| Jan 1 1905 |
Staid home. Put cattle up to feed. |
| Jan 2 |
Done chores. Weighted corn. Calf died up west. |
| Jan 3 |
Went to Lenora. Sold house to Mrs. Loyd $450.00. Rossie sick. |
| Jan 4 |
Went to Jennings. Roy done chores. |
| Jan 5 |
Dr. Hardesty came to see Rossie. Done chores. |
| Jan 6 |
Roy & I went to Jake Stroups. Hauled 23 hogs to Jennings. |
| Jan 7 |
Roy & I, Jake Stroup & Pete Dochow took 62 hogs to Jennings to ship. Average weight 320 lbs. |
| Jan 8 |
Essie & Elsie went to Church. Rest staid home. |
| Jan 9 |
Hauled hay. Done chores. |
| Jan 10 |
Cressler vaccinated 50 calves. Snowy. I am sick. |
| Jan 11 |
Sick all day. Tuggle here all night. |
| Jan 12 |
Mr. Mrs. Wash Miller here all day. Little red sick steer got well. |
| Jan 13 |
Hauled hay & wood. Done chores. |
| Jan 14 |
Done chores. Killed a beef. |
| Jan 15 |
Minnie went to S. S. Rest staid home. |
| Jan 16 |
Washed. I went to Jennings. Done chores. |
| Jan 17 |
Went to Jennings to get salt for steer. Roy and Huey hauled hay. |
| Jan 18 |
Done chores. Tended to sick steer. Made mince meat. Mrs. Dochow & Pearl here also Gardners. |
| Jan 19 |
Hauled hay. Cleaned barn. Went to Tuggles. |
| Jan 20 |
Hauled hay. Commenced to breed young sows. Steer still sick. Nice day. |
| Jan 21 |
Steer died. Hauled hay & wood. To Jennings for medicine. |
| Jan 22 |
Still damp. Bradbury here to buy home place. |
| Jan 23 |
Washed. Hauled hay. Done chores. |
| Jan 24 |
Hauled hogs for Stroup. Cold and rough. |
| Jan 25 |
Bradbury & Noon here to see land. |
| Jan 26-27-29 |
Done chores. Hauled feed. Nice weather. |
| Jan 29 |
Sunday at home. Cold & snowy. |
| Jan 30 |
Snowing. Cold E. wind. Hard on stock. |
| Jan 31 |
Cold & snowy. Done chores. |
| Feb 1, 1905 |
Sun shined some. Done chores. |
| Feb 2 |
Coldest in 5 yrs. |
| Feb 3 |
Sun shined some. Hauled hay and corn. Divided out 56 hogs to take to Jennings. Mrs. C. died. |
| Feb 4 |
Took 9 loads hogs to Jennings. Terrible day to be out. |
| Feb 5 |
Sunday home. Went to Mrs. C. funeral. |
| Feb 6 |
Hauled hay & wood. 12 below zero. |
| Feb 7 |
Snowing hard till noon. Very cold. Done chores. |
| Feb 8 |
Marked Rons Bull. Had a time. Thawed some. |
| Feb 9 |
Went to Jennings. Terrible cold. Children went to spelling school. |
| Feb 10 |
Coldest day of year. First pigs came. Hauled 2 loads corn & 2 of wood. |
| Feb 11 |
13 deg. Below zero. Very cold. |
| Feb 12 |
Sunday staid home all day. Done chores. |
| Feb 13 |
Hauled hay. Butchered hog. |
| Feb 14-18 |
Hauled feed. Done chores etc. |
| Feb 19 |
At home. Mrs. Dochow & children here. |
| Feb 20 |
Done chores. Hauled hay. Put 6 sows with pigs in stone barn. |
| Feb 21 |
Went to Lenora to look at place. |
| Feb 22-25 |
Hauled hay. Done chores. Took cattle to Jennings to ship. |
| Feb 26 |
Staid home. Selvin & boys took cattle to Jennings. |
| Feb 28 |
I and Roy started to K. C. with 4 cars cattle and one of hogs. $5.25 hundred lbs. |
| Mar 1, 1905 |
Hauled hay & 7 loads manure. |
| Mar 3 |
Got home from K. C. Took fat cattle average 1300 lbs each. |