January 30 thru 31, 1894

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Tuesday, January 30, 1894 --- Eight below freezing and Leman and Bert do the chores as always.  Bert, Leman, and John "pick over" potatoes till noon.  note - sorting potatoes is a constant process in the winter months as some start to rot and like the "one rotten apple" line, bad potatoes are a big problem.  They then hitched up the colts to the bob sleigh for training.  Then then "roasted our shins till chore time".  They then did the evening chores.  "The wind howled and the snow flew all day"  I'm not sure how many colts they have, though possibly at least 3 since they removed 6 wolf teeth earlier.  Their bob sleigh may be a fairly large one.

Wednesday, January 31, 1894 ---  They do the morning chores, and then have to shovel out the road for the first time this winter.  Leman and Bert then went to Naples with two loads of the potatoes they sorted yesterday.  "Grandmother died tonight"  Bert has lost his mother and his grandmother this month!  John has lost his wife and his mother!  At this point I don't know her name?