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{page one} Camden Gore March1883
Mon Mar 5th clear part of the day and pleasant quite Sharp this morning. I and John drawing out manure
Tue Mar 6th Snow the fore part of the day quite Soft the latter part we ware Shelling corn and putting up a load to get chopt this fore noon. after noon was drawing wood from over the river
Wed Mar 7th clear part of the day and cool, we ware drawing wood from over the river, the road getting quite b bear of Snow again
Thu Mar 8th clear part of the day, we was drawing wood from over the river
Fri Mar 9th cloudy and moderate putting up a load of grain to get chopt in the after noon, John took it to Florence. Anne Sick Sent for the Dr this evening
Sat Mar 10th Snow Squalls most of the day. Anne Some better. John went for the chop feed this after noon. I was chopping Some wood by the house. Desmond came for the calf I sold him
Sun Mar 11th cloudy and cool
Mon Mar 12th cloud and cold. we ware drawing up wood and putting in the wood Shead. the ground and river froze Solid yet. John Greenwood was geting ice Ice out to day, the first Lamb for this season
{page two} Camden Gore March 1883
Tue Mar 13th clear and warm, we was drawing hay from over the river. the roads geting quite soft towards Evening.
Wed Mar 14th clear prety high wind from the West the frost and Snow going fast. this fore noon drew the last of the hay from over the river. After noon was Scraping up manure about the barn yard.
Thu Mar 15th cloudy and cold. we ware hauling manure to day
Fri Mar 16th clear part of the day and cool we wear hauling out manure again to day
Sat Mar 17th clear part of the day moderate this after noon. cloudy and looks like rain this Evening, we was getting out manure again.
Sun Mar 18th moderate in the morning. the latter part of the day cold blustring and Snow.
Mon Mar 19th a blustring Snowing Stormy day. Snowed all last night and most of the day to day. about ten inches of Snow fell the last thirty hours, not doing much but look after Ewes and lambs Six or Seven Ewes had lambs and one Ewe died Since the Storm commenced menced quite cold to night, a dull looking Sight for the blue birds and robins
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