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1888
October | 1 | Jonnie went to help H. Young to thrash at about ten o clock & rained all day |
2 | Jonney helped each young to thrash | |
3 | Do dug potatos in the little field in the forenoon him & Ad took the sow & a pig to the fairground & the old Ram & lamb | |
4 | they the rest of the sheep this morning they 4 old ones 2 yearlings & 2 Lambs & some cows | |
5 | I was at the hall all day with Revd Mr Tye I was in the hall most of the day there was a great crowd we took 1 on peas 3 on grapes 1 age Ram aged Ews 3 yearling ews 2 Ew Lambs 1 Sow 2 Leghorns 2 any breed cows 1 Holsen gread 1 yearling before 2 | |
6 | rain most of the day I went to Fairfax with Revd Mr Millard there was only Mr Donovan & Miss Clear there the session met & adjourned | |
7 | Philo took me to Fairfax to the communion Revd Mr Millard preached there was a good meeting and fine day | |
8 | Ad & Jonnie dug potatos & took a waggon load to Ads that was all that they dug | |
9 | very hard frost this morning Ad & Jonnie dug potatos the Blue potatos is by far the best | |
10 | Ad plowed in the Southeast field Jonnie dug potatos in the afternoon he was sick in the forenoon I cleaned up the old Barn floor | |
11 | the thrashers came last night it is the Warns they thrashed the wheat & all the peas oats & Black barley there 72 of wheat & 373 of the mixter they done by noon there 15 men | |
12 | Ad went to Escott with the 15 bags of the mixter he got home by noon& put the bean in heavy rain all afternoon& evening | |
13 | Ad plowed sod in the North field | |
14 | Revd Mr Millard preached this morning | |
15 | Ad plowed in the North field fine day rain at night | |
16 | rain this morning Ad plow in the afternoon in the North field showery |