Milliron Monday: Jody's Journals July - September 1974

 Abbott "Pete" Smith D.V.M.:  

June 16, 1938 - February 22, 2010

Virginia Joyann "Jody" Haley Smith: 

April 2, 1938 - May 9, 2021

Welcome to Milliron Monday where every Monday we celebrate 

the legacy of Milliron Farm and Clinic, 

Dr. Pete and Jody Smith.

A continuation of Jody’s Journals.

1974 

JULY

·        Got up at 4:45 am to herd sheep from meadow to cliff pasture > took Puff for romp in creek > Amesville Peppy Pooches, K9 Kaper’s Kuykendall’s herding demonstration, wiener roast

·        Got wether in > brought Tina [niece] home with us from Mansfield, stopped at Frisch’s and Jolly Rogers

·        Alma Ann and Marshall’s birthday > 5 am to 6:30 pm dewormed sheep, 999 ewes, 639 lambs > Jeff drove wether to slaughter > packed lunch up to cliff pasture

·        Tracked Puff on bottom field by hospital sign, 3 tracks, 2 with turns > Tina, P, J, swam at Windy Hills > rode Blaze, Tina rode Shah, Jessica rode Apple, around thru woods

·        J L’H puppy class > Tina, P, J, Pete, swam at Windy Hills

·        Episcopal Church > lunch Dolen’s > Tina, J, P, me, raked hay > Pete, Basil, cut/baled/hauled hay > Tina, J, P, swam at Beasley’s

·        Frank Johnson shod horses > Jones/Puff tracked

·        Barry Dickerson here overnight

·        J’s birthday > ran errands for Pete > J. P. Tina stayed in town for movie/swimming

·        Pete, John, walked fence line > worked Puff

·        Took Pat and motorcycle to B and B Suzuki > rode Blaze, J Apple, Tina Cricket > Tina, J, painted dog jumps

·        Puppy class > picked up P, motorcycle > Tina, J rode Apple, Cricket > went back to town after 3 rolls sharp wire > took Tina back to Mansfield – cabin

·        L. Kemmerk, excellent sermon, took Clark DeWitt to Morrison school > Pete finished round bailing at Browns, worked on lines with John > JL Adams here overnight

·        Dropped off books at J Jones > J rode Apple, Rosemary N rode Shah > picked up packaged hog, lamb at Tri County

·        Dewormed, dipped sheep – 160 ewes/lambs, 37 rams > rode Cricket to look for sheep > received horse-print dress from Betty > put Hamp ram lambs down in pasture > Peppy Pooches, Jackie demonstration

·        Worked Puff > rode Cricket, P rode Blaze, J Apple, Rosemary Shah, around thru woods

·        Walked Puff over to auction at Mathew’s > Pete, Rick, Basil, SEOAV meeting at Marietta

·        J to Laird’s > cut Pete’s hair

·        Church of the Good Shepherd > lunch Dolen’s

·        6 am John here for breakfast – Pete, John walked fence line in rain > practiced drill team, worked Puff > Heather Wright here overnight

·        Pete home 4 am from Kentucky from Charleston > got ring equipment out of barn, cleaned out shed area > washed ring equipment > Joyce Nelson worked Shah

·        Pete 5:30 am take haying equipment to Meigs County > grain delivered > worked Puff > finished reading “Why Does Your Dog Do That” > Drill team practice 4H > brought stray dog into hospital, turned out to be Lucas’

·        Pete, John, left for Wooster sheepdog 6 am > herded sheep out of hospital area, patched fence in 2 places > Mr. Monsaratt called, invited me for another hunt ride > Basil, went after sheep in Nelsonville > checked over sheep pastures, rode Blaze, J rode Apple, herded about 50 Western ewes out of horse pasture

·        Watched large (5 foot or more) black snake on board fence then climbed huge oak tree > Pete baled hay Meigs

·        Dog Show Marion > Pete baled hay Meigs > picked up 2 sheep cradles from Jim Franks in Hayesville >

·        Put new chain on white gate into woods, took Puff

·        Dewormed horses, burros, ponies, trimmed burros feet > 4H

·        Let dogs run in garden area

 

AUGUST

·        Let dogs run, swim in pond > Joyce Nelson here to polish furniture

·        J face badly swollen, to doc > 3pm Fairgrounds, 4H dog practice > Rome Warmke’s party

·        McDougal Church, homecoming > J rode Apple, Diane Cricket, Jim Blaze > I worked Song > Pete worked on cattle guard

·        4H Dog Show > Jr Fair Parade

·        Thunderstorm, 2 “ rain > tracked Puff up hill on lamb pasture, misty rain

·        Flash flood, water over road, washing over bridge

·        Helped put stray sheep in  > Fair > Pete, John here for dinner > picked up children from fair, rabbit, etc.

·        Marietta match, J won novice 197 open, 3 trophies, high scoring, 16 ribbons; Puff 185 ½ lbs. sub-novice – Sue Kuykendall, Heather Wright, watched Henry work Border Collies

·        Took John, Jim – watched Henry work sheep, brought Bess back to clinic

·        Cleared off electric fence on play yard around 2^nd corner > Maria, Jerry Morrison here, watched Landmark Trail Ride film

·        Put about 75 Western ewes/lambs up in hay meadow, took Jim [sheepdog] > Land Bank man here, stopped off house, barn

·        Bess treated for heartworms, infection, temp 103.6 > Puff hit electric fence for 1^st time > Pete arrived back from Charleston 5 am > helped John get ewes at O’Neil’s, brought around a dozen (ewes and lambs)

·        Drove around to Lyons to check on bulldozer > bathe, brushed Puff > worked Puff

·        John here for breakfast > match at Hilliard, took K. Foster, left 7 am > J won, but blew broad jump > Puff didn’t place > dinner Frisch’s/Baskin Robbins

·        John here for breakfast > herded sheep with Jim, J, Pete, John – worked on fencing > rode Cricket, J rode Apple, brought in more sheep

·        Herded sheep down above cliff pasture with Jim

·        Helped Pete hang gates, work on corral, etc., brought few sheep in from hay meadow, left ewe/lamb by ravine > saw hummingbird perch on tree

·        Brought ewes/lambs in from blackberry meadow, buzzards all on fence row holding wings outstretched

·        Got up early to work on corral > John/Jill here > brought ewe/lamb back from Lucas’ > herded sheep out on bottom to graze

·        Went to see “Eden on the River” play about Aaron Burr, Blennerhassett Island

·        Worked on sheep all day 6 am – 9 pm trimmed feet, formaldehyde solution, lambs; shots, dewormed

·        Chagrin Kennel Club > watched whippet racing > dinner with Gary/Aggie, Mansfield

·        Worked on sheep all day, lunch DQ

·        Turned Puff, Bess, in pond pasture, swam after ducks/ducklings > heavy rain, herded sheep (ewes) out of low spots in bottom with Jim trip to tip fence

·        Flash flood, had to go out in by farm track to get to road

 

SEPTEMBER

·        P and I brought 5 ewes, 1 lamb back from Lucas’ with Jim > John, Pete fenced all day

·        Moved lambs down with Jim

·        John here for breakfast, lunch, dinner > herded strays in from hay meadow, 2^nd wood meadow > put ewes into hay meadow by N’s then up to cliff pasture, took Bess

·        John here for breakfast > moved lambs down with Jim > dewormed stray ewes, lambs > dewormed, trimmed feet/lambs from feedlot

·        Herded Western ewes from hay meadow to pond pasture > dewormed ewes > Nathan here overnight, John here for supper

·        Ran lambs/ewes through formaldehyde solution, drove them over hill to Phillips’ place – took 1 hr. 45 mins to put them thru gate on ridge from hospital bottom

·        Planted blue shrubs

·        Episcopal Church > Dolen’s lunch > hauled equipment truck with bulldozer up on ridge for fencing > planted Hemlock tree

·        Les Rivers’ birthday

·        Pete to Charleston > got 4-wheel drive Dodge power wagon with camper > dewormed my flock, Pete’s Hamps with John > Pete got home 2 am

·        Mom, Dad here briefly, brought 2 more Oriental rugs

·        Jim Smith birthday > took Puff for run, swim in pond after ducks > SEOAV OU Inn, Humane Society meeting

·        Carol’s birthday > John here for breakfast > D. Wright here briefly

·        Episcopal Church, ate at Hartley’s > took Puff, Shane with me to chop down thistles in hay meadow

·        Sailor, Apple shod; Cricket, Maverick, Blaze, trimmed > showed Cricket, etc., to Jackie Jones

·        Sheep out, took Jim after them > Pete worked on fence, John began to mow field by Jan’s > Jan rode Cricket, Jim Apple > Puff, Bess, Shane, ran in sheep yard > set out cat trap

·        Took long walk with Pete, took Puff on long line > Willie LaFollette brought potatoes > lunch with Pete, Oak Room > 1^st ATC > tried to get plates for truck, unsuccessful

·        Puff, hookworm vaccine (3^rd), deworm Bess, tattooed

·        Walked Puff with Pete up to bulldozer, work on trails > picked up Pete on Dutch Creek, truck studs, bulldozer quit

·        Pat laid out 2 tracks for Puff in hay meadow > watched sheep > community Communion, Episcopal Church, ate with Farley’s afterward

·        Pete, John worked on water, gas lines > sheepdog trials, Burbank > to Mansfield/Gary, dentist

·        Drove Dodge to Pomeroy to return subsoil, picked up 2 bags woodchips, took Bess > went with Pete to get license plates for Dodge, Pete got new orthopedic shoes > let dogs run in sheep field, washed Bess, Puff 

 

Please forgive typos, name or place misspellings; transcription from

vintage handwriting sometimes requires a magnifying glass and random

interpretation.

Enjoy the journey!

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