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periments in which to determine the amount of moisture, humus, etc. in various types of soils in our locality. Three hours credit. First term.
Cereal Crops. This course deals with the history, cultivation, development, and marketing of...
Tues. July 26, 1898: Ther. hot. Wea. clear. I helped Sam & Ov. cut their winter wheat. Wednesday 27: Ther. hot, Wea. threatening storm after no (clear). helped Jim. start cutting rye and then went over to the Little Meadows and cut a little...
Thurs. July 28, 1898: Ther. hot. Wea. threatening, storm in east and south. helped Jim cut a little rye then went and cut a little wheat at the Little Meadows. Friday 29: Ther. hot. Wea. storming in the south. We cut Uncle Crisses rye and then...
Wed. Aug. 3, 1898: Ther. very warm, Wea. rain in evening I got Harvy Mancur to help us we cut and bound about 2 acres of wheat. It clouded up after noon and commenced to rain about 8 pm. Thursday 4: Ther. cool, Wea. cloudy, rain after noon, We...
Fri. Aug. 5, 1898: Ther. cool. Wea. clouds going E. We finished cutting the rye this forenoon, Saturday 6: Ther. cool Wea. cloudy Went and cut wheat in the lower field this fore noon and it rained so we could’nt work the rest of the day we...
Sun. Aug. 7, 1898: Ther. cool, Wea. some clouds some of the boys came over from the Coop farm and spent part of the day. Sammy came up and got the team and wagon. Pauline and Marilla went home with him I went over to the Little Meadows and helped...
Wed. Aug 17, 1898: Ther. warm. Wea. forenoon clear afternoon some clouds We cut about ¾ of an acre of wheat some of it was terrible tangled Sammy, Jim and Ov. came back from the Little Meadows they have got the grain over there all stacked and...
Wed. Oct. 25, 1899: Ther. cool., Wea. cloudy. I helped Robt. Scott thrash 218 bu. of oats & 142 bu. wheat. he employed the aldridge steam thresher. Thursday 26: Ther. warmer Wea. clear. Finished R. Scott’s threshing he had Oats 218 bu. wheat 198...
Tues. Nov. 21, 1899: Ther. cool., Wea. light clouds. We sowed a small piece of rye also some wheat. worked a little on the stable. Wednesday 22: Ther. cold. Wea. snowing am. cleared off in evening. We chopped some timber and plowed a little land...
Fri. Nov. 24, 1899: Ther. cool., Wea. very thin clouds. Father & I came out over the Big Bend one year ago to day in a snow storm. plowed and sowed a little more rye and worked on the fence some more today. Saturday 25: Ther. cold., Wea. light...
Thurs. Oct. 24, 1901: + Ther. Pleasant., Wea. Ptly. Cloudy light sprinkle, Watered at the same place and camped in the valley a short distance west, I took both dinner and supper at the other camp with Jos. Lister and Rye Dunton. This is my 100th...
Tues. July 28, 1903: Ther. Warm., Wea. Clear, Thin clds, We thrashed our grain Wheat 195 bushels Oats 47 “ Rye 24 “ Total 266 “ The thrashers went back to Rockville this evening. Wednesday 29: Ther. Warm., Wea. Cloud streaks, We hauled the...