James Bowman Diary, 1904
Title
James Bowman Diary, 1904
Creator
James Bowman
Source
Courtesy of the Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph
Date
1898-1907
Language
English
Coverage
19th & 20th Century, Wellington County, Guelph, Ontario
Date Created
January 1, 1904
Medium
Scanned Manuscript
Transcription
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| Wensday Dec 30th 1903 | 18 Oct 7th
X 2nd time |
We did chores and fixed bins to put dip to carbolic acid on cattle Acid for ring worm & dip as a preventative for spreading. Witch of Mote, in heat today bred Bromaus no 1 to p of B | ||
| x | Thursday 31st | We worked at Chores & went for beef. Mr Mc Crae Came in Afternoon and we had quite a chat. I gave him one dollar to help a poor man out where he is Bred E.P. Bell to P of B | ||
| Friday Jan 1st 1904 fair | We did chores. and at noon I took Mother Jennie & Mary.E. up to Tom's for dinner Willie Mountain came this Afternoon. | |||
| Saturday 2nd Cold E.W. | W. Mountain Geo & I went to town as soon as chores were done. We got Geo a boarding place at Whittacker's & got his name put in for the Short course, at the College I pd Morris' Account $51.25, paid Penfolds.$25.00 | $2500 $5125 | ||
| Sunday 3rd Cold & Clear | Mother, Jennie & I went to Church in morning & Children & I to S.. col. 30. & 5 | .35 | ||
| 30 below Zero
35,43, Oct 11th XX |
Monday, 4th very Cold Thermometer about 30 below zero. | Father & I went to vote. voted for Crane, Dawson & Henderson, then sent $155 to C.H. Dana, for J.J. Belle in Afternoon I went for Grist, did not get wheat,
Pd $1 for 15 bgs, 25 c to go on next lot bred Kyma 4 to E.P. Belle, 3rd to Prince of Benton |
1.55 |
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| Tuesday, Jan 5th 1904 fine to Cold Thermometer 25 to 30 below zero | Father & I did chores and I went to town in Afternoon. pd Dr Reed's ac $500 then bgt saw dust 10c
went to Mill & got two bgs wheat Chops. recd $1300 from G.T.R. refund of Ticket to Chicago. |
1300 | 10 c 5.00. | |
| X | Wensday, 6th milder | We worked around barn all day, did chores and some fixing up. we C. McDougall had old cow back again to Prince of B. gave bull to Young Stallion | ||
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47 Oct 14th X |
Thursday 7th mild | Father & I did chores in morning Father went to Town I went with cattle to O.A.C. W. Gosling of Kansas, was there giving the Students a lesson on beef Cattle. He picked the Sister of Grand Champion, Carcose at Chicago as our best Bred E.P. Kyma 11th to P of B. She was bred in evening after walking to College & back. | ||
| Friday 8th mild | Father & I did chores and I looked for a boy at Gibsons in afternoon but he is hired. | |||
| X | Saturday 9th fine | Father & I did chores in morning and I went to Insurance meeting and then to the O.A.C. then Came down town returned wire Stretcher to reed 65c gave Mary $500 | .65 | 5.00 |
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| 38 Oct 17th | Sunday Jan 10th 1904 | Father & I did chores & Children & I went to S.S. col. at S.S. 09. bred E.P. Belle 2nd to P of B. | .09 | ||
| Monday 11th cool Frost rhino | Father & I chored in morning I went to town after dinner, got horse shod. 50 c N.P. then went to mill with 12 bgs Chop. got a tooth filled. 75c | .50 | .50 | ||
| Tuesday 12th fair | Father & I did chores all day. Dr Reed came in Afternoon to see if Princess would do to take into the Judging Class. | ||||
| Wensday 13th snowy & mild | Father & I worked at Chores in morning & I went to Mill for Grist in Afternoon | ||||
| Thursday 14th Stormy | Father & I did chores I went for beef to Hendersons, & chored in afternoon. | ||||
| Friday 15th fair | Father & I did chores and I went to town bgt hardware got leggings mended 15c Hardware .30c Tea at Scroggies 1.05 N.P. | .30 | 1.05 | ||
| X | Saturday 16th blustry | Father & I did chores in morning then I wrote a letter re. Stock Yds. to Papers , And went to town mailed letters & got 50 lbs oil cake at 65c. at Thorp's N.P. E.P. Belle 4th had Cow calf by P of B. | |||
| X | Sunday 17th fair | Jennie, Mary & I went to Church in morning & Father & I in Evening heard two good sermons by Rev. Dr. Chown Kyma 6th in heat |
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| Monday Jan 18th 1904 Cold & Clear | Father & I did Chores in morning and I took Princess out to Judging Class in Afternoon she was placed third to Mr Sorbys two | ||
| Tuesday 19th fair & cold | Father & I did chores all day. | ||
| Wensday 20th Soft | Father & I worked at Chores I went to mill in afternoon I got grist & took 15 bgs 12 bgs oats, 3 wheat. | ||
| Thursday 21st Storm from East | Charles Smifield came last night sent here by the Department o Colonization Toronto. i have hired him for a month at $800 and he started work today at noon. And made a fairly good start. We went to town for his box, I bgt Flour $210 Bran 60c I went to W.R. Stewart's funeral, of Fort McLeod, Alberta. he Died of Heart Failure at St Thomas | 2.10 .60 | |
| Friday, 22nd Soft, a great amount of sleet last night | Trains all delayed. I went to Toronto to Exhibition meeting To Committee meeting. There were some important changes made Beef hers are now all graded hers cow 4 yrs & over is thrown out, & calf herd added. | ||
| Saturday 23rd fair | Charlie & Father Chored all day. I went to Town in Afternoon. I took 14 bgs to Chop at Mill, & got grist I took on wensday. pd ac $170 | 1.70 |
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| Sunday. Jan 24th 1904 Cold & Storny | I went to Church in morning and Charlie in evening Rest stayed at home all day. col. 30c | .30 | ||
| Monday 25th cold | We worked around barn all day Morning C sorted potatoes in afternoon I went to town bgt 1 doz bgs 300 spools .08 gro .05 left our cutter at Penfolds to be fixed And they loaned me one of theirs, Shoeing to be 200 runner 50c | 3.00 .08 .05 | ||
| X | Tuesday 26th Stormy E.W. | Father & I worked at barn all day and after morning chores. Charlie sorted potatoes Witch of Mote in heat | ||
| Wensday 27th fine & Cold | Charlie, Father & I worked around barn & Shovelling roads in Afternoon we made track to pit Mr McMullen & Mr T.C. Rogers came to see our Stock this evening | |||
| 4 | Thursday 28th fine | We did chores and hauled in four loads of Turnips from pit. | ||
| Friday 29th fine | Cha Father, C & I did chores and hauled turnips from pit 55 loads. | |||
| Saturday 30th fair & milder | C & I hauled Turnips 55 loads | |||
| Sunday 31st fine | Mother & I went to Church in the morning and Tom & Family came in the afternoon |
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| Monday Feb 1st 1904 | Father & C Chored all day I went to Town in morning and Engaged Mrs Jones as Nurse, bgt 50th Oil cake at Thorp's. | |||
| Tuesday 2nd Stormy E.W. | Father & I got grist ready in morning and C. sorted potatoes. in Afternoon I went to town. pd for chopping 75c, pd Mrs S. for washing 100, stamps, 19c 100lbs Bran 80c | 1.00 .75 .80 .19 | ||
| 5 | Wensday 3rd Stormy & Cold | We hauled the bal of large pit of Turnips 5 loads | ||
| Thursday 4th Cold | Father chored Charlie sorted potatoes. I went to town bgt hardware $138 Corn $130 Express 15c, Ticket to Toronto $200, pd for broach pin 10 | 1.38 1.30 .15.10 2.50 | ||
| Friday 5th fine | Father & Charlie did chores and I went to Dom Cattle Breeders Assn at Palmer House Toronto, Mr Hodson adressed the meeting very nicely and showed the very great work that is being done by the department . my expenses today were $250 | 2.50 | ||
| Saturday 6th Soft | Father, C & I chored all day. Separated cockerels from hens. We have 18 for sale Father went to town bgt lamp & lantern glases 34c | .34 | ||
| X | Sunday 7th Soft & rain | I went to Church in morning and C in evening. pd in envelope $100 open 10c E.P. Belle 5th had Bull calf by P of Benton | 1.00 .10 | |
| Monday 8th fine & cold | We Chored in morning & cleaned a load of wheat in afternoon. |
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| Tuesday Feb 10 / 04 | Father & C chored I took a load of wheat to mill. Sold it at 80c per by. 63 bu 20 lb. = $50.66c in Afternoon I went to see Wm Tuck about going to inspect Andrea's Barn, the roof of which has fallen in. Coal Oil 66c bred Kyma 6th to P of Benton | .66 | ||
| Wensday 11th fine & cold | Father & C Chored all day I went to Simpson Farm to see the barn that had fallen in with snow. Mr Wm Tuck went with me. We also looked at Tom's Job. he has agreed to take it. at $175 per day and Just what he has to pay for the Extra help | |||
| Thursday 12th | We cleaned up wheat & I went to mill with load of wheat & recd. 80c per bu 60 bu at 80 | |||
| {written vertically in margin} Wills AC | Friday 12th | I went to Farm bgt two roosters, for $400 and then went for horse at McKenzies. pd. ac. 1.00 setting two shoes 25. Father & C Choring. Will came last to Saturday 13th fair night and we had quite a talk on business matters. He has decided to let his creditors take what they will of his stuff. He made out that account that is standing Against Bow front and it amounts to $4892.23 that is making up intrest to today | 4.00 1.50 .25 | |
| Saturday 14th fine | We did Chores & Will & I went to Station. We had quite a chat. Saw him away. Pd Penfolds ac. 2975 Pd Taxes $4000 | 29.75 40.00 |
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| Sat Feb 13 / 04 cont. | I paid oil Taylor for oil cake $1.35 went to see Mr Tuck about fixing A.R.S. Barn he is going to see about it at once. | 1.35 | |||
| Sunday 14th fair & mild | Nother & I went to Church in morning and Charlie in Evening. We had a very good sermon this morning on the Gospel by Mathew. | ||||
| Monday 15th Stormy | We did Chores took in three Jags of Straw and Took Mr Smith of St Mary's down to Sorby's he was here to see our young Stallion but will not buy until he sees Mr Miller's | ||||
| Tuesday 16th Cold | C & Father choring and Cleaning wheat I went to town in morning and pd Swayze account this is the last account for 1903. got some Irons for bulls manger. 25c recd $500 from A Lewis for bull service | .25 | |||
| XX | Wensday 17th Clear & Cold | We did Chores and cleaned up some wheat Bred E.P. Mayflower & Lady Evangeline of W.G. To prince of Benton. | |||
| X | Thursday 18th E.W. Chilly | C. & Mr Bye went to Porters Thrashing in moning and C cleaned up rye in Afternoon and I took 34 bu 35 lbs wheat to Mill. got 80c, $30.07 c
got Kettle led 10c. halter fixed 15c took 7 bgs wheat to mill. 7 Emptys. got 25 lbs oil cake at Thorps np. McDougalls bred old cow to E.P. Laird |
3007 | .15 | 25Cts |
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| Friday 19th Feb 1904 | I went to College for some more roosters after we got morning Chores done and in afternoon I Took Gang plow to swayze this finishes up the plow deal got seat fixed. 60c Chairs .05, bgt 61 lbs oat meal $1.60 100 lbs Molasses cereal $150 yarn .53c drawers $100 boxes. 25c | .60 .05 1.60 1.50 1.00 .53 .25 | ||
| Saturday 20th fine | Father & C cleaned oats after Chores were done in morning I took beet lifter home to Wrights And in afternoon C & I took in wood into wood shed. stamps .25c | .25 | ||
| Sunday 21st soft | Mother, M.E. & I went to Church in morning and C in evening. | |||
| Monday 22nd blustry N.W. | We cleaned out peas in morning and cleaned some oats and wheat in afternoon | |||
| Tuesday 23rd fair & wild &=Snowy | I went to Annual meeting of Toronto National Show And took part in Election. My Expenses today were $2.85 Father and C. Cleaned some wheat | 2.85 | ||
| Wensday 24th Cold | We cleaned oats and did chores. Went to Town for Oil Cake & corn pd for Corn at hewers 55c per bu got 100 lb oil cake at Thorps N.P. | 3.30 | 1.30 | |
| Thursday 25th cold | Cleaned Oats, and did chores started at Barley. |
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| Friday Feb. 26th 1904 | Father & C. Cleaned Barley I went to town b gt molasses meal $160 at Hewer's N.P. to go on wheat which he has bgt from me he has promised to take our 1902 wheat at 80c and I am going to haul out our good wheat to Goldies at 98c Took 18 bgs oats to Jims Mill and got home 3 1/2 bgs of last lot. got shoes repaired.05 | .05 | |
| Saturday 27th fine | I hauled two loads of wheat to Goldies Mill. 60 bu 45 lbs & 59 bu 65 lbs at 93c per bu
got Mothers teeth fixed $150 laces 10c pea nuts .05 p lards .04 |
1.50 04 .05 .10 |
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| Sunday 28th fair & soft | Father Children & I went to Church in morning and Children & I to S.S. col. for Father .30 and myself .30 S.S. .21 | .30 .30 .21 | |
| Monday 29th Stormy E.W. | Father & C. Chored and filled up wheat I took two loads to Mill. | ||
| Tuesday 30th fine fair | We had the worst block for years on the railway today. Four engines and a way car passed through going west about 6 P.M. the first since yesterday at that twice. I went to town and to bank and deposited $202.52c that I got for fall wheat at 89 to 93c per bu. got {?} for pr Shoes at McLarens. then arranged to get slings to car Changed for the Junius Londen |
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| Wensday Mch 2nd 04 soft | We Chored in morning & in afternon took 15 full 13 empty paid for last chopping $120 | 1.20 | |||
| x | Thursday 3rd blustry | Father & C chored all day I went to Committee meeting of Industrial Association we have changed time for live stock now to be there on Friday instead of Wensday of first week, and made some other alterations which we think will be an improvement. My Expenses today will be $1.85 E.P. Belle 4th in heat | 1.85 | ||
| Friday 4th fair & cool | We Chored around barn and I went to Town.pd {Ren?} rent $260 bgt Groceries $268 brought Mr Dr Savage & Mrs Jones out. Sold Two three Cattle to Mr Broadfoot of Fergus he paid me $2500 and I have to deliver them to Fergus, and he then pays me $300 more. | 2.68 2.60 | |||
| x. | Sat 5th fine | E.P. Belle in H. We fixed up car for sheep after Chores in the morning and loaded sheep in Afternoon got cradle $2.50 got Harness mended $3.25 | 2.50 3.25 | ||
| Sunday 6th Soft | I went to Church in the morning and Charlie in Evening. rest of us all stayed at home. Col. 30c | .30 | |||
| Monday 7th fair soft | I went to Mill in afternoon got 200 bran $1.80, oil cakes $1.30 at Hewers salt $135 | 1.80 | 1.30 1.35 | ||
| Tuesday 8th fair | We fixed barb wire fence along the flats, bgt 70 lbs at Morris $2.10 N.P. | 2.10 |
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| Wensday. 9th Mch. 1904 | I took a load of wheat to town in morning to Hewer 46 bu 35 lbs at 80 c. = 37.25 pd Father $1200 got 1/2 ton oilcake from G.J. Thorp. $1300 np | 37.25 | 7.65 12.00 | 13.00 | |
| Thursday 10th blustry E.W. | C & I cut wood after chores were done in morning & I went to town in Afternoon Went to Mr Calendar's for a new Machine for unloading grain he takes our old one and gives us his. I went to Penfolds & bgt an axe $105 | 1.05 | |||
| 20 | Friday 11th fair E.W. | C & I cut wood after Chores in morning and afternoon I hauled up load of wood and Father & C filled up a grist 20 bgs oats & barley And C then cut wood & I went to mill got last grist 13 bgs P. 65, got shoes rep at McLeods $100 groceries 17c | .65 .17 | 100 | |
| Saturday 12th fair N.E.W. | I went in morning to see J.C. Evans about buying a bull for Mr Hodgson of Manitoulin Island. After Noon I went to R. Darby's Funeral Then took Mr Evans home | ||||
| Sunday 13th fine | Father & I went to Church Children & I to S.S. | ||||
| x | Monday 14th Stormy | bred Witch of Mote to Prince of Benton We got sheep home from the show and chored in the afternoon. I went to town hardware .60 groceries $2.25 2 axe .20 | .60 | 2.45 | |
| Tuesday 15th fine | We chored in morning & I went to McCannels sale in Afternoon Horses did not sell well |
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| Wensday, 16th fine. | Charlie & I Cut wood in morning & I took Two men to see bull up at North's. Then I went to town, And called to see how bull sale was going. | ||||
| x | Thursday 17th fine | Pride of Powrie 11th in Heat
We did Chores and shipped three cattle to Thos. B. Broadfoot Fergus Elm Park Laird 9th Lady Emlyn of W.G. & her calf. pd Freight $385 Charlie went with them recd $5400 and $610 from A.P. Westervelt for prizes of lambs at Ottawa |
5400 600 | ||
| X | Friday. 18th Dull | Father & I chored in the morning. C. arrived home at about 11.30 A.M. his Expenses were $130 I paid him the $100 I owed him. We hauled turnips in afternoon 1 load bred E.P. Kyma 14th to prince of Benton | 1.30 1.00 | ||
| Saturday 19th Dull & Soft rain to {?} | We did chores and hauled two loads of turnips in morning and in Afternoon C Sorted roots and apples & I made a cupboard for Stable. went to town bgt dates ect for Children. 13c | .13 | |||
| Sunday 20th fine & cool | Father Jennie & I went to Church in morning and He & I went to see Mrs Louis Brader who is about dying in Afternoon. She is quite helpless. | ||||
| Monday 21st fair & Cold E.W. | I went in morning to see if Cull's were ready to move and then went for Flour 500 & bran 1.80- n.p. went to Mr Hendersons Funeral in Afternoon. Then hauled two loads of furniture for Cull's. | 5.00 1.80 |
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340 lbs at Hewers bgt gro. 25c| X | Tuesday Mch. 22nd 1904 Dull & Soft | we hauled 6 loads of Turnips from pit Pride of P 11th seemed partly in it. | |||
| Wensday 23rd very fine | We finished hauling in roots in morning & I took a loaf of barley 75 empties 15 bg 1655 lbs & oats to mill in Afternoon
I recd Check from Mr Broadfoot for $30000 paid for Cattle I paid for Chopping last grist $100 |
$30000 | 1.00 | ||
| Thursday, 24th fine | We did chores and pruned apple trees I went to town. paid a note for $35000 due in June recd a refund of $470 int. ..3.50 - $4.70 = 345.30 bgt | 345.30 | .25 | 352 | |
| X | Friday 25th Soft showery | I went for meat in morning and then C & I pruned Trees until noon & C until evening I went to town afternoon and bgt L. oil 75c pd for ac in full at Morris. 80c bred E.P. Bell to prince of Benton 2nd time | .75 .80 | ||
| X | Saturday 26th blustry & cool | We did Chores and pruned apple trees. E.P. Kyma 4th showed a little like being in heat. | |||
| Sunday 27th fine & Cold | Father Mary E. & I went to Church in morning heard Rev. Sparling of Metrop. -- Church Toronto "Preach that Men should repeat" it was a very Earnest Appeal. And in the Afternoon he talked to the Children on being perfect through Suffering. |
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| Monday Mch 28 / 04 fine {?} | Father & C Cleaned up Stables Ect in morning and in Afternoon. C & I pruned trees finished Apple trees & started at ornamental trees. I went to town and sent $150 to Thos McFarlane and 100 to J.W. Burt, and bgt Stationary 20c wrote a letter re. Late Thos Henderson and sent it to Farmers Advocate. received News From Old Country Felling England that James Rhind died on Mch 13th | 1.50 1.00 .20 | ||
| Tuesday 29th Soft | C & I cut wood and Chored in morning and I took grist to mill in afternoon 6 bgs. Peas 6 oats and two emptys. got last grist back pd for Chopping 75c | .75 | ||
| Wensday 30th Soft & fine | C & I pruned trees and Chored generally hauled up wood ect. Sold six cockerels yesterday and two pullet and three cockerels today. $850 | 850 | ||
| x | Thursday 31st Soft & dull | Bred E.P. Belle 5th to Prince of Benton
I went to town in morning retd wire 40c bgt hand axe .45 sold some cabbage 2 doz to Mr Redwin 2 dox to precious 2 doz Lillie & Haddens 1 doz to Jackson 4 doz to Mitchell. 1 doz to Scroggie Sold all potatoes we have to spare to Mr Thorp at 95c & our small ones at 50c |
.40 | .45 |
| Good Friday 1st April 1904 | We Chored in mornng & scraped apple trees in Afternoon |
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| x x | Saturday Apr 2nd 1904 | got two ram lambs
A Man that Called himself Smith of Carleton Place and came last night to buy some Angus cattle We spent quite a bit of time showing him stock and are now of the opinion that he is a Fake. I went to Insurance meeting some changes were made in the rules. sold 12 doz cabbage in Evening at 50c. Redarin owes us 50c Precious $100 Scroggie 70c Mitchell. 200 Hadden 100 Bred E.P. Bell 4th to Prince of Benton |
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| x | Sunday 3rd fine | Father & I went to Church in the morning and heard Rev. Mr Marshall preach, and in afternoon Jennie Mary E. & I went to S.S. col. .25,.10,.05.01 we got Bramas & 1 Ewe lamb from two ewes | .41 | ||
| Monday 4th fine | We Chored in morning & went up to Tom's in Afternoon and also to see Mr Simpson's barn that Mr Tuck is re-building I bgt things for Children 15c pd for Halter at Metcalf's bgt bit snaps. | .15 1.00 .15 | |||
| x | Tuesday 5th fine | We did Chores and I hauled in two loads of potatoes 19 bgs or 60 lbs in 1st load and 2nd load 19 70/90 bgs 18.78
McCannels came for a load of hay at $700 per ton Bred old Pride of Linemore 2nd to E.P. Master 2nd G.D. Hood had Light Roan heifer to E.P. Master 2nd |
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| Wensday 6th Dull | McCannel got a load of hay this morning. I took two loads potatoes to Thorp, 18 bgs 70 lbs @ 98=5 $74.94 9 1/5 bgs. @ .50 4.67 bgt 12 bu Wandscluen Barley @ 55 recd $40. Onions .30 | 74.94 4.67 4000 | .30 |
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| Thursday. 7th Apr 1904 | I went for meat in morning pd Henderson for heifer $32.70 pd Geo. for killing $200 we then got grist ready & a few bgs potatoes. I went to town in Afternoon recd from Thorps $33.01. then took chop to mill 15 bgs 14 emptys, then bgt. 3 bgs corn at Hewers 295 lbs | 32.70 2.00 | ||
| x | Friday 8th Apr 1904 soft | C started to roll meadow after Chores this morning and Father & I chored around barn and prepared cabbage for market. bred Witch of Mote 2nd time to Prince of Benton. | ||
| Saturday, 9th Changeable | C finished rolling new meadow I went to town, sold cabbage to Mr Mitchell, 5 doz at 50 = $250 and he pd us for 4 doz last Sat and 4 doz eggs. 60 bgt 50c worth raw sugar bgt Cultivaor from Penfolds and changed our old one on it. | 250 200 .60 | .50 | |
| Sunday 10th fair & Cool | Father Jennie & I went to Church in morning and Charlie in evening We heard Rev. Marshall preach in morning on Luke's Gospel I had a bad cold & stayed in most of the day | |||
| Monday 11th Dull snow last night | Father & C. Cleaned up stalls in morning and Cleaned seed oats in Afternoon. I did not feel well and did very little today. Arranged the sheep record Ect. | |||
| Tuesday 12th Dull | I was sick all day. Mr Swayze came along & Sold me a manure spreader for $12000 due oct 1st / 04 J.W. Atkinson came for Tory and gave us a note due oct 1st for $100 with 6% interest. | 100 note |
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| x | Wensday. Apr. 13th 1904 dull | I was sick & in the house all day. Proff Day came to see bull and wants to get him out to the College. And is going to let us have use of our their Imported bull if they get one. bred Pride of Powrie 11 to P. of B. | |||
| Thursday 14th fine & cool | hard frost last night I felt some better and worked a little this morning and most of afternoon we bred Pride of Powrie 11th again today to Prince of Benton | ||||
| Friday 15th fine & cold stormy E.W. | We worked around grounds cleaning up generally & did chores. | ||||
| x | Saturday 16th fine & cold | I went to town in morning pd. ac at McLarens $210 sent $8.25 to Farmers Advocate got drill at Toltons $125 got 3.30 lbs corn at Hewers 5 1/2 bu corn at hewers at 58c bred E.P. Mayflower 2nd time | 2.10 8.25 1.25 | 3.19 | |
| Sunday 17th fine & cool | Father Mother & I went to Church. heard Rev. John McDougall of North West tell us a story of his North west life among the Indians | ||||
| Monday 18th fair | We chored & I shore seven sheep and went to town. Three aged ewes. 2 aged rams got Cultivator at Penfolds I am to pay them two dollars difference sold. cabbage 200 bgt Groceries 65c. oatmeal at Hewers 75c | 2.00 | .65 | 10.00 .75 |
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| Tuesday 19th 1904. Cold & Stormy | We finished Shearing Sheep all but old ram. and dipped most of them also. C. cut brush along road fence. got our last lamb today. 2 Ewes | ||
| Wensday 20th fair & cool | I went to mill in morning tool 5 bgs peas 10 bgs oats then bgt 300 bu & pd ac at Goldies $950 ac in full went to pick . C & I moved boards from fence in Afternoon | 9.50 | |
| Thursday 21st fine | We chored generally moving fence ect. I went to town got rooster at Webbers and and Horse Shod 25c pd Dr Savages bill $975 | 9.75 | |
| Friday 22nd fine | We chored & C hauled up wood in forenoon and I went to town bgt clover seed $1200 bag. 15c. Started Father to plow this afternoon C levelled pit bottom. Mary, M.E. & I went up to Tom's farm. I went over to See barn at Simpsons do not think very much of the Job. | .15 12.00 | |
| Saturday 23rd fine | Father plowed. C & I cut wood in morning & C hauled four loads in afternoon. I asked hands to Thrashing, and did chores. | ||
| Sunday 24 | Father, Mother & I went to Church & Children & I to S.S. col. 10. 30. 07 | .47 | |
| Monday 25 fine | C went to Friendships thrashing sowing We sowed in afternoon had Mr Friendship. |
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| Tuesday. Apr. 26th fine | Father plowing in morning and C & I choring we thrashed Timothy Afternoon had Fords, Bye, Barber & McDougall's pd Young for Thrashing & Cutting wood. $700 bgt hymn book .60 School bg & other things for Jennie 100 rubbers 50c | 7.00 1.00 .50 | ||
| Wensday 27th fair | Father cultivated C & I plowed & chored in morning and afternoon Thrashers took away their machine. | |||
| Thursday 28th | I plowed Lucerne patch Father Cultivated and Charlie Chored and split wood. | |||
| Friday 29th Dull & damp | We finished plowing & harrowing Lucerne patch in morning & sowed some Oats in No 1 in Afternoon C harrowed. Father chored. | |||
| Saturday 30th Dull & damp | We finished sowing no 1 with oats 12 acres. and did chores | |||
| Sunday 1st May 1904 | Father Mary & I went to Church heard Rev Marshall preach and administer the Sacrament Children & I went to S.S. and Mother & I in evening | |||
| XX | Monday 2nd fine | C Cultivated orchard & Chored we bred Witch of Mote 3rd time to prince of Benton also grade Yearling to p of Benton |
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| Monday 2nd cont. | I went to mill with 10 bgs. mixed of B & 6 bgs peas 12 emptys pd for last grist 75c got 200 Strong bakers $480/ 240 np then bgt. Corn 190 lbs at 60c per bu NP at Hewers then Lucerne 90c. Timothy $225 Waverly oats. 16 bu 6 40/ 40 $970 gave my check for it. Straps 70c | .75 9.70 .70 | 480 | |
| Tuesday 3rd fine warm | Trees are budding & grass growing Father Cultivating root grd C harroqwing orchard & corn ground. I chored all day C harrowing root ground in afternoon. | |||
| Wensday 4th fine | Father finished cultivating root grd & I sowed barley on it in afternoon. C harrowing all day sowed a little Lucerne near barn. Hewer sent out 5 bu Corn $300 Salt $135 oilcake $140 | 1.35 3.00 1.40 | ||
| Thursday 5th fine | sowed feild next to Hammels & cultivated lat patch where peas were last yr. | |||
| Friday 6th fine | Finished sowing today and went to town in afternoon got wagons fixed 25,35, got chop at mill. got things at Bookstore 37c | . | .25 .35 .37 | |
| Sat. 7th fine | Father rolled all day C hauled manure in morning & chored in afternoon I went to town bgt Gro at L & Haddens 58c seeds at Hewers 90 & $135 | .58 | .90 1.35 |
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| Sunday 8th fine | Father Mary & M.E. went to church in morning & Children & I to S.S. col. 17c | .17 | ||
| Monday 9th Showery | I got sheep from Tom in morning to feed lamb then we took seed back to Thorps and recd $438 took Bull out to the College Yester to get his feet pared and paid cattleman 100 | 4.38 | 1.00 | |
| Tuesday 10th Showery | We shipped Stallion & Bull to Jas. D, McGregor I drew on him for $30000 {?} for Stallion, then I went to see about manure Spreader. but would not accept it, as I did not consider it as good as they agreed to make it. | $30000 | ||
| Wensday 11th fine & cool | Father Cultivating in morning C hauling manure. I planted vegetables in garden, and Father plowed mangel ground in Afternoon. | |||
| 10 | Thursday 12th fine & warm | C hauling manure 10 lds Father Rolling in morning I went to Tom's with meat I went to mill in afternoon took 14 bgs Chop. got all that was there from last time pd for chopping two last grists $135, pd for Mothers spectacles reparing .20. | 1.35 .20 | |
| Friday 13th fair | We sowed a little rape & mangels & planted a bag of Early harvest potatoes C hauling manure 10 lds |
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| Saturday. May 14th / 04 | We hauled manure from G.T.R. Yards 5 loads & Chored rest of day it was rather wet & dull. | |||
| Sunday 15th fine | Father & Mary went to church in mornng & Mother & I in evening Children & I to S.S. then | |||
| Monday 16th cold | I hauled manure all day and C Split wood & helped to unload. I sold bull to Mr J.C. Evans for Mr John Hodgson. Winedemoya Manitoulin Island, for $10500 to be delivered tomorrow. | |||
| Tuesday 17th fine | Frost last night I hauled two lds manure from Stock Yds & took wagon to get fixed then shipped bull to Mr Hodgson. Mr Evans as responsible for Mr Hodgson and he is to send me the money in a short time. | |||
| X | Wensday 18th wet | We chored & I went around to get votes for Consolidated School. Princess foaled in evening Stallion colt by Golden Victor Imp. got wagon fixed in morning | ||
| Thursday 19th dull | heavy rain last night we hauled a load of gravel to fix culvert and then C hauled manure I got colt shod. 75c got paid missionary money $600, Drugs 95c | .75 6.00 .95 | ||
| Friday, 20th fair | C hauled manure. Father & I went to vote at School meeting. There was a lively time and consolidated school |
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| # | Saturday 21st fair | Trees came mostly into leaf today turned cattle out for a short time. C hauled manure in morning and Chored and cultivated in afternoon | |||
| Sunday 22nd fine showrs at night | Mary & I went to Church in morning and Children & I to S.S. Mr Norris came out with us from Church and I took him up to Tom's in evening. We had quite a pleasant Chat | ||||
| 6 lbs | Monday 23rd fair | We worked up mangel ground in morning and raised some drills and sowed them in afternoon C hauling manure in afternoon. I went to town in evening got 3 lbs mangels at Hewers 3/4 lb of Carrot seed 40 of /2 oz Cabbage 45c | .45 | .45 | |
| 10 | Tuesday 24th fine | I finished mangels & carrots. C hauled manure Father took a notion to help loading, weighed a lamb that came about 2nd of April 57 lbs a Twin | |||
| 8 | Wensday 25th fine | C hauling manure I plowed with Colt & Queen | |||
| 10 | Thursday 26th fair Showers at Night in P.M. | I plowed. C hauled manure Gave M $200 | 2.00 |
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Your| 10 | Friday 27th May 1904 | I plowed C hauled manure Father Chored & helped to fill | ||
| 9 | Saturday 28th fine | C Hauled 9 lds manure I cultivated corn ground & sowed corn and scuffled early mangels
C & I went to Town in Evening bgt gro 50 sold some Eggs at 12c 10 doz |
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| Sunday 29th fine | Mary & I went to Church in morning and children & I to S.S. Miss Carr came out in evening and Mother & I drove her home | |||
| x 8 | Monday 30th Dull | I took Princess to horse in morning bred her to Elator by Baron's Pride C hauled manure. I plowed | ||
| 3 | Tuesday 31st Dull | C harrowed in morning & I plowed. C hauled manure in afternoon 2 lds then we worked inside as it was wet. I went to town in even bgt Plow fixtures. $1.15c | 1.15 | |
| 3 | Wensday 1st June 1904 | I started up to Toms to help raise barn then fixed plow and plowed until noon. C stopped hauling manure ac of wet roads. 3 lds then he split wood the rest of the day | ||
| Thursday 2nd fair Showery | C. Splitting wood & hoeing out Lucerne from corn patch. I helped at Tom's barn we got on fairly well. | |||
| Friday 3rd fine | C Choring I went to Tom's all day we did not get quite finished. |
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Saturday 4th fine | We finished Tom's barn today that is finished Jacking it up. I bgt meat for Tom Today. $2.81c I recd A Check from Jos. D. McGregor for $30000 for Young Stallion | $30000 | 2.81 |
| Sunday 5th fine | Father Mary & I went to Church in morning & Mother & I in evening Children & I to S.S. Mrs Dan Reed of Glanford came out to tea. | |||
| Monday 6th fine | C Cultivated root ground I ran weeder over corn & Mangels and spread ashes on potato ground and cleaned up around house Mr Sangster of Farming World came Along and I have agreed to run an ad for three months with them. | |||
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Tuesday 7th fair | C went to Tom's and hauled 1 load lime & 3 lds sand
Mary & I went to town bgt dishes Ect. $1025 harness mended poker 02. Shoes mended $1.00 Old Pride in heat. |
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| 8 | Wensday 8th Dull & wet | C hauling manure 8 lds Father & I cleaning up wood pile & choring I went to town bgt dung fork, 65c Turnip seed $2.20c Tomato plants 17c buggy top fixed 10c Ordered frame of gate at Toltons, $360 4 1/2 X 13 ft harness mended 10c halter 150 |
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| Thursday 9th. 1904 Damp | I went to meet Jennie & bgt gold ring 400 Gold Spectacles 400 at Savages then bgt groceries 55c In Afternoon I chored & took Lillie and Jennie up to Toms. then took rods to Mitchells for turning Jacks. | 4.00 4.00 | ||
| Friday 10th fine | We celebrated Father & Mother's fiftieth Anniversary of their wedding. Jennie, Will, Tom and I made them a present of a pair of Gold Spectacles for Father and a gold ring for Mother. And Uncle Robt gave them each $500 Bessie Mountain sent A Worked Pillow to Mary. We had Mr Burgess out to Photograph the group. | |||
| 9 | Saturday 11th fine | C hauled 9 loads manure I chored & took Aunt M. to Station in morning saw Bessie Mountain on her Way to St Marys Also saw Mrs D Reed & the Miss Dickenson's in Afternoon I went to Town & also to mill pd for Chopping 70c took 15 bgs mixed B & O paper 02 |
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| Sunday 12th fine | We Father Mary & I went to Church in morning and Children & I to S.S. and Mother & I in Evening. Col. 30.30.10.,07. | .77 | ||
| Monday 13th fine | C finished hauling manure through bush & started to cross plow in afternoon Mr Marshall paid us a visit and baptised Marguerite Robson. |
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| H | Tuesday June 14th fair | I got horses shod 100 sold wool. $17.88, 11 1/2 cts per lb got grist 75c, got gate at Tolton's $360, np dry goods at Bollerts, $5.50c
took a grist about 8 bgs of oats, and ordered 5 got 80 lbs wire at Morris N.P. we planted potatoes in the Afternoon |
17.88 | .75 5.50 | 3.60 |
| Wensday 15 fine | We Plowed in morning Father & I cut potatoes and we planted in afternoon | ||||
| Thursday 16th fine | We finished planting potatoes and C started to plow Father hoed some mangels & I fixed fence and showed Stock to Mr Beoll of Waverly & his Friend. Mr Anderson Mr Broadfoot came along with his motherinlaw & his Wife | ||||
| Friday 17th fine | C plowing I chored & took Father to build in windows in A.R.S. Stables & Mary to pay a visit to Tom's Then went to Town and paid $20000 intrest on R. Knowles Mortgage. | 20000 | |||
| Saturday 18th fine | We finished cross plowing turnip ground and started to raise drills & sow gave Mary 3.00 to buy dry goods | 3.00 | |||
| Sunday 19th fine | Father & Mary went to Church in morning and Mother & I in evening col. 30c |
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| X. | Monday. 20th Showery. | C & I worked at Turnip ground, got about half sowed. I took Princess to Sorbys in morning she was not in heat. The Gravellers were here today. Father worked on road all day | ||
| Tuesday 21st Showery | I sowed turnips & raised drills. C. scuffled mangels & carrots & early potatoes | |||
| Wensday 22nd fine | We finished sowing Turnips and Mr Fuller from Arthur came to see our bulls And decided to buy Mr Bell's bull at $100 and Expects to be able to take it in thr two weeks. | |||
| Thursday 23rd fine | C Plowed headland around root field & we started to hoe mangels in field | |||
| Friday 24 June | We hoed mangels and Father cultivated & rolled rape ground. | |||
| Saturday 25th fine | L & H. Morris hoed mangels & picked mustard. We went through all the Spring grain, and we went to town bgt Groceries $290 and oat meal $120 paid recd 75c for Cabbage. Charlie's Chum Mr Danse came this evening. | .75 | ||
| Sunday 26th fine | Father & Mary & Jennie went to Church in morning and Mother, Mary & I in Evening col. 10.30 | 30 10 |
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| x. | Monday 27th fine | C hoeing mangels I went to school meeting then to town. Telephoned to Breslau, 15c bgt hardware $100
Membership of Fat Stock Club $100 Hired John Heney for the week at $100 per day. Bred Old Pride of Linimore to E.P. Master 2nd |
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| Tuesday 28th fine | C & J. Heney hoed mangels and I scuffled. ect. Father Plowed rye ground | |||
| Wensday 29th Showers in Eve | In morning C & I finished hoeing mangels first time and I took a load of wheat to Hewer's in Afternoon $4560 I paid. Pd Hewer's Ac. 42.77 Thursday 30th Showers pd for Chopping at mill 50c Bug death. 50c duster 20c | 4560 | 42.77 .50 .50 .25 | |
| Thursday 30th Showery | Peter Donald came from Emigration Office Toronto last night I got his things today and he started work at noon. I raised drills from rape in Afternoon and C. Hauled manure on rye patch. | |||
| 9 | Friday 1st July 1904 Showery | C hauled manure to no 1 and Peter thinned carrots I raised Rape drills and sowed some rape. Took Father and Mother to Station. They are taking a holiday until Monday at Hamilton & Glanford. I got Rape seed 75c | .75 | |
| Saturday 2nd fine | In Morning C hauled manure to no 1. Peter Scuffled corn and mangels and finished thinning Carrots in afternoon and scuffled some. I sowed rape, & Took Children up to see barn to Toms, then came home bgt Groceries. 30c | .30 |
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| Sunday. 3rd fine | Father & I went to Church in morning .. & Children & I in Afternoon & S.S. Col. 30.07.10. | .30 .10 .07. | ||
| X | Monday 4th Showery | We finished sowing rape behind bush Peter scuffling mangels & hoeing Charlie took Princess to Sorbys in morning she took horse Elator & went to mill in afternoon brought home corn chop and took 180 lbs Barley and Rye. Mother got home. Bessie Mountain Called today | ||
| Tuesday 5th fine | We started to cut hat today cut about 31/2 acres & kiled it in evening. Father, P & C hoeing mangels till about teatime. | |||
| Wensday 6th Wet | We hoed mangels in morning and fixed things around barn, then hoed in afternoon. I also went to see about getting Slings fixed. | |||
| Thursday 7th fine | We hoed & scuffled roots most of day. Started to hoe Turnips. Went to mill in Evening got 750 lbs Chop at 105 Per 100 N.P. got grist of Chop. 70c Mr Wigile Came & fixed slings I got rope from him. $782 46 lbs at 17c | 7.82 | ||
| 5 x | Friday 8th fine | We hoed turnips and mowed some hay in morning and hauled 5 loads in afternoon G.D. Hood had Hereford cow to E.P. Master | ||
| 1 | Saturday 9th Showery | We hauled 1 load of hay in morning & kiled up most of what we had cut. |
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| Sunday 10th July 1904 fine | Father Mary & Mary E went to Church in morning and Mother Jennie & I in evening col. 30. 10. | .30 .10 | |||
| Monday 11th Showery | We worked at Turnips in morning and cut some Clover in afternoon we hauled three loads & hoed a few turnips A shower came on about 5 P.M. & stopped the haying | ||||
| x | Tuesday 12th Dull & Showery Thunder last night very heavy Lightning | We chored around barn in morning and I went to Town got binder Canvas 200 np hardware 40P sent $1975 to Thos McFarlane to record calves of this year & change .15 then I bgt molasses at 35c / per Gal 1/2 brl at Scroggies. Queen had a Filly Foal today by Golden Victor & Rope Hitch 30c | .40 19.90 .30 | 200 | |
| Wensday 13th fine | We hoed a while in the Morning and then spread hay out, and hauled five loads out in in Afternoon | ||||
| 6 | Thursday 14th fine | We Finished hauling what hay we have cut. 6 lds | |||
| x | Friday. 15th fine | I cut about 3 acres of hay in morning and rest worked at Turnips we kiled up hay after tea bred Witch of Mote to E.P. Master 2nd | |||
| Saturday 16th fine | I cut 3 ac hay in morning & we kiled it in evening we all worked at Turnips rest of the day |
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| Sunday 27th fine & hot | Father Mary & Jennie went to Church in morning & Mother & I in evening Col. 10. 35 10 | .45 | |||
| Monday 18th fine | We worked at Turnips & finished cutting clover and hauled five loads of clover. | ||||
| 3 | Tuesday 19th fine | Father & men worked at roots in morning & we hauled 3 loads hay & kiled up what I cut in morning. | |||
| Wensday 20th fine | Men hoed Turnips and scuffled in morning and we hauled 3 loads in afternoon & kiled what I cut in morning. | ||||
| Thursday 21st fine | I took P.A. Donald to Station in morning & Paid him $1400 His wages came to $13.83c Thomas Buchan Came today from Emigration Office Toronto & I have hired him for a month at $1500 to start with. Mr Morris was here all day helping us at hay. | ||||
| Friday 22nd fair | Tom & his man came along this morning and helped us to hoe turnips. We hauled 3 loads of hay & kiled what I cut in morning | ||||
| Saturday 23rd Wet | We Chored & scuffled and hoed Turnips. I went to town in morning bgt 100 lbs Twine from Penfolds 50 BR @ 14c 50 Peterboro at 13 1/4 things at Morris 74c. Oatmeal $1.25 np at Hewers pd for Photos at the Burgess $700 | .74 7.00 | 13.50 1.25 |
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| xx | Sunday July 24th 04 fair Showery | Father Mary & M.E. went to Church in morning and Mother Jennie & I in Evening.Children & I to S.S. Col. 10.35. 02. | .10 .37 | |
| XX | Monday 25th fair | I paid Sorby for 3 mares bred 1903 $27 We bred both Queen & Princess to Elator at Sorbys. 3rd time for Princess, 1st for Queen We finished cutting hay today & also kiling. Father & Tom hoeing Turnips till teatime and then helped kile hay. C & I cut around Fall wheat field. | $27.00 | |
| Tuesday 26th | We worked at cutting wheat & hauling a little to | |||
| Wensday 27th fine | We finished cutting wheat and hauled 4 loads of hay. Aunt Jane moved out here today | |||
| Thursday 28th Wet | We chored in morning and I went to town in afternoon. got 300 oat Chop and got harness fixed 30c blacksmithing 15c we got 500 bran & 200 flour at Goldies. | .15 .30 | ||
| 5 | Friday 29th fine | We Cut around barley and scuffled some rape & put paris green on potatoes in morning & hauled hay in Afternoon 5 lds | ||
| 12 | Saturday 30th fair | We hauled hay all day twelve lds. had Mr Hammel & Mr Morris, put them in Full of accounts. $1.50 to Mr H and $300 to Mr Morris Mr H Pd for cow to bull $100 | 1.50 3.00 |
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| Tuesday Aug 2nd Showery | We finished hauling hat rakings and started at wheat were stopped by rain. Went to hoe till teatime & then I went to Mill bgt 1500 lbs Chop. at $2100 per ton pd. on Account. $20 recd an Order from J.J. Bell for $100 for a Bull. | |||
| 6 | Wensday 3rd | We put P. Green on potatoes & hoed roots & scuffled in morning & hauled 6 lds wheat in Afternoon | ||
| 9 | Thursday 4th | We hauled wheat all day 9 lds | ||
| 6 | Friday 5th fine | We hauled 6 loads wheat & 2 of barley | ||
| Sat 6th | We hauled 6 lds wheat of barley finished in evening went to town sent $10 to National Exhibition Toronto, recd from Hewer $12. for wheat bgt goods about $ {?} bgt groc $312 at Scroggies pants for C. $100 | 12.00 | 3.12 1.00 | |
| Sunday , 7th Showery | Father, Mary & Aunt Jane went to Church in morning and Mother Mary E. & I in Evening & Children & I to S.S. Col. 60.10.07 | .60 .10 .07 |
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| Monday 8th fine | Mr Tuck and Williams came today to shingle our house. I got 62 bundles of shingles at Clemens and 75 ft of valley at OcCombries 6c a ft & got binder fixed at Penfolds. got asbestos paper at Morris 5c lb | ||
| Tuesday 9th | We worked at Turnips all spare time Tuck & Man at the house roof | ||
| Wensday 10th dull | We Worked at Turnips and Chored around house. Carpenters at work | ||
| Thursday 11th fine | We finished Turnips & started to cut oats in orchard. Carpenters at work. Williams off 1/2 day pd Tuck 500 | 5.00 | |
| Friday 12th Dull | We finished cutting orchard & also field by Hammels & started at no. 1 paid C Senfield $1000 | 10.00 | |
| Saturday 13th Showery | Carpenters lost a little time with rain. We bound & shocked orchard & cut around no. 1 & worked around barn went to town in evening sent entries of Sheep to St Louis sent Entry of Calf to Toronto 50c bgt Groceries $2.80c | .50 | |
| Sunday 14th fine | Father Mary & Aunt Jane Went to Church in morning & Mother & I in Evening Children & I to S.S. Col. 10.35.07 | .10 .35 .07 |
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| Monday 15th Aug 1904 fine | We cut oats in no 1 today C went to Sorby's in morning with Queen & Princess they neither were both all right of them were in Heat | ||||
| s Tuesday Aug 16th Showery | Thur We finished cutting no 1 and Chored rest of the day.
I went to town bgt hardware 80c at Penfolds two balls twine np at Penfolds pd for Express order 1000 to Dr J O. Orr. Bgt Butter at Scroggies 2 lb np Sold Old Pride to A Barber for $4000 to go very soon |
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| Wensday 17th fair | We chored & struck out lands in field no 4 for fall wheat then finished cutting oats put away binder & mower, & chored in evening John Rawlings of Forest was here today and has offered me $10 each for a ram and six ewes two or 3 aged ewes 1 or 2 Shearling 2 ewe lambs | ||||
| Thursday 18th fine | I finished striking out lands for fall wheat & we thrashed in afternoon. wheat is turning out about 20 bu per acre & barley over 40. We had Baley's machine 1 haul Each had from McCannel McDougall Barber Mitchell Bye. Harvey & Flick & Friendship | ||||
| x | Friday 19th Dull | We Cleaned up around barn & hauled five loads oats went to mill with grist & bft 6.55 lbs oat chop bred Grade heifer to E.P. Master 2nd |
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| Saturday 20th. Showery Extra heavy rain last night | Took Father up to Tom's then went to town bgt gro $1.15 hardware 55c saw Cartage company about team. Stamps 30c. ordered 506 bran @ 400 / 16 200. Strong bakers $5.20 / 2.60 Sundries .10c We all Cleaned up wheat and cut some weeds | 1.15 .55 .36 .10 | 4.00 5.20 | ||
| Sunday 21st fine | Father, Mary & A Jane went to Church in morning Mary E & I to S.S. and Mary & I to Church in Evening. Col. 10. 06. 30c. | 10. .06 .30 | |||
| Monday 22nd wet morning | Cartage team came at 10 A.M. Hewer brought 200. oil cake & got 228 lbs wheat. @ 8c. $3.10
sold. 107 1/2 bu wheat Michigan Amber Variety to Mr Golde at 99c $10642 then I paid account $4120 paid Jas L Simpson ac $625 pd W. Tuck's AC $2400 |
$10642 | 3.10 41.20 6.25 24.00 | ||
| 10 | Tuesday 23rd fine | Cartage team plowing C & Tom hauling manure he morning & C in afternoon 10 lds for fall wheat I went to town in morning, took Cartage horse home. bgt manure forks. 45. $100 1 bag current at Morris Fish 15c | 1.45 .15 | 67c | |
| 10 | Wensday 24th fine | Cartage team plowing. C & I hauling manure. I chored went to town and got {Crinoline?} for Mother $130, pd Insurance to Mr Jones $5.00 Herbert Scott came tonight to help us at show Ect. | 1.50 5.00 |
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| x | Thursday 25th Showery | C at Bye's & Harveys Thrashing Tom left I paid him $1500 for his month's work and sent to mill for 1485 lbs Chop & 10 bu Corn Chop. Herbert Scott at work today. Father took Queen and Princess to Sorby's | ||
| Friday 26th fine | We hauled manure in the morning 7 lds and 5 loads of Oats in the Afternoon. Cartage Co's man finished plowing this Afterno Evening except the narrow strips and a little around headlands he has been here since Monday morning at ten A.M. 5 days all but three hours 1410c | |||
| Saturday 27th fine | We hauled oats all day finished the Waverley and got in two loads of Siberian C McDougall came this evening and paid for Bull service $1000 & for wheat $150 Aunt Maggie went home today. | 150 | ||
| Sunday 28th fine | Father & I and Mary E. went to Church in morning and Children & I to S.S. Col. 200 10c. 07 c. | 2.00 .10 .07 | ||
| 10 | Monday 29th fine | FatYher, C & I hauled ten loads of oats out of no 1 Herbert went to McCannels Thrashing. gave us $750 to buy a brace $2.50 | 2.50 7.50 |
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| Tuesday 30th 1904 | We hauled 8 loads of oats and finished harvest. | ||
| Wensday 31st fine | we hauled Manure all day 17 lds. | ||
| Thursday S 1st | We hauled about 14 lds manure to Wheat field. finished all but strips and headlands trimmed Two Rams that are sold to D.M. Lloyd Dublin Virginia, for $70. their numbers are Record 736 & 737.
I paid Tom today $5000 an account arranged with Mitchell about Thrashing & Also Arranged to have Freeman Barber come & help Herbert with Manure |
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| Friday Sep 2nd fine | We got car ready in morning and shipped cattle to the Toronto Exhibition in Afternoon Freight $1600. I took Charlie along with me & Herbert stayed to look after Stock ect. then We got 400 lbs Bran from Goldies, pd for help unloading $150 then we got settled in stable about Eleven P.M. | ||
| Saturday 3rd fine | We got things fixed up and washed cattle in afternoon. Herbert plowed bal of fall wheat field |
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| {Marginal note written on left side} Elm Park Beauty 2nd calf by Prince Benton and Belle of Delaval 2nd | Monday 5th Sunday 4th fine | We showed cattle today got 1st & 2nd for Yearling bull 1st 2nd & 3rd for Bull Calf. 1st & 3rd for Cow 3 yrs & upwards 1st & 3rd for two year old heifer 2nd & 3rd for Yearling heifer 1st 2nd & 3rd for heifer calf. We got also 1st for Calf herd and sweepstakes for best Female. |
| Sunday 4th fine | I went to Church in morning and Charlie heard a very Good sermon on Let that mind be in you that was also in Christ Jesus it was the most direct and Earnest sermon that I ever heard it was {Quernst?} Methodist Church. Parkdale | |
| Tuesday 6th fine | We did our Chores and showed Stock to Exhibition visitors. Herbert Finished hauling manure to Fall wheat | |
| Wensday 7th wet | We attended Stock as usual. Herbert Harrowing for Fall wheat. | |
| x | Thursday 8th fine | Herbert finished harrowing and we looked after things in general. Our meals are costing us about $1.50 per day grade cow had a calf by P of Benton |
| Friday 9th fine | We attended Stock as usual & Loaded for London about 7 P.M. Freeman Barber sowing wheat today. Herbert Came to show and Charlie went home. Pd Freight to London $1100 |
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| Sat. sep 9th 1904 fine | We arrived at london about noon and got into our New Quarters about 3 P.M. We pay get six meals for $1.00 here I paid Entries $650 Freeman Barber sowing wheat | 6.50 |
| Sunday, 10th fine | Herbert went to Church in morning and I in Evening W | |
| Monday 12th fine | We prepared cattle for showing tomorrow Charlie finished harrowing wheat. | |
| Tuesday 13th Dull fine | C Plowing wheat stubble We showed cattle today and got about exactly same prizes as Toronto with two more herds in competition we won $10000 | |
| Wensday 14th wet | Father & C worked around barn. Herbert and I looked after Stock. | |
| Thursday 15th fine | C Plowing wheat stubble Herbert & I looking after Stock. | |
| Friday 16th fine | C Plowing wheat stubble Herbert & I looking after Stock sold Witch of Mote to W.R. Stewart for $24000 recd $4000 and got his note due Jan 1st for $20000. we left grounds about 8 9 P.M. | |
| Saturday 17th fine | We arrived home at about 1 P.M. And found all well We got stock home & did chores C went for Chop but got very little |
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| Sunday. sep 18th fine | Father & Mary went to Church in morning and Mother & I in evening Children & I to S.S. Col. 95.15. 30 | .95 .15 .30 |
| Monday 19th fine | C Plowed wheat stubble Herbert Chored & cut corn I went to town | |
| Tuesday 20th Showery | C Plowed Herbert Father & I put Ear Tags in Cattle & chored. I was at Town yesterday pd Scroggies ac $1800 pd Clemens ac $5.94. pd Cartage Co AC $1625 | .85 18.00 5.94 16.25 |
| Wensday 21st fine | We had quite a frost last night We Showed horses and cattle today got 2nd for 2 year old filly 2nd for Yearling. 2nd & 3rd fpr Brood mare. 2nd & 3rd for foal of 1904 3rd for team. 1st & 2nd for cow 1st for 2 Year old heifer 1st & 2nd for Yearling heifer 1st & 2nd for heifer calf 1st Grade cow. 2nd for Grade steer under 2 yrs. Expenses for board during fair $100 | 1.00 |
| Thursday 22nd fine | We looked after Stock today and brought them all home about 4.30 P.M. pd Geo Henderson for wheat $575 | 5.75 |
| Friday 23rd fine | I shipped lamb to J. F. Agee. Rea Missouri C.O.D. then I bgt 100 oil cake at Thorps $150 Molasses at Scroggies 2.10 | 1.50 |
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| Sep. 23rd 1904 contd | Herbert Scott left tonight, I paid him $2000 for the month and also paid Charlie Seven dollars making in all $20 that I have pd C. so far | 20.00 700 |
| 24th Showery | I went for meat in morning and Jno Henderson has agreed to buy Elm Park King 2nd Ear Tag no 50 for $15000 And he is to pay for him next Spring when he sells his fat cattle but if it is not convenient then he is to have longer time he takes him away about Nov 1st and he stays here until then at our risk. C Harrowed wheat stubble and struck out lands in no 1. I sent $175 to be left for Herbert Scott at Scroggies Grocery, and paid Mr Barber $300 for Freeman helping us sow wheat | 1.75 3.00 |
| 25th fine | Father And I went to Church in morning and Children & I to S.S. Mother & I went to Church at Night. | |
| Monday 26th fine | We got ready to ship sheep to St Louis where and were loaded up about 6 P.M. and started out of Guelph about 12 P.M. We had a fair Run & got to Port Huron about 10 A.M. left there about 3 P.M. | |
| Tuesday 27th fine | Arrived at Chicago about daylight Wensday morning and had breakfast 25c left Chicago about 3 P.M. and | .25 |
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| Wensday Sep 28th | We laid in yards till 3 P.M. & then started for St Louis where we arived about 10 A.M. | ||
| X | Thursday 29th fine | x very hot we laid in car all night and started to unload about daylight on Friday grade cow had cow calf by P. of Benton | |
| 29th wet | we had to do carpenter work most of the day and we were pretty well tired out. | ||
| 30th Dull | We Trimmed sheep and prepared generally for the show | ||
| Sunday 1st sep {Oct} 1904 | Mr Campbell & I went to Church. Lindell ave. Methodist Churcg Exp 15 I stayed Monday in grounds rest of the day. | .15 | |
| Monday 2nd fine | I Trimmed sheep and Chored generally. | ||
| almost X | Wensday 4th | All breed of sheep started up show in the Stadium today | |
| Thursday 5th | I helped with Leicesters & Trimmed sheep | ||
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| Sat 7th oct 1904 | {Entry blank} | |
| Sunday 8th fine | I went to presbyterian Church at Lay Jette Park | |
| xx | p Monday 9th fine | prepared sheep for showing tomorrow and helped Whitelaw & Kyma 11. cow calf Mayflower 3rd & Kyma 11 a Bull C by P. of B |
| x | Tuesday 10th | We showed sheep in Afternoon got 1st $12500 2nd 10000 1st & 2nd for Flocks of Sheep Bowman No 1 had Bull c by P. of Benton |
| Wensday 11th fine | I looked around some today and saw a great Many very good sights | |
| x | Thursday 12th | We chored generally and looked around the show Elm P. Belle 3rd had Cow Calf by P of B. |
| Friday 14th fine | We prepared to leave & got loaded at 11 p.m. & left the grounds for home. | |
| Sat 15th | We lay in E St Louise till Eve & Started for Chicago our car got off the track in Yards but did not do much harm. | |
| Sunday 16th | We arrived at Chicago about day break. had breakfasrt at boarding house & dinner at Y.M.C.A. about 4 P.M. | |
| Monday 17th | We arrived at P. Huron about day light. |
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| Tuesday 18th fine | got home about 2 A.M. Found thrashers waiting for me. we thrashed in afternoon | ||||
| Wensday 19th fine | {Entry blank} | ||||
| * | Thursday 20th fine | went to Erin fair and Judged cattle R Expenses $2.70 were paid by Society. I went by Cheltenham. | |||
| Friday 21st Showery | C & I pulled Apples and did Chores Father Cultivated wheat Stubble | ||||
| Saturday 22nd Dull | I took Mary & Children to Station and bgt Ticket H J. sent $400 to Mary at Cheltenham then paid Tom $198.85c
Paid Albert Barber $3500 re fund for old Imp cow pd J. Henderson $4000 for beef ring beast. borrowed 500 from Geo Penfold. Ordered a brl molasses from Scroggie and 500 lbs oil Cake & 45 lbs Oatmeal from Hewer's Father Cultivated and C Picked Apples. We killed a lamb in evening. |
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| Sunday, Oct 23rd Dull | Father Aunt Jane & I went to Church in morning and Mother C & I in Evening. Col. 30.10.10 heard two very good sermons on "Holy Spirit" in morning and Christians as The Salt of the Earth in evening by Rev Shepperson. |
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| Monday, Oct 24th 1904 | Father & C pulling apples in morning and Fatherv disking Fall wheat Stubble in Afternoon. C & I went to Station for Sheep from W.R. Stewart. pd Freight $432. He sent 11 sheep seven ewes and 4 rams | 4.32 | ||
| X | Tuesday 25th Dull | I went to town to meet Mary & Children. pd Mr McCrae for Tom. 475 pd. Geo Penfold 500 bgt humbugs 20c
we started potatoes in afternoon E.P. Bell 2 had bull Calf today by Prince of Benton |
4.75 5.00 .20 | |
| x | Wensday 26th Dull & cool | Father run disk harrow C & I took up some potatoes & Barbers had a Jersey cow to bull | s | |
| Thursday 27th fair & cold | C & I worked at potatoes Father run disc harrow | |||
| Friday 28th fine | We worked at potatoes all day. H. Morris was here. Father finished disking wheat Stubble in morning and went to mill with grist in afternoon. bgt C. oil .80 pd for Chopping grist 75c | .80 .75 | ||
| Saturday 29th fine | We finished potatoes at noon today and started to top Turnips in afternoon. H. Morris here all day I pd him 40c per day = 80 I sent $15 entry fees to Chicago to enter calves for International pd for repairing boots $100 hardware 25c stamps 25c | 1500 1.00 .25 .25 |
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| Sunday 30th Oct 1904 | Father Mary & Aunt Jane went to Church in morning and I took Children to S.S. and Mother to Church in Evening Col.10.25.07. | ||||
| H.M. 1. | Monday 31st fine | We topped turnips and harrowed out what was topped on Saturday. Father took apples to cider mill . cost $340 np | 340 | ||
| H.M.1.16 | Tuesday 1st Nov 1904 fine | We worked at Turnips all day got in 16 loads 8 large loads in morning | |||
| H.M. 1 16 | Wensday 2nd fine | We worked at Turnips all day. got root house pretty well filled & started at pit | |||
| H.M.1 29S | Thursday 3rd fine | Father & I went to vote in morning then we brought sheep home from G.T.R. Station that Will Sent from Mt Forest 8 4 lambs & 4 sheep then hauled Turnips in afternoon. 29 small loads went to town in Evening And heard that H Guthrie was Elected. Sundries .05 | .05 | ||
| 29S | Friday 4th fine | We worked at Turnips all day got in 29 small loads | |||
| 45S | Saturday 5th fine | R.H. Harding was here last night and I took a contract for 1/2 inch Space 26 times in Advocate for $20 on Condition that Illustration account is Cancelled.. We worked at Turnips all day took in 45 S loads. Tom Came for Sheep today |
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| Sunday 6th Nov 1904 | Father Mary & Aunt Jane went to Church in morning I took Children to S.S. & Mother to Church in Evening. Col. 10.30.07. | .10 .30 .07 | ||
| H.M.1 35.S x | Monday 7th fine | C went to McCannels Cutting in morning H Morris helped We hauled 35 S loads today Put Ram 2 2 ewes 1 Ram with Shearling ewes about two weeks | ||
| H.M.1 6 L | Tuesday 8th | We Shipped Ram Lamb to Jas Webster and got Cow from John Mountain pd Freight $360 pd message boy. 25. We finished hauling turnips. took up 2 1/{?} loads Carrots | 3.60 .25 | |
| Wensday 9th fair | Father took apples to cider mill. C & I laid up pit & covered it with straw & fenced it & plowed around it. We had a Emigrant W. Kennedy from England seeking work he stayed all night | |||
| Thursday 10th fair | We hauled corn in morning and covered one turnip pit in Afternoon I loaned Mr Morros the tea, and wagon to haul his hay, and he is to help us when we may need him. | |||
| Friday 11th fair | Father went to mill with 15 bgs 10 Oats 5 barley to Chop we ringed {up?} of the Young bulls & killed Thompsons 98 for mutton & also bell ewe as she was not doing well covered pit in afternoon Father went to cider mill |
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| Saturday 12th Nov 1904 fair | I went to town in morning bgt Sugar $2.63 np got harness mended 10c. Recd 200 from G.D. Hood pd Harold Morris $300 bgt 5 bls Cement. also 235 c np at Hevers And C finished covering pit and Father went to mill for grist & took 15 bgs 5 oats & 10 Barley | .10 3.60 | 2.63 | |
| Sunday 13th blustry | Father, Mary & Aunt Jane went to Church in morning Childen & I to S.S. And Charlie & I to Church in Evening heard Rev Dr Ewing of China Breachor talk about mission work in China. it was quite interesting | |||
| Monday 14th fair & cool | A Lewis was here today helping us to cement the basement under hen house We worked at it all day | |||
| Tuesday 15th fine | Mr Lewis and Wm McCrae were here helping us with cementing in the Stables finished the part under hen house and started at horse Stable. | |||
| Wensday 16th fine | We finished the cementing tonight.pd Mr Lewis 200 I still owe him $150 and he paid me $100 for Bull service. Mother went to Mount Forest today and Will came last night and on his way to Loyd-Jones Sale left here about 6 a.m. this morning. He looks well | 100 | 2.00 | 1.50 |
| Thursday 17th Thanksgiving day | We Chored around barn and did Chores. Father & I went to Church. col. 35c ordered a Palace horse car for interternational to take Stock to Chicago Castrated three rams | .35 |
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| Friday Nov. 18 / 1904 | We chored around far, fixed up horse stable, and put in lights of glass & set windows Father went to Town bgt glass & Putty & cement at Morris np and hen | |||
| Saturday 19th fine | Father & Charlie cleaned out box stalls & cleaned up stable. I went to town bgt halter & straps 160 got sprayer mended at Penfolds pd Wm McCrae for Thrashing 500 & helping us. Books for Jennie .20 Recd 100 from Mr West for Bull service, sent Entries to A.P. Westervelt . 23.00 np. Broom 30c Pd. A. Lewis bal 150 pd Bolton's for Buggy accident 75c | .20 | 5.00 .20 1.50 .30 .75 | |
| Sunday 20th fine & Shower | Father & Mary went to Church in morning I to Children to S.S. and Aunt Jane to Church at Night | |||
| Monfay 21st fine | C. Plowing all day. Father Disking in afternoon. Proff Cumming came with his Students to see Stock I went to meet Mother at Station, And sent $1800 to Farmers Advocate $900 to Farming World 800 to American Sheep Breeder | 18.00 9.00 8.00 | ||
| x | Tuesday 22nd fine | Father & C Plowed. I went to town bgt Dry goods $110
hardware .25 .20 .75 Ordered 500 Oilcake & 1 bu corn at Hewers got Shoes repaired and 15c Lantern 10 E.P. Kyma 6th had cow Calf by Prince of Benton. |
1.10 1.20 .10 .15 |
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| Wensday 23rd Nov 1904 | We got things ready to Ship the Stock to Chicago. paid for car $5840 Council paper 300 recd 900 from Jos Watt & Mr Leask. | ||
| Thursday 24th fine | We arrived at Sarnia about 830 A.M. and were taken across to Port Huron about noon & Started for Chicago in Evening. Expense today 25c | .25 | |
| Friday 25th fine | We arrived at Chicago in Evening Exp. today 35c | .35 | |
| Saturday 26th fine | We got stock settled & weighed E.P. Kasier 1050 E.P. Ringleader 1065. E.P. Raider 540. E.P. Beauty 850. E.P. Rosebud 680 | ||
| Sunday 27th fair | I looked after Stock in morning and went to Church in evening. we | ||
| Monday 28th fair | We prepared cattle for Show. I am boarding at the Ross Hotel, and have things very comfortable. | ||
| Tuesday 29th fair | We Showed bull calves and heifer calves in afternoon we got 8th on Junior Bull calf and 6th on Junior heifer calf. | ||
| Wensday 30th fair | We attended the auction sale of Angus cattle and bgt two animals one bull & one heifer |
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| Thursday Dec 1st 1904 | Attended to cattle & watched the Judging a little. |
| Friday 2nd Stormy | We looked through the Stock Yards & Swifts packing house, and saw about Testing Cattle |
| Saturday 3rd cold | We could not get cattle tested so Mr Baker and Mr Pearce decided to send them on to Canada and have them tested at Boundary lines. We loaded at 6 P.M. X Teaming cost |
| Sunday 4th cold | We spent the day on road from Battle Creek to Port Huron where we arrived about 2 P.M. then had to stay there |
| Monday 5th fine | We got across to Sarnia about noon, and left there at 4.40 P.M. We had to leave the two cattle I bought at Quarantine for three weeks. |
| Tuesday 6th fine | We arrived at Guelph at 1.30 A.M. I got to bed about 4 A.M. & at 7 A.M. had to get stock ready to go to the show we showed cattle in afternoon got 1st & 2nd in Calf. 3rd on Yearling. 2nd & 3rd on Two Year old and 3rd on Cow 2nd on Carcase of Steer |
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| Wensday Dec 7th cold | We attended to the stock and also went to meeting of Angus Society we had fifteen members present. pd my fee $100 and was re-elected president | |||
| Thursday 8th Cold | We attended stock and brought visitors out to see stock on Farm and | |||
| Friday 9th cold | We attended stock and visitors and Charlie won in picking contest and we sold carcase of beef for 9 1/2 cents per lb. and I have to give $1 back weight 8940 @ 9 1/2 85.21 - 100 84.21 sold Sat Shearling wether and wether lamb to G.H. Walles for $1525.
got prize money 9500 got Toronto Special money $6100 got Check for St Louis prize money {Sell?} 81 c Exchange $22500 |
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9500 6100 $22500 |
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| X | Saturday 10th fair & cold | I went to town sold three sheep skins $375 left hide with E. J. ONeal to be tanned by Fur process he guaranteed a good Job. bred No. 1 to E.P. Ringleader and {Charged $600 area blotted and may have meant to be crossed out} | 3.75 {$600 area blotted and may have meant to be crossed out} | |
| Sunday 11th fair | Father Mary & Children went to Church in morning and C & I in Evening | |||
| Monday 12th Stormy | I Took grist to mill in morning and took Stock in Car from Chicago out of Bond Expenses 50c Shipped Cow & Calf & Ram | .50 |
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| X | Monday Dec. 12th / 04 | bred Mountain cow to E.R. Ringleader to Jno Mountain in Afternoon pd Freight on cow $300 bgt hardware, Axe $120, File 17c paid Freight on A Aitcheson's Horse, from Chicago. $1800 |
3.60 .17 1.20 18.00 |
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| Tuesday 12th fair | Father & C did chores I went to Exhibition meeting at Toronto, and got on very well Expenses R.R. 2.50 st car 05 dinner 25 | .05 2.75 | ||
| Wensday 14th fine | wrote Lieut Col McGilvary & T. McFarlane D. Rutherford Eliver Fuller, Dr Brown went to mill. C Cut wood | |||
| x | Thursday 15th fine | C & I worked at wood all day except Chore time & we bred Belle of Delaval 2nd to E.P. Kasier | ||
| X | Friday Dec 16 fine | C & I cut wood most of the day. I took two bags of barley to Prescuts mill and bgt. 100 barley Chop 100 beans .15c got axe fixed, sent 50c to record Ewe, And also sent several certificates to be transferred E.P. ? ? bred Bull Calf by Prince of Benton | 1.10 .15 | |
| Saturday 17th fine | C Cutting wood and doing Chores Father also I went to Town bgt rubbers 90c groceries $105 Candiess 10c, Beef 107 lb at 6.- = $640 pd for Father's Suit $1500 recd Check from A.P. Westervelt for $3620 refund on Freight for Bull Bull Penfrom Winnipeg in Aug 1903 | $3620 | .90 1.05 .10 6.40 15.00 |
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| Sunday. Dec. 18th 1904 fair | Father & Mary went to Church in morning & Children & I to S.S. and Mother & I to Church in Evening. Col. 230 & 10c | 2.30 .10 | ||
| x | Monday 19th Slight flurries of snow | C at Fards Thrashing I did Chores and went to Mill for grist. sent Eight dollars to R.B. Ogilvie to record the two Foals of 1904 Bred both grade cows to E.P. Master 2nd | ||
| Tuesday 20th Snowing all day | C & I cut wood in the morning & did Chores. Mary & I went to town in Afternoon I bgt underclothes, $300 np and blt of salt $120 Went to mill for Chop, 75c | 1.20 .75 | ||
| Wensday, 21st fair | Father and C. Sorting mangels I went to town, bgt coat $1000 pd for underwear $300 at T & Douglas returned 357 lbs of molasses & barrel to Scroggies. retd 5 bgs of cement & all empty Sacks to Morris. bgt 500 lb Bran at Goldies. $425, got bridle fixed at Baleys - 35c | 10.00 3.00 4.25 .35 | ||
| Thursday 22nd fair | I sorted mangels in morning & went to see the Consolidated School in Afternoon. Father Chored and Charlie hauled wood Exp today .25 | .25 | ||
| Friday 23rd fair & Soft | C Sorted mangels Father chored I went to town got horse shod 25c pd. Mr Wardell for manure 50c bgt goose $120, things at Scroggies | .25 .50 .10 1.20 |
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| Saturday Dec 24 / 04 cold | snow about all gone C. Father Mary E & I went to town. recd $2100 From A. Aitcheson to square up accounts for trip to Chicago pd. C. 500 bgt Candies 39c bgt Razor for C. 90c We worked at Chores in Afternoon C went to Town. | $2000 | 5.00 .39 .90 | |
| Sunday Dec 25 / 04 fine | Father & I went to Church in morning. Children & I to S.S. col. .10, Env. 30. 60 Rew S.S. .5 | .60 .30 .05 | ||
| x | Monday 26th frost rind | We were alone most of the day rather quiet day but children enjoyed it Tom and Emma came in Afternoon, And Stayed for tea. E.P. Kyra 14th H. Calf by P.B. | ||
| Tuesday 27th Soft & rain | Everything covered with ice. Jas Hazlewood St Marys Came today and bought a bull. E.P. Mikado for $17500. he is to be shipped on Thursday. I then went to Sarnia to get Cattle out of Quarantine and Ticket 610 Supper bed & breakfast .75c I stayed at Chapman Hotel all night. | 6.10 .75 | ||
| Wensday 28th Stormy. | I went out to Quarantine first thing in morning. And we took the temperature of both Cattle. they were about the Same as the day before Car fare .05 | .05 |
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| Thursday 29th Dec. 1904 fair | Cattle passed the test all right. And we put them on car this morning they were very wild. I had breakfast with McDougalls and dinner with Dr Brown left Sarnia about 2 P.M. And arrived home about 6.30 P.M. Car fare .05 pd. livery man 500 for loading and unloading cattle I Shipped E.P. Mikado to James Hazelwood St Marys. | .05 5.00 | |
| Friday 30th fair | We C Chored & cut wood in morning. I got hrs shod 50c and pd blacksmith's bill $1.38. We got Cattle home in Afternoon, And took Young Grade cow up to Shortteels recd 2500 we also recd 2600 from Thos McFarlane. | 2500 2600 | .50 1.38 |
| Saturday 31st mild | Father went to Mount Forest. Ticket 160, Cash 300 Sent a Check for $28000 to Stanley R. Pearce. Creston Ill. $ $130 to R. T. Baker, Greensburg Indiana. Also deposited $7500 for Mother & pd her 40c Intrest I recd $17500 from Jas. Hazelwood St Marys for E.P. Mikado Also $12000 from W.R. Stewart of Sarnia to pay bal on note for "Witch of Mote" bgt Flour $270, Shoes $250 Stamps.10c | $7500 17500 $12000 | 1.65 3.00 2.70 2.50 .10 |
| Sunday. Jan 1st / 05 fine | Mary & I went to Church in morning, heard Rev Marshall preach, and I took Children to S.S. col. 30,5 04. | .30 .05 .04 |
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