July 1944

(Betty and Gerald McLaughlin have a baby girl, named Sandra, July 27, 1944. Are Rosa and Orby still thinking of selling the farm?)

Saturday, July 1, 1944
Orby said he had better not live with me now, don't let him change and say different. Raked up the thistles.
Sunday, July 2, 1944
Stayed home, Orby cut 1/2 grass back yard.
Monday, July 3, 1944
Rake up hay for bedding. Orby went to Otsego to get rent. Donald is now Corporal, pretty good. Cat little baby dead.
Tuesday, July 4, 1944
Ray Irwin, wife and girl was here. Orby hauled 2 load hay for bedding.
Wednesday, July 5, 1944
Will take the Mother out of little rabbit pen today. Little eones will be 5 weeks old.
Thursday, July 6, 1944
Sold calf, we bought off Kelderker $15.35, kettle $1.30, separator $7.00. Daisy and Ike was her for afternoon. Roller $2.50, charger $1.25, Potatoes $3.50, 5 bushel, scythe 50 cts.
Friday, July 7, 1944
Saturday, July 8, 1944
Silva come here 8 o'clock, sure was surprised.
Sunday, July 9, 1944
Merle's was here to dinner, sure love to have my children came home.
Monday, July 10, 1944
May calf is 6 weeks today. Order my sheers from Chicago mail order today. Started Combine wheat after dinner.
Tuesday, July 11, 1944
Rain some last nite, but not enough to hurt combining. Finish combining this afternoon and took 1 load to town, got $1.45 had bushel.
Wednesday, July 12, 1944
It is lot cooler, Orby took load corn to Aston's today. took May calf to Three Rivers and sold him for $25.50 today.
Thursday, July 13, 1944
Took June to Bull.
Friday, July 14, 1944
I canned 11 qt. beans and 14 qt. chicken. I sure am tired.
Saturday, July 15, 1944
Silva went home on the 11:15 bus.
Sunday, July 16, 1944
bought calf tonight $1.50. Orpha, Bud and baby was here a few minutes, the baby sure is growing fine. Churned butter today, around 6 lb.
Monday, July 17, 1944
Orby hauled 2 load corn to Kalamazoo paid for 2 bushel corn today. Today is Ike's birthday.
Tuesday, July 18, 1944
Orby sold 10 bushel corn @$1.25 per bushel. Had our hay rake fixed today cost $1.00.
Wednesday, July 19, 1944
The old rabbit will get babies today, the other ones are 7 weeks old. Today went to sale, bought iron wheel wagon $7.00, dump boards $1.25. Mr. McLaughlin on old Michigan road had wheel fixed for trailer cost $2.50.
Thursday, July 20, 1944
Sold 16 lb. cram yesterday for $3.06. Bought 80 does and 1 buck, and 5 small and 1 half grown. 8 hutches for $20.00. Dad also bought iron for trailer $2.80.
Friday, July 21, 1944
Orby fixed the steel wagon today.
Saturday, July 22, 1944
Took 18 lb. cream to town got $2.85. Paid for material for trailer 50 ct.
Sunday, July 23, 1944
Old Mother rabbit got young ones today. I went to Willard's to spend evening had a good time.
Monday, July 24, 1944
Sent order to Spiegels.
Tuesday, July 25, 1944
Received order off Sears, had some rain last night first time for awhile.
Wednesday, July 26, 1944
Went to Orphas for dinner.
Thursday, July 27, 1944
Today is sonny's birthday, god bless him, hes now 29 years old, but a baby to me. Betty had a 3#11oz. baby today, named Sandra Lee, it is in the incubator at Crisp Hospital.
Friday, July 28, 1944
Sold cream, I sent after shoes with Dad today at Vicksburg, paid $3.14.
Saturday, July 29, 1944
Sunday, July 30, 1944
Stayed home all day, Orby worked on trailer. No other President as good to be our than Roosevelt. People will find it out when its too late.
Monday, July 31, 1944
did my wash, we combined oats today.