Floyd Morehouse May 1920

In the year of his 21st birthday, Floyd Morehouse (my grandfather) kept a written log of his daily activities. My intent is to post them here through the year.

For previous posts, see:

January
February
March
April



1 Plowed, drew 8 load straw, put straw in barn
Cut wood went to Elkland with Leon Quick.
2 went to Elkland with Quick
Floyd Marlatts people were up here.
3 Leveled oatground drilled in 7 bu. oats.
4 sowed 6 bu oats with drill, leveled oatground.
went to school meeting at night, papa was voted in Clerk.
5 went to town with calves,
sowed 4 bu. oats.
6 Leveled oatground, sowed 6 bu oats.
finished side hill
7 Leveled oatground, finished sowing oats,
rolled oatground drew 10 load manure.
8 rolled oat and corn ground, drew 10 load manure.
plowed 2 gardens, drew load hay,
went to woodhull at night with car.
9 went down to see Clarice, we went riding in
evening. My folks went down to joe Champlains.
10 Rolled oat ground, plowed corn ground
sold Clem Jordan 8 bu. potatoes $2.25 per bu.
11 Rainy day. Fixed car, shod horse.
went over to willies got Mothers medicine.
12 plowed corn ground, drew 11 load manure
went to woodhull.
13 Drew 8 load manure scraped out manure
plowed corn ground drew load hay.
14 plowed corn ground, rolled up wire
dragged garden, drew up one load hay.
went to dance at night. at smiths.
15 Finished plowing corn ground, and rolling oat ground,
built garden fence, put in some garden,
went to woodhull at night.
16 Joe's folks were over, went down to cemetary at night,
and over to willies, over to quicks
Barney Baker drew last batch of milk for us May 16, 1920.
17 Dragged and rolled corn ground, went to Knoxville after seed corn.
18 Dragged corn ground, drilled corn,
rolled corn ground.
19 Dragged corn ground, drilled corn,
rolled corn ground, washed car
put in garden.
20 Fixed fence, drew 1 load hay, started cow shed.
21 Tore down fence, cleaned out fence, rainy day.
22 Skinned calf, white heifer freshened.
Went to knoxville, to cownesque hunted up
and found lumber.
23 went to woodhull to see flood damage
and went on down to addison.
24 Commenced laying wall for shed drew
stone layed wall
25 Drew stone worked at laying wall.
26 Drew 10 load stone drew 1 load manure
worked at wall.
27 Drilled 6 rows corn, returned drill,
picked up papers, rags and rubber.
28 Drew 13 load stone 1 load manure
Finished stone wall,
29 Drew 13 load stone, polished car, went after
flowers. Went down to Cemetary at night
30 Clarice and I went to austinburg to Cemetary
went to knoxville, and to Little Marsh in evening.
will resue was over got 5 bu and 30 lbs of oats.
31 Dragged potato ground planted potatoes
planted 6 rows beans, hoed in garden, dug out
spring holes, commenced plowing buckwheat ground.