October
·
Bess blood count good heartworms neg., shots
> helped Pete run rams thru footbath, moved them to new pasture > put hot
wire along bottom of board fence > went to movies
·
Took bank deposit, left book at Michael Nolan’s
office, got milk > worked Puff, Bess > rode Blaze, J rode Apple, checked
on burros, sheep, dead ewe beyond salt feeder > Maverick in hay meadow, put
him down in barn > John Hanson here overnight
·
Worked Puff, Bess > Pat worked on creek,
rechanneling it > Jim DHL > Pete butchered rabbits, ran over my ewe, put
latch on wooden gate
·
John B, friend here for breakfast > Church of
the Good Shepherd > Little Professor > Kanga killed fox > rode Blaze,
took Kanga, checked gates and sheep, pruned brush on trail below turtle shell
spring > read, Pete watched TV
·
Pete, lovely walk over to maple tree behind pond
> rode Apple, checked meadows in woods, gathered up Western ewes from hay
meadow, put in horses paddock, ran my ewes, Hamps, thru footbath, nearly dark,
left in hill paddock
·
Walked Sassy thru footbath, ran Western ewes
thru footbath, cut out marked ewes, ran my ewes Hamps, back thru footbath, put
ewes up thru white gate > rode Blaze, let Puff run over pasture, took Bess
> let sheep out of hill paddock
·
Picked up another oxygen machine > Pete
checked gates
·
Dewormed horses, ponies, flu shots; Angel, feet
trimmed > Pete, Ralph Gutherie put barrel gas well to collect oil >
worked Jim in bottom with Western ewes, used tracking flags for gate
·
J Horseshow, Granville > helped Pete clean
stalls in clinic barn > Ford truck to haul hay from Meigs county, Pete drove
logging truck, trailer > Sherry picked up two injured ewes #19, #6
·
Herded sheep back from Lucas’ pasture, patched
fence with sticker bushes > worked on wire fencing to keep Boo in >
filled salt feeder for Western ewes > Puff tracked Pat, started with scent
from hat, tracked well, let him run a little
·
Kanga 4 years old > rode Blaze, saw 4 deer,
then 3 deer, checked gates, sheep, picked apples on ridge
·
Kanga killed another fox by pond > ATC >
rams out 550
·
Herded sheep out of bottom with Jim, flooding,
water over road
·
Pat laid trail in bottom, Susan Nolan brought
puppy over > went to movies
·
Church > Spence Rutter took plot > herded
sheep back from Warmke’s with Jim, Pete, Pat, I repaired fence torn out by high
water > I put extra wire on water gap in pasture bottom > rode Blaze,
checked salt, burro, sheep, hay
·
Rode Blaze up in woods, heard shot > Pete
lunch with Rome Warmke, ate at DQ with Pat and I
·
Took 2 wether lambs to butchers in back of
station wagon > brought hides back, salted them down > took Kanga down
for “itch shots” > ATC
·
Pete, John got rest of hay hauled from Meigs
County > planted 24 daffodils, 12 narcissus bulbs in ravine above hospital
> put Jake on track laid by Jan
·
Went to Logan after tire for long trailer,
helped Pete put tires on, brought 6 bales, bulldozer, tractor back from Meigs
County
·
Episcopal Church > Pete, Pat unloaded hay,
got bales from fields, etc. > rode Blaze, checked salt, sheep
November
·
Pete got ewes back from Lucas’ > dewormed my
sheep, Hamps, cut out wethers, put ewes down to graze in hospital bottom >
rode Blaze, Pete rode Sailor, got 15 ewes, lamb back from Lewis Hixon; tree
uprooted on fence line > herded Western ewes down to alleyway, dewormed them
> took Pat to Amesville
·
J Pony Club > Episcopal Church, excellent
Kemmerle sermon > stopped at drug store for cough remedies, picked up
chicken for lunch > dewormed sheep at Phillip’s Place > tires shot out on
big tractor > Ruffian wet on the bed, washed all the bedding again
·
Pat fed 5 bales hay, horses, sheep > cut gate
into fence between hill paddock and tree planting area, put Western ewes into
hill paddock > Pete operated on Sassy, rectum > J set up Boo in brick
garage > worked Puff
·
Ran Western ewes thru footbath, counted, marked
them, sorted out wethers, J’s ram lamb, moved Western ewes over to Phillip’s
Place, left some lambs behind on 1st meadow, 1 on Connor property,
rode Blaze, Pete rode Sailor > I watched sheep, checked fence > voted,
ate at Grange Hall > Pete worked on bulldozer
·
ATC showed movie
·
Watched sheep by 690, put out salt, stapled
fence > tracking, took cookies, laid track for Mr. Thorne, tracked Puff
after Jan, using Mr. Thorne’s, my tracks for cross-track
·
Migraine headache > let sheep out into hay
area
·
Sheep out, watched them on Phillip’s bottom,
Pete moved round bales into paddock, stapled fence, Pete hung 2 gates, trimmed
a couple sheep’s feet, turned rest into paddock
·
Church > man here to cruise timber with Pete
> turned sheep out to graze, put up electric fence at Phillips’ Place
corner, 690 > chased Lucas’ dog out of hospital bottom
·
Medium sized white dog, black head; dark gray
fading to light gray, killed Western lamb, bit another ewe, walked thru pasture
looking for dogs, took Jim > drove around looking for dogs > patched hole
in fence, put out sponges, picked up dog traps
·
Checked sponges, all three; Jim, Kanga killed
possum in dog trap > gathered sheep, ewe/lamb bitten by dogs; put my sheep,
Hamps in clinic bottom, took 2 Western ewes, several lambs down to Phillip’s
Place in horse trailer > watched Western ewes, lambs in bottom
·
Herded my sheep out of clinic pasture >
brought lamb down hill to barn > took Ad to Messenger, ran errands > ATC
·
Checked sponges, dog traps, took Kanga, Boo .30
.30 > Pete fed rams, washed Kanga in mange dip > let sheep out to graze
on bottom > Tracking – Puff found shoe buried in leaves; took crockpot with
hot spiced cider, Jan brought Sinner home (bull terrier)
·
Bathed Puff, blew him dry with vacuum cleaner
reversed > Pete, Stan Richards, J, marked timber > made fudge
·
Took boards off corral fence, herded sheep out to
small pasture > brought lamb (weighed about 10 lbs.) back to hospital >
put up storm doors > Pat 4H meeting > J riding lessons > picked up
Pete after he drove logging truck in > party for Jan at Betsy’s
·
Central Ohio Kennel Club Show, took J, J
Croxford
·
To school, visitation > picked up Pat’s
motorcycle tire
·
Put out 2 more sponges, checked baited dog
traps, took Kanga, drove around ridge looking for dogs > took Pete to Dr.
for physical for insurance; dropped him off at Motyre to pick up logging truck,
took Puff
·
Checked sponges, dog traps; Kanga chased fox
> tracking, took J, Boo, Song, Puff, Bess; Puff 2 short tracks
·
Had studded tires put on
·
Up at 3 am, Jan overslept, got her out of bed,
left for Pittsburgh 4:45, arrived (airport/Sheraton) 8:15; Off Lead’s Tracking
Seminar: Johnson
·
2nd Seminar day – field work, dinner
in Marietta
·
Ram out > took Jim to look for missing rams,
7 on Hanson’s
·
J Croxford brought picture of Puff, took Puff up
to barn > dyed bedspread darker blue > made peanut butter crème pie >
Joan Vance, McKinstry girl “Delilah” came out to practice
·
Sheep out at Chadwell’s > Boo over at
Hanson’s > sheep out again
·
Sheep out at Chadwell’s again, climbed over hay
bales, jumped down over fence > fed horses, Pat fed hay, fixed dog traps,
let Puff/Kanga run in hay meadow > Judy Shields, Joan Vance, McKinstry girl
worked dogs
·
J Lipizzaner Show > Pat overnight Chadwell’s,
basketball game
·
Pete ate breakfast at Perkins > Church >
mailed letters, got milk > took rams, 3 trips in horse trailer, down to
Phillip’s Place, 3 dead lambs, put a dozen ewes in with Jim, fed sheep, horses
at red barn > Pete, Pat went after load of grain
December
·
Rode Blaze, looked for deer hunters, saw 4 deer
on Phillip’s Place, thru drift fence, saw grouse, red tails, and huge squirrel
> strange, frozen ice, like ribbon candy
·
Pete found dead doe > rode Blaze over most
farm trails, saw 3 deer > found Hunter by fence rocks, called Game Warden,
put up No Hunting signs > picked up Pat, Mike Cuckler at school
·
Drove around, checked car licenses’ >
Columbus, State Office Lung Assoc. Mary Lou Rose, Non-Smokers Rights Meeting
> ATC graduation
·
8 am, drove around; 9 am rode around, saw 3
deer, two pileated woodpeckers near turtle shell pond, hunter up near Hixon
line, had permission to hunt on Brown’s
·
8 am, drove around; 9:30 am rode Blaze over most
of the trails, saw 6 deer, saw owl, hawk, many squirrels > walked over
pasture looking for 2 hunters
·
Puff sick, ate barn chips; 8:30 am drove around,
checked license plates > rode Blaze, rain, saw 2 deer near turtle shell
pond, 4 deer on Phillip’s Place, checked pastures, foam at base of several
trees from rain (?)
·
Pete left for Florida, classes > took J,
Heather to Booth’s, wreath-making party > swept out troughs; Pat, David fed
> cleaned tack, watched TV
·
Took barrel, grain up to barn, dipped oil into 2nd
barrel, took Kanga, fed horses/sheep > Ralph Guthrie swabbed well >
picked up Pat, Mike Cuckler, Jack Howard > saw 2 deer at Dutch Creek
·
Ran errands, picked up Church projector >
ACKC meeting, Purina film
·
Let dogs run in paddock, picked up yard, got 2
lambs out of cliff pasture with Jim, let Puff/Kanga run in hay meadow, Puff
chased beautiful big buck, came back on whistle, finally > walked down after
mail/paper > watched John Denver TV Special, called Pete > J babysat for
Rogers
·
Let dogs run in paddock, fed at barn, took Puff,
worked on bank account, took bank deposit, got groceries > watched Pat’s
basketball game at Athens > sheep out on 550
·
Put sheep in with Jim, shut them up on hill
paddock, got some sheep out of bales > Pete home late, flat tire at airport
·
Ran errands with Pete’s truck, got plywood,
etc., > J Pony Club with Jan, Pat ballgame
·
Watched part of Morgan County Coon Hunters drag
races, took Puff, Bess > Pete, Pat, fed sheep, worked on hay rack >
rounded up all sheep from house pasture, trucked lambs, Hamps to Phillip’s
Place > lambs vaccinated, deworming shots > put my ewes back in pasture,
28 head (including J’s Suffolks) > watched TV, Dean Martin show, Peggy
Fleming
·
Raining, herded 3 lambs (Western) down to clinic
with Jim > wrote Christmas cards
·
Scrubbed hospital refrigerator, cleaned copper
teakettle > Picked up Pat at Amesville, backed car down hill, bad ruts >
worked on Christmas cards
·
Took 2 Hamps, one Western lamb down to hospital
paddock with Jim, fed, took Puff, let him run on bottom, walked up to white
gates and back > shoveled, worked red dog into ruts > made New England
Apple Bake > picked up Pat, Tracey, Mike from bus
·
Gas low, 40 in house; 11 outside > red dog
delivered up to barn > PCA man here, signed 2 papers > Pat and I fed,
took Puff > Pete finally got feed mill defroster
·
Fed early, took Puff > J made candles, all
over kitchen > took Pat to Chadwell’s, got sheep, about 15 or so, in with
Jim > Pete got load of corn from Hayes
·
Episcopal Church > Lamppost lunch > built
fire in fireplace, Pete/Pat played chess, roasted marshmallows, played
Christmas records
·
Took Pat down to Phillip’s Place, couldn’t get
tractor started, came back for more fuel, still wouldn’t start, took hay on
truck to lambs > took truck in for tires, J haircut, shopped > wrapped
gifts, wrote Christmas cards
·
Pete/Pat fed sheep > Pete to Charleston on
calls > tracked Puff/Song > went to movie “So Dear to My Heart”
·
Ralph Guthrie swabbed well > fed
horses/sheep, took Puff > J Croxford, picture of Puff for shirt > tracked
Puff, got dark before Song’s turn > made peanut brittle > Church,
midnight service
·
Christmas Day – fed at barn, took Puff/dogs >
Took lambs to Mansfield, dinner with Gary/Aggie; Christmas gifts – P, sweater;
J, shirt; Pete, flashlight
·
Church > dewormed sheep at Phillip’s Place >
brought lambs, one ram back
· Puff/Song tracking > J Croxford took pictures of Puff (rain) > red dog into ruts on road > played hearts
Please forgive typos, name or place misspellings; transcription from
vintage handwriting sometimes requires a magnifying glass and random
interpretation.
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