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Alma Erickson Swanson diary, 1919

1919-06-20 -- 1919-06-30

June 20th. Crossed today. Quit on account of rain toward evening. Bot Aleck's car.
June 21st. Cultivated in forenoon. To sale in afternoon. Bot truck wagon. E.D. Larsons. Run Ford home.
June 22nd. Attended church. Drove around a little in afternoon.
June 23rd. (Mowed new plowed corn.?) Run Johnsons over in evening for supper.
June 24th. Hauled shell corn for Martin. Hauled home truck (7?) wagon and 101 sewer tile.
June 25th. Plowed corn in morning. Hauled hay in P.M. & went to town.
June 26th. Cultivated. Albert over in P.M. (Over to Alexs in eve?)
June 27th. Cultivated again.
June 28th. Still cultivating. Smashed up cultivator towards evening. Chautauqua in evening.
June 29. Sunday got up late. Heard Taft in afternoon, and Brooks in evening.
June 30th. Hauled corn for Herman. (Brix home. 490. Also 1009 tile.?) Bot tube, oil

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June 20th. Crossed today. Quit on account of rain toward evening. Bot Aleck's car. June 21st. Cultivated in forenoon. To sale in afternoon. Bot truck wagon. E.D. Larsons. Run Ford home. June 22nd. Attended church. Drove around a little in afternoon. June 23rd. (Mowed new plowed corn.?) Run Johnsons over in evening for supper. June 24th. Hauled shell corn for Martin. Hauled home truck (7?) wagon and 101 sewer tile. June 25th. Plowed corn in morning. Hauled hay in P.M. & went to town. June 26th. Cultivated. Albert over in P.M. (Over to Alexs in eve?) June 27th. Cultivated again. June 28th. Still cultivating. Smashed up cultivator towards evening. Chautauqua in evening. June 29. Sunday got up late. Heard Taft in afternoon, and Brooks in evening. June 30th. Hauled corn for Herman. (Brix home. 490. Also 1009 tile.?) Bot tube, oil