October 1889
6. Sunday.7.30 AM. Ther. 40. 47. 38. = 41 2/3
Clear. brought white cat up from woods There was alarm of fire in night, Farris' house. Start for timber at 9 AM. taking gun. Strong N. wind all day and cold. Rutherford at Mitts count sheep finding them all right. Rode up Fritz Hollow and into Hall and Davis land Get home after 6 P.M. Roads Good. Pasture very short gobed 9.30
October 1900
6. Saturday, 6.30 AM. Ther. 70. 80. 72 = 74
Partly cloudy. Went up to Mitchells pastures north of town before breakfast getting assortment of mushrooms Battiiola Camefeshe, Lycaofer gregardeum.Callyhiradica which I ate also several others which didn't eat. Lepiota procirus. Lepiola Naucmies (at home) Caprenius micaceus perhaps Polyporus raeticala. Forenoon I went up and about Decker spring getting lot of old psaldiola such as such as I transplanted some of the spawn of! they must have appeared about 2d or 3d and all rather small Fine rain much of time AM. Tue got another letter from Phebe AM. nothing new. John Simons up but didn't see him. He and Earl Decker have had qarrell (sic). Went with Neal Brown to look for Lycoperlon.. found some. Quite heavy rain/ (?) 4. till 5 P.M. Fix up mushrooms to dry in old house. Lycoperdoms are growing finely but are full of insects soon as they get any size. Tue worrying much about Phebe. Mrs. Knock here when I arrive 5 P.M. Ike Rogers rides from town to wagon yard E. with me & Pug. talking m(?). He sold his B.C. for 80.00 and intends to grow it next year, Renting ground. I took Ferd down to his grandmas at night he has decided to go to public schools in Charleston~
Cloudy day with quite heavy shower about 4 P.M. Didn't cat supper. gobed 9 P.M.
Note: It was impossible to read the exact spelling of the mushroom names.
