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April 30 Days 1897 April (Page 6) 1897
Tus 20 another Very Cold Day the Ground was Frozen Hard all Day I was Helping Wessly Johnston to saw wood
Wes 21 I was Putting out Manure all Day Very Cold yet thre is lots of People Working at Spring Work Now
Thr 22 I Comenced to Plow the Stubble across the Road Very Warm LOTS of People sowing to Day
Fri 23 I was Plowing all Day another Very warm Day The Ground Plows Good Now
Sat 24 A Terible Heavy Rain Storm an Thunder at Rain Nearly all Day
Sun 25 A Very Cold Rough Day another Very Heavy Rain to Day the IOOF Had Church Parade
Mon 26 I was letting of watter this fore Noon another Heavy Rain it is Very Cold No springs Doing to Day
Tus 27 A Nice Warm Day the ground is very wet yet
Wes 28 another Nice Drying Day I Drew Home a Load of Wood (No Springs work Dun this Weak yet)
Thr 29 I Finished Plowing in the Field across the Road we Had 2 Sheep Lamb to day Nice an Warm
Fri 30 I was Braking in What I Plowed A Very Cool Wind From NE the Month Ends Very Cold
the 5th Month May 31 Days (1897)
Sat 1 The Month Begins Cool an Showry A Little Rain to DayNight I Comenced to Sow to Day 1 Bush Wheat
Sun 2 a Very Wet an Cold Day all Day X The Ground is Very Wet Now ( I Sat up With R Williams Last Night
Mon 3 I was Pulverising 1/2 Day a Terible Heavy Rain stomr in the after noon an all Night (Old Mrs Jos Miccormic Died yesterday)
Tus 4 another Very Wet Day the Ground is Terible Wet Now Very little Springs work did yet
Wes 5 a nice Drying Day Sum People are Sowing Som More to Day I was Working on the Road 1/2 a Day Plowing
Thr 6 I Cultivated sum in the field Back of the D{illegible} Nice an Cool to Day Wind North
Fri 7 I was Putting out Manure 1/2 a Day an I was Pulverisomg 1/2 a Day a Very Nice warm Day
Sat 8 X another Nice But Cool Day I Finished Sowing the Wheat to Day 4 Bushel Mr John Clare Died to Day
Sun 9 another Very Nice But Cool Day Wind South West
Mon 10 Comenced to Sow oats an grass seed to Day A Nice Warm Day the Ground is Hard
Tus 11 I was Pulverising the Field Back of the Barn all day Very warm
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