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Mary Ann King Diary, 1905
Mary Ann King 1905 Diary-16.pdf
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29 we could not go after her Will over to see Mr James Dell he is very bad Wed 5 looks like rain Paul & Clarance went to pick strawberries but they were all gone for this year. Marjorie took 9 1/2 of butter @ 14 1 doz eggs. @ 22. oil 12 sugar 25 cheese 25. tea 13. 6 loaves bread 36 bug poison 10 Thur 6. Arthur started the hay on his field but it poured rain for awhile The boys drawed the rest of the manure that Paul started the night befor Roy & I started to put the bug poison on the potatoes put it on part of them & I picked a lot off & the boys picked a lot yesterday. Paul went to Saurs Friday 7. another hot day. I churned the butter soft. Arthur cut some more hay. Fannie went over to the other house for Tea Marjorie working on her dress Sat 8 Roy horse raking his field by the house & they drawed in twin loads for us & 3 for them selves they raked so late that Jennie & Marjorie could not go after bread I picked & gutted cherrues for two pies & an apple sauce & jelly mixed. had fire enough to roast an ox Jennie & Marjorie over to help Hattie with her dress. They killed the old rooster. Clara down to stay all night the boys over for supper in the old house Roy stayed all night over there