A.C. Kansas
June 3rd 1919
Dear Robert
Just rec’d your letter of
May 19th was glad to hear from you.
That letter made the trip in just two weeks so you see it would not take
you long to get home if you just had a chance.
But there you go telling us not to subscribe for the paper for more than
two years. I think you are fooling
us. Anyway I am looking for you every
day. That’s the way Walter done. He kept writing when he would ve home, but
never got here till they gave up looking for him. You got another new job.
You get a lot of changes sure and quite steady and long hours. They won’t do that way here. Can’t get help at all in the hay. Was no hay weather last week only a couple
half days. Then it was .50 per hr and
quit at six. Harvest wages are
set. $5.00 per day single hand and
$7.00 with a team. Unless it quits
raining soon the wheat is going down.
Not much show for a big crop.
That is a big yeield around here but you know they can’t tell how it
will fill the straw it will fill the straw is heavy and nearly waist high but
people are beginning to worry on account of rain. And of that we surely are getting a pleanty. Has been drizzling now since Saturday
morning and cold. We just about
freeze. Have a big fire now and have
had for three days. And pleanty of coal
and kindling for morning. Feels like it
may frost to-night. We haven’t got our
alfalfa half cut yet and been at it 3 seeks it is heavy the biggest crop we
ever had. If we can get this crop saved
it will fill the old hay shed full. But
the new shed will hold 10 ton. Things
sure grow when they get got the water and that’s what it is. Was a cloud burst or water spurt over at
Phil Barths last week. Just about
drowned them out. Quite a bit of damage
done by lighting several head of stock killed Orahouds had a yearling calf
killed. Then the train killed the black
mare they got from Shaw’s and another one got its leg broke. And that the way it goes. We have fine pasture have the stock all at
home. You won’t know Kazan I told you
he would be pretty. He is just like
Maud he fattest one in the bunch. And
nearly as big as May. Looks heavier you
don’t need to be ashamed of him. Maud
weighs 11 hundred. Tom 13 cut lsany??
Is ready for sale. But don’t seem to be
many buyers. Good horses bring a good
price but no sale for plugs. Our
planting is all done everything is up got the corn all harrowed and over half
bugged once. Oats look good. If it is still drizzling in the morning are
going to take a fat hog to market have one that will weigh over two hundred I
have a dandy pair now. Old buster is a
whopper. Dad built a shute so it wont
be so hard to load a hog now. Dad very
busy. He don’t use wittel much now only
to grind Kaffir don’t feed much grain.
Have a quite a bit of corn. And
oats. Are running a feed store
everybody comes here for feed. Oats
Kaffir and hay. Are getting $1.75 per
bu for Kaffir .80 for oats. The old
hens are still busy. 92 eggs
today. Pleanty of cream and milk yet. haven’t seen the boys yet for a long time to
much mud we went to the rex yesterday was a special the Shepherd of the hills
.50 and was tax .55 for a ticket. The
first shoe we have been to since Oct on account of the flu. Well I am so sleepy I must close will write
in a few days Dad will write you soon.
Ans soon you Mamma
Why didnet you send me the
rest of Lenas letter. I wouldent be
surprised it hard to guess the rest of it she is married now so she son’t be so
bussy maby.l She is some kid!
Don’t let Lena’s gas blow
you up I know you will make good was expecting it sooner than it happened you
have the stuff here’s hoping you reach the top you bet I am proud of my boy.
He is the whole US. Army to me Dad tells me not to worry you are
all right. You will get through. If any one can keep churning
Small enclosed note:
June 4 cold and cloudy. Looks like snow. Are ready to lead the fat hog. Don’t know what the tractor business will be here. Can’t tell till harvest. Graves bought a thresher are going to use
his outfit.
On the reverse side of the
scrap of paper:
Mr. F. Stephy
City #6
383.77 Eggs and cream for
1919
May 196 doz eggs 63.15
57 Lbs Butter fat $33.70
$96.85 Good wages for May