Saturday, June 24, 2017

June 24 - 30, 1948

Nothing old about this recent photo. Traveling home from Portland
we drove through Yellowstone National Park on Route 20. This
bison herd held up traffic for fifteen minutes.

June 24: "Went to farm early this morning. Painted most of the morning. Wasn't feeling very good. Sprayed corn after dinner. Rockholds were in after supper. Kids went to show."

gro.  1.25
popcorn  .20

June 25: "Went to farm early this morning. Sprayed 20 acres of corn till noon. Then plowed corn after dinner. Picked three quarts of raspberries. Was very fine day. Looked like rain this afternoon. Kinsy was down home papering their front room. Tick and Byrl, Vic and kids were here to listen to fight. Louis won in knockout in 15th round (over Jersey Joe Walcott)."

June 26: "Went to farm early this morning. Plowed corn all day till it rained about 3 o'clock. Then worked on binder rest of day. Came home about 6:15. Dan and Elsie were up this evening. Had a bad storm last night. Helen canned 3 quarts of raspberries."

gro. 2.43
paper  .20
ice cream  1.23

June 27: "Got up late this morning, was raining. Laid around all day till we went to farm about 5:30. Picked 3 quarts of raspberries. Ray Alt's were down, they are leaving for Oregon Thursday. Came home early, stopped at Adcox's to see June as she is leaving for Alaska on Thursday."

paper  .15

June 28: "Went to farm late this morning. Worked on binder till noon. Cut 10 acres of wheat after dinner. Dan helped all day. I shocked all afternoon. Wheat is very heavy. Looked like rain this afternoon. Canned 3 quarts of raspberries and 7 pints of beets."

gro.  .98

June 29: "Went to farm early this morning. Tried to plow corn but was too wet. Shocked wheat till noon. Cut wheat after dinner. Shocked awhile in evening. Picked 3 quarts of raspberries. Got home about 10:00."

June 30: "Went to farm early. Charles went down to help Grandma. Worked on chicken house most of morning. Shocked wheat after dinner, came home early. Went to Kahler's this evening. Was a fine day."

gro. 1.40

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