Sunday, October 28, 2012

April, Monday 14. 1884. (J.H. Keim)

Clear & pleasant.  Plowed truck patch then Will plowed in oats field awhile.  Isaac Maural(?) was here to dinner & Will Webster & wife here to dinner.  I planted some trees & dug some garden & planted some onions.  Pigs 4 weeks old.

April, Sunday 13. 1884. (J.H. Keim)

Cloudy but cleared off warm.  S. School commenced today good turnout.  Was to S. school.  Frank Crossby was here this afternoon.

Saturday, October 27, 2012

April, Saturday 12. 1884. (J.H. Keim)

Clear cool.  I burried a yearling heifer hauled manure to truck patch.  J. M. Kendal was here left a plow & a cultivator.  I plowed some in truck patch for strawberries(?).  J. Brannan was here got 800 phosphate.  Will was to Phoenixville.

April, Friday 11. 1884. (J.H. Keim)

Clear & cool.  Freemont got 2 load of hay off of a stack we hauled the balance in barn.  Will hauled a load of lumber for Albert Trego.  We hauled manure to truck patch.  S. Kline got 4 1/2 bu potato.

April, Thursday 10. 1884. (J.H. Keim)

Clear & cold.  Several inches of snow on the ground this morning but most of it went by this eavening. Was to Pottstown then went to mill and to James Essichs got some Brown Leghorn egs for setting.  N. Brannan was here today.  Urner got a calf weight 167.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

April, Wednesday 9. 1884. (J.H. Keim)

Cloudy raining hard this morning turned to snow by 7 o'clock.  Snowed all day first from east then from the west.  Several inches of snow on ground.  Made plow double tree(?) & killed 2 pr chickens.  Will greased some harnesses.

April, Tuesday 8. 1884. (J.H. Keim)

Clear morning but clouded up and rained by noon rained hard this afternoon.  Hauled one load of phosphate home.  Will then plowed till noon.  I sowed 1/2 bu of clover seed.  Cleaned stables & greased harness this afternoon.  School closed.