My Dear Martha,
Well Martha I am getting behind with my letters but will try and catch up. Sundays are sure long ones. I am glad you are putting up jam and things and I hope you can get some blueberries. And say each time you are in town buy yourself a nice roast or some other nice meat for I want you and the children to have plenty to eat.
Potatoes are still awful high. The ones from around here are small and ill-shaped and sell for $1.00 or $1.50 a bu. The shipped in ones like we had while you were here are still about 4 cents a lb.
About the cow I think $40 is pretty much unless she is fair-sized and so far as color and breed is concerned I guess it don’t make so much difference just so the milk is good. If you can find one gentle enough to milk I would buy it right away. Jensens are sure having tough luck with their horses. The arrangement with Rood with the grain is OK. Fred Sewell was out to the farm yesterday and he brought us enough corn for two messes and some beets. Say how do you fix beet pickles?
I sure would of liked to sample the apple pie you made the other day. It made me pie hungry so I went out and bought a few apples but did not get around to make the pie. I think I’ll do that tomorrow. I am on 11 o’clock station call today and I hope I draw a night run.
I hope you like the package I have sent today and don’t forget to put in some of the longest pieces of rope when you send things this way. I had to pay 6 cents on the books and I have sent you more. I think John will like the ones for boys.
I think I told you I had cleaned my pants and they look nice. I have ditched the old coat. Today I have on the clean white shirt and collar and all shaved and I feel good. Say I can have my razor fixed up just like new for 75 cents. I believe I will have it done as the old one does not work good and I have to shave so often.
We have not heard anything about the New Deal in regards to our job but it is sure helping a lot in lots of places and we still have hopes. I knocked a big piece of skin off my knuckle the other day, caught it on a screw head as I was throwing a switch. I had to get another outfit of tape and gauze.
Well I hope this finds you all O.K. so by-by with lots of love from Jim
PS. Tell Johnnie I will write to him next.