April 27, 1898

Partly cloudy

Made fence on other side of meadow.

April 26, 1898

P.M. Made fence along the meadow.

April 25, 1898

Cloudy with rain at times.

Dug in posts at orchard.

Blackberry

Here is an entry from Warren's "account book" describing a kind of blackberry vine that he was apparently impressed with.


Dewberry. Blackberry.
It is a climbing blackberry the vine growing very large and may be allowed to trail over the ground or may be trained up to trellises like grapes. It is a sure annual bearer the berries being larger sweeter and superior in every way to blackberries. The fruit is borne in great quantities and is of a soft pulpy nature sugary and delicate and seems to melt in ones mouth like ice cream. The berries are very large often more then two inches in length a glossy sparkling black color. It is perfectly hardy and does not sucker from the roots but is increased from the tips like black cap raspberries. When in bloom in spring it is very ornamental indeed the flowers appearing in large quantities.  

April 22, 1898

Plowed sod.

April 21, 1898

Finished plowing corn ground in back part of orchard. Rolled the same.
P.M. Began to plow sod.

April 20, 1898

Plowed corn ground in back part of orchard.

April 19, 1898

Cloudy with slight rain early in the morning and in the afternoon.

A.M. Got potato patch ready.
P.M. Planted 21 rows

April 18, 1898

Clear and pleasant

Hauled manure on truck patch. Also plowed it. Then hauled manure on potato patch. Plowed some.

April 13, 1898

Clear and warm

A.M. Sowed oats. I dug garden.

April 12, 1898

Clear and pleasant


Plowed a patch in orchard. Hauled manure on sod. P.M. Harrowed what we plowed and also for peas. Planted 3 rows peas 1 row beans, 4 rows potatoes.

April 9, 1898

Clear and pleasant.

Sowed a part of the field of oats.
P.M. I sowed clover seed.

April 6, 1898

Clear and cold. Snow blusters in the evening. The most of the snow disappeared.

P.M. Brought small load of coal.

April 5, 1898

Began to snow about 4:30 AM. and continued until noon. Pretty deep snow. Cold. Windy drifted somewhat.

smoked dried beef and bologna.
Went to shop got Flora shod..