.MTE0Ng.ODA3MzU

28 appearance of rain - began harvesting wheat 29 clear 30 very clear 1st July - clear - finished cutting Wheat 2nd clear 111º at 10 oclock 3d - went to Peoria with Lull 4 very 92º warm went to Church at Morton 5 Began Haying 114º sun - Lull began thrashing - 95º shade 1 oclock 92º at 5 oclock 6th getting in hay 100º at 1 oclock shade 7 hot night stacking hay 101-1/2 awful 8 cooler + clear Thrashing for Funk 90º 9 hazy - Thunder shower 94º shade 10 yesterday heavy thunder shower - Jo. Rich burnt by lightning Barn burnt - Harriet Emerster(?) here 11 96º hazy - sent letters to Haren & Stoors (?) - at 5ocl(ock) 5º 3D' at 90 no wind Oh Dear 12 cloudy + very warm 98º noon 13 foggy + hazy 98º at noon 14 began stacking wheat 15 Thrashing wheat had 813 bushels 16 clear - warm 17 visited Mary - clear 18 clear + cooler - very dusty 19 hazy - finished cutting oats 92º Thunder south 20 very warm want rain bad - v. little rain - visitors 21 Lester went to Peoria 22 clear + cooler - Harriet + Sarak (Sarah?) here 23 hazy - Saml Clark here + Mr. Wood 24 do. very dusty - stock water scarce 93º 25 still hot + dusty - 114º sun 10 oclock 26 very warm + smoky - stacking oats - at 2oclock 100º Oh Dear - Lightning off north 27 still hot - no rain 98º - Mrs. Ayers house burned.