120 FARM ACCOUNTS. 



May 6. Gave Ed (son) S5c; Florence (daughter) 50c. . . . 

 Paid for paint for house 35c; sulphur lOc; watch chain 



$1.50 ; hat $2 ; dry goods $1.05 Bought of Mercantile Co. 



on account, garden seed 40c; salmon and berries 90c; jacket 

 75c....Sold Mercantile Co. on account, 10 Ibs. butter at 

 23c. . . .Hours of labor: Cattle 4J; horses 2; hogs f ; poul- 

 try -J ; hauling grist for feed 1 man and team 4 ; hauling 

 manure to corn land 1 man 2; planting garden 1 man 1J. . . . 

 Eggs laid 39. .. .Set aside for home use: If gallons milk, 

 1 quart cream, 7 eggs, 5 pounds butter. 



May 7. Paid for grinding feed 50c; barber 50c; horse 

 shoeing 40c; oil for cream separator 15c; garden seeds lOc; 

 bananas lOc; harness repairs lOc. . . .Sold 4| bu. barley at 

 40c. . . .Hours of labor: Cattle 4J; horses 2; hogs J; poul- 

 try ^ ; sacking feed 2 men -J; putting away sleighs 2 men 1; 

 hauling manure to oat field 1 man and team 7, 1 man 2; 

 churning time for the week 1 woman 5. . . .Eggs laid 32. ... 

 Set aside for home use: If gallons milk, 3 pints cream, 

 10 eggs. 



May 8. Hours of labor: Cattle 4J; horses 2; hogs f; 



poultry J. . . .Eggs laid 36 Set aside for home use: If 



gallons milk. . . .Set under hen 12 eggs. 



May 9. Paid veterinarian for attending colt $1 .... Sold 

 Mercantile Co. on account, 5 Ibs. butter at 23c. .. .Sold 1 

 quart cream 20c ; 9 dozen eggs at 13 cents .... Hours of 

 labors Cattle 4|; horses 2; hogs f ; poultry -J; hauling 

 manure to pasture land 1 man and team 4; 2 men and 

 team 3; 1 man 3J; helping veterinarian with colt 2 men ; 

 plowing on corn land 1 man and three horses 3. . . .Eggs laid 

 30. .. .Set aside lor home use: 1^ gallons milk, 22 eggs. 



May 10. Pai<] for men's furnishings 90c; bananas 15c; 



meat 25e. . . .iSirs of labor: Cattle 4-|; horses 2; hogs J; 



*ptmltry J; hauling manure to corn land 1 man and team 8; 



plowing on corn land 1 man and three horses 8 ; churning 1 



woman 1J Eggs laid 26 Set aside for home use: If 



gallons milk, 1 pint cream. 



No matter how hard adversity strikes, come up smiling. 



