A FARMER'S DIARY by CHARLES HENRY CUSHMAN Submitted by Max B Cushman JANUARY 1896 01 Catched a few Turkeys and went up to Johnnies to a shooting match Sold my turkeys and won two more and sold one of them Jack won one turkey I paid Sadie 1.65 for a Gobler nice day thawed a little Johnnie went to Kansas last night to look for a place 02 Went to Annawan bought sack flour 1.05 then went to Moon Sale with C. Kemerling bought the hay at 10.00 per ton cash when I get the hay Cold day saw Geo Messmore he said he would bring corn Home next saturday 03 Awful cold Modest came up and played Dominoes awhile stayed at Home all day, clear and cold at night. 04 Cold spit snow Jack went to Kewanee and got Lydia and Burr Modist was here Nels brought a load of corn back that G. Messmore got last summer snowing at night Jack went Home 05 Sunday J. Rocky was here awhile Cold and cloudy 06 Nice warm day hauled two loads of Oats to Annawan got 13 cts per bu In after noon hauled load of Hay from Mrs Moons had 1790 lbs of Hay paid her Ten Dollars took 122 bu oats to Annawan have sold 467 bu Oats in all 07 Took a load of Oats to Mineral 61 bu at 14 cts Cold raw day Johnson stopped here for jack to go to town with him Oats sold 528 bu in all 08 Hauled load of Hay from Mrs Moon paid her $19.45 for Hay took pig to P.Rose weighed 270 got 3.35 nice warm day Sent letter to Elmer Little Paid Jack $2.25 for picking corn 09 Went to Kewanee took some Hedge to get some doubletrees made got some Hedge shears saw Boman nice warm day Lydia and Myrtle went to Church at night. 10 Hauled Willows and trimmed Hedge Warm day Willie got straw 11 Trimmed Hedge all day Jack husked corn for Wellie Shaw Lydia went to town and got Clock Warranted to run for one year nice warm day big cloud came up from the west at night 12 Sunday Cold Windy day Jack went to Church at night 13 Went over to Fathers and butchered a Hog Burr went and stayed we went to Annawan to a Woodman Supper at night Cold day 14 Hauled willows nice and warm went to Home Farmer dance at night 15 Hauled 1.50 worth of coal Jack husked for W.Shaw chilly and cloudy 16 Trimmed Hedge Will Mumford was here warm day Morgan McChesney here at night 17 Trimmed Hedge Lydia went to town Will came and stayed all night nice warm day 18 Did nothing stormed rain and snow a little went to Rockys at night John T's were there 19 Sunday Went to Father's R.J.Green and wife were there nice warm 20 Trimmed hedge all day nice and warm C.Conklin brought load of Corn 40 bu that they borrowed last summer 21 Trimmed hedge Bowen came out after some straw and kindling Jim Howorth came and stayed all night 22 Trimmed Hedge rained some 23 Loafed sleet and rain 24 Jack and Lydia went to Kewanee 25 Jack and I went to Kewanee Ella came Home I road with Shaw and Johnson 26 Went to Irves Ella Lydia and Jack went to Church at night 27 Took load of Oats to Mineral 58 bu makes 586 bu I have sold Lydia Ella Jack and I went to Annawan to a dance 28 Jack took Ella Home and got her Mother I trimmed some Hedge Cow had a calf Father was here 29 Trimmed Hedge nice warm day 30 Trimmed Hedge nice warm day 31 Hired H. Kimerling $22 and keep horse Foggy chopped tree by Rocky
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