IMH 75:2 197-198

"Chronicles of Upper Burnet" (1)

1881

Friday, April 22nd.

And he was gone on the same business also to-day "from morn till eve."
It was a warm day with almost clear sky. Hauling manure was still the
occupation of Alvin and myself. We got the winter's accumulation
scattered mostly on the barren grass patch but some on the field
below Hand's wheat. There remain now but the scrapings of the yard.
I rode old Colonel over to Kivett's at noon and got Sayroy to cut my hair.
Bill Hand came about four o'clock and got a half-bushel of
Early Rose potatoes Mr. Fowler took home his buckets from
the sugar camp to-day.