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tie 3; horses 1; hogs J; poultry ; dragging corn land 

 1 man and team 1J ; gardening 1 man 1 ; shelling corn for 

 chickens 1 man ^; taking home corn planter 1 man and 

 team 1; planting corn 1 man and team 5; churning 1 

 woman 2 .... Eggs laid 34 .... Set aside for home use : 1 

 gallon milk, 1 pint cream, 8 eggs. 



May 28. Paid A. O. U. W. life insurance assessment $2; 

 hired girl f 3 . . . . Bought of Mercantile Co. on account, cloth 

 14c; lemons 14c; berries 25c....Sold Mercantile Co. on 



account, 10 Ibs. butter at 20c Sold 12J dozen eggs at 13c ; 



2% quarts cream at 20c Hours of labor: Cattle 3J; 



horses 1J; hogs J; poultry J; dragging corn land 1 man 



and team 1^; gardening 1 man 1 Eggs laid 25 Set 



aside for home use: If gallons milk, 1 pint cream, 11 eggs. 



May 29. Hours of labor : Cattle 3 ; horses 1 ; hogs J ; 



poultry Eggs laid 26 Set aside for home use: If 



gallons milk, 2 eggs. 



May 30. Hours of labor : Cattle 3J ; horses 1^ ; hogs i ; 

 poultry ; repairing fence 2 men 2 ; marketing hay 2 men J ; 

 painting house 1 man 2^. . . .Eggs laid 23. .. .Set aside for 

 home use: !- gallons milk, 1 pint cream. 



May 31. Paid for women's underwear $4; meat 25c; 

 grinding corn for poultry lOc .... Sold 8 Ibs. butter at 20c 

 .... Hours of labor : Cattle 3J ; horses 1J ; hogs J ; poultry 

 J; repairing fence 3 men 3}; marketing oats and hauling 

 home lumber 1 man and team 4 ; cutting wood 1 man 1 J . . . . 

 Eggs laid 30 .... Set aside for home use If gallons milk, 

 1 quart cream, 6J pounds butter. 



The rate of wages during the month is f 25 per month and 

 board. The board is figured at f 2.50 per week. 



The prices of feeds and products used during the month 

 are as follows: Corn fodder $2 per ton; hay |7 per ton; 

 oats 37c per bushel ; corn 40c per bushel ; barley 36c per 

 bushel; whole milk 85c per hundred; skim milk 12c per 

 hundred ; cream SOc per gallon ; butter 22c per pound ; eggs 

 13c per dozen. 



"Between right and wrong, never balance a moment." 



