May 22, 1894 thru May 23, 1894

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Tuesday, May 22, 1894 --- Bert declares it a "fair day" without rain and after doing the chores, he helped "put up a grist" for Russell to take to Naples to be milled. "Putting up a grist" was cleaning up grain to get rid of chaff and other extraneous stuff before grinding the grain for flour or animal feed. Grist is the word used for the cleaned grain. Bert then "drawed stone" off one of the fields - probably using the stone boat they made the other day. He then fixed a fence on "the ten acres", and then did more stone removal! Bert reports some improvement in his health .... "this forenoon my head hurt to beat all, but this afternoon I have felt a little better".

Wednesday, May 23, 1894 --- A rainy day again, and Bert sat in the house and stood around the barn till noon. In the afternoon he made potato crates and went over to Milo Dye's place to haul a load of manure. Had supper and did the evening chores. "I am feeling a little better tonight."