Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-04-17

space for each 'lay, for sometimes you wi
, only want to write line or two. and agai
YOU will want to write ut some length
Get plain blank book. well bound. writ
in plain hand at the head OF the fir
page the year and the day of the month j
which you begin. and for each record tn
day of the month and week. At the bt
ginning of every new page put the month
day and year. This enables you, when
ever you open your diary, to see at
glance the day Of the record. and where
book is used that will contain the recort
for several years. thisis important.
But what do you wish to write abont
First. the weather. Let this record be "a
brief as possible. For one day it will read
fair and warm another. ''heavy rain
with lightning and thunder. q. M; cleared
off pleasant p. M or. ''snOwed all day =
''drizzly. east wind" etc. etc. II you
keep record Of the temperature. let the
thermometer hang at the north side Of the
house the year round, and note tenlpera-
ture at sunrise and at noon, which will
give us usually the highest and lowest
temperature Of the day. In few years
you will havea complete history of the
weather that will be interesting and use
full.
Next put down exactly what you do for
the day. The record will usually be brief.
but as years pass it will increase in value.
When you have kept a journal for four or
five years. you find it of great benefit to
look back and compare the seasons with
one another. extract from my diary a
record of a few days. taken at random. to
show how it may he kept
March lSth-A beautiful. still. spring
Sowed clover seed on wheat a.
M; began blowing for oats p. m.
"March l7th-Warm and cloudy. Fin
shed sowing oats. and planted peas IN
garden. Heavy rain in the evening.
April 5th-Fair; apple trees in bloom
ground warm and dry; began planting
.orn.
''June 29th-Cut wheat: hare a good
rop; my corn will average three feet
Ugh"
1t is not necessary to quote further. but
on will see that but little need be written
acf day to give you complete history Of
ne farm transactions for the year.
In addition to this mention visits made
r received. letters sent to friends. or those
OH get from them. together with anything
Importance that transpires which you
'ould like to remember.
l would suggest that on tile first day of
'ch month the price Of grain and stock
. entered. and that once year-and the
~ the assessor calls would be the best
inventory be taken Of farm stock. tools.
c. All this may look formidable to one
no has never tried it. but as soon as the
hit is formed it will be found easy and
nple. Keep your book in the family
ON and have particular time to attend
it. and before long it will become II
easure. AS a rule l think it best that G
is should he done by tie farmer himself
t there are many cases where it might
entrusted to son or daughter. 1t
'uld be of great advantage to them.
ching them how to write. spell and COM
Sc, and help them to form business hab-
They should be required to do the
rk we'll, and it should be examined and
proved once month, and small
nthly sum be paid for the work. Every
Y or girl likes to have little spending
ney. and they would rather earn it than
'e it given TO them. twenty-five or =
cents a month would be considered
by most farmers children for such
vice. ard they would really get more
cation out of it than twice that sum
money would buy in most of our
oOls.
nch journal as I have described be-
les more valuable as the years 90 by.
'ill furnish complete family history,
will often be referred to to settle some
stion as to the weather. or some event +
interest that has TRANSFERRED. Whether
he done by the farmer or some other
nber of the family, the education it
IS will pay many times over for the
K employed. At the risk OF seeming
istical will say that owe to the
ling | received by keeping a journal
success as writer which may have "
eved.-Practical Farmer. lam