Feb. 24, 1868
Chopt wood
Feb. 25, 1868
Hauled wood
Feb. 26, 1868
Chopt wood, snowed two inches
Feb. 27, 1868
Was in Cedarville, Paid for Serving
Feb. 28, 1868
Went on a visit to F. Best's
Feb. 29, 1868
Was in Freeport
March 1, 1868
Come home from F.B. (very stormy, and snowed)
March 2, 1868
At home
March 3, 1868
Was at the sail
March 4, 1868
At home, bought cloths
March 5, 1868
Helpt Theodore Smith (rained more)
March 6, 1868
At home, rained all day
March 7, 1868
At home, rainy day, very high watters
March 8, 1868
At home, pleasant weather
March 9, 1868
Was in Cedarville and sold a calf (warm)
March 10, 1868
At home, clear and warm
March 11, 1868
Bought a hors3 for $165.00, weather warm
3Horse
March 12, 1868
At home
March 13, 1868
Was in Cedarville, clear warm
March 14, 1868
At home very warm
March 15, 1868
At home clear & warm
March 16, 1868
At home 64 deg above zero
March 17, 1868
At home 22 deg above zero
March 18, 1868
Was in Freeport Cold
March 19, 1868
Was at G. Snyder's ________, cold wind
March 20, 1868
Was in Cedarville Warm
March 21. 1868
At home very warm
March 22, 1868
At home warm
March 23, 1868
Commenced4 plowing, N, Long
March 24, 1868
Plowing, warm and rainy
March 25, 1868
Cold and rainy all day
March 26, 1868
Plowing
March 27, 1868
Plowing
March 28, 1868
Plowing
4Began, started
March 29, 1868
At home
March 30, 1868
Commenced Sowing5 wheat
March 31, 1868
Plowing and sowing
April 1, 1868
Plowing wheat
April 2, 1868
Plowing wheat
April 3, 1868
Plowing. Cold and blustering6
April 4, 1868
Was in Cedarville, snowed all day
April 5, 1868
At home, ground frose, cold
April 6, 1868
Hauled two loads of wood for G. S.7
April 7, 1868
Plowing, cold
April 8, 1868
Plowing and sowing, cold
April 9, 1868
Plowing and sowing, cold
April 10, 1868
Was in Cedarville, cold
April 11, 1868
Finished sowing wheat, cold
April 12, 1868
Easter at home. Rained and snowed all night
April 13, 1868
Plowed for J. Smith in the afternoon
April 14, 1868
Was in Cedarville, rained all day
5To scatter or put seed in or on the earth
6Strong wind blowing fiercely
7G. Snyder
April 15, 1868
Cold and rainy
April 16, 1868
Hauled manure at J. Smith
April 17, 1868
Plowing, cold and windy
April 18, 1868
Was in Freeport, sold 10lbs. Potatoes
April 19, 1868
At home, warm and pleasant
April 20, 1868
Sowing oats, finished sowing
April 21, 1868
Snowed and rained all day
April 22, 1868
Snow and rain
April 23, 1868
Was in Freeport warm
April 24, 1868
At home, J.T. Best with us, visit
April 25, 1868
Plowing very warm
April 26, 1868
Plowing8
April 27, 1868
Rainy9 Plowing
April 28, 1868
Plowing
April 29, 1868
Rainy
April 30, 1868
Plowing
May 1, 1868
Rainy
May 2, 1868
Hauled manure at S. Smith, rainy. Put coley (?) to the
hors
May 3, 1868
At home clowdy rainy
May 4, 1868
Plowing murcury 90 in the shade
May 5, 1868
Commenced making corn ground, 89 in the shade
8note: Plowing was crossed out
9Note: rainy is crossed out
May 6, 1868
Finished plowing, rainy
May 7, 1868
Making corn ground
May 8, 1868
Marking floury folded (?) clear
May 9, 1868
Commenced hunting rainy
May 10, 1868
At home, clear and cool
May 11, 1868
Planting corn warm
May 12, 1868
Planting corn clowdy and cool
May 13, 1868
Was in Cedarville rainy
May 14, 1868
Planting corn rainy
May 15, 1868
Finished planting corn
May 16, 1868
Planted trucks (?) nec folded (?) cold wind
May 17, 1868
At home, warm
May 18, 1868
Harvesting the corn
May 19, 1868
Was in Freeport, warm and dry
May 20, 1868
Finished rolling corn warm
May 21, 1868
Whitewashing
May 22, 1868
Making fence, put cain (?) on the horse, very warm
May 23, 1868
Was in Cedarville
May 24, 1868
At home very warm
May 25, 1868
Making fence
May 26, 1868
Hauling wood for S. S.10
10S. Smith
May 27, 1868
Hauling stone rainy
May 28, 1868
Hauled wood for S. S. rainy
May 29, 1868
Sheared sheep, went to Cedarville, rainy
May 30, 1868
Hauld lumber from Freeport, very warm
May 31, 1868
Was in meeting at Spring Creek
June 1, 1868
Digging cellar rainy
June 2, 1868
Digging cellar very hard storm
June 3, 1868
Hauled line (?) and sand quit _____to the horse
June 4, 1868
Was in Freeport. Bought a corn plow rain
June 5, 1868
Rainy all day. Sold two sheep
June 6, 1868
Put a stack of hay in the barn
June 7, 1868
Went to meeting in the evening
June 8, 1868
Commenced plowing -- (work at the house commenced)
June 9, 1868
At work at the hous, and sold two sheep
June 10, 1868
At work at the house, was in Cedarville
June 11, 1868
At work at the house
June 12, 1868
At work at the house
June 13, 1868
Finished carpenter work at the house
June 14, 1868
At home all day
June 15, 1868
Was in Cedarville, very hard rain
June 16, 1868
Worked on the roap (?) high watter
June 17, 1868
Was in Cedarville
June 18, 1868
Worked in the yard
June 19, 1868
Was in Cedarville
June 20, 1868
At work about the house
June 21, 1868
Went to meeting
June 22,1868
At work about the house
June 23, 1868
Plowing corn
June 24, 1868
Plowing corn
June 25, 1868
At work at the house
June 26, 1868
Plastered the house, very warm
June 27, 1868
Was in Freeport
June 28, 1868
Was at Camp Meeting, very warm
June 29, 1868
Was in Freeport in the show
June 30, 1868
Plastering the house, very warm
July 1, 1868
Was at the raising at O. County's (?)
July 2, 1868
Cleaning house
July 3, 1868
Cleaning about the house- rainy
July 4, 1868
Plowing potatoes very warm
July 5, 1868
At home all day, showery
July 6, 1868
Sold two sheep and one lamb
July 7, 1868
Plowing corn
July 8, 1868
Plowing corn, thermometer at 96
July 9, 1868
Plowing corn
July 10, 1868
Was in Freeport, murcury at 100
July 11, 1868
Went to Davis town on a visit
July 12, 1868
Was at T. Macks
July 13, 1868
Commenced making hay
July 14, 1868
Making hay, murcury at 102 in the shade
July 15, 1868
Making hay
July 16, 1868
Finished hauling hay
July 17, 1868
Cutting and making for S. Smith
Borrowed $30.00 from Harrison Diemer11
July 18, 1868
About home, murcury at 98
July 19, 1868
At home all day very warm
July 20, 1868
Was in Freeport
July 21, 1868
Rainy, about home
July 22, 1868
Commenced harvesting at Wm. Smith
July 23, 1868
Harvesting at Wm. Smith
July 24, 1868
Harvesting for E. Shilby (was in Freeport)
July 25, 1868
Commenced harvesting for myself
July 26, 1868
At home all day
July 27, 1868
Harvesting
July 28, 1868
Harvesting
11Harrison Diemer is Hiram’s older brother b. October 18, 1828 d.. ____
July 29, 1868
Harvesting
July 30, 1868
Harvesting
July 31, 1868
Harvesting
August 1, 1868
Shocking12 all day
August 2, 1868
At home all day
(Note: There are three pages of the journal ripped out at this point. The diary picks up again in 1873)
12A group of sheaves of grain stood up with their heads together in the field
