Week of Oct. 25, 1960: Tarboro's 200th Birthday Party

Tuesday, October 25, 1960

Fair and cool. Another beautiful day.

First thin ice this A.M.

Mowing Hay.

Cutting weeds on Lespedeza.

Fertilize oat land.

Started peanut picker; picked one bag and 1/2 bag off three stacks so I could check.

Moved machinery from about Nowell’s House and shop.

Wednesday, October 26, 1960

Cloudy and Cool. Ice this morning.

Picking corn.

Discing and harrowing for oats.

Sowing oats.

Norville completed picking his cotton. This cleans up the farm. Only three bales

Weighing 1590 lbs off seven acres.

One bushel to gin (Norville).

Thursday, October 27, 1960

Fair and Warm.

Curtis Tucker phoned me about 7PM that he is going to work at Hart Cotton Mill tomorrow.

Mowing weeds off Lespedeza with Roto Mower.

Turner got a 8m Belt from Ligget Gin to fix up a peanut elevator.

Friday, October 28, 1960

Cloudy and cool to 1 pm.

Light rain after and till tonight.

Tucker left as of 7AM to work in Hart Mill.

Combining early hill beans; 72 bags, 130 bushels.

Had 3 men from town to trim shrubbery and working on town shelter.

Odd jobs after dinner to keep labor; floor to pack house.

SOLD LAST OF TOB CROP. THANK GOD FOR A GOOD CROP. 10.23 acres; 22,524 lbs for $12,556.52.

Saturday, October 29, 1960

Fair and warm.

Arthur and Norman came up at 7 AM and I put them to work on center line of town shelter.

Curtis Tucker is moving.

Sunday, October 30, 1960

Sticker affixed to page:  

You Are Invited to

TARBORO”s

200^th Birthday Party

Oct. 30-Nov. 5, 1960

Turner, Sarah and I at Home.

Wiley Walston met me at Farm and we talked about him coming back to work for me.

I attended services in the commons to open the birthday party. A big crowd. Looks like its going to be a big week.  The boys have done a good job on arrangements.

                                               

Monday, October 31, 1960

Misty. Rain all day.

Odd jobs; fixing gate, feeding place in hog pasture. Fixing peanut elevator.

Attended annual stockholders meeting as director of the National Farm Loan Association @ Armory with dinner at Deberrys and Directors meeting. Got to farm about 5 PM.