Pages That Mention strawberries
1918
Wednesday, May 29, 1918
A good day. Ben watered and planted tobacco.
Denia Blair come this evening. We carried Edna and Franklin to Carries and we went after straw berries.
Kate and Irvin Harvey come and got a cow this morning.
8 oclock
Thursday, May 30, 1918
A good day and very hot. Ben Owen and Paul commenced to plow corn. Josie and I capped some straw berries this morning. Josie preserved them.
Paul killed two squirrels this morning. We had them for dinner to day.
Walter Layne come this evening to look at my cow. He said he would come in the morning and get her. Josie and I planted some butter beans to day. Josie went to Marvins for some meal. Mollie and Christenia was there.
9: o clock
Friday, October 25, 1918
A cloudy day and a little rain. Ben worked on his waggon this morning. This evening he went to Level Run for a load of lumber. Paul Bennett plowed and fixed rows for straw berries. Josie planted the vines.
Mr Owen and his crowd stripped tobacco. I helped a little before dinner.
Josie got dinner. She had to cut her wood to cook with. This evening Josie and I both helped on the tobacco.
We are out of flour. Ben has gone to Thompsons to night to get some. We have wheat at the mill but the miller is not well enough to grind it.
Henry has caught two rabbits in his traps. He is very proud of that.
9 oclock
1919
Saturday, May 10, 1919
A cloudy day. Some rain this morning. They planted tobacco all the evening. Mrs Owens and Mrs Dews and I drawed plants this evening.
We had a few straw berries for dinner to day.
Jim & Ben has gone to Renan to night. All of the rest has gone to bed and a sleep.
10 oclock
Tuesday, May 20, 1919
A cloudy day. Rain this evening. Jim & Ben planted corn on the branch land this morning. This evening Ben finished ceiling Marvins room then they planted some water mellon seed.
Josie washed this morning. I helped some.
I picked a few straw berries for supper.
Franklin is very sick to night. I do hope he may be better by morning.
10 oclock