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Feb 1st Sat Clear still warm and real nice. Lew went to town drove Nell and Taney. Dave nursed his Grippe. I cleaned out the barn.

Sun Feb 2 Clear mostly and quite warm. We had far company to day Mr and Mrs Neece Mr R E and Mrs Ettie Dotts and Misses Ida Kate and Grace Dotts and we all kept Sunday and visited as well as we could.

Mon Feb 3 Fine again to day. The boys went to town to day and drove Dandy took the wagon over and had it weighed. It weighed with Lew and the binding pole on it 1,465 lbs. I chored around at numerous things and got ready to shell corn.

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Tues Feb 4 As nice as anybody could wish only it was too warm. Harry Dixon came and helped Dave and Lew to kill and dress Kirk. Then they put a load of oat and alfalfa straw into the loft for the horses I didnt do much for I didnt feel good.

Wed Feb 5 Pretty good day on an average but it kept thickening up all the latter part of the day and just at night it got to raining slowly and that is what it is doing now. Dave and Lew hauled manure and I chored around some in the forenoon and in the afternoon I tinkered at the sheller awhile and then shelled corn the rest of the afternoon.

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Thurs Feb 6 Pretty nice to day only most [almost] too breezy. Lew went to town and brought out a load of coal and one thing and another. Dave went a school visiting. I got in a pretty fair days work at various different things.

Fri Feb 7 Clear and rather nice but a little breezy. Lew hauled manure. Dave cut up and salted the hind quarters of Kirk and went with Mr Haag getting specimens upon the side hill at white rocks in the afternoon. I helped Lew haul manure part of the time and this afternoon I got the water running on to the orchard.

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Sat Feb 8 Quite nice on the whole but rather a cool wind. Lew and Dave went to town. They drove Dandy and he went a kiting some of the time. Dave went home with John Drager and Meda came home with Lew. Lew make a couple of breast straps after he got home. I irrigated in the orchard.

Sun Feb 9 Clear and quite nice. Lew and I went up to the Spring Canion [Canyon] Ranch today. Found things generaly moving along quite smoothly except the wind had blown some of the south fence down. We let Mr Walthan have 176 lbs beef but we had borrowed 23 lbs So he only has to pay for 153 lbs which at 4 cts per pound makes $6.22. John Dragers folks were here to day.

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Mon Feb 10 A horrible day the wind commenced to howl bout 10 O clock and keeps it up yet and it has snowed up in the hills like it meant to all this afternoon but it has not snowed any here yet. Lew and I hauled manure this forenoon but this afternoon we didnt do anything scarcly [scarcely].

Tues Feb 11 Clear and pleasant but pretty sharp and the wind blew a little. We hauled manure this forenoon and this afternoon the boys loaded up a load of hay to take to Mr Wathan and when Lew got to the railroad crossing it turned over bottom up and Dave has gone tot [to?] help him load up again. I irrigated in the orchard to day got loaded and Lew went as far as Collins.

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