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Tues July 4th Another hot dry day.
For a fourth of July celebration we went up to
Charleys to a sort of a picnic gathering of the relatives
and friends. We had a splendid dinner and
a real good time generally.
Joe Weedman staid [stayed] and looked after
the house and things and mowed the orchard.

Wed July 5 Hot and dry. I tried to mow
on the 10 acre piece but it is so dry and
gumy [gummy] that I had to take the sickle out
and clean it about once in half an
hour and it took less than 3/4 an hour
to clean it. The boys went over to
C V's and finished up there and this
afternoon Lew plowed the potatoes out.
Joe raked the orchard and Kib
raked up what I cut this forenoon.

Thurs July 6 Just like yesterday
only a little more wind. Kib raked for a
business on the 10 acre piece. Lew tinkered
with the bees a while [awhile] then irrigated potatoes
until noon and him and Joe hauled 3 loads of 3
hay from the 10 acre piece this afternoon.
Joe mowed the weeds in the apple tree rows
in the forenoon. I mowed on the 10
acre piece for a business and got it
done. I broke a sickle head to day.
That makes two broke on the 10 acre piece.