UC Davis Special Collections. D-022 4:11: Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary, 1901

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1 UC Davis Special Collections D-022 4:11: Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary, 1901 This transcription from the original diary contains language contemporaneous of the time and is being presented as part of a historical record. Please note that the transcription has not been reviewed for final editing. Preliminary notes by transcriber: At the end of this volume, as in previous ones, Pierce includes notations and figures in the "Memoranda" pages (note about important dates in the ranching operation; section on the costs of gathering, hulling, separating, and sulphuring the almond crop in 1901; section on gathering the prune crop). In the "Cash Account" section Pierce has sporadic short diary entries for most of the months of On the verso of the last blank page is a notation about Orchard plowing. On the blank page pasted on the inside of the back cover are two notes, one giving the exact section location of Glen Alpine, the other about a solar water heater. There is a slip of paper inserted in the pages of this volume of the diary with calculations on both sides which have some of the same numbers as seen in the calculations at the end concerning the accounts for Glen Alpine in this year. On 20 and 21 February Pierce first made arrangements to take milk to creamery in Davis. Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 1

2 The first blank page of the Diary: Hog Cholera Remedy Wood Charcoal 1 lb Sulphur 1 " Common salt 2 " Sodium Carbonate (Washing soda) 2 " " Hypophosphite 2 " " sulphate 1 " Antimony sulphide 1 " Powder and mix Give a tablespoonful to each 200 lbs of weight in mushy food once a day to all hogs - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 2

3 Tues 1 Jan 1901 Very cold - cut up hogs - Wed 2 Jan 1901 Made sausage in forenoon. Gardner and I went to town in p.m. took the 24 inch wheel back to Geo. Hoag - Thurs 3 Jan 1901 Boys finished plowing for winter sowing on creek - It sprinkled at times during the afternoon and began raining a little toward night From 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. the wind blew a fearful gale from the southeast that did considerable damage - Fri 4 Jan 1901 Rained lightly nearly all day - The shed in north pasture blew down, and some shakes blew off granary, harvester house and Mother's barn - Sat 5 Jan 1901 Sue, Dixwell and I went to Davis - in a.m. John Schmeidt went too -he and I fixed Mother's barn roof - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 3

4 Sue met Eva & Roy at 4.30 train - Sun 6 Jan 1901 [Inserted.] Rained most of day - Dug some ditches to let water off grain Took dinner at Hexts - Mon 7 Jan 1901 Wrote several letters in a.m. Salted meat again - John S took me to town and got boiler, hominy & shakes - I took 4 oclock train for San Francisco to attend Fruitgrower's Meeting - Staid at Grand Hotel. Tues 8 Jan 1901 Rained last night in city - not at home. Picked up some things about town - Attended meeting of fruit and almond growers at 11 a.m Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 4

5 - Went to San Leandro at 3 p.m. - took Oregon train at 16th St - - reached Davis at staid at Mothers. Wed 9 Jan 1901 Very cold - heavy frost. Sue and Dixwell came down. Sue went to Ladies' Meeting at Mrs. Plant's Paid Eli Snyder for nursery trees - Thurs 10 Jan 1901 Took 4 doz. chickens to Hoag - got $4.25 per doz - Mose came back. Fri 11 Jan 1901 Rained last night and today - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 5

6 Sat 12 Jan 1901 Foggy - almost rain all day - Sun 13 Jan 1901 [Inserted.] Slightly foggy - Mon 14 Jan 1901 Drove double team to Woodland. - got Avenarius Carbolineum [?], stove for Mother, keg nails horse blanket &c Paid Mail and Democrat and stopped Mail - Tues 15 Jan 1901 Strong north wind Boys hauled hay in forenoon from sheep barn to cow barn. Went to Sacramento on attended Legislature Wed 16 Jan 1901 Boys hauled hay - in a.m. - harrowed in east field in p.m. Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 6

7 Thurs 17 Jan 1901 Sowed in p.m. - barley in east field - Foggy in a.m. Fri 18 Jan 1901 Heavy fog. Nearly finished sowing in east field. Sat 19 Jan 1901 Heavy fog - finished sowing grain for the season - Yen went to Sacramento. Dixie and I went to Davis in p.m. Sun 20 Jan 1901 [Inserted.] Rained - Mon 21 Jan 1901 Rained at intervals John S - washed. Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 7

8 Tues 22 Jan 1901 North wind Sue went to Sac - - found and brought back Yen Discharged Mose Johnson. Wed 23 Jan 1901 John Reynolds and I went pigeon shooting - Went to town in p.m. and got scantling [?] for picket fence in front of house Three of us went hunting pigeons again this p.m. Thurs 24 Jan 1901 Boys went hunting this a.m. got three more 13 all told. Schmeidt hauled out brush from in front of house and fixed barn roof in east field - Sue went to Ladies Aid at Mrs Bates' - Got posts ready for fence in front of house - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 8

9 Reynolds pruned in p.m. about yard. Fri 25 Jan 1901 Jack cut down tree in slough opposite Ne Plus trees - Reynolds pruned - North wind blew very hard Helped Sue - Mon 28 Jan 1901 Reynolds Jack and I set out trees in east orchard - Foggy in a.m. Tues 29 Jan 1901 Foggy in a.m. Not well today Tinkered about - Boys finished tree work and got in harrows in a.m. Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 9

10 Wed 30 Jan 1901 Worked about in a.m. Went to Davis with Sue in p.m. S - attended Ladies' Club at Georgie Browns - Pruned some for Mother. Thurs 31 Jan 1901 Last night from 1 to 4 there was a heavy south west wind - at 6 a.m. a fog came in and a strong north wind blew all the rest of the day - it sprinkled a little - Reynolds went to Davis and got the 300 rods of Elwood fence - Butchered two hogs in p.m. Killed three wild pigeons - Fri 1 Feb 1901 Began rebuilding picket fence in front of house - Schmeidt took Sue to town on her way to Sacramento - Clara Smith came to visit Sue North wind - heavy - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 10

11 Sat 2 Feb 1901 Sue came home at noon - Began rebuilding fence on north side of lane in front of house - Sun 3 Feb 1901 [Inserted.] Sprinkled toward evening - Reynolds went to town and staid over night on account of rain - Mon 4 Feb 1901 Rained last night and much of today Reynolds came home at noon - Made sausage - Tues 5 Feb 1901 Made gate for picket fence and sharpened circular saw - Reynolds took Yen in p.m. to town - took butter - got vegetables &c Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 11

12 Wed 6 Feb 1901 Reynolds fixed post hole digger Sawed wood at packing house and cleaned up there Jack worked on his tree Thurs 7 Feb 1901 Worked on lane fence in front of house in a.m. - went with Sue and Dixie to Ladies' Aid Society at F. M. Brown's in p.m. - very cold and sprinkled in evening - Fri 8 Feb 1901 North wind (light) - hard frost - Worked on fence - Sat 9 Feb 1901 Worked on fence - Sent Schmeidt to town with butter and eggs - North wind very cold - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 12

13 Sue and I went to LaRue's to Euchre Club meeting - Clara Smith and Mrs. Snow called. Sun 10 Feb 1901 [Inserted.] Sue, the children and Yen went to Davis - Allie Miner and - Brown came to visit Gardy - Mon 11 Feb 1901 Finished putting up wire fence about orchard and vineyard and gathered up refuse - Sue went to town and got Clara Flaa. Tues 12 Feb 1901 Reynolds hauled wood - to wood pile in a.m. and to saw in p.m. Tinkered - fixed fences - planted trees etc. Sue and Clara made cake and candy for Ladies meeting - Wed 13 Feb 1901 Went to Davis and did work at Mother's Rained most of p.m. Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 13

14 Boys did not work in p.m. Sue had Ladies afternoon club. Reynolds took Clara Flaa to Davis - Thurs 14 Feb 1901 Began putting up Elwood fence in p.m. in east field and north of west orchard.. Dixie has small jack rabbit for pet - Fri 15 Feb 1901 All worked on fence north of west orchard in a.m. and on east of goat pasture in p.m. Sue went to town and got Miss Chandler - Sat 16 Feb 1901 Worked on fence in a.m and went to town in p.m. Sold crop of wheat of 1900 to E. F. Fortune for 83 3/4c per cwt. Sun 17 Feb 1901 [Inserted.] Yen drew and went to Sacramento. Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 14

15 Mon 18 Feb 1901 Sprinkled early and rained later in a.m. and hard all p.m. We went out north to work on fence but it rained so we came in about 11 oclock. Reynolds & Schmeidt worked on bees in p.m. Tues 19 Feb 1901 Rained all day - hard much of the time. Went to Davis in p.m and got Yen Euchre club met at Chiles but we did not go - Wed 20 Feb 1901 Jack split wood and John began building shed for bees. Went to Davis and made arrangements to sent milk to creamery - N. Miner called today - Thurs 21 Feb 1901 Took first load of milk to creamery. 180 lbs - went with John - got pair of Napa - tan [?] shoes Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 15

16 Mr Henry Hamel came to see stock and I sold him 6 yearling $35.00 each - Fixed stand for milk cans - Boys hauled hay in p.m. to cow barn. Fri 22 Feb 1901 Tinkered in a.m. Rebuilt sheep corral and marked lambs in p.m. 20 Ewes 16 bucks - Jack drew $30 - and went to Sacramento. Sat 23 Feb 1901 Went to Sacramento on bought orchard plow - out on 7.15 Rained in p.m. Jack came back. Staid at Mother's. Sun 24 Feb 1901 [Inserted.] Home with milk wagon. Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 16

17 Mon 25 Feb 1901 Worked on fence, road and drainage in a.m- Fixed creek fence and tinkered in p.m. Tues 26 Feb 1901 Took six bales of hay to Mother's and put them in her barn - Got lumber on fence across knoll - They have small pox in Woodland - Wed 27 Feb 1901 Took some pictures about place in a.m. Put brood mares in north field Fixed fence across creek, and in cow corral - Sue and Kitty went to Ladies Whist club at Miss Bullard's and both won prizes - Sue and boys were vaccinated - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 17

18 Thurs 28 Feb 1901 Boys finished fence across knoll at noon - plowed in alfalfa lots in p.m. Schmeidt and I took six young bulls to Hamels Fri 1 Mar 1901 Gardy rode home on his wheel. Sue and Kitty went to town. Sue took provisions to supper given by Cemetery association - Plowed yards and potato patch - Sat 2 Mar 1901 Harrowed alfalfa lots - plowed orchards and vineyard Heavy north wind Went to town with milk wagon Sun 3 Mar 1901 [Inserted.] Heavy wind - Schmeidt bought two hounds from A. Wilbur - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 18

19 Mon 4 Mar 1901 Began plowing orchards started new Hanford orchard plow - goes well. W LaRue came out with Schmeidt and began work at noon. The Hanford plow broke at night. Tues 5 Mar 1901 Went to Davis in a.m. got plow fixed In p.m. got ready to haul hay - loaded three loads - Sue has tramp at work in yard. Wed 6 Mar 1901 Hauled hay - 3 wagons in a.m. 2 " " p.m. shipped 72 bales to W. E. Borchers Sacramento sold 13 bales to B. C. French. Thurs 7 Mar 1901 Sowed alfalfa in two small fields near house. Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 19

20 Looks stormy - Sue and Kitty went to Davis. Fri 6 Mar 1901 Went to Sacramento on train. Attended Legislature Staid at Geo. Lorenz's. Mrs. Humphreys was there. Went with them to theatre in evening. Jack finished in east orchard with Hanford orchard plow - Paid for Hanford plow Sat 7 Mar 1901 Went home on 7 a.m. train. Sue, Kitty and I went to the meeting of the Euchre Club at Swingle's - It rained a little - Plant's rig ran into railroad ties - Sun 8 Mar 1901 [Inserted.] Rained in moderate showers most of day - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 20

21 Mon 9 Mar 1901 Pleasant day - John & LaRue sawed wood - Jack split wood - Fixed orchard plow - Went to Davis at 4 p.m. Got returns for hay $65.00 $7.00 per ton - Turned cool toward night. Tues 10 Mar 1901 Tinkered about place. Wed 11 Mar 1901 Went with milk wagon - Sue & Kitty went to Ladies' party at Mrs. Bates - Fixed wagons for hay hauling Jack finished once over west orchard with Moore [?] orchard plow. Thurs 12 Mar 1901 Went to town with four loads of hay but found no cars then so had to leave it in Plant's yard - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 21

22 Loaded four more loads. Beauty has a colt Clara Smith came - Fri 13 Mar 1901 Hauled and loaded hay in p.m. - two cars to W. A. Borchers 2311 H St Sac. Kitty Chandler went home - Sat 16 Mar 1901 Went to Oakland on 7.25 a.m. train to San Leandro on 11 - to San Francisco on 4 and to Davis on 6 p.m. Took orchard plow to Luft for repairs - Bought a 16 ft harvester of the Best Mf'g Co - Sun 17 Mar 1901 [Inserted.] Sue and children went to town Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 22

23 Fern has a colt - Mon 18 Mar 1901 Strong north wind took milk to creamery - Gardy to school - Brought Nellie home Sue went to town for Eva Tues 19 Mar 1901 [No entry.] Wed 20 Mar 1901 Went to San Francisco at 4.25 p.m on way to San Jose - Thurs 21 Mar 1901 Left at 7 a.m. for San Jose. There was no meeting of the Trustees there not being quorum present - Went to San Fran at Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 23

24 Fri 22 Mar 1901 Had ride through Presidio in "Locomobile Surrey." Sat 23 Mar 1901 Attended Charter Day exercises at Berkeley. home on evening train - Sue and I attended euchre meeting at Dr. Bates'. Sun 24 Mar 1901 Mother is sick home at 3 p.m. Most of the almonds have fallen - Mon 25 Mar 1901 John Reynolds finished first plowing in orchards - Jack is summerfallowing- W. G. LaRue quit in morning after hitching - and wanted to return again in afternoon. Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 24

25 Berryessa came to shear sheep Schmeidt went to Davis with mares - Mother was not up today Tues 26 Mar 1901 Went to Sacramento on receipt of telegram from Senator Lardner on acct. of Tahoe road matter. The Governor is sick so did not see him Mother sat up some today Wed 27 Mar 1901 Marked 18 lambs - 8 ewes - 10 bucks. Went with Sue to Mothers - S - went to Marden's to Whist - Mother was not up today. Thurs 28 Mar 1901 Frost this morning Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 25

26 Went to San Francisco on 4.30 train North wind Fri 29 Mar 1901 Went to San Jose on train -Board meeting at 1.30 Left at 5 p.m. - to Davis on Oregon train - reached Davis p.m. - staid at Mothers - John Woodman shot his wife and Ira Jones near railroad bridge - wife dead - Jones not serious - Mother is confined to her bed yet. Sat 30 Mar 1901 Mother gave me deeds to land today. Went home with John - Jack finished summerfallowing and began harrowing in east orchard - Clara Smith came - South wind Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 26

27 Sun 31 Mar 1901 Yen drew $30.00 Schmeidt $70.00 Sue, Clare & Dixie went to church - Mon 1 Apr 1901 Sue and Dixie went to Davis in a.m. to see Mother - Took three wagon loads of hay 52 bales to George Hoag - Wind changed to south looks rainy - Tues 2 Apr 1901 Rained in light showers - Made over grain wagon rack - Wed 3 Apr 1901 Hauled 171 sks barley to Fortune 66 3/4 $ Went to town in p.m. with Sue - Mother is better - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 27

28 Thurs 4 Apr 1901 Sawed wood and harrowed - There was a heavy frost. In some parts of the county most of the fruit was killed - Ours was not seriously injured I think. Some of the grapes were hurt - Fri 5 Apr 1901 Sawed wood. Sue went to town. Frost South wind - sprinkled a little in evening - Sat 6 Apr 1901 Frost Heavy north wind Sent Reynolds and team to cemetery Many turned out to clean up cemetery - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 28

29 Got lumber for rack. Sent wool to San Fran 641# mohair 60# Sun 7 Apr 1901 [No entry.] Mon 8 Apr 1901 Began plowing in east orchard. Tues 9 Apr 1901 Sue and I went to town in p.m. - Mother still in bed - makes no effort to get up - Wed 10 Apr 1901 Gardy came home to bring telegram from Judas Short asking me to got to the Chico meeting of Normal School Trustees as proxy for him - Sue and I went to Mrs. Andersons to the meeting of the Euchre Club - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 29

30 Thurs 11 Apr 1901 North wind continuously Jack broke disc to Moore plow and began with Bonanza. He had finished in east orchard with Moore - Fri 12 Apr 1901 Went on train to Marysville - took 5.15 train for Chico. Met most of the Trustees on board train. Held meeting at Chico. The San Jose members tried to get the Normals on a High School basis but failed - vote 8 to 7 - In bed at up at 2 a.m. Sat 13 Apr 1901 Left Chico at 2.45 a.m. for Red Bluff. In bed at 4.15 up at 7 - Got buggy and visited orchards in vicinity. Found all fruit destroyed by frost - Left a a.m. and reached Davis at 4.25 p.m. Sue met me - Sun 14 Apr 1901 [Inserted.] Mrs. E. W. Brown died - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 30

31 North wind Mr Ewer, a Winters man broke down and came to borrow a wagon to get home in. Mon 15 Apr 1901 Fearful north wind. Mrs. E. W. Brown was buried - Sue and I went to town but were too late for funeral - Jack moved up to west orchard. Tues 16 Apr 1901 Jack began with Moore plow in west orchard. Heavy north wind Sue went to Sacramento to attend meeting of Tuesday Club as guest of Mrs. Lorenz - Wed 17 Apr 1901 Reynolds began plowing in west orchard Worked on wagon - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 31

32 Dixie and I went to Davis for Sue at 4 p.m. but she did not come until 7.45 p.m. Marked 33 pigs - 13 boars 20 sows - Jacked killed a sheep - Thurs 18 Apr 1901 Am not well. Uncle Ben Ely was buried at Winters today. He was Eighty-one years old - had been married 60 years - had 10 children and all and their mother are living - Castrated 3 yearling bulls and two Glen Alpine calves - - marked the heifer calves - Jack finished with orchard plow last night and began with Bonanza today - Fri 19 Apr 1901 Pleasant day - Reynolds began plowing with Jack at main plowing - Sue went to town in p.m. Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 32

33 A little cloudy toward evening Sat 20 Apr 1901 Cool south wind this a.m. Looked rainy some of the time today but later north wind blew clouds away - Sue and I went to Weise's to meeting of euchre club - Sun 21 Apr 1901 [Inserted.] Sue and children went to town - Mon 22 Apr 1901 Cool and pleasant - Henley hauled wood - Went with Sue and Dixie to Davis in p.m. - got the iron wheels for water wagon. The freight on them was $ first cost ($12.60) Sent order to Allen for harvester man. Tues 23 Apr 1901 Jack finished plowing in west orchard at noon - Reynolds at night- Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 33

34 Jack had been there 6 1/2 days Reynolds " " " 6 " Hauled wood in a.m. put away plows &c in p.m. and started Jack at hauling manure - Schmeidt went to town with Mary and Babe - Henley cut weeds in p.m. Wed 24 Apr 1901 Reynolds and Henley sawed wood - Tinkered on mowing machine and made a gate for vineyard fence - Sue went to Mrs. Weise's to Whist meeting. Left Dixie with me - Schmeidt went to town for mares. Thurs 25 Apr 1901 Boys sawed wood - engine was "off" a while this a.m. Jack was sick this p.m. and I got some medicine for him - Put in gate at vineyard and fixed two more. Sue Dix and I went to town in p.m. Sue engaged Mrs. Drake to go daily to help care for mother - Paid for Chronicle to July - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 34

35 Fri 26 Apr 1901 Terrific north wind this a.m. died down in p.m. Jack still sick. Boys finished sawing wood and hauled most of it in p.m. Sat 27 Apr 1901 Pleasant day - South wind at night. Took boys and Yen to Woodland to dog show. - got coal - singletrees rope, paint &c - - home at 7 p.m. Sue went to Davis in p.m. expecting young Donahue - did not come. Miss Gray came at 8 p.m. - Sue brought her out - Sun 28 Apr 1901 [Inserted.] Rained in light showers in p.m. Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 35

36 Mon 29 Apr 1901 Rained in a.m. Took Gardy to school in wagon. Reynolds drew $100 and went off for a vacation. Jack got up a young mule, and he and John Schmeidt drove it to Davis and got new orchard weed cutter - Got up mules to harrow with and got harrow into field. Henry cut wood in p.m. Tues 30 Apr 1901 Rained most of day - in showers Worked about shop - Wed 1 May 1901 Jack drove mule again today - went to town and got mail and seat for weed-cutter at Pedrazzini's (One day too early) [Pierce put in this phrase because the above two lines were entered in the space for Tues 29 Apr.] Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 36

37 Sue Dix and I went to Davis in p.m. took butter and eggs. Reynolds came back. Thurs 2 May 1901 Jack began harrowing in east field (40 acre) Worked about shop. John Reynolds got mad about something and left without notifying me of his intention. Fri 3 May 1901 Reynolds returned with livery rig and got his belongings without coming to see me at all or ask for his time and money due - Went to Davis with little team and big wagon. Worked in Cemetery with Dr. Bates, John Drummond and a tramp. Got 3 pc's timber 2x10x24 ft - for sheep barn and the four Glen Alpine wheels at Luft's - Sat 4 May 1901 Jack finished harrowing and went over some of the ground a third time - Boys plowed potatoes and little orchards about house - Henry finished splitting wood - have an enormous wood pile. The depot in Davisville was moved - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 37

38 Sun 5 May 1901 [Inserted.] All went to church - Mother about the same. Mon 6 May 1901 Jack started new weed cutter - it does fairly well - Henry began suckering - Went to Davisville, got Dr Bates and put in forenoon at Cemetery - - home at 2 p.m. - Sue and I rode about orchard - Went to drive goat from grain field and looked through hay fields - found more hay than I had expected - Tues 7 May 1901 Went to Sacramento on 7 a.m. train Yen drew $30.00 and went too. Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 38

39 Schmeidt drew $40.00 and sent it to his father. Saw Street Fair - parade &c - Out on 7.05 train. Sue came to Davisville and we went to Miss Bullards to euchre meeting home at 1.30 a.m.. Note at D. O. Mills for $500 7 percent Wed 8 May 1901 John and I fixed mower, hay rake and hay wagons - Thurs 9 May 1901 Sue and Jean went to Woodland - drove over - Sue addressed the W. C. T. U. on "The Higher Education of Women". Dixie and I went to Davis - got little team shod - Brought 5000 Calcutta grain bags of A. J. Plant, June [word not clear] for 7 3/8 cents per bag - Got hats for boys and self - Mother walked a few steps today. Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 39

40 Fri 10 May 1901 Fixed wagons and began putting ties in sheep barn - Henry finished suckering and digging elders - Pretty warm today Sat 11 May 1901 Sue went to Sacramento on 7.25 a.m. train - Got sack sugar 6.10 stationery for Springs &c - Henry hoed garden Started mower in afternoon - Sun 12 May 1901 [Inserted.] went to town and got Sue - Mon 13 May 1901 Started Henry on mowing machine Raked what was mowed on Saturday - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 40

41 Tues 14 May 1901 Schmeidt took Sue and me to 7.25 a.m. train. Sue went to Mrs. Fisher in Oakland, I to San Francisco - Went to Oakland on 2 p.m. boat - Both went to Alumni reception at Hopkins Art Gallery in City. President McKinley and party paraded streets. Wed 15 May 1901 Commencement at Berkeley Graduating class 425 Sue and I attended. Spoke at Alumni luncheon. Sue and I went to San Leandro and back. Staid at Fisher's. Thurs 16 May 1901 Went to Davis on 8.09 train rode Gardner's wheel to house - Haying progressing finely - Mother does not seem any better Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 41

42 Fri 17 May 1901 Went to Davis in p.m. with the new weed cutter to have it changed Got some lumber for packing house extension Sat 18 May 1901 Marked 10 lambs - 8 ewes 2 bucks. fixed hay rigging etc. Went to Davis in p.m. Met Sue at 7.30 train - Both attended Euchre meeting at W. D. Chiles. - won first prize - Sun 19 May 1901 [Inserted.] Sue and children went to town - Mon 20 May 1901 Paid premium on Equitable insurance policy - Went to Cemetery with Dr Bates laying out plot - Rained in p.m. worked in shop - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 42

43 Tues 21 May 1901 Jack went to town and got lumber for packing house extension Henry and Audy tore old Greene harvester to pieces - Wed 22 May 1901 All hands worked in hay - Cut around grain fields - A. J. Thomas tax collector came today. Thurs 23 May 1901 Jack finished mowing around grain fields and got back to hay field in north-west field - John and I fixed Glen Alpine stage and harness - John made bunk - Went to town in p.m. with Dixie - got Glen Alpine spring wagon and 20 doz Foster Tomatoes. Got new man M. McLaughlin from Sacto. for haying - Oeste got weed cutter. Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 43

44 Mrs. Hammon and Mrs Merrill called - Fri 24 May 1901 Tinkered in shop in a.m. Shocked hay in p.m. Sat 25 May 1901 Jack cut alfalfa Boys and I went to Davis in p.m. Miss Mae Walker of Oakland came Rained considerable during night. Sun 26 May 1901 [Inserted.] Wet and looks like more rain - Mon 27 May 1901 Two boys hauled manure from sheep barn - one pulled suckers from orchard trees Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 44

45 Tues 28 May 1901 Jack helped Schmeidt on sheep barn. Other two boys hauled manure. Sue Dix Jean and Mis Walker went to Sacramento Rained hard last night - Wed 29 May 1901 Jack worked in orchard in p.m. Boys finished cleaning sheep barn at noon. Mike helped Schmeidt and Andy raked hay. Mrs. Lorenz George and Mrs. Tade spent the day with us. Mrs LaRue and Mrs. Chiles called. Thurs 30 May 1901 North wind (light) John Beckett & Geo D Fiske called today - Boys shocked hay and stirred some wet shocks - Gnats are out - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 45

46 Fri 31 May 1901 Miss Gray, Lulu Roos & Miss May Walker left for Glen Alpine on train. Sat 1 June 1901 Warm night - Warm today - gnats. Went to a.m. train to meet Geo. T. Wright and family - they did not come - Got a man for haying. Started one team hauling hay in a.m. a second at noon - Jack got through weed cutting in east orchard - and moved into west orchard - John and I worked on foundation of machinery hall. Sun 2 June 1901 Fearful north wind - Jack drew $20.00 Mon 3 June 1901 Began putting hay into horse barn - Sue Dixie and I went to town took 2 stage wheels. Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 46

47 Cut limbs off Mother's dead cypress Had Sanders fix chair for Mother. Tue 4 June 1901 Fearful north wind. Boys went out for hay but could not haul. Henry helped me on "Machinery hall". Sue Dix and I went to town in p.m. brought out Geo. Sweeney to drive for Glen Alpine. Wed 5 June 1901 Started Sweeney with 6 horses to blacksmith shop and to Elkhorn - Audy Huber and Mike McLaughlin, hay-haulers rowed [quarrelled?] with another man and quit sans ceremony. Went to town at back at 2 - got no men - went again at 7.30 and got two men Schaefer and another - Thurs 6 June 1901 Went to town with two men and got new harvester from Daniel Best - 16 ft cut model One man quit before I got home - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 47

48 Got things ready to start for Glen Alpine Sue and Guy Pierce who came today went to town in p.m. - got Mrs. Bunnell and son Damon who are going to Glen A - and a man from Allen's to hay and sew sacks - Fri 7 June 1901 Started Geo. Sweeney with stage Chas. Roos with spring wagon Guy Pierce and Damon Bunnell with horses for Glen Alpine. Sue and I went to Sacto to shop for G. A. Boys had bad time and got in after 6 p.m. Sue and I staid at Mrs. Lorenz's - was very tired Sat 8 June 1901 Loaded boys up and got them off at 8 a.m. - went to Davis on 11 a.m. train. home at 1 p.m. Mrs. Bunnell went for Sue at 4.30 p.m. Tinkered on harvester. Sun 9 June 1901 [Inserted.] Gardy has badly burned back from swimming - Sue, Dix & Mrs. B went to Davis - Mon 10 June 1901 Davis and I worked at setting up harvester. Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 48

49 Tom quit in a.m. Put Jack at hay hauling Sue went to town and got a man - Boys finished hauling hay from east field - horse barn is about full. Hay carrier is not working well - Tues 11 June 1901 Sue went to Sacramento - brough[t] a man home with her Lawson came in p.m. Boys hauled hay from around fences to sheep barn - One man quit at noon - hands sore. Wed 12 June 1901 Phillipino soldier quit Started Jack to bucking hay into stack in north field - went to town - took header knives (sickles) to have threads cut in holes- got a man to help Jack - got three bales twine. Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 49

50 Thurs 13 June 1901 Sue, the children, Mrs. Bunnell and Miss Carlson left on train for Glen Alpine - John and I took them to train. Worked on harvester and dug potatoes in p.m. Gnats were frightfully bad. Jack Davis was sick in p.m. and went to town on Kupie for some medicine. Fri 14 June 1901 Went to town in a.m. took 6 sks spuds - sold at 90c Indian Jack came from Glen Alpine. Bought 15 cases corn from Tuft and 2 cases honey from Hoag - Got Jack started for Glen Alpine about 3.30 p.m. Sat 15 June 1901 Went to Sacramento and bought groceries for Jack's load - back to Davis in p.m. Staid at Mother's - Jack got stalled at Elkhorn canal. Sun 16 June 1901 [Inserted.] Went to Woodland and Elkhorn canal - Jack got across just before I got there - Went to Sacramento in evening. Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 50

51 Mon 17 June 1901 Started at 5 a.m. to get Jack's load away - got him started at 1 p.m. - Went to Davis on 2.25 p.m. train Boys got harvester together and men ran it a little - cut 3 sacks barley - Tues 18 June 1901 Started harvester, new 1901 Model in barley on knoll - had some trouble with straw carrier - Henry mowed alfalfa - Wed 19 June 1901 Went to town early - when I came back about 9.30 I found that wheel box 345 had ground out and the harvester was disabled. Sent Schmeidt to town with telegram to Best M'f'g Co for extra. McNeill a man from Bests came and fixed straw carrier - Went to town in p.m and got extra for harvester and 38 boxes of raspberries - Henry raked and shocked alfalfa. Thurs 20 June 1901 Put new box on machine and went into last field. Had some trouble while in slough - Schmeidt fixed up lunch arrangements and boys had lunch at the lower barn - John and I worked on Machinery hall a while - Henry worked at tearing down side of packing house in a.m. - at grain hauling in p.m. Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 51

52 Fri 21 June 1901 Worked on new building. Sat 22 June 1901 Worked on new building and harvester Had boys quit on barley. Sun 23 June 1901 Fixed machine for wheat. Mon 24 June 1901 Began cutting wheat in the east field. Machine did not work well. Sent for Mr. Best - Tues 25 June 1901 Finished piece of summerfallow south of Mother's barn got 333 sacks from 20 acres. Mr Best came on 7.40 train Wed 26 June 1901 Mr Best and I worked on machine with indifferent success - Mr. B went to Woodland on 7.40 train. I staid at Mother's over night. Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 52

53 Thurs 27 June 1901 Took 5.45 a.m. train for San Fran Bought an aerator for Glen Alpine and paper roofing for machinery hall. Went to San Jose on train. Normal Board met at 1.30 Left San Jose at got to Davis at 9.40 p.m. - home about Fri 28 June 1901 Very warm 104 Moved harvester at noon from east field - to one north of west orchard - The grain is good - Sat 29 June 1901 John Davis, separator tender quit but got him to return - Mr. Black came from San Leandro to put new shoe in harvester. Sun 30 June 1901 [Inserted.} Several of us worked on harvester all day - got new shoe in - Mr. Best came on 7.40 train - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 53

54 Mon 1 July 1901 Peter Moy came and brought S. Deck to run separator Moy and Black left for 11 a.m. train. Best left for 4.40 p.m. train. Tues 2 July 1901 Went to Sacramento on 7.25 a.m. shopping for Glen Alpine Sent 6 10 x 12 tents 8 cots and bedding oilcloth matting, shears bags oarlocks &c - Out on 2.25 train - got 2 3 x 6 x 16 ft sticks, flour, sugar, lye berries &c - Wed 3 July 1901 Boys finished cutting in field north of west orchard about 4 p.m. - moved into knoll field and cut nearly two rounds breaking chaff piler sticks in slough on south side just at night - Thurs 4 July 1901 Helped get harvester together and went to town - got fruit jars, 2 cases strawberries &c. Fri 5 July 1901 Moved gas engine into new house. Worked on house all day - Black, from San Leandro came and staid over night Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 54

55 Sat 6 July 1901 Black put board under picker on harvester and left for Colusa. Sent Schmeidt to Davis for oil posts &c - Attended Almond Grower's Meeting in p.m. got checks for $ from Sue - The bull got hurt in a fight with Currey's bull Sun 7 July 1901 [Inserted.] Restful day Mon 8 July 1901 Moved old engine house around to front of packing house on truck to harvester header - Went to town - sold the bull whose leg is broken to Harby and he sent Fred Roos and another man out to kill and dress him. Tues 9 July 1901 Hot day - Henry helped dig potatoes in a.m. have over twenty sacks - Got engine into place and pumped tank full of water - Painted two wheels and some of the body to grain wagon the second coat - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 55

56 Wed 10 July 1901 Boys finished cutting wheat in middle (knoll) field - 5 p.m. got 850 sacks - Moved engine house into place - harrowed potato ground - Went to town paid lumber bill and insurance on wheat - Thurs 11 July 1901 Built tank frame south of Machinery hall. Fri 12 July 1901 Moved tank to south of machinery hall. Went to town in p.m. and got pipe for fitting up the water supply - Took Hoag 5 sx 600# spuds - Sat 13 July 1901 Went to town early to mail letter for morning train - Got another pipe cut. Made gate for harvester opening - Put fence around wheat on knoll - Worked at plumbing at Machinery Hall - Boys finished cutting wheat about quitting time. Mrs. Green[e?] sent for 2 sx spuds - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 56

57 Sun 14 July 1901 [Inserted.] Took Deck to 7.25 train He drew Mon 15 July 1901 Finished cutting small pieces volunteer barley - got 25 sx. Began on creek piece about Tues 16 July 1901 John got sacks ready for machine. Went to town and back by noon - - got pipe fittings from Woodric [?] [Woodin?] and Little and John and I put them in this p.m. - Wed 17 July 1901 Henry got sick and quit about 9.30 John took Henrys team in p.m. Thurs 18 July 1901 Worked on wagon beds - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 57

58 Went to Davis toward evening - got boards for flooring for bed for iron wagon and iron wheels that have had a tire put on them - Mr. Best sent a picker to put in separator - Fri 19 July 1901 Deck and I put in picker before breakfast - poisoned squirrels and fixed wagon rack - tank guage &c. Pretty warm - Have about 1780 sx of barley out of east field - Sat 20 July 1901 Went to Sacto on 7.25 train. Bou[gh]t Shafting track, pipe & tray lumber for packing house - Paid Glen Alpine bill of of Sue's that she had ordered through Mr Franklin. Out on 2.25 Attended Almond meeting - Took home 300 shakes and 1 pc rack timber Sun 21 July 1901 [Inserted.] Took dinner at LaRues - Winters had heavy fire - fruit sheds & warehouse. Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 58

59 Mon 22 July 1901 Got old harvester out of shed - Exchanged bucks with Wm Oeste and bought one - Got iron and box lumber from Davis - Rhodes and brothers called - Finished threshing - had 2603 sx on east creek field - Tues 23 July 1901 Started John Alexander and Fred Mason to hauling grain - Took boys to town. Schmeidt took me to town to 9.15 train - left for Truckee. Wed 24 July 1901 Reached Glen Alpine about 3.30 found a full house. Thurs 25 July 1901 Am not well, the altitude effect me - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 59

60 Fri 26 July 1901 Went with Sue and large party to Fallen Leaf - had dinner on beach - was quite sick. Sat 27 July 1901 The Foster's and Sperrys [?] left Today Felt some better. Sun 28 July 1901 [Inserted.] Quiet day - Figured some on buildings. Mon 29 July 1901 Jack and Foley left for flume plank - Started home - Gardy went to Tallac to visit Mr. Hunt - at the hatchery - Felix is building pig pen - Ordered some boat lumber and groceries &c in Truckee. Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 60

61 Tues 30 July 1901 Reached Sacramento about 7.45 a.m. Shopped for Glen A. and left at 11 a.m. Hired hay balers to come to my place tomorrow Wed 31 July 1901 Hay balers came and began about Thurs 1 Aug 1901 Hauled and shipped 5 wagon loads of hay in afternoon. 72 bales Weather is distressingly hot Got lumber for tray shed - Fri 2 Aug 1901 Put up hay that had fallen down in gang way at sheep barn - took almond separator to pieces and painted it - began putting paper roofing on machinery hall. Boys finished hauling wheat - had 3194 sx Two calves came today Very warm weather. Suffered from prickly heat. Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 61

62 Sat 3 Aug 1901 John and I got in calves. Went to town about noon - Attended Sale day meeting of Almond Growers. Sold almonds to J. K. Armsby & Co Nonpareil 13 1/2c I. X. L. 11 3/4 NePlus 11 1/2 Drake 9 3/4 L- 9 1/2 Routier 9 1/2 P. S. 8 Brought new shoe for almond machine - Got 65 sx Blue stem wheat of Miner - Sun 4 Aug 1901 [No entry.] Mon 5 Aug 1901 Boys hauled one load, each, to town and then went to Andy Martins place for seed barley - I drove them - then to Woodland - settled with Mr. Diggs and Lord & Murray - got Elwood fence &c. Tues 6 Aug 1901 Went to Davis - got Read's man to put shoe in almond separator - got tank for gasoline - Took man home in p.m. Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 62

63 Wed 7 Aug 1901 Worked on almond rig in a.m. and until went to town and to F Chiles' to see Cubo - - Got chain of Read - Salamnomio [?] &c. Drew $1000 on barley sale - Paid A. J. Plant for sacks & twine and Pedrazzini - home very late. Sheep shearer's (2) came. Russells hogs are here corralled. Boys put fence across creek - Thurs 8 Aug 1901 Began shearing sheep - Paid W. S. Wright $ for 277 sx c per cwt - Jas Martin came this way with a band of sheep 1203 belonging to M. Diggs and staid over night. I bought 3.75 per head - Fri 9 Aug 1901 Martin started early for Woodland - John and I marked four pigs and 15 lambs. Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 63

64 Went to town in a.m. and to Chiles' to see Cubo - He has some Japs for me - - got tank of coal oil, paint &c - Worked on almond machine in p.m. Very warm - new man came - - he is to stay and begin work Monday - Sat 10 Aug 1901 Finished hauling barley at noon sx Put harvester in shed. John & Fred quit - took them to Davis in p.m. Sent team for Japanese got 11 of them Deposited $ with Hoag - Sun 11 Aug 1901 Yen drew $20.00 Very warm. Went to town in p.m. - got pulley of Read and file of Brown. Settled with Balfour for barley - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 64

65 Mon 12 Aug 1901 Nine Japs with wagon and driver began gathering almonds - Worked on rig. Went to town in p.m. took one Jap - Tues 13 Aug 1901 Japs all left very early this a.m. Went to Davis - found Japs there - Got 4 white men and engaged 8 chinese for tomorrow - Two men gathered almonds in a.m. 6 in p.m. Worked on rig - Wed 14 Aug 1901 Went early to Wm Oeste's to get some buck sheep, but he had sold them - Worked on almond rig, and got it started toward night. It did not do very well. Schmeidt went to Davis in a.m. for 8 Chinese Wing had ordered but they did not come - Sheep shearing got through - They reported having sheared head - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 65

66 Thurs 15 Aug 1901 Nice day. Bidwell, dope fiend left - Schmeidt brought in 4 Chinamen. Got almond Separator to working - - ran out 36 sx alone while Schmeidt was away - Boys picked six rows north of blacksmith shop - Thirteen years ago today Sue and I were married at Glen Alpine - Fri 16 Aug 1901 Tinkered on machine and ran 25 sacks of almonds through in a.m. One man quit at noon - Went to town in p.m. got another man - Paid Mrs. Drake $20. Tried to find a tinsmith to order dipping tank for sheep - Sat 17 Aug 1901 Started a 2d picking rig - 4 Chinese and 1 white man. John & I worked at packinghouse all day - have 27 trays of almonds out - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 66

67 Sun 18 Aug 1901 [Inserted.] Went to town about 9 a.m. Tried to get three white men to pick almonds but failed. Six Chinese came. - more than I could haul - Went home and had Schmeidt go after them with big wagon. Paid Mrs. Jordan $20.00 Mon 19 Aug 1901 Gathered almonds with 10 Chinese and 5 white men. Hulled 50 sx in p.m. Tues 20 Aug 1901 Joe Beiss [?] quit - Went to town and got 3 men - Ran huller in p.m. - ran out 109 sx, 14 trays. Have 49 trays out. One Chinaman was sick today. Wed 21 Aug 1901 Went early to Dixon - Took Fletcher to have tooth pulled - saw hog buyer. Back by way of Foster's and Palmer's - Got three boxes cling and 2 boxes free peaches $4.50 Ran separator in p.m. have out about two tons Nonpareil Put first lot to sulphuring - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 67

68 Thurs 22 Aug 1901 Ran tailings through this a.m. then went to Davis. Hired three men who were coming out on Snyders wagon - got 250 almond bags - Ran 91 sx almonds out in p.m. Sue sent in checks - Two almond pickers had a fight today and one T. Andrews quit - Fri 23 Aug 1901 Fixed up machine and cleared up house in a.m. Mr. LaRue and Eugene called. Harby and Lillard came looking for hogs - sold to $5.70 per cwt. Ran 110 sx almonds through by about 4 p.m. John and I got up hogs - have 22 for market - saved 9 barrows for pork - marked 1/2 doz pigs Have 11 large sows left - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 68

69 Sat 24 Aug 1901 Took 14 hogs to Harby this a.m. wt 2885 Got dipping tank for sheep - sack sugar &c. Boys finished gathering Nonpareils in West orchard about 8 a.m. - got to Nonpareils in east orchard - Ran out 119 sx this p.m. and put 18 trays to sulphuring- Discharged Sargent, two men came Edwards, hog buyer here to dinner. Sun 25 Aug 1901 Went to Davis took Joe Chinaman. Paid Chinese to date. Got 6 pieces redwood boards - got two new men - Yen walked to town - Mon 26 Aug 1901 Sent John to town with eight hogs 1530# Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 69

70 Bought the Currey bull of Harby for $60. Sent John after him at night but he did not get him. Mr. P. D Bane of Glence [?] Co with a lady friend called - Put hopper for overflow and fixed elevator for it - Tues 27 Aug 1901 Three hoodlums quit at noon. Schmeidt got the Currey bull over Went to town in p.m. and got Tom Robinson to work at almonds Wed 28 Aug 1901 Tom Robinson quit after about 15 minutes work - too drunk yet to work. Another old fellow came at noon. Ran out the last of the I. X. L. - a few NePlus and began on Nonpareil again Fletcher want to quit - persuaded him to stay - Cool - Strong south wind tonight. Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 70

71 Thurs 29 Aug 1901 Cool - south wind. Discharged grouty old duffer. Took 35 sx Nonpareil almonds to town in a.m. and got lumber for shed to hull spouts [?]. Ran machine in p.m. Fixed windmill - some shoats got out this p.m. Man, Dr., came out from town just at supper time looking for job - Fri 30 Aug 1901 Went to Robt. Curry's [?] to get some bucks but as shearer had not come did not get them. Ran machine most of day - A. Frenchman came about 11 a.m. - kept him in the packing house - A tall slim fellow came just as we were eating dinner - set him at work in orchard - Sat 31 Aug 1901 Got things to running - hauled in a load of almonds and went to Sacramento on train - back at paid note $500. at D. O. M. Three men quit tonight. Looks like rain - Stacked almonds preparing for rain - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 71

72 Sun 1 Sept 1901 [Inserted.] North wind - Went to town in p.m. - took sick Chinaman - got another Chinaman and two white men - Got returns from hay sent to Tahoe. Mon 2 Sept 1901 Strong north wind Went to Robt Currey's and got 3 Shropshire bucks. in a.m. Took 44 sx Nonpareil almonds to Davisville - got perforated zinc screens and 8 bales Elwood fencing. - home very late. Tues 3 Sept 1901 Strong north wind a while this a.m. - warm in p.m. Worked about packing house all day - Put in perforated zinc screen. Sacked the IXL's have 18 sacks - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 72

73 Wed 4 Sept 1901 Warm day. Took 29 sx Nonpareil and 18 sx I.X.L. to Davis - Got 160 rods Elwood fence and tank of gasoline - also 6 perforated screens - OBrien quit at noon hired two more men Two dutch Socialists quit in morning - Thurs 5 Sept 1901 Ran out of sticktights and hard shells from East orchard in a.m. Made new screen perforated 1 1/8 and put in in p.m. Maguire quit - Charlie (Chinese) and French quarrelled at noon - Mike Kernan came - returned to Sacto for his trunk. Went to town and got Mike and 3 other men - home late - cold south wind - Fri 6 Sept 1901 One white and one Chinese sick this a.m. Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 73

74 9 whites with one picking wagon 1 " & 7 Chinese " another " " Louie the Chinese peddler came bring the news that President McKinley has been shot - Ran on Neplus this p.m. Sat 7 Sept 1901 Worked in packing house in a.m. Went to town in p.m. took 37 sx Nonpareil almonds and attended Almond Growers Association meeting - Sun 8 Sept 1901 Staid at home - Mon 9 Sept 1901 Ran on NePlus. Cleaned up about packing yard in a.m. Helped in house until 5 p.m. then went to town - took Ellis Cole - got vegetables and $30.00 for Chinese - One wagon began on NePlus in west orchard at 6 a.m. The other finished up in East orchard and began in West at 9 a.m. Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 74

75 Tues 10 Sept 1901 Began fixing sheep dip tank - French Joe quit at noon - worked in packing house in p.m. Finished picking NePlus almonds. Wed 11 Sept 1901 Went to Sacramento on train - Shopped for Glen Alpine - got paint, turpentine, hardware and tools, also clothing for Felix and shoes for the boys - Attended pavillion in evening. Paid note at Peoples Bank $ Thurs 12 Sept 1901 Paid Mothers small note at Sacto Bank $ Attended stock parade at Park in a.m. Went to wheat growers convention at Court House in p.m. and was elected chairman - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 75

76 Bought 150 ft 3/4 pipe, prune dipper basket and fruit sprayer - Out on 7.05 train Finished gathering almonds and began on prunes - Fri 13 Sept 1901 Schmeidt went to Sacto on Gave him $40.00 The Chinamen left this a.m. Henry Law took them to town. Worked in packing house Sat 14 Sept 1901 North wind - warm Henry Law drew $20.00 and went to Sacramento. Finished hulling almonds - except one sk bitter ones - McKenzie of Armsby & Co called - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 76

77 Sun 15 Sept 1901 Sacked some NePlus for morning load. Went to town in p.m. Very warm - Mon 16 Sept 1901 Sent Mike with 64 sx NePlus and one sk Nonpareils to Davis with 4 horse team. He got 150 ft of pipe and stake irons ordered from Sacramento, and staples and pick handle from Davis - also had pipe and T inserted. Had all the men work at packing house until 2 p.m. About cleaned up the odd lots of almonds, last are on trays. Fixed prune dipper and dipped 12 trays. Sold wool to Hames 7 1/2c per lb - Tues 17 Sept 1901 Finished gathering prunes about 9 a.m. Boys helped dig trench and lay pipe to new sheep dipping rig - Let two men go at noon. Two are dipping prunes - two hauling manure and two tearing down wire fence. Went to town in p.m. - got 10 posts, hose mail &c - Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 77