A FARMER'S DIARY by CHARLES HENRY CUSHMAN Submitted by Max B Cushman MAY 1897 01 Plowed all day Lydia went to Annawan with Mrs Rocky nice day 02 Lydia went to Ed's Cool day sprinkled at night G. Messmore was here and rented south 20 he gives me 1/2 of Corn and stalks, but we are to give or take what ever is right for the 1/2 share of stalks, so he or I will have them all 03 Plowed on 80 nice day 04 Plowed west of Barn nice day 05 Went to Kewanee Livery Barn burned Jack hauled manure Peddler stayed all night Saw Nick he said he weighed his seed Oats and had 68 bu got Harness fixed but did not pay for it It was about $3.00 Bill Duff bred mare took 20 bu Oats to Father 06 Plowed all day nice day 07 Plowed all day nice day Bred Bess 08 Plowed all day nice day Jack went to town at night 09 Sunday Carters here nice day 10 Plowed fore noon went after seed corn after noon Shaw went too I paid 35 per bu got 14 bu Lydia went to town with Mrs Rocky nice day 11 Harrowed stalks fore noon shelled seed corn after noon Jack Pulverized all day nice day Maud had Colt in morning Daisy had Colt at night 12 Commenced planting on 80 nice day Will came stayed all night 13 Planted some and hauled out some Hayseed on ground rained after noon Will went away Am 37 years old today 14 Harrowed Plowed and Pulverized nice day rained at night 15 Planted Plowed and Harrowed nice day Mr. Bowen here Lydia to town 16 Sunday nice day Rocky here got some salt 17 Harrowed and Planted warm day 18 Planted and Plowed warm day Father was here 19 Planted and harrowed nice day Bred Maud 20 Planted and harrowed windy dry day Bred Daisy 21 Plowed all day finished below road Lydia went to Annawan nice day J. Rocky's mare had Colt 22 Planted piece below road, Lydia went to Kewanee and Blocks left. Burr and Mrs Mumford came home with Lydia Rained ome Cow had Calf 23 Sunday Lydia and her Mother went to church nice day 24 Worked on road with 3 teams for C.Kemerling road boss, nice day Cool Bred Mare for Howard McChesney 25 Worked road with 3 teams for Kemerling Mrs Rocky paid Lydia $5.00 for Colt nice day frost last night G.Messmore gave me a receipt for road work Nell had colt 26 Hauled corn for Barton 3 loads Lydia got 66 lb of Port we owe them 16 lb of meat, took wagon to Fick to put bottom in, got 1.35 worth of maple flooring of Dow did not pay for it, Comp fixed rods for wagon got 3 end rods nice day 27 Rained all day went to town after noon 28 Jack hauled one load corn for Elmer Batten I shoveled 1/2 day Lydia went to town nice day Jack took Mower to town and got wagon 29 Jack hauled 4 loads corn for Wellie and I shoveled all day. We got his Boar, Bred Rockys Daisy. Lydia went to Blocks got Addie and Chldren nice day 30 Sunday Folks all went to Church but me Marg McChesney here nice day took Black Colt to Fathers pasture 31 Replanted corn and hauled some out of old House Jack powed some potatoes. Father, Mother and Mrs Howe were here Frost last night nice day
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