SHERMAN PORTER
FARM LEDGER
Contributed by Silvetta Parsons
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Account Information & Remarks |
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| Jan.
25, 1889 Grandmother Hannah Porter died. June 1 - Nov. 6
Acct's of Jno Shipman Logan A. Porter Letha Porter Hardin Porter (Amt. Pd W.C. Ingram
1.90) Nella Porter Ella Porter
Cow bought of Mrs. Linden bred to Tom's bull Oct. 15,1903 June 1, 1896 Acc't
with Logan A. Porter Nov. 23, 1896 Acc't
of Arthur Porter
Wendell
Anderson Porter
Dewey Denzil Porter 1903
Sows bred to farrow March & April |
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Raleigh Porter - 1
Barton
- 4
Jim Huffstutler - 2
Ott Brown
- 1
Harry James - 6
Charles McMahon
Jim Mitchell - 1 Mar. 1902
- Corn sold: McGill - Jno. Derrickson - Ed Hart
Books loaned to Frank Porter 1.
Raubr's Complete Arith 2.
Harvey's Grammer 3.
Barne's History 4.
Butter's Geography Nov. 25, 1901
Acc't with N. Linden Credit by cash
31.92 Dec. 8
N. Linden Cash to settle note at
McLeansboro ILL. $25.00 May 7, 1903 Commence
to plant corn in full moon Mar. 28, 1902 Corn
sold to Edd hart $10.80 Amt. Pd Dr. J. G. Wheeler on
Acc't. 10.00 Mar. 26, 1903 Acc't of Tom Porter
- Time of Tom Porter Work at $14.00 per month Acc't of Dave Miller Acc't of John Oath Order from C. V. Warren Mar 29 - June 6
Time of Dave Miller
$24.00 Credit of Sylvanis Story Bord Bill of
Sylvanis Story $3.00 a wk. Aug. 20, 1903
Amt. Of flour on deposit in Broughton mill 2173 lbs. Mar. 27, 1904
Sows to Joe Hadley - Dr. Cooks Cow bred to Tom's bull.
Heifer bought of Caroline
Davis.
List of Sows bred to Joe Hadley at .75
Black sow by Austin Prince
Black sow by R. W. Mitchell
Mrs. Linden's Heifer bred Oct. 15, 05
Amt. Due Mr. Linden, Cash borrowed 40.00
Hay baled by Sherman Bonner
Clover sold to J. J. Lankan, Emery Farris, Samuel Shaw
"""""""""""Alvarada
Shaw, Dave Miller.
I want to get Maples on Mail Route, one just north of J.
D.
Pools and two on road at old Wakeford place, one out East
Side
of road by big oak south of Tom Cooks, two on road
South of R. M. Eubanks. Apr. 5, 1905 Lumber
borrowed from Arthur Porter 260 ft.
Time of Tom Porter, Wages to $16.50 per mo. Dec. 26, 1904
Pd. Frank Porter $11.93 in full to date
Hamilton & Gaines in full Dec. 26th. Apr. 9
Acc't. of Tom Porter.
Austin's time - Monday plow, Tuesday nothing, Wed.
cut
Oats, Thurs shock oats, Fri. nothing. May 14, 1904
Time of Anderson Mitchell
Commenced 18th day of May. $6.50
per mo. Dec. 3,
Am't. due A. Dawes from Mac Simmons 35 cts.
Am't. due A. Dawes from J. O. Farris 1.00 Mar. 23, 1905
Time of Jim Porter
Amt. Pd Dave Miller for work
Hay
bought of N. Linden 117 bales in crib 102.30
86 bales in barn, to date pd. For 9 1/2 ton 94.61 June 1
Will Wheeler
Gilt bred to Frank Gaines boar
Heifer bred to W. J. Vickers bull Mar. 12, 1909
N. Linden owes me on thrashing clover 4.75 in 1909
Charles Cleveland for baling 7.48
Mr. Linden wants 3 1/2 lb clover sown on oats by Tom
Barker.
Mr. Linden owes me on hay 1.00
Days Wendell Porter missed school in Sept.
Monday - At Fair
Tuesday - At Fair
Wednesday - At Fair
Thursday - At Fair
Friday
- At Fair
Oct. - 3rd wk of the month laid
out and went to Douglas.
Acc't between N. Linden & S. Porter
Tiling for Mr. Linden 10.00
Amt. Pd. Frank Dillsworth 14.37
Pd. Plenna Porter
9.61
Pd. Greer, surveying
2.00
Tile
59.50
Due me 6.48 Oct. 1925
W. F. Porter Time Dec. 9
Kill hog, rake leaves
1.30 Dec. 15
Help kill hogs 9 - 12 (4 hrs
.80
Fix kitchen roof
1.25
Work on Tennis Court 2 days 5.00
Shear sheep, 20 head
3.00
Acc't. of Plenna Porter Jan. 20
House rent at 5.00 per mo.
2656 lbs corn due me in T. James Allen crib, crop of
Linden
& Porter, year 1928. Nov. 24, 1926
Amt. Pd. For ticket for Mr. Linden to New Orleans
45.30
Amt. Pd. Draft
95.30
Amt. Of Nick Linden
19.26
Bealmer rent collected
7.00
Taxes
paid
78.70 Acc't of Virgil Gwaltney May 14, 1931
Corn at 75 cts. Rhubarb .50 cts Chop out corn 1 1/2 day 1.87 Work in garden 1/4 day
.37 Rhubarb .50 cts. Acct of Clyde Phelps Mar. 1929
Advanced to Clyde 10.00 Work killing hog
1.00
Meat 38# and Hogs Head 6.00 Cash to Ebb Miller 1.00 Eggs 11 dz
2.50 Potatoes
.90 Time & acct - Paul Allen Dec. 5
3 lbs. Beef .45 cts. 40# corn .40
cts. All Good Friends Mildred Porter 9 Yrs old Dorothy Eaton 11 Yrs old Lucille Porter 10 Yrs old Jean Richardson 10 Yrs old Inez Moore 11 Yrs old Ada Date 10 Yrs old HAND LOTION Gum Tragin 5 cents Glycerine 5 cents or 1 oz Rosa water 5 cents or 1 oz Alcohol 10 cents or 2 oz 1/2 oz of perfume Soak 1/2 of gum Tragir in 1
qt of rain water that has been boiled and cold. Three
days strain and beat in other things and bottle. For Complexion 4oz of Spuerman - disolve in
1/2 pt of hot water. Add 2 tsp full of glycerine.
Acc't of Nick Linden 1930 crop of corn on N. Linden. 80 was gathered, weighed,
divided, and Mr. Linden 2/5 was delivered to T. James
Allen who sold same to John Essary & others. After
receiving rent he refused to pay taxes on said 80 and
after it was advertised to sell I talked to Mr. Linden in
presence of Rosa M. Porter and Mr. Linden told me to pay
taxes and take same from the next crop which would be the
1932 crop. W. S. Porter. July 10
Clover Hay sold to H. Griswold 30 cts. 1933
Taxes 66.33 1934
Taxes 59.69 Oats
sold to Dr. Johnson Wayne
Gray Ed
Wilson Henry
Fowler Servil
Hughes Earl
Hunt 1933
Corn sold for Lodge from Johnson barn
Sam Miller 6 bu 1.20
Milligan
20.25
Sam Miller
1.20
Willie Gibson 2.30 "
"
2.35
"
"
2.69
Nelson Francis 10.35
Clyde Acord
2.60 Sammy
Johns 4.63 1929
J. B. Hatton
3.30
Charles Yarber 18.80
C. A. Fitch
8.80 Merrell
Smith 19.90
Harry Hughes
.50
Wilson Waller
10.60
Peter Apel
12.20 Oliver
Laswell
7.40
R. O. Ellis
15.95
Walter Hamilton 19.80
Felix Gross
7.34
William Deen
10.70
Frank Gholson
5.20
Edgar Irvin
11.50
Richard Cantrell 7.10
Omer Davis
15.00
Porter & Crozier
Nick Linden's part sold to P. Crozier 89.52 1929
Porter & Johnson Hay crop, alfalfa sold to Healton
&
Johnson.
161.27
Sold to Kupper & son to me 152.52
Sold to McFarlan 28 old Horse 2.52
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9 bales, 65# 4.09
"
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28 bales 12.76
C. V. Warren oats 1050# oats at 50 cts.
Work done on
the State Road
Dragging first work with Wheeler 6 hr 4.80 January
" " 6 hr. 4.80 Feb. 6
" " 8 hr. 6.40 Feb. 8
Sat.
dragging 5 1/2 hr 4.40 Feb. 11 Thurs.
6 1/2 hr. 5.20 Feb 14
Fri.
6 hr. 4.80
Above reported to Arthur Feb. 16th
Mon thru Sat. dragging - reported
to Arthur Feb. 22 Mon. Feb. 24 - Mar. 20 dragging Mar. 26 Hawl
cinders 3 hrs. 1.80 Mar 27 dragging
6.40 Mar. 28,
dragging 6.40
Amt. Pd for working in hay
John Campbell
2.60
Henry Campbell .50
Elmer Driskell 1.60
Edd Hart
6.25 1.00
Riely Gibson 4.45
Finis Gibson 4.10
Forest Driscoll .40
Grover Porter 2.10
Emery Farris 1.80
Jim
Porter 8.00 |
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Above amt. due 31.80 on South 20 of clover July 2nd. |
Thanks! Silvetta