March 8

Still cold and windy. Did the washing and dried most of clothes in the house. Frank was over this P.M. Pat, the assessor was here too. I ironed several pieces. Ken came home this evening.

March 7

Registered the same as yesterday. Too cold to wash. Took care of chicks and read papers. My $1.00 Oxfords and mamma's 86 cent hat came today. Slippers fit fine and don't look so bad either. Ken went to help Red today and isn't home yet. Ora and I just returned from  Simmons Roberts birthday, he was 26. Violet and Bill went with us. Cut and made two quilt blocks this afternoon.

March 6

Everything froze up, 10 above zero this morning at Hayden. Went to Sunday-school. Mabel, Aunt Maude, Donald and Violet went with us, only 60 out. Came home did the noon chores and went down to Mabels. The folks, grandpa, Ezra's were there. Covered my 3 coops with old rugs, coats and comforts. Seemed colder.

March 5

Real cloudy and a cold misty rain which turned to snow this afternoon. Ground was all white by night. Took off 11 more chicks. Did the usual days work and read the papers.

March 4

Cold wind from the North. Fixed a chicken coop and took off 10. Some more hatching. Hog market 4.50. Cream 24 cents. Eggs 8 cents. Worked with chickens some way or other all day. We put powder on hens tonight. Bill and his dad were down. Grandpa was here this P.M.

March 3

Helped to put powder on Mam's chickens for lice. Read the papers and did some odd jobs. Helped Ora to rake cobs in hog lot and visited Violet a while this afternoon. Raining some. Violet, Bill, Ora and I went down to Mabels tonite. Rained very hard while we were there. Col. Lindberg's baby was kidnapped Tuesday night. Heard about Alice and Pete Hall's split up. Set a hen.

March 2

Ora and I culled mam's chickens. Took 14 head to Dodds; 12 cents a lb. Went to North Vernon to Dr. Stopped taking the drop medicine. Patched two old pair of overalls this afternoon. Chicks beginning to hatch.

MARCH 1, 1932

Rather cloudy all day and raining some tonite. Did the ironing and some patching. Violet and her mother were down this afternoon. Robert was here tonight, we had a real argument on religion. The boys finished gathering corn today, last years crop. They raised about 2400 bushels of corn this year.

February 29

'Tis the leap day of the leap year. Nice warm sunshine all day. Did the washing and made two quilt blocks. Several odd jobs this evening. Also read the papers. Sold twenty dozen eggs to the Schlosser man, at nine cents. The boys hauled the good hay from the stack, back on the hill, into the barn.

February 28

The folks and Ken went to Bobs, real early. Ora and I went to Sunday-school to church. Were here all evening by ourselves, enjoyed reading and eating apples and popcorn.

February 27

Another nice day. Did the work and cleaned all the house up. Washed my hair this P.M.  Received a letter from Aunt Maude. Ora cleaned a ditch out, down in the bottoms where clover was three or four inches high, green. A little cooler tonight.

February 26

Still warmer and sure seems like spring. Did the usual work, read papers. Deloris Machino, won the spelling contest in this County. (Our neighbor girl). I cleaned and scrubbed the entire front porch today. A real job. Flies flying around. Tree buds are swelling. Chicks sure enjoyed sunshine today. 23 eggs.

February 25

did the morning work, some patching and read the papers. Real warm, its almost hot. Dad, mamma and I took truck to woods to get a hickory log and dirt for flowers. Truck stopped on a hillside and there stayed til Ken went and got it. Took seven more baby chicks off and put with others. Worked on quilt blocks this evening.

February 24

Up early, Kenneth sowed grass on Sheedy's. Did the ironing work, cleaned chicken roosts off and moved coops in lower part of orchard. Took 10 chicks off today. Mamma Violet and I went to Ladies Aid this afternoon. Made two quilt blocks tonight.

February 23

Did the ironing and some patching. A real cold wind blowing all day. Violet was down a few minutes this afternoon. Her and Bill took Ora and I to the Mission Church to hear the colored preacher. Ora's folk's 44th wedding year.

February 22

Sun shining bright. Did a large washing. Went up to Sheedys awhile to watch boys patch the porch roof. Chickens beginning to hatch. Ironed the curtains and hung them up since supper. Patched Ora's jacket.

February 21

Real cloudy and rained most all day. Went to Sunday-School and back to the George Washington program tonite. Joe Verbarg gave a talk. Robert was with Violet tonight.

February 20

Real frosty and ground froze hard. Cleaned all the house up, and worked on quilt blocks this afternoon. Coles came and got 10 doz. eggs to set; 10 cents a doz. Lots warmer.

February 19

Did the mornings work and helped Ora to patch up the yard fence. Trimmed the rose bushes. Did a little patching and worked on quilt blocks. Getting colder.

February 18

A nice day and warm sunshine. Pressed Ora's trousers and my dress. Did some patching, and read the papers. They took  loads of buckwheat to Seymour and received 25 cents a bu. Cleaned and sacked up the trash in the back yard ditch. Went to church tonight and Violet rode home with us. Ora went to Arthur Courts sale with Hunnicutt's this afternoon.

February 17

Real cloudy all day and is getting colder now. Annie Akins, new neighbor came to get setting eggs. Did some patching and worked on quilt blocks.

February 16

Did the ironing and did some patching. Felt real brim. Real cloudy and rained some. Violet and Bill came down and took Ora and I to the Misson Church. Sold a boar to John Wilkerson.

February 15

Did the washing and worked on quilt blocks. Received a real valentine through mail. Ora and Kenneth both received one, and Ora and I one together. Heard that Robert brought Violet home from church last night. Received our egg check from Cinn., made seven cents more than price received here.

February 14

Went to Sunday school and church and dad too. Had 120 out and $4.82 collection. Drove Dots ford down to Mabels this afternoon. Dean and Emma came back with me. Ray and Wanda was here this P.M. Wrote R.R. and letter tonight.

February 13

Nice day and a little chilly. Cleaned all the house up this morning. Went to North Vernon to the Dr. and visited Wanda this evening. Frank and Pete were here with a petition for the mud road apast their house.

February 12

Sun shining bright, and a little frost. Cooked the old hen, made noodles and had a fine dinner. Took the little chicken away from hen and set her again. Gave the chick to Mashino's. Heard about Mrs. Gentry and Dewy having a spat. Worked on quilt blocks. Robert was here tonight.

February 11

Real cloudy. Did the morning work and mopped the kitchen. Did some patching and read the papers. Started raining and wind blowing awful hard about eleven. Was quite a wind storm. Ora found a hen mashed to death by a coop. Still warm, so dressed her. The boar got in my chicken house and ate a setting of eggs, been setting 10 days. Reset her and set another one tonight. Worked on some quilt blocks. Sowed some lettuce seed this morning.

February 10

So warm that its almost hot. Grandpa was down real early to start butchering his hog. Mabel came down to help make Emma's dress for the Washington program. Finished it and her, Shelby and grandpa went down home tonight to take some meat and the dress. Hunnicutts butchered their hog over here too. Still warm and I am taking a cold.

February 9

Did the ironing this morning. Boys ground feed. Kenneth took a load of wood to the flols and Ora took grandpa to Laudermilts to get a hog. Did some patching and other sewing. Lots warmer tonight. Sent twenty-seven dozen eggs to Cinn. by the cream man.

February 8

Nice sunshine but a cold north wind all day. Did the washing this morning. Cleaned the dropping boards in the chicken house and did some sewing. Heard a baby chick cheeping out in the tool shed. Looked and found one and 13 eggs. Violet and Bill were down tonight. Sol Millers land was advertised on the delinquent tax list, but did not sell today. Saw a fire up north, Kenneth and Bill rode the mules up. It was Henry Heagle's barn.