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Wed JUNE 19. Little nice long day. Pretty warm and didnt rain. Lew plowed buckwheat ground all day. So did Bert except what time it took him to finish bunching the hay in the little pieces near the barn. I hoed in the forenoon and in the afternoon shucked hay most of the time.

JUNE 20. Thurs Pretty fair day but cloudy most of the time. I sowed the buckwheat and shucked up the hay about the house and the pieces towards the barn. Lew helped finish plowing the buckwheat ground and cultivated corn the rest of the day. Bert after he got through plowing harrowed the rest of the day. We had just enough buckwheat to sow the piece.

Fri JUNE 21. Clear mostly and very nice. Will Dixon was here to day and him and Lew cleaned up the hay hauled about 8 loads. Bert finished the buckwheat the harrowing I mean. I worked at step ladders made one and done some towards another.

JUNE 22. Sat Nice and pretty warm. Lew finished cultivating the corn and truck patches. Will mowed out the patch North of the house in the forenoon and in the afternoon hoed in the garden. Bert helped me plow a while then went to town with Mrs Dimick and the butter in the afternoon. hoed and plowed a while in the truck patches then finished the other step ladder then hoed the rest of the day and worked awhile on the ditch for our own salvation.

Sun JUNE 23. Very nice day again sprinkled a little sprink about noon. We all staid [stayed] at home and had company. Charleys and Reas s folks were all here and we had a real nice visit. The strawberries are just elegant and the cherry trees are beginning to look lovely and the cherries taste real cheerful. Ida staid [stayed] to make us a weeks visit.

JUNE 24. Clear and pretty warm. Lew and Will went up to the hills to clean out the corn and put up some troughs for stock to drink from and put some wire on the south side of one of Lews 40 s etc Bert [Clad?] crushed the buckwheat. I went to town and paid the yearly insurance of $19.37 and made berry boxes in the afternoon.

Tues JUNE 25. Quite warm some of the time and the wind blew some of the time per Bert. Chored at one thing and another. The boys have not got home yet. I mowed all day and done well too. Cut the alfalfa south of the hill and the long piece below the ditch.

JUNE 26. Wed Pleasant with the usual squall of wind in the afternoon. Bert irrigated some and picked cherries some. The boys have not got home yet. I mowed the two pieces near the house on the Windy Hill piece and stirred hay a while a little afternoon.

Thurs JUNE 27. Very fine day just right for corn. Lew went to town in the forenoon and in the afternoon he cultivated the punkin [pumpkin] and squash patches. Will and Bert cleaned out a ditch in the forenoon and in the afternoon Bert raked hay and Will followed Lew in the truck patches. I mowed all day on the piece East of the lake and done pretty well too.

JUNE 28. Fri Very nice and pretty warm. Lew and Will tore down the North old stable and then shocked hay the ballance [balance] of the day until about night. Then Lew went to town with the butter and some cherries. Bert raked all day. I mowed all day and got through just about quitting time. The alfalfa was awful heavy towards the north end of the piece.