Wednesday, May 9, 1990
Painted benches second coat. Ray also put up 3 new sections of rail fence toward pond.
Called David & then Larry Winchester about details of reprint. Platesl being made today but discovered David used the wrong file for Geo Brown’s Foreword.
Ray Foertsch brough his big rototiller & in about 1/2 hr turned a weed patch into an ash pile. (Daddy’s name for friable soil ready to plant) – Couldn’t resist it – all 70’x20′ and saved all the prairie seeds I’d saved for 3 yrs – Sullivants & whorled milkweed, liatris scariosa & spicata, western ironweed, solidago rigida & ridelli, cord grass.
Also dug out all the old vegetable seeds & planted lettuce, corn, broccoli, caultiflower, cabbage, pepper, zuchinni, muskmelon, radishes – Also purchased new seeds & plants of tomatoes, pepper, cabbage. – to hedge my bets1
In at 3:00 to HH to meet Judge Myers & Lou Whitmoare for interview & picture about The Story of Marion, Ohio for the centennial tab.
Shopped at Big Bear $50.02 – got gas for car & mower.
Checking acct statement shows $5,000 payment from field – Int not pd on land contract on Normandy. $15,000 balance.