Croton August 1904

Tue Aug 23 Clear and pleasant I was cuting out the old berry bushes

Wed Aug 24 clear and please not doing much of anything today.

Thu aug 25th cloudy and thunder showers

Fri Aug 26th clear and cool. Sarah was this fore noon bakeing and cleaning house. I dug a few potatoes where I want to set strawberry.

Sat Aug 27th clear and pleasant I set out a few strawberry plants.

Sun Aug 28th clear and pleasant. Mr Baker was our preacher today

Mon Aug 29 cloudy and cool. Elva Paul called this fore noon. Bilton was here this after noon.

Tue Aug 30 clear and cool morning and evening. Sarah was in a few minutes

Wed Aug 31, clear and cool. Bilton was most of the fore noon. James Williams called in this evening I was down to the blacksmitts shop.

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Croton September 1904

Thu Sept 1st cloudy most of the day and warm, I was cutting up a fiew weeds.

Fri Sept 2 light clouds and hot. Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing. A thunder shower this evening.

Sat Sept 3 Clear and pleasent, I sent away for the Globe Paper.

Sun Sept 4, clear and cool

Mon Spt 5th clear and cool. Sarah was here this forenoon. Bilton was in this after noon. Walter was thrashing and drawing his barley here this afternoon.

Tue Sept 6th clear and cool no calllers today

Wed Sept 7th clear most of the day and warm in the middle of the day. Cool morning and evening. Dick was here for timber to make a jug rack.

Thu Sept 8 cloudy most of the day and cool. A thunder shower last night and might rain this after noon. Bilton was here most of the fore noon.