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Franklin McMillan Diary, 1923
Frank McMillan 1923 Diary 18.pdf
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April 29 | April 29 | ||
| − | Sunday | + | Sunday. Cold. Tom Bamford buried today, had a very large funeral. Went down home for tea. Frank + Geo McMillan called. |
April 30 | April 30 | ||
| − | Cloudy | + | Cloudy and very cold, West winds. Too cold to transplant, tomatoes, which are ready. |
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May 1 | May 1 | ||
Fine + warm. Transplanting tomatoes, second time. | Fine + warm. Transplanting tomatoes, second time. | ||
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May 2 | May 2 | ||
| − | Transplanting tomatoes. W | + | Transplanting tomatoes. W West buried today there was three funerals today. Six in all some Sunday! |
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May 3 | May 3 | ||
| − | Transplanting tomatoes + put 2000 cabbages out. Are up against it for men, only have one | + | Transplanting tomatoes + put 2000 cabbages out. Are up against it for men, only have one and cannot get any more it seems. It has been fine + warm and very dry. |
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May 4 | May 4 | ||
| − | + | At tomatoes yet also put out some more cabbages | |
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May 5 | May 5 | ||
| − | + | Finished transplanting tomatoes today about 18 000. | |
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May 6 | May 6 | ||
| − | + | Motored to Caledonia Six Nation + Oshweken to try + get men. Have some promise to come. | |
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May 7 | May 7 | ||
| − | Fine + warm, dry. | + | Fine + warm, dry. No rain. Finished putting out cabbages. Started digging strawberry plants. One man arrived at noon. |
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May 8 | May 8 | ||
| − | Started planting strawberries. | + | Started planting strawberries. Showery in the afternoon. |
May 9 | May 9 | ||
| − | Cold | + | Cold and showery, also some snow. Digging strawberry plants between showers. |
May 10 | May 10 | ||
Ground covered with snow this morning. Too cold to plant strawberries. Got a load of hay at $15 per ton total $27.90. | Ground covered with snow this morning. Too cold to plant strawberries. Got a load of hay at $15 per ton total $27.90. | ||
Revision as of Jun 23, 2024, 9:00:58 PM
April 29 Sunday. Cold. Tom Bamford buried today, had a very large funeral. Went down home for tea. Frank + Geo McMillan called.
April 30 Cloudy and very cold, West winds. Too cold to transplant, tomatoes, which are ready.
May 1 Fine + warm. Transplanting tomatoes, second time.
May 2 Transplanting tomatoes. W West buried today there was three funerals today. Six in all some Sunday!
May 3 Transplanting tomatoes + put 2000 cabbages out. Are up against it for men, only have one and cannot get any more it seems. It has been fine + warm and very dry.
May 4 At tomatoes yet also put out some more cabbages
May 5 Finished transplanting tomatoes today about 18 000.
May 6 Motored to Caledonia Six Nation + Oshweken to try + get men. Have some promise to come.
May 7 Fine + warm, dry. No rain. Finished putting out cabbages. Started digging strawberry plants. One man arrived at noon.
May 8 Started planting strawberries. Showery in the afternoon.
May 9
Cold and showery, also some snow. Digging strawberry plants between showers.
May 10 Ground covered with snow this morning. Too cold to plant strawberries. Got a load of hay at $15 per ton total $27.90.
