Saturday, November 18, 1922

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[note at top of page] I turned two leaves and wrote on
the wrong page.

A cloudy day and a little rain.
Ben and Jim and Henry cut stalks
this morning. This evening Henry
was caught by the band and
had his shirt and pants torn
off of him. It is a wonder that
he was not kill. He was not
hurt much. Broke his watch
all to pieces. Mrs. Booker and
Mrs Kelie come to see Josie
this evening. Mr. Kellie come
for them. Mrs Rufus Carr
sent Josie some birds. Ben and
Jim and Henry went to Strait
Stone for some barrels. They
got them. Fannie went to
Kates this evening to spend
the night. Hattie cleaned the yard
some this morning.

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Nathani

It appears that the boys were cutting corn stalks and running them through a stationary machine that removed the ears and maybe shucked them. A lot of machinery of the time had exposed drive belts such as the one that caught Henry. I suspect that Josie was given some bob white quail. I have heard these referred to simply as birds. She could have been referring to mourning doves but the season for them starts in September.