Floyd Morehouse July 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
May
June

Interesting events from July 1920 include:

12th - Panama Canal opens

16th - Gen Amos Fries appointed 1st US army chemical warfare chief

16th - Ruth sets season home run record with 30 en route to 54




Dayly doings
July, 1920.
1 Commenced haying
2 Raked hay, drew one load went strawberring
3 helped Mother, father went over to willies
after mail and rake teeth.
4 we all went to Elmira
5 went to Canesteo to the 4th.
6 cut and raked hay, drew 1 load
Fixed bridge brought rope up.
7 raked and bunched hay worked at shed
wait and lena came over got 7 1/2 bu oats.
8 picked cherries, mowed, raked hay.
Margret came over.
9 picked cherries pitted cherries. Mowed
went over to willies with margret at night.
10 raked and bunched hay, drew 3 load
went to knoxville.
11 John Scots people were over george and
aunt minnie were up.
12 mowed one piece, set out turnip plants
drew 7 load hay.
13 drew 8 load hay, mowed
14 drew 3 " " , " , finished haying here.
picked pail cherries, hilled potatoes.
Commenced haying on other place, spliced rope.
15 went to town got colts shod
picked cherries, mowed and raked
bunched hay.
16 Drew 4 load hay mowed, raked and
bunched hay.
17 patched roof, put up rope, drew 6 load hay
went to knoxville.
18 I went down to see Clarice we went
riding. My folks picked cherries.
19 Mowed, papa picked cherrys odd jobs
20 mowed raked and bunched hay
willie got 2 bu oats.
21 Drew 11 load hay.
22 Mowed, raked scatterings, went to town.
23 went to addison after Rachel Resue,
raked and bunched hay, wait and
Lena were over after oats did not get any.
24 went over to Joes after butter over to
quicks after gun. Unload hay fixed rake.
25 Byrons folks were up, willies folks
were over, Joe brought mutton up
I went down to see Clarice at night
26 Stirred out hay, mowed drew 3 load
27 went to austinburg, mowed drew 7 load hay.
28 mowed, raked and bunched, drew
3 load hay.
29 mowed raked and bunched 2 batches
hay drew 4 load hay.
30 Drew 4 load, finished haying on side hill
mowed some on Alphus lot
uncle Lorans folks came at night.
31 went to town with uncle Loran and kay
visited.