A FARMER'S DIARY by CHARLES HENRY CUSHMAN Submitted by Max B Cushman JUNE 1896 01 Plowed corn on south 20 Bowen was out with load of posts Lydia and Ella went to town nice day Cool at night Bred Daisy. J. Templeton got plow 02 Plowed corn fore noon worked on Barn after noon John and George Bowen were here all day rained some Ina came at night 03 Plowed corn Bowen here with 3 men rained Ina came at night 04 Went to Kewanee Rocky paid me 265 on notes I paid Storey 12 for Colt got pair of shoes for jack paid 2.00 for them nice day 4 of Bowen were here today. Ina went Home today Boys went to town at night I paid note at First National Bank $100.00 05 Plowed corn 4 of Bowens men here Myrtle and Ada here at night Irves here at night Jack and Ella went to Dance in Annawan Harry went to town nice day Paid Jack $10.00 06 Plowed corn Trimmed Hedge Bowen here with lumber nice day 07 Sunday took Bess and Stub to Fathers nice day 08 Mowed weeds and trimmed Hedge George and John Bowen and F. Morly worked on Barn rained some Bred Rockys Mare 09 Mowed weeds and trimmed Hedge nice day rained at night Jack and Harry went to town at night 10 Harry hauled corn for Charley Kimerling Jack plowed corn, Lydia and Ella went to Kewanee Mrs Muret came Home with them Bowens were here nice day Soldiers Reunion Bred Maud 11 Boys planted corn I helped Bowen nice day 12 Boys plowed corn part of day rained some Bowens were here and worked on barn 13 Boys plowed corn I worked on Barn fore non, went for load of lumber after noon Bowens were here, Paid Harry $10.00 at night 14 Sunday stayed at Home 15 Worked on Barn Boys worked in field Bowens were here 4 of them 16 All three worked on Barn 5 of Bowens were here Paid Bowen for strawberrys 17 Boys plowed corn I trimmed Hedge Bowens were here with 4 men Father and Mother were here got 5 or 6 bu corn nice day 18 Boys plowed corn Bowens here 4 men nice day I helped on Barn 19 Boys Plowed corn I helped Bowen he had 8 other men hot day Lydia and Ella went to Kewanee 20 Boys plowed corn Bowens here with 5 men I helped on Barn went to town at n ight hot day 21 Sunday stayed at Home nice day 22 Boys plowed corn finished the 80 3 times Bowens here with 4 men I helped on Barn nice day Father was here he brought note of Johnnys over to me Myrt was here at night on wheel Boys went to town at night Ella went too 23 Boys plowed corn Bowens here with 4 men I helped on Barn nice day Mrs Mumford went to Galesburgh 24 Went to Mineral to sell corn did not sell there paid Erley 4 for flour Came back to Annawan and sold to Sign for 22 cents delivered any time next week Paid Sign for plank Paid A. Fitzke 13.56 for store bill nice day 25 Boys plowed corn Bowens here 3 men I worked on Barn nice day 26 Roys plowed corn I worked on Barn Bowens here 2 men nice day all went to Church at night I stayed home 27 Boys hauled corn for George Bowen John was here and worked on Barn I helped him Ella took Ethel Home nice day Father here Lydia gave him $2.00 Harry got 100 lbs twine in Mineral 8 cts l 28 Sunday nice day went to Couves to see about shelling 29 Shelled corn G. Fitzkee shoveled all day Bowens were here George hauled 3 loads and John one nice day Jack got load of coal of Jake Messmore paid for it. I paid Wheel Shaw 6.60 for thrashing last year squared up on the thrashing. Welly came and got a sack of old potatoes I bought 4 shoats of C. Eyre at 3.50 per hundred he said they weighed 150 per head 30 Finished shelling helped Rocky shell part of afternoon paid Fitzkee 1.75 for shoveling, shelled 67 loads Fred Couve said he would take 70.00 and call it square nice day Father was here & took six bu Home Lydia and Ella went to Irves
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