File #51811: "Francis Rose Diary, 1873-1874-4.pdf"

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== Wolford March 30th 73 == March 30 Stormy and rough {illegible} of the forenoon. Rev Mr Lockhead preached; {nly?} a few out. Pa preached at the {station?} in the afternoon I went with him. 31 Pa and I went over to the sugar bush and boiled in 23 buckets of sap, and gathered 21 more. Henry went to the Halls after the {illegible} that we took the log up for. We got {illegible} He got a piece of Birch {illegible} to make a {illegible}. == Wolford April 1st 1873 == April 1 Went to the sugar bush and tapped 91 trees. Beautiful dy Henry went to the {station?} to see about his boots, he did not get them. 2 Henry and I went to the bush and gathered 39 buckets in the old and 39 in the new {illegible}. Boiled in 37 Buckets of sap. There are 91 buckets in the back bush and in the old 82 3 Henry and I went to the bush and boiled in 39 bubckets of sap and gathered in 20 today. We have {illegible} about 4 1/2 {buckets?} of syrup {illegible}. 4 {Sap?} {illegible} 46 lbs today in the bush. Gathered 11 bucket John {start?} sugared about {10?} weight today. Brought {mama?} about {illegible} half {illegible}
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