1914 Rosemead Diary Paid

Thursday forward Mostly cloudy rained a little AM and considerable at times PM {N.S. up AM?} We got in {illegible} loads barley from No 2, Willi and I {allur?} went up in morning to look for the cattle found them all in after considerable search. We {illegible} slimp {also?} found in No 6 and let horses in there, PM. Saw No 2 pigged today a pip. Reeves got 5 day eggs {60 tn?}

Friday Fine day mostly sunny. breezy. I drilled up rest of corn with Jes in {illegible} also potatoes then {snuffed?} 24 dill turnips. Willi chopped pig feed AM. {Illegible} got {land I turn?} AM to plow his land P.M. Willi drove {down town rent? } $5.00 to M'D{name} Salt for new {part?} for {illegible} under 3 {to?} get {illegible} at {Phillip water?} for 25 {illegible}{rubber rings?} 20. he got at {name of store?} 25.5 at Russels {illegible} 15.5 at Ellis {illegible} $1.30. he then cut some food in No 3.A. We {stoked?} them after ten. Peter Clark {illegible} again to see about getting {illegible} to haul {illegible}.

Saturday Fine sunny cool day N.S. up all say W e got in rest {illegible} No 2 {illegible} loads left some {illegible} for {relsings?} also 2 loads oats from No 7 AM. PM we got in six loads from No 7. I took {off?} loads into shed W o N handed We paid {inelligible} $6.00 {inelligibe} to date. {Inelligible} downw town at {illegible} got at Russels work {illegible} $1.25 {illegible} 25 cobler shirt {butter?} 25 {blackberry?} 14 total 184

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