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James Bowman Diary, 1903

1903_JamesBowman_Volume3 16.pdf

269

April 1903

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 <td>Thursday 9th fair</td>
 <td>Father finishing rolling meadows and John Cultivated for oats. I chored <s>and went to Town </s> went to town with Mother to meet Adda and Bessie. Mother went to Preston. Ticket. 35c </td>
 <td></td>
 <td>

.35</td>
 </tr>
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 <td>

x</td>
 <td>Friday 10th fine</td>
 <td>Father rolled Fall wheat in morning. Jennie & I went to Church. John Cultivated & harrowed. I sowed about 2 1/2 acres Siberian oats in afternoon.

bred E.P. Belle 4th to Prince of Benton</td>
 <td></td>
 <td></td>
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 <td></td>
 <td>Sat 11th fair</td>
 <td>We sowed oats and harrowed. Father went to town

Pd Insurance $3920</td>
 <td></td>
 <td>39.20</td>
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 <td></td>
 <td>Sunday 12th fair</td>
 <td>Father Jennie & I went to Church in morning, & Children & I to S.S.</td>
 <td></td>
 <td></td>
 </tr>
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 <td>x

x</td>
 <td>Monday 13th fine</td>
 <td>Sowing oats in Afternoon

E.P. Bell 5th in heat.</td>
 <td></td>
 <td></td>
 </tr>
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 <td></td>
 <td>Tuesday 14th wet</td>
 <td>We chored around barn Piled wood & sorted potatoes & clipped sheep

I went to town, bgt meat. 100

Pd Rumford's account. $420

Pd Farmers Advocate ac.

bgt. Flour 200 Whip fixed 10c

Stamps 20c</td>
 <td></td>
 <td>

1.00

4.20

7.50

.10

2.00

.20</td>
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 <td>

x</td>
 <td>Wensday 15th wet</td>
 <td>We chored levelled pit went to mill with 15 bgs 11 wheat, 4 barley 6 emptys

G.D. Hood had cow to E.P. Champion

bgt hat $200, got 500 bran np @ 17

got 10 bu Barley from S. Young 4.25

got 1 1/2 by. Clover @ 8.10 1 bu Tim @ $2.84  $15.15.

Dr Reed was out to see Kyma Tweedhill did not do much. <s>haule</s>

hauled a load of gravel. </td>
 <td></td>
 <td>

4.25

6.50</td>
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269

April 1903

	Thursday 9th fair	Father finishing rolling meadows and John Cultivated for oats. I chored ~~and went to Town~~ went to town with Mother to meet Adda and Bessie. Mother went to Preston. Ticket. 35c	.35
x	Friday 10th fine	Father rolled Fall wheat in morning. Jennie & I went to Church. John Cultivated & harrowed. I sowed about 2 1/2 acres Siberian oats in afternoon. bred E.P. Belle 4th to Prince of Benton
	Sat 11th fair	We sowed oats and harrowed. Father went to town Pd Insurance $3920	39.20
	Sunday 12th fair	Father Jennie & I went to Church in morning, & Children & I to S.S.
x x	Monday 13th fine	Sowing oats in Afternoon E.P. Bell 5th in heat.
	Tuesday 14th wet	We chored around barn Piled wood & sorted potatoes & clipped sheep I went to town, bgt meat. 100 Pd Rumford's account. $420 Pd Farmers Advocate ac. bgt. Flour 200 Whip fixed 10c Stamps 20c	1.00 4.20 7.50 .10 2.00 .20
x x	Wensday 15th wet	We chored levelled pit went to mill with 15 bgs 11 wheat, 4 barley 6 emptys G.D. Hood had cow to E.P. Champion bgt hat $200, got 500 bran np @ 17 got 10 bu Barley from S. Young 4.25 got 1 1/2 by. Clover @ 8.10 1 bu Tim @ $2.84 $15.15. Dr Reed was out to see Kyma Tweedhill did not do much. ~~haule~~ hauled a load of gravel.	4.25 6.50

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