| Jan 1, 1889 | Clear & warm all day. Took butter to Victoria. Went to see Catholic Church. Eclipse of sun in eve. |
| Jan 2 | Went to Russell got stove grate. Warm & nice day. |
| Jan 3 | Killed 2 hogs. Warm & fine. Took sausage Mort. Will here. |
| Jan 4 | Herded cattle. Clear & fine for Jan. Cool nights. |
| Jan 5 | Went to wolf hunt up north. Hattie went to. Warm. |
| Jan 6 | Sunday nice day. Went to meeting then to F. Simpson. |
| Jan 7 | Herded cattle all day. Nice day for Jan. Warm. |
| Jan 8 | Cold & windy washed. Fed cattle. |
| Jan 9 | Herded cattle. Nice & warm day. |
| Jan 10 | Cold north wind. Fed cattle. Hattie went to F. S. |
| Jan 11 | Herded cattle. Chilly S. wind. Not very cold. |
| Jan 12 | Hauled 3 loads fodder. Went to Victoria. Cold N. wind. |
| Jan 13 | Sunday snowing most all day. Turned to sleet. |
| Jan 14 | Sleeting & raining all day. Foggy Icy & wet. |
| Jan 15 | Raining last night & today. Hard rain in eve. |
| Jan 16 | Muddy. Fed cattle in east pasture. |
| Jan 17 | Cold & froze. Hattie washed. Nice day. |
| Jan 18 | Hauled feed & fed cattle. Nice warm day. |
| Jan 19 | Snowing. Went got load straw of Roop. Hauled fodder. |
| Jan 20 | Sunday clear & cool. Snow melted some. At home. |
| Jan 21 | Hauled fodder. Went to Gorham. Nice day for Jan. |
| Jan 22 | Herded cattle all day. Fine weather. |
| Jan 23 | Herded cattle all day. Fine. |
| Jan 24 | Herded cattle all day. Nice & warm. |
| Jan 25 | Herded afternoon. Took butter to Victoria. |
| Jan 26 | Cold high north wind. Fed cattle. Went to Walker. |
| Jan 27 | Sunday spit snow. High north wind. At home. |
| Jan 28 | Clear & fine. Herded cattle all day. |
| Jan 29 | Washed forenoon. Herded cattle warm. |
| Jan 30 | Hauled 2 loads feed. Herded cattle. |
| Jan 31 | Herded cattle. Hattie & children went to Hooles. Warm. |
| Feb 1, 1889 | Herded cattle all day. Fine weather. |
| Feb 2 | Went to Walker. Herded cattle forenoon. |
| Feb 3 | Herded forenoon. Terrible high N. wind. Dusty. |
| Feb 5 | Went to Gorham. Made droz. High N. wind. |
| Feb 6 | Washed. Herded cattle forenoon. Windy. |
| Feb 7 | Herded cattle. Went to Victoria. Helped F. S. kill beef. Bought ½ of it. |
| Feb 8 | Hauled load feed. Herded cattle in eve. |
| Feb 9 | Went to Russell. Cold & chilly. Got letter from A. Karpffy. |
| Feb 10 | Sunday Mr. Fagons here & Mr. Gorham. Nice day. |
| Feb 11 | Took 2 hogs to Gorham. Hattie herded cattle. |
| Feb 12 | Hauled feed in morning. Herded afternoon. Fine day. |
| Feb 13 | Hauled out fodder forenoon. Cultivated for wheat. |
| Feb 14 | Hauled feed. Finished cultivating 10 acres. |
| Feb 15 | Hauled feed. Finished work on E. field. |
| Feb 16 | Snowed last night. Took butter to Victoria. Bought calves. Fernnehill here. |
| Feb 17 | Sunday snowed most of day. Cold & bad on stock. |
| Feb 18 | Cold east wind. Took cattle to Gorham. |
| Feb 19 | Hauled feed. Very cold. Hard on stock. |
| Feb 20 | Hauled fodder. Cold and hard on stock. |
| Feb 21 | Thawed some. Went to buy feed. Got straw stack from F. Smith. $3.00 |
| Feb 22 | Hauled load straw. Very cold 6 deg below zero. |
| Feb 23 | Went to Gorham. Bought hay of F. Smith. $10.00. Cold. |
| Feb 24 | Sunday at home all day. Cold. |
| Feb 25 | Hauled 2 loads feed. Went to Walker. Cold. |
| Feb 26 | Washed forenoon. Foggy, cloudy & dull. Cold. |
| Feb 27 | Hauled load straw for cattle. Cold & foggy. |
| Feb 28 | Went to Victoria. Took butter. Cold day. |
| Mar 1, 1889 | Nice day. Hauled 2 loads feed. |
| Mar 2 | Went to Walker got wheat. Hooles here. Warm & nice. |
| Mar 3 | Sunday Mr. Simpsons here. White calf came. Warm. |
| Mar 4 | Went for drill of Mr. F. Put in wheat afternoon. |
| Mar 5 | Hauled load manure. Finished drilling 10 acres wheat. Warm. |
| Mar 6 | Went to Walker got shovels. Sowed and put in wheat in east field. |
| Mar 7 | Finished sowing & cultivating in wheat. Nice. |
| Mar 8 | Took drill home. Finished harrowing wheat. |
| Mar 9 | Herded forenoon. Hauled manure afternoon. Warm. |
| Mar 10 | Sunday went to Mr. Fagons. Warm & fine day. |
| Mar 11 | Washed forenoon. Plowed garden. Planted potatoes & onions. |
| Mar 12 | Hauled manure. Went to Victoria. Got $10.00 from Mr. Keithley. Hattie went trading & to Mrs. Wards. |
| Mar 13 | Herded forenoon. Hauled manure. Very warm and windy./ Wheat & rye green. |
| Mar 14 | Herded cattle. Warm & fine. My birthday. |
| Mar 15 | Herded & got straw. Looks stormy. |
| Mar 16 | Done chores. Disagreeable day. |
| Mar 17 | Rained all day & at night cold. Bad on stock. |
| Mar 18 | Cold & chilly. Lulas colt came, but is weak. |
| Mar 19 | Lulas colt sick & died. Mrs. Salomes sale. Warm. |
| Mar 20 | Took butter to Victoria. Cold & chilly. |
| Mar 21 | Herded cattle and done chores. |
| Mar 22 | Finished hauling hay. Done chores. Nice day. |
| Mar 23 | Herded the cattle. Nice & warm day. |
| Mar 24 | Sunday nice day. Herded forenoon. Wright and Billy H. here. |
| Mar 25 | Took Lula to Grunts. Went to Lores sale. Hot. |
| Mar 26 | Herded cattle forenoon. Planted potatoes. Warm. |
| Mar 27 | Took Flora to Grunts. Roy sick & went to Dr. Herded cattle in eve. |
| Mar 28 | Hauled straw. Went to Walker. Roy better. Warm. |
| Mar 29 | Cold high N. wind. Herded afternoon. |
| Mar 30 | Hauled straw. Planted potatoes. Fine & warm. |
| Mar 31 | Sunday at home all day. Warm. Herded eve. |
| Apr 1, 1889 | Got straw. Planted potatoes. Warm. |
| Apr 2 | Took butter to Victoria. Took Lula to Grunts. Hot dry. High wind at night. 94 deg. |
| Apr 3 | Cool washed forenoon. Planted potatoes. Got straw. |
| Apr 4 | Planted potatoes all day got done. High wind. |
| Apr 5 | Fixed wire fence across wheat. Got chips. Mary F. here. |
| Apr 6 | Went to Gorham forenoon. Got cane. Planted corn in orchard. |
| Apr 7 | Sunday windy at home. Billy Hayler got King to work. |
| Apr 8 | Hauled load straw. Raining. All went to Gotham Roy 1st suit of clothes. |
| Apr 9 | Went to Gorham afternoon. Got cane. Planted cane in orchard. |
| Apr 10 | Plowed forenoon. Rained rest of day & part of night. |
| Apr 11 | Washed forenoon. Harvey took 9 head cattle to herd. Warm. |
| Apr 12 | Took butter to Victoria. Plowed afternoon. |
| Apr 13 | Plowed all day. Fine to work. Wheat fine. |
| Apr 14 | Sunday went to F. S. in evening. Nice day. |
| Apr 15 | Plowed all day. Fine weather for crops. |
| Apr 16 | Finished plowing 9 acres. Hot in eve. |
| Apr 17 | Heavy rain this morn. Warm & fine. |
| Apr 18 | Hauled load straw. Warm & fine. Got oats at Walker. |
| Apr 19 | Planted sweet corn. Dragged ground. Warm & fine. |
| Apr 20 | Took butter to Victoria. Went sale at Walker. Dragged ground. |
| Apr 21 | Sunday at home all day. Warm & fine. Rested. |
| Apr 22 | (Oklahoma) opened. Took Flora to Grunts. Drilled corn. |
| Apr 23 | Windy. Harrowed potatoes. Finished drilling 5½ acre cane. |
| Apr 24 | Worked on the road all day. Nice & cool. |
| Apr 25 | Went got corn planter. Planted 4 acres corn. Hattie took butter to Victoria. |
| Apr 26 | Plowed all day. Warm & fine for crops. |
| Apr 27 | Plowed all day. Had plow sharpened. Very windy. |
| Apr 28 | Sunday cold wind. Cloudy & dull. Fagons here. Took buggy home. |
| Apr 29 | Raining most all day & some snow. Got coal. Very bad day. |
| Apr 30 | Plowed forenoon. Took Lula to Grunts. Cool & fine. |
| May 1, 1889 | Plowed for corn. Cool, Frosty nights. |
| May 2 | Plowed for corn. Cold & chilly. |
| May 3 | Finished plowing for corn. Cool & fine. |
| May 4 | Dragged ground for planter. Planted forenoon. Windy. |
| May 5 | Sunday windy all day. Warm. At home. |
| May 6 | Finished planting corn at noon. Terrible wind & evening hail & wind. |
| May 7 | Harrowed 4 acres corn. Washed. Helped Russells with house. |
| May 8 | Hoed trees. Plowed sweet potatoes ridges. Hot. Took butter to Victoria. |
| May 9 | Went to Russell. Wheat dying. Got sweet potato plants. Hot. Rain at night. |
| May 10 | Cloudy & damp. Went Walker. Got mail. Rain at night. |
| May 11 | Cool misty. Went to Walker. Done chores. Bad on chicks. |
| May 12 | Sunday rained last night & misty. At home. Cool, wet. |
| May 13 | Washed. Clear & for shops. Done chores. |
| May 14 | Hauled manure around trees. Cool. |
| May 15 | Went to Hays as Juror. Cool. |
| May 16 | Went to Hays. Warm. Showers at night. |
| May 17 | Walked from Hays to Victoria. Got home took butter to Victoria. |
| May 18 | Plowed corn in orchard. Mr. Boyles here. |
| May 19 | Sunday at home. Mr. Simpsons here in eve. |
| May 20 | Took Flora to Grunts. Staid all day. Went to Hays. |
| May 21 | Plowed potatoes. Nice day. |
| May 22 | Washed. Hot. Got chips. 90 deg. |
| May 23 | Plowed 13 acres east field. Harrowed corn. |
| May 24 | Fine rain. Hoed garden. |
| May 25 | Hoed forenoon. Warm cloudy. Done chores. |
| May 26 | Sunday at home. Fine. To store in afternoon. |
| May 27 | Went to Store. Mild & stormy. |
| May 29 | Rained last night. Cow is sick. |
| May 30 | Dry some. Nice to work. |
| May 31 | At home done chores. |
| Jun 1, 1889 | Hoed trees in orchard. Took butter to Victoria. Warm. |
| Jun 2 | Sunday at home. Done chores. |
| Jun 3 | Done chores. Washed. Cool & damp. |
| Jun 4 | Chilly & damp. Hoed trees. |
| Jun 5 | Went to Russell. Hoed in afternoon. |
| Jun 6 | Hoed in orchard. Nice day. |
| Jun 7 | Took butter to Victoria. Nice. |
| Jun 8 | Rained last night. Mr. Simpson came. |
| Jun 9 | At home all day. Nice. |
| Jun 10 | Went to see Billy Taylor. Plowed. Very warm & fine. |
| Jun 11 | Will Taylor brought Kingdom. Plowed corn. |
| Jun 12 | Finished corn 1st time. Hoed cane. Hot. |
| Jun 13 | Hoed potatoes & cane. Very warm day. |
| Jun 14 | Took butter to Victoria. Hattie went to Fagons. Got fruit. |
| Jun 15 | Mowed weeds. Went to Walker. Rain & hail. |
| Jun 16 | Sunday went to Mr. Simpsons. Hot. |
| Jun 17 | Went to Mr. Whites. Dull very warm day. |
| Jun 18 | Plowed corn all day. Warm & fine for crops. |
| Jun 19 | Took butter to Victoria. Very high wind. |
| Jun 20 | Finished laying by corn. Warm & hot. |
| Jun 21 | Mowed weeds. Got chips. Went to Walker at night. |
| Jun 22 | Plowed. Got chips. Warm. |
| Jun 23 | Sunday at home all day. Warm & fine. |
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| Aug 8, 1889 | Bought Duke of Mr. Thompson. |
| Aug 9 | Took plow to Walker. Very hot & dry. |
| Aug 10 | Misted rain forenoon. Plowed. |
| Aug 11 | Sunday at home all day. Big rain in morn. |
| Aug 12 to 18 | Plowed in east field all week. Good days to work. |
| Aug 18 | Sunday at home. Warm & dry. South wind. |
| Aug 19 to 25 | Cut corn all week. Took 4½ doz. Chickens to Victoria. Very hot, dry & windy week. |
| Aug 25 | Sunday at home all day. Wind hot & dry. |
| Aug 26 | Ligers thrashed in E. field. Piffer cut corn. |
| Aug 27 | Piffer helped thrash forenoon. Cut corn in eve. Hat 668 bu. wheat. |
| Aug 28 | Cut corn & shocked stalks. Very hot & dry. |
| Aug 29 | Cut & shocked corn. Finished S. field. |
| Aug 30 | Rain last night. Took Maud to Wesevers. |
| Aug 31 | Shocked 20 shocks corn forenoon. Plowed P. M. |
| Sep 1, 1889 | F. Simpsons here all day. Warm. |
| Sep 2 | Plowed all day. Cool & fine. |
| Sep 3 | Plowed. Nice time to work. |
| Sep 4 | Finished 10 acre piece. Fine, but getting dry. |
| Sep 5 | Went to F. Simpsons sale. Dragged ground. |
| Sep 6 | Dragged ground. Cut cane. High wind. Went to Gorham. |
| Sep 7 | Cut cane. Went to Weavers. Took cane to Gorham. |
| Sep 8 | Sunday went to Walker to get mail. Warm & dry. |
| Sep 9 | Set up corn & cane. Made wire gate. Took corn to Gorham. |
| Sup 10 | Cut cane forenoon. Mowed cane afternoon. |
| Sep 11 | Set up cane. Raked & shocked sorgum. Very sick. |
| Sep 12 | Cut & shocked sorgum. Very dry & windy. |
| Sep 13 | Raked & shocked sorgum all day. |
| Sep 14 | Finished raking & shocking cane. Harrowed some. |
| Sep 15 | Sunday cold last night. Clear & dry. |
| Sep 16 | Drilled in wheat all day with Grunts drill. |
| Sep 17 | Drilled wheat around corn and cane shocks. |
| Sep 18 | Drilled wheat. Got in 27½ acres. Took drill home. |
| Sep 19 | Went to F. Simpsons & to Weavers. Warm. |
| Sep 20 | Went to Walker. Shucked corn. Dry. Potatoes & dragged ground. |
| Sep 21 | F. Simpsons & family here last night. They started for Ill. Today. I and children went to Gorham. |
| Sep 22 | Hot & very dry. Sun. Went to P. G. At home. |
| Sep 23 | Dug potatoes and done chores. |
| Sep 24 | Light rain. Took potatoes to Walker & butter to Victoria. |
| Sep 25 | Dug potatoes. Went to F. S. Nights are cold. |
| Sep 26 | Dug potatoes all day. Cool & fine. |
| Sep 27 | Went to Gorham. Took potatoes. Got oats. |
| Sep 28 | Dug potatoes. Nice day. Terrible dry. |
| Sep 29 | Sunday hot & dry. At home all day. |
| Sep 30 | To Oct. 5 Dug potatoes done hard whs. Work. |
| Oct 6, 1889 | At home Sunday. Nice day. Billy Naylor here. |
| Oct 7 | Got rice & corn. Washed. Done chores. |
| Oct 8 | Got rice & corn. Nice, but dry. |
| Oct 9 | Mother & Ella came. Nice day. |
| Oct 10 | I and Ella went to Russell. Warm. |
| Oct 11 | Warm. Finished rice corn. Mr. Fagons here. |
| Oct 12 | Thrashed forenoon. Misty. Sold Jim. Got chips in eve. |
| Oct 13 | Sunday damp. Went to Victoria. Rain at night. |
| Oct 14 | Raining. Went to Walker. Cold & chilly. |
| Oct 15 | Mort here forenoon. Went to Gorham eve. Cool. |
| Oct 16 | Mother & Ella took train for Jenning. Rainy cool. |
| Oct 17 | Plowed forenoon. Weaned colts. Drilled wheat in eve. |
| Oct 18 | Drilled wheat. Froze last night. Nice day. |
| Oct 19 | Drilled wheat all day. Took Fagons home. Cool. |
| Oct 20 | Sunday clear & nice day. At home. |
| Oct 21 | Drilled wheat in E. field. Mother & Ella came from Onies. |
| Oct 22 | Drilled on turnips & cold. Mother & Ella started home. |
| Oct 23 | Got corn cultivated & sowed wheat in stalks. Hot. |
| Oct 25 | Frost. Put in wheat & got corn. Cool. |
| Oct 26 | Hard freeze last night. Finished gathering corn. |
| Oct 27 | Sunday at home. Warm & fine all day. |
| Oct 28 | Went to Russell. Got beef of Cassidy. Cold wind. |
| [Oct 29 | Nothing written on this day.] |
| Oct 30 | Hauled hay & fodder. Barbecue at Walker. Misted rain. |
| Oct 31 | Hauled 19 shocks corn. Damp & cloudy. |
| Nov 1, 1889 | Snowed last night. Wet snow. |
| Nov 2 | Done chores. Went to Walker. Got bran. Muddy. |
| Nov 3 | Sunday went to Fagons. Cold & chilly. |
| Nov 4 | Hauled rye all day. 9 loads. Cold day. |
| Nov 5 | Hauled fodder & rye. Went to election. Nice day. |
| Nov 6 | Hauled fodder & rye. Fixed fence. Cold & chilly. |
| Nov 7 | Took cattle to east pasture. Cold rain & snow. |
| Nov 8 | Done chores & loafed. Wet & muddy. |
| Nov 9 | Hauled 5 loads manure. Went to Gorham got 26 posts. |
| Nov 10 | Hauled 5 loads manure. Cold. |
| Nov 11 | Drove 25 posts for guison. North cold wind. |
| Nov 12 | Put wire on posts. Had 7 cows dehorned. Warm & fine. |
| Nov 13 | Went to Russell for beef. Cold in morning. |
| Nov 14 | Went to Andreas. Got note renewed. Picked up chips. Warm. |
| Nov 15 | Went to Walter Hopkins & to Jim Beans. Warm. |
| Nov 16 | Done chores & hauled manure. Warm. |
| Nov 17 | Sunday went to Dunkard meeting. Mr. Fullers came home with us. |
| Nov 18 | Hauled forenoon. (manure) Got chips. Warm. |
| Nov 19 | Washed. Went got coal. Warm & fine. |
| Nov 20 | Went to auction in Walker. Warm. |
| Nov 21 | Hauled manure. Went to auction afternoon. Fine. |
| Nov 22 | Hauled manure. Went to Victoria with butter. Warm. |
| Nov 23 | Picked up chips. Warm & fine. |
| Nov 24 | Sunday at home all day. Nice day. |
| Nov 25 | Snowed most all day, but no wind. |
| Nov 26 | Went to auction. Got coal. Thawed some. |
| Nov 27 | Washed forenoon. Went to Walker. |
| Nov 28 | Went to Walker. Got Roy boots, Essie shoes. Warm. |
| Nov 29 | White washed kitchen. Put carpet down. |
| Nov 30 | Went to Walker. Clear & warm. Done chores. |
| Dec 1, 1889 | Sunday at home. Warm & windy. |
| Dec 2 | Foggy. Nice day. Went to Walker. Got flour and bran. Done chores. |
| Dec 3 | Cloudy & misty. At home. Warmer. |
| Dec 4 | Hauled feed. Foggy. Went hunting in eve. |
| Dec 5 | Went to Russell & to Mr. Hooles. Chilly. |
| Dec 6 | Went to Victoria. Got $51.95 & sent it to F. W. Simpson. McComb Ill. |
| Dec 7 | Foggy & damp. Went to Walker. Organized alliance. |
| Dec 8 | Sunday warm & fine. Home all day. |
| Dec 9 | Hattie washed. High S. wind. Chilly. |
| Dec 10 | Done chores. Nice warm weather. |
| Dec 11 | Clear & warm. Went to Walker Done chores. |
| Dec 12 | Went to Gorham. Sold potatoes. Very warm. |
| Dec 13 | Chilly N. wind. Took 23.50 bu potatoes to Gorham. At 45 cts. bu. Got suit of clothes. |
| Dec 14 | Went to Gorham alliance. Then Walker at night. |
| Dec 15 | Sunday went to Dunkard meeting. Walter & wife here. |
| Dec 16 | Cut off cane seed from shocks. Clear & fine. |
| Dec 17 | Washed forenoon. Took roan cow to Crissmans. |
| Dec 18 | Went to Walker. Done chores. Clear & fine. |
| Dec 19 | Cut off cane seed. Went to Walker in eve. |
| Dec 20 | Hauled out sorgum. Cut off seed. Got hog of Fagons. Dressed 330 lbs. Paid $4.50 hundred lbs. |
| Dec 21 | Went to Victoria. Warm in forenoon. High cold wind eve. |
| Dec 22 | Sunday at home all day. Nice day for winter. Arnold calf came. |
| Dec 23 | Took cattle to wheat forenoon. S. W. wind. Chilly. |
| Dec 24 | Went got load chips & sorgum seed. Went to Walker Xmas eve. |
| Dec 25 | Foggy in morn. Went to Mr. Fagons. Nice day. |
| Dec 26 | Cut off cane seed. Warm & fine. |
| Dec 27 | Cut off cane seed. Very warm & fine. |
| Dec 28 | Hauled out 3 loads sorgum. But wind go terrible high. |
| Dec 29 | Sunday cold N. wind. Fed stock. At home. |
| Dec 30 | Cold & chilly. Took sorgum seed to Crissmans. Terrible south wind. |
| Dec 31 | Very high S. wind. Went to Walker. |