July 17 - 23, 1948 Haying

Saturday, July 17, 1948

Phil Hodgins mowed all the big field. Picked 15 quarts berries, made jam. I mowed grass.

Sunday, July 18, 1948

Very good day. Lloyd, Kennard and Val here, they hauled in a lot of hay. I raked with Lloyd’s horse. Had good mess peas.

A young Nanny harrowing with a horse

Monday, July 19, 1948

Nice day. Bill stayed at home, he and Val got in the rest of the hay up in the big field. We washed, picked peas.

Tuesday, July 20, 1948

Nice day. Picked peas to can and also picked some berries. Bill worked today. I picked some strawberries, also Betty and Dorothea.

Wednesday, July 21, 1948

Canned peas. Nice day. Clear, cool. Bill took his car down to B. Harmon’s garage.

Thursday, July 22, 1948

Nice day. Didn’t do much. Barbara Conant here today, she and Dorothea took a walk down in woods.

Friday, July 23, 1948

Rain most of the day. Picked peas. Betty moved her bed. Kennard Schaeffer and Bob called in eve.