I will not be transcribing each entry since most of Bert's diary is pretty clear. You can read the original more easily by clicking on the image above to view a larger version. I will be including this paragraph, or something similar in each entry so that new readers will know they can click the image to enlarge it for easier reading. Also, there will be some links to the right of the page with relevant information that may be of interest. If you follow Bert's diary regularly, you can skip this paragraph. My notes will include the basics of what Bert talks about each day, along with my own personal thoughts, research, information gleaned from past or future entries, etc. If you have information or suggestions that may help my research, please e-mail me.
Wednesday, June 13th, 1894 - I love the beginning - "A warm day. I shed my drawers for the first (this) Spring" Bert certainly has a way with words! Probably talking about long underwear? Bert's time info seems off, but he starts the day plowing with 3 horses until Russell needs one horse for a trip to Naples. Bert does the chores alone tonight.
Thursday, June 14th, 1984 - Today is more on the Hot side, and Bert continues plowing and dragging land for potatoes, and also prepares some space for a garden. In those days a garden would probably have been a pretty good sized plot. He also prepares a flower bed. I find it interesting that it is quite late in the year to be tilling the garden, etc. This area of upstate NY, is at a fairly high altitude, and thus has a quite short growing season. Average first frost seems to be about October 1st, and average last frost in the spring seems to be in late May. Thus only about a 4 month growing season can be counted on?
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