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Franklin McMillan Diary, 1928

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Jan 3rd: Weather has been real cold since last Sat. night. About zero each night but hardly any snow.
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April 15th: Sunday. Cold & cloudy, windy and a few snow flurries. Temperature 24 tonight at 7 p.m.
  
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Jan 4th: Weather about the same. Wrote for prices on trees from Maloney Bros Danville, N.Y. Heard the great Dodge Bros Victory Programme to-night at 10:30 to 11:30 P.M. Broadcasted by 47 stations estimated 30 million people heard it. It was announced by Hollywood by Will Rogers also heard Whiteman's Band in New York. Al Jolson & Fred Stone. Say it cost $80,000 for the Radio broadcast. The new Dodge car out tomorrow.
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April 16th: Started spraying plums & pears with oil. 7 gallons to tank. Got one tank on everything going wrong.
  
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Jan 5th: Weather some milder today.
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April 17th: New planting trees. Got 4 tanks of spray on today, weather still cold. Ground covered with snow this morning.
  
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Jan 6th: Fine & mild. Snow all gone. Did not have much this winter so far. Not more than inch or so at a time.
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April 18th: Spraying. Got 5 tanks on. Still planting trees.
  
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Jan 7th: Still mild & thawing. Smith working at hut bed. Sashes will have to get some new ones or some of the old ones done.
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April 19th: Unloaded car of manure. Very cold and one of the worst gales of the season.
  
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Jan 8th: Sunday mild & cloudy. Sat up until 2:30 this a.m. listening on the Radio. Was extra good last night. Had K.O.A. Denver & CKY Winnipeg so loud had to turn them down. Also had K.F.I. Los Angeles. Burst the biggest surprise was KFSD of San Diego. Only a 500-watt had it off and on long as we wanted it. Clear & fine.
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April 20th: Very cold this morning, ground frozen. Finished oil spraying, 2 tanks, 12 tanks in all. April 21st: We received Buds on Sweet Cherries, afraid not many will grow. Started snowing & raining about 3 p.m. at 9 p.m. tonight, ground covered with snow, still snowing.
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April 22nd: Still cold & cloudy.
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April 23rd: Started unearthing strawberries, tomatoes in jail for being drunk.  
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April 24th: Cold & cloudy, have a bad stretch in my back making out income tax papers.

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April 15th: Sunday. Cold & cloudy, windy and a few snow flurries. Temperature 24 tonight at 7 p.m.

April 16th: Started spraying plums & pears with oil. 7 gallons to tank. Got one tank on everything going wrong.

April 17th: New planting trees. Got 4 tanks of spray on today, weather still cold. Ground covered with snow this morning.

April 18th: Spraying. Got 5 tanks on. Still planting trees.

April 19th: Unloaded car of manure. Very cold and one of the worst gales of the season.

April 20th: Very cold this morning, ground frozen. Finished oil spraying, 2 tanks, 12 tanks in all. April 21st: We received Buds on Sweet Cherries, afraid not many will grow. Started snowing & raining about 3 p.m. at 9 p.m. tonight, ground covered with snow, still snowing.

April 22nd: Still cold & cloudy.

April 23rd: Started unearthing strawberries, tomatoes in jail for being drunk.

April 24th: Cold & cloudy, have a bad stretch in my back making out income tax papers.

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