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Tues May 15 Like all the rest of the
days lately the wind howls part of the time.
John worked at the piece below the orchard
and I did part of the afternoon and we got the
potatoes most half planted and now Johny
has gone to town. I found a small head
of water running from gate No 41 (that is
North of the house) and the gate was not
locked but I wrote on a board what was
needed and when I went up to night [tonight]
there was a much better head going
out but they turned out some water to
night [tonight] which is running into long pond
and that gives me some through the little gate in the
hollow that I am using on the 10 acre piece.

Wed May 16 Clear and windy. John finished the
potatoes and corn below the orchard with some help
from me and he prepared a piece for potatoes
near the hog crib. I helped some at the
potatoes and corn below the orchard and
done lots of irrigating on the 10 acre piece
and the big piece of alfalfa up at windy
hill. They have been quite liberal with water from
the Larimer Co ditch yesterday and to day [today].

Thurs May 17 Clear and miserably windy.
John planted some potatoes near the pig pen and hoed some
strawberries and helped irrigate this afternoon. I irrigated
until the ditch failed to furnish any water to me
then I had to quit anyhow a little after 4
O clock.