File #35342: "Frank McMillan 1923 Diary 32.pdf"

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Sept 14 Very heavy white frost but did no damage here. picking Tomatoes for Canners Sept 15th Cool yet. picking tomatoes 350 bus {bushel} since Thursday morning. Sold Hart a load of cabbages 60 doz Large at 75¢ 25 doz second growth @ 50¢ also picked 7 barrels Colvert apples sold at $3.00 Sept 16. Sunday Had Carman Bell & family for dinner and went to Ham. for tea very cold coming home afraid it will freeze Sept 17th. Heavy frost this morning. froze all the tomato vines and touched some of the tomatoes. Picking all day for the factory 250 bus. and shipped 46 bskts. Sept 18. warmer & showery very busy picked about 125 bus {bushels} tomatoes 61 bskts {baskets} toms 63 bskt pears 25 plums 50¢ 10 peppers 36 1/2 doz. Cabb 75¢ doz 10 crates Cauliflowers $200 {$2.00} Sept 19th. Finished picking plums Reine Claude - had {blank} bskts. also finished cukes. vines frozen still picking tomatoes & pears and 25 Red peppers shipped to Toronrto sold at $1.75 bskt Sept 20 Picked 50 bus Tomatoes for Canners. shipped 80 bskts to Toronto to try. Sold at 25¢ & 30¢ and 77 bskts north. picked in the rain cold and showery nearly all day.
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