ITM took Charles & Gertrude to school on way to Auburn. got 2 bags feed for Hoyts. rained. between showers I started puting drain from silo.
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6 Aug
Note: keep track of the milk cans
Trudi (Gertrude to you historians) says that when she went with her father to take milk she “always rode on the back to keep track of the milk cans.” Probably the milk cans were ok, but having the kids ride on the back of the truck with the cans was common — we had a [...]
16 May
May 16, 1934: R rolled I draged draging two ways at a time
ITM gave Rao 17.85. stoped at Smith & Pearsons got bolts & rivits 1.33. stoped at A&P got can of tomatoes. got home 9:40. took hand cultivator & cultivated cabbage bed. R finished rolling corn ground second time then went to draging finished dragind second time 11:30. We drew load of manure. PM R cleaned [...]
13 May
May 13, 1934: went to wood with Charles & Gertrude
ITM started ram . went to wood with Charles & Gertrude. Florence went to Rochester Carl & Marguerite went. Carl is going to bring Florence’s car back. I wrote ‘Control Board’ sent records from July 1 1933 to March 31 1934.
12 May
May 12, 1934: Florence gone after pair of shoes 9PM
TTM I drilled all day 10 acres finished lot 12 acres east of barn oats & barley. R mowed yard finished rolling east of barn. PM R started rolling corn ground. Florence Marguerite & Carl went to Auburn to gro & meat, Carl & M came home got supper, Carl went back after Florence, Florence [...]
11 May
May 11, 1934: Carl brought Ethel out to Bobs
TTM Carl ground up 1000 hog feed wheat screenings & oats & barley, also ground up 6 oats & barley I took team draged till noon. R done chores, PM R finished draging lot east of barn. I got Hoyts team rolled until R got done than I took his team started drilling oats & [...]
10 May
May 10, 1934: had thunder shower
TTM got me 3 00 ice 75, R&I got mill from hoyts cleaned seed (barley & oats) for lot east of barn 30 bu 1/2 treated for smut. drew out manure than I took 3 went to draging til noon. had thunder shower. we took up seed grain. I finished plowing corn ground. R&I drew [...]
9 May
Note: Auburn State Prison
Ray talks (March 26, 1934) about getting hay from the prison farms. Found these undated historic postcards of the prison.
9 May
May 9, 1934: Florence & Ethel went to show (Spitfire)
TTM I run tractor while Carl ate breakfast. R finished draging than went to rolling. I went to Auburn got 2 points for tractor plow 1.70. I rolled while R done chores. gasket blew out on tractor. Carl fixed while I ate diner than I ran while he ate. R finished rolling east of barn [...]
8 May
May 8, 1934: Ethel & Florence went down to camp this evening
TTM draging all day took out load manure at noon, I finished raking cabbage bed & sowed seed in the morning. I saw Mrs Hoyt about geting tractor to plow corn ground, Carl took Marguerite to Ant Bobs, Carl plowed with tractor til dark, Ethel & Florence went down to camp this evening dident finishe [...]
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