This is pretty special – my dad was getting some barn boards from our farm to use in framing projects and found one where my grandfather had done some accounting as he sold grain to others (according to dad, he remembers the grain being sold by the five gallon pail.)
My brother-in-law stained the board, I think trying to draw out the writing, but it’s still hard to read.
From what I can make out it appears to have a column of the number “18”, then it says “34 [something]” then a date April 18th – 1932 plus a couple other words I can’t make out at all.
Anyhow, it’s always amazing to find these things that give you a direct connection to someone who’s now long gone. Reminds me of this…
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