Memoranda: threshed wheat at home Aug 23rd, 24th & 25th Big Meadows Aug 31st Sept. 1st & 2nd Little Meadows Sept. 4th 5th & 6th Sowed wheat at home Feb 28th & Mar. 1st Big Meadows Mar 31st. Little Meadows April 7th & 9th harvested at home....
Sat. Oct 28, 1899: Ther. warm. Wea. cloudy., We finished Bp. Pratt’s threshing he had 87 bu. then we threshed John Pratt’s seed 23 ½ bu. I started to work on Z.T. Draper’s seller. Sunday 29: Ther. warm. Wea. clear I went out to Church Farm...
SUMMARY OF YEAR 1898
Following the last daily entry, Dec. 31, 1898, there are many pages of miscellaneous information. There are two pages of index wherein he lists mostly dates of leaving home, leaving the ranch, returning home, etc. He even...
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SUMMARY OF YEAR 1898
Following the last daily entry, Dec. 31, 1898, there are many pages of miscellaneous information. There are two pages of index wherein he lists mostly dates of leaving home, leaving the ranch, returning home, etc. He even kept...
Wed. July 20, 1904: Ther. Warm., Wea. Clouds, Shower I went to Virgin this evening. 37) Thursday 21: Ther. Warm., Wea. Ptly cldy. Brought Annie home with me. Hauled hay from the Millett patch. 34) Friday 22: Ther. Warm., Cooler Wea. Clouds Rain 9...
Mon. Feb. 26, 1912: Ther. Pleasant Wea. Clear Sammy helped me finish cleaning my stint on the Flanigan ditch this fore noon Worked on the threshes this afternoon threshed out 67 bushels of wheat for J.R.C. and 134 Bu. for Dan. Tuesday 27: Ther....
Wed. Feb. 28, 1912: Ther. Pleasant Wea. clear S. Wind Threshed about 8 bushels of seed today 5 bu. for Dan and 3 for father. The machine is bothering considerable and the boss Dave Lemmon is sulky and slow by spells. Thursday 29: Ther. Pleasant...
Fri. Mar. 1, 1912: Ther. Blustery Wea. Raining Moved to my yard. We threshed 4 1/4 bu of seed for Jim and a little for Sammy. today had to stop on account of the rain. Saturday 2: Ther. Pleasant Wea. cloudy. Got the machine to running about noon,...
Fri. Mar. 15, 1912: Ther. Fine, Wea. Few clouds Still trying to get the machine in shape to work Threshed out 4 bushels of seed tonight Saturday 16: Ther. Pleasant Wea. –clds, Finished up the Job this morning I have nearly 15 bu. of seed....
Sat. Aug. 10, 1912: Ther. hot Wea. Clear. Wind- We got the machine started and threshed 120 bu of grain Sunday 11: Ther. Hot Wea. clear I am watering in the F. Field
Mon. Aug. 12, 1912: Ther. Warm Wea. Clouds Finished up Johny’s threshing and 5 1/2 bu of Barley 25 bu of wheat for me dand of wheat for dan. Tuesday 13: Ther. Warm Wea. cloudy threshed Jim’s wheat then 115 bu of barley for Aaron Flanigan,...
Wed. Aug. 28, 1912: Wea. Rain We moved to Virgin threshed 23 bu of wheat too much rain to do much. Thursday 29: Ther. Cool Wea. Rain We finished Cornelius’ grain and moved to Frank Humphreys
Fri. Aug. 30, 1912: Ther. Warm Wea. Rain cleared off Threshed out 16 bushels of wheat and went home Saturday 31: Ther. Cool Working around home and in the F. Field
Tues. Sept 3, 1912: Ther. Cool Wea. Windy clds. Threshed 39 bu wheat for Woodbury and moved to Judd’s for dinner Wednesday 4: Ther. Cool Wea. Light clds Finished Judd’s threshing before noon 319 bu. in all. Moved to Hurricane threshed for...
Thurs. Sept. 5, 1912: Threshed Jepson’s Man Stanworth’s and 150 bu for Jas Stanworth Sam Larson came to take my place with the thresher Friday 6: Ther. Warm Wea. Clouds Pm J.R.C. came along about 10 am we went to Washington with grists by a...
Thurs. Sept. 10, 1914: Hauled two loads of corn Friday 11: Ther. Pleasant Got part load of corn from F. field pm. threshed out the few beans I have this forenoon.
The old Leonard threshing machine is from Adeline Wakefield's scrapbook. This threshing machine was the first in Emery County. The power to run the machine that threshed the grain was made from horses turning a big wheel. Adeline wrote:"Threshing...
JOHN VARLEY ADAMS Biography 1832 - 1919 John Varley Adams was born August 17, 1832, in Rounds, North Hamptonshire, England, the son of Thomas and Rebecca Varley Adams. He was t h e fifth son of eleven children. John was p u t to work early in life...