| Mar 18, 1888 | Sunday very high S wind. Dust. |
| Mar 19 | Snowing from north. High wind. Blizzard. Done chores. |
| Mar 20 | Essie very sick. Tonsiu swollen. Morts came. |
| Mar 21 | Viola stayed all night. Snowing. I took her home. Warmer. |
| Mar 22 | Washed forenoon. Frank S. here afternoon. Very warm. |
| Mar 23 | Clear & fine. Plowed afternoon. Very warm. |
| Mar 24 | Cold damp mist from N. E. all day. Hard on stock. |
| Mar 25 | Sunday cold wind damp. Turned colder at night. |
| Mar 26 | Froze hard last night. Washed. |
| Mar 27 | Went got coal forenoon. Plowed afternoon. Cold & chilly. |
| Mar 28 | Froze last night. Plowed afternoon. Warmer. |
| Mar 29 | Went to Morts to carpet sewing. Stella fell down stairs. Dislocated her shoulder. |
| Mar 30 | Took Morts buggy home. Planted potatoes afternoon. |
| Mar 31 | Damp & misty from N. E. Morts children here. Made garden. Trimmed trees. |
| Apr 1, 1888 | Lulas colt came. Mort, Mr. Simpson & Carnes here. |
| Apr 2 | Hattie washed. I plowed afternoon. Nice day. |
| Apr 3 | Planted sweet corn. |
| Apr 4 | Took Drill to Bonfielt horse. Viola here. Windy day. |
| Apr 5 | Done chores forenoon. Plowed afternoon. |
| Apr 6 | Finished plowing for cane. Planted ½ acre potatoes. Warm & fine. |
| Apr 7 | Took Maude & Lula to Grunts Clyde. Nice day. |
| Apr 8 | Misted rain. Went to Mr. Simpsons. Mort here in eve. |
| Apr 9 | Planted corn. Cooler & windy. Planted 20 rows in E. field. |
| Apr 10 | Went to Russell. Took cane seed. $1.50 bu. Took Lula to Dr. |
| Apr 11 | Clear & fine. Washed & cleaned house. |
| Apr 12 | Paper on wall forenoon. Listed corn afternoon. |
| Apr 13 | Put on wallpaper. Listed in afternoon. |
| Apr 14 | Put down carpet. Cut potatoes. Listed corn afternoon. Mr. Mrs. Radford here in evening. |
| Apr 15 | Sunday I went to Dunkard meeting & all of us to S. S. Then to Morts. |
| Apr 16 | Listed corn all day. Cool dry wind and dust. |
| Apr 17 | Planted potatoes all day. Sprinkled rain. |
| Apr 18 | Listed on corn all day. Hattie washed. |
| Apr 19 | Listed corn all day. Cool and getting dry. |
| Apr 20 | Listed corn all day. Fine to work. |
| Apr 21 | Finished about 35 acres corn. Took Doll to horse 2nd time. |
| Apr 22 | Sunday hot & dry. Mr. Radford here with letter. |
| Apr 23 | Radford & wife brought plot of house. Very dry. Hattie washed. |
| Apr 24 | Went Grunts in morn. Windy & dry. Dragged corn. |
| Apr 25 | Dragged corn. Windy. Terrible bad dust. |
| Apr 26 | Got ready to start to southern Ill. |
| Apr 27 | Went with Mort to Russell. Took train. Went to K. C. |
| Apr 28 | Traveled across Mo. Last night, then to St Louis & to Mt. Vernon. Band played in Sts. Hot. |
| Apr 29 | Went through car works & to see electric light plant. |
| Apr 30 | Went with Borland to see land. Very muddy. |
| May 1, 1888 | Went with Mr. Judd to see land. |
| May 2 | Got to St Louis last night, then to K. C. |
| May 3 | Come to Russell, then to Walker & home. |
| May 4 | Went to Mr. Grunts. Bred Maude. Very nice day. |
| May 5 | Sowed 3 acres cane. Marked 3 horses. Damp. |
| May 6 | Sun. the heaviest rain last night this year. Went to S. S. then to Mr. Hopkins in eve. |
| May 7 | Cold & misty from north all day. Shelled seed corn. |
| May 8 | Hauled 2 jags hay. Bred Doll. Mulched potatoes. |
| May 9 | Listed corn all day. Very hot. |
| May 10 | Listed corn with 3 horses. Very hot. |
| May 11 | Listed corn all day. Cool at nights. |
| May 12 | Took Floss to Grunts 1st time. Listed corn. |
| May 13 | Sunday clear & cool. Mr. Simpsons here all day. |
| May 14 | Planted corn all day with lister. Very cold nights. |
| May 15 | Listed corn all day. Frosted. Went got 1 bu seed corn. |
| May 16 | Finished listing 70 acres corn. |
| May 17 | Dragged corn with plank. Cold mist all day. |
| May 18 | Worked on corn all day. Calf died. Mort here. |
| May 19 | Went to Gorham afternoon. Warm. |
| May 20 | Mr. Fagons here visiting. Warm. |
| May 21 | Went to look at land up N. E. |
| May 22 | Took Flora to Grunts. Dragged corn. Radford here. |
| May 23 | Finished dragging corn. Rained afternoon. |
| May 24 | Listed on 12 rows cane. Plowed corn. Sowed cane afternoon. |
| May 25 | Hauled rock for road. Finished sowing cane. |
| May 26 | Took Maud to Grunts. Plowed potatoes. |
| May 27 | Sunday started to Morts. Met Mr. Hule & wife and came back home. |
| May 28 | Terrible windy last nite. Some rain. Went to Russell. |
| May 29 | Plowed 60 rows corn in east field. Very warm. |
| May 30 | Took Flora to Grunts 2nd time. Plowed corn afternoon. |
| Jun 1, 1888 | Plowed corn all day. Very tired. |
| Jun 2 | Plowed corn. Very hard days work. Rained last night. |
| Jun 3 | Sunday went to S. S. then to Morts. Windy. |
| Jun 4 | Plowed corn in orchard forenoon & potatoes in field afternoon. |
| Jun 5 | Plowed corn in east field. 94 deg. Hottest this year. |
| Jun 6 | Finished plowing corn over 1st time in east field. |
| Jun 7 | Mort here in morn. Very windy. Loafed in afternoon. |
| Jun 8 | Plowed corn in east field 2nd time. Windy. |
| Jun 9 | Plowed corn all day. Cool & fine. Getting dry for wheat. |
| Jun 10 | Sunday went to store with Mort. At home all day. |
| Jun 11 | Plowed corn. Very dry. Hard rain last night. |
| Jun 12 | Went to Gorham forenoon with butter. Plowed corn. |
| Jun 13 | Plowed corn all day. 100 deg. Fine for corn. |
| Jun 14 | Finished east field 2nd time. Hot Commenced on west field. |
| Jun 15 | Took Maud to Grunts. Went to Hays. 98 deg. Hot. |
| Jun 16 | Plowed corn all day. Hoed weeds. |
| Jun 17 | Sunday clear. South. Went to S. S. F. S. here. |
| Jun 18 | Plowed corn all day. Nice day to work. |
| Jun 19 | Plowed corn. Fine rain in eve. |
| Jun 20 | Went to Gorham with butter. Plowed. Very hot. |
| Jun 21 | Plowed corn forenoon. Mr. Kniffer here. Warm. |
| Jun 22 | Plowed corn. Hot. Finished 1st time. |
| Jun 23 | We went to Hills to look at cattle. Warm. |
| Jun 24 | Sunday cold and clear. Morts and Mr. Miner here. |
| Jun 25 | Took Flora to Grunts. Rained last night. Plowed potatoes and commenced to lay by corn. |
| Jun 26 | Plowed corn. Went to Gorham in morn. Warm. Rained some. |
| Jun 27 | Plowed corn. Laying it by. Very dry & hot. |
| Jun 28 | Plowed corn in east field. Very dry & hot. |
| Jun 29 | Plowed corn forenoon. Sold heifer to Russians for $14.00. Windy. Letter from Judd making threats. |
| Jun 30 | Went to Gorham took 19 lbs butter. Very dry & hot wind. Corn wilty. |
| Jul 1, 1888 | Sunday very dry & hot. Home all day. |
| Jul 2 | Helped wash. Hot & dry. Dug potatoes. |
| Jul 3 | Went to Russell. Fine rain last night. |
| Jul 4 | Went to Walker to celebration. Hot & dry. |
| Jul 5 | Plowed corn in east field. Hot and dry. |
| Jul 6 | Finished east field 3rd time. Rested P. M. |
| Jul 7 | Plowed corn in West field. Hot & dry. Corn wilted bad. |
| Jul 8 | Sunday went to Mr. Simpsons. Fine shower. |
| Jul 9 | Plowed corn all day. Very warm. |
| Jul 10 | Took butter to Gorham. Hot & drying fast. |
| Jul 11 | Plowed corn in forenoon. Worked in spring in eve. |
| Jul 12 | Went to Gorham in morn. Loafed in P. M. Essie sick. |
| Jul 13 | Very hot & dry. Corn wilted. Poor show for crops. |
| Jul 14 | Took Flora to Grunts. Very dry. Corn suffering. Hot. |
| Jul 15 | Sunday Essie sick last night. Rained some. |
| Jul 16 | Plowed some fore cane & listed. Hot & dry. |
| Jul 17 | Went to Walker, then Gorham. Plowed some for cane. & sowed cane in eve. |
| Jul 18 | Hattie washed. I went to store got letter from Mr. Keith. |
| Jul 19 | I and Stella & Roy went to Russell. Got medicine for Essie. |
| Jul 20 | Tried to plow too dry. Essie very sick. Took plow to be sharpened. |
| Jul 21 | Took butter to Gorham. Then came by Walker. Got plow. |
| Jul 22 to 29th | Sunday stayed in house most of time. Helped take care of Essie. A terrible dry & hot week. Corn about ruined. |
| Jul 30 | Hattie washed. Hot winds. Corn about ruined. |
| Jul 31 | Went to Gorham in morn. Hot & dry. Mr. Hooles here. Hot. |
| Aug 1, 1888 | Took 18½ lbs butter to Gorham. Got 12½ cts lb. |
| Aug 2 | I and Frank Simpson went to Gorham. Hot. |
| Aug 3 | Got prarie chips, then went to Morts. Nice shower. |
| Aug 4 | Hot & clear forenoon. Loafed most all day. |
| Aug 5 | Sunday Walter & wife Morts here in eve. |
| Aug 6 | Hattie washed forenoon. Got chips. Very warm. |
| Aug 7 | Went to F. Simpson. Got 11 bu rye 30 cts. bu. |
| Aug 8 | Drilled rye. Cool & fine time to work by dry. |
| Aug 9 | Sowed rye forenoon. Went to F. S. afternoon. |
| Aug 10 | Cut corn in east field. Windy & dry. |
| Aug 11 | Set up 15 shocks corn forenoon. Cut afternoon. |
| Aug 12 | Sunday Essie very sick last night. At home wrote to G. Tucker. |
| Aug 13 | Washed forenoon. Cut corn afternoon. |
| Aug 15 | Cut corn. Terrible hot. Wind corn dying. |
| Aug 16 | Cut & shocked corn. Warm & dry. |
| Aug 17 | Set up 62 shocks corn. Good day to work. |
| Aug 18 | Set up corn all day. Fine day to work. |
| Aug 19 | Sunday at home. Mr. North lands here in eve. |
| Aug 20 | Set up corn forenoon. Cut afternoon. Cool. |
| Aug 21 | Set up corn. Very warm & dry. |
| Aug 22 | Cut & shocked corn all day. |
| Aug 23 | Cut up corn in orchard. Very hot & dry. |
| Aug 24 | Set up corn in morning. Went to Walker eve. |
| Aug 25 | Went with Mr. Tanahill on the Saline River. |
| Aug 26 | Sunday Essie very bad boils on her. At home. |
| Aug 27 | Went to set up corn. Rained. Traded colt for cow. |
| Aug 28 | Went to store. Rained first big rain of summer. |
| Aug 29 | Cultivated rye & stubble. Ground works fine. |
| Aug 30 | Cultivated orchard. Sowed turnip seed. Warm. |
| Aug 31 | Worked in field. Cool & fine. Cultivated & harrowed. |
| Sep 1, 1888 | Got buggy and cow of tracey for gray horse. Paid Harrie $2.50. |
| Sep 2 | Went Mrs. Fagans but not home. Came home. Cool & fine. |
| Sep 3 | Went to Russell with Mr. Fagons. Warm & dry. |
| Sep 4 | Cultivated & harrowed rye stubble. Hot. |
| Sep 5 | Finished stubble. Very hot & dry. |
| Sep 6 | Traded with G. Fagon at night. Took bull to Casidy. Got chips. |
| Sep 7 | Hauled fodder forenoon. Hot. Got medicine for Essie. |
| Sep 8 | Hauled fodder. Essie very sick. Helped care for her. |
| Sep 9 | Sunday Viola here. Very windy. Essie very sick. |
| Sep 10 | Went to Hills. Sold 8 steers to Tanehill for $110.00. |
| Sep 11 | Haulded fodder & went Gorham for oats. Cooler. |
| Sep 12 | Hauled 4 loads fodder. Rained. Went to Victoria got butter bucket. |
| Sep 13 | Went to Gorham. Got gun of Wally. Killed beef in eve. |
| Sep 14 | Windy last night. Peddled out beef. Cool & fine. |
| Sep 15 | Went to Moors & Wrights sale. Traded Doll for 6 cows. Give $10 to boot. |
| Sep 16 | Sunday cool last night. Hattie & children went to S. S. |
| Sep 17 | Went Barnfellons. Made gate for Roops. Dug 2 bu. potatoes. Cool. |
| Sep 18 | Went to Victoria. Took Doll. Got 6 cows. Warm. |
| Sep 19 | Took butter to Victoria. Very warm. Dug potatoes. |
| Sep 20 | Went helped drive cattle to Gorham. Dug potatoes. |
| Sep 21 | Dug potatoes forenoon. Went to Morts to see Reg. Hot. |
| Sep 22 | Essie not so well. Hauled fodder, dug potatoes. Cool. |
| Sep 23 | Sunday went to P. O. Warm. Cloudy dull. |
| Sep 24 | Went to Russell in cart. Paid notes of Grunts. $40.00 |
| Sep 25 | Cool last night. Dug potatoes all day. |
| Sep 26 | Finished digging potatoes. Went to Victoria. Paid Mill. |
| Sep 27 | Went to Walker. Got pigs of Cains. Cut feed. Got chips. |
| Sep 28 | Done chores. Cut cane afternoon. Cool & fine. |
| Sep 29 | Finished mowing piece cane. Cool & nice. |
| Sep 30 | Sunday at home. Clear. Got Kirksville papers. |
| Oct 1, 1888 | Cut cane in first field forenoon. Raked cane in E. Field eve. |
| Oct 2 | Went got pigs of Mort forenoon. Got chips in eve. |
| Oct 3 | Went & helped Mort get ready to move. Put stock in field. |
| Oct 4 | Got corn in A. M. Went to Morts. They started back to Ill. |
| Oct 5 | Shocked corn forenoon. Took butter to Victoria in eve. |
| Oct 6 | Hauled out cane. Cut cane in E. fields. Killed skunk in shed. Killed prairie chick. |
| Oct 7 | Sunday went to Mr. Fagons. Warm & fine day. |
| Oct 8 | Finished cut cane. Cut hay afternoon. Broke Pilman. |
| Oct 9 | Raked and hauled 1 load hay forenoon. Got chips. |
| Oct 10 | Washed forenoon. Fixed spring afternoon. |
| Oct 11 | Took butter to Victoria forenoon. Done chores. Dry. |
| Oct 12 | Hauled 2 loads cane. Went to F. S. and to Walker. |
| Oct 13 | Hauled load hay. Got chips. |
| Oct 14 | Sunday at home all day. F. S. here in eve. |
| Oct 15 | Hattie washed. Hauled hay. Went to Mr. Fagons. |
| Oct 16 | Casper Roop helped fence off wheat. To Walker in eve. |
| Oct 17 | Trained colts. Got chips in eve. Warm. |
| Oct 18 | Went to Victoria took butter. Very warm. Got oats. |
| Oct 19 | Went to Gorham, then to Walker. Got Braw. Cold. |
| Oct 20 | Heavy hard freeze last night. Bought 2 cattle & calf. Got 2 loads chips. Warm. |
| Oct 21 | Sun. rained all last night and snowed most all day. Bad on stock. |
| Oct 22 | Went with Harvey to Hills. Got heifer. Cold & chilly. |
| Oct 23 | Went to Gorham, then to Walker. Got oats. Warm. |
| Oct 24 | Washed. Made cetchup. Went to Victoria took butter. |
| Oct 25 | Hauled cane & fodder forenoon. Hattie went to Caylees. |
| Oct 26 | Killed hog in afternoon. Fine weather. |
| Oct 27 | Took hog to Victoria in P. M. Got 7 cts. lbs. net. Fine day. |
| Oct 28 | Sunday went to Mr. Simpsons. His Bro. there. |
| Oct 29 | Washed forenoon. Went to Gorham got salt. |
| Oct 30 | Herded cattle for first this fall. Warm & nice. |
| Oct 31 | Herded cattle. Very warm & fine. |
| Nov 1, 1888 | Took butter to Victoria. Rained last night. |
| Nov 2 | Herded cattle all day. Clear & fine. |
| Nov 3 | Herded cattle forenoon. Got chip eve. |
| Nov 4 | Sunday at home all day. Cold wind from N. |
| Nov 5 | Washed forenoon. Herded cattle. Windy day. |
| Nov 6 | Election day Harrison & Morton. Very warm & fine. |
| Nov 7 | Cold & chilly. Hulled turnips. Rain in eve and night. |
| Nov 8 | Very cold N. wind. Took turnips to Gorham. Got coal. 1st coal this winter to burn. |
| Nov 9 | Herded cattle. Cold & wintry for Nov. |
| Nov 10 | Herded all day. Warm & fair. |
| Nov 11 | Went to Hooles. Not home came home. |
| Nov 12 | Herded all day. Warmer & fair. |
| Nov 13 | Herded all day. Waller Fagon here. Dance at Walker. |
| Nov 14 | Herded forenoon. Hauled cane & fodder. Damp & misty. |
| Nov 15 | Colder, icy. Kept stock in lot & fed. |
| Nov 16 | I am quite sick all day. Sore throat. Guincy. Hattie done all work. |
| Nov 18 | Sun. at home all day. Some better. Dull & cool. |
| Nov 19 | Went to Walker got Bran & lamb. Clear & cool. |
| Nov 20 | Hauled fodder & cane. Damp & cool. |
| Nov 21 | Took butter to Vic. Went to Cloe Fagons wedding. |
| Nov 22 | Herded cattle. Nice day for Nov. |
| Nov 23 | Frost. Herded cattle. Nice day. Still. |
| Nov 24 | Herded forenoon. Burried turnips. Cold & chilly. Went to Walker. |
| Nov 25 | Sunday went to Mr. Northlands afternoon. Warm. |
| Nov 26 | Herded cattle. Hauled load fodder. Warm. |
| Nov 27 | Herded cattle. Wally Fagon took buggy to Victoria. Warm. |
| Nov 28 | Herded till noon. Cold. Essie fell & cut her forehead for machine. Got Prof Blakes Almanac. Went to Fagons. |
| Nov 29 | Herded cattle. Cold & chilly all day. |
| Nov 30 | Took butter to Victoria. Herded afternoon. Warm & fine. |
| Dec 1, 1888 | Herded forenoon. Killed hog in eve. Warm & fine. |
| Dec 2 | Sunday at home. Windy. Mr. Simpsons here all day. |
| Dec 3 | Herded cattle all day. Went to Mr. Fagons in eve. |
| Dec 4 | I and Joe Fagon herded together. I traded for Black Jim. |
| Dec 5 | Herded cattle. Picked up cow chips. Wind north cool. |
| Dec 6 | Herded cattle Hauled big load chips. Mr. F. got heifer. |
| Dec 7 | Herded cattle all day. Very warm & fine. |
| Dec 8 | Herded cattle. Warm & fine. |
| Dec 9 | Sunday herded forenoon. Mr. Trimmer here. Warm. |
| Dec 10 | Tommy herded I & F. S. went to Hays. Paid tax. $16.22. |
| Dec 11 | Cold & N. E. wind. Herded cattle all day. |
| Dec 12 | Went to Walker. Washed. White washed hitchin. Cleaned hog house. Warm. |
| Dec 13 | Herded cattle. Went to Gorham. Red Murmas cow took Jim. |
| Dec 15 | Herded forenoon. Cold. Took white shoat to Gorham. Misted some. |
| Dec 16 | Sunday clear & cold. Herded forenoon. Rested in eve. |
| Dec 17 | Tommy herded. Hauled 5 loads manure. Killed hog. |
| Dec 18 | Went to Russell. Took hog. Fine day. |
| Dec 19 | Herded cattle all day. Wrote to K. Warm. |
| Dec 20 | Herded cattle all day. Clear & fine. |
| Dec 21 | Herded forenoon. Took eggs, butter, chickens to Victoria. |
| Dec 22 | Herded cattle all day. Windy warm lots of dust. |
| Dec 23 | Sunday herded all day. High south wind. |
| Dec 24 | Hauled 3 loads feed forenoon. All went and got big load chips. Chilly. |
| Dec 25 | Went to Walker. Got 320 lbs. Bran. Wet & damp. Mist from north. Coldest yet. |
| Dec 26 | 12 deg. Of zero. Hattie washed. Done chores. Clear & bright. |
| Dec 27 | Herded forenoon. Got big load of chips. Warm in eve. |
| Dec 28 | Fed cattle. Went to Walker. Got chips. Fine in eve. |
| Dec 29 | Went to big wolf drive. Got one cayotte. |
| Dec 30 | Sunday snowed last night. Melting today. |
| Dec 31 | Herded forenoon. Cold clear & bright. Done chores. |