Name/Title
Log book, 1869Entry/Object ID
2021.1.434Tags
1860s, AgricultureScope and Content
Log book of daily activities in agricultural life.
"1869
Feb 20th Frosty snowy snowy F. N. cloudy sun-
shine A. N. I was not very well did nothing but
chors Mrs. Boyd died today a little after noon
21st Frosty gray snowy R. pritty bad today
22nd Cloudy 20(degrees) above day cloudy cold Jannie Will
and Agness at funera l R. was not able to go
Uncle Gavin was here a little while will chop
some towards night him and me at Frank's at night
23th It has snowed over night this is a snowy morn-
ing 20(degrees) above day snowy blowy Will and Frank
went to coal bank will brought 16 hundred I did
chors here and at Frank's Will and me unloaded
coal towards night then Will sawed some wood
24th Blowy morning 12(degrees) above day very blowy and cold
with clouds and some sunshine Will went to Ki
nsman F. N. then he dunged stables I choped down
trees we both choped a while then I hauled two
loads we went to Frank's at night after cyder R.
some better to day Jannie and John sick
25th Noah's ark on the sky this morning 4(degrees) belo zero
hazzy sunshine F. N. Will and me choping 28(degrees) above
at noon Will choped A. N. I hauled 4 loads it was
cloudy with snow showers Will went to the
store at night Jannie very sick R. some better
26th It snowed over night this a snowy morning
30(degrees) above zero day cloudy with blinks of sun
and showers of snow and hail Will and me got up bout
four loads wood R did chors and went over to
Frank's Jannie still pretty sick
27th It has been a cold snowy night snowy drifty
morning 4 below zero cold drifty day snow
about a foot deep Will and me choped and...
Sept 6th Warm cloudy day some sun both
..tching I went to store at night
7th Rainy warm day I hung up 76 bacco plants
and thrashed 3 dozen oats 2 1/2 bushels R.
choped a few sticks wood
8th It has been a wet night this is a wet mo-
rning wet drizzling day R. cobling I pla-
stering celor
9th Showery M. day cool cloudy sunshine R.
choping at the wood pile I went to Mrs Birrel's
got 2 bushels wheat for seed to be returned wh-
en it grose I plowed a little afternoon
10th Cool M. day cloudy some sunshine R. mow-
ing and ditching I plowing
11th Misty M. bright warm day R. mowing and di-
tching I plowing
12th Bright warm druthy day
13th Bright druthy day I went to Bristol and brought
four hundred 3 inch tile 25 dollars per thousand and
50 inch and half at 10 dollars R. mowing diging dit-
ches and laying tile
14th Suny blowy day some clouds puting dung for
wheat we sowed some wheat harrowed after supper
15th Cloudy some sunshine F. N. slight showers
A. N. we put out two loads dung morning then
R. sowed wheat put in tile and covered them I
harrowed and read ditches Uncle Gavin was here
16th Cloudy sunshine both filling ditch F. N. I hau-
led two loads dung we sowed one rig white michigan wheat
and harrowed it A. N. R. at ditch I cut a load corn
fodder after supper then went over to Frank's
17th Cloudy warm some thunder but very little
rain both digin new ditch and filling old one."Location
Location
Container
Murdoch Collection Box 1Room
ArchivesBuilding
Morgan History CenterNotes
Folder: Logs