1909 Daily Record.

May 26 Wednesday. not very well. sick with cold. helped milk at night. went to Dr. Gibsons & got bottle of cough medicine & tablets for cold. & paid for some & paid for bottle of medicine got in April 9.=09 $1.00 Paid Mrs Gibson.

May 27 Thursday. doing chores. very heavy rain in morning. went to store with 8 lbs butter & got groceries. & sprouting Potatoes to wet to work on land. S. Bishop paid me S.C.V. $1.00 for service of Bull 1908.

May 28 Friday.doing chores. fixing fence at garden. & started to draw out manuer {manure}.

May 29. Saturday. doing chores. drawing out manure. all day. I not feeling very well. down street at night.

May 30 Sunday. doing chores. very nice day Troy {-ening?} there church to day. I at home all day. went to church at Troy. with A.E.V. & Baukes. {Philshee?} drove my buggy.

May 31 Monday. doing chores. drawing out manure. all day. 19 loads. Started to send milk to cheese factory. very nice day.

June 1 Tuesday. doing chores. drawed out 9. loads manure. & plowing in hoe crop ground. F.W.M. getting ready to sow some pease. next to Barn yard east. Frank took grain to mill to get chopped. cooler & some rain

June 2 Wednesday. doing chores. pllwing plowing on hoe crop ground. very nice day. divided eggs to-day. 62 eggs.

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