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July 28, 1902
This A.M. Harve and I helped Henry shock (oats) and in the P.M. hauled hay four loads. The weather tho fair was not well suited for making hay as the air was very damp and the hay being very green … Continue reading
July 25, 1902
(Sister) Abbie’s 21st Birthday. Haying and harvesting is still in progress, as usual, so it seems, we made poor progress at the hay today as we only got in three loads. Rain this evening stopped work on this line for … Continue reading
July 23, 1902
Has been a very cool day and pleasant withal for work, and save for a light very partial shower at noon, was a good time for progress. (Brother-in-Law Henry Stephenson) Henry started on his oats today. We completed the first … Continue reading
July 22, 1902
A rather cool day but fair and the kind of weather I would like to see until the haying and harvest is up. The light shower of last night left the hay too wet to work at this A.M. so … Continue reading
July 20, 1902
July 20th, Sunday A fair day which we spent over at (brother) Ernest’s. (North of Ralston, where Daryl Toyne lives today.) The ‘Coon (Raccoon River) is going down slowly and the fields everywhere are very wet. Small grain harvesting and … Continue reading
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July 18, 1902
A rainy day. The rain begun yesterday afternoon and the ground was very wet this morning, then it did not stop at that. Rain has fallen nearly half the time throughout the day. We have quite a quantity of hay … Continue reading
July 16, 1902
Has been a very hot day this morning. Harve and I ground some meal for the chickens and then after raking some hay went in the P.M. to hauling hay. We now have in 11 loads, all good big ones … Continue reading
July 14, 1902
Monday, a fine day but very hot. This A.M. Harve and I put the hay rake in order and this afternoon Pa and I brot in three loads of hay which Frank cut last Saturday. Yesterday we with Henry and … Continue reading
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Tagged books, family, farm life, history, money, Pompeii, weather
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July 11, 1902
A fine day and we had hoped that good weather was again coming on the stage, but tonight, 10 o’clock, it is raining again. The river is all over the bottoms, yet tho out on the flat country the water … Continue reading
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July 8, 1902
Rain, rain, rain a monotonous program even if the effects would cease at the conclusion of the performance. Water stands in every little depression and runs in every furrow. It has rained nearly all day today and yesterday was broken … Continue reading