March 21
Bright, warm sunshine until 10 a.m. Real cloudy rest of day. Sprinkled some this afternoon and a real pour down since dark. Lots of thunder and lightning. Did the washing, cleaned chicken roosts off. Finished making the flower bed along back yard fence and sowed red, white and pink hollyhocks seeds in it. Got 26 eggs from 32 hens. Sold 14 doz at nine and on half cents to Sch. man. The lettuce we sowed some time ago was up and got froze last week. The folks resowed it today.
March 20
We three went to Sunday school, Violet and Mabel went with us. Read the papers and did several odd jobs this afternoon. A little cooler tonight. Sim purchased himself a Ford today.
March 19
Ora was up all night, watching the pigs. I took Ken down to Reharts. Did the usual Saturdays work. Got a hair cut. Chilly and cold wind all day. Coles came and bought 10 doz. eggs to set.
March 18
Warm sunshine all day, but rather muddy. Chicks sure enjoyed the sunshine. Cleaned chicken roosts off and coops out. Also cleaned pantry and cellar. Picked up some wood. Violet came down and brought us a qt. of huckleberries. Helped Ora with the chores, milked five cows and separated the milk. More little pigs arrived today.
March 17
Rained most all night, water everywhere. Read the papers and patched most all day. Dad and I went to Carl Reharts, after Ken this evening. Helped to finish the milking. Bill and his dad were here tonite. Ora was up till 10:30 with the pigs. One year ago today Mike, died.
March 16
Nice sunshine most all morning. But real cloudy all afternoon and is raining now. Did the mornings work and helped tie up the two hams. Read the papers. Did the ironing this P.M. Cleaned roosts off and started to make a flower bed. One year ago toady Mike Sheedy had a stroke.
March 15
Had hot biscuits and sausage for breakfast. Rendered the lard in oven, had about three and a half gal. Had a real headache all day so didn't tackle much. Snow all left today. Turned chicks out in sunshine. Lost one today.
March 14
Ground white with snow when we got up. The men killed a hog. I did the washing, helped cut lard, sausage and I mixed it. Gave Hunnicutts a mess of sausage. Mopped the kitchen after supper. Washed my face, teeth and feet and went to bed. Hogs 5 cents; cream 20 cents; eggs 8 cents. Sold Schlosser man 17 doz.
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