File #35446: "Frank McMillan Diary 1924 13.pdf"

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May 29th Cool and cloudy again today. planted 5 sashes. Hubbard squashs and 1 sash marrows. about 100 boxs to the sash. want to plant them in Hotbed grounds. May 30 marking ground for Tomatoes. very heavy west wind & very cold we shipped 6 bskt {basket} Grass on May 28th sold at $3.50 per bskt in Toronto. May 31st. A little warmer today. but some claim white frost this morning a lot of people worked all night. covering tomato plants with baskets and burning straw. but we have none out yet. Spent the whole day watering in the hotbeds and dusting for blight. June 1st. Sunday. Fine and warm this morning covered hot beds again tonight. June 2nd. Warmer today started planting Tomatoes out Large piece next Kerrs. 6500 John Bauer plants. also planted 4 ozs Cumberland Cucumber seeds. Looks like showers tonight June 3rd Planting tomatoes all day. have in all 13 400 plants out now. weather good for planting. not too warm.
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