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Mon July 23 Pretty good day only rather hot. George and John hauled a load of hay and put it into the barn loft and I attended the water up at windy hill then we cradled a swarth around the barley and this afternoon Johny went over to Franks to see if he wanted to cut our grain and George and I went to town and got some twine and some bolts for the mowing machine.

Tues July 24 It threatened some and the wind blew some from evry [every] direction. Frank came over to day [today] and cut the barley and John and George Set up the grain and they done some other smal [small] jobs. I mowed for a main business on the 10 acre piece.

Wed July 25 Pretty nice hay day but pretty hot. George hoed strawberries in the forenoon and in the afternoon he shocked on the 10 acre piece. John plowed a little and raked the rest of the day. I finished mowing the 10 acre piece and shocked a spell.

Thurs July 26 Nice to day [today]. Johny finished raking the 10 acre piece and helped to stack the rest of the day. George hauled hay. Gus Marsh came this morning and has helped the boys haul hay. They hauled and stacked 6 loads to day [today].

Fri July 27 A good hay day. The three boys hauled hay all day and I think they stacked 6 loads May be [maybe] 7. I worked at haying some at hoeing some and at irrigating some and done them all well too.

Sat July 28 Pretty nice day and pretty nice too. George and John and Marsh finished the 10 acre piece and finished the stack up there. They got two loads from the 10 acre piece which make 15 loads from that piece this time. Then they put two loads in the barn loft and 2 they stacked. I irrigated all day on the piece towards the barn and on the piece below the orchard.

Sun July 29 Pretty warm but rather nice withall [withal]. We kept sunday pretty well and had Mary and Lew and Mr Amos to help us. George went to C V Howards and to town. He is going to help Charley at his second cutting. John went home last night and has not got home yet.

Mon July 30 Pretty warm some of the time to day [today] and rained just a little. George and John finished stacking the piece North of the house and this afternoon they set up wheat after Frank who was cutting it. I irrigated in various places and hoed quite a bit and just at night I got water to running on the two little pieces of oats that are East of the 10 acre piece.

Tues July 31 It rained a little to day [today] but only a little. Frank finished cutting the wheat and then started with the harvester for John Dragers to cut his barley. George went over to help Mr C V Howard at his hay this morning. Johny set up the wheat and helped Frank get started then he helped me at some things but I done lots of irrigating. I finished the piece below the orchard and one of the little pieces of oats and started on the 10 acre piece and the alfalfa north of the house. The Tetafsky and the red Astrican apples are just delicious now this last day of July and we have the piece north of the house and the 10 acre piece all in the stack. I think the crops are pretty early this season.

Wed Aug 1st. About like July weather. A little rain just at night but not enough to do much good or hurt. I irrigated a lot to day [today] and Johny and I stacked two loads of barley too.

Thurs Aug 2nd Pretty this morning but it gave us quite a shower about 2 O clock and drizzled quite a lot more and it rained quite a bit last night so it must be a pretty growing time now for awhile. I have irrigated a good deal to day [today] finished the piece above the house and irrigated the strawberrys and have irrigated a good deal on the ten acre piece. John done various odd jobs.

Fri Aug 3 Very nice day. John went to town this forenoon and this afternoon Done some other jobs. I finished the 10 acre piece of irrigating and done sundry other small jobs.

Sat Aug 4 Fine again. John and I hauled two loads of Barley and helped Charley get some red Astrican apples. They will take them to Cheyenne and sell them. There is 200 lbs of them.

Sun Aug 5 A pretty nice day. However it gave us a quite a rain beginning about 5 O clock PM and raining about an hour. Mother and I went over to Charleys and had a nice visit. Went over his place and I think their prospects for a god [good] crop of Evrything [Everything] is very flattering at present. We started home a little before sunset but the road was so slippery that we had to come pretty slow and it was nearly 9 O clock when we got home. We found the house locked up and Johny was gone to hunt us.

Mon Aug 6 Cloudy and it has got to raining slowly now most 6 O clock PM. John and I worked at washing and oiling the harness for a business but didnt get done.

Tues Aug 7 Clear all day and pretty warm. Johny went over to town this morning and got some Neats foot oil and a sack of flour. We finished oiling the harnesses and got them together and down to the barn and I fixed the machine some etc.

Wed Aug 8 Pretty nice until 2.30 [2:30] PM when we had quite a shower which stopped business. Johny and I worked out the two little patches the one by the Ice house and the potatoes by the pig pen and set out the barley to dry. This afternoon we hauled one load of barley but had to cover it up. Franks folks visited us to day [today].

Thurs Aug 9 Nice until about 3 O clock then we got our daily shower. Evrybody [Everybody] has a lot of hay cut or most evrybody [everybody]. We miss the hay but have our part in Barley and Wheat down. We cleaned out the barn and fixed the racks this forenoon and this afternoon we unloaded the load of barley and done some work on the stack covers.

Fri Aug 10 Pretty good day. The shower was light and did'nt last long. Johny went to town this forenoon and this afternoon chored around. George was here to day [today]. Came last night. Him and I Sewed some and mowed some and done various and sundry odd chores about the place.