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Croton July 1906

Mon July 23rd clear and cool after the rain last night the wind changed an it turned cool I pict my berries and Sarah done them up

Tue July 24th clear and hot in the midel of the day. Elva Paul calld She got a letter from Dora She writes they are all well

Wed July 15th clear a fine day for the harvesers no body in to the present to day

Thu July 26th clear and warm. Walter mowd his bit of barley he Sowd in my garden Sarah was here picking berries

Fri July 27th clear part of the day there was two Showers a Smart rain in the morning and a rain and hail in the evening. I have Seen more hail on the ground but not So larg. Sarah was here and Will McIntosh

Sat July 28th clear most of the day and pleasant my hen hatched thirteen chickens from fifteen eggs I moved them out put them in a coop

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Croton July 1906

Sun July 29th cloudy and thunder Showers

Mon July 30th clear and hot. Bilton here a couple of hours this fore noon

Tue July 31st clear most of the day and pleasant there was a strange person calld here to day he was Selling Books

Wed Aug 1st clear and warm 84 deg. Bilton was part of the after noon here

Thu Aug 2ond clear and warm. Asa Newcomb was in a while this fore noon. I was watching Henry Johnson reaping Oats

Fri Aug 3rd clear and hot 90 deg at 3 PM Sarah was here part of the day

Sat Aug 4th clear and hot 94 deg at 3 PM Bilton was in a fiew Minutes he brought me Some pils from Dr Galbreth Set Crowell calld for money for the Ministers Salery

Sun Aug 5th clear and hot the Same as yestherday 94 deg

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