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Franklin McMillan Diary, 1918 & 1919
Franklin McMillan 1918 & 1919 34.pdf
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June 10th Fine & warm, weeding and cultivating onions had LMB & Mrs B for dinner | June 10th Fine & warm, weeding and cultivating onions had LMB & Mrs B for dinner | ||
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| + | June 11th Finished weeding Onions 1st time cost about $25.00 have five men working now. | ||
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| + | June 12th Very warm, cultivating Carrots. Contracted part of our strawberry crop <s>to</s> 500 crates to Upton Jam Co Hamilton at 20 cts a quart. have about seven acres to pick. | ||
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| + | June 13th. Plowing up half of our carrots and all the Parsnips. got so weedy can't clean them will plant Turnips. Planted Corn and Pumpkins in Pear Orchard. | ||
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| + | June 14 Motored to Hamilton. to buy stoves and beds for berry pickers and got 1400 {---?} Covers from F. new at 1¢ each | ||
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not many plums. put in about 10 lbs Lead and 3 1/2 Gals Lime Sulphur per tank.
June 7th Spraying yet weather very warm and dry. Cutting Asparagus yet price very low this year only 75¢ basket last shipment to Toronto.
June 8th Fine & warm had LB & Mrs B for tea went to church at night.
June 9th Had a nice shower in the night the first since the 24th of May. Finished spraying. and hoed new strawberries
June 10th Fine & warm, weeding and cultivating onions had LMB & Mrs B for dinner
June 11th Finished weeding Onions 1st time cost about $25.00 have five men working now.
June 12th Very warm, cultivating Carrots. Contracted part of our strawberry crop to 500 crates to Upton Jam Co Hamilton at 20 cts a quart. have about seven acres to pick.
June 13th. Plowing up half of our carrots and all the Parsnips. got so weedy can't clean them will plant Turnips. Planted Corn and Pumpkins in Pear Orchard.
June 14 Motored to Hamilton. to buy stoves and beds for berry pickers and got 1400 {---?} Covers from F. new at 1¢ each
