A FARMER'S DIARY by CHARLES HENRY CUSHMAN Submitted by Max B Cushman JUNE 1897 01 Took Addie and Children home went to Kewanee Jack plowed potatoes rained some 02 Rained most of day went to Annawan with Rocky got meal Jack took Duke to Breed Billys mare we moved some corn Lydia took her Mother up to Pittits 03 Got load coal 24.60 didn't pay for it we fixed fence nice day 04 Took two mares to Fathers Pasture Bred Maud, went to town got 10 lb nails we fixed fence nice cool day Indians came along, Louisa got some eggs to set 05 Went to Kewanee paid note at Bank 80.00 Borrowed 112.00 of Mr. Henry for 3 months at 7 per ct nice day Lydia went to Pettitts got some Eggs to set her Mother came as far as Rockys Paid Jack 20.00 which leaves 26l.00 I owe him yet on last years work 06 Sunday Folks went to Church Irves were here Winnie was here Will Morton came to commence work nice day Cool 07 Will Morton commenced work for 20 per month, he and Jack plowed corn I replanted Irve was here for potatoes nice cay 08 Plowed Rolled and replanted, went to Annawan took Mrs Messmore to the McChesneys Hailed Mr. Bowen came and brought ladder and bee hives 09 Went to Annawan after noon to Reunion nice day Cool Bill lost 1/2 day Paid 50 cts for box of salve 10 Jack hauled 2 loads of corn for Wells. Will plowed I got two mares at Father paid him 50 cts Lydia took her Mother to locks nice warm day 11 Went to Annawan got Mower, Hot day Mr.Bowen and Father here 12 Jack went to Kewanee after noon, Billy plowed corn all day I hoed Beans and tinkered around hot day 13 Sunday Old Sow had pigs hot day Went to Fathers got Stub paid 50 cts for his keeping 14 Hauled 3 loads corn for Conklins Jack rolled corn Will plowed corn Hot day Bred Howard McChesneys Brown Mare 15 Plowed corn and rolled Rained some in afternoon Lydia went to Annawan after Chicken feed 16 Plowed corn and finished rolling, took roller home rained hard at night sowed corn 17 Trimmed hedge and cut weeds along the road in fore noon After noon helped Johnson shell corn. Will plowed corn terrible hot day 18 Plowed corn part of day Trimmed Hedge part of day Bowen here to fix his Bee Hives, Hot day Lydia went to town with Mrs. Rocky 19 Trimmed Hedge and plowed corn I plowed some for millet Hot day Peter brought plow and salt Home he brought mare up to try did not take 20 Sunday nice day 21 Plowed corn Plowed piece of wet ground for Millet took Black to Bull nice day Nell came she and Lydia went to Irves at night 22 Plowed corn I hauled 2 loads of corn for Wheelock Shaw Lydia went to Fathers for cherrys nice warm day Bred Maud 23 Plowed corn and potatoes Big dust storm and rain in after noon 24 Trimmed Hedge and mowed weeds Plowed corn went in debt at Odemans 5.30 for some repairs Oil rench and other things Modest here at night. Paid Perry for beef, paid Box rent up to October '97 25 Hauled 3 loads of corn for W.Limpke got two bu millet of W. Haxby Boys plowed corn Lydia went to Kewanee got shirts for Jack 70 cts Edgar came Home with her, Marg McChesney came and bred a mare for Howard Old cripple mare nice day threatened rain Bred Maud 26 Boys plowed I sowed Millet mowed some with mower Lydia to town feed ground nice day threatened rain Boys to town at night 27 Sunday stayed at Home nice day Cloudy 28 Boys plowed corn Billy went Home and plowed his potatoes after noon I mowed grass all day Lydia went and took Burr and Edgar to Blocks nice day threatened rain Boys went to town at night 29 Boys plowed corn I mowed Jack went and got Ed Evans nice day 30 Boys plowed Ed cut Birddocks hot day, I mowed hay Moech here at night
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