August the/10 1904

10 We drawed oats it rained to day a fine shower

11 I cut weeds and hoed in the garden this morning we set up oats this afternoon

12 We finished drawing my oats to day we drawed 11 loads

13 We drawed Rubens oats and went to {Lewease?} but it looks like rain to night

15 I helped wash and we went to harrow and got my plow wheel it was a hot day

16 We drawed manure to day it was a fine day Bub and Honey helped

17 I did chores all day it was a hot day

18 We drawed manure for Ruben to day

August the/19 1904

19 We drawed manure for Ruben it rained all afternoon and still rains

20 We did chores and bored out in the yardfor watter we had a fine rain

22 We drawed sand in my barn yard we drawed 50 loads to day

23 I drawed sand all day it was a fine day

24 I did chores and got ready to thrash I plowed a little for wheat

25 We thrashed to day I had 964 of oats and 51 of wheat 14 of timothy seed and 206 of corn

26 I put the cobs in the wood house and plowed some it was a fine day

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