April May 1914

April 25 Boys sowed awhile then rain stopped them J went up PM & worked on Knoll awhile A took load Chop PM W. strong wind from East rain nearly steady AM a few heavy showers toward evening we heard one clap of thunder over the lake not heavy

Sunday 26 at home Henrys were all here to dinner Flavius Ernie Carl & Eva were here PM W. pretty cloudy

27 J Rolled Alfalfa south of bush & A rolled in the NW Corner field it is seeded down they helped clear & Paper Pantry Mrs Mayberry helped to clear am room W. rather Cool partly cloudy

28 Boys worked at seeding W. mostly cloudy Air from East rather Cool

29 Boys worked at fence took and old cedar Posts & drove some Iron over W. drizzly rain off & on nearly all day Cool

30 Boys put on {illegible} J took grist Chop & took 18 doz Eggs to Ceder Grove 17 cts per doz W. clear Cool NW wind

May 1 Boys finished seeding but they have a lot of rolling to do yet W. Clear Cool NW wind pretty strong

2 Boys Rolled a lot J took some Chop A went to Murisons for Butter & to Joes & brought Anne to sew awhile PM W fine cler a frost last night

Sunday 3 all went to Meeting at Hebron remarks by Br C sermon on St John 14 C by C Gayman Ed Moyer & wife were to dinner W. very fine & clear Cool air from East

4 J finished rolling A dug garden AM & Chored PM W. mostly cloudy some drizzle AM a short heavy shower PM pretty warm air leaf buds coming out

5 Boys plowed Mangel ground W. very thick mist this morning broke up by noon Cloudy warm PM

6 Plowed in Mangel ground J went to Henrys to Put on some grafts AM Nancy went with him then he Plowed too PM Thomas's Adeline brought Elizabeth & Rebecca Martin they staid to dinner JH Ramer came here to dinner & to supper W. air from East cloudy Henrys Children have Whooping cough pretty hard

7 Boys Plowed in Mangel ground J harrowed & Rolled some Dr Dale Called PM Susanna needed some medicine & he took a wart off my hand W. a very fine heavy shower last night very growing time fine & cler today A took 16 doz Eggs to Ceder Grove

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May 1914

this evening @ 19 per doz

8 Boys sowed Mangels about 24 rows in field East of Dam W. fine & clear East wind

9 J worked on Corn ground A took grist Chop with Horse Major & made a lot of garden W. fine clear

Sunday 10 at home Elias's whole family Ernie & Carl & Hermans Harvey were all here to dinner W. cloudy all day a very slight drizzle of rain after dinner Isaacs Jenny Simon & Abraham were to dinner too

11 J finished working corn ground A worked in garden AM he took load Chop PM W. Cloudy an East wind not strong we Called Dr Dales this evening Nancy is sick he Came & gave her some Medicine he says she must stay in bed a few days she is chilly & fells like vomiting

12 A sowed feed Corn J helped scrub Hebron Meeting house AM W. cloudy a little drizzly AM some steady rain PM Nancy is in bed all day she is not suffering very much we think she is a little better Davids Esther & Lewis Mary & a few others Called Esther & Lewis staid to supper J went to Markham with Flavius PM

13 J took cream AM A Chored they put on uprights on wire fence PM Dr Called to see Nancy he says she has some Conjestion of the lungs not severe she has to keep her bed a few days W. cloudy some drizzle Cloudy I have a very sore hand there was a wart on my right hand for the past year & the Dr took it off a few weeks agao & now it is very sore

14 Called Dr Dales this Morning Nancy a great deal worse we sent word to the Children Daniel Ramers David Groves & Henry Came Flavius & Benj'n in fact they all came except Hermans the Dr Came about 10 PM he attended to her now this evening she is Much better Benj'ns Fanny is here now this evening Boys Chored & finished making garden J took Cream & took 17 doz Eggs to Ceder Grove @ 20 cts per doz Br inlaw Simon Hoovers & his sone Simon's boy were here to dinner W. a sharp white frost this morning clear today

15 A drew dung on Potatoes ground AM he Plowed it down PM J took grist Chop AM he plowed back garden Planted some Early Potatoes PM SB Lehmans were here to dinner W. very fine Clear Cool NW wind Nancy some better Hermans were here awhile PM

16 Boys put on uprights on wire fence & Chored they took a load Chop W. very fine mostly clear Nancy some better but she is in bed all the time Daniels were here to dinner

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