat 23 I paied 500 on my farm to day 76 �24 I went to the Sitry a wet day it was 25 I went up and got my beets a fine day 26 I unloaded my beets and took some logs to the mill 27 it rained all day 29 I did chores and went up to the farm 30 I went colling to day a fine day but mudy and wet 31 A cold day I did choers November the/1 1906 1 I went up and tied up corn a fine day it was a but mudy 2 I went up and tied up corn a fine day it was 3 I went up to the farm We finished tieing the corn a fine day 5 We drawed my corn fodder and all a fine day 6 We finished drawing my corn to day a fine day it was I had 7 teams to day 7 I did chores a fine day I was over town twise to day. 8 I put up my fraim to day a fine day it was 9 We worked on the bildind a fine day November The/10 1906 10 Dady and I worked at the bilding a fine day 12 I took a log out to the mill a stormy day it was it snowed all day 13 I got my pump fixed and got a load of wood a cold day 14 We worked on the bilding a fine day but muddy 77 �15 We worked on the bidlind a fine day 16 We worked on the bidling a fine day 17 I did choers it rained a wet day and mudy 18 I did choers a wet day and mudy November the/20 1906 20 I worked at my graisery a rainy day it was 21 I did choers it rained all day it is wet and mudy 22 I did choers and worked in the new bilding a cold wind 23 I did choers and went and got some pols for the barn 24 I went up to the farm to day and got a load of stuff a fine day 26 I got a load of poals and a barl of salt a wet rain to day 27 I went up to town and got some lumber for doors a cold rain 28 I worked in the stonehouse a fine day November the/29 1906 29 I went up to the farm and got a load of corn a fine day but cold wind 30 I did choers and drawed manuer and helped kill a pig around hung some track a rough day December the/1 1906 1 I got a load of wood and did choers a cold night Roscoe bought a load of limbs to thrash with 3 I did choers and banked up the house a cold day Iven and I went and got the seperater 4 I went up to the farm and got a load to day a cold day 78 �5 I helped Iven husk some corn a stormy day snow and rain 6 I helped Iven take down tobacco this morning a mudy day 7 I helped Iven husk a cold day 8 Gordon & Alberta was down to day and we threshed. We had 300 bus. Of grain A.S. 10 I did choers a wet day December the/11 1906 11 I husked my corn to day a fine day 12 I went driving to day a fine day I went up to dadies and to Harrow 13 I did choers a wet day 14 It rained all day we droved the pig up to the stack to day 15 I went to Town to day and did choers 17 I went up to the farm and got a load of corn and some wood 18 I did choers a cold day I went to down 19 I went up to the farm and got a load of trush a cold day December the/20 1906 20 I did choers and went to town a fine day snow to night Tom and Bertie was in to day 21 I did choers we have some sleighing fine wether 22 I did choers and went to town a cold day Lambert was hear to day 24 I got a load of wood a cold day 25 I did choers a fine winter day 26 I went over town and cleaned wheat 27 I did choers it snowed and rained I went to town with wheat 79 �28 I went up to the farm and got a load of hay December 1906 29 Wesley up to the farm and got the heifer and old pigs I paid the taxes to day. 31 I went up to the farm lots of mud. January the/1 1907 1 I did choers a muddy time for Newyears 2 I went to town with chop a muddy time Dady Snider was down to day he left his hunny Sweety over town 3 I did choers a rainny day and lots of mud 4 I went to see Mrs Sheppley Wesley helped Mr. Blanceflower take not tobaco 5 I did choers a fine warm day it was and lots of mud 7 I went and got all mud and wet a wet day 8 I went to town 3 times and did choers January the/9 1907 9 I did choers and piled up what I did yester day a cold day it was 10 a cold day Nellie went up home and I went to see Mrs Sheppley and Wesley stayed home 11 I went and got a load of wood a fine day 12 I did choers a fine day it was like spring I put windows in the barn to day 14 I did chores and helped Iven with tobacco a muddy time 15 I did choers and helped Ivan with tobacco a cold day 16 I did choers and helped Iven a cold day I sold a calf for $4 and chickens for $6.27 cents 80 �Janunary the/17 1907 17 I did choers a fine day we had a snow storme last night 18 I went to town and did choers a fine day Mother and Father was down to day 19 I did choers we had a wet nit I went to town a muddy trip I got Jess shawed 21 I cut some wood and did choers a cold day 22 Mrs Staddon was down to day it was a nice day but a cold day 23 I went and got a load of wood a cold day 24 I piled up what I did yesterday January the/25 – 1907 25 I went to town and did choers a fine winter day 26 I got a bad cold some way a fine day and cold 28 We had a little boy come to our place last night a fine Boy and a big Boy he is 29 I took a load of hogs to town to day a fine day I have a sick hors to night 30 I went up to Dadies and got some hens and some wood a fine day 31 Uncle Wesley went to town & doctored old Tom a fine day February the/1 1907 1 I did chores a fine day a little rain to night for a chang 2 I did choers a fine day and a cold wind to night I feel tuff to night with a cold 4 I did choers a fine winter day I think we will have a snow storm 5 I went to town for to see the Docter and did choers and went to town a fine day 6 I went and got a load of wood a fine day and cold 7 I went and got a load of wood a nother fine day 81 �8 I got a load of wood a fine day February the/9 1907 9 I piled up what I did the day I did nothing a fine day it was 11 I went and got a load of wood a fine day Jasper brought ine load of wood to day 12 I got a load of wood and did choers Jasper brought a big load 5 cords more or less 13 We drawed wood to day a fine day it was We got two fine loads 14 I did the choers and plaid with the Boy a cold day 15 I cut up of the rest of my peach trees and went to town a fine day 16 I did choers a fine day I took the Nerse home Feburary th/18 1907 18 I went to a sawing bea a fine day. it is hot in the hear to night abought 102 19 I did choers and took some straw over town a fine day 21 I went to town and did chores a fine morning but snow to night 22 I took seven pigs up to the farm to day a cold day 23 I did choers and went over town and dot a load of manuer a fine day 25 I went over Town and got a load of manuer a fine day Feburary th/20 1907 26 I did choers and went to Town and got a lead of manuer a fine day. We sold a hefier for $23 27 I took a load of straw over Town to day and got a load of manuer a fine day a cold East wind 28 I got a lead of manuers and did choers a fine day a cold wind 82 �March the/1 1907 1 I piled brush a fine day with rain to night 2 I did choers all day a cold wind a big rain last night 4 I helped wash and burnt some brush and fixed some fence and choped some brush and did the chores so I think will go to bed 5 A fine morning but a rough after noon a cold wind I went to town 6 I worked in the peach brush a fine day Misses Clark and Miss Reuben Arner was down to day 7 I trimed brush a cold wind this morning and snow this after noon 8 I went to a sawing bee a fine day some snow on the ground to day March the/9 1907 9 I did choers and went up the road calling this afternoon a fine day 11 I helped wash a fine day I went to town lots of mud 12 I did choers a rainny wet muddy time it is I think it will rain to night I am right I think we will have lightning for a while so good night for this time 13 I did choers and plaid with the Baby a mudy day and rainy to night I was to town this afternoon a mudy trip it was 14 A fine day but lots of mud I think it will freeze a little to night 15 I did choers and split some wood a fine morning but a cold after noon and mud to my ears March the 16, 1907 16 I did choers a fine day I went to town the roads is offull muddddy to day I got a pair of boots to waid the mud 18 I helped wash a fine day I went to town the mud is drying up sum in sum places 83 �19 I did choers all day a fine day the warmest we have had 20 I did choers a fine day I went to a sale a muddy time it is 21 I did choers a fine day it was I think we will have a storm 22 I got some lumber from ivan to day a hot day it was I went to town twice to day the frogs is singing to night March the/23 1907 23 I went over town and got Pinch a fine day I bilt some fence along the barnyard 25 I burnt a little brush a fine day it was I took Pinch up to Stadons 26 I helped Ivan to day a little rain a thunder to night 27 I helped Ivan and did choers it rained some 28 I did a few choers and helped Ivan a little a wet day it rained a little all day 29 I fixed some anker posts and bilt some fence by the barnyard a fine day 30 I went to town and got some posts a fine day April the/1 1907 1 I drawed a little peach brush and did choers a cold wind the babe is sick 2 I got my clover seed hulled a fine day I was sick all day 3 I did the choers and fixed a tomato bed and planted some posts along the barn yard 4 I did choers and fixed my beds a fine day some rain and some sun shine 5 I bilt some fence along the barnyard and did choers a cold day 6 I got my team shawed and did oad jobs and pulled some peach stumps a fine day but cold 8 I helped wash and Jasper and I pulled peach sumps a fine day some rain 84 �April the/9 1907 I went to town with chop it snowed We finished pulling stumps 10 I did choers it snowed this morning I went after my chop a cold time it is 11 I went and got some posts and did choers a cold time some snow and freeze 12 I planted some posts it rained all afternoon and still rains and snows 13 I planted posts a cold wind and wet I went to town 15 We washed to day Wesley put in a anker post this afternoon, baby and I went over to Mrs Pettersons Pettersons this after-noon 16 I put in some posts a cold windy day April the/17 1907 17 I helped Jasper with his oats a cold day 18 I got a load of manuer from town and helped Jasper with his oats a cold day 19 I helped Jasper with his oats a cold day 20 I cleaned clover seed a fine day 22 I put up some page fence a fine day I plowed some for oats to day 23 Wesley plowed for oats to day and it rained some I washed alone the first time for all most a year 24 Wesley sowed oats to day and plowed some 25 I plowed some and sowed oats a wet after moon April the/26 1907 26 I went to town a fine day I finished my oats to day 27 I went and got some money and paid on my farm a fine day 85 �29 I did choers and plowed some a hot day between showers 30 I did choers and went to town we had a big rain last night May the/1 1907 1 I burnt some brush and drawed some stumps a fine day 2 I piled stumps and went to town a fine day 3 I spread out my clover straw and plowed some a fine day 4 I went to Town for the Docter for Bidy I did the choers and plaid with the Baby we had a snow storm this morning 6 I galoped around the cuntry and did choers a fine day a little rain 7 it rained I had a sleep and went to town I drawed manuer and went to Town and got Pinch 8 I drawed manuer a fine day it was 9 I drawed manuer a fine day May the/10 1907 10 I drawed manuer a cold day and snow to night 11 a fine day after the snow. Bessie & Ross came down this morning to day untill Monday 13 a warm dat Wesley plowed in the West field to day and I went over to town Alberta and I washed baby has got a sore mouth 14 a fine day Wesley plowed in the west field Mrs. & Mrs. Beetham and Clorie was hear to night 15 I did chores and Took Pinch over town and plowed a little a rainy day 16 I plowed a fine day 17 papa plowed some on his corn ground 86 �May the/18 1907 18 I plowed and spread manuer a hot day We went to Town to night 20 I plowed for corn a cold day it was I went to town after my trees 21 I planted my trees and plowed some a cold day we had a freeze last night 22 I plowed and went to town a fine day rain to night I got Charlie a high chair and a wagon 23 I plowed for corn a fine day a little rain I got more work than I can do 24 I plowed a fine day it was 25 I plowed some and went to town a wet day 27 I helped wash and went to town and harowed some 28 Wesley disk in the field west of the house to day we went to Jasper this evening 29 Jasper planted corn in the field west of the house Wesley started to work up the middle field for corn. 30 Wesley worked on his corn ground to day We went up to Norman Iler this evening 31 a windy day Wesley work on his corn ground and I was cleaning house June the/1 1907 1 I worked on my corn ground Jasper planted some a wed day and a big rain 3 I did choers and went to town a fine day I finished planting corn to day 4 I spread manure and helped wash a wet day it rained all day I cut some potatos 5 It rained all day a weet time it is I did choers and went to town 6 I fixed up some fence to keepe the old cow off the coarn and went to town a fine day 7 We went up to Mr. Ruben Arner’s to day. It is raining this evening 8 I put in some potatoes to day and went to town a fine day 87 �10 I drawed manure a fine day with wind 11 We went to Grandpa Tofflemire & Grandpa Snider’s to day all It is raining this evening 12 I harowed my corn and potatoes and pulled some stone a fine day 13 I did the choers and went and got my horses shawed We had 3 months rain last night 14 Bidy and I went up to John Waters to day a fine day it was 15 I did choers and piled wood a hot day Jasper was down to night 17 I went up to Jaspers to help it was to wet I came home and replanted corn a hot day 18 I went up to the farm with corn a hot day I took my old pig up to Ruben Arners June the/19 1907 19 We went to Malden to day a fine day 20 20 I planted my Beets a hot day We went to Town to night 21 I disked a little and harowed a little and planted a little corn and helped Bidy a little a hot day it is raining a little to night 22 I went to town a hot day I did od jobs this afternoon 24 I helped wash and took Jaspers planter home we had a fine rain last night 25 I cultivated corn and We went to Lementon a hot day and rain to night 26 Wesley worked in his corn and we planted sunflowers this evening a fine day june the/27 1907 27 I planted aern corn a fine day 28 I plowed a patch of thistels and worked it up for corn 29 I did choers and went to town a fine day and little rain 88 �For more information on Charles “Wesley” Tofflemire, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 89 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> March th/28 {SL/354 in pencil in different hand} 1903 (28) Went down to Filips and got my old pig and prooned apple trees a fine day (29) Sunday a cold north wind we went up to church and to Dady toffs (30) Went to kings town with a load of wood Dady snider and mother were down and i order for a Binder an mower and a rake (31) Cut fence poasts and halled peaces of rails it was a fine day for the last of March (1) April the first planted fence poasts a long the road and fixed the hogpen and cut apple trees Alice went to Oxley and Grace to Kingsville 526 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 2 April th/2 1903 (2) Drine {drain} watter furrows and Did the chors and went up to Mister Wrights it rained in the morning but a fine after noon (3) A north east sow storm i put away the cutter and worked in the shop Sowd old sod oats on the second of April (4) I did the chores and worked in the shop and piled up what i did yester the snow is a about gon (5) Went up to the baptest in the morning and stoped at John Arners for diners and went to kings town in the evening 3 April 6th 1903 (6) I helped wash and opend some furrows in the forenoon and filed Roscoes buck saw and prooned trees in the after noon it is raining to night (7) We prooned trees and burnt the brush the mud was so sticky i thought i would loose my boots (8) I went out and helped plant the apple trees and peach trees and helped put the wire on the road fence (9) We finished the fence and put in the tile and Gordia and Roscoe went fishing (10) We cut wood in the orcherd and maid a hog trough and went back to the orcherd and dug a ditch and helped John load oats that is all </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 4 April th/11 1903 (11) I did the chores and split wood in the forenoon and in the afternoon I filed John Arner's saw and plaid with the pup and Alice a wet rain. (12) Went up to Daddy Sniders and to church it rained hard and he^a^vy my speller is not right as youl. notes. (13) I took aload of oats up for John and it rained all the way home and its raining yet I got some potatoes from John for seed white jient {White Giant} and church hill {Churchill} seedling and early rose (14) I cleaned the seller and did the choers it rained all day and still rains Bob has left us = my old pig found me nine pigs to day = April the = 14th 5 April th/15 1903 (15) I took John arners scales home and Rube Arners corn sheller home and maid a gait I went down to Roscoes in the after noon and put afloor in The pig nest it rained To day (16) We went down town through the rain in the morning in the afternoon I baged up some oats and went to the bush and skided some bolts out to the road afine afternoon (17) I went out to the mill with chop and took my bolts out in the morning in the after noon I put the rize bords on the henhouse and helped Lues {Louise? }with the calvs a fine day (18) I did the chores and split wood in the mouning and I went to town after diner another fine day. Roscoe went up hone fore the night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April 19, 1903</h2> 6 April th/19 1903 (19) A fine sunday. Bob and I went to the lake and chased a bumble bea. we went up to Church it was a fine day (20) I helped Alice wash in the morning and maid some hen nests and after diner I went out to the orcherd and harrowed the stubels and acame back a fine day agin (21) I helped Mister Loot moove his house and Roscoe halled golddust and plowed for oats. (22) I went and got pinch Bidy was sick this morning I plowed in the afternoon it snowed last night 23 We plowed for oats out back and Roscoe went to town and I went to Sladons and cleaned oats for seed it was a fine day. <h2>April 24, 1903</h2> 7 April th/24 1903 (24) We put in our first oats to day it was fine in the forenoon but it rained all afternoon and still rains (25) We went to the bush and cut posts to fix the road brige and I went out to mill and helped with the brige a fine day. (26) We went up to church and when we got home Will and Lerina was hear it was a fine day sunday (27) We plowed and soad oats hear in the field by the lake a fine day I am so tired my feet wont track to night o dear (28) We finished the field hear by the lake we got it sowed and the furows cleaned and we finished the brige at the road Roscoe got a pig from me to night it waid 74 pounds {mathematical calculation: 74 x 5 = $370} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 8 <pre> Aprile th/29 1903 </pre> (28)We went out in the night aeer field and flowed and road rate it was a fun day I turned the cows out (30) We plowed and road rate in the morning in the afternoon it rained {Aorese?} mad a hag through I think it will freeze To night may may th/1 1903 (1) We plowed and road rate Dady ayneder was down it was so cold I had to ware my mez coat and mits (2) We finished sowing salts and put in some potatos and {Aorese?} went to town Botoward got some hay and John brought his old hog hear (3) We went wh to Okley to church there was a cold west wend and some rain misses Elolia Haree is very rich to day Lambert has felt Oaley (4) We plowed for corn met in the hany field for the first it was a fine day Alise went up to dady's for lunch and a horse (5) We plowed for corn out in the hany field it was a hot day, Aolert maehmany got some hay (6) We finished plowing the hany field for corn Lambert cane down and got some oats and the hors we had (7) We roled dished in the hany fild I sent Alicee jim to hallow and got ten dollers for him hoon yim (8) We dished in the fourmon and went to the furniel of misses Ennest Jlez it was a sad furniel and a log one (9) We deshed in the morning in the afternoon we halled hay one Tun to Autswand </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May 10, 1903</h2> 10 May th/10 1903 may th/10 (10) We went up to Dady Syders and to church. Mister Milcon preached it was a fore day at lookes like rain to night. (11) We ploved and dished in the morning and went to Oxley in the afternoon with hay for Missis Brown. (12) I soed grass seed in the morning and went to the bush and rosed dished in the afternoon. Splowed two rounds and drawed four loods of manure and we hilled a forg. (13) We halled goldust. Dall found a colt last night. The 1909 Ellive sent a load of lumber up to day. (14) We drawed gold dust it was fire day. Roscoe went to town to night. (15) We drawed golddast. Mary Brat vas down and staid all night. <h2>May 16, 1903</h2> 11 May th/16 1903 (16) We drawed foldsdust and I went out to the mill and got my pickets and chop. Olice tovh marry down to Kingsarlle. (17) We went up to B.N. Tofflemires and to Church and pench came home with us. (18) Roscoe horowed and {I eblled siad corn?}. Dady Snider brought his heifer down th/17 of May 1903. (19) I got P.C. to plant a field of corn. It was a hot day. I did a little of every thing and not much of enry thing and finished up bear. (20) We worked on the corn ground it is hard and dry. Olice tuck pinch home. (21) We worked on the corn ground it is so hot we cant do much. We put to the time bay chiming clods and sods. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May 22nd 1903</h2> Rosco plowed and I scattered golddust We had a fine rain (23) Rosco finished plowing the right acre field for corn it looks a lot like rain to night I helped Harry plant corn 24 Sunday We went up to church in the afternoon (25) We disked all day I went up and got Dot towards planter for to morrow— (26) We disked and harrowed and planted corn Solon Sher and Dr Baker was here to day Daddy tel came after the root drill May 27 We planted corn and I should watch in the morning we plowed and scattered golddust we had a big wind and rain it blew down fence and a lot of trees <h2>May 28th 1903</h2> (28) We fixed up what the wind did in the morning and Rosco plowed in the afternoon (29) I helped with the lain fence it blew down and spread gold dust Bud and Harry helped me with it Rosco plowed and planted 30 I spread golddust Rosco plowed and planted corn and Grodia plowed and harrowed We went up to Dady snyders for dinner and went out to church May 31 We went up to Dady snyders for dinner and went out to church June the first 1903 I replanted corn in the harrow field and Rosco plowed it rained after dinner (2) We took the cactus trees out of Tules field Rosco plowed after noon </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June the 3rd 1903</h2> We finished planting corn to day and aint I glad 4 I roled and Rosco did a little of every thing and not much of anything and Ruben corner sods one field to day for me 5 We plowed the little orchard and put in sum potatoes and I plowed my beet patch and went to the corn 6 I planted my beets we had a fine rain. Ruby went up home 7 We went down to stations for diner then out to church at California 8 I cut posts for the line fence Dick helped me I plowed corn for the first 9 I plowed corn between showers and a number of other thing <h2>June the 10 1903</h2> I went to town with a load of oats and got my mower and rake and did a number of other things too numerous to mention 11 I harrowed corn and plowed corn I thought I would freeze. Old Doll has a lump on her sholder as big as a bag of oats 12 I helped with the line fence all day near west of the bildings 13 I did a little of every thing and aint much of anything for it rained all day 14 Sunday We went up to Dady’s for dinner and up to church 15 I went up to Dady Snyders and got a rake and helped corn in the afternoon. Doll felt bad to day June the 15 — 1903 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June 16, 1903</h2> 16 June th/16 1903 (16) I plowed corn all day for the first time this season it sounds like rain to night. Mary came and set up my mower and rake to day. (17) I plowed corn and oder it is planted so crooked that I don't know. (18) I plowed corn between showers and did the chores and have fine growing weather. The oats and grass is fine. Roscoe finished planting tobacco to day 1903. (19) I plowed corn and it rained. We put up some chop and did the chores. (20) I did the chores and it rained all day. I went to the corner and up to Squires to see his pigs. (21) We went up to church in the morning and up to Ousley in the afternoon. <h2>June 22, 1903</h2> 17 June th/22 1903 (22) I went out to mill in the morning and plowed corn and it rained the rest of the day and still rains. (23) We got some bolts and put the gate at the road. 24 We fixed at the fence north of the barn and east and got my chop and took some bolts out to the mill and Roscoe went to Town Bolsward paid for the oats and hay. (25) I plowed corn. It was a fine day. Bidry went calling and Rose came home with her. (26) We plowed corn all day. It was hot and dry. (27) I went to town with a load of oats and got my binder and plowed corn. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June 24, 1903</h2> 14 June th/24 1903 24 We went up to church it was a fine day 29 We plowed corn to day and Gordia cut his grass to day 30 I plowed corn and halled gravel and dear it was so hot July th/1 1905 We put Gordier hay in it was a hot day he had seven loads of fine hay 2 I cut grass in the morning and in the after noon i put the hay fork up and cut thistles (3) We balled hay to day for the first I cut thistles in the morning and kicked up the hay and we had a fine rain this evening <h2>July 4, 1905</h2> 19 July th/4 1905 4 I went up to dady squiers and plowed corn and cut grass and it is raining tonight (5) We went up to Lady Sniders for dinner and went to church the scoal gave Roxel a fine presant to day (6) I cut grass and kicked up the hay and We got one load in before noon and We halled it in the after noon 7 We finished the hay to day and I am glad it lookes like rain to night 8 I plowed corn and howed beets i gess that is all for this time so good night 9 I hoed beets and cut grass for Rube I cut grass after diner and it was dreenough to hail to night. hot. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July the 10 1903</h2> 10 I cut grass for Rube and cut the weeds along the road and helped put the binder up and went to bed and 11 We howed beets and I went up to Dady Squires and got my red pig and we fixed the fence along the west lain Cordia and Pinch was down to night 12 I plowed corn it rained Cordia cut wheat and Roscoe helped him 13 I plowed corn and took the lumber to the bush for the shanty Edie Seratch was up to day 14 I went and cut Humphrys wheat and eught others for it 15 I plowed corn and we are a going to Obley to night I got my hat on ready to go So good by <h2>July the 16 1903</h2> 16 I plowed corn in the morning and we helped Cordia draw his wheat to day 17 Ruby and I went to Harrow in the after noon we had a big rain last night the wind blew the oats and corn down 18 We plaid in the forenoon and went up to Obley to church in the afternoon 20 I hoed in the garden and went to town it rained all afternoon 21 I put the rake away and took the rack of the wagon and maid a single tree and went down to Roscoes and did some work in the barn and went over to Rubs and went and got the horses ready for morning and I gess that is all 22 We went and got my logs cut Toms and Daddys were down to day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July th/23 1903 (23) We went down to bingrville and got some lumber and themed beets and Friday went un to see Grany (24)I plowed corn and went out to the mill with ehap Jaeon was dourn to day I would like to get up before beeahfast in the morning (25)I took six hogs to honour to day they waighed 13.77 pounds I got $68.88 for them and I plowed some corn Tne and what a old pig to pat (26) We went up to church and the people dad mot bnoll me geet be ease I eat my mistash of (27)We plowed corn we finished once field and started another (28)We plowed corn it was hot to day July th/29 1903 (29) I plowed corn and plowed beets it was a hot day (30) I went out and got many pielets and maed pig pen flour and a efiehem eup (31) I hoed potatos in the morning and dug ditel along the lain this after noon August th/1 I finished the ditch along the lane and planted my selery and plowed corn (2) We went up to Iams and to church (3)I helped wash and fetch the sour and Dady and Mother snictis was down (4)I did the choers and went up to I jonmein and bought threee pigs and went to the earnes </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>August 5, 1903</h2> 24 August th/5 1903 5 We fixed take fence along the patch north of the house and I went out to the cornfed and got my boy to weigh it 6 I cut humpy's oats today and started mine 7 I cut oats in the fore noon and after dinner. We finished the fence north of the house 8 We plowed corn all day in the big field and {bidy?} and {Jim?} went to town 10 We cut oats it was a fine day but it is thundering to night 11 We finished eating oats and I went to finish humpy's I got it half done 12 I finished humpy's oats and put the binder away and we plowed corn <h2>August 13, 1903</h2> 25 August 1903 th/13 13 We hauled oats today it was a fine day and bidy and Jim and I went up to Dady's to night 14 We plowed corn and helped Gordia hall oats it was a fine day 15 We drawed oats all day and got done bidy and grace went to town it's trying to rain to night 16 We went up to Dady Sniders for dinner and to church it was a fine day. 17 I went to Harrow and {rose?} plowed corn 18 We shelled corn and hauled oats for Gordia it was a {bet?} day. 19 I went to Sueses but it rained all after noon it was a fine rain just what we wanted. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>August 20, 1903</h2> I went to town with chop. It was a fine day. I started to plow for wheat. 21 We plowed all day. We got along fine — better than I expected. 22 We plowed all day. It was hot and dry and hard and the flies is so bad and the bumblebees are worse and dear me I S S S 23 We went up to church. It was a fine day. Rev. Mister Long preached. 24 We cut some posts for some new fence out the lawn and I put one in. It is so wet I can’t plow for wheat. 25 I plowed a little and rolled a little and had the summer complaint a little and we went up to Eolie Ilers a little while to-night. <h2>August 26, 1903</h2> 26 We disked in the morning and drawed gold dust in the afternoon. 27 We drawed two loads of manure and it rained the rest of the day. 28 I did the chores. It rained all day and is raining yet. The water is standing every place. 29 I went to town this morning and got wire for the rain fence and did chores this afternoon. 30 We went up to Daddy Sniders for dinner and we went out to church. 31 We went up to Daddy Zufflemers and helped thrash to-day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>September 1, 1903</h2> 28 September th/1 1903 1 I trimed the trees out in the long field and plowed a little 2 I drawed golddust and plaid with dady and took my bogs down town and got $78.730 for then I had sep of them 3 I worked on the shanty in the buch to day it was a fine day 4 We drawed goldust all day it was a fine day but still wet and looks wetter to night 5 We finished halling {mener?} to day it was a fine day {Goalve?} went to town to night 7 I dag hotatoes in the garden and fides the bins is the geaning and spread manier and plowed a little <h2>September 8, 1903</h2> 29 September th/8 1903 8 I droved two loads of ashes out back and plowed some it was hot to hay 9 I brached to day I had 710 baskets of oats and I {hetkel?} but thrack to 10 I went to the lea at mister botswards it was the worst mes ever sen the oats was rotten. The toad stods was all over the top of the mos 11 I went to the lea I will bee glad wen I am home again 13 I plowed all day it was a hot day Coint theldy was hear to day 14 I plowed and noted it was a hot day Bidy is sck to night 15 We worked on the wheat ground the {fener?} it rained all after noon and still rains </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>September 17, 1903</h2> 30 September th/17 1903 17 it rained and snowed and I put the stove up and cleaned Bumpyo Timothy seed and took pinch home Jaspers Baby is dead 18 We dug potatoes in the forenoon and went to the funeral of Jaspers Baby 19 We dug potatoes it was more dry than potatoes 21 I plowed a little and disked a little I would like to get my wheat in this fall I missed it this summer 22 I disked and got my seed wheat it looks like rain to night 23 I drilled wheat today it went in fine Roscoe went to the bees 24 I disked and drilled in wheat it was a fine day but it was cold this morning <h2>September 25, 1903</h2> 31 September th/25 1903 25 I finished drilling and cleaned the barn and went out back and plowed and got a load of wood 26 I finished plowing for wheat today and helped Roscoe hang tobacco Irany died last night God bless him 28 I sold in the morning and cut seed clover this afternoon 29 We cut corn all day it was a fine day for cutting 30 We cut corn it was a fine day it looks like rain to night we went to finish cutting our field tomorrow </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>October 1, 1903</h2> 32 October th/1 1903 1 We cut corn between showers. Rithy went to Town and stoped at Stations and got something to eat and brought some peaches home. 2 We finished the hairy field and started the other. It was a fine day. My corn is good in the sight acre field. 3 We cut corn all day. It was a fine day for cutting if the frost stays long enough we will get done. 5 We finished cutting another field of corn and I am glad. 6 We finished the wheat today and got some nuts. Roscoe cut corn in the big field today. 7 We cut corn and went to the fair at Harrow. It rained all the way home. <h2>October 8, 1903</h2> 33 October th/8 1903 8 We went and got a load of nuts and cut corn. It rained. It is awful wet in the field. The clay pulled off my boots. 9 We cut corn today but as the mud is so sticky it pulls my boots off. 10 We cut corn. It is pretty cold tonight. I look for frost tonight. 12 We cut corn today. It was wet this morning. We did not do much. 13 We finished cutting corn today and planted posts out the lane and killed a pig tonight. 14 We finished the fence. Cut the lane and broke the clover up. 15 We went up to Daddy's Fuffleveres and got some corn and put in a cart out the lane and put in the swamp next the road. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> October 16/th 1903 (16) We husked corn to day for the feast it to {laifl?} met (17)I went to town with ehop this morning and draired corn this alteir con (18)We husked corn to day it was a fine day I found ice Aundy morning in the trough (20)We husked corn in the morning and picked apples this afternoon it was a fine day dady and mother was down (21)We husked corn again it was a fine day Bidy went home to day she got maid she waid away up in a 103 pounds (22) We husked corn to day it got dry this after noon October th/23 1903 (23)We husked corn it was a cold day it snowed a little and blowed a lot (24)We husked corn in the morning and maid a hugehiye the corn louse and maid a wagon fox and went to town (26)We husked corn and pulled roots this after noon (27)We husked corn and finished the beets its a lot warmer to night (28)We drawed corn to day it was a fine day we have one field husked (29)We drawed corn all day it was a nother fine day (30)We husked corn it was a fine day Bidy went up to Dady's and took pinoh home </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>October 31, 1903</h2> 36 October th/31 1903 31 We baled fodder. Gordia came down and helped me today. November th/2 1903 2 We holled fodder and husked corn it was a fine day. 3 We husked and halled corn it was a fine day. 4 We husked and drawed corn another fine day. 5 I went to harrow in the morning and we husked corn this afternoon and put the potatoes and apples in the cellar. 6 It snowed and it blowed all morning and we husked corn this afternoon. 7 We husked corn and halled corn we finished the second field. <h2>November 9, 1903</h2> 37 November th/9 1903 9 We husked corn in the big field for the first it was a fine day. 10 We husked corn and moved tonight. I fit some pipe together and a {Mrs. J.S.S. thought I.?} 11 We drawed corn and husked corn and it rained this afternoon. 12 We went to the bush and got young cider and did chores and husked corn. 13 I helped Sewes hill pigs and husked corn. 14 We husked corn and drawed corn. 16 I put shelves in the pantry and did a lot of other things it was a rainy day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>November 17, 1903</h2> 38 November th/17 1903 17 We husked corn and did chores it is trying to snow to night 4 We took a load of fodder to the bond and did chores 19 We drawed a load of corn and penciled the strawstack and I made a storm door 20 We drawed some fodder and husked some corn 21 We drawed corn and husked corn 23 It rained some to day and looks like it will rain more to night I wealed and Sammie husked corn to day 24 I butchered my hogs and Stadon and Rotsward and Cull killed three and I drawed a load of corn <h2>November 25, 1903</h2> 39 November th/25 1903 25 I hulled clover to day and helped Auden Arner hull some 26 I broke stubble and took fodder to the barn and went to the bin and got my eyes full of dirt 27 We drawed corn and went to the bush and got a load of wood and finished husking corn to day 28 We built fence and brought moly and her calf in from the bush 30 I helped bidy and wash and we went down to Stadons </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>December 4th 1907</h2> 1 I potterd around all day this forenoon and we went out to corner this afternon. 2 I halled wood all day on the log boat it was a fine day. Redy went to barrow to day. 3 We drawed foder it was a fine day Rady snider was down and mister dowles. 4 We finished halling foder to days] it was a fine day. Ruden Arner helped me this after noon. 5 I took a load of foder down to stadon and bought the cattle in and went to town and paid my rent and taxes. 7 I helped wash and did chores the rest of the day. <h2>December 25th 1998</h2> 8 I poterd around all day and split word and took Hunpys chain home its try to snow to night. 9 I did the chores and fixed the stable and put the cattle in and split word. This afternoon, Redy went to lexus and to Oxley. 10 I split word and did the chore it was a fine day. I think I will goto bed now so good night for this time. 11 I did the choers and worked in the shop it was a cold day. 12 I went to the corner and shelled corn and worked in the shop it rained all day. 14 I went to the bees it was a cold day. porkes six a hunderd. {six cents a hundred weight} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>December 15, 1905</h2> 15 I shelled corn for chop and did chores all day it is still cold this fier {fire} hear is as contrary as a pig on ice I got more smoke in the room heat. 16 Bidy and I went up to Daby sniders and I went to harrow it was a fine day. 17 I put a bunk on the wagon and painted it and Didy went down to Roscoes to see the Babys. 18 I maid a mial and put the wagon together and did the choers and loaded up some corn for chop I would like to get up before breakfast so good night. 19 I took ym my chop to mill to day and it rained all after noon. 21 I maid a reach for the wagon and put a handle in the mall and got a hog of John Arner. <h2>December 16, 1905</h2> 22 I went and got my team shawed and got my chop it is good slaying now. 23 We drawed lims from the back and went to the Christmas tree up hear. 24 We went up to the Christmas tree it rained all day. 25 We did the chores and got one load of wood it was a fine Christmas day it is trying to snow to night. 26 I filled chimney up and went up to see dady he is sick he workes too hard it is cold it night the chimney got a fier to night. 28 I helped wash this morning and did the choers we went to the bush and got a load of limbs. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>December 29, 1903</h2> December th/29 1903 29 I maid a pair storm door and slay for Jim wehad a big snow storm last night we will have slaying it doant blow off the roads. 30 I cut a little wood and did the chores. it was a fine day old jirsy {Jersey} found a calf to day the pig pen is about full of snow to night 31 I cut a little wood and did the chores. Toms were down to day in the slay. so good by old year good by god bless thoes days gon by C.W. Lofflemire Corner Ont December th/31 1903 A hapy new year {encircled with curly doodlings} == January 1the, 1904 == 1 We cut enough wood to help warm and did the choers. Edgure was down to day. 2 It was a stormey day. It snowed all day. I put the slays to gether and got the cutter down. 4 I went to town to day with some wood. it was a cold day it was ten below zero 5 We cut logs to day it is still cold but I think it will chang soon 6 We cut logs and I drawed one it snowed all fore noon I think it will rain to night so good night huny good night ------------ (7) I drawed logs it was a fine day it looks like rain to night Bidy went to town to day in the cutter it is good slaying now ----------- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Jenuary 8the 1904</h2> 8 I drawed logs it was soft to day it rained a little and snowed a little Bidy went to Oxley and out home. 9 We drawed logs to day it was afine winter day I think I canfinish in a nother day if it is fine Bidy scrubed and scoured things up to day till they shine like a negro's heal. 10 11 I helped wash and went to see Dady he is no better it was afine day the best winter wether I ever saw I think. 11 12 I drawed some logs it snowed the afternoon and is snowing yet. 12 13 We went up to dadys Sniders and back to dady Tuffs and home again it was a fine day. 14 I drawed one load of logs and filed the saw it snowed all day. <h2>Jenuary 15the 1904</h2> 15 I drawed logs in the morning and went to kinsgville this afternoon the slaying it fine I never seen better. 16 We shelled some corn and cut some wood and did choers it in a bit colder to night. I think, the lain will be fool in the morning for the snow-is fling high. 18 I sold to calvs for $13$ it was a cold day. I maid a platform for the stoar and filed my saw so good night. I want to go to bed. 19 I did the choers and sit by the fier it was a cold morning but it rained this eving we went up to Radys he is looking better I think 20 it rained all day and is raining yet. I took it eazy and watched it rain the slaying is bought gon in spots. {Illegible scribble} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January 21the 1904</h2> 21 It rained all day and is raining yet. I worked in the shop a little. the watter is up to the pigs ears. 22 it rained all day and I sit and looked at it it is snowing to night I orderd my binder twine at 12 cents 100 pounds $12 23 It snowed all day this forenoon we put a floore in the cow stable and I went to town it is a cold night to night. 25 I helped wash and did chores it is still cold I filed my saw a gain it is snowy snowing again 26 We shelled some corn and cut some wood it snowed all day from the north east the snow is up to the top rail of the fence. 27 I went to town with aload of wood and got my chop it was a cold morning. <h2>January 28the 1904</h2> 28 Harry and I cut wood today here in the yard it was a fine day 29 Harry and I cut logs in the bush to day it was a fine day we tryed to scare Charleys dog to deth but failed. 30 I helped Jasper moove to day it snowed to day Dady is now better I think he has the grip {la grippe} this time he looks bad so he dus Bidy went to harrow and got her horse hawed. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>february 1the 1904</h2> 1 I went up to see Dady he is some better I maid a curb for the well and splite some wood it is a cold night to night 2 I went to the bee to day I killed two my self one will weigh 400 for hunderd 3 I split a little wood and worked in the shop it was a cold day my old pig brought me $19.70 better thay I expected 4 We put the white pig in the stable and went and got a load of lime and cut some of them up I got the snofels {snuffles - cold} to night 5 We went to town this morning and cut a little wood this after noon it is raining to night for a chang 6 I fit the saw and we cut some wood this morning Edies were down this after noon it rained a little to day but it is clear to night <h2>February 8the 1904</h2> 8 We cut a little wood and did chores and I went to the corner Misses Samuel Iler died this morning a sad deth 9 We did chores this forenoon Jacen and Will were down we went to the bush this after noon and drawed lims to bus 10 I went to the sawing bee at John Arners it was a cold day Misses Iler was beried to day 12 I went to the bee at gords it was a cold day I drawed water and I thought my hands would freze I sawed yester day my self it was a fine day I have a fine pile of wood it snowed a little yesterday 11th 13 I went to the bee it was a fine day we drawed a load of wood This after noon it is snowing to night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>February the/15 1904</h2> 15 We cut a little wood and did chores it is a cold time Dady is sick with a cold 16 I helped Botsward kill hogs it was a cold day it was 2 below to day We cut a little wood in the yard 17 I went up to Botswards and got three chickens and went to the corner for the mail and we drawed some logs this after noon it is still cold it was 14 teen below zero yesterday 18 I helped Humpy saw it snowed and we quit Jim and I cut alittle wood here 19 we killed some chickens and went up to Eds 20 We went to town and cut some wood 22 I went to east harrow this morning and cut some wood this afternoon <h2>February the/23 1904</h2> 23 it snowed this morning we did choers we went to the bush this after noon and got a poal to brake stubels with and cut some wood it is raining to night 24 We did chores this morning Biddy went up to Toms We cut a little wood this after noon it snowed some to day 25 Tom cam down and helped cut wood to day Dady Snider and mother was down to day Edia drove his colt down single that he got from me it was a fine day 26 I did the chores and split a little wood and did chores all day it is a fine day it is snowing to night Tom and I cut five 6 1/2 cords of wood yester day in 5 hours 27 I did chores this morning it was a fine day We went to town this afternoon </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>February the/29 1904</h2> 29 It rained all day and is raining yet We did chores and set by the stove and dryed our clothes it acks like spring I think this will help the wheat it is about ten so I will quit and go to bed so good night <h2>March the/1 1904</h2> 1 I went to the corner and skined a a log after I came back We did chores the rest of the day 2 Charley and I cut wood it was a fine day Bidy went to Toms and Johns and and up home and to oxley and to mister Flecks I think that all it is thundering to night 3 it snowed this morning I filed the saw we went to the bush and got shews to move the house on I think it will be zero in the morning again 4 Charlie and I broke stubels this morning the man frome the home was hear to day I went to town this afternoon 5 We went to harrow to day it was my birth day and wedenday Bidy went over to Rubens it was a fine day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March 7the 1904</h2> 7 I went out to the corner and up to John and got some chickens John butchered and I killed two my self I think they will weigh 3.4c 8 I did chores and went over to get Ruben to help me move the house it was muddy and wet 9 We finished moving the house to day it was a fine day 10 I helped Charley move today it was a fine day Jim left us to day I am sorry to say I want to meet him in heaven where there is no parting God bless him is my prayer 11 I bilt a little house for the other house another fine day 12 We went to town today it was a cold day the lake is open <h2>March 14the 1904</h2> 14 It snowed all day and is snowing yet I did the chores and played with the pup 15 I helped wash and did chores Charley went to the mail to day I sold a calf for $5.00 to day and a cow for $25.00 16 I had the horse taken off some of the cattle today we drawed manure out of the calf stable today and got a load of wood for Charley 17 We put the straw in the barn it stormed this after noon Lester came after the old cow Bidy took Pinch home 18 We got a load of wood for Charley and cut it up and went to the corner I think it will rain to night 19 We cut wood in the yard today it rained but I think it will freaze to night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March the/21 1904</h2> 21 It rained all day. I did the choers and split wood. Edie got a load of corn for Tom Missus C. Holl was here to day 22 I did choers and split wood it rained this morning Charlie went to the bee at Googes this afternoon Bidy got her sewing machine this evening {sketch of a cat, with the word 'cat' written in it} 23 We went up to Dady sniders and Charlie went to the bee at Athesons a fine day it was 24 I choered all day Charlie went to the bee 25 I did the choers Charlie went to the corner I cleaned up the dirt where the house was It rained all afternoon and is raining yet {indecipherable scribble} 26 I did the choers and split a little wood and plaid with the pup it was a fine day <h2>March the/27 1904</h2> 27 We broke stubbles and cut wood it was a fine day the roads are some better Btsward is going to have a murding bea {drawing of a cat, with the word 'cat' printed in it} 29 I went to town with chop and took Staddons pot hone Charlie went to Botswards bea it was a fine day Bidy went to see Lexia and the Baby Roy {sketch of a pig, with the word 'pig' printed in it} 30 We cut wood this morning it rained all after noon and is raining yet Misses Herdman was hear to day sewing 31 Charlie and I went to town this morning and Bidy and I started for harrow but never got there I think the bottom has fell out of the roads and the top has gone to find it it is raining to night March the/31 1904 C.W Tofflemire Arner </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April the/1 1904</h2> 1 We did chores this morning and cut a little wood We went to the bush this afternoon and cut more wood a wet morning but a fine afternoon 2 I went to harrow this morning a cold west wind blew today the ice is good to night for this time I paid for the sowing machine to day it is snowing to night for a chang so good night 4 We cut a little wood in the bush to day it was a fine day the sun maid me sweet to work fish hunting is all the go now days 5 We cut a little wood and fished a little we got one it was a fine spring day & big boat went up the first I have seen this spring Aprile the 5 6 It rained this morning and I hauled my clover seed No more fishing this after noon we got one I wish I had staed at home and plaid with the pup April the 6 1904 {in a curly border at bottom right corner of page} <h2>April the/7 1904</h2> 7 Roscoe and I went to town this morning We cut a little wood this afternoon and Bidy and I went to the socile this evening 8 We went to the bush but the rain drove us back it rained the rest of the day off and on I did chores & Charlies cow got in the manger 9 We did chores it rained to day off and on all day Bidy and I went to town and Charley pulled down fence this afternoon 11 We went to the bush and cut some wood this morning it rained all afternoon and is raining now 12 I did chores all day Charley went to town to day it was a ruff day it snowed and blew 13 We went to town with hogs 13 teen of them they brought $100.30 Charley got one It dressed 95 pounds I got $5.70 for it </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April the/14 1904</h2> 14 We cut wood in the yard it was a fine day it snowed a little We got them about don to I will quit and go to bed and hav a rest 15 We cut a little wood in the yard it raine-d off and on all day Bidy got something in her eye to day it snowed to day 16 We went to town this morning it was a cold morning Charlie and I cut a little wood and took a pig over to Stadons 18 We went and got Charlies fodder and did choers this morning we cut fence blocks and rails this afternoon it was afine day my wheat is a gon sucker 19 We maid rails and stakes this morning I did choers and split wood it {crossed out word} snowed off and on alle day it is going to freeze hard to night <h2>April the/20 1904</h2> 20 We worked in the bush all day it was a cold day I worked with my overcoat on all morning We drawed some logs to the road and maid some stakes and some rails and drawed some dirt for a tobaco bed. 21 We maid rails to day it was a fine day I killed 4 snakes to day it was like spring to day we went to the corner this eveng to sea about getting some logs cut 22 We drawed rails this fournoon it was a fine day I helped bidy put down carpet this after-non and split wood and went up up to johns this eaveng--- 23 I took some logs out to the mill to day and got them out it was a fine day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April the/25 1904</h2> 25 I went out to the mill and got a load of my lumber it was a cold day I went over to Rubens and cleaned up some seed oats 16 bags it weighed - 49 1/2 bushels 26 I sowed oats to day for the first this year Charlie turned trees out back this morning I sold old furch to night for $70 I dont noe how I will get threw with the work now I am a you now what I mean 27 We left first it rained this afternoon and is raining yet misses Brown is hanging paper today 28 We went to the bush and cut blocks for the house and I went up home and got some oats for seed it tried to rain all day Charlie went to town to night to log <h2>April the/29 1904</h2> 29 We went to the bush and got some blocks to put under the house I went to town with chop and got some timothy seed it is raining to night the frost is not all gon yet in the fields 30 We put blocks under the house it rained off and on all day Charley went to the corner to night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>may the/2 1904</h2> 2 We disked and sowed oats to day I had Roscoe horse to day it was a fine day I have forty one little pigs to feed 3 We worked at the oats to day it was a nother fine day I am so tired to night that my feet wont track 4 We worked on the oats ground a fine day it was Bidy went to town to day 5 We finished the oats to day another fine day Jacen was down to day and shingled on the veranda 6 We finished the oats to day and sowed my grass seed and bilt fence another fine day for may Jacen was hear to day and finished the roof and a storm door <h2>may the/7 1904</h2> 7 We put the roof on the kitchen down to the other house it was another fine day Jacen was after down after hay to day 9 We worked down at the other house this morning I went to town this afternoon and got chorse 10 We drawed goldust to day it was a fine day Misses Herdman was here to day sowing 11 We drawed goldust another fine day it looks like rain to night 12 We drawed manure allday it was a fine day Bidy and misses Herdman went up to Botswards to night 13 We drawed manure and I took some logs to the mill it rained this after noon and to night Bidy took misses Herdman home to night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May the/14 1904</h2> 14 We did chores I went out and got a load of lumber and took a load of a hay to Mister Khuble and put a load in the loft to feed Bidy went to town to day 16 We spread manure to day it was a fine day Jacen was here this afternoon and helped me and Charle drawed manure on his ground for tobaco 17 I plowed for corn to day for the first it is tuff yet Jacen worked at the garden fence to day it is raining to night 18 I plowed for corn it was a damp day it tried to rain all day Jacen worked at the fence to day. Charley and his Brother drawed manure on his patch to day 19 I worked in the shop it rained all morning I plowed some of the garden and corn in the field this afternoon <h2>May the/20 1904</h2> 20 I plowed it rained of and on all day Charley plowed and filled pits this after noon 21 I plowed and Charley split wood it was a fine day Bidy went to town to day 23 I plowed for corn it was a hot day Charlie struck out lands this morning Jacen worked down at the other house Elihu came and got his horse today 24 I finished plowing in the barey field to day and rooled a little Jacen made a corn marker for Ruben Arner to day and helped Bub plant corn Charley plowed for himself and disked a little for me Dad was down to night and got some corn and potatoes </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May the/25 1904</h2> 25 I roled and shelled my seed corn to day Charley took the colt out to mister Corners and disked. Bidy went to town with misses Arner to day 26 I disked and harowed alittle we had a fine rain Charlie helped Bub plant corn 27 I harowed and marked corn ground Humpy rooled for me forenoon Charley and Harie planted a little this evening 28 I dished all day it was a fine day Charley planted corn this forenoon I have one field in Hunpey helped this forenoon he roled Charley went to town to night 30 it rained all day I did the chores and laid by the fier and dried my cloes I sold my pigs to day 31 it rained all day and is raining yet O my so wet it is <h2>June the/1 1904</h2> 1 it rained this morning I looking hogs away to day nine of them brought me $78-45 cents 2 We cut some posts and plowed some in the little orchard Bidy and I went up to Rads to night 3 We worked in the little orchard to day it was a fine day it looks like rain to night 4 We worked at the fence along the wood lake lake to day I paid Mister Quick for the colt to day 6 We worked on the corn ground a fine day we had Buds team this afternoon Bidy went up to Rads this evening 7 We planted corn to day it rained a little 8 We finished planting the lanery field to day I piled wood this afternoon </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June the/9 1904</h2> 9 I plowed for corn acrost the road it rained I went to Culls for corn to night 10 We worked on corn ground to day a fine day I finished plowing to day for corn Lambert roald oats this afternoon in the big field 11 I finished planting corn to day a fine day Charlie harowed and plowed the patch south of the old house Bidy went to town to day 13 I planted a little patch of squash corn and plowed a little in the new peace Pinch and Dordia was down to night 14 I put in my beets to day and some potatos and some corn and some carots in the new patch 15 I roald all day ahot day. Rudy and mother Snider was down <h2>June the/16 1904</h2> 16 I went to harrow this morning and replanted corn the rest of the day my corn is doing fine 20 acres of it 17 I plowed corn all day it is dry the corn is good and my oats look fine 18 We finished the fence along the lake to day a hot day it was 20 Bidy and I went to town to day it rained a little to day I marked 6 barrels tobaco ground and plowed the garden to day 21 I plowed corn all day a fine day a little rain Charlie set tobaco to day 22 I replanted corn all day Bidy went up home to day afine day 23 I plowed corn all day a fine day I had Ruben Arners here this afternoon </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June the/24 1904</h2> 24 I plowed corn all day a fine day I had Bidy is sick to night I got eight galens of milk to night 25 I plowed corn all day it rained a little to night Billie Borling came and got the old cultivater to night {illegible scribble} 27 I plowed corn and Charlie cut dock it was a fine day but dry 28 I did chores all day and went up to Dadys after the corn sheller and took Gordies plow home still dry it rained a little this morning not much 29 I went to harrow and plowed a little corn we had a fine rain to night 30 I helped Charlie plant tobaco and worked up the path north of the house we had a fine rain to night <h2>July the/1 1904</h2> 1 I worked in the barn and went to the mill with some logs it is raining to night 2 We cut the tile this morning a fine day I did chores the rest of the day Dady and mother was down to night 4 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>I plowed corn all day it was a fine day Bidy and miney went to town to day Dady snider was down to tell us that Lexies Baby was ded</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> 5 We went to the funeral to day and I went out to the mill this evening a fine day 6 I worked in the barn and went to the bush and sold four head of cattle for $1000 dollers 7 We went to the mill with 2 logs and listed some fence I plowed my beet and potatos Bidy went to Lexies and to harrow</div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July the/8 1904</h2> 8 I plowed corn all day a fine day a gan Charley plowed tobaco 9 I plowed corn all day it rained a little it is fine growing wether now my corn looks fine I washed my feet to night 11 We drawed some hay out of the big shed and put it in the stable and I went out back and cut grass 12 I plowed corn and cut grass it rained this morning Bidy and Loty went to town 13 We drawed hay a fine day it was I cut grass this afternoon for Ruben Arner 14 We harvested my hay to day and started Rubens it looks like rain to night <h2>July the/15 1904</h2> 15 We finished the hay to day We had a fine lot of it 16 I got aload of wood and plowed {cora I hav a lawn baeb?} a hot day 18 I plowed corn it was hot to day Charley worked in his tobaco 19 I plowed corn a nother hot day it was I would like to see it rain soon 20 I cut wheat and some rye for Sues and plowed corn 21 We finished {illegible} rye and worked in the barn Rudy and Soty went to town to day 22 I worked in the barn all day we had a fine rain to day 23 I worked in the farm it rained Rudy and Soty went to the {coana?} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July the/25 1904</h2> 25 I cut wheat today I finished cutting mine it was afine day Bidy went and got some beries to day and did them up Rosie came home with her 26 I cut Humpes wheat and weeds to day it was a fine day I went to the bush and salted the cattle and picked some bugs 27 We hoed beets a nother fine day I think my beets is better than they was last year 28 I hoed beets betwen showers 29 I went to town with chop and got a few boards to finish the granery I finished my beets to night 30 We drawed wheat it was a fine day I had fore loads <h2>August the/1 1904</h2> 1 We drawed Rubens barley and cleaned some oats for Wesley 107 bags 2 I took my oats to Kingsville to day and sheeled some corn 3 I cut oats to day for the first it was fine day 4 I cultivated to day in my roots and corn 5 I plowed corn all day it was a hot day Bidy went to town to day 6 I cut oats to day it was a fine day 8 I cut oats it was a fine day but day Bidy went down to Rosces 9 We finished cutting oats and drawed some frome out back Bidy went to Harrow </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>August the/10 1904</h2> 10 We drawed oats it rained to day a fine shower 11 I cut weeds and hoed in the garden this morning we set up oats this afternoon 12 We finished drawing my oats to day we drawed 17 loads 13 We drawed Rubens oats and went to Leweses but it looks like rain to night 15 I helped wash and we went to harrow and got my plow wheel it was a hot day 16 We drawed manure to day it was a fine day Bub and Harey helped 17 I did choers all day it was a hot day 18 We drawed manure for Ruben to day <h2>August the/19 1904</h2> 19 We drawed manuer for Ruben it rained all afternoon and still rains 20 We did choers and boored out in the yard for watter we had a fine rain 22 We drawed sand in my barn yard we drawed 50 loads to day 23 I drawed sand all day it was a fine day 24 I did chores and got ready to thrash I plowed a little for wheat 25 We thrashed to day I had 964 of oats and 51 of wheat 14 of timithy seed and 206 of corn 26 I put the cobs in the wood house and plowed some it was a fine day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>August the/27 1904</h2> 27 I went to town with chop to day and plowed a little Charlie went to the bed 29 I plowed and roled and Charlie went to the bed it was a fine day 30 I plowed all day Charley went to the bed Dady and mother snider was down 31 We cleaned oats 143 bags of them Bidy went to town to day it is raining to night <h2>September the/1 1904</h2> 1 I drawed oats to town Lewes and Ruben helped me it was a fine day I had over 140 bags and 372 bushels and I got $119 and 4 cents for them Bully for me 2 We helped Dady thrash to day he had 190 bushels of oats and 47 of wheat I roled and plowed a little this afternoon 3 I plowed a little and I roled a little and spread manure a little and killed flies the flies are worse than offle 5 I plowed and roled and scatered manure it was a fine day the flies are bad the night is cold 6 I plowed and soled and spread manure it was a fine day 7 I plowed a few rounds and cleaned my timithy seed Bidy went to town it is raining to night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>September the/8 1904</h2> 8 I finished plowing for wheat and went and plowed for oats this afternoon I wood like to get my wheat in by the 20 fo September 1904 before sun down 9 I plowed for Ruben to day it was a fine day the flies is bad and the ground is hard and dry 10 I plowed for Rube this morning and we cleaned out a ditch this after noon for me 12 I cleaned my seed wheat to day it was a fine day but cold and wet we had a big rain last night 13 I disked all day it was a fine day Bidy went up home to day to a talking beea <h2>September the/14 1904</h2> 14 I disked a little and it rained a little the poor old horses is so por that they cant work much 15 I disked all day it was cold and the flies was bad 16 I put my wheat in to day it was a fine day Charley went to the bea 17 I finished my water furrows and drawed tobaco Adanigo Brush came and got 27 bushel of corn to night at 50 cents a bushel $13.50 cents 19 I went to John Arners thrashing bea I have a nough dirt for this year so good night 20 I went to the bea to day it is like frost to night 22 I went to the bea and took bolts to the mill we had frost last night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>September the/22 1904</h2> 22 I helped Charlie this morning in the tobaco we got a load of poals this evening we have had frost but not to hart 23 I went to Town to day and did chores the rest of the day 24 I worked in the shop to day it was a wet day it rained about all day Bidy went to to East Harrow to day 26 I went to Harrow to get lath to hang tobaco on I cut corn this evening for the first 27 We went to Gests and staid over night I cut a little corn in the morning 28 We went on to Essex to the fair we had a good time and got home and found things all right <h2>September the/29 1904</h2> 29 I cut corn all day it rained a little to day Bidy and Mena went to town Charlie is sick in bed 30 I cut corn and we worked at the well and killed a pig we did not get water Charlie is a little better </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>October the/1 1904</h2> 1 I cut corn all day it was a fine day for cutting Anty Brown went home to night she papered one room and fried some pig fat I finished cutting corn acrost the road to day 3 I cut corn all day we had a big frost last night it did not hurt the corn 4 I cut corn it is down bad Dady and mother Snider was down 5 I cut corn all day it rained of and on all day 6 I cut corn all day a cool day it was Dady took my teem and got a load off lumber down town and took it to harrow 7 We cut corn all day it froze last night Bidy went to town to day John Fields helped this afternoon <h2>October the/8 1904</h2> 8 it rained We worked at some tobaco in the barn and cut a little corn this evening and Bidy and I went up to Dadies 10 We cut corn all day it was a fine day I was cutting Colen and Lewes Ford and Jacen came down and cut to day one of my old pigs found me 10 pigs to day 11 We cut corn all day Bidy went to the funeral of miss Howey to day 12 We cut corn all day a fine day for cutting Roy Allen was maried to day good for Roy I wish them all hart could wish 13 I cut corn and finished cutting and picked some appels and did choers 14 I dug potatos in the morning and went to the fair the afternoon </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>October the/15 1904</h2> 15 I unloaded my potatos and went to the mill and got my pickets and went up home and got some molases and the hors power 17 I maid a wagon box and did chores Bidy took Mertle up to dady Sniders 18 I went to town with chop and got some brand and shorts and got my wagon box ironed off a fine day it was 19 We husked corn all day for the first it was a fine day Bidy went to town 20 We husked corn all day it was a fine day but we have a big wind to night Bidy went up to Toms to day 21 We husked corn all day betwen showers a cold wet wind blew all day <h2>October the/22 1904</h2> 22 We finished husking the corn acrost the road and drawed some wood I painted my wagon box I have 47 little pigs 24 We put the beets away to day a windy day it was 25 I husked corn to day it is dry and cracked but it could bea worse it goes a bushel and a half to the shock 26 We husked corn all day it is raining and snowing to night 27 I husked corn and pulled my carots it was a fine day but cold Bidy went to Lexies to day 28 I husked corn and went to the funeral of misses foot this afternnon a fine day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>October the/29 1904</h2> 29 We husked corn all day it was a fine day Rady Toff was down to day 31 We husked corn all day it was a fine day for the last of October God has watched over us and blest us I thank him for past blessings may his blessing ever be with us C W Tofflemire Arner Ontario October the/31 1904 <h2>November the/1 1904</h2> 1 We husked corn all day Bidy went to Harrow to day and got the bugy fixed and got Jess shood a nother fine day 2 We husked corn all day Toms was down to night We finished a nother field of corn to night 3 We husked corn all day a fine day like summer a little dry for the wheat I think 4 We husked corn it was a fine day Bidy and I went to town to day 5 We husked corn in the morning it rained this afternoon Dady snider was down to day Bidy went up to Dady tofflemires 7 We husked corn a cloudy day it rained a little so good night for this time it is 8 oclok bed time </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>November the/8 1904</h2> 8 We husked corn all day it was a fine day for husking I sold my hogs to day 9 We husked corn in the morning and did choers in the afternoon I will bee glad when the last shock is dun 10 I went to town with hogs this morning 10 of them they brought me $81-00 we did choers this afternoon 11 We husked corn and killed hogs we killed 15 of them 12 I went to town with my pork I got $109.86 for them I husked some corn 14 We went and got my colt home and cut some logs to fence the straw stack <h2>November the/15 1904</h2> 15 I went to the bee it lasted all day I did choers this evening it looks like rain to night 16 We drawed fodder to day it was a fine day we did a good day work 17 We drawed fodder for Ruden and my self a 11 loads a fine day Bidy went holoring to day 18 We drawed foder to day and some rails Bidy went town to day Coly and Jacen and Lewes Ford was in to night and got some chickens 19 We husked corn to day Bidy and I went up home to Dady Tuffs to night 21 We husked corn all day it was a fine day Bidy and I went to Botawards to night and got six chickens </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> November the 22 1904 22 We finished the corn and fodder to day Bidy and I went up to Edies Tofflemiers to night 23 I plowed a little and run furrows it was a fine day it plows hard and tuff 24 I plowed all day it was cold I a good three acers to-day 25 I went to town with chop to-day and plowed a little Bidy and I went up to Gorges to night it is snowing to night 26 I plowed between snow storms it was a ruff day and cold 28 I did chores and went to harrow it looks like storm to night 29 We went to town this morning and I plowed some and Bidy and I went up to John Arners to-night November the 30 1904 30 I plowed all day it was cold I plowed with my overcoat on all day November ends up cold and dry the ground is so dry it cant freeze </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>December the/1 1904</h2> 1 I plowed a little and did choers the rest of the day it was cold and dry Bidy went down to see Grace this afternoon 2 I did choers all day it snowed all day and is snowing yet 3 I did choers all day it was a fine day we fenced the stack to day Bidy went to Town to day 5 I helped wash and did choers all day it snowed some and thawed some 6 I went to harrow and to Rady Sniders for dinner and did choers Bidy went up to see her mother and Paw to day 7 I did choers and went to the bea at John Arners we dressed up hogs this afternoon Pinch cain down to day <h2>December the/8 1904</h2> 8 I helped Ruben thrash foder to day Bertio Tom was down to day Pinch went home with her to night 9 I helped Ruben thrash fodder to day a cold day it was 10 I thrashed 4 loads of fodder to day it was a cold day 12 I helped wash and did choers all day it snowed all day and is snowing yet 13 I did choers and drawed manure the rest of the day Bidy went to town to day and to Stadons 14 I drawed a little manure and did choers the rest of the day Bidy went down to see Grace she has a girl baby at ther house Charlie went to the bea at Gord Olsheo pork is 5.0 hundred dressed now 1904 December the/14 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>December the/15</h2> 15 I drawed manuer and wood and did choers a fine day I have six little calves to feed and look after 16 I drawed sand a fine day it was it takes about all of my time to do the choers 17 I put the hens in the bayrn yard and 21 pigs and did a lot of other choers and washed my feet to night 19 I helped wash and piled up wood in the yard and plaid with the pup 20 I filed my saw and did choers the rest of the day I ahve 7 little calvs 21 I did choers and went to the bea at Rubens and Culvers <h2>December the/22 1904</h2> 22 I did the choers and went to see a pig and went to dady Sniders for diner and to Dady Toffs and home 23 I did choers and went up to John Arners and we went to town this evening it is trying to rain to night 24 I split a little wood and did the choers and we went to Oxley to the Christmas tree afine time we had 26 I did the choers and we went down to Stadons for dinner it rained a bout all day 27 It rained a little I ditched a little and plaid a little Bidy went down to Roscos we have a big blow to night 28 It blew and snowed all day a cold day it was Bidy washed and I did choers </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>December the/29 1904</h2> 29 I went to town and got my team shawed and mooved the hen house and went up to dadys and got a stove to strip tobaco by 30 I went up to dadys and to mister Squiers this morning I took my old pigs up to dady Squiers the boye are having great sport catching fish through the ice on the creek to day 31 I drawed manuer and wood and did other choere John Arner brought me a hind quarter of beef and I cut it up So Good Bye Old Year God bless the days gon by and may we have his blessing in the days to cume <h2>January the/2 1905</h2> 2 I did choers all day it stormed all day and is snowing yet a ruff day it was 3 I did the choers and went up to mister Squiers Bidy went to town to day a cold day 4 We went to town with tobaco to day it brought $178.59 a cold day 5 I did the choers and drawed manuer we had a big snow last night 6 I did the chores it snowed all day I went up to Squiers and got a old pig 7 I did the choers and drawed manuer a fine day Jacen and Colen was down to day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January the/9 1905</h2> 9 Bidy and I went up to the north west corner of nowhere and spent the day and I brought home a pig a burk {possibly Berkshire?} pig 10 We went to town with tobaco we got $20.50 $25.00 for it it was a cold day 11 it stormed all day and is storming yet 12 I went up to mister Squiers and bought a pig and drawed a load of wood and some manuer 13 I drawed my corn frome up home to day a fine winter day it was 14 I finished drawing my corn to day I got 900 hundred bushels from dady a cold day it was 16 I helped wash and went up to mister Squiers a fine day <h2>January the/17 1905</h2> 17 We went to town to day a fine winter day we went in the slay 18 Gordia and I cut some wood for Chie Scratsh to day it rained this afternoon Bidy went up home to day 19 I drawed a load of manier and a load of wood and Charlie and I cut some wood 2 cords in 2 houers 20 We worked in the bush today a fine day Pinch was down to day I got my writing disk to day 21 We worked in the bush all day it snowed all day but not very hard 23 We worked in the bush to day it snowed a little John Arners was down to night 24 I went up to mister Squiers a cold day I drawed some logs it snowed </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January the/25 1905</h2> 25 I went to the bush and got a load of logs a cold stormy day it was and is storming yet 26 I halled wood and a load of manuer a cold day it was 27 I drawed a load of logs and split some wood it snowed a nother winter day it is a little warmerr to night I have a bid to a shooting match this pen just wites by spells and I spell by spells 28 A fine winter day cold and frosty I did the choers and plaid with the dog Forest Larmery is hear to night I hope he dont freeze to dith to night for it is too cold to deny him now there is now fire in ther 30 I helped wash and churned and did choers the rest of the day <h2>January the/31 1905</h2> 31 We went up to dady Sniders for diner to day it snowed a little I drawed a load of manuer and a load of wood I think that is all so good night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>February the/1 1905</h2> 1 I split a little wood and did choers Bidy went to town Toms was down to day Tom has sold his farm to Lewis Tofflemire 2 I helped John Arner to day we drawed old logs and put them down the bank a cold day it was I feele tuff to night and cold 3 I got a load of logs and helped John Arnes get some a cold day and a fine wone it was 4 I did choers all day a fine day it was I think it is the finest winter I have seen 5 a cold stormy day Doc. Mckany was up Wesly is sick. 6 a fine day. Charlie went up and got Bertha, Wesly in sitting up this evening <h2>February the/7 1905</h2> 7 I am laid up with a laime back it is better pinch is hear Dady Snider was down to day Gordia was down to Gordia got a load of watter and drawed a load of manure 8 I did a few choers and laid a round the house Edie Ilers was down to day it rained a little and snowed a little Charlie went to the sawing bea at Clarks 9 I did choers {letter h is smudged} it snowed and thawed all day Roscoe was hear and Gordia and lambert and {word crossed out} Lexia Pinch went home Bidy went to town to day 10 I piled up what I did yesterday Mary and Welia Stadon was hear to day a fine day it was 11 A fine day Jacen and Rash fox was hear to day I went down to roscoes to day Bidy went to the corner </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>February the/13 1905</h2> 13 I did a few choers Rash went to the bee a cold day it was a 11 below zero Charlie is mooving 14 I did choers and Baish went to the bee Charles finished mooving it was 17 below zero to day 15 I did choers and rosted my shins a cold winter day it was we have the best of sleighing now days Oriasha is laid up with a cold 16 A fine day I piled up what I did yester day Chuck drawed wood Bidy we went to town to day 17 We oiled harness to day it was a storming day we have moore snow than we know what to do with now 18 We did choers this morning and Oraish went to town with wood a fine day <h2>February the/20 1905</h2> 20 I went to town to sell a old pig fine sleighing now Chuck went to the bus and took a load of logs to mill 21 We did choers and took some logs out to the mill Chuck went to the corner to night I got $26.52 cents for my old pig 22 I heped back to day Bidy went home to day it tried to rain all day Chuck drawed logs to the mill 23 Horatio went to Kingsville with chop and got the team shod. Wesly went down in the cutter 24 We went to the bush this morning a fine day Chuck went to the mill Mister Long was hear to day Lewis Iler ang Edny 25 We did choers all day it rained and snow(ed) all day Chuck went to Harrow </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>February the/27 1905</h2> 27 We went to town Chuck got the team showed I traided my disk for a heifer Chuck brought it home We got a load of logs this evening Dady Snider was down to day I got a old pig frome him I traided hay for her Bidy washed to day I think that is all for this time so god night 28 We drawed lims to day and went up to dady sniders I got a old pig from him it is 11 oclock so god night <h2>March the/1 1905</h2> 1 I did the choers and took Bidy to town to the Doctor Page the sleighing is gon 2 I did choers and went to the shooting match a fine day it is snowing to night Chuck went to harrow to day and down to Staddons to day 3 We cut wood in the yard to day a fine day it was it snowed a little to night Chuck went to the corner to night 4 I did choers and filed my saw a cold north wind to day Chuck went home to day to see his maw so good night 6 We cut and piled wood a fine day it was it looks like storme to night 7 I did the choers and Chuck went a fishing - a fine day Jacen was down </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March the /8 1905 8 We did choers this morning it snowed Fother and Mother was down to day We cut some wood this evening 9 We cut wood a fine day it was it looks like rain to night Grace was hear to day Edman snider was down to day to look at my hors power 10 We cut some wood to day a fine day Bidy went to town to day 11 We cut wood a ine day again it frezes every night a little 13 I did choers all day it was a fine day Chuck went to a sail to day 14 We did choers and cut a little wood a fine day it snowed some Bidy went up home to day {page 2) March the/15 1905 15 We cut wood all day a fine day it was Bidy went to town to day Father and Mother was in to day 16 We cut wood all day a fine day it was Bidy went to a bea to day to sew rags Elisha was up to day with a boy for me this summer 17 We finished cutting wood to day a nother fine day Chack went away to night 18 I did choers all day it rained off and on all day 20 I went to town and got my disk and my man for the summer the roads is mudy 21 I helped wash and did choers a fine day Gorg split wood </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March the /22 1905 22 We did the choers a fine day it was and lots of mud 23 I went up to Dady Sniders to day Gorg went to town with chop a fine day Eadith Larmed was hear to day 24 We did choers and piled some wood a fine day Bidy went to town to day We went over to Rubes to night 25 I went town to day with some potatos and got some clover seed Gorg went to a bea to day 27 I helped wash and did choers the rest of the day We went up to John Arners to night 28 We piled wood all day a fine day it was the ice is in the lake yet {page 2} March the/29 1905 29 We piled wood this morning I sowed clover seed this afternoon Misses Brown hung papper for Bidy to day 30 I filed my hand saw and did choers We went out back and burned some trees Bidy went to town Colen was down to night a fine day the ice mooved out last night for the first 31 We worked out back all day a hot day Jacen was down to day Lewes Iler sowed oats to day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April the/1 1905 1 We fixed some fence this morning and we went to Town this afternoon a fine day but a cold day 3 J Wesley went up home to day and got Mrs Parker it rained this after noon 4 I plowed some to day it plowed fine it is for corn my oat ground is wet yet 5 I plowed all day a fine day Rady Snider was down to day Gilpen was down and got a pig Scratch came and got some ashes to make soap 6 I plowed this forenoon and We worked in the orched this after noon Bidy went to town to day 7 I plowed this morning but it snowed this after noon {page 2} April the/8 1905 8 We plowed this yung orched to day a fine day Bidy went up home to day Edie and Raich was down to day 10 We plowed for oats to day for the first it is raining to night 11 We had a big rain last night so we did choers to day Elihu was up to day and got some oats and some corn 12 We bilt some fence out back to day a fine day the ground is wet yet 13 We sowed oats to day for the first a fine day it looks rain to night 14 it snowed this fornoon we worked on the oat ground this after noon 15 We worked at the oats it snowed all day Bidy went to town to day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April the/17 1905 17 We plowed for oats and some for corn it looks like rain to night 18 I plowed for corn all day a cold day it was Jacen Snider was hear to dy I think it will be warmer tonorrowe 19 We finished the oats to day a fined I plowed for corn this after noon Gorg drove the disk the Docter was up to see Bidy to day 20 I plowed this fore noon it rained this after noon I worked in the shop 21 We did the choers we had a big rain last night I worked in the shop all day We killed a pig to day 22 I did chores this morning and went to town {page 2} April the/25 1905 24 We put up a gate out back and fixed some fence and we put up a gate hear at the house Dady and Mother was hear to day 25 We did choers and planted some posts a long the road Bidy went to see her Mother to day a fine day it was 26 I took a load of pigs to Harrow to day it tried to rain all day I took 35 of them they brought 1, 17-9 cents 27 We finished the fence along the road a fine day it was I went to the corner and got my plow fixed 28 We planted some potatoes to day a fine day it was We went to the bush this after noon 29 I plowed some for corn a fine day it was Roscoe came and got a pig and some corn it is trying to rain to night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May the/1 1905 1 I plowed for corn and Gorg drawed manuer and roled a fine day. Ruben Arner came after seed oats to night 2 I plowed for corn a hot day it was Gorg drawed manure and roaled I took a old pig to the bush 3 I plowed some and loded up some hay Gorg drawed manuer a nother hot day Bid went holorigs 4 I plowed some and roled a little and went to harrow with some hay I sold 2 head of cattle 5 We did the choers and took stadons calf home and went to Town 6 We did choers all day a rainy day Bidy went to the corner to night {Page 2} May the /8 1905 8 We baged up oats to take to town a fine day Dady was down to day Jacen and tome was down Jacen brough his colt down {in left margin} May the/8 Jacen brought his colt down 9 I took oats to town a fine day I baged up some corn Evert took a load down they brought me $73 dollers 10 I took a load of corn to town this morning it rained all day my corn brought me $30-50 11 Bidy and I went to harrow to day it rained all day I am out of det now aint I glad 12 I worked in the shop afine day Bidy went to see her Mother Gordia came after some oats and some corn 13 We did choers all day a fine day Bidy went to town </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May the /15 1905 15 I took some chop to town and got my team showed Bidy went up home a nother fine day Bidy did not come home to night 16 I fixed the gate acrost the road we had a wet rain I went to the mill this evening 17 We staked some fence this morning Arne came and got some pigs it rained this afternoon I went after Bidy to night a cold wind blowes to night 18 I did choers this morning Bidy went up home I went to town a fine day it was 19 We went out to the mill and got my logs cut a fine day I went up Jacens and to Mister Sniders {Page 2} May the/21 1905 20 We did choers all day a fine day Bidy came home to night 22 We worked on the corn ground a fine day Bidy went up home this morning 23 We planted a little corn to day a fine day it was 24 We worked on the corn ground all day A fine day it was it looks like rain to night 25 We worked on the cornground a fine day it rained to night Bidy came home to night 26 We planted corn a fine day it rained last night Ruben Arner helped this after noon Bidy went to town to day 27 We planted some corn and drawed manuer a fine day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May the/29 1905</h2> 29 We worked on the corn ground it rained to day Bidy went to town to day 30 We planted corn to day half of the back field Bidy went up home to day a fine day 31 We worked on the corn ground to day a fine day it was I went and got Culls plow <h3>June the/1 1905</h3> 1 We worked on the corn ground a hot day it was it rained a little to night 2 We worked on the corn ground I finished plowing to night a nother fine day Jacen was down 3 We finished planting the corn to day I have some patches to plant yet Jacen helped to day 5 We did choers and plowed a little I went to see Bidy to night we had a big rain to night 6 We did chores all day it rained I sold some corn for seed lo andres Ellot 7 I went to the corner this morning and got my harvest we did choers Bidy came home to day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June the/8 1905 8 We piled manuer to day a fine day it was Bidy went to town to day We killed hog to night it looks like rain to night 9 We piled manuer all day a fine day I cut up the pig 10 We piled manuer this morning it rained all afternoon I went up to Dady Sniders to see Mother she is a little better 12 We piled manuer all day a fine day it was Bidy went up home to day 13 I went to town to day and did choers Gorg pulled dock a fine day 14 We plowed corn all day a hot day Bidy went to town to day 15 I plowed corn to day a hot day Bidy went to see her mother {Page 2} June the/16 1905 16 We did choers and drawed some sand it rained Gorge went to the corner to night it looks like rain to night my corn is dirty and full of grass and so went I canot work it 17 We plowed corn to day it was a hot day Bidy went up home to day the mud is deep in the corn field and the grass is high 19 We plowed corn all day a hot day it was Roscoe had Jess today to plow with 20 We worked in the corn all day a nother hot day Gorg replanted corn all day 21 We did choers this morning and plowed some corn this after noon Bidy went to town to day 22 We set tobaco to day a fine day Roscoe gave the plants a fine lot of them I got a new caltivater cultervater to day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June the/25 1905 23 We plowed the patch out back a fine day Dady came down to day 24 We worked on the tobaco ground to day We planted some sweet corn and yelow flint 26 {vertically in left margin} cold night We planted tobaco to day. Colen planted it a fine rain last night 27 We planted plowed corn all day a fine day 28 We plowed corn all day a fine day it was 29 We plowed corn and hoed tobaco a fine day but cold nights 30 We plowed corn all day a hot day Bidy went to town to day {Page 2} July the/1 1905 1 I went to town and got old doll shawed and hoed tobaco the rest of the day 3 I cut grass to day for the first We had a big rain to night 4 It rained to day we did choers all day poor wether for Rubens hay so it is 5 We cut thislels to day it rained to night and wet our hay Bidy went holeraing to day 6 We did choers and drawed seven loads of hay it is raining to night I gess I am through for to night it is nine o clock 7 We did choers and drawed hay a fine day it looks like rain to night 8 We maid hay a fine day it rained to night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July the/10 1905 10 We worked in the tobaco and I cut grass a fine day Bidy went up home to day 11 We hoed tobaco and plowed corn and drawed hay it rained to day 12 I went to town for the Doctor for Bidy the Boys hoes some tobaco and went to town it rained to day Dady and Colen was down to day 13 We drawed hay a fine day the boys picked cheries this morning 14 We worked in the hay it rained this afternoon it raines every day 15 I went to harrow this morning and cut some wheat We drawed three loads of hay 17 We cut and drawed wheat to day we drawed ten loads {Page 2} July the/18 1905 18 We finished my wheat and started Rubens I cut sume grass a hot day 19 We worked in Rubens hay wheat all day a fine day it was 20 We finished Rubens wheat and drawed 12 loads of hay for me a fine day it was 21 We drawed hay all day a fine day Dady and Mother was down to day 22 We finished my hay to day a fine day it was I had 28 oads of hay {in left side margin} finished the hay 24 We plowed corn all day a fine day I have a lame back to night 25 We plowed corn to day a fine day 26 I plowed tobaco and corn Gorge plowed corn and Chuck hoed </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July the/27 1905</h2> 27 We plowed corn all day a fine day it was Bidy went to Harrow to day 28 We did choers to day and hoed some tobaco it rained some to night 29 We did choers and cut oats a fine day it rained to night Edie and Chuck was down to night 31 We finished cutting the oats a fine day it loads like rains to night <h2>August the/1 1905</h2> 1 We plowed sun corn and drawed a load of oats and cut oats for Ruben we hav cold nights 2 We finished Rubens oats and halled some of mine a fine day I think it is going to rain some day 3 We finished drawing my oats Gorg plowed corn and I went out to the mill and drawed in some logs for Dady a fine day 4 it rained a little to day We did chores all day Orlia went home 5 I cut oats for John Arner to day a fine day Lewes Iler thrashed to day 7 We helped Ruben draw his oats to day a fine day it was </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> August The/8 1905 8 We plowed the little orchird to day a fine day and a hot day it was 9 I drawed of manures a load of nails and went to town a fine day 10 We drawed manures to day a hot day it was 11 We drawed manures and did chores Bidy went down to atwdrowne and got some idiune 12 We drawed a little manure and plaud the rest of the day 14 We worked in the lobact to day it rained and is naming yet 15 I went to Marrow this morning and plowed a little for wheat for the firet <h2>August The/16 1905</h2> 16 I plowed all day a fine day the ground is lumping and Tulip 17 I plowed all day a fine day it was it was Ruben Armes atested thracehng to day 18 I plowed to day a fine day Gorg went to the bea to day 19 I plowed a little and it rained a little Clark thrashed a little his date is in the field yet 21 I roled a little and plowed a little and did chores Father was hear to day Bidy went up to Dadye to night 22 We Thrashed to day we got out goo bushed of rats it rained last night 23 We finished thrashing to day a fine day I had got hecklod of wheat </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> August the/24 1905 24 I went to towen and did choers the rest of The day it is raining to night 25 I took my wheat away to day I got $212.05 for it a fine day 26 I went to kingsville ant Harrow and to dadys for dnner. I lost my watch to day 28 We worked in the tobaco and Bidy and I went to the funeral of Jacen Adems to day a sad site 29 I suckerd tobaco and went to mill to day a hot day it was Misses Clark was hear to day 30 I went to Harrow and choers a fine day Bidy stayed with her Mother to night 31 I worked on my wheat ground {Page 2} September the/1 1905 1 I worked on the wheat ground a fine day Gorg drawed manure to day 2 I worked out in the little ourched it tride to rain to day 4 I took a load of manuer out back and worked in the to baco Mister Wagles barns burnt this morning they started to thrash and the einging set it a fier 5 I went to Harrow and clened out a ditch out back a fine day 6 I went to town with bidy to day and ditched some a hot day and lots of flies 7 I worked in the ditch out the lain a hot day and lots of flies 8 I worked out the lain and in the tobaco a hot day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> September the/9 1905 9 I worked out the lain in the ditch a hot day it looks like rain to night 11 We cleaned wheat and got some poles it tried to rain all fore noon 12 I cut tobaco to day a fine day it was Bidy went up to stay with her Mother 13 I worked at the torbaco all day afine day Bidy came home to day & aint I glad 14 We worked in the tobaco a fine day it looks like raine to nighe Bidy went to town to day 15 We worked in the tobaco it rained to night till I am wet to my nees 16 We worked in the tobaco all day a fine day {second page} September the/18 1905 18 We hung a little tobaco and got some pols I took Billo away to day 19 We cut some tobaco and worked on the wheat ground a fine day We have work wating for us 20 We finished the tobaco and worked on the to day wheat ground 21 We worked on the wheat ground I drilled the most of it a fine day it was 22 We finished the wheat this day a fine day it was 23 We cut some corn and I went to Harrow with a load of wheat 25 We cut some corn and went to the funeral of Florence Stadon a fine day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> September 26–30, 1905 26 We cut corn all day a fine day it was. Gordia and Pinch was down to night. 27 We cut corn all day. A fine day. Bidy is under the wether to day. 28 We cut corn all day a hot day it was. 29 We cut corn all day a hot day it was about 96 in the shaid. 30 We cut corn all day a fine day. Gorg went to the corner to night. Good by September If you are gone never to return agan God has give us the past and help us be beter in the fuecher. 1905 October 2–9, 1915 2 We cut corn it rained a little. We went up to Fathers to night to a partey. 3 We cut corn & shocked and a fine day. We wanto finish the corn tomorow. 4 We finished cutting corn and went to the bea a fine day Lexia was down to day. 5 We dug potatoes this morning and I went to town a fine day. 6 We took some logs to the mill to-day. A fine day it was. 7 We picked apples and did chores a fine day. Bidy went to see her mother. 9 I plowed the patch north of the house and sowed grass on it & did chores all day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> October the/101915 10 — I went to the mill and got my lumber and did choers the rest of the day 11 — We went up to the fair to day a cold day and sum rain 12 — I went to town this morning. We started to husk corn. Bidy went to see her Mother 13 — We husked corn all day a fine day it was 14 — We husked corn all day a fine day. Father and Mother was down to day 16 — We helped wash and husked corn a fine day it was 17 — We husked corn all day another fine day 18 — We did choers it rained all day. {page two} October the/19, 1915 19 — It rained all day. We did choers and went to the raising bee. 20 — We did choers and helped John Arner a little. Bidy went up home to day. 21 — We did chores and husked corn a fine day we had frost for the last night. 23 — We tied up fodder to day to sreed; a fine day. 24 — We fed up corn all day a fine day it was. 25 — I took my hogs away to day they brought me $241.31 cents. 26 — We drawed fodder all day a fine day Bidy went up home to day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> October the/27 1905 27 We drawed fodder a fine day Bidy went and paid the rent to day a fine day 28 We drawed fodder a fine day but cold We finished Rubens fodder 30 We drawed a cuple loads of hay and tied up some corn and went to the raising bea a fine day it was I got my arm hert to day 31 We husked corn this afternoon with the husker {page two} November the/1 1905 1 We sreded corn to day a windy day and cold 2 We finished husking corn to day a fine day but cold 3 I did choers it rained a little and blew a little Gorge husked corn for Elise to day 4 We did choers and went to Town to day I sold two loads of lodder to Will Staddon for $5. 6 We did choers all day a fine day We put the potatoes in the seller to day 7 We pottered around all day a rainy day Bidy went up home to day 8 I plowed some a fine day Bidy came home to day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>November the/9 1905</h2> 9 I plowed all day a cold day but dry 10 I plowed and Gorg [sic] helped Botsward draw fodder 11 I plowed and cleaned furrows. I finished one field 13 I went to town with wagon and took Gorg home it stormed all after noon snow 14 I did choers and drawed a load of dirt for tobaco bed and plowed a little. Bidy went to see her Mother 15 I plowed all day it snowed and blowed and froze and thawed and rained and the sun went down to night 16 I plowed all day a fine day the ground is dry {page two} <h2>November the 17 1905</h2> 17 I plowed all day a fine day. Bidy went to town to day. Aunt Huldy came home with her 18 I plowed all day a fine day. I finished a nother [sic] field to day 20 I drawed a load of fodder and plowed a little. Bidy went and made sider [sic] 21 I did chores and plowed a little. Bidy went to see her mother 22 I plowed all day a fine day 23 I plowed all day a nother fine day. I sold my tobaco to day for 7 1/2 cents 24 I did choers and went to the butchern bee a windey day 25 I rolled a field and went to town a fine day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>November the 27 1908</h2> 27 I went to town with a load of oats and got a load of brand we had a nother fier in town to day. Misses Boltsers house took fier. Bidy went to see her Mother to day 28 I did chores it was a rainery day the most rain we have had for six months 29 I helped Roscoe moove to day a cold day it is snowing to night and freezing 30 I did choers and got a load of wood for Roscoe a cold day. Bidy went to town to day C.W. Tofflemire Arner 1905 <h2>December the/1 1908</h2> 1 I did chores all day a rough day. Bidy went to see her Mother to day 2 I brought the cattle in to day it rained all day and snowed all night. I went to town to day 4 I did chores all day a fine day but cold. We striped [sic] some tobaco to day 5 I went to a bee and to town a cold day 6 We drawed manuer [sic] all day a fine day it was. Bidy went to see her Mother 7 I did chores and helped draw manuer a fine day it was 8 We put siding on the other house to day a fine day it was. Dady and Mother was down to day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> December the/9 1905 9 I went to town and did choers the rest of the day a fogy day it was 11 I helped wash and did choers all day a fine day 12 We cut some wood and I went to the bee 13 Bidy and I went to town and I bought a farm 14 I did choers and went to town a cold day 15 We cut some wood and striped tobaco a cold wind 16 I went to town and up to see Mother Snider 18 We did choers all day a fogy day {page two} December the/14 1905 19 I went uphome to see mother Snider a fogy day I went to town and got my lece 20 We striped tobaco a fine day I went up to Dady Sniders 21 We worked at the tobaco we had a big rain last night 22 We finished my tobaco and put down some of Roscoes and went to Arner to night 23 I did choers all day and went up to Dady Sniders 25 We went up to Dady Sniders to day 26 I went to town to day a fine day it was </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> December the/27 1905 27 — I did choers and went up to Dady Sniders a fine day 28 — I did choers and helped drees chickens a fine day but raining to night Roscoe took my wheat away to day I had $1,15.77 cents 29 — We striped tobacco a rough day Bidy went to town to day January the/1 1906 1 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>We went up to Mother Sniders funeral to day a fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> 2 — I went to the bee and did chores the rest of the day a fine day 3 — I went up and got dady Sniders caned froot and helped Roscoe a rainy day 4 — I helped Roscoe in his tobaco to day a cold windy day it was 5 — Helped Roscoe and did choers a snow-storm to night 6 — I helped Roscoe and Bidy I went to town a cold day it was 7 — I took some chop away to day and went to harrow a cold day it was</div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Jenuary the/9 1906</h2> 9 I helped Roscoe get a load of wood and cut some for him and did choers Bidy went up Lexies to day 10 We went To Town and out to our farm and did choers and eat the hens to night 11 We worked in the bush a fine day 12 We worked in The bush to day a fine day 13 We did choers it rained a little 15 We worked in Reeses tohane a rainy day 16 I did chores and helped Roscoe with his tobaco it snowed all day 17 I helped roscoe with the tobaco a fine day but a big snow storm to night <h3>Jenuary the/18 1906</h3> 18 I had Osker Richford here to day to visit a fine day 19 We went To town a fine day I did choers this after noon 20 I helped Roscoe in his tobaco a nother fine day 22 I did choers and helped wash a wet day the mud is nee deep 23 I did choers and went to the bush and cut some stakes 24 We worked in the bush all day a fine day 25 I was sick all day 26 I took Ruben down to the farm to witch for a well </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Jenuary the/27 1906</h2> 27 We worked in the bush a fine day I killed a moskido 29 We worked in the bush all day a fine day 30 I went to town with chop to day a fine day but mudy roads 31 I helped Roscoe in The bush and went to town a fine day <h2>Feburary the/1 1906</h2> 1 Bidy and I went up to Fathers to day a cold day The ice went off to day 2 a cold day I did chores and set by the stove 3 I went to Town a cold drive it was I did chores the rest of the day 5 We drawed manuer a cold day it was we went up to the church to night 6 We drawed manuer a cold day 7 We drawed manuer a little warmer to day Bidy went to Town to day 8 I did choers and went to a sale a fine day 9 We drawed a load of hay and did choers a fine day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Feburary the/10 1908</h2> 10 I did choers and went to town a fine day 12 I helped wash and did chores and bidy and I went to harrow a fine day 13 I helped Roscoe with his tobaco a fine day but rain to night 14 I did choers and and burnt wood a cold day it was 15 I did choers and pulled down some fense Bidy went to town to day 16 We worked at the fence to day a fine day 17 I went to mill to day a fine day I went to arner to night 19 I went to the bea at Culver Arners a fine day <h3>Feburary The/20 1906</h3> 20 I sawed to day a fine day it rained a little 21 we bilt a little fence and dad choers a fine day 22 I did choers and went up home a fine day Bidy and I went to town to day 23 I did choers and sharpened some stakes a fine day 24 I did choers and went to the funeral of Mister Henery Arner it rained {a double bordered box is drawn around this entry} 26 I did choers all day Jacen was hear and Lewes and Herb Tofflemire 27 I did choers and built fiers a stormy day 28 We drawed rails and put them on the fence a fine day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March the/1 1906 1 We staked fence a fine day We drawed a load of hay 2 I did choers it rained Dady and I cut some trees for my bilding 3 We drawed two loads of hay in the morning and it tried to rain the rest of the day 5 I drawed wood all day a fine day Bady and Bidy went to John Lareby funeral 6 I took Dady a load of hay this morning Ruben and I cut timber for my bilding a fine day 7 I did choers and drawed out my timber a fine day 8 I did choers and drawed some logs a fine day {second page} March the/9 1906 9 I went to town and got my horses shews set a fine day 10 I drawed a few logs and did choers a mudy time it is now 12 I helped wash a fine day We drawed manuer this after noon 13 I went to Harrow with my pigs to day a fine day 13 pigs $149.82 14 I did choers and went to town a fine day abut cold wind 15 I did choers and helped Grdia cut some wood for Roscoe a cold day 16 We went to town a fine day at was I did choers this afternoon 17 I went to mill with chop to day a cold day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March the/19 1916 19 A stormy day we drawed a load of hay it snowed all day 20 We drawed manure and dirt a cold wind hundreds of wild geese now days 21 A rough day I did choers and went to Arner 22 We did chores and went to town a cold day 23 We drawed my logs to the mill today a fine day 24 I went to a sawing bea a cold wind and lots of sawdust 26 Dady and I went to town today a fine day but rain tonight 27 It rained and I did chores lots of mud today {page 2} March the/25 1906 28 We drawed a load of hay and did chores I trimmed broush this afternoon a fine day and lots of mud 29 We cut wood in Rubens bush all day a fine day 30 It tried to rain all day and I tried to do choers allday wind tonight 31 We cut wood all day a fine day it was windy </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April the/2 1906</h2> 2 We cut some wood and Bidy and I went to Town a fine day 3 We cut wood a fine day it was we killed two snakes to day 4 We drawed hay Gordia and Boscoe and Wesley it rained this afternoon 5 We cut five cords of wood it rained this afternoon 6 We cut wod a fine day We went to the corner this evening for the papers 7 We did chores a fine day and lots of mud 9 I did chores and helped wash a wet day <h2>April The/10 1906</h2> 10 I did chores and went to Town a mudy drive and a cloudy day 11 I planted posts a fine day it was Bidy went up to Erties to day 12 We drawed gravle this morning I sowed grass sed this afternoon a fine day 13 I planted posts a fine day a little rain to night 14 I did choers and planted pasts a rainy day Bidy went over to misses Arner 16 I did choers and plowed a little a fine day it was 17 We worked on the oat ground a fine day 18 We finished one field of oats to day a fine day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April the/19 1906 19 — I went to mill and went to my farm and sowed grass seed a fine day it looks like rain to night 20 — We worked on the oats ground a fine day we put another field in to day 21 — We worked on the oat ground this forenoon it rained this afternoon 23 — We worked at the oats a fine day 24 — We worked on the oat ground a fine day 25 — We worked on the oat ground a fine day 26 — We finished the oats to day a fine day it was 27 — I cleaned furrows and worked on my corn ground a fine day April the/26 1906 26 — We did chores and drawed manure a fine day it was Bidy went colling 30 — We went down and pruned trees a fine day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May the/1 1906</h2> 1 — We drawed manure a fine day it rained to night Bidy went to town to day 2 — We did choers a fine day it was a little rain 3 — We drawed manure to day a fine day it was 4 — We went down and trimed trees and burnt brush a fine day 5 — We burnt brush a fine day 7 — We drawed manure a fine day 8 — I went to town with pigs a rainy day 9 — I plowed a little and We went out to the mill and drawed in my logs <h2>May the/11 1906</h2> 11 — I plowed for corn a fine day it was 12 — I plowed for corn a fine day 14 — I did chores we had a big rain last night every thing is wet 15 — We planted posts and did chores a fine day 16 — I went to town with chop a hot day it was 17 — We put up fence to day a hot day 18 — I worked on my corn ground a hot day 19 — We planted corn to day a fine day it was </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May the/21 1906 21 — I finished my corn to day a fine day Gordia was down and helped 22[the 22 is outlined] — I plowed a little and Daisy and I went to the funeral of Stadons Baby Boy a hot day 23 — I plowed for Roscoe to day a hot day Gordy was down and plowed 24 — a very hot day I worked for Roscoe 25 — I helped Roscoe a hot day it was 26 — I helped Roscoe plant his corn this morning We had a big rain this afternoon 28 — I did chores and went to town a cold wind May the/29 1906 29 — We took lumber down to my farm a fine … John Arner helped me he pulled small stumps 30 — a wet morning I did choers and went down to the farm 31 — I planted my mangels and Bidy and I went up to Johns a fine day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> [there are various smudges of a dark blueish black on the page alongside some smudges of pink pigment] <h2>June The/1 1906</h2> 1 I piled wood all day a fine day it was 2 I drawed stoon and sand out to the wind mill and did choers Edies was down to day 4 I did choers and plowed corn a fine day but rain to night 5 I plowed corn a fine day and a big rain my crops is good 6 I did chores all day a fine day but wet I went to the Corner 7 I went to town and did choers a fine day Gordia was down to night 8 I plowed the garden and did choers we had a big rain a wet one <h3>June the/9 1906</h3> 9 We went to the bush and cut some logs a fine day we cleaned the well to day a mudy job it was 11 We went down to Stadans and cut some logs and took them and out to the mill a fine day 12 I went back to the mill after my lumber a fine day 13 I did chores and went down to the farm and took a stove down 14 We went down to our farm I piled my lumber and Bidy scrubed the house 15 I plowed corn a hot day and a little rain to night 16 I plowed corn a fine day a little rain to night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June the/18 1906</h2> 18 I did chores and plowed corn a fine day and a little rain 19 I did chores and plowed corn a fine day a little rain 20 I did chores and plowed corn a fine day Bidy went up to Toms and Jons to day 21 I went down to the farm with a load of gravle and plowed corn we had some rain to day 22 I did choers and plowed corn we had some rain to day Bidy is back 23 I plowed corn this morning and went up to Luthers for dinner 25 I went down to the farm with gravel a fine day I went up and got Pinch <h3>June the/26 1906</h3> 26 I did choers and went on a wild goose chase 27 I took logs to mill ahot day and did choers 28 I went down to the farm a hot day 29 I plowed a little corn and helped Roscoe on his tabaco ground a hot day 30 I did chores and plowed corn and went to town a hot day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July the/2 1906</h2> 2 I cut grass and plowed corn a fine day 3 it rained all day and in harmony yet I did chores all day 4 I did chores and we drawed a load of hay we had a bug rain to night 5 I eat a few chocotales and we made hay the rest of the day 6 We unloaded in the hay a fine day 7 We finished the hay a fine day 9 I eat thistele and helped Calem frame my Timber a fine day 10 I did chores and worked at my frame a rainy day <h3>July the/11 1906</h3> 11 I went down to the farm and eat Thistele a fine day 12 I went after the daebtes a fine da and got my benetes nedy 13 I eat wheat to dayy a hot day 14 I haed beats all day a hot day 16 I went to town and down to the farm a rainy day 17 I eat wheat a fine day but hot I went to Town for the Daetes 18 We went down and put my wheat in to day a fine day 19 We drawed wheat a fine day 20 We finished drawing wheat a fine day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July the/21 1906</h2> 21 I did chores and hold a little a fine day 23 I went to harow and did chores we had a bid rain last night 24 a fine day I plowed corn and did chores 25 I plowed corn and did chores a fine day 26 I took a load of gravel down to the farm to day a fine day 27 I did chores and eat oats a fine day 28 I eat oats a fine day 30 I eat oats a fine day 31 I eat oats a fine day <h3>August the/1 1906</h3> 1 I finished eating oats a fine day 2 I went to town and to a thraeheng bea a fine day 3 We drawed oats a fine day 4 We drawed oats a fine day 6 I did chores and nun a bout a day rain 7 I did chores my loaded at it rain 8 I piled up what I did yester day 9 I did chores and we got two loads of oats and it rained 10 We went down to the farm with oats a fine day 11 We drawed oats a fine day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>August the/13 1906</h2> 13 We finished drawing oats a fine day <pre> I went to town </pre> 14 We took a load of oats and a load of gravel down to the farm 15 I plowed a little and went to harrow a hot day 16 I plowed all day a hot day it was 17 We took my frame down to the farm to day a hot day 18 I went to harrow and got a load of lumber and took it down to the farm 20 I plowed a little a hot day 21 We went down to the farm to day and dig first holes <h3>August the/22</h3> 22 We went down to the farm to day a hot day 23 I took sme logs to the mill to day a hot day and a little rain to night 24 I did chores and plowed a little 25 I did chores and went down to the farm a fine day and a pone saen to night 27 I did chores and plowed a little a fine day 28 We went down to the farm and set poats a fine day 29 I plowed all day a fine day 30 I finished plowing a fine day 31 I worked on the wheat ground </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>September the/1 1906</h2> 1 I worked on the wheat ground a fine day 3 We took logs to mill for pischete a fine day 4 I did chores and eat some corne a fine day 5 I eat corn all day a fine day 6 I went to town and we thrashed a little a fine day 7 We finished Thrashing a fine day 10 I eat corn a hot day 11 We went down to the farm to day 12 I worked down to the farm <h3>September the/13 1906</h3> 13 I eat some corn and harrowed some 14 I eat corn a fine day 15 I eat some corn a fine day 17 eat corn a fine day 18 I eat corn a fine day 19 I eat corn a fine day 20 I did chores and finished cutting corn it rained this morning 21 I worked on the wheat ground a hot day 22 I went down to the farm to day and cut down cloves seed a fine day 24 I put in the wheat to day a fine day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>September the/25 1906</h2> 25 We shiped some wheat a fine day 26 We mowed to day it tried to rain all day 27 We huakedr a little earn and draged up some oats a fine day 28 we shiped my oats to day a fine day 29 a wet day I did chores all day <h3>October the/1 1906</h3> [There is a singular ink stain on this page near the 3rd line] 1 I did chores and raked up my clover seed 2 I took my hogs to harrow a fine day 3 I went up and got the hens a fine day 4 I did chores a wet day I went to town 5 I went up and got my pages a fine day 6 I did chores a rainy day I made a straw hat 8 I went up and got some corn and eum trovel 9 I did chores it rained all day I went to town 10 I did chores ad helped Bend in tobaco it rained to day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> [There are various ink stains on the pages] <h2>October the/11 1906</h2> 11 I got a load of wood and did chores a cold day it was 12 I drawed a few stone and did chores a fine day 13 I drawed corn a fine day and warm 15 We drawed my clover seed a fine day 16 We worked on the foundation to day a fine day it was 17 We finsihed the cement to day a fine day 18 I did chores and worked in the farm a wet day 19 I did chores a rainy day 20 I went up and got a load of corn to day a fine day <h3>October the/22 1906</h3> 22 I went up to the farm and weeds out oats for acraitch and cleaned wheat 23 I faced soa on my farm to day 24 I went to the Sity a wet day it was 25 I went up and got my beets a fie day 26 I unloaded my beets and took some logs to the mill 27 it rained all day 29 I did chores and went up to the farm 30 I went ealling to day a fine day but mushy and wet 31 A cold day I did chores </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>november The/1 1906</h2> 1 I went up and tied up corn a fine day it was a but mudy 2 I went up and tied up corn a fine day it was 3 I went up to the farm We finished tieing the corn a fine day 5 We drawed my corn fodders and all a fine day 6 We finished drawing my corn to day a fine day it was I had teams to day 7 I did chores a fine day I was over town twice to day. 8 I put up my fream to day a fine day it was 9 We worked on the bildind a fine day <h3>november The/10 1906</h3> 10 Dady and I worked at the building a fine day 12 I took a log out to the mill a stormy day it was it rained all day 13 I got my pump piked and got a load of weed a cold day 14 We worked on the building a fine day but muddy 15 We worked on the buidling a fine day 16 We worked on the buidling a fine day 17 I did chores it rained a wet day and muddy 18 I did chores a wet day and mudy </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>november The/20 1906</h2> 20 I worked at my grainsery a rainy day it was 21 I did chores it rained all day it is wet and mudy 22 I did chores and washed in the new building a cold wind 23 I did chores and went and got some pots for the lrasn 24 I went up to the farm to day and got a load of staphls a fine day 26 I got a load of hoals and a hahl of salt a wet raint to day 27 I went up to town and got some lumber for doove a cold rain 28 I worked in the stonehouse a fine day <h2>november The/29 1906</h2> 29 I went up to the farm and got a load of corn a fine day but cold wind 30 I did chores and drawed manures and helped bill a peg around huouy some Track a rough day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> December 1916 20 — I did chores and went to town a fine day snow to night Tom and Berta was in to day. 21 — I did chores we have some sleighing fine wether. 22 — I did chores and went to town a cold day Lambert was here to day. 24 — I got a load of wood a cold day. 25 — I did chores a fine winter day. 26 — I went over town and cleaned wheat. 27 — I did chores it snowed and rained I went to town with wheat. 28 — I went up to the farm and got a load of hay. December 1906 29 — Wesley up to the farm and got the heifers and old pigs I paid the taxes to day. 31 — I went up to the farm lots of mud. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> January 1907 1 — I did chores a muddy time for newyears 2 — I went to town with chop a muddy time Andy Snider was down to day he left his hinny Sweety over town 3 — I did chores a rainny day and lots of mud 4 — I went to see Mrs Shepley Wesley helped Mr. Blanceflower take out tooth 5 — I did chores a fine warm day it was and lots of mud 7 — I went and got all mud and wet a wet day 8 — I went to town 3 times and did chores 9 — I did chores and piled up what I did yester day a cold day it was 10 — a cold day Nellie went up home and I went to see Mrs Sheppley and Wesley stayed home 11 — I went and got a load of wood a fine day 12 — I did chores a fine day it was like spring I put windows in the barn to day 14 — I did chores and helped Ivan with tobacco a muddy time 15 — I did chores and helped Ivan with tobacco a cold day 16 — I did chores and helped Ivan a cold day I sold a calf for $4 and chickens for $6.27 cents </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Feburary th/18 1967</h2> 18 I went to a (zareng)? hea a fine day. it is hot in the heas to night (abrought0? 19 I did chores and taoh some (etan)? ever town a fine day 21 I went to town and did chores a fine mourning but (enaea)? to night 22 I took eeven hegs up to the farmers to day a cold day 23 I did chores and went over (Aaeane)? and dat a found of manners a fine day 25 I went over Town and got a lead of manues a fine day <h3>Feburary th/20 1907</h3> 26 I did chores and went to Town and got a lead of manues a fine day. We add a hefine (?) 27 I took a lead of (?) over Town to day and got a load of manues a fine day a cold last wind 28 I got a lead of manuers (?) a fine day a cold meme </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March 1907 1 — I [sled-break?] a fine day with rain to night. 2 — I did chores all day a cold wind a big rain last night. 4 — I helped wash and burnt some brush and fixed some fence and chopped some brush and did the chores so I think will go to bed. 5 — A fine morning but a rough after noon a cold wind I went to town. 6 — I worked in the peach brush a fine day Misses E. Clark and Miss Reuben come was down to day. 7 — Trimmed brush a cold wind this morning and snow this noon. 8 — I went to a sewing bee a fine day some snow on the ground to day. March 1907 9 — I did chores and went up the road calling this afternoon a fine day. 11 — I helped wash a fine day I went to town lots of mud. 12 — I did chores a warm wet muddy time it is I think it will rain to night I am right I think we will have lightning for a while a good night for the time. 13 — I did chores and [played] with the Baby a muddy day and rainy to night I was to town this afternoon a muddy time it is. 14 — A fine day but lots of mud I think it will freeze a little to night. 15 — I did chores and split some wood a fine morning but a cold after noon and wind in my ears. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March the 16, 1907 16 — I did chores a fine day I went to town the roads is awfull muddy to day I got a pair of boots to wade the mud. 18 — I helped wash a fine day I went to town the mud is drying up sum in sum places. 19 — I did chores all day a fine day the warmest we have had. 20 — I did chores a fine day I went to a sale a muddy time it is. 21 — I did chores a fine day it was I think we will have a storm. 22 — I got some lumber from Swan to day a hot day it was I went to town twice to day the frogs is singing to night. March the 23, 1907 23 — I went over town and got Punch a fine day I bilt some fence along the barnyard. 25 — I burnt a little brush a fine day it was I took Punch up to Stadona. 26 — I helped Swan to day a little rain a thunder to night. 27 — I helped Swan and did chores it rained some. 28 — I did a few chores and helped Swan a little a wet day it rained a little all day. 29 — I spiked some anker posts and bilt some fence by the barnyard a fine day. 30 — I went to town and got some posts a fine day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April the/17 1907</h2> 17 I helped fashen with his date a cold day 18 I got a load of manure from Town and helped fashen with his oats a cold day 19 I helped (?) with his oats a cold day 20 I cleaned elovez seed a fine day 22 I put up some page fiend a fine day I plowed some for oats To day 23 Wesley plwed for oats to day and (?) some d crashed alone the (?) time for all must a year 24 Wesley sowed oats to day and folowed some 25 I plowed some and aowed oats a met after moon <h3>April the/26 1907</h3> 26 I went to Town a fine day I pinicked my oats to day 27 I went and got some money and had mumy farm a fine day 29 I did chores and plowed some a hot day (heteme ehouwe?) 30 I did chores and went to town we had a beg mum loot meght </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>may The/1 1907</h2> 1 I burnt some bread and shawed some turnips(?) a fine day 2 I filed turnips(?) and went to Town a fine day 3 I spread out my elover after and plowed some a fine day 4 I went to Town for the Dactes for Didy I did the chores and placed with the Baby we had a snow (?) this morning 6 I galoped around the country and did chores a fine day a little sack 1 it rained I had a cleph and went to Town I drawed manues and went to Town and got Pinch 8 I drawed manues a fine day it was 9 I drawed manues a fine day <h3>may the/10 1907</h3> 10 I drawed manues a cold day and anow to noght 11 a fine day after the snow. Bessies Boss came down this morning to day untill all on day 13 a warm dat Wesley plowed in the West fild to day and went over to town allotor and a moaded baby has got a and another 14 a fine day Wesley plowed in the west field Mrs. & Mrs. Beethams and blowie was they to night 15 I did chores and Jard Pinch over Town and plowed a little a namy day 16 I plowed a fine day 17 papa plwoed some on his corn ground </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>may The/18 1907</h2> 18 I plowed and spread manures a hot day We went to Town to night 20 I plowed for earn a cold day it was I went to town after my Trees 21 I planted my Trees and plowed some a cold day we had a freege last night 22 I plowed and went to Town a fine day rain To night I got Charlie a high chair and a wagen 23 I plowed for earn a fine day a little rain I got more work than foam do 24 I plowed a fine day it was 25 I plowed some and went to Town a wet day 27 I helped wash and went to Town. and harvested some 28 Wesley Aish in the field west of the house to day we went to gasper this evening 29 gasper planted corn in the field west of the house Wesley started to work up the (???) amiddlo field for corn 30 Wesley worked on his corn ground to day we went up to Northwest dlez this evening 31 a windy day Wesley work on his corn ground and I was cleaning house </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June the/19 1907</h2> 19 We went to malden to day a fine day 20 20 I planted my Beeto a hot day we went to Town to night 21 I disrod a little and hasewed a little and planted a little easn and helped Bidy a little a hot day it is raining a little to night 22 I went to Town a hot day I did (and jabe?) this afternoon 24 I helped wash and Task Jaephese plants home we had a fine rain last night 25 I eulteualid easm and we went to Lementre a hot day and rain to night 26 Wesly worked in his corn and we planted sunflowers this evening a fine day <h3>June the/27 1907</h3> 27 I planted aern corn a fine day 28 I plowed a pateh of thitete and washed it up fas corn 29 I did chores and went to town a fine day and little rain </div> transcribed