| 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. |