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Dylan Biggs Provides Perspective. From 1915

Dylan Biggs Provides Perspective. From 1915

That winter I married a young lady who lived south a few miles. I thought Helen Sherer was nice enough to see quite often. The summer of 1915 was ideal and I had a very good crop of oats. I made a little out of the crop and also the cows that I had bought and was able to make payments due on them.

In January 1916 I married Helen and batching days were ended. 1916 was a very wet year and the crop was partly hailed but we had enough for winter feed. 1917 was dry and crops poor. I rented 20 cows on shares which proved to be a costly operation as they were infected with bangs disease. I had only two calves from the whole herd. These cows were given back to the owner Mr. Fredrickson and I learned a lesson.

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