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Sun May 1st Cloudy in the morning but cleared up and was quite nice. Lew trained Prince some to day and likes him pretty well. Mother and I went up to John Dragers to see little Grace found them all doing pretty well. Coming back we stopped at Mr Hoags and got some seed potatoes about a bushel part Early Ohio and part Rose seedings.

Mon May 2 A cloudy cool [lowry?] day but didnt rain enough to keep us from work. We all planted some rose seedling some early Ohio and some snow flake potatoes after the boys had cleaned out the cistern in the afternoon. I prepared slips and the boys hauled 5 loads of manure and put it on to the west side of the lower orchard.

Tues May 3 Mostly cloudy and began to rain just at night and is raining now. The boys plowed for oats up on the pieces east of the lake. They run two teams Nell Beauty Prince and Dom. They got quite a bit done. I worked at the slips and got them done and bundled up before supper then after supper I got the water a running into the cistern.

Wed May 4 Cloudy and cold all day and rained a little several times. The boys plowed for oats this forenoon on the buckwheat piece this afternoon. It was so nasty that they didnt do much but the chores. I chored around and finished filling the cistern this forenoon and sort of laid around this afternoon. The Larimer Co Ditch had water turned into it May 1st but we cant see anybody to give us any to irrigate yet. Couldnt get any water yet.

Thurs May 5 Pretty promising this morning but stormed a little about 10 O clock the ballance [balance] very good. Lew went down to Mr Bakers and got our big bull. He weighs 1665 lbs got home with him all safe. Kib and I went up to windy hill and took up a load of apple brush and brought back a load of cottonwood brush this afternoon. Kib plowed for oats got done. I prepared slips.

Fri May 6 Cloudy and cold most of the day. Lew harrowed this forenoon with Nell and Topsy and drilled oats in the afternoon. Kib went to Mr Dixons in the forenoon and harrowed on the small pieces east of the lake in the afternoon. I sowed the three small pieces east of the lake using about 80 bushels of oats so I suppose that there is a little over 3 acres of ground there.

Sat May 7 A horrible day after raining all night. Last night 80/100 of an inch falling through the night. It snowed and rained slowly about all day and rather cold. Lew went to town with the butter. Kib and I didnt do much besides the chores and I didnt do much of them but I finished cutting and bunch the slips that were in the shop.

Sun May 8 About 4 or five inches of soft snow this morning and melted off by noon and the mud is awful. The new ditch co commenced to run water to Long Pond. Mr Foot came here to day and wants to stay a spell and help us and so get his board. We kept Sunday as best we could.

Commenced running water into Long Pond.

Mon May 9 Some sunshine in the fore part of the day and a cold dismal rain in the latter part. We had Mr foot helping us at the fence over on the hill. We got the posts set and are about ready to streatch [stretch] the wire on it. I have been bothered a good deal about the ditch business to day. This miserable Larimer Co ditch Co want us to let them enlarge the Dry Creek Lateral and run water into Long Pond.

Tues May 10 Cloudy and nasty all day and rained some several times and is raining a little now. Lew and Mr Foot worked at putting on wire over on the hill. Kib and I dug the holes and set the posts below the orchard and I went up to see if the head gate would do that. Mr Birdsall was butting in and helped a while.