Sept 1910

6 J helped Nancy wash J boiled some sweet apples sugar & water A helped NB's thresh till about 3 PM J helped A spread dung till evening AB's Lizzie was here to supper W. a very heavy rain Early this Morning some thunder dam half full Cloudy AM Cleared up PM warm

7 Boys began Plowing in Wheat stubble W. very fine Clear

8 A & Herman Plowed J took Susanna to Dr Dale AM & then he & A Plowed & Herman spread dung PM he will spread again tomorrow W. quite warm

9 Herman finished spreading dung till noon then he went home A finished drawing dung then he Plowed in Wheat stubble & J Discked behind Cider house I walked to Elias's AM W. clear & quite Cool NW wind

10 A Plowed J finished Discking behind Cider house then he Plowed too W. Cler Cool this morning fine today

Sunday 11 at home Flavius' Fanny & Eva Joe & Anne were here to dinner w. very fine & Clear

12 Boys Plowed J helped wash till 900 I went to Joes AM & took grist PM W quite warm showers went around PM Cool wind from north this evening

13 Boys nearly finished Plowing wheat stubble I went to Ceder Grove AM & to Henry's PM Sarah has Typhoid fever is in bed pretty sick W. quite Cool Clear North wind

14 Boys dug Potatoes Carl helped a very good crop I went to Ceder Grove AM got Horse Major shod all around

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Sept 1910

I went to Elias's PM Br inlaw Simon Hoover's Called PM J Plowed headlands in Wheat stubble this morning W. fine Cler quite Cool this Morning

15 A Plowed south of bush J brought load of Pine roots from Flavius & load of wood of wood from bush AM he helped A Hoover fix Corn Binder PM & started cutting some feed Corn it runs well W. very fine & Clear we Called Dr Dale of Dunbarton to Come to see Nancy's foot & eg it has been swelling of late he thinks he can help it A helped Alick Milroy thresh AM

16 J & A Plowed south of bush W. Clear

17 Boys finished Plowing south of bush then drew in some feed Corn J went to Peter's driving house raining I brought Amelia at noon to help Nancy A took grist Chop W. very fine day

Sunday 18 at home J & A went to Henry's PM Sarah is doing very well W. cloudy

19 A helped Thomas fill Silo till 3 PM J Cut our Corn then we began to fill about 4 PM got on very well W. clear

20 Finished Cutting Corn till after 9 oclock silo about full then A helped Petty's J began single Plowing behind Cider house W. fine Clear Uriah Drudges brought Pre John Kurts & Deacn Daniel Burkholder from Pennsylvania for a Call PM Daniels were here to supper Joes Called this evening

21 A helped Benj'n fill then they went to Johny Bean's J ganged behind Cider house.

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