Robberts Family Journal: The Farming Records

Robberts Family Journal

The Farming Records

The farming records are lengthy and it is not my intention to transcribe them here, but I will give a few examples.

Marthy Mefford commensed work March the 30th and is to have 62 ½ per week Quit work Aprile 6th 1848 worked 1 week Amt $.70
Elon Walker Comenced work May the 1st 1848 at 62 . . per week Quit work May the 13th $1.37 paid

Timothy Aplegate

To . . 1 pare shoes on 25

To making 1 Bolt 10

To sharping 2 plows 20

To sharping a plow 20

Harvesting Scene 1848
Cost of wheat sown on Cor Robberts place in September 1847

Sowing and plowing in . . wheat 6 days worth $3.00

Cutting Stalks 4 days worth 1.50

Cutting Saving wheat 8 days worth 8.00

Hawling in wheat 3 days worth 1.50

Thrashing wheat 6 days worth 3.00

Cleaning up wheat 3 days worth 1.50

Haroling wheat to market 3 days worth 3.00

Whole Time 33 days worth 21.50

Making an average of 65 cents per day of the cost of said work For the Rent . . ground I paid one half of the clean wheat that I raised on the ground which was 135 bushels the Rent of which is 67 ½ bushels the Rest of the wheat . . to the town of Edinburg which Braut me 65 cents per Bushel which makes the sum of $43.8 ½ cents which is a proffit of $22.37 ½ cents which makes a profit on evry days work that was done of 68 cents per Day. This Statement will show that the Renter may do well in Renting wheat ground so near a market
This is a true Statement given under my hand this December the 22nd in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Forty Eight
Jas F Robberts
Witneys Cor Robberts TT Burrow
Bartholomew County of State of Indiania

1851 Catharine Pearce

7½ yds of Calico at 16 $1.20

to Cotton batting .30

Charles Adams Cr 1851

3 lbs Coffee baut at .50

Shugar .37

Balance on Shoes 1.25

hawling Rails .50

making Fence .50

Township 79 and 80 Dist No 2
Powersheik County Iowa
Know all men by these presents that on the 13th day of August 1849 that DD Rosser . . Jas F Robberts David M Rutlege of the Dist afore said was duley Elected as School Directors of of Dest No (2) of the county and state afor . . to Serv DD . . as President Jas F Robberts as Sectery & D M Rutlege as Tresuer of the the Bord of School Directors of Dest No (2) Given under my hand and ceil this the 22nd day of Aug AD 1849
Jas F Robberts
Sec of School Directors of Dist No (2)
Powersheik County Iowa

State of Iowa Powesheik County
I hereby certify that James F Robberts ear mark is a swallow fork in each ear as Recorded in my office
Given under my hand as Clerk of Washinton Township in said County this 12th day of September AD 1852
James F Robberts Clerk
Washington TS

Profficies of weather for the year 1855
January 1855 will be very pleasant for winter weather No snow of note & and not severe cold weather
February will be warm for the Season fare & nice for the Season This will be the time to sow Spring crops be sure to finish if possible in this month
March will be warm . . for the first few days then wet those that do not finish by the 13th of this month will Have to Sow in mud and muck
April the first part of this month will be cool & blustery

David Vandiver

2 Jan 1856 to 3/18 acres of Corn at $10 per acre $31.25

2 Jan 1856 Cash 6.25

Horace Deming

Nov 22 1852 To Invest in Cattle and Hogs $201.00

Jan 2 1856 to 3 1/8 acres of corn at $10 per acre 31.25

Calvs of 1857
Pink Calved March 21st 1857 Dam –Lile grDam – Cherry grgrDam – Starr
Full natives but of exilent Milk qualities Sire Billy of full Blood Short Horn
Billy Calved May 10th 1857 Dam ¾ Short Horn ¼ long
Sire Billy Torobred No pedigree
Billy’s gowth at 1 month old he measured 12 Inches around the arm 3 feet 11 Inches around the girth Billy sold March 1858 for 30 Bu Wheat

List of Ornamental Shrubrey in present yard
Commencing with the SW corner of the House moving west
1 Wistaria climber Chineese
2 Spirea per. . (dead)
3 Prairie Queen
4 Lantanian
NW corner of house
1 Chineese evergreen . . .
2 Celestial Sweetbriar rose
3 Red Monthley Honesuckle
4 Snowball
1 French Lilac purple
1 Flowering Almond purple
2 Snow drop
3 Flowering Almond red

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Timothy Aplegate
To . . 1 pare shoes on		25
To making 1 Bolt		10
To sharping 2 plows		20
To sharping a plow		20

Sowing and plowing in . . wheat 6 days worth		$3.00
Cutting Stalks 4 days worth		1.50
Cutting Saving wheat 8 days worth		8.00
Hawling in wheat 3 days worth		1.50
Thrashing wheat 6 days worth		3.00
Cleaning up wheat 3 days worth		1.50
Haroling wheat to market 3 days worth		3.00
Whole Time 33 days worth		21.50

1851 Catharine Pearce
7½ yds of Calico at 16		$1.20
to Cotton batting		.30

Charles Adams Cr 1851
3 lbs Coffee baut at		.50
Shugar		.37
Balance on Shoes		1.25
hawling Rails		.50
making Fence		.50

David Vandiver
2 Jan 1856	to 3/18 acres of Corn at $10 per acre	$31.25
2 Jan 1856	Cash	6.25

Horace Deming
Nov 22 1852	To Invest in Cattle and Hogs	$201.00
Jan 2 1856	to 3 1/8 acres of corn at $10 per acre	31.25