February 1890
24. Monday, 7 AM ther 44. 60. 48 = 50 2/3
Cloudy and damp, clears off Pleasant with S W wind. Rogers washes. Uncle John here to dinner. Riley Decker up. Buy shirt at Winters. Salvation Army in Court Yard P.M. wind N at nt (sic). rain 6 P.M. till gobed 10.30 PM
25. Tuesday. 6.30 AM Ther 45. 57. 44= 48 2/3
Cloudy. fog. Rain most of night wind SE Some rain in forenoon wind S. W at night and signs of growing coolest. Intended to go to timber today but too rainy Wes Cobble took 13 posts for Mrs. Weber and straightens up pile. Maggie and Phebe went to show at night Strong W wind at night. Go bed 11 PM
26. Wednesday 6.30 AM Ther 29.
Cloudy NW wind Tue not feeling very well Start for Ranch 1.20 PM. Green Surveyor in town and expect him to go down but could not see him. Have in all twenty five lambs all but two since last Saturday Gobed 11 P.M. John had too much fire in night too warm to sleep John and wife up in night to look after lambs.
27. Thursday 6 AM Ther
At Ranch Rile Decker over and we powder the sheep over to kill the ticks The sheep are two or three short John and I count but 74. Milt reported tow dead and John three Ring and alter pigs which count up about 24 pigs and 8 old ones. The large white sow died this week sow some grass seed in PM. Three new lambs PM mist at at dark Light rain in night Cloudy damp day grows colder in night.
28. Friday. 6 AM. Ther
At Ranch NW Blizzard 4 lamb twins this morning, one lamb died in house last night. Riley comes and we work all day in barn. at crib and manger. I went to bed at midnight. Mrs Swine stayed up most of the night one of the coldest days this winter very high N.W. wind We had to nail strips on N and W side of barn to save the lambs Probably half an inch of snow fell this AM.
27. Thursday 6 AM Ther
At Ranch Rile Decker over and we powder the sheep over to kill the ticks The sheep are two or three short John and I count but 74. Milt reported tow dead and John three Ring and alter pigs which count up about 24 pigs and 8 old ones. The large white sow died this week sow some grass seed in PM. Three new lambs PM mist at at dark Light rain in night Cloudy damp day grows colder in night.
28. Friday. 6 AM. Ther
At Ranch NW Blizzard 4 lamb twins this morning, one lamb died in house last night. Riley comes and we work all day in barn. at crib and manger. I went to bed at midnight. Mrs Swine stayed up most of the night one of the coldest days this winter very high N.W. wind We had to nail strips on N and W side of barn to save the lambs Probably half an inch of snow fell this AM.
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