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James Bowman Diary, 1903

1903_JamesBowman_Volume3 33.pdf

286

Aug. 1903

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 <td>Thursday 6th fine</td>
 <td>We Cut oats all day finished no 7. we cut about 12 acres today Geo hoeing turnips. Father & John Shocking oats. </td>
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 <td>Friday 7th fine</td>
 <td>We cut oats in no. 5 7 acres Geo. hoeing turnips & Choring</td>
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 <td>X

X</td>
 <td>Saturday 8th fine</td>
 <td>We finished cutting oats for this season and put away Binder & Took queen down to Sorby's. put her to Golden Victor. Old pride in heat today.

I went to town, sent $1200 to Dr. J. Orlanda, Gen. manager of Industrial pd for Gro .34 Hardware .95.</td>
 <td></td>
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.34

12.50

.95</td>
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 <td></td>
 <td>Sunday 9th fine</td>
 <td>Father Mary & I went to Church in morning and Children & I to S.S. And Mary & Mother baby & I went to cemetery in evening.</td>
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 <td>Monday 10th fine</td>
 <td>We worked at roots and put paris green on potatoes

Father plowing. Sent pedigrees to be recorded of 8 calves $1200</td>
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12.00</td>
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 <td>7 loads</td>
 <td>Tuesday 11th fine</td>
 <td>We worked at roots in morning and at hauling oats in afternoon. 7 loads</td>
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 <td>10 loads</td>
 <td>Wensday 12th fine</td>
 <td>We hauled oats all day 10 loads.</td>
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 <td>9 lds</td>
 <td>Thursday 13th fine</td>
 <td>We hauled oats all day 9 lds. sent.</td>
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 <td>6 lds</td>
 <td>Friday 14th fine</td>
 <td>We hauled oats. 6lds.

& fixed scaffold & got cattle from station Belle of Delavel 2nd & Witch of Mote. both Imp. & Lady Evangeline of W.G.</td>
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286

Aug. 1903

	Thursday 6th fine	We Cut oats all day finished no 7. we cut about 12 acres today Geo hoeing turnips. Father & John Shocking oats.
	Friday 7th fine	We cut oats in no. 5 7 acres Geo. hoeing turnips & Choring
X X	Saturday 8th fine	We finished cutting oats for this season and put away Binder & Took queen down to Sorby's. put her to Golden Victor. Old pride in heat today. I went to town, sent $1200 to Dr. J. Orlanda, Gen. manager of Industrial pd for Gro .34 Hardware .95.	.34 12.50 .95
	Sunday 9th fine	Father Mary & I went to Church in morning and Children & I to S.S. And Mary & Mother baby & I went to cemetery in evening.
	Monday 10th fine	We worked at roots and put paris green on potatoes Father plowing. Sent pedigrees to be recorded of 8 calves $1200	12.00
7 loads	Tuesday 11th fine	We worked at roots in morning and at hauling oats in afternoon. 7 loads
10 loads	Wensday 12th fine	We hauled oats all day 10 loads.
9 lds	Thursday 13th fine	We hauled oats all day 9 lds. sent.
6 lds	Friday 14th fine	We hauled oats. 6lds. & fixed scaffold & got cattle from station Belle of Delavel 2nd & Witch of Mote. both Imp. & Lady Evangeline of W.G.

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