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Iowa Byington Reed diary, January 1, 1897-December 31, 1898

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Wednesday September 28th 1898
I was busy with the work most of the forenoon. Father
and Mother were down for dinner and Nelsons were here
in the afternoon. It was very warm. I picked a lot of tomatoes
for Mother. The boys sorted out the hogs and got them ready.
Thursday September 29th 1898
The men came early to deliver the hogs. There was 16 loads
of them. Will and I went to town in the afternoon and he
got the money in the bank. $863.24. We did not go mover
the river. Pink came back this morning.
Friday September 30th 1898
We wee busy with the work all morning. Will went to
town and took up the butter and got meat. The men
finished threshing at Johns and got here about two oclock
and were through our in the [bottom?] at half past five.
We had eighteen men here for supper.
Sunday September 25th 1898 {belongs on previous page but Iowa didn't put it there}
I was busy about the work all morning. The boys drove
the colt. I read and wrote some in the afternoon.
Did the evening work and went to bed early.
Saturday October 1st 1898
We were up early this morning and busy all morning with
baking and cooking. We had dinner soon after eleven for the
thresher and they moved the machine down to thresh our grain
down at Eds. They were all done by three oclock. Pink
and I did up all the work put things all to rights
and got our suppers by five oclock. There was 1,990
bushels of oats. Levi went to town to stay all night.

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Wednesday September 28th 1898 I was busy with the work most of the forenoon. Father and Mother were down for dinner and Nelsons were here in the afternoon. It was very warm. I picked a lot of tomatoes for Mother. The boys sorted out the hogs and got them ready. Thursday September 29th 1898 The men came early to deliver the hogs. There was 16 loads of them. Will and I went to town in the afternoon and he got the money in the bank. $863.24. We did not go mover the river. Pink came back this morning. Friday September 30th 1898 We wee busy with the work all morning. Will went to town and took up the butter and got meat. The men finished threshing at Johns and got here about two oclock and were through our in the [bottom?] at half past five. We had eighteen men here for supper. Sunday September 25th 1898 {belongs on previous page but Iowa didn't put it there} I was busy about the work all morning. The boys drove the colt. I read and wrote some in the afternoon. Did the evening work and went to bed early. Saturday October 1st 1898 We were up early this morning and busy all morning with baking and cooking. We had dinner soon after eleven for the thresher and they moved the machine down to thresh our grain down at Eds. They were all done by three oclock. Pink and I did up all the work put things all to rights and got our suppers by five oclock. There was 1,990 bushels of oats. Levi went to town to stay all night.