1910. Daily Record.

April 10 Sunday. doing chores. were at home all day. not feeling very well. very nice day.

April 11 Monday. doing chores. cleaned out water furrows. in oat field. Sold 3 pigs to Nisbet. & Rowing. 540 lbs. @ 9.35 = $50.49 also sold 2 steers to Ed Rowing. for $72.00 Killed 1 pig. sold my half to F.W.M. for {written in margin: XXX} Mrs Merriet Hunt buried to day. A.E V. Father & Mother were there.

April 12 Tuesday. doing chores. disc Harrowing gang plowed small piece near back orchard. drawed load brick for dad. went to Mill & got 55 lbs. Timothy seed. paid $4.00 for same. H.C. Morrison. went to field & set up stakes. to sow grass seed.

April 13 Wednesday. doing chores. sowing grass seed. finished. sowing grain. harrowing rolling plowed garden. I wrote letter to H.E.P. & posted same. Very nice day. Jean down to-day with baby.

April 14 Thursday. doing chores. finished sowing field with grass seed. drawed water furrows in field next to barn. & started to tear down fence near railroad. dad using team this P.M. F.W.M. sold potatoes. & rolling in lower field. very nice day. Russell Jones here to-night. talking furnace. Ed. Rowing killed steer here to-day. & payed me balance on same $22.00.

April 15 Friday. doing chores. rolling spring grain started to Rain this after-noon.

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