John Blankenbaker's Germanna History Notes

Note 203

Around the year with David Schultze,

August 9: Finished the second plowing and shifted the fences.
August 15, 16, 17: Threshed wheat.
August 21: Began to sow a little.
August 27 to 31: Continued seeding.
September 9: The brown cow had a calf.
September 11: Began to mow.
September 12: Finished sowing rye and wheat.
September 12, 13, 14: Joseph mowed.
September 26: Began to mow buckwheat.
September 29: Continued to mow buckwheat.
September 30: Rode to Philadelphia to the election.
October 1: Election day.
October 2: Returned from Philadelphia.
October 3: Hauled the second crop of hay home.
October 4: Cut buckwheat.
October 5 to 9: Threshed some buckwheat.
October 19, 20: Finished making the second crop of hay.  The cider from my apples was made this month.
October 26: Began to dig out the turnips:
October 30: Brought in the cabbage.
November 12: Cleaned the stables.
November 16, 17. Made a new bakeoven.
November 26. Had a flax breaker: Joseph.
December 9: Much rain and high water.
December 12, 13: Threshed rye.
December 14: Cleaned rye - fifteen bushels.
December 15: Cleaned stables.
December 17: Butchered the first hog - brought 95 pounds.
December 20: Threshed wheat.
December 21: Butchered at Abraham Jäckels.
December 23: Cleaned wheat - nine and a half bushels.
December 24: Sold the wheat.

So it went through the year with David Schultze.  In reading these dates, eleven days should be added to the days to obtain the actual point in the season.  That is, the dates are before the adjustment of the calendar which skipped eleven days.  So by the sun, the first hog was butchered on December 28.

There will be no note tomorrow as it is my turn to guide visitors at the Hans Herr House.  The Hans Herr House now has a web page, http://www.netconexinc.com/hansherr/ .  This has a good picture of the house and a location map to find it.  See you there!