Diary_pages_f_1893_09-10

Mon Oct 30 Just nice. Elmer and David went to town and got some sacks in the forenoon and Lew and I hauled the popcorn. Then this afternoon we threshed. Mr Farrer done it with his machine. We had 88 bush [bushels] of wheat 10 bushels of Barley and 99 bushels of oats. 17 bush [bushels] was raised here and and 83 is to be divided with Mr Larimer making his share 27 and 2/3 bushels. I settled with Mr Farrer and paid him 10 dollars 92 cent [$10.92] in fish the ballance [balance] in cash.

Tues Oct 31 Quite a good day. We fixed up the straw stack and cleaned up after threshing. Then after dinner David and Rhoda and Hannah and I went to Reas's via of Collins got there a while before night and found a huller there a getting out alfalfa seed. He had 30 bush [bushels] and was offered 7 cents a pound for it.

Wed Nov 1st A very nice day. We [JE?] Reas and Ett David and Rhoda and Hannah and me went down as far as 2 miles East of Windsor into the potato country. Stopped for noon at Mr Charley Fords who is an extensive potatoe raiser. They were very kind to us and we saw some very fine potatoes and lots of them. Then drove back to Dotts's and visited hand over hand until bed time then went to bed and slept the sleep of the just.