Two events of note this month: On the 5th Amarillo citizens voted to go dry. And on the 17th we get the first entry mentioning the sale of Amos’ land. I’m sure these two things are not related. It’s more likely that Ruth was not impressed with farming in Wildorado. She may have wanted to live where there was more soil and rain.
Friday, September 1, 1911
Arthur started to plow the old land again this p.m.
Saturday, September 2, 1911
Finished cutting and shocking sorghum today.
Sunday, September 3, 1911
Drove pony to Wil- after the mail this p.m. Potter came out from Amarillo on his bicycle just before dark.
Monday, September 4, 1911
Drove Potter around today and up to Goodman’s tonight. Norman plowed all day.
Tuesday, September 5, 1911
Potter went back this a.m. and I took the train to Am- and staid all night with Dr. Hanson. Amarillo went dry by 28 votes today.
Wednesday, September 6, 1911
Came back tonight on the train.
Thursday, September 7, 1911
Started to cut maize today but only cut about four acres. Used the row binder which works fine in the tall feed this year.
Friday, September 8, 1911
Norman and I went over to Ballew’s this a.m. and helped him mark his calves and staid there for dinner. Came home after dinner and shocked maize for a while.
Saturday, September 9, 1911
Cut maize this a.m. and this p.m. until a shower of rain made it too wet to cut. Arabel and Lucile G. and Rob out for a while this p.m.
Sunday, September 10, 1911
Rode pony up after the mail this a.m. and staid home the rest of the day.
Monday, September 11, 1911
Cut maize all day while Norman shocked.
Tuesday, September 12, 1911
Ditto. Am working on 15 acres of late stuff which I intend to use for horse feed and so want the fodder cut green.
Wednesday, September 13, 1911
Cut maize all day. Am using both the broadcast and the row binder according to the height of the maize. The latter handles the tall stuff best but the former is faster.
Thursday, September 14, 1911
Helped Norman shock for about an hour this a.m. and then cut the rest of the day.
Friday, September 15, 1911
Cut maize this a.m. and about an hour after dinner when a small rain stopped us. Arthur found two rattlesnakes under some bundles and I killed them with a maize stalk. Each had 8 rattles and one was very vicious.
Saturday, September 16, 1911
Went up town this a.m. Cut maize after dinner while Arthur shocked.
Sunday, September 17, 1911
Drove pony to Wil- after the mail this a.m. and brought Mr. Starr back here who was sent to look over this place by a land company up north with whom I may make a trade. Drove him to Amarillo this p.m.
Monday, September 18, 1911
Staid with Dr. Hanson last night and drove home this p.m. Arthur cut maize all day.
Tuesday, September 19, 1911
Cut and shocked maize all day.
Wednesday, September 20, 1911
Ditto.
Thursday, September 21, 1911
Ditto.
Friday, September 22, 1911
Cut and shocked maize all day.
Saturday, September 23, 1911
Cut maize with the broadcast binder all day. Have about 100 acres cut.
Sunday, September 24, 1911
Staid around the house all day except that I went up after the mail this p.m.
Monday, September 25, 1911
Started to cut kaffir with the row binder but broke down and then tried it with the broadcast but the kaffir was too heavy and I had trouble all day.
Tuesday, September 26, 1911
Cut maize with the broadcast all day. Drove pony up town after supper after some repairs.
Wednesday, September 27, 1911
Cut maize until 2:30 p.m. and then cut kaffir with the row binder till night.
Thursday, September 28, 1911
Cut kaffir today but had some trouble with the binder. Shocked for a little while before quitting time.
Friday, September 29, 1911
Cut kaffir all day.
Saturday, September 30, 1911
Cut kaffir until noon when I went up town after some new packer arms. Arthur and I shocked all the kaffir that was down before quitting.
This I Leave 