A FARMER'S DIARY by CHARLES HENRY CUSHMAN Submitted by Max B Cushman NOVEMBER 1897 01 Husked all day Bowen here to fix Cistern Jim Bradley here for job windy and cold a lot of stray Horses in road this morning 02 Husked all day Messmores two loads Lydia went to Annawan Cool and Dusty 03 Husked all day Messmores two loads Bowen here to fix Cistern warm day Lyles hauled some of their straw 04 Went to Kewanee got load of Coal as I came Home Set fire to trees in field Jack went to dance Messmore 2 loads of Corn windy threatened rain 05 Hauled some Cobs and Husked some Corn rained very little turned cool at night 06 Husked all Day nice day finished West field fore noon 07 Sunday Went to Irves G. Messmore here to see Jack rained a little all day and raining yet at night 08 Husked all day commenced raining at night rained all night 09 Fixed fence fore noon wrung pigs Perry Rose here for Dinner Ordered some bushes of him Husked afternoon nice day Will Morton here and L. Haxby Jack went away at night 10 Husked all Day Walter Henry came nice day 11 Husked all day Killed Hog froze most all day Walter husked I am to pay him 75 cts per day 12 Husked all day Ina and Nell here sent some Meat to Fathers and Rob's nice day 13 Husked all day Walter has helped 3 Days nice daoy George Haxby here he goes Home today Messmores turned Horses in south 20 of stalks 14 Sunday Cloudy day rained last night borrowed some salt of Modest to salt some meat went to Rockys awhile 15 Husked part of fore noon Walter went Home at night I paid him for his work rained most all day tinkered around after noon 16 I husked all day Jack Plowed nice day 17 I husked all day Jack plowed nice day a fellow stopped here at night 18 I husked all day Jack plowed nice day Irve and Will Bowen, Mallory & Will Haxby here 19 Husked all day Jack plowed warm day wind in South Messmores Bull here at night Snyder went boy with Cattle 20 Finished Husking Jack powed nice day 21 Sunday went to Fathers nice day 22 Went to Kewanee then to Will Bowen bargained for some Cows at 4 cts per lb spit snow first time for this fall Chilly saw Lyle said he was coming to see Hay sold Chickens and 10 turkeys came to 34.46 24 Went after Cows got 8 Cows and 2 Calves at 4 cts per lb they weighed 8230 at Tibbits and 7980 at Kemerlings we split the difference and made it 8060 at 4 cts makes 322.40 gave note for 322.00 for 15 months at 7% John T. helped raw Cold day 25 Went to Annawan Misty day Went to Dance in Annawan last night Jack came at night saw several in Annawan who said my Case would not come off this week Shaws Case is being tried yesterday and tomorrow then comes Minards Case 26 Went to Kewanee Jack hauled load of Coal snowed some 27 Went to Annawan Jack hauled manure nice day went to Exhibition at night 28 Sunday Settled up with Jack Owed him 47.65 paid him 20.00 and it leaves 27.65 coming to him Cloudy day 29 Tinkered around all day Jack came and went to Kewanee wanted to work for Board, Norm Johnson was here to see about hauling corn from Coles, and said he was going to get some Cattle at Collins said John J. was going too as he had bought some Cows, Cool day 30 Went to Annawan and got G.Fitzkee and Wheely Shaw and then went to Cambridge cold raw wind Lawson said we should appear next thursday for trial
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