May 1, 1903

John and I went to communion. Hauled manure.

May 2, 1903

Jos. Rausch assessed here. Spread manure because it was too dirty for hauling.

May 3, 1903

In the evening Math and I went to Hubert and John Blonigen. Played Solo.

May 4, 1903

Washed. Hauled manure.

May 5, 1903

Hauled manure. Set a wolf trap in the corn field.

May 6, 1903

Hauled manure. There was a skunk in the trap. Shot it. Mulestallion + man was around here.

May 7, 1903

Hauled manure.

May 8, 1903

Spread manure. Father drove to Dr. Hilbert. Bought a nipple for the wolf and it worked nicely.

May 9, 1903

Hauled manure. Manured the hen-stable. Took milk for the first time on Saturday for this year.

May 10, 1903

Rained in the afternoon, other wise we would have gone fishing. N. Blonigen was here.

May 11, 1903

It still rained. Washed. Ruined the whole day.

May 12, 1903

Rained till 11 o’clock. While it rained we manured in the pig-stable, then we spread manure the rest of the day.

May 13, 1903

Hauled manure the whole day.

May 14, 1903

Hauled manure to the potato patch. Rode to mule-stallion with Flora. Henry Froel came.

May 15, 1903

Hauled manure to potato field.

May 16, 1903

In the forenoon Peter hauled rest of manure for this year. Math and I spread the rest of the manure on the cornfield. In the afternoon spread manure on the potato field.

May 17, 1903

Father Hiltner celebrated his first mass at New Munich. No Vespers. Hubert Nick and Tony were. Played baseball.

May 18, 1903

Plowed part of the cornfield.

May 19, 1903

Rained pretty fair last night and also a little in the morning. Two pretty fair shower in the afternoon. The first one had some hail in itself too. Finished plowing the cornfield.

May 20, 1903

Dragged and marked corn field.

May 21, 1903

I attended Early Mass. Went fishing got "1" sucker, "1" bullhead and "1" pickerel.

May 22, 1903

Planted corn.

May 23, 1903

Drove cattle to Senart. Rained pretty fair last night. Planted pumpkins. Plowed and harrowed potato field. Harrowed cornfield.

May 24, 1903

Math attended Early Mass. Played baseball. Mother Susie etc. visited John Derichs.

May 25, 1903

Math Birk was here and settled the sidewalk bet. Marked and started planting potatoes.

May 26, 1903

Finished planting potatoes.

May 27, 1903

Peter drove to Paynesville to mill. I and Math manured horse stable for "4" days.

May 28, 1903

Mother Susie I etc drove to Richmond. Amme and Catherine were here. Peter took 88 bu of oats to Roscoe.

May 29, 1903

Worked on the road. "Niece" Grandmother, Amme and Catherine came.

May 30, 1903

Peter finished road. Attended the first of Mrs. Joe Heinen. Harrowed corn field. Fixed fence on the other side of the river. Math and John shot a hawk. Saw a wood-chuck.

May 31, 1903

Arnie Garding was "called out". Hauled Amme and Catherine to Albany. In the evening I and John to the young hawks out of the nest in Dan’s wood. The were dead. Math went to the nest in J. Derichs wood. Could not get near the hawks. Shot a skunk.