September 1929
-September 8 (weather fine)
Had Sunday School and 2 meetings
-September 9 (weather fine)
We dug cobblers a.m. 54 bbls. I hauled 52 p.m. 3.00 and 1 load for Stanley Miller
Arlie [Arlie McIntyre] hoed plants p.m.
– September 10 (weather foggy raining tonight)
We went up to cut buckwheat, I mowed by hand. Arlie hauled load for …. I reap buckwheat p.m. Arlie oiled truck.
-September 11 (weather fine)
Arlie reap up back today. I hauled 2 load wood. One loads to Clifton Kneeland. 1 load to George Kneeland. Mixed cement for Elden p.m.
– September 12 (weather fine)
Arlie reap up back and plowed. I mixed down to Eldens a.m. hauled 3 cord wood to Kneeland.
-September 13 (weather fine)
I hauled 2 cord and 1 to Knelland. 1 to Eaint Cony. Arlie reap some up back.
-September 13 (sic. 14) (weather fine)
We started to reap buckwheat a m and bakere ap fixed it Eve split some wood p.m.
-September 14 (weather fine)
Had Sunday School and 2 meetings.
-September 15 (weather fine)
Arlie finished ??? buckwheat and reap oats. Abbut and I ?? buckwheat a.m. We hoed straw plants. p.m. Arlie reap oats p.m.
-September 16 (weather foggy)
We went up to haul in oats a.m.. Arlie hauled out straw. We hauled in 1 1/2 load pm it rained we worked on stalls.
-September 17 (weather dull)
Arlie plowed 2 hours. I went up with Harvey to Bartleys got load potatoes I had hoed straw and plants.
-September 18 (weather fine)
Arlie plowed a.m. ! turned over grass a.m. We hauled in 4 load p.m. Paro Sisco helped us.
-September 19 (weather fine)
We rolled buckwheat a.m. hauled in 5 load today. Arlie ….
-September 20 (weather fine)
We moved engine up back. We thrashed 4 load. Scott helped us 100 bushels.
-September 22 (weather fine)
Had Sunday School and 2 meetings
-September 23 (weather fine)
We thrashed 1 load oats 1 load buckwheat Papa helped us
-September 24 (weather fine)
We went up and hauled 2 loads of buckwheat. Papa helped us thrash p.m. got done at 2 hauled in load scatterings
-September 25 (weather fine)
We hauled out barrels to field and hauled in 4 load buckwheat a.m. Got done harvesting.. we dug p.m. out here
-Sept 26 (weather fine)
We dug out here broke digger a.m. went town got piece for it.
-Sept 27 (weather fine)
We dug out here . Harvey hauled load potatoes for me 25 bbls
-Sept 28 (weather fine)
We finished out back field at 8.30 Mowed in by church. dug 105 bbs there. I hauled cord wood to Sandy Wortman. Harvey hauled 25 bbls.
-September 29 (weather fine)
Had Sunday School and 2 meetings. Gidion Demerchant was here.
-September 30 (weather fine)
We dug back of church and dug some down on flat. 46 bbls.
MLF Farm Journal: September 8-13
MLF Farm Journal: September 14-20
MLF Farm Journal: September 21(sic)-28
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