FAEM ACCOUNTS. 123 



for market 4 men 1; breaking corn stalks on corn field 1 



man and team 3; killing gophers 1 man Eggs laid 23 



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



.... Set under hen 13 eggs. 



May 20. Paid for seed corn $4; meat 25c; freight on 

 twine 53c. . . .Bought of Mercantile Co. on account, baking 



powder and soda 75c Received for boarding horse f 10 



Sold 175 Ibs. oats at 36c Hours of labor : Cattle 4 ; 



horses 2; hogs f ; poultry -J; hauling manure to garden 1 

 man and team 5, 1 man 2; plowing corn land 1 man and 

 3 horses 2; plowing garden 1 man and team 2; marketing 

 oats 1 man and team 4; churning 1 woman 1. . . .Eggs laid 



34 Set aside for home use : If gallons milk, 1 pint 



cream. 



May 21. Paid for nails 28c. i ..Sold 3 dozen eggs at 

 13c .... Hours of labor : Cattle 4J ; horses 2 ; hogs f ; poul- 

 try J; plowing on corn field 1 man and 2 horses 4J; break- 

 ing stalks on corn field 1 man and team 1; cutting wood 

 2 men 1; *marketing wheat cleaned from succotash and 

 bringing back 100 Ibs. flour valued at $2.90 1 man and team 

 4. . . .Eggs laid 18. .. .Set aside for home use: If gallons 

 milk, 1 quart cream .... Set under hen 13 eggs. 



May 22. Hours labor: Cattle 4; horses 2; hogs }; 



poultry J Eggs laid 42 Set aside for home use: If 



gallons milk, 1 quart cream, 2 eggs. 



May 23. Paid for poison for killing gophers 25c ; postage 

 lOc .... Bought of Mercantile Co. on account, cotton cloth 

 95c; syrup 30c; garden seeds 28c. . . .Sold Mercantile Co. on 

 account, 5 Ibs. butter at 22c. . . .Hours of labor: Cattle 4; 

 horses 2; hogs f ; poultry J; plowing on corn land 1 man 

 and team 8 ; dragging corn land 1 man and team 3 : marking 

 and planting sweet corn 1 man 1 ; dragging potatoes 1 man 

 and horse ^; cutting and piling wood 1 man f....Eggs 

 laid 25. .. .Set aside for home use: If gallons milk. 1 pint 

 cream. 



"Charge Food & Fuel and credit Oats. 



A man is one who is faithful to his word. Turk. 



