File #39204: "Christina McLennan 1897-1905 Diary 152.pdf"

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1899 Farquhuson . On 10th of May, got 5 bush of wheat. paid $2.00.. for half of it for his share 14 .8 oats in morning in Afternoon 22 bush to {mow?} for us 23. Gave 7 bush cut potatoes July About 20th had in 6 loads (24) 3 loads (25) 1. Septr 58 bush potatoes Bovr 9. 95 oats 6 bush wheat (13) 1 load straw Oct 1901 4 Thrashing 6 bush dirty wheat 21, bush barley bush oats 58 bush oats. Finished on Tuesday. 8th 197 bush oats in all 197 + 67 + 21 + 6 291. total yield of village farm. 42 levels 9 of hay 1903vVillage farm. Thomas, began to draw our milk on 13th April. Gave him on 22 Apr 3 bush wheat, 14 lbs, clover on 19th.. Gave him 20 bush of oats. He sows his barly and charges us. 9th May, 4 1/2 bush oats, again 8 bush oats for the barley. Thomas. Nov. 21st.. By wheat 12 bush barley, 24 bush Oats 72 bush Nov. 25 By. 38 bush oats. About 7 bush turnips Cow corn. 1/4 of waggon load, no potatoes planted between 4 and 5 bush About 8 loads of hay. 1899 May 8th Alick Lauder is working our farm in 2d Concession Got 10 1/2 bush oats 20th 13 bush oats (29. 15 bush oats 29 Sept 12/ 1 1/2 bush potatoes (3) 2 bush. (30) 3 bush oats 123 1/2 bush oats (13) 344 bush oats Sept 27. bush potatoes 1902 Major Oct 24 bush oats. 19 bush barley. Did 23 bush oats 2 1/2 bush buck 4 1/4 bush wheat = 47 of oats in all 1903 March Febru of 27. Alick Bellimer Threashed our village barn 108 oats 22 bush buckwheat 1903. Got 25 bush of oats. Major $2.40 cash for barley, about 3 bush potatoes. Yeald for us, Sept. 8 thrashed 23 bush of oats 14 bush of barley. Nov. 55-44-7 = 102 oats - 23 - 125 of oats in all 6 1/2 of seeds. About 3 1/2 bush of potatoes, {?} from, bullet to a yolk of egg. About 10 bush of Corn, one ear gr not ripe little nobs. 6 or 7 loads of hay. 1905 Old man Doest came to 2d Con farm in March. May 9. Gave him 12 bush oats 2 bush barley. all worth 6.50 13 9 bush potatoes 3 1/2 bush oats
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