UC Davis Special Collections D-022 4:3: …digital.lib.ucdavis.edu/pierce/gpiercejrdiary_1893.pdfTranscription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 3 Two

Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 1

UC Davis Special Collections

D-022 4:3: Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary, 1893

Please note that this transcription has not been reviewed for final editing. Please contact

us with any questions.

Preliminary notes by transcriber:

As in other volumes, Pierce has a summary diary in the "Memoranda" and "Cash

Account" pages at the end of this volume, followed by a one-page general evaluation of

what he considered most important about the year. There is also a listing of his

raspberry varieties on the final blank page of this diary.

Starting in January there is an interesting day-to-day account of the establishment of

a large almond orchard from the very start, even before the first trees were put in.

Pierce was on his way to becoming one of the pioneer almond growers of this part of

California.

In February Pierce notes the setting up of his gas engine for pumping water out of

Putah Creek. Feb. 8th bought 5 H. P. gas engine from Best, got the engine to the

ranch on Feb. 25th, etc. building, installing, repairing pump, shelter for engine and

pump in March and April. April 8th got water out on bank from creek for first time,

14th got water to strawberries. Lots of entries about irrigation of nursery, garden,

trees, etc., from here on in. 13 May put 8 inch pulley on pump and greatly increased

flow of water. 3 June ran engine all day on trees and strawberries. Described

irrigation of berries and putting in system of ditches for front yard, 8 June.

Trip to Chicago and Kenosha, September, to where young George Pierce was being

raised by relatives when elder Pierce and his mother were making a start in California;

his old school, etc. (Sept. 12th, etc.)

On the page where Pierce has entries for December 14-17 is a pencil outline of the two

feet of the infant son, Gardner, apparently drawn there by his father.

Note: The "Randall" is a type of harrow. [cf. entries for 9 Jan 1892 and 8 Mar 1904.]


Sun 1 Jan 1893

Very foggy all forenoon.

Hitched up in afternoon and took Sue and Baby riding - got cows and rode to east

field.

The ground is very wet - grain looks well.

Mon 2 Jan 1893

Very foggy in forenoon. Boys finished piece of barley land and began small wet piece

at east end near middle gate.

Mrs. Pierce, baby and Yen went to Davis for mail

Shot hare in almond field -

Had one team go around almond land -

Began plowing for almonds

Fred Klays died this morning

Tues 3 Jan 1893

Very foggy again. Boys finished the barley ground and all got into almond field - Took

off Dennis' team and hauled lumber in forenoon from around vineyard and in

afternoon hauled out trees that we had grubbed -


Two teams plowed all day on almond land.

Baby was sick last night and it still unwell - cannot keep his food on his stomach.

Wed 4 Jan 1893

Very foggy

Went to Davis thinking Fred Klays funeral would be today, but it was yesterday.

Met Jos. Regier at the gate - he went back with me and down to Snyders.

I took his trunk home - he is going to work for me for $420 a year

He went to San Francisco - is to be back tomorrow night.

Thurs 5 Jan 1893

Very foggy most of day -

Mr. Miller's dogs got after my sheep yesterday.

Fixed up bed for Joseph - put in window lights and tinkered.

Shot two rabbits and two doves.


Baby is better.

Boys finished almond land plowing down to east side of vineyard.

Sue and I selected vine and flower plants from Eastern Catalogues tonight.

Fri 6 Jan 1893

Joseph Regier came out this morning.

He had a friend in town and went back for him with cart.

Ed Stone got mad because Joe and a room to himself and was going to quit at noon.

I made him go on until night -

Sue, baby and I went to school house took supplies and orders -

Very foggy

Sat 7 Jan 1893

Ed Stone left - young German took his team.

Joe cut up almond trees.

Boys finished plowing soon after dinner


Set two teams to harrowing barley ground and one to hauling out almond trees.

Had to kill old Ned and haul him out -

Very foggy-

Sun 8 Jan 1893 [Inserted.]

Very foggy

Sue sick. Young dutchman visited Joe.

Mon 9 Jan 1893

Sue is better. Very foggy.

Had Joe sow barley - Boys finished it about 4 p.m. and went to harrowing almond

land -

Went to Davis in forenoon took 7 rolls butter - got groceries and supplies.

Made preparation for laying out almond land.

Tues 10 Jan 1893

Very foggy.


Joe and I laid out one row of pins on almond land.

Left at 11 a.m. for Woodland to attend meeting of grand Jury. Got there at 1 p.m.

Hector followed me

Jury adjourned late to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow

Staid at Byrns room 18.

Wed 11 Jan 1893

Foggy this morning - clear in p.m.

Jury adjourned about 11 a.m.

Got a new harness of Diggs for $27 135# alfalfa seed @ 9c and a number of little

things for the ranch including a copper tea kettle for Sue. Got home about 5 p.m.

- had a cold ride.

Joe had dug about 50 tree holes -

Boys finished harrowing and began replowing tree land -


Thurs 12 Jan 1893

Very foggy

Had boys plow small field by horse barn for alfalfa and old vineyard plot near windmill

for barley for pasture. Joe also plowed piece for new vineyard. Put out new

strawberry beds - four beds - about 250 plants.

Have one bed of "Oregon Everbearing" plants.

Fri 13 Jan 1893

Took bacon from smokehouse and began soaking meat to hang up.

Put out almonds to sprout for nursery -

Had stump taken up from strawberry bed.

Sue went to school house for Miss Carson to spend Saturday.

Sat 14 Jan 1893

Finished strawberry bed and set some stakes for trees.

Went to Davis with Yen in afternoon

Took 3 rolls butter 50c. Got steak, rice, Texas blackberry cuttings celery cheese

bolts &c.


Offered wheat to Ligget at 1.20 per cwt.

Began raining at about 8 p.m.

Sun 15 Jan 1893

Rained hard last night and considerable today.

Mon 16 Jan 1893

Two men cut wood.

Moved the old pig pen away and then moved the blacksmith shop to the former site of

pig pen -

Sue went to Davis to send money to her father for medicine and bought [sentenced not

completed.]

Tues 17 Jan 1893

Got things in shape at shop in forenoon and began marking out almond land with sled

Set Jos. to marking and other three boys to digging holes.

Went to Davis with spring wagon Job & Bruno

Took 128# bacon to B. F. L. @ 10 1/2. Sent 35 [30?] doz eggs to G. B. A. San Fran.


Wed 18 Jan 1893

Very foggy

Set some stakes for Jos. to mark by and then went with two horse wagon to Eli

Snyder's for almond trees. got 3250 Nonpareil and an assortment of fruit trees for

home use -

Sue and Mother went to Mr. Schmeiser's.

Thurs 19 Jan 1893

Very foggy. Hard frost

Took Mother home this afternoon and got Henry Luddington to work on trees.

Had hoped to sell my wheat for $1.20 but could only get $1.15 1/2 offerred (sic), and

did not sell.

Mr. Levitt killed a kid.

Fri 20 Jan 1893

Very foggy - very hard frost.

Set out 26 fruit trees about yard in forenoon.

Began setting out almond trees - three men 175 in afternoon.


Began plowing on almond land

- second plowing that we had to leave on account of rain - It is altogether too wet.

Sat 21 Jan 1893

Very foggy all day. No frost -

Worked at setting out and pruning trees. 425 today.

Fixed blacksmith bellows -


Very foggy.

Mon 23 Jan 1893

Went to Davis this forenoon -

- am trying to sell my wheat.

about all I can get offered is 1.12 1/2 or 1.15

Very foggy. Worked in orchard this afternoon


Tues 24 Jan 1893

Helped Sue wash this forenoon.

Very foggy. Clothes did not dry.

Worked in orchard in afternoon.

Boys finished plowing about 4 o'clock. - took off two teams and left Dutch Jos. to

harrow the piece. Marked out the vineyard and boys dug holes there. Finished

setting out Nonpareils. - Joseph and I set stakes around north half of almond land.

Wed 25 Jan 1893

Started second harrow on fruit land and they finished at night -

Went to Snyder's with team of mules and got 1000 Neplus. Ultra & 750 Nonpareil -

almond trees 1 apricot 2 Muir peaches and 1 doz Sultana grape cuttings -

Hired two men to dig holes for me and found another waiting for me at home. set all

to digging at noon -

Marked out 10 rows with mules.[?]

Thurs 26 Jan 1893

Began raining early this a.m.


Rained most of the day. The wind blew very strong. Many of the buildings were sorely

tried by the gale

The windmill lost one arm and fences were blown down -

Joseph and I nailed the shop roof over to keep it on.

This is the heaviest gale of the season -

The lemon tree covering is down for the third time this winter

Fri 27 Jan 1893

Fixed forge in shop - Joe fixed posts in horse barn.

In afternoon discharged five men and took them to Davis on my way to Sacramento.

Attended U. C. meeting at residence of Geo. F. Clark 1408 N St. The attendance was

good, and the affair both pleasant and profitable

Sat 28 Jan 1893

Got some things for place and went out on 3.05 train. Sam French is at Mother's.

Joseph Regier went to San Francisco.



Bright nice day. Yen and Sue went to Davis -

Took baby for long ride in his buggy

Mon 30 Jan 1893

Rained most of the day.

began raining about ten o'clock last night.

Tues 31 Jan 1893

Joseph came back from San Francisco last night. He fixed windmill and roof to

harvester shed today.

Other boys grubbed alantus trees along of slough in almond orchard and took out

locust and alantus near men's house.

Am not feeling well. Began fixing closet for Sue in stairway.

Wed 1 Feb 1893

Very hard frost - one of the worst of the season -

Went to town with wagon - took two pieces of rustic to exchange for some ceiling for

closet.


Tried to sell my wheat but could not get any offer better than 1.12

- did not sell.

Bought sacks for this season's crop of B. F. Ligget for six and one half 6 1/2 cents

Rained toward evening.

Started incubator

Thurs 2 Feb 1893

Clear and cold early in morning -

later - foggy - later still alternate sunshine and cloudy weather -

Cold all day.

Boys grubbing up vineyard and building fences.

Sue went to Mrs. Greene's to the meeting of the Ladies Aid Society.

Was quite sick last night and am not well today.


Fri 3 Feb 1893

Rained most all day.

Joseph was quite sick today.

Made and hung the door to closet in stairway

shot cottontail this evening.

Sat 4 Feb 1893

Rained very hard this morning

Cleared up about ten a.m.

Dennis and I went to town in the afternoon with spring wagon.

D. drew $20.00. - got tapioca, sago, oats &c.

Sold my crop of wheat for 1892 to B. F. L. @ $1.15 48196 5542.83

The creek was very high again for the third time this winter - it just ran over a little by

the sheep barn -


Sun 5 Feb 1893 [Inserted.]

Cloudy - cool - Yen went to Davis late to night - home at 5 a.m.

Mon 6 Feb 1893

Frost. Joseph and man fixed the culverts on road. - both had about washed out -

Joe and Dennis cleaned up old iron & grubbed out trees at old shop site.

Susie went to Sacto on 10.40 and got a new dress. Mother went with her and got a

coat -

I went after supper to Mother's and stayed over night. Drew $30.00 of B. F. L.

Tues 7 Feb 1893

Mother and I took 6.40 train for San Francisco. Mother went to Mrs. Cole's - I did my

shopping

Went to Mechanic's Fair in afternoon.

- all dined at Popular. Mother and Mrs. Cole went home - Mattie and I attended

Stockwell's Theater. saw "The New Siberia" Rained when theater was out and very

hard during the night -

Wed 8 Feb 1893

Took 7.30 train for San Leandro


Saw Mr. Best - ordered a 5 H. P. gas-engine. Got back to the city at noon

- looked up circular saw, cultivator &c. Got sarsaparilla for Mother.

Left with Mother on 4 p.m. train for home. Sprinkled on the way and when we got

home it rained very hard, and kept it up all night.

Thurs 9 Feb 1893

Rained all forenoon -

Saw Krummier's circular saw rig and took measurements.

Went home after lunch, rained most of time. Met Joseph going for the mail -

The boys had overhauled sacks and run through screenings in granary -

- then filled sacks that we had saved for seed -

Fri 10 Feb 1893

Misty - looked like rain and did sprinkle a little -

Joseph worked on harvester - took out cylinder and grain carrier.

Other boys cut wood at wood pile and cleared up the yard. Began work on the new

chicken yard.


Shot a dove for baby - took boy out for a walk -

Got check on San Fran for $500 of B. F. L -

Sat 11 Feb 1893

Boys cut wood. Joe put in gate at tool shed.

Sue went to Sacto to get dress cut -

Eddy Levitt came out


Sue, Yen, baby and I went to Davis - quite strong north wind.

Mon 13 Feb 1893

Went to Mrs. Greenes. Guilis Schmeisers and school house -

- took Schmeisers some strawberry plants

The bridges on slough were all gone --

Boys are fixing fence about almond orchard.


Got scions for grafting pears -

Tues 14 Feb 1893

Strong north wind - cold.

Began fixing chicken yard.

Wed 15 Feb 1893

Sue went to Sacto - dressmaking

Yen drew $100 - and went to China New Years

Am cook and nurse -

Boys work on fence -

Sent case eggs to J. Pastene[?] &co 201 Washington St. San Francisco.

Thur 16 Feb 1893

Had Dennis plow new vineyard land and nursery ground - then lay out vineyard.

Boys finished repairing fence


Yen came home about sundown - reports fine time -

- had been to Sacramento.

Grafted pear trees near house and two peach to cherry plum.

Fri 17 Feb 1893

Boys set out vineyard this morning - about 250 vines that I had rooted.

Joseph got up four colts from lower barn to work in teams and turned out four mares

that are with foal

Began work in orchard. Joseph is marking out land others digging

Went to Davis and Snyder's - got some peach plum scions -

Reesers plants came.

Sat 18 Feb 1893

Boys all set out trees today.

Fixed fence to creek. Had manure hauled for yard and Sue & Mr. Levitt set out plants.

Set out raspberries and strawberries. Began planting my nursery

- got out 1222 nuts -


Boys have 2358 trees out - Nice day -


Sue unwell today

Mon 20 Feb 1893

Went to town with wagon - got five more men - one came yesterday

Have ten men in orchard now -

Bought hot axle grease and lamp chimneys of auction house in Davis.

Drew $20# of B. F. L.

Tues 21 Feb 1893

Beautiful forenoon - late in the afternoon it got cloudy with south east wind, then

wind changed to the north and was very cold -

Boys are digging about 130 holes a day a piece. Got in a large area today.

Made hot bed in front of garden

Pruned in afternoon.


Light earthquake at 8.10 p.m.

Wed 22 Feb 1893

Very hard north wind

One man quit at noon -

Did not go out much today -

Thurs 23 Feb 1893

North wind not as hard as yesterday

Went to town early and then to Eli Snyders and got 400 more trees. Settled with Eli

for my almond trees - paid him $371.87

Hauled lumber to new chickenhouse.

Finished hot bed - Sue put out seeds -

Cow had calf in north field -

Mr. Levitt could not find it - I tried and failed too -

Young Dutchman had tooth ache and went to dentist -


Marked out more almond land -

Fri 24 Feb 1893

Hard north wind - miserable day -

Finished putting in almond orchard about 9 a.m.

One man broke shovel, lied about it and I discharged him.

Set boys to pruning. Went to town with big wagon. Yen went for China boy - did not

get any-

Got gas engine, gasoline, shakes, spuds, beans &c -

Drew $40 of B. F. L. Dennis on vacation.

Sat 25 Feb 1893

North wind. Sue went to Sacto and got her dress and did shopping.

Planted potatoes and set out some 4500 almonds in nursery

Extra man hauled manure. Joe plowed and harrowed small alfalfa field


Dennis came back at night -

[Note in margin: "Eddy L came out"]


strong north wind.

very disagreeable day - Sue set the incubator

Mon 27 Feb 1893

Worked on chicken yard. Plowed potato ground and fixed alfalfa field

Started two teams to plowing summerfallow -

Tues 28 Feb 1893

Started a third team to plowing

Sowed alfalfa field near barn

Joseph pruned - extra man gardened

Went to Davis with spring wagon


- took 45 doz eggs & 5 rolls butter got 18 & 40c.

Got new "Sunset" cultivator

- flour spuds &c.

Wed 1 Mar 1893

Marked out new land on summerfallow -

Thurs 2 Mar 1893

Sue attended Sorosis meeting at Mrs. Bradshaw's - took Gardner

Yen went looking for China boy to take his place

Got lambs in field - had sheep and mares turned out today.

Planted potatoes

Fri 3 Mar 1893

Finished potato planting - have three varieties: Early Rose, Burbank and Humboldt

Reds.

Put out 4000 almonds in nursery.


Went to Davis - took Yen on his way to San Francisco. 30 doz eggs 15c.

Got circular saw - steak boots &c -

Received returns from Pastene &co - got 15c a doz for the eggs sent them.

Sat 4 Mar 1893

Began raining early this morning and continued most of day.

Worked in shop on gas engine.

Sun 5 Mar 1893 [Inserted.]

No rain. Sunshine most of day - wind got into north and it was cold. Fury[?] Miller

came up to say that my sheep got into LaRue's field and the mules injured two of

them.

Mon 6 Mar 1893

Worked on chicken yard.

Boys chopped wood and Joe built fences along new vineyard

In afternoon started three teams to harrowing in orchard and one to plowing toward

trees


Tues 7 Mar 1893

Went to Davis to mail letters for Sue - took Mother lettuce plants and radish. Yen

came up on 11.10 train and came home with me. He brought Gardner [Pierce's baby

son] a silk dress and trimmings from his Mother in China also oranges and candy.

Foon left rather unceremoniously as soon as Yen came -

Wed 8 Mar 1893

Rained very hard last night -

- the ground is very soft today

Three of us worked on the chicken yard. Boys cut wood.

Thurs 9 Mar 1893

Sun shone in forenoon - cloudy in afternoon. Sprinkled about 3 p.m.

Sue and Gardner went on visit to El Dorado. I took them to the 10.40 train and went

into Sacramento with them. Got Gardner a new white bonnet and other things. They

left on the 12.15 accommodation train. Mamie Collins was on the train. I got 200

sweet potato plants 75 cabbage 35 tomato plants, 25 grape cuttings 10 Baxter

Raspberry. Henry French sent 3 Berberries 1 Evergreen Blackberry 1 sweet brier. I

set out the cabbage and the potato plants this evening.

Fri 10 Mar 1893

Friday Put out tomato plants and the vines and shrubs I got yesterday.


Straightened up the pepper trees.

Laid out fence across middle field where I expect to have orchard next year. Filed

saws and worked in shop in p.m.

Sprinkled at times in forenoon and wind blew S. E. very hard and cold

Rained hard all afternoon.

Sat 11 Mar 1893

Went to Davis. Sent 30 doz eggs to S. F.

Went to Woodland. Drew $42.85 on school warrants and for Jury duty.

Paid 1st Assessment on capital stock subscribed to Farmer's and Merchant Bank of

Woodland. Paid Lew Baird $25.00 commission on Oeste harvester.

Sprinkled in afternoon.

Sun 12 Mar 1893

Yen went to town.

Went to Hext's for while -


Mon 13 Mar 1893

Eddy Levitt and I started for town at about 5.30 a.m. Went to Oakland on 6.40 train.

Went to see Evants[?] about White Gate. Went to San Francisco at 11.30. Got

Sarsaparilla, hdk'fs peas grass seed and saw mandrel. Saw Woodin & Little about

exchange of pump.

Came to Davis at 8 p.m. - staid over night at Mother's.

Tues 14 Mar 1893

Went home in morning.

Rained in afternoon.

Joe and I got out timber for saw frame.

Wed 15 Mar 1893

Put roof on chicken house and did other work there. Dennis helped in forenoon.

Rained at intervals

Mr. Adams of Lodi called in the interest of Webber &co of San Fran -

Mr. Miller came and paid me $120. on acct.


Thurs 16 Mar 1893

Rained in forenoon.

Went to town in afternoon and got load of post, potatoes meat, saw mandrel, hinges

and cabbage -

Took 33 doz. eggs to B. F. L. 15c.

Got plants from Reeser.

Boys worked in afternoon

Fri 17 Mar 1893

Rained in forenoon a little and showered in afternoon

Boys worked in afternoon.

Joseph and I worked on chicken house.

Dennis went to town for lumber in afternoon. - got 2 bales barbed wire.

Sat 18 Mar 1893

Dennis got another load of lumber and some staples - drew $2.00


Joseph and I finished the chicken house and Mr. Levitt whitewashed it inside.

Sprinkled frequently in forenoon and in afternoon. Joseph worked on saw frame.

I painted bedroom doors and fixed the governor in the gas engine - it is all right now-

Sun 19 Mar 1893 [Noted, but no entry made.]

Mon 20 Mar 1893

Rained and blew hard in morning. Joe Schmidt and Ed Nelson quit.

Went to Woodland on train

- back at 3.

Tues 21 Mar 1893

Cloudy sprinkled in afternoon

Rained hard last night.

Painted dining room floor and stairs

Dennis and Joe began setting posts in afternoon


Joseph is working on saw frame.

Put up curtains in front room.

Wed 22 Mar 1893

Light frost last night -

Cleared up yard some - tinkered about - shot Jack rabbit

Joe went to Davis - took No. 12 Challenge pump to return for No. 16. brought back

300 ft R. W. Boards for engine house a gate post and twenty fence posts. Yen & I

went took 8 rolls butter 35c. Yen drew $20.

Staid at Mother's.

Thurs 23 Mar 1893

Took 4.58 Oregon Express for San Francisco

- Took San Leandro train at Mole[?] Talked Motor to Mr. Best for Woodland people

Went to San Francisco on 11.20 Changed pumps with Woodin & Little - got seeds -

saw Mr. Quinby about motors - Phoenix Paint - got Sarsaparilla &c

Stopped at Grand 161.


Attended the 25th Anniversary Banquet of U. C.

About 200 were in attendance and the affair was most successful the most gratifying

of anything of the kind ever given by the alumni.

Fri 24 Mar 1893

Left San Francisco on the 7 a.m. train for Davis. Stopped over until Woodland train

time then went to Woodland to see business men about river railroad.

- back to Davis at 3.30 home at six

Boys have all the boards on fence about creek field - and have commenced to put on

wire

Sat 25 Mar 1893

Boys spaded in front yard in forenoon and began harrowing in orchard in afternoon.

Sowed lawn grass and planted twelve rows of peas west of nursery.

Sun 26 Mar 1893 [Inserted.]

Yen and I went to town - got man to drive team

Have not heard from Susie since Wednesday - Mr. Schmeiser settled for his

harvesting.


Mon 27 Mar 1893

Warm and beautiful.

Three boys harrowed in orchard

Started Dennis plowing around slough in east field

Found ewe in trouble and drove band up to corral.

Cut up 7 hams in afternoon.

Tramp came along and staid over night.

Tues 28 Mar 1893

Had Dennis mark out new land - too wet - went to town - got letter from Sue - first

for a week -

Joseph took 30 sks wheat to town and got No. 16 pump, bbl lime, keg nails 200#

flour & tobacco.

Boys finished harrowing about 3 p.m. - started them to plowing in land south from

middle gate.

Set tramp to spading yard -


Wed 29 Mar 1893

Joseph plowed orchard -

Went to Geo. Scott's - he was not at home. - took dinner at Madison

- drove to Woodland - got lawn mowed

168# beef @ 6 1/2c - home at 7.30

Cold and windy - looks like rain.

Thurs 30 Mar 1893

Fixed place to put Challeng[e] pump -

Had tramp burn brush. Joseph planted almonds.

Went to town in afternoon - got letter from Sue. She was to go to Placerville yesterday

- to Folsom tomorrow

Took 30 doz eggs & 12# butter to B. F. L -

Had tea with Mother

Cloudy and looks like rain.


Fri 31 Mar 1893

Pleasant. Put pump in place.

Fixed foundation for engine - mowed lawn - painted saw frame, gasoline tank frame

and chimneys on the house.

Joseph plowed vineyard

Soon visited Yen -

Had Dennis go around all the pieces to plow next LaRue's - rather wet -

Found stray lamb.

Sat 1 Apr 1893

Went to Sacto on 11. train - got rubber belting[?], union &c for pump -

Deposited $120 (Miller's)

Sue and baby came on 2.50 train

All home again tonight.

Got old Maj shod.


Sun 2 Apr 1893

All went to town.

Sue issued invitations for Ladies Aid Society meeting on Thursday next

Joseph drew $10. and went to San Francisco.

Mon 3 Apr 1893

Put gas engine in place on creek bank and began work on the engine house.

Joseph got back this evening

Tues 4 Apr 1893

Sent Jos. to town with load of wheat

He brought back 8 chairs from Mother's and the dishes for Ladies Aid society.

250 shakes, fence boards & door hinges -

Worked on engine house - got roof nearly done.

Wed 5 Apr 1893

Sprinkled a little last night -


Finished engine house -

Rained hard in afternoon. All hands had to quit.

Thurs 6 Apr 1893

Discharged tramp.

Sue had meeting of Ladies Aid Society

It rained at intervals. Had a small attendance.

Fri 7 Apr 1893

Sent 147 sks wheat to town. Joe also took Mother's chairs and some butter

Took Mrs. Greene's chairs home.

Worked on flume.

Started two teams harrowing

Sat 8 Apr 1893

Worked on flume and ditch. Got water into yard by beehives. Pump leaked badly -


Dogs got after sheep - kill 5, wounded many more.

Sun 9 Apr 1893 [Inserted.]

Poisoned our dog- Joseph shot one

Took Manie to 6.40 train.

Sue and Yen went to Davis -

Mon 10 Apr 1893

Beautiful day built shed over pump - Went into field late in afternoon

Tues 11 Apr 1893

Cloudy - Sprinkled some

Yen and I went to Woodland to have him registered but failed as the office was

discontinued

Got 1 set harness and some extras.

Wed 12 Apr 1893

Dennis broke mouldboard


Went to Davis got " home at noon.

Took Gardner for ride in lower field

Alexander broke lever casting - went to Mr Hext's and borrowed it.

Thurs 13 Apr 1893

Went to Davis - ordered extra casting

got pepper and cauliflower plants.

Ordered paint for Mother.

Got 3 sittings thoroughbred eggs from Mrs. Hatcher. Gave Mother one of them

Sold my barley 1290 sks to B.F. L at 82c per cwt.

Fri 14 Apr 1893

Fixed ditches and got water into garden in afternoon. Went into field in morning and

set teams to plowing on piece next to road west of slough.

Strong north wind


Sat 15 Apr 1893

Went to Woodland. Tried to do some business in harvester line but failed.

- got sweet corn wire cloth, odds & ends &c. Home at 6.30 by way of Davis - Got 17

inch pulley from Best.


Sue & Yen went to town. Eddy came home with them. Alex [went to town.]

Got up two young horses to work.

Mon 17 Apr 1893

Gardner and I went to school house with library books and then to Mr. Reardon's to

engage John to shear sheep -

Tues 18 Apr 1893

Worked with water about the garden in forenoon

Went to town with Sue in afternoon to get Mrs Shy, Mrs Kane's [?] mother.

Wed 19 Apr 1893

John Reardon came and began shearing sheep -


Sue and Mrs Shy went to Davis for twine.

Thurs 20 Apr 1893

Sue, baby Mrs Shy and I went to Mr. Witger's to spend the day -

Mrs Shy staid at W's.

Messrs Burns and Keith Bascomb - insurance men, called this morning.

Fri 21 Apr 1893

Was quite sick last night and this forenoon. Had Joseph cultivate the nursery

potatoes & peas and plant beets.

Went to school house with Gardner - left appointment of Census Marshall with

Schmeiser

Went to Hext's and put casting on plow -

New choreman came tonight.

Sat 22 Apr 1893

Sue baby and I went to Sacto - Got dress for Sue, shoes &c for baby -

Mr. Levitt left


Sun 23 Apr 1893 [Inserted.}

Sue went to church -

Joseph went to town

Mon 24 Apr 1893

Went to Esparto and Woodland

Staid with Diggs.

Bred Fern [horse]

Tues 25 Apr 1893

Went to Davis and home -

Yen went to Sacto to register

Wed 26 Apr 1893

Went to Esparto. Yen got home in afternoon

Mr. Clark came to shear sheep.


Thurs 27 Apr 1893

Watered garden. Went into field

Went to town in evening to see about Mother's painting

Joseph put on weed cutters in afternoon.

Fri 28 Apr 1893

Sprinkled a very little.

Took "Betty" sow to Mr. Miller's.

Irrigated garden - fixed windmill

Went to town and settled with Mother's painters. - Got sack ground corn -

Sat 29 Apr 1893

Sue baby Yen and I went to the picnic at Armstrong's Grove.

Cool in evening. Frost last night.


Sue went to church


Mon 1 May 1893

Finished shearing sheep -

Joseph and I worked in nursery - hoeing and irrigating

Tues 2 May 1893

Went to Woodland early took Mr. Clark part way -

Had work done on my teeth

Saw Wolf[?] Levy and made arrangements to have him come to see my wool. Went

before Board of Supervisors and spoke in favor of establishing a county High School.

Wed 3 May 1893

Levy came and bought the wool @15 1/2c. Got up Fern for Miner's bay.

Joseph and I sacked the wool.

Thurs 4 May 1893

Joseph took wool and mohair to town. Birdie & Fannie to Miner's

2151# wool 67# mohair. - got 2 sks flour 1 spuds - mowing machine knife fixed -

new boxing and pin -


I went to Woodland - collected for wool - had dentist work done got shod

Got some paint of Mother-

Fri 5 May 1893

Marked lambs 88 bucks 60 ewes -

Castrated seven colts - 6 mules 1 horse

Smith, insurance agent called and took dinner

Put barbed wire along water ditch on island -

Light north wind - higher at night.

Sat 6 May 1893

Strong north wind

Sun 7 May 1893 [Inserted.]

All went to Davis.


Mon 8 May 1893

Boys finished plowing summerfallow - Took off Dennis train at noon. Had Dennis

plow potatoes.

Put horses out north - moved mares to creek. Lark called and bought old pump of

Mother's.

Got up header wagons and Joseph worked on them.

Tues 9 May 1893

Alex began pruning nursery

Joseph began mowing but broke down before noon and I took pitman[?] to town to be

mended.

Wed 10 May 1893

Boys are pruning nursery today

Irrigated nursery

Thurs 11 May 1893

Boys finished pruning nursery -

Dennis plowed potatoes and the outside rows of trees -


drove Bismarc on cart -

Alex got through irrigating nursery before night and started the hay rake - broke

down just at night.

Irrigated trees and potatoes.

Fri 12 May 1893

Fixed rake. Set Dennis to hoeing around trees.

Sue baby and I went to Sacto on 10.10 train Drew $400 of B. F. L.

Bought suit of clothes, two pair pants & tank of gasoline. Called at Ridge Home

[House?] and took tea.

Sat 13 May 1893

Dennis and Joe bunched hay -

Jones of N. Y. Life Ins. Co called -

Put 8 inch pulley on pump and did some irrigating - greatly increased the flow of

water.


Sun 14 May 1893

went to east field before breakfast - found gate open Alex drew 5.00

Mon 15 May 1893

Boys finished bunching all the dry hay that was cut and began cocking it up - I took

their team and went to town got tank gasoline flour spuds lumber for header,

concave teeth[?] &c -

Joseph finished cutting hay in north field and began in windmill lot -

Tues 16 May 1893

Jones left. Sprinkled at intervals

Mr. Wright, butcher came and I sold him a cow @ 5c.

Wed 17 May1893

Rained hard last night and at intervals this forenoon-

Boys worked in forenoon only -

The pump leaked badly and I went to Davis with Sue and Baby got packing, &c -

Joseph finished header beds and worked on harvester


Sam Noble came and got cow for butcher.

Miner brought mare home in rain.

Thurs 18 May 1893

Boys finished hoeing around trees

Alexander raked hay in afternoon

Joe and Dennis ploughed about a few rows of trees on north side

Joseph finished cutting hay in windmill

Fixed pump and did some irrigating but engine bothered some.

Mrs Schmeiser and Pauline came for call. Jos. & I put up hay fork -

Fri 19 May 1893

Went with Gardner to see McMillan - did not find him . then went to Davis for mail

and some groceries.

Boys finished bunching hay and began hauling-

Gathered mustard from wheat field- got a good deal -


Sat 20 May 1893

Wind north - cloudy - Boys hauled hay -

Sue, Gardner and I went to Woodland.

Sold Mother's old house to Bidwell

Saw Hahan[?] about steam rig -

Got extras for harvester.

Sue went to Mr. Dopking's.

Sun 21 May 1893

Strong north wind.

Sue babe & I went to Davis in evening and then to Mr. McMillan's

Pauline and Theadore Schmeiser called.

Mon 22 May 1893

Mrs. Pierce went to Sacramento - took Mother - in on 10.10 - out at 5.50.

Put lagging on engine fly wheel and irrigated nursery -


Had Joseph cut barley hay and in lane -

Boys cocked up hay in windmill lot -

Mr. McMillan called in evening.

Tues 23 May 1893

Strong north wind - boys unloaded one load and hauled one - then were compelled to

stop.

Joe helped plow and cultivate nursery.

Joseph cut about fences -

In afternoon boys and I put wire on fence around new orchard lot -

Sue washed and then went for Miss Carlson who came to spend the night -

Wed 24 May 1893

Strong north wind

Dennis & Joe did nothing. Elick[?] raked in afternoon

Took Miss Carlson to school.


Saw Schmeiser's about harvesting and budding -

Sue, baby, Dennis and I went to town in afternoon - took gasoline

tank & eggs - got barbed wire coupling &c.

Sue is getting a dress made in Davis

Eli Hayes boy came to look at sheep.

Dennis drew $7.50

Thurs 25 May 1893

Strong wind. Guy Miner came to attend to mares - took Fanny home. Haye's boys

came and got thirty head of sheep and a buck.

Boys cocked hay about fences and hauled one load

Mr. Currey called

Sue, baby & I went to school house this evening to closing exercises. Mallory & Ora

Enos & Louise Schmeiser graduated. I delivered the diplomas to graduating class.


Fri 26 May 1893

Boys hauled one load and quit on account of high north wind.

Dennis & Alick finished putting wire on fence. Joseph & Joe put fence across creek at

lower field -

- got posts & wire from near straw stacks

Aleck finished raking- Hauled hay in afternoon

Sue baby and I went to K of P. picnic at Davis and to moonlight dance at night.

Paid Miss Carlson's order for May. Johnson and a Woodland man had a fight.

Sat 27 May 1893

Stayed at Mother's. Went to Woodland on 7.50 freight. Got two teeth filled.

Drew orders for Ligget. Back at 3.

Mr & Mrs. Dopking visited Mother.

Home at 7.30. Boys hauled hay -

Vincelet's house burned last night.


Sun 28 May 1893

Aleck drew $10 Dennis 3 Frank 55 c. and went to town.

Mon 29 May 1893

Dennis & Alex got drunk yesterday and Dennis quit this morning and Alex at noon -

Got two more men to take their places. Sue took Alex down in afternoon and engaged

Miss Covell to sew for her.

Drew $50 of B. F. L.

Tues 30 May 1893

Went to Woodland and Tom Langenour's for lunch - Got three cases strawberries and

one sack spuds -

Larneys three year old Nevada colt was found dead in the east field.

Got draft from Eli Hayes for payment on sheep

Wed 31 May 1893

Fixed rods and carriers in the sheep barn.

Irrigated nursery -

Paul Gilmore came late this evening


Thurs1 June 1893

Went to Woodland and Baird's - lunched with Baird's

Was quite sick today

Joe Harlan rode home with me -

North wind - quite warm gnats.

Will Russell knocked down and brutally kicked Mr. Schmeiser in Davisville.

Fri 2 June 1893

North wind quite strong.

Finished haying at noon. have the horse barn, cow barn & one half the sheep barn

full.

Discharged my two extra men

Went to school election with Tom Hext. There was much excitement and a large

attendance. A row was looked for but was happily arrested

McMillan, Quin[?] & Henle were elected Trustees

Sat 3 June 1893

Very strong north wind many gnats.


Joseph started for San Francisco and Joe for a day off without saying anything about

it.

Ran engine all day on trees and strawberries. Cultivated trees.

["Eggs & peas." inserted in margin.] Paul and Yen went to Sacramento

Paul goes to El Dorado thence East. He left his overcoat here - Loaned him ten

dollars

Sun 4 June 1893

Went to Davis with Sue and baby -

- got Clara Covell to help Sue sew.

Mon 5 June 1893

Joseph came back last night and ploughed morning glory in orchard today.

Finished irrigating nursery and cultivated it.

Tues 6 June 1893

Went to town early - took 35# butter @15c, 15 doz eggs @ 16c, 210# peas @2 1/2.


Got two tires set on buggy and two shoes put on Prince.

Fixed Mother's windmill, & hose

- Got Dick Jones to do some work for her and moved her sitting room stove.

Irrigated garden -

Wed 7 June 1893

Went to Woodland. Saw Mrs Day

- tried to sell gas engine

Went to Langenour's to see his grain with a view to buying -

The grain is too light.

Got side of leather, rivets & raspberries.

Paid Diggs $122.61 bill to date.

Theadore Schmeiser brought Joe Brechtel back.


Thurs 8 June 1893

Started Joe to cultivating.

Joseph finished plowing morning glory in orchard and plowed small vineyard.

Put cows on hay land but they do not want to stay.

Irrigated berries and put in a system of ditches for front yard.

Frank got done with his cutting out dead wood in locust trees.- burned the brush -

Fri 9 June 1893

Went to Davis - took Gardner

22 lbs butter @15 76# peas @ 2 1/2

Got credit for 8.24 on last month's bill.

Got wrench to take off pipe with.

Irrigated in afternoon

Joe cultivated. Joseph fixed grade to creek and began work on the harvester.

A hard looking boy called this evening inquiring the way to Davis -


Sat 10 June 1893

Took off pipe from big pump and took it to town for mending. 30 lbs peas and sold to

McF. &[?] for 4c bo't 2 boxes cherries 75c each. Got 3000 sks, 2 bls twine[?]

washing. Took Mother's pump to pieces but got no water. Saw Larke about fixing it.

Lost off one bale sacks coming home.

Sue and I put up cherries as Yen is away off - pumped water on berries.

[No entry for Sunday.]

Mon 12 June 1893

Theadore Schmeiser came to do the budding - began in front yard -

Joseph tied for him in forenoon.

- Frank in afternoon.

Ran pump.

Am not well

Tues 13 June 1893

Tinkered in forenoon - went to Davis in afternoon - took 15 doz eggs 16c left case.


Eva Gilmore came today.

Got 2 tire[s] set to buggy.

Theadore went home this evening.

Gnats are very thick.

Mrs Bracken talks of getting a gas engine.

Wed 14 June 1893

Irrigated nursery stock.

Thurs 15 June 1893

Sue Eva & Baby went to visit Kate Johnson and Mrs. Englehart -

Went to Davis took 20# butter

- got cherries -

Irrigated yard

Quite strong north wind & warm


- Went to town in cart -

Fri 16 June 1893

Went to Sacramento with Eva.

Helped her off on 4.10 train.

Drew $100 & deposited $10 with D. O. Mills

Got dresses shoes, &c for baby underclothes for self, pants for Joseph -

Sold Mrs Bracken a gas engine.

Got tire set to buggy

Theadore came and began budding

Sat 17 June 1893

Tinkered about harvester.

Took Harvester into barley field

Theadore finished budding.


Have about 3100 trees budded.

Ran engine in evening.

McMillan called to see about cutting

Sun 18 June 1893

Went to town in afternoon took Sue, Gardner & Yen. Got Jos.

Divelbess -

Yen got trout from Sims-

Mon 19 June 1893

Began harvesting barley.

Barney hauled the old barley, 150 sacks to barn yard.

Carl Schmeiser helped Theadore today

Roger Mahan came this forenoon to do chores -

Went to Davis to set up gas engine for Mrs Bracken. Took 15 doz eggs to R. F. L. 16

1/2c, got 24 open keys Jars[?]


Tues 20 June 1893

Irrigated nursery - Frank tended to water. In evening he began stacking[?] almond

trees.

Finished threshing barley about 9.30 a.m. had [no amount entered] sacks [In

shorter summary at end of volume he registered 472 sacks.]

Began cutting wheat in north field. rather green.

Mr. Schmeiser called and took 22# butter to B. F. L. Sue went to Davis and got

Roger's baggage and a whip stock. Barney gave out.

Beacham stayed over night Stewart &co

Wed 21 June 1893

Went to Davis at 6 a.m. telegraphed and wrote for extras to D.[?] Best.

Irrigated yard and garden -

Fixed fence across the creek.

Horses got out yesterday and Tom Hext came and notified me that they were out -

Frank Bartlett goes away in the morning -

Cool - strong south wind.


Thurs 22 June 1893

Went to Davis and got extras for harvester. Gardner went with me.

Irrigated yard and garden in afternoon.

Fri 23 June 1893

Went to Davis in forenoon - got two men to haul wheat -

Called at Mr. Millers but found them not at home -

Boys finished cutting north field about 2.30 - got 935 sks. They then went around

the big field to point of beginning - then turned into creek field found it too green -

Put one load wheat into granary.

Sat 24 June 1893

Went to Mr Millers at 4.30 a.m. to see if his barley would do to cut.

Boys went down to Mr. M's early to cut his barley -

Finished hauling wheat from north field 935 sks Put 204 sks in granary. Went to

Davis for Nellie and Manie Galt who came at 7.45.

Sun 24 June 1893 [Inserted.]

Joseph came home last night -


Ed Scanlon left this morning. Yen walked to Davis. Turned stock into north field.

Slept much - do not feel well.-

Mon 26 June 1893

Began hauling wheat to Davis

Went to town early took 20# butter 15c- got 91 boxes blackberries & 2 doz jars-

Boys finished Mr. Miller's barley and came home to dinner. began again in creek field.

Tues 27 June 1893

Irrigated nursery and yards. Dr. Keith called

Sue went to Davis with him.

Wed 28 June 1893

North wind

Went to Davis to look after Mrs. Bracken's gas engine

Boys finished harvesting creek field about 4 p.m.

- got 1000 sks wheat on 75 acres -


They then moved up to Mr. Schmeiser's

Thurs 29 June 1893

North wind -

Tinkered about home until afternoon.

Nellie, Gardner and I started to go to Mr. Schmeiser's. Met Mr. S. coming to say that

cheat screen was broken. Took N. & G. back

then went to Mr. S's and Davis

- Got wire cloth and telegraphed for new sieve

Fri 30 June 1893

Fixed sieve and took it and "Jessie" mare, to machine

Got some pears from Mr.

Took Sue Nellie and Manie to a lawn social at Mrs. J. W. Anderson's.

- left Gardner with Mother.

- Got home at 12.15 a.m.


Ordered cylinder shaft -

Sat1 July 1893

Hauled wheat out of creek field until 2.30 p.m. 509 sks

then loaded load for town.

Fixed fence and caught up mares to work.

Took Nellie to 8 p.m. train

- Got cylinder shaft and screen.

Sun 2 July 1893 [Inserted.]

Warm. Mr. Currey and Frank took dinner with us -

Mon 3 July 1893

Irrigated nursery yards and garden- helped Sue wash -

Tues 4 July 1893

Went to harvester in forenoon

- they finished threshing at Schmeisers at 10 a.m. 975 Sacks


then went to McMillan's.

Sue, Gardner, Manie and I went to Davis - took ice cream freezer and had "picnic' at

Mother's.

Wed 5 July 1893

Went to Woodland got some extras for harvester. Found Norton broken down -

Schmeiser girls called and took tea.

Thurs 6 July 1893

Went to harvester in forenoon with Gardner. Went again in evening and took Sally

mare and brought home Billy and Mary.

Sue and Manie went to Sacramento shopping - took 15 doz eggs to B. F. L. - got ice

for butter and ice cream - had most delicious ice cream this evening -

Fri 7 July 1893

Went to town early took horses to be shod and 26 pounds butter to B. F. L. 17 1/2c.

Had team bring tank of gasoline and bbl sugar

Fixed Mrs. Bracken's gas engine

Team bro't 1000 sacks to night


- am hauling smutty wheat -

Irrigated, cleaned granary and tinkered.

Pauline Schmeiser came to sew for Sue -

Sat 8 July 1893

Strong south wind.

George got stuck this morning at knoll.

Put straw over seed wheat -

Cultivated nursery -

Went to harvester with Gardner in p.m. they finished McMillan's at about 11 a.m. -

Cut Vincelet's in afternoon and came home cutting to nearest corner. Went to Davis -

got ice.

Sun 9 July 1893

Yen walked to town. Mr. McMillan's & Mr. Schmeiser's folks called - had ice cream.

Mon 10 July 1893

Boys got 7 rounds - about 220 sks.


Fixed pump - put pipe lower and started engine. Had teamster help as we have no

grain to haul.

Sent load to town in p.m.

Went to see about getting my money from Vincelet. Lillard had attached his wheat

and by agreement gave us the wheat for our bills. Gardner went with us -

Tues 11 July 1893

Sent Goliah to town to be shod.

Irrigated yard.

Wed 12 July 1893

Went to Davis in afternoon with wagon. took Gardner.

Sent empty gasoline tank to W.& F.[?] Sacto. Went to Russells to find why Vincelet did

not bring wheat in - found it attached by Goodman of Dixon

Sue and I went to Davis to inform Lillard

Thurs 13 July 1893

Worked about place in forenoon. Lillard came at noon. Sent Roger with wagon to get

wheat at Russell's.


They found it locked and did not get it -

Went to Hext's - pumped water in big trough at barn.

Fri 14 July 1893

Sue and I & Mother went to Sacto on 11.40 - missing 10.10

Mother drew $700. from Sacto Bank and gave me. I deposited $610. in D. O. Mills.

Sue got silk dress and wrapper.

Mrs. Boucher[?] is to make.

Mother went out at 4 p.m.

Had U. C. meeting at Douglas Lindleys

- fine -

Sat 15 July 1893

Home on 11.05 - waited for Sue and Anna Murphy til 3. pm train.

Deposited $300 with B. F. L.


Sun 16 July 1893 [Inserted.]

Went to Mr. Currey's and invited him to dinner

Mr. Schmeiser came with Pauline and Theadore.

Mon 17 July 1893

Took Anna to 6.25 a.m. train

Helped Sue wash -

Irrigated yard -

Tues 18 July 1893

Irrigated garden and nursery

Plowed new ditches -

Killed a goat this evening

Mr. Schmeiser brought my large wagon home -

Very warm today


Wed 19 July 1893

Sue went to Sacto to try on dresses.

Thurs 20 July 1893

Went to Davis in morning early

took 15 doz eggs @ 17c 5 rolls butter @ 35c.

Found battery of Mrs. Bracken's engine out of tune. Drew $60.00 of B. F. L - Boys

finished harvesting at 10 a.m. Put six animals on George's grain team and started Joe

B. with six to hauling. Had ice cream for the boys. Had a good run with the

harvester.

Mercer Brackin came out. Dug potatoes

Fri 21 July 1893

Dug potatoes - had 1 1/2 or 2 tons.

Am not well today- had to lie down for some time - have a very bad cold.

Joseph is fixing up the harvester to clean wheat -

Sat 22 July 1893

Finished hauling grain boys took four horse loads this afternoon. Had


[number not entered] sacks wheat and about 500 sks barley.

Went to Davis- took Gardner -

Mrs. Braken made second payment on gas engine $50.00. Moved harvester and

engine to wheat pile. Theadore came for Pauline -

Mon 24 July 1893

Sue and Mamie [definitely "Mamie" here] went to Sacto on 10.10 back at 4.

Ran seed wheat through cleaner on harvester with gas engine -

Four of us put 343 sacks through by 11.20 a.m.

Put harvester away - began bluestoning wheat - fixed for sawing wood. - cut frame in

two.

Wright got 9 head sheep for mutton.

Tues 25 July 1893

Boys finished bluestoning wheat.

began putting barley into granary.

Had Roger fix fence to orchard field


Am not well.

Wed 26 July 1893

Finished putting away the barley.

Began sawing wood on the creek.

Began cultivating morning glory in orchard.

Thurs 27 July 1893

Sawed wood

Went with Sue and Gardner to Davis. Sue expected to attend the Ladies' Aid Society

but it was to be held in evening -

Fri 28 July 1893

Boys finished sawing wood and put engine back into house -

Hutchens came to get barley grinding

Manie went to Davis and got her brother Ned.

Began hauling straw into lower barn -


Irrigated.

Sat 29 July 1893

Took Ned Galt to Davis to 3.30 train - Gardner went and stayed with his grandma a

while.

Sun 30 July 1893

Sue went to church.

Yen went to town with her.

Mon 31 July 1893

Sue and I went to Woodland

- took lunch at Dr. Ruddock's -

Had tooth put back in place.

Sue had some dentist work done.

Got melons drinking can and other things. Saw Simpson in regard to Vincelet wheat

matter.

Thermometer about 102 degrees


Tues 1 Aug 1893

Went to Davis expecting to send a Chinaman to Glen Alpine but got a letter from Eva

not to do so.

Went to Sacto. Paid $36.40 for Sue's dresses - they had been sent by express.

Got new crystal in my watch.

Warm day.

Wed 2 Aug 1893

Went to Davis in p.m. to look for Sue's dress. - it came 35c.

Took 15 doz. eggs 17c.

Gardner went and stayed with Mother

Thurs 3 Aug 1893

Boys finished hauling straw and began hauling piling to break in creek bank.

Irrigated yard and nursery.

Sue to Sacto to have her dresses fitted.


Pauline finished sewing and went with Sue to Mother's to do some work

Sue took 16 lbs butter to B. F. L 35c and one to Mother.

Fri 4 Aug 1893

Joseph went to Freeman's for wood

- got 5 cords and left at La Rue's corner - home before sundown.

The boys and I put piling into[?] places in washout in Mother's field.

Warm day.

Sat 5 Aug 1893

Joseph took Mother's wood to her and I took 10 sacks chicken feed.

- got flour lumber for gates soap & baking powder. Took 15 doz. eggs to B. F. L 17c.

Went to Glide's for bucks - got three for sixty dollars -

Sun 6 Aug 1893 [Inserted.]

Joseph went off for a vacation. gave him $20 and a weeks time

Sue & Manie went to church Yen to town. Sue, Gardner & I rode out to see sheep

and cattle.


Mon 7 Aug 1893

Boys are cutting weeds in the orchard.

Irrigated and pruned the nursery.

Tues 8 Aug 1893

Let Geo. Seigert go to day at noon

Sue, Gardner, Manie and I went to town in afternoon - took George

Irrigated nursery again.

Wed 9 Aug 1893 [No entry.]

Thurs 10 Aug 1893

Joe began taking trees - was not well and quit at noon -

Went to Davis took Gardner Ed. Dunningsworth is fixing Mrs Bracken's washing

machine

Took 6 rolls butter to F. B. L 35


Fri 11 Aug 1893

Am not well today

Dogs got after my sheep today and killed three. I got one dog with my rifle.

Sat 12 Aug 1893

Irrigated yard and vines.

Mended tinware and tub -

Went to Davis in afternoon for Anna Murphy - waited for late train but she did not

come. Got Linoleum 40c took 15 doz eggs to V. F. L 17

1/2c.


Sue went to 3.30 train for Aunt Myra Richardson.

Joseph came back from his vacation.

Mon 14 Aug 1893

Joseph stalked trees.

Tinkered about place


Barney Mettlehaus came this evening and said Jos. Breachtel

who went to San Francisco on Friday is sick at the German Hospital

Tues 15 Aug 1893

Took Joseph Regier to 6.30 train.

- going to look after Joe Breachtel

Sent $50 to Joe.

Brought Mother out to dinner.

Our Fifth wedding anniversary.

Had a pleasant day

Took Mother and Aunt Myra to town in evening

Got dispatch from Jos. regarding Joe B. He is comfortably fixed.

Wed 16 Aug 1893

Helped Sue wash - pruned -

Joseph came back in afternoon


- reports Joe at German Hospital

- had high fever one day - they think he has typhoid fever.

Thurs 17 Aug 1893

Am not feeling very well.

Went to Woodland to see Tim Clifford about his note to Best.

He agrees to pay Sept 20.

Ordered school supplies for Fairfield of Garrette

- got melons

Fri 18 Aug 1893

Started to go to Davis with Sue, Gardner & Mamie. Met Mrs. Inglehart and Kate

Johnson and came back.

Sat 19 Aug 1893

Went to Sacto with Sue Gardiner and Mamie. Got Gardner's photo taken


Deposited Mamie's check for $15.00 and drew $100. Got tank of gasoline. ? Sutter

Fort Souvenir spoon for Uncle Sam's grandchild. Mamie went to Yuba City on 7.55

train - took 3 rolls butter to B. F. L. Mr. Miller called to settle his harvesting bill.


Hector bit Gardner and I killed the dog. Sue Gardner & I went to Mrs. Green's in the

evening

Mon 21 Aug 1893

Helped Sue wash and pack.

Gardner and I went to town late this afternoon.

Tues 22 Aug 1893

Jos. took Sue's trunk, on big wagon, to town and got tank gasoline and barrel of lime.

Sue started for Truckee & Tahoe.

I went to Woodland and made arrangements to exhibit gas engine at Fair - Met

Mother at 3.30 train and went to Byron Springs - arrived at 7.20.

Wed 23 Aug 1893

Took hot salt bath this forenoon.


There are not quite fifty at the hotel now -

John M of Auburn and his niece Mrs Aubrey are here.

Thurs 24 Aug 1893

Took bath early. Left Byron at eleven. Stopped a runaway horse near Byron - Came

by Lathrop and Sacto. Paid for Gardner's photographs. Bought a No. 1 Benicia barley

crusher $100.

Drew $800 of Sacto Bank on Mothers order. Deposited $500 in D. O. Mills Bank.

Borrowed Ligget's cart to go home in.

Fri 25 Aug 1893

Irrigated - fixed wagon for Woodland display -

Joseph and I went to town for barley crusher. Got my buggy that Joe Gallagher has

been fixing -

Paid Hampton's bill $7.15 and paid Ligget $100.

Got letter from Sue. She is at Glen Alpine.


Sat 26 Aug 1893

Had a bad night - did not sleep at all. Went to town early - took 7 rolls butter 35c

15 doz. eggs @20c. Telegraphed & telephoned to M. Diggs & C. F. Thomas that I

could not make the exhibit at the fair I had intended to.

M. D. Wright paid me $60.00 on acct.


Went to church - Yen to town

Sent Sue a box of fruit and $2.50 to T. H. White for N. Gilmore

Mon 28 Aug 1893

Sprayed and sulphured almond trees. Found sulphuring too slow and expensive -

went to town and got some paris green and fixed to spray with that.

Joe Breachtil has begun tinkering some.

Tue 29 Aug 1893

Joseph Roger and I finished spraying almond orchard with paris green

- a big day's work

Joe B. sorted over potatoes.


Wed 30 Aug 1893

Discharged Roger Mahan. Went to Davis early and to Sacto on 11 a.m. train. Drew

$800 of D. O. Mills

- got bank draft No115 on Union National Bank of Chicago for $300, for 75c

- got 4 $50 money orders of Wells Fargo Co. Nos 795929-30-31-32. for 80c. and

$200. in currency. Got cocoa girkins claret, cream, teapot &c for trip.

Met Mother at train but she went on home

- Out at 6. Stayed at Mother's - went to church.

Thurs 31 Aug 1893

Went to Woodland to see Clifford for First National Bank of Oakland and Mr. Best- to

collect - got good promises.

Settled Digg's bill $11.95 - gave Ed Dunningsworth $10.00 for help on Mrs. Brackin's

engine. - gave Mr. Toms 5.00 for salary

- got hose for Mother & self and other things at Woodland.

Fri Sept 1 1893

Went to Davis early - took 14# butter to B. F. L. 17 1/2c & roll to Mother.-- grapes

7c.


- got 66# California cling peaches 1 1/2[?] c. and 1 doz 1/3 gal jars.

Mother and I went to Anderson Bro's Monticello orchard to see Reeds Sure Pap

almond huller. It works well

Packed preparatory to starting for Chicago tomorrow.

Very cool south breeze.

Joe B. is hauling straw into break in bank.

Mrs Brackin made Sept. payment 15.00

Sat 2 Sept 1893

Finished getting ready to go East -

Left for Davis at 12.30 - Joe took wagon with trunk grindstone 2 sks spuds &c. I

took buggy and left it at paint shop -

Went to Sacto on 3.30 train

Stopped at Western.

Sun 3 Sept 1893 [Inserted.]

Left on 11.40 train for the East - Met Sue at Reno at 9.25


Mon 4 Sept 1893

Had breakfast at Elko and took lunch on train -

Had a hot dusty ride and reached Ogden at 5.20 p.m.

Left at 7. p.m. took on Salt Lake Choir for Chicago - Have sleeper Montpelier an old

car.

Tues 5 Sept 1893

Breakfasted at Grand Junction.

Had lunch at Thomasville. Reached Colorado Springs at 9.15 - changed cars and

went to Denver - reached D at 12 M. Stayed at American

Wed 6 Sept 1893

Breakfasted early - took hack and rode about town - left a 8 a.m. for Colorado

Springs. train ran over horse on way. Took hack saw Child's [?] Drexel printers

Home - The Garden of the Gods and Manitou[?]

Called on Mrs. Wilson

Took train for Chicago at 8.30

Thurs 7 Sept 1893

Crossed Kansas today - reached Kansas City at dusk.


Western Kansas is a hard looking place

Fri 8 Sept 1893

Crossed Missouri last night - was in Illinois this morning when we woke up -

Breakfasted in Dining car.

Reached Dearborn station Chicago at 11 a.m.

- were transferred to Grand Central Depot

Found we could not got to Homer's until 2.30 so went out to Fair Grounds on elevated

road. Roomed in 57th St The Rosalie.

Called on Mrs. Libby on Monroe Ave -

Sat 9 Sept 1893

California Day and a grand one.

225000 people on the grounds. 40 tons of fruit were given away by Californians -

Started at 4 p.m. to go to train for Homer's. Missed elevated train - took cable cars,

and then hack but missed the train and went back to grounds -



Left on 8 a.m. train for Homer's.

H. took us riding among lakes in afternoon.

Mon 11 Sept 1893

Rested today. Went with Homer to see the vineyard of Merchant said to be the best

sample of what they can raise in this section. There were four or five varieties but

they all had nearly the same taste.

Tues 12 Sept 1893

Had intended to go to Kenosha today on train but Homer got up too late and so we

drove over in the carriage a distance of twenty miles - Had pleasant day and

beautiful drive. Got buggy and drove to cemetery and about town.

Saw the old Pierce Homestead, Kittredge house Grandfather's house &c - My old

school house has been replaced by a new one -

Wed 13 Sept 1893

Took 10.23 train from Antioch for Burlington - waited two hours - Took 2.07 train for

Elkhorn. Hired carriage and drove out to Aunt Electa's. Carrie at home. Allie came

this evening as did Electa Van Court Mahan and son Dempsy Cherry.

Thurs 14 Sept 1893

Staid at Aunt Electa's today.


Took tramp through wood lot - gathered hickory nuts, hazelnuts and wild crab apples

Fri 15 Sept 1893

Left Aunt E's about noon in a neighbor's wagon. Sue forgot her coat and Aunt E. sent

it to us at train.

Went to Western Union Junction - changed to Chicago at 4 p.m. Went on elevated to

Cottage Grove Ave. Applied to a "Bureau" for a room and rode around about two

hours looking for a place - finally located for the night on Kimbark Ave -

Sat 16 Sept 1893

Started to look up another room and found one at 321 57th St.

Gave Parmlee my trunk check -

Looked for Homer and family but did not find them.

Stayed at fireworks & electric fountains.


Went to a Congregational church down town in morning and to the "Model Sunday

School Building" church at night


Mon 18 Sept 1893

Attended Fair day & evening.

Tues 19 Sept 1893

Attended fair in day time

Wed 20 Sept 1893

Attended fair day and evening

A man broke my umbrella today to the Ceylon tea house.

Thurs 21 Sept 1893

Very warm

Visited fair in day time only.

About 8.30 p.m. a very severe thunderstorm came up. Several of the buildings of fair

were partly unroofed and some of the exhibits injured

Fri 22 Sept 1893

Rained at intervals


Sue and I went to Christian Endeavor Hotel 75th & Bond Ave this evening to hear Mr.

Moody - large attendance.

Sat 23 Sept 1893

Met cousin Frankie Porter & husband (Uncle Lyman's daughter) at California building.

Light showers.


Showery. Am not at all well - have bad cold.

Went with Sue and Prof. Allen to Anthropological building - felt so bad I left them and

went to my room and to bed

Mon 25 Sept 1893

Took breakfast and "New Boston".

Went into grounds via Plaisance.

staid until about 1 p.m. then went to rooms and to bed sick

Sue went to art gallery.

Had very bad night. Have a fearful diarrhea


It is very cold today

Tues 26 Sept 1893

Sue and I did not got to fair today.

Staid in room most of day.

In afternoon went to see the panorama of "Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge.

Warmer than yesterday though still cold.

Wed 27 Sept 1893

Still cold

We took intramural railway to Krupps - saw convent La Rabida Dairy, Indian Relics,

agricultural machinery &c.

Bought right to put up a Barber's patent form [farm?] gate for $1.00.

Thurs 28 Sept 1893

Cold

Went to art gallery, Fisheries Manufacturies &c


Met Mr & Mrs Lew Moorehouse -

Fri 29 Sept 1893

Went to Dairy, gates, windmills stock pens machinery hall, mining transportation

Rained toward evening -

Sat 30 Sept 1893

Irish day. Rained nearly all day.

Uncle Lyman came. Home and Porter were to have come but rain prevented.

Staid in California building mostly-

Sue and I went to art gallery after Uncle Lyman left- Feel worse tonight - did not go

to supper.

Sun 1 Oct 1893 [Inserted.]

An off day. Laid abed most of the day. The sun shone brightly in middle of day -


Mon 2 Oct 1893

Attended Fair

Tues 3 Oct 1893

Homer & Mary. Uncle Lyman Cousin Franklin and Mr. Porter met us today at

grounds -

W. L. Porter

Cor. Center Ave & W. 15th St

P. O. Box 636 Chicago

% Chas. A. Roe -

Wed 4 Oct 1893

Left on 8 a.m. train for Effingham

Arrived at 4.30

Judge Sylvester Gilmore met us

Thurs 5 Oct 1893

Drove about town & country

Met the family this evening


Fri 6 Oct 1893

Left at 11 a.m. for Greencastle, Indiana - got there at 1.30

Frank Gilmore met us -

Sat 7 Oct 1893

Rode about town and to old Gilmore homestead.

Saw game of football between De Pau and Champaign


Left at 1.30 for St Louis

arrived at 6.30 met by Uncle John's folks -

Mon 9 Oct 1893

Went over to St Louis. through city, the parks and Shaw's Gardens -

Tues 10 Oct 1893

Left East St. Louis at 9 a.m. for Carlinville. - arrived at 10.30 where met by Judge &

Mrs. Walker -


Took drive in p.m. Saw most elegant court house I ever saw -

Wed 11 Oct 1893

Left Carlinville for Bloomington at 10.30. Left Bloomington at 1 p.m. for Peoria - left

P. at 3.15 for Golva[?] -

- left G at 8.30 on "accommodation train for Princeton where we arrived at 11.30

Stayed at New National Hotel

Thurs 12 Oct 1893

Went out to Aunt Adaline's place near Congregational Church -

Got carriage and Aunt Ad. Sue & I drove to Prouty farm. Charley Prouty came back

with us -

Fri 13 Oct 1893

Left Princeton at 11.30 for Chicago - reached about 4. p.m.

took cable cars for South Chicago.

Stayed at Rosalie

Attended Buffalo Bill's Wild West show -


Rained hard -

Sat 14 Oct 1893

Spent day at Fair chiefly in Plaisance - saw Hagenbeck

Swiss Alps and up in Ferris Wheel - Got a room at Mrs Harrisons -


Took ride through parks -

Attended evening church - heard Moody at Plymouth

Mon 16 Oct 1893

Left Mr. Harrison's a 8 a.m.

Went down town on cable cars -

Tried to get rooms at Auditorium and other places but failed -

finally got a room at Bartl's Hotel

Drew money on draft


Attended Matinee "America". - saw "Nana" and went to Trocadero to see "Sandow"- all

good -

Tues 17 Oct 1893

Left at 8.10 a.m. on Chicago Great Western for New Hampton which we reached at

6.30 p.m.

Uncle Marcus met us - Found folks all well.

Sat up late.

Wed 18 Oct 1893

Looked about places in forenoon.

In afternoon all took ride about town and adjoining country

Thurs 19 Oct 1893

Went to Lyman's house in forenoon -

Uncle Marcus and I went to town in afternoon - got rope for trunk

- met editor and some merchants -

Left on 6.15 p.m. train for St Paul -


Arrived at St Paul at 11.10 Stopped at Merchants hotel.

Fri 20 Oct 1893

Left on 8 a.m. train for Menomonee -

Uncle Sam met us as Menomenee Junction.

Reached Menomenee about 11. a.m.

Had pleasant ride with Uncle Sam and family -

Saw Tainter's Oaklaion[?] Stock farm Insane Asylum, mills brickyards &c.

Sat 21 Oct 1893

Went with Fred to stock farm -

In afternoon visited Manual training school and Memorial building.

Spent the evening at Mr Lew Tainters

He has the most elegant residence I was ever in -


Sun 22 Oct 1893

Attended Congregational church morning and evening-

Mon 23 Oct 1893

Left Menomonee at 5.25 a.m.

Waited half hour for train. Reached St. Paul at 8 a.m - breakfasted at Merchant's

hotel.

Hired hack and drove about the city and on two of the bridges across the Mississippi.

Took electric car for Minneapolis after purchasing tickets for Portland O -

Rained a little - got hack and took in the city. Left on Northern Pacific train at 415

p.m.

Tues 24 Oct 1893

Ran into snow in western Minnesota and North Dacota (sic)

Arrived at Hope on Lake Pende O'Reille at dark - Crossed the Missouri

Bought moccasins for Gardner.

Passed through badlands.


Wed 25 Oct 1893

Reached Butte about 9 a.m.

Mr & Mrs [name left blank] newly wedded left us at B. in a snow storm on foot and

alone.

Saw a herd of buffalo

Many smelters in Montana are closed.

Passed through Spokane at 11.15 p.m.

Mr and Mrs Crocker got off at Spokane.

Thurs 26 Oct 1893

Eastern Washington is desert like

Passed through Puyallup[?] Indian reservation - and some fine country -

Passed over Cascade range and saw some elegant scenery - passed through many

tunnels one about two miles long -

Reached Tacoma about 4 p.m.

Left for Portland and arrived at 9.45 Mr. & Mrs Wm Hawkins met us and took us to

their home -


Fri 27 Oct 1893

Very foggy Went with Mr. Hawkins to some of the prominent buildings and afterward

all took ride to the park and about the city.

In afternoon all went to Mt. Tabor and had a fine view of surrounding country.

In the evening went to the Portland Fair

Sat 28 Oct 1893

Mr. Hawkins and I went to Oregon City and Willamette falls -

saw paper mills, locks &c. Returned to city by boat -

Left Portland at 6.15 for home.


Passed through much elegant scenery -

Saw Mt. Shasta all the afternoon - stopped at Soda Springs and got drink of water.

Mon 30 Oct 1893

Reached Davis at 6.30 a.m.


- found Mother up- staid at Davis until after noon - Joseph came down at about 11

a.m. and brought Aunt Myra and Gardner. All left for ranch after dinner - Got

buggy from paint shop -

Found ranch looking well. Seeding is done - boys are hauling manure.

Tues 31 Oct 1893

Looked about place and got Aunt Myra ready to go-

Sue, Gardner, Aunt M and I went to Davis in afternoon, Aunt M. to San Francisco.

Got chinaman Kong for Yen

Wed 1 Nov 1893

Went to Tom Hext's in forenoon to get some money on wheat, but they had none.

Very hard north wind. Joseph and I tried to burn hay ground but failed

Sue, Gardner and I went to Mr Curreys just at night for a call - found Mr. Curry

alone and lonely -

Yen went away to be doctored- drew $20.00


Thurs 2 Nov 1893

Went to Sacramento- Saw Sacto Bank folks about loan - they will continue it -

Saw Whittier Fuller & Co about gasoline drums -

Bought two tons bran $16.50 - Got rubber boots 3.00 horse brushes 70c &c

Boys getting in wood from island -

Fri 3 Nov 1893

Tinkered about place - picked two small boxes grapes to take to town -

Joe finished hauling in sawed wood from creek -

Sat 4 Nov 1893

Sue, Gardner and I went to town about noon. Fixed Mrs. Brackin's engine. Am trying

to sell some wheat. All I am offered is 87 1/2 cents per. cwt.

Sun 5 Nov 1893 [Inserted.]

All went to town and tried to go to church but I had to take Gardner out. Cloudy and

rained some this evening -


Mon 6 Nov 1893

Rained last night - cloudy and sprinkled some today -

Took two boxes grapes to town

22# to Ligget [blank] to McFarlin -

Sold 1600 sacks wheat @ 85c per cental to B. F. Ligget - a ruinous price. The market

is very dull and money cannot be borrowed -

Tues 7 Nov 1893

Went with Sue and Gardner to Mrs Greene's- took leaves and grapes for Eva Bennett's

wedding-

Wright got 9 sheep @2.2[5]?

Marked four lambs -

Very foggy -

Wed 8 Nov 1893

Very foggy - Took grapes to Davis. got two sks flour.


Thurs 9 Nov 1893

Strong north wind -

Washed in forenoon -- picked grapes and helped Sue clean house in afternoon -

Fri 10 Nov 1893

Strong north wind. Went to Sacramento on 10.50[?] train. Drew draft on McNear

from Ligget for $1421.20 which I deposited with Sacto Bank for interest for Mother &

self -

Drew check on Dixon for $225 - from Wright for sheep & cattle -

Bought 15 sks spuds @ 1.0 & 70c per cwt and one sk onions -

Yen came home -

Saw Mr. Lubin and he explained his [novel?] idea about transportation -

Sat 11 Nov 1893

North wind in forenoon - South in p.m.

Went to town with large wagon - took Kong-

Got spuds & onions 1 bbl G. C. sugar 1 bbl flour 1 sk L salt & lumber. Took spuds

&c to Mother - sent money orders for Mother.


Fixed Mrs. Brackin's engine -

Joseph sowed & randalled island and cut down dead trees in small oak grove in

slough -

Sun 12 Nov 1893 [No entry.]

Mon 13 Nov 1893

Picked grapes and took them to town B. F. L & McFs&

Co each a box and gave Mrs. Martin a box

Mr. Gilmore and Ray came and rode out with me -

Joseph irrigated trees and moved engine into yard to saw wood-

Tues 14 Nov 1893

Had cylinder head off engine and Jos. broke one of the bolts in putting it back -

Went to Woodland to pay taxes -

Paid first installment as follows:

Mine 245.34 Mother's 92.70 City 27.00

2nd inst. unpaid 196.20 " 88.14


Saw Baird Bros. about gasoline engine -

Got tooth "reset" -

Roy went with me-

Wed 15 Nov 1893

Fixed engine - finished about 11.30

Jos. and I sawed wood in p.m.

Thurs 16 Nov 1893

Picked grapes and took to town - B. F. L & McF.

Got flour & cabbage for Mother -

The two Jos. sawed wood-

Fri 17 Nov 1893

Strong north wind

Baird Bros. brought a barley grinder over to try with my engine -


Sat 18 Nov 1893

Strong north wind

Boys finished sawing wood and got barley crusher into carriage house -

Sun 19 Nov 1893 [Inserted.]

Sue and Yen went to town.

Mon 20 Nov 1893

Went to town early - took my battery to try Mrs. Brackin's engine with - fixed her

battery -

Sue, her father and Gardner went to town in cart - let horse get away and broke

harness.

Burned stubble in afternoon north end middle field

Tues 21 Nov 1893

Tried barley crusher. Crushed twenty sacks in an hour-

Went to Davis - took train for Woodland. - went to Baird Bros. to try to sell engine

but failed -

Joseph and I killed 3 geese and on duck in creek -


N. Miner gave me check for $100 payment on wheat.

Wed 22 Nov 1893

Joe finished cleaning out sheep barn and hauled gravel to irrigating ditch - Fixed gate

and took it to north east corner of orchard to put in fence.

Thurs 23 Nov 1893

Joseph began fixing harness -

Joe finished hauling gravel and began hauling clay in to the barn -

Shot two geese with rifle -

Fri 24 Nov 1893

Began raining in the night and rained at intervals all day -

Sue and i went to party at Mrs. Greene's - "Progressive angling."-

about 36 present had nice time.

Boys oil harness -

Put stock all in the barns -


Sat 25 Nov 1893

Went to Davis - took Gardner & Roy -

Took 3 rolls butter to B. F. L 40c -

Got plow bottom No. 40 can coal oil washers &c.

Sun 26 Nov 1893

Rained last night and lightly this afternoon.

Mon 27 Nov 1893

Helped Sue was[h] in forenoon-

Worked on plow - putting on bottom in afternoon.

Tues 28 Nov 1893

Went to Davis to see Mrs. B's engine

Sent for man from shop to start and regulate engine as it (machine) is badly out of rig-

Wed 29 Nov 1893

Worked at shop on plows -


Killed two goats this evening. Their pelts are full of burs -

Joe plowed and sowed windmill lot.

Thurs 30 Nov 1893

Went to Davis and got Mother and Aunt Delia to come and spend Thanksgiving with

us - Sprinkled some today -

- was late getting back from Davis -

Boys put in gate at N. E. corner of almond orchard - ground barley in afternoon.

Fri 1 Dec 1893

Went to Davis expecting a man from Best's shop to fix Mrs Brackin's engine, but he

did not come.

Sue took Roy and Jean to the 3.20 train on their way to Sacramento.

Bought turkey from Wm Brown's of Ligget -

Sat 2 Dec 1893

Sue went to 3.20 train for Anna Murphy

Worked at shop -


Sun 3 Dec 1893 [Inserted.]

Got up teams to plow

Caught two wild mules -

Sue took Anna to Davis - missed train

Mon 4 Dec 1893

Began plowing with two eights -

Plow up much dry dirt.

Went to Davis for Wm Syece [?] of Dunnigan who wanted to come but failed to find

him so sent an order to Sacramento Intelligence office.

Tues 5 Dec 1893

Strong north wind

Sue Gardner and I left at 9 a.m. for Woodland - Sue got tooth pulled. I set up and

started gasoline engine - was late getting home - lost buggy whip -

Nelson came from Sacramento to drive plow team.


Wed 6 Dec 1893

Tinkered in forenoon - in p.m.

Took my battery to Mrs Brackin's and fixed her engine a little and it ran nicely. -

Started a third plow team

shot a goose in Hext's field

Thurs 7 Dec 1893

Fixed fence across creek at west line. Strong north wind came up about 11 a.m.

Plowed garden in front of house.

Fri 8 Dec 1893

Strong north wind

Worked about place. Killed a sheep in afternoon

Sue, Mr. Gilmore and Gardner went to Davis -

Sat 9 Dec 1893

Sue, Mr. Gilmore and Gardner went to Sact on 11 a.m train -


Mr. G. is going to El Dorado -

Boys finished plowing barley land in afternoon and we began sowing -

- sowed about 15 acres -

Gave Mr. G. $5.00 as he was broke -

Ryland Becker came home with Sue but they did not get here until 9.05 p.m.


My 43rd birthday - was forgotten by all but myself -

Mon 11 Dec 1893

Joseph put his team on harrow -

Finished sowing barley about 2 p.m.

Began plowing with one team on creek piece in east field -

Sue and Ryland drove over to Mr. Currey's place - found that he had quit farming and

moved to San Francisco.


Tue 12 Dec 1893

Went to town and took my battery to Mrs. Brackin and brought hers home -

Ryland went with me and we came back by Clark Davis' looking for some shooting but

got nothing

Wed 13 Dec 1893

Rained a little this forenoon and boys did not plow in forenoon.

Joseph blacksmithed and Joe sorted sacks

plowed in afternoon.

Thurs 14 Dec 1893

Rained last night and this forenoon a little. Joseph worked in shop and Joe sorted

sacks in forenoon. All plowed in afternoon.

[In pencil is a notation: "Gard[n]er's feet." It refers to the crude pencil outline of two

baby feet superimposed on this page, apparently traced by Mr. Pierce as the infant

Gardner stood on the open diary.]


Fri 15 Dec 1893

A crossed-out section here repeats with extra detail material for the entry for the 14th:

"Rained in the morning and boys worked about shop in forenoon. Boys plowed in east

field- "

Ryland and I went to Woodland and to Baird's. Found Baird's engine out of rig - set it

in order.

Got leather, ammunition & nails of Mr. Diggs.

Got home late.

Sue sent raisins to Dr. W. T. Meloy of 149 South Paulina St Chicago.

Sat 16 Dec 1893

Sowed wheat in east field in a.m. 35 acres and boys harrowed it.

Ryland went home - Sue late getting back.

Got ready to butcher.

Baird Bros sent draft on San Francisco for $149.40 cash payment on gas engine.


Went to Davis with Sue, Gardner & Yen. Got tobacco for Nelson.


Sent raisins to Uncle Sam Aunts Lil & Electa Sylvester Gilmore and Judge Walker.

Mon 18 Dec 1893

Butchered 8 hogs in forenoon.

Boys plowed in afternoon.

Tues 19 Dec 1893

Yen went to town for China dinner.

Wed 20 Dec 1893

Boys finished plowing at noon -

sowed in afternoon -

Cut up 5 1\2 hogs in forenoon

Winters stage driver came and we gave him some meat -

Thurs 21 Dec 1893

Rained last night and some today -


Cut up and salted meat -

Fri 22 Dec 1893

Ground sausage until 2 p.m.

Went to town with Gardner and took meat to Mother -

Sat 23 Dec 1893

Boys grubbed grapevines

Went to Woodland to see B. Peart[?] -

Got Xmas presents for Mother and Sue -


Rained at intervals

Yen and Joseph went to town -

Gave Joseph pair of rubber boots & Yen 1.00

Made Christmas Tree -


Mon 25 Dec 1893

Joe went to town -

Sue Gardner and I went to Davis

took wagon load of Xmas things to Mother's.

Eva came. Mr & Mrs Hampton dined with us Mrs. Brackin and children were with

us at our Xmas tree - nice tree - nice time.

Staid at Mother's.

Tues 26 Dec 1893

Left on 3.25 a.m. train for San Francisco - Went to San Leandro - got governor fixed

Breakfasted at Mole at 6 a.m.

Reached San Francisco at 12.30 - left at 4 p.m. Rained all the time -

Got steel, book for Sue belting &c

Staid at Mothers

Boys grubbed grapevines -


Wed 27 Dec 1893

Sue came for me and brought 15 doz eggs 22 1/2 c 4 rolls butter 35c @

Boys grubbing -

Thurs 28 Dec 1893

Began plowing almond land again -

Sowed the rest of wheat land in lower field - finished sowing

Sue went to town for Mrs Cromwell and two children of Rocklin -

Fri 29 Dec 1893

Boys finished harrowing

Set up new battery for Mrs. Brackin -

Hunted up hogs - let out horses from lower barn - tinkered

Sat 30 Dec 1893

Boys nearly finished plowing almond land.

Eva and children went to Davis -



All at home today

Memoranda [p.1]

1893

Jan 1st Very foggy

2nd " " Fred Klays died.

3rd " " Baby sick

4 " " Plowing almond land -

5 " "

6 " "

7 " "

8 " "

9 " " Finished sowing barley -

10 " " Second meeting of Grand Jury


11 " "

12 " " Set out strawberry plants

13 " " Digging holes on almond land.

14 light fog.

" Rained.

18 Very foggy

19 " " Hard frost Killed a kid

20 " " " Began setting out almond trees.

21 " "

22 " "

23 " "

24 " " Finished plowing almond land

25 " " Got last of my almond trees.


26 Rained - heavy gale - worst of season.

27 Attended UC Alumni reception

30 Rained -

Memoranda [p.2]

February 1st Very hard frost. Rain in evening.

Not very well.

" 2 Foggy a short time.

" 3 Rain

" 4 Creek very high - 3rd time this season.

" " Sold wheat to B. F. Ligget @ $1.15 $5542.82

" 7 Mother and I went to San Francisco.

" 8 Bought gas engine 5 H.P. of D. Best.

" " Rained.

" 17 Began work again in orchard.


" Set out new vineyard

" grafted pear trees & cherry plum -

18 Began putting out nursery -

20 Got six more men for orchard work.

22 Very hard north wind.

21 Made hot bed.

" Light earthquake.

23 Got last almond trees - Settled $371.87

24 Finished planting almond trees - have about 75 acres -

" Got gas engine-

25 Planted potatoes

Set out 4000 or 4500 almonds in nursery -

27 Began plowing summerfallow

Memoranda [p.3]

March 3 Planted potatoes and put out nursery -


4 Rained most of day -

6 " " night

9 Sue and Gardner went on visit to El Dorado

10 Rained very hard.

11 Paid first assessment of 10% on subscription to Capital

stock of Farmer's and Merchants Bank of Woodland.

" Rained 13" Went to San Francisco.

14 " Great scare at Sacramento over attempt to move State

Capital.

15 "

16 "

17 "

18 " harder. Finished chicken house

19 " Hauled lumber and fence wired.

20 "


21 "

22 Sent No. 12. Challenge pump to San Francisco.

23 Rained. Went to San Francisco to attend 25th

anniversary of U. C

25 Put in Lawn grass -

29 Took trip to Madison & Woodland.

31 Put Challenge pump into place.

Memoranda [p.4]

April 1 Sue and baby came home.

3 Put engine on creek - built house.

5 Rained

6 " Sue had meeting of The Ladies Aid Society of Davis

7 Sprinkled

8 " Got water out on bank from creek for first time.


Dogs killed sheep.

9 Got two dogs -

14 Got water on strawberries

12 Gardner took first ride with Papa alone -

18 Mrs. Shy came for visit.

19 Began shearing sheep -

20 Levitt cranky -

29 " left.

" All attended picnic at Armstrongs Grove.

Only one light shower this month

grain is not doing well -

Made two trips to Esparto to sell harvester to Lesy[?] but failed.


Memoranda [p.5]

May 1 Finished shearing sheep -

401 head 14 head goats -

3 Sold wool to Levy at 15 1/2c.

2 Went before Board of Supervisors and spoke in favor of a county

High School.

Sold Bank Stock. Sold wool to Levy 15 1/2 [For some reason

Pierce repeated this last sentence, which had appeared as entry for May 3.]

5 Marked lambs 88 bucks 60 Ewes.

" Castrated seven colts - 6 mules 1 horse.

6 Strong north wind.

8 Finished summer fallowing

9 Began Haying

Pruning nursery.

13 Put small pulley on pump.

19 Began hauling hay -


17 Rained

20 Sold Mother's old house in Woodland -

23 Strong north wind

24 "

25-26 "

25 Closing exercises at school - three pupils graduate

26 Attended picnic at Davis -

Vincelet's house burned -

25[?] Finished mowing.

Memoranda [p.6]

June 1 North wind - warm - gnats

2 North wind. gnats

3 " " "


1 Russell Schmeiser fight

2 Finished haying. Horse barn cow barn and 1/2

sheep barn full.

7 Paid M. Diggs $122.61

9 " WH Hampton $92.

Gnats, gnats, gnats.

16 Sold gas engine to Mrs. Bracken -

19 Began Harvesting.

Rather too cool and damp -

21 Finished cutting barley 472 sks

23 " north field 94l "

24 Went to Mr. Miller's to harvest.

" Finished hauling from north field 204 sks. in granary.

26 Finished at Mr. Miller's

" Began hauling wheat to Davis


28 Finished harvesting on creek had 11800 sks on 75

acres -

" Went to Schmeiser's with machine at night.

Memoranda [p.7]

July 4 Finished harvesting at Schmeiser at 10 a.m. 975 sks.

" " Went to McMillan's

" 8 Finished at " 1290 "

" " Harvested at Vincelet's 60 "

" " Got home with Harvester

" 10 Vincelet does not want to pay.

" 20 Finished harvesting

" 22 " hauling.

" 24 Cleaned & bluestoned wheat


" 25 Finished bluestoning

" 26 Sawed wood.

28 Ned Galt visited us -

August 1 Had tooth "set"

2 Went to Sacto

3 Finished straw hauling

4 Hauled wood from Freeman's.

5 Got 3 bucks from J. H. Glide.

9 Yen went to San Francisco.

10 Joe Breachtly went to San Francisco and was taken

sick.

19 Had Gardner's photos taken.

" Mamie Galt left for Yuba City.


" Mr. Miller came to settle for harvesting 113 acres in

91 and 21 in 93

21 Mr. Miller remeasured - made 32 1/2 in 93

22 Sue and Gardner started for Truckee

" Went to Woodland on Fair business.

" Mother and I went to Byron.

24 Bought barley crushed.

27 Sent Sue a box of fruit -

26 Mr. D. Wright paid $60.00 on acct.

Cash Account [p.1]

August

29 Sprayed almond orchard

30 Went to Sacto and made my arrangements, financial

and otherwise for my Chicago trip.

Mother came home from Byron.


31 Went to Woodland to see Clifford.

Sept 2 Went to Sacramento, beginning my trip Eastward.

" 3 Left Sacto for Chicago -

5 Reached Denver at midnight

6 Spent day at " Colorado Springs & Manitou

8 Reached Chicago at 11 a.m.

9 California day - grand time -

10 Went to Antioch to Cousin Homers -

12 Visited Kenosha, my birthplace and old family cemetery -

13 Went to Elkhorn to Aunt Electa's.

15 Returned to Chicago -

21 Thunderstorm and wind -

22 Heard Mr. Moody speak -


23 Met cousin Frankie and husband -

27 Bought farm right for Barber's gate -

30 Met Uncle Lyman -

Cash Account [p.2]

October 3 Grand reunion of Pierce family at California Building

4 Went to Effingham to visit Sylvester Gilmore Susie's Uncle.

6 Went to Greencastle to visit John Gilmore

7 Saw football between De Pau and Champaign -

8 Went to East St Louis- to visit Judge & Mrs. Walker.

11 Went to Princeton to Aunt Adaline's.

13 Went to Chicago.

15 Heard Mr. Moody preach second time.


16 Attended "America" matinee, "Nana" painting and saw Sandow.

17 Went to New Hampton Aunt Lib's -

19 Went to St Paul

20 Went to Menomonee -

23 Left for St Paul & Minneapolis

Took train for Portland -

24 Ran through snow in Dakota.

25 Snowed at Butte Montana

26 Reached Tacoma at 4 p.m. and Portland at 9.45 p.m.

28 Left for Home -

30 Reached Davis at 6.30 a.m.

Cash Account [p.3]

November 1 Hard north wind -

2 Went to Sacto on business


6 Sold 1600 sks wheat to B. D. Ligget at 85c.

10 Went to Sacramento to pay interest

Bought spuds and onions -

13 Mr. Gilmore & Roy came.

14 Paid Taxes -

15 Flour is $3.50 per barrel.

21 Crushing barley - Killed 3 geese -

24 Began raining First winter rain

" Party at Mrs. Greene's Progressive Angling.

Cash Account [p.4]

1893

Dec 1 Red cow Belle had red bull calf -

4 Began plowing -


6 Strong north wind

" Sold and set up gas engine Baird Bros purchasers

7 Strong north wind

8 " " "

9 Mr. Gilmore left - Ryland Becker came.

" Began sowing barley -

11 Finished " "

12 Rained a little

13 " " "

16 Began sowing wheat -

" Baird Bros. sent check for engine.

19 Yen went to China holiday

20 Finished winter plowing for grain.


23 Boys grubbed up grapevines

25 Had Xmas tree and dinner at Mother's

26 Went to San Leandro & San Francisco.

28 Began plowing almond land -

" Finished sowing wheat -

Cash Account [p.5]

The year was a peculiar one -

We had unusually heavy rains and crops below the average -

Prices of all kinds are the lowest I have ever seen and there are many idle men -

Sold some wheat at 85c. per cwt -

Had pleasant trip to Chicago, the World's Fair and Eastern points.

Am ready to plant about 50 acres to almonds this winter by the ground is too dry -

I put out about 78 acres to Nonpareil and Neplus Ultra almonds this season.


Sold two gas engines - one to Mrs Brackin and one to Baird Bros.

Did not sell any harvesters -

On Verso of Last Blank Page

Raspberries in garden, beginning at hydrant and running north.

3 Hiram - rich deep red.

3 Earhart - jet black.

3 All Summer - dark red

3 Muskingam - purple red.

3 Gold Queen in north end of next row east - golden yellow.

7 Barter

Documents

UC Davis Special Collections D-022 4:3: …digital.lib.ucdavis.edu/pierce/gpiercejrdiary_1893.pdfTranscription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 3 Two