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William John "Willy" Little Diary, 1914-1925

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April

11th Alva & Ella Lee came out from Paris for dinner & the afternoon taking Don & Jack to the car after their Easter Holidays

12 Snowed all day, cleaned up seed oats. Went to Keirles in evening for eggs.

14 Took fat cattle to the Glen to ship U.F.O weighing 6750 lbs. Sett goose on 14 eggs & sell 4 hens on White Wyandotte eggs.

15 Sett 5 elm trees in the south lane and 1 elm & six maple on north hill along the road

16 Went to Paris to get a load of oats from Deans & Rutherford @ $1.30. Brought the last of the sap home from the bush and look up the pails.

17 Burnt brush in the garden and orchard in the afternoon

18. Drove up to Cecil Simons for a little while after Sunday School

19 - Went to D. McPherson for 15 bags seed barley @ $2.00. Cleaned out the closet and blew out some large stones on north hill field

20. Started to cultivate and pick stones. Went to hear Dr Buchanan in St. George in the evening

21 A very fine rain in the morning and most of the afternoon

22 Finished plowing root ground for mixed grain

25. Mr & Ms Coates and family came out for a visit

26. Started to sow oats in back 14 acre field.

27 - Went to Paris in afternoon and went in the evening to hear the Educational Play the "End of the Road" it was fine.

28 - A showery day Repaired fence and finished plowing the garden also planted early potatoes "Irish Cobbler"

29 - Went to Mr & Mrs Woolmans for the evening.

30 - Finished sowing No. 72 Oats 10 acres in 14 acre field. Grandpa & Grandma Lee & Mrs Wade came over for the day. Grandpa trimmed Young Orchard

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