John W. Jones was a 19th–century farmer in Bourbon County, Kentucky. This excerpt from his diary detail the daily events in his life including visiting friends, helping out other farmers, working with farm hands, the effects of the weather, and working his own farm. May 1881

This document is from the John W. Jones papers, 1820-1889, 1857-1889 (bulk dates), housed at the University of Kentucky. The creator was John W. Jones (1820-1889). The document was digitized in 2009.