A FARMER'S DIARY by CHARLES HENRY CUSHMAN Submitted by Max B Cushman OCTOBER 1895 From Book #1 - dated at Annawan, Illinois. 01 Mowed grass all day Jack trimmed hedge fore noon and raked hay after noon Lydia went to Annawan with Burwell Rich was after us to work the road Jack went to town at night 02 Made Hay, Jack worked on road fore noon helped Hay after noon Modest helped after noon J.Rocky helped with two men after noon 03 Made Hay Modest helped all day Billy Eyre half day J.Rocky two men half day and one man all day 04 Helped J.Rocky with two men in forenoon trimmed Hedge afternoon 05 Hauled straw pile out of yard and killed some rats Jack trimmed hedge in after noon I went to kewanee got pair of shoes for Jack paid 2.50 for them 06 Sunday Rainy Day Ella and McCorkell was here 07 Hauled load of Oats to Mineral 60 bu at 15 cts per bu Jack hauled manure 08 Jack helped Modest forenoon Hauled manure after noon I mowed grass and scraped dirt around the wind mill. 09 Shoveled Corn for G.Messmore fore noon and hauled load to Kewanee worked in hay after noon 10 Jack hauled two loads of Corn for J.McChesney I carried in some Potatoes and scraped around the well 11 Rained We sorted Potatoes and worked at the fence between Haxby and I 12 Worked at the fence and in after noon at the Hay J.Rocky came and got a load of Rye straw 13 Sunday Went over to Fathers Vesta and Irve were there J.Templeton came at night andf paid me 10 Dollars for half of a stack of Rye straw 14 Hauled Hay in the fore noon J.Rocky helped with two men we went and helped Jim mow his crib after noon and I cut grass down by the crick Jack hauled manure 15 Went over to Fathers fixed Bridge hauled some wood picked some corn came Home and cut some hay Jack hauled some manure after we come Home Jim and Tom sawed wood for Father all day 16 Hauled manure and worked in the Hay Bowen was here to fix the Plaster Said he had bought 40 acres of land of Haxby and wanted me to work it 17 Hauled Hay and Killed a Hog Orm Warner was here to examine the Chimmeys Webbs sale 18 Hauled Hay and manure Mrs Rocky went to Nebraska 19 Jack and I went to town was fire in town let Jack have five Dollars brought Colts Home from Fathers Paid 1.50 for Courier up to April 17th 1896 20 Sunday Went after Crab apples in Bowens timber Lydia and Gray went to the Blocks Dow's Elevator Burned 21 Hauled Hay fore noon Commenced Husking corn after noon Rockys heard from Mrs R and she said George was better. 22 We picked corn all day about one hundred bu dry and windy Jack went oto Shaws at night for his overshirt 23 Husked one Hundred bu Lydia went to Kewanee with Myrtle 24 Husked one Hundred bu Morgan McChes was here at night after Jack to go to dance in Annawan 25 Husked one Hundred bu turned stock in first piece of stalks husked Lydia got letter from her Mother 26 Husked one Hundred bu corn 27 Sunday W. Forest and Sites was here 28 Husked one Hundred bu Lydia went to Kewanee 29 Husked one Hundred bu J.Rocky sold team for 200 dollars 30 Husked one Hundred bu Nell and Ina went Home Myrtle was here 31 Husked one Hundred bushels
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