July 26
Cloudy most all morning. Did a large washing. Ironed the clothes which had no starch this P.M. Also gave the Ford a cleaning and shined it. Dampened clothes. Helped do milking. Found a hen with 7 chickens.
July 25
Hoed pickles and beans and stuck the beans. Cleaned chicken roosts and coops. Mama and kids here this P.M. I went to Seymour with Ora this afternoon. Picked some tomatoes and helped reset late cabbage plants. Helped milk both times. Saw Mabel's new home a minute.
July 24
Went to S. S. Mowed part of yard this A.M. The folks Mabel and Shelby came and I went to creek with them. Ray, Wanda, Esther and Ruth were here this P.M. Wrote Carsons a letter tonite. Ora's feeling bum.
July 23
Cleaned all the house. Washed and ironed my green dress. Mama brought us some cucumbers. Canned 2 qts. Bill helped make hay. Helped do the milking.
July 22
Did mornings work. Picked 2 gal. B. berries. Helped can 10 qt berries and 5 qt. beets. My oxfords came from Sears & Co. today. Another real hot day.
July 21
Cleaned and washed the berries I picked yesterday. Washed the cans. Put kettles of beets on to cook. Helped to can 20 qts. of B. berries and 10 1/2 qts. beets. Sure was a hot day. Ora sowed buckwheat.
July 20
Picked 1 gal. berries in garden. Did the ironing. Mama P., Emma and I picked berries in our woods this afternoon. Took a bath in salts water tonite.
july 19
Did the washing. Went to Hayden this P.M. to get corn cracked for chickens. Worked in garden. Dampened clothes. Mable and Shelby moved to the Crawford farm down by Seymour.
July 18
Did mornings work. Cleaned off chick coops and roosts. Plowed navy beans. Mowed the yard. Dug potatoes. Took milk and all went to Violets surprise. She was 19. Had cream and cake.
July 17
Went to S. S. Violet, Velma to Emma went with us. Ken took mama to Watys this P.M. We two, the folks, Mable, Shelby, and Violet went to creek on Sheedys this P.M.
July 16
Feeling real bum today. Cleaned the house up. took off 11 chicks. cleaned out the setting nests.
July 15
Picked some berries along creek this A.M. Two hens hatching. Another hot day. Visited Violet awhile this P.M. Plowed some beans, helped to moil and separate.
July 14
Did the ironing and patched most all P.M. Yesterday was 95 degrees at city. Seems hotter today. Plowed beans and cucumbers this evening.
July 13
Did the washing. Some patching, helped to milk and separated. Mowed all the yard this evening. A real hot day. Dampened clothes.
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