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

(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

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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

April 19, 1903

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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.

April 24, 1903

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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}

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                      Aprile th/29               1903

(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

May 10, 1903

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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.

May 16, 1903

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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.

May 22nd 1903

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

May 28th 1903

(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

June the 3rd 1903

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

June the 10 1903

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

June 16, 1903

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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.

June 22, 1903

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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.

June 24, 1903

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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

July 4, 1905

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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.

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 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

July the 16 1903

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

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

August 5, 1903

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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

August 13, 1903

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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.

August 20, 1903

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.

August 26, 1903

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.

September 1, 1903

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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

September 8, 1903

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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

September 17, 1903

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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

September 25, 1903

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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

October 1, 1903

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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.

October 8, 1903

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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.

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

October 31, 1903

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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.

November 9, 1903

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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.

November 17, 1903

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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

November 25, 1903

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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

December 4th 1907

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.

December 25th 1998

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}

December 15, 1905

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.

December 16, 1905

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.

December 29, 1903

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 -----------

Jenuary 8the 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.

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.

Jenuary 15the 1904

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}

January 21the 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

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 28the 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 1the 1904

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

February 8the 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 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

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 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

February the/23 1904

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

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 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

March 7the 1904

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

March 14the 1904

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

March the/21 1904

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

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 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

April the/1 1904

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}

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 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

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 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

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 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

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 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

April the/29 1904

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

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 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

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 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

May the/25 1904

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

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 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

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

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

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 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

June the/24 1904

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

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 tile this morning a fine day I did chores the rest of the day Dady and mother was down to night

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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 {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?}

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 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 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

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 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

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

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

September the/1 1904

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

September the/8 1904

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

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 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

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 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

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

30 I cut corn and we worked at the well and killed a pig we did not get water 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 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

October the/15 1904

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 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

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

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 Botawards 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 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

December the/1 1904

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

December the/8 1904

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

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

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

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 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

January 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

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 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

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

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

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 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

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

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 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

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

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 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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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 lo andres Ellot

7 I went to the corner this morning and got my harvest 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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

7 We helped Ruben draw his oats to day a fine day it was

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

August The/16 1905

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

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

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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.

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

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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 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.

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.

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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.

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

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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

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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 [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

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 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

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

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

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

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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

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

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Jenuary the/9 1906

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

Jenuary the/18 1906

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

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

Feburary 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 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

Feburary 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

Feburary 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 {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

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

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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

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

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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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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[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

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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 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 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

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 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

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 tabaco ground a hot day

30 I did chores 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 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

July the/11 1906

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

July the/21 1906

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

August the/1 1906

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

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

20 I plowed a little a hot day

21 We went down to the farm to day and dig first holes

August the/22

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

September the/1 1906

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

September the/13 1906

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

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 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

October the/1 1906

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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

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October the/11 1906

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

October the/22 1906

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

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 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

november The/10 1906

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

november The/20 1906

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

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 chores and drawed manures and helped bill a peg around huouy some Track a rough day

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.

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

Feburary th/18 1967

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

Feburary th/20 1907

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

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.

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.

April the/17 1907

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

April the/26 1907

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

may The/1 1907

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

may the/10 1907

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

may The/18 1907

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

June the/19 1907

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

June the/27 1907

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