A FARMER'S DIARY by CHARLES HENRY CUSHMAN Submitted by Max B Cushman NOVEMBER 1896
01 Sunday Lydia went to Kewanee Ella came Home with her nice day Howard went to Mineral 02 Jack husked all day Howard and I went after ties fore noon husked after noon rained toward night paid Howard $5.00 in Annawan got 50 cts worth of wire for crib Heath's women were here 03 Jack lost 1/2 day went to the election stayed all night Lydia and Ella stayed at Dows Howard went to Mineral rained after noon paid 1.25 to Ben H. 04 Went to Annawan for lumber paid 10. 76 for Lumber and nails nice day got letter from W. Ashlock started a new Crib 05 Jack and I went to Annawan first snow last night 8 inch got Oysters played cards at night 06 Went after Coal to Messmore paid for it spoke for some posts of Morley, got one bushel apples of Henry Messmore traded a barrow for a sow and pay the difference to Henry Lydia and Ella went to Annawan nice day Snow melted some rained at night 07 We all went and cut poles over to Moreys fore noon after noon Jack and I cut poles Howard and Steve set poles, got a Sow of Henry Messmore she weighed 490 lb am to take him a barrow and pay him the difference snow and cold, Jack and Steve went to Annawan at night, paid Steve 2.50 08 Sunday Fred Sharp was here he went to Irves nice day cold 09 Jack husked all day Howard and I worked on Crib Mr. Bowen was here nice day Fred Sharp left his Horse here for me to winter at 2.00 per month 10 Jack husked all day I hauled load of Lumber from Annawan Howard and I worked on Crib rained some after noon 11 All husked corn Lydia and Ella went to Kewanee Ella stayed nice day 12 All husked but Howard he lost 1/2 day nice day Myrt brought mail 13 All husked fore noon but Howard he lost 1/2 day I got lumber after non got nails 1.50 paid for them got 60 boards for roof all husked after noon but me nice day Lydia killed Skunk 14 All husked all day took Hog to Messmore paid him difference nice day Lydia went to Annawan said Crain Bro were closed out 15 Sunday nice day 16 All husked but me Fick and I worked on Crib paid Fick 1.50 for work nice day 17 Boys husked all day I hauled load of lumber forenoon Fick and I worked on Crib after noon nice day Lydia went to Annawan with Mrs Rocky Paid Fick 1.50 18 All husked all day hot day turned cold at night Lydia went to Rockys and got some turnips Messmores built some fence and turned their Horses in the south twenty Al Jacobs here Jack has earned 17.25 since first of this month and 22.50 before maked 39.75 I owe him up to date 19 All husked finished 80 Ella came from Kewanee Ed was here got old stove Vesta was here nice day 20 Boys husked I got load of Coal 40 bu Messmore got Colts out of field Lydia and Ella went to town and to School last day nice day Jack to town at night 21 All husked 1/2 day but me I tinkered around went to town at night J. Sullivan and W. Eyre came and stayed all night cool day threatened rain and snow built yard fence 22 Sunday nice clear but cool day 23 All husked W. Eyre commenced husking for 1.50 per day misty day 24 All husked cloudy misty at night Leroy Snyder was here got the stalks for his cattle at 60 cents per head a month Irve was here at night 25 All husked Ella came out T. McChesney here good day 26 All husked 1/2 day rained after noon went to dance 27 All husked all day J.T. paid me 5.00 that he owed me 28 All husked all day nice day J.T. paid me 5.00 for hay 29 Sunday nice day G. Messmore here Lydia Ella to Rockys 30 All husked Snyder put Cattle in field 33 head at 60 cents a head per month
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