| Jan 1 1882 | Cold & Chilly. Went to Hal Jones. |
| Jan 2 | Hauled wood. Will came and we hauled 2 loads corn and put in barn. |
| Jan 3 | Cold wind. Mother and Geo Davidson and Harley here last nite all nite. |
| Jan 4 | Snowed last nite. Worst day this winter. Hattie is hooking me a comfort scarf. |
| Jan 5 | Went for load hay forenoon. To town in afternoon got set of chairs. Mother came and stayed all nite. |
| Jan 6 | Hauled Hay. Brought home sleigh & cultivator. |
| Jan 7 | Foggy very heavy and damp all day. Hattie finished my comfort scarf. |
| Jan 8 | Cloudy and dull days. Commenced to freeze. |
| Jan 9 | Made homing. Chopped stove wood. Roads bad. |
| Jan 10 | Went to town with Will on load on load of corn. |
| Jan 11 | Hauled 3 loads manure. Killed rabbits and 13 rats. |
| Jan 12 | Very cold. Moved granary. Killed 10 rats very tired. |
| Jan 13 | Cold. Went to grandmothers to birthday dinner. 33 people there had nice time. |
| Jan 14 | Cold & frosty this morn. Hauled corn for Will. |
| Jan 15 | Cloudy and dull. Went to Tom & Lons today. |
| Jan 16 | Turned cold. Will broke our wagon. |
| Jan 17 | Hauled 2 loads corn J. C. here. |
| Jan 18 | Went to Coal Chester got silverware etc. Small pox in Chester. |
| Jan 19 | Hauled corn for Will. Ate dinner at Mothers |
| Jan 20 | Killed 2 hogs. Very nice ones had 12 gallon lard. |
| Jan 21 | Hauled corn for Will. Got sausage mill. |
| Jan 22 | Sunday. Went to grandpas. Oyster dinner. |
| Jan 23 | Hauled corn for mother. Got 44½ cts. Bushel. |
| Jan 24 | Had wood chopping & carpet sewing cantal. 21 here got lots done. |
| Jan 25 | Damp. Mother here last nite. Went to spelling school at Elm Creek last nite. I spelled whole school down. |
| Jan 26 | Very muddy. I chopped down 4 elm trees. |
| Jan 27 | Froze last nite. Went got 3 chichens keg & table. |
| Jan 28 | Turned very cold. Went to town. |
| Jan. 29 | Sunday. Fearful cold. Went to Elm Creek to meeting. Rev. Bushnell preached. |
| Jan 30 | Cloudy & dull. Hattie washed. Roads rough. |
| Jan 31 | Hauled wood. Roads rough. |
| Feb. 1, 1882 | Got sow and pigs from mothers. |
| Feb 2 | Took hogs to town. Chopped wood. |
| Feb 3 | Went to McComb. Got breaking plow. |
| Feb 4 | Paid taxes. Got plow sharpened. |
| Feb 5 | Went to town to meeting and Baptizing. |
| Feb 6 | Helped mother move town in forenoon. Hauled 2 loads of posts. Burnt buck wheat straw. |
| Feb 7 | Went to timber for big load wood. |
| Feb 8 | Went to Fishbars and got male hog. |
| Feb 9 | Hauled wood in forenoon. Cut hedge. |
| Feb 10 | Cut hedge. Went to town P. M. to Ella & Hebes. |
| Feb 11 | Rained. Hattie made soup. |
| Feb 12 | Very muddy. Went to Elm meeting. No meeting. |
| Feb 13 | Bored holes in stumps poured coal oil in to burn. |
| Feb 14 | Clear & fine. Hauled rails on sleds. Forenoon made gate and fence. |
| Feb 15 | Reset fence. Burnt stumps |
| Feb 16 | Cut hedge. Chopped wood forenoon. |
| Feb 17 | Staked and ridered fence in morning. Went town and come home by Will’s. A. H. Dewit married yesterday. |
| Feb 18 | Rained. I went to Coal Chester. |
| Feb 19 | Sunday. Rained stayed home wrote 4 letters. |
| Feb 20 | Cold. Ice on fences and ground. |
| Feb 21 | Worst sleet. Broke down 1 apple tree. |
| Feb 22 | Hauled 4 loads manure. Hattie washed. |
| Feb 23 | Hauled rails. Went to town in afternoon. |
| Feb 24 | Chopped wood in forenoon. Went to see R. Hainline in afternoon. |
| Feb 25 | Hauled rails. Roads rough & bad. |
| Feb 26 | Sunday at home. To see R Hainline afternoon. |
| Feb 27 | Hung meat very damp. |
| Feb 28 | Rained Creek high. Chopped wood. Hulled hazel nuts. Mrs. J. sick. |
| Mar. 1, 1882 | Chopped wood all day. Hattie went to her grandmothers. |
| Mar 2 | I and Charlie Carter sawed wood forenoon. Cut and laid big hedge. Hebe Kline came in afternoon. |
| Mar 3 | Finished cutting hedge. Warm. |
| Mar 4 | Went to Willies. Mother is poorly. Went to town. |
| Mar 5 | Rained some. Read Magazines. |
| Mar 6 | Made bridge across creek. Cold & chilly. |
| Mar 7 | Burned brush. Hauled manure. Ridered fence. |
| Mar 8 | Snowed. Sowed clover seed. Finished dragging logs. |
| Mar 9 | Rained. I went town. Ate dinner at mothers. |
| Mar 10 | Went to Mr. Mulls bought 50 bu. Oats at 40 cts. Bu. |
| Mar 11 | Went to Mr. Mulls on sled and 9 ct. 10 bu. Oats. Then went to town [on] horse back. Cold and sleet. |
| Mar 12 | Sun. at home all day. Read. Hebe came last nite at half past nine. |
| Mar 13 | Clear. Froze hard. Have 13 little chickens. I made quilting frames. Hattie put in quilt. |
| Mar 14 | My Birthday. Willie & Leona here. Hauled rails. Corded wood. Hattie gave me a pair of mittens and baked me a queen pudding. |
| Mar 15 | Chopped wood & staked and ridered N. pasture fence. |
| Mar 16 | Went to town forenoon. Then to Wills. |
| Mar 17 | Went to Coal Chester buggy. Had $9.45 of produce. |
| Mar 18 | Hal and Kitty here today. Sprinkled rain. |
| Mar 19 | Set out gooseberries, raspberries, cherries & hackberries. |
| Mar 20 | Froze last nite. Cut brush in thicket. |
| Mar 22 | Cut brush all day. Cold at nites. |
| Mar 23 | Went to timber and to grandmothers. Bought Celum of Mother. |
| Mar 24 | Finished cutting the brush. Froze hard. |
| Mar 25 | Got 14 bu. Oats. Had pictures taken. |
| Mar 26 | Sun. heavy shower with thunder. |
| Mar 27 | Chopped up apple tree for wood. |
| Mar 28 | Lulys colt came last nite. Went to town and insured house and barn. Bought rake. |
| Mar 29 | Made garden. Warm and nice. |
| Mar 30 | Mrs. Carter here and Jasie Curtis sold 300 bu. Corn to Dans at 57 cts. Bu. |
| Mar 31 | Hauled 3 loads manure. Then plowed rye for oats. |
| April 1, 1882 | Went to Mr. Mulls got 26 bu. Oats. The nicest day of year. Killed 3 rats. |
| April 2 | Sunday. A beautiful day. Went to grandpas. |
| April 3 | Started to McComb at 2 oclock. Got home at 11. I set out trees. |
| April 4 | Sowed oats and cultivated and harrowed. Ver hot. |
| April 5 | Took Luly to town. Finished sowing oats. |
| April 6 | Burnt brush & old straw stack. Shower last night. |
| April 7 | Finished harrowing oats. Plowed orchard. |
| April 8 | Planted Potatoes. Very Warm. Wind in East. |
| April 9 | Planted Potatoes and sweet corn. Heavy rain. Washed away fence. Water over bottoms. |
| April 10 | Sunday. Went to town to James Hayes funeral burying to meeting and to mothers for dinner. |
| April 11 | Fixed bridge & fence. Went to Jasies after carpet. |
| April 12 | Fixed fence for grandmother. |
| April 13 | Fixed fence for grandmother again cold. |
| April 14 | Went town. Got loads board and lathes. |
| April 15 | Plowed sweet potato ridges. Mother here. |
| April 16 | Sunday. Mother went home. Effie came and told us Geo. Fosters baby was dead. |
| April 17 | Traded calves to Hal for Lathan Note. |
| April 18 | Plowed. Effie here. Heavy rain. |
| April 19 | Hauled 3 loads manure. Made Marker. |
| April 20 | Hauled 5 loads manure. Clear & warm. |
| April 21 | Mrs. J. here. Went to town. |
| April 22 | Shelled corn chopped wood. |
| April 23 | Sun. Cold. N. E. Wind. At home all day. |
| April 24 | Hattie went to Wilsons. Brought shingles. |
| April 25 | Took load corn to town. Roads rough. |
| April 26 | Commenced to shingle barn. Warmer but not hot. |
| April 27 | Shingled all day on barn. Harlie helped. |
| April 28 | Harlie worked till noon. Hattie has 95 chickens. |
| April 29 | Plowed, worked in barn. Went to town. |
| April 30 | White frost. Went to Cedar Creek forenoon. Ella and Hebe here a few minutes. |
| May 1, 1882 | Got load corn. Then to town. Got plank. |
| May 2 | White frost. Finished planting potatoes. |
| May 3 | Raining forenoon. Shingled on barn. Plowed. |
| May 4 | Harrowed sod and bottom piece. Laid it off and planted in evening. Warm. |
| May 5 | Terrible rain. Washed away my bridge & fence. |
| May 6 | Took Flora (the mare) to town. Got corn money. Started rebuilding fences. |
| May 7 | Sun. misty & cold. Went to Elm to meeting. |
| May 8 | Fixed fence. Hard rain at nite. |
| May 9 | Worked on road made 300 and the lags 1.00. |
| May 10 | Plowed with cultivator for fall plowing. |
| May 11 | Finished cultivating. Hattie went to town. |
| May 12 | Harlie here last nite. Shelled corn. Cold rain all day. Creek banks full. Wet. Wet Wet. |
| May 13 | Went to town. Fixed ford (bridge). Cold & wet. |
| May 14 | Sunday nice day. Went to B. D. Wills here. |
| May 15 | Took flour & meet to mother. Went to town. |
| May 16 | Plowed, harrowed and laid off stubble and planted half of it. A nice day. |
| May 17 | Finished planting corn. To town in afternoon. |
| May 18 | Plowed out East. |
| May 19 | Finished corn. Plowed potato ridges. |
| May 20 | Went town got 350 sweet potato plants and set out. |
| May 21 | Sunday. Clear. Went to Elm to S. S. |
| May 22 | White frost. Have got 200 chickens. |
| May 23 | Very cold. Wore mittens. Ellen & W. C. here last night. |
| May 24 | Planted corn. Rained. Had to quit at noon. |
| May 25 | Willies and mother came. |
| May 26 | Heavy rain. Viola and Family came. |
| May 27 | Raining today. Viola went to mothers. I and Hattie went to town. Hattie got hat. |
| May 28 | Sunday Clear. We went to Elm to S. S. |
| May 29 | Replanted corn. Mrs. J. here. |
| May 30 | Plowed corn on sod. Began to rain. |
| May 31 | Put rafters & sheeting on barn. Dull & cloudy. |
| June 1, 1882 | Went to town. Sold saw. Got [may a roats] for squirrels. Went to Chester got Carpet. |
| June 2 | Raining all day. Took old saw to town. The creek very high. Very Very Bad. |
| June 3 | Very rainy. Went town. Got meal for chickens. |
| June 4 | Went to Cedar Creek to church to Elm in evening. |
| June 5 | Shingled on barn all day. |
| June 6 | Finished barn. Got roller for stubble. |
| June 7 | Plowed corn on stubble. Warm & nice. |
| June 9 | Cultivated on bottom piece and planted some. Had chicken first time. Plowed grapes. |
| June 10 | Went to town in morn. Heavy rain. |
| June 11 | I and Hattie replanted corn out East. Rained hard. I took 1250 shingles back. Hattie went to grandmothers and got ashes. Replanted sweet potatoes. |
| June 14 | Rained last nite. I replanted corn. |
| June 15 | Plowed corn out East. Nice and warm. |
| June 16 | Finished corn plowing 1st time. Hattie and I went to [9 K] wool picking. |
| June 17 | 2 hard rains last nite. Went to town. |
| June 18 | Sunday. Went to Cedar Willie & mother came home with us. |
| June 19 | Plowed corn on stubble crossways. Very cool. |
| June 20 | Finished stubble. Plowed orchard. Went and got cradle. |
| June 21 | Plowed out Eacl. Hattie made soap. |
| June 22 | Finished plowing corn 2nd time. Plowed on sod 3rd time. |
| June 23 | Hard rain. Craddle rye. Went town. Very hot. |
| June 24 | Finished plowing sod 3rd time. Went to Coal Chester. Bound 10 shocks rye in evan hal. |
| June 25 | Went to Willie Grove for S. S. Convention. Rained. |
| June 26 | Hard rain last nite. Cloudy dull. Mowed weeds. |
| June 27 | Hoed corn. Hard rain with sharp lightening. |
| June 28 | Hoed corn forenoon. Plowed on stubble afternoon. |
| June 29 | Finished stubble 3rd time at noon. Mr. Mrs. J. here. |
| June 30 | Finished plowing corn 3rd time. |
| July 1, 1882 | Very heavy dew. Cut on rye with self Binder. |
| July 2 | Sun. at home forenoon. Went to Wills after mother got money 20.00 Elder McNeith Culured on temperance. |
| July 3 | Heavy rain filled up the cave. Set up rye shocks. |
| July 4 | Very cool and nice. Went to McComb. |
| July 5 | Finished shocking rye. Plowed corn on stubble. Plowed potatoes. Mother here. |
| July 6 | Finished stubble piece 4 times. Plowed on sod. |
| July 7 | Finished laying by seed corn. Rained Flora Stifled herself. |
| July 8 | Finished plowing corn 4th time. Went to town. |
| July 9 | Sunday. Went to John Hainlines. Hard rain. |
| July 10 | Worked on bin in barn forenoon. To Chester in P.M. |
| July 11 | Harlie commenced work. Went to see Mr. Barnetts. |
| July 12 | Hoed corn and went to see Perie K. |
| July 13 | Made hay afternoon. Hauled 2 loads. |
| July 14 | Nice day hauled 3 loads of hay. Very cold at nites. |
| July 15 | Finished plowing corn in forenoon. Went to Wills. Got single bed of corn. Got money of grandmother. Pd. Mother 1.00. Hard rain in evening. |
| July 16 | Went to town to lecture in evening. Sunday. |
| July 17 | Hauled 4 loads rock. Roads rough. |
| July 18 | Rained last nite. Pryed up old house and went to town. Got sells. |
| July 19 | Moved house. Harlie hauled 3 loads of rock. |
| July 20 | Hauled 6 loads rock. Hattie went home and to Nelsons. |
| July 21 | Hauled 4 loads rock. Cool at nights sleep under blankets 6 women and lots of children here. |
| July 22 | Warm. Hauled 4 loads of rock and 1 load tile. |
| July 23 | Sunday at home all day. Took good rest. |
| July 24 | Hauled 4 loads rock. Very warm sowed turnips. |
| July 25 | Hauled 2 loads rock. Dug in cellar for the first. Mr. Shaw helped. J. M. here. Show at Elm tonite. |
| July 26 | Went and got 2 loads rock. Dug in cellar. |
| July 27 | Dug in cellar. Went to town got 4 barrels lime. Mother here at nite. |
| July 28 | Worked in cellar and drain. Keithleys cut oats with binder. Worked until after nite. Very tire. |
| July 29 | Sunday. Raining this morning. |
| July 30 | Dug in cellar. Went and got load of sand. |
| July 31 | Got sand and dug in cellar. |
| Aug. 1, 1882 | Hauled 2 loads sand one of rock. Mr. Ray and Underhill commenced work. |
| Aug 2 | Hauled 3 loads of lumber and one of sand and rock. |
| Aug 3 | Hauled 3 loads lumber and one of rock. Rained. |
| Aug 4 | Very showery all day. Harlie went to help Will thrash. |
| Aug 5 | Went to town. Got Lula shod. Went to convention in evening. Hard rain and wind. |
| Aug 6 | Sunday. At home all day. To Cedar to a lecture in evening. |
| Aug 7 | Hauled load lumber. Filled up drean. |
| Aug 8 | Fixed bin in barn. Took caps off oats. Set posts for shed. Hauled 2 loads rock and one of lumber. Mr. Barnett commenced work. Nice day. |
| Aug 9 | Finished cellar. Took masons home at nite. |
| Aug 10 | Harley helped Hal thrash. Commence to thrash here tommarow. Thrashed 392 bu. Oats. Nice day. |
| Aug 11 | Finished thrashing 10 oclock 79 bu. Rye. Took 2 loads oats afternoon. Got 47 bus. Went to pickneck. |
| Aug 12 | Went to McComb as delegate. Nice day. |
| Aug 13 | Sunday. Went to Cedar and Elm. Dunkard B. Lea. |
| Aug 14 | Raised the house. I went to town. |
| Aug 15 | Worked on house. Filberts here. Harlie plowed corn. |
| Aug 16 | Went to town. Got siding. Commenced to shingle. |
| Aug 17 | Finished South side of roof. Put rafters on kitchen. |
| Aug 18 | Shingled on kitchen. Very hot. |
| Aug 19 | Harley plowed and I shingled. |
| Aug 20 | Went to Spring Creek to camp meeting. |
| Aug 21 | Finished shingling house. Harlie plowed. |
| Aug 22 | Mowed weeds in forenoon. Went to Mineres to picknick in afternoon. |
| Aug 23 | Hauled load of lumber. Harlie thrashed at Wilson. |
| Aug 24 | Harlie worked roads. I fixed cellar. Laid floor. |
| Aug 25 1882 | Harlie plowed. Made hog pen. Mowed weeds. Hot |
| Aug 26 | Harlie plowed. Went to town got door frames etc. |
| Aug 27 | Sunday. Cool home at day. To Cedar at nite. |
| Aug 28 | Went got load of brick from mother. |
| Aug 29 | Laid platform to well. Set out straw berries. |
| Aug 30 | Hauled sand, set out strawberries. |
| Aug 31 | Went to town. Got brick for cellar floor. |
| Sept 1, 1882 | Rained all day. I and Hattie lathed. |
| Sept 2 | Harlie plowed. Went town got brick. To Elm at nite. |
| Sept 3 | Went with Wills to Arguile to camp meeting. |
| Sept 4 | Slacked 4 barrels lime forenoon. Etc. |
| Sept 5 | Lathed on house forenoon. Got 5 barrels lime. |
| Sept 6 | Hauled load sand. Built flues. |
| Sept 7 | Went got T. H. and J. H. to plaster. Lathed etc. |
| Sept 8 | Put on 1 coat plaster. P. L. helped Barnett quit work. Paid him 35.00. |
| Sept 9 | Went to town. Got paint for house forenoon. Got load of sand afternoon. Mort and Viola came afternoon. Stayed for supper. |
| Sept 10 | Sunday. We went to Wills and stayed all day. N. here. |
| Sept 11 | Painted on house. P. L. helped. Hattie made plum preserves in afternoon. |
| Sept 12 | Got load sand forenoon. Painted afternoon. |
| Sept 13 | Painted. Mowed slew grass. Very warm. |
| Sept 14 | Got plasterers forenoon. Made mud. |
| Sept 15 | Got load sand in forenoon. Plowed afternoon. |
| Sept 16 | Went town got barrel of lime. Got house second coated. Plowed afternoon. |
| Sept 17 | Went to Mr. J. today. Very hot and dry. |
| Sept 18 | Harlie plowed. I waited on plasterer. Hot. |
| Sept 19 | Rained last nite. Went town got doors etc. Men got done plastering. Painted kitchen. |
| Sept 20 | Painted kitchen. [Pantry] etc. Dull. |
| Sept 21 | Cut grass. Painted. Shocked hay. Fuss with L. S. |
| Sept 22 | Barnett finished house. Finished haying. |
| Sept 23 | Hauled and stacked 6 loads hay. Nice day. |
| Sept 24 | Went to Hals in evening. Nice day. |
| Sept 25 | Went to painting. Finished house inside. |
| Sept 26 | Painted inside. South side. P. L. helped. |
| Sept 27 | Painted. Hattie worked with peaches. |
| Sept 28 | Harriet and Jose here. Made new carpet. Plowed. |
| Sept 29 | Went to reunion. Got furniture. Rained. |
| Sept 30 | Sowed seed in orchard. Made Ciout. |
| Oct 1 1882 | Sunday. Cloudy dull. Went to town to lecture. |
| Oct 2 | Helped Hattie wash 2 quills. Cut hedge. Graded yard. Good rain. |
| Oct 3 | Graded yard. Narcis here. Mother May and Gabe here. |
| Oct 4 | Went made cider. Grandma here. Worked in yard. |
| Oct 5 | Mowed yard. Went town. Hattie went to Hals. |
| Oct 6 | Put in Cedar windows. Went to Hies. C. in evening. |
| Oct 7 | Went to Chester’s and Ella’s. Rained while there. |
| Oct 8 | Sunday. Went to Violas. Rained. Cool & wet. |
| Oct 9 | Clear came home. Muddy, cool and fine. |
| Oct 10 | Raining forenoon. Harlie and I put windows in barn. Ground axes. |
| Oct 11 | Finished cutting hedge and plying brush. |
| Oct 12 | Went town took load of oats. Put wire on fence. |
| Oct 13 | Went to McComb with Hal. Took kit. |
| Oct 14 | Went to town. Got center table. Harlie got work done. Lecture at Elm. |
| Oct 15 | Went to Rock Creek. Heard new preacher. Then to Elm at nite. |
| Oct 16 | Raining most of day. Went to Wills and Mothers to see about paint. |
| Oct 17 | Went to mothers and painted on house. First freeze. Nice day. |
| Oct 18 | Went to mothers and painted. Cool & nice. |
| Oct 19 | Hattie went to Mrs. Carters. I finished mothers house. Nice and cool. Heavy frost. |
| Oct 20 | Went to Chester. Gathered corn. Dug sweet potatoes. |
| Oct 21 | Painted West side barn. Went to town. Finished digging sweet potatoes. Had 4 or 5 bushels. |
| Oct 22 | Sunday. Went to James Baileys burial. |
| Oct 23 | Painted on mothers barn. Nice and cool. |
| Oct 24 | Went to Hies to Crystal wedding. Nice day. |
| Oct 25 | Painted house on corner. Had hard time. Hattie went to grandmas. |
| Oct 26 | Went to Chester. Gathered corn. Killed hog. |
| Oct 27 | Hauled 98 bu. Oats to town 32 cts. bushel. The nicest of weather. |
| Oct 28 | Raining this morning. Went to Keithleys sale. Ella and Hebe came in evening. |
| Oct 29 | Nice day. Worked hard. |
| Oct 30 | Went to plow slough. Killed skunk. Went to town and to grandmothers. |
| Oct 31 | Took load of corn to grandmothers. Rained. |
| Nov 1, 1882 | Cut hedge for mother. Went to town. |
| Nov 2 | Husked 2 part loads corn. White. John Peel and Stafford here. |
| Nov 3 | Husked 27 bu corn. Took to White. 50 cts. bu. |
| Nov 4 | Took Mr. White load of corn. Gathered 1 to feed. |
| Nov 5 | Sunday. Went to Cedar Creek. Then to grandpas. |
| Nov 6 | Dull and misty. Pulled turnips. Husked load corn. |
| Nov 7 | Took load corn to grandpa. Got load rails and some boards. Went to election. Husked corn. |
| Nov 8 | Husked 2 loads white corn. A very warm day. |
| Nov 9 | Raining this morning. Ground and chopped tree. Made rails. |
| Nov 10 | Rainy. Went town. Got mail. Went to mothers. |
| Nov 11 | Husked part load yellow corn. Went to Coal Chester. Viola and Mort came. |
| Nov 12 | Sunday. Turning cold all day. Went and got grandma and mother. |
| Nov 13 | Husked 2 loads white corn. Cold and chilly. |
| Nov 14 | Husked 2 loads corn. Nice day. Warm. |
| Nov 15 & 16 | Husked corn. Warm. |
| Nov 17 | Went to town and to mothers. Hie and Hall here. |
| Nov 18 | Damp and misty. Chopped wood etc. |
| Nov 19 | Sunday. Went to Halls. George H and Beds there. |
| Nov 20 | Husked 2 loads corn. Very nice day. |
| Nov 21 | Got 2 loads corn. Snapped one. Took to grandmothers. Nice day. |
| Nov 22 | Got 2 loads corn. Looks like rain. |
| Nov 23 | Got 1 more loads corn. Froze. Hebe took mother hogs. |
| Nov 24 | Froze hard last nite. Got load corn forenoon. Went to Chester. Was offered 60 cts. bu. for 700 bushels corn. Delivered by Dec. 1st. |
| Nov 25 | Husked 2 loads corn. Took Wills to him at nite. Sleety and snowing. Mrs. J. here. Moved stove. Have 26 loads corn husked. |
| Nov 26 | 4 or 5 inches snow this morning. Went to Rock Creek to meeting at nite. |
| Nov 27 | Snapped corn & took to grandmothers. |
| Nov 28 | Snapped corn and husked 2 loads. Snowing. |
| Nov 29 | Husked 2 loads corn. Clear day. Hattie washed. |
| Nov 30 | Thanksgiving Day. Husked 2 loads corn. |
| Dec 1, 1882 | Husked 2 loads corn. Snapped one. Nice day. |
| Dec 2 | Went and took grandma load corn. Took 8 ears to D. office. Came back and ate dinner at grandpas. Alice there. |
| Dec 3 | Hals, Hies, Clays and grandpas here. Went to Rock Creek at nite. Alice went with us. Have 35 loads corn husked. |
| Dec 4 | Husked 2 loads corn. Hattie and Alice went to Hals in evening. |
| Dec 5 | Husked last load. Snowing hard. Snapped load. |
| Dec 6 | Hauled wood on sled. Put cows in field. Put fence in between me and Foster. Cold. |
| Dec 7 | 20 degrees cold. Took hogs to town. Got 5.60 per cwt average 305 lbs. |
| Dec 8 | Went paid mother off at nite. Hauled rye. |
| Dec 9 | Took load rye to town. Sleety and misty. |
| Dec 10 | Went to Wills in afternoon in sleigh. |
| Dec 11 | Snapped 4 loads corn. Scott Keithley and children got 4 loads. |
| Dec 12 | I and Jake C. snapped 6 loads and husked one. Goys got 4 loads. |
| Dec 13 | Chores. Got ready to butcher. Went to Wills. |
| Dec 14 | Cold Butchered 2 hogs. Had 11 gal lard. Good day. |
| Dec 15 | Cold and disagreeable. Went mothers & town. |
| Dec 16 | 6 below zero. Chopped wood. Burned brush. |
| Dec 17 | Sunday 5 inches snow. Went to Mrs. J. then to Cedar. |
| Dec 18 | Hauled load hay for mother. Got calf. S E. wind. |
| Dec 19 | Took load corn to Chester. Thawed fast. |
| Dec 20 | Raining all day. Husked corn. |
| Dec 21 | Went to town. Clay and Harriet here. |
| Dec 22 | Chopped wood. Hattie made mince for pies. |
| Dec 23 | Clear nice. Went to Cedar at nite. |
| Dec 24 | Sunday. Went to Cedar. Rob and Eliza came home with us. Thawed. |
| Dec 25 | Went to McComb. Got accordion and horses shod. |
| Dec 26 | Went got load wood. Chopped stove wood. |
| Dec 27 | Went to J. Hamilton sale. Sold my corn to Maze. |
| Dec 28 | Went got load wood. Put hay in barn. Cold. |
| Dec 29 | Cut stove wood in forenoon. Went got load wood. |
| Dec 30 | Very frosty. Cut wood for cook stove. |
| Dec 31 | Went to Cedar. Wills, mother, Linthia here. Lafe and Alice here at nite. |