1913
31. Saturday 5.30 AM. Ther. 70. 96. 78. =81 1/3
Part cloudy. W.1. Phone I.E.Mc C.O. booze which went and got A.M. Emmett working for Dorsch near Interurban. Will work for me Monday. Hatton went to Loxa on first car and fixes up privy. Pay him as agreed 3.00 P.M. H.F.H. called A.M. I feel very poorly and keep round house most of day. Hottest day to date. Farmers are discouraged. The drouth is burning up the crops. Gardens go with the rest. Mostly clear. Some cloudy P.M. Some lightning at night. Tue get hat and letter also birthday sox from Phebe. She will be home in about a week. Go bed 9.30 PM. Get bale straw. I.B.M. late P.M.
The Weather for May 1912 (He put the wrong year). Average daily .66.8:Max 96 on 31st; Min. 36 on 10th. Clouds 39% Percipitation .51 in. Mostly .31 on 26th. Prevailing winds N. 41/3; NE 2 2/3; E 1/3; SE 3; S .7 2/3; SW .5 2/3; W. 2 2/3, and NW. 4 2/3 days. It was pretty dry first of month only half inch of rain drying this month has developed one of worst drouths of late years. Nothing seems to be growing excepting the trees. The largest corn is but 3 or 4 in. Much of corn not yet up. Oats and meadows will be very light even with plenty of rain. Pastures getting very dry.
1888
31, Thursday. 5.30 AM Ther. 65. 72. 53.
Partly cloudy. Start for timber with Kelly about 7 AM. getting there at 8.30. Work all day at fence. Riley Eastin works with us P.M. and will help next week. Caught seven curculios on plum trees this morning which are the first except one a week or two ago. Very few of the plums have been stung as yet and hope the season for curculia is about over. Got home from timber about 8 AM. get letter form Cottedon stating that will have to obtain license in order to close out my stocks of liquor and no rebate is allowed on stamps. Paid Re(?) order no. 58 on N.McMorris. Go bed 10 PM.
No comments:
Post a Comment