~ Boyd County, Nebraska
1920: A little windy and chilly but very bright and a beautiful evening. Will broke prairie all day and wasn’t feeling very well. I go for milk at Bradstreets when Will is in the field. Nye Schneider’s lumber shed and 9 car loads or $18,000 of lumber burnt last night. I made bread and ironed part of wash today. Got my work-shoes and they are so big I am tired as can be, be carrying them.
~ Hidden Timber, South Dakota
1939: The men planted 1300 trees, plums, Russian olives, elms, cedars and Caraganas.
1942: Will had to register as he was one of among 45 to 65 men, for the Gov’t is making a survey to see if some of these could help at Defense.