this is Thursday 17 We got a letter from Aunt Sine yesterday 18 Friday fine sun shine will planting potatoes herb was here today Martha at Neds I am alone and feel bad 19 fine 20 dark and drizely Mrs bagole burried Monday 21 1917 a nasty wet day and cold. Wills piogs all died Wensday 23 dull and some rain Oliver sowed oats Martha away now I am alone now 24 at Neds Cleaning grain 26 I am home Wills cow calved he sowed oats today 24 rain all day I am alone today 27 Rain all day I am alone today 28 fine Martha at Neds 29 of may 1917 it is fine but dark will turned his cow out 30 Wet ned went to Sside I was up there to day Friday June 1 I was at Higgins and Thompsons this is Saturday 2 a dark day will sowed some oats June 5 I sowed some oats for Will Anneys family was here cleaning 6 today rain milk started the Li- to factory this is Saturday 9th a dark blustry day Armey left today Oliver and Josey at Sside today 13 Min foalded the foal died 14 fine I went to Neds and fixed screen door 15 dark and rainy Will finished sowing his oats I bout eye protectors from Dr Vander 16 fine 8c warm I shod Minn on two feet filter Ffildas shoes 17 Rain at noon 18 fine and 19 and 20 and 21 and 22, I Went to Sside 20th Will sowed turnips today 22 23 fine no rain Mr Leis two removes Mr paid yeo .25 (cents) 25 fine wrote to Fanney Mcutie fanney is papering 27 rain and Dr Sinclef is hear 28 fine 325 The diary of John T. Best