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James Bowman Diary, 1904

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 <td>Monday 2nd cont.</td>
 <td>I went to mill with 10 bgs. mixed of B & 6 bgs peas 12 emptys pd for last grist 75c got 200 Strong bakers $480/ 240 np then bgt. Corn 190 lbs at 60c per bu NP at Hewers then Lucerne 90c. Timothy $225

Waverly oats. 16 bu 6 40/ 40 $970 gave my check for it. Straps 70c<td>
 <td></td>
 <td>.75

9.70 .70</td>
 <td>480</td>
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 <td>Tuesday 3rd fine warm</td>
 <td>Trees are budding & grass growing Father Cultivating root grd C harroqwing orchard & corn ground. I chored all day C harrowing root ground in afternoon.</td>
 <td></td>
 <td></td>
 <td></td>
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 <td>Wensday 4th fine</td>
 <td>Father finished cultivating root grd & I sowed barley on it in afternoon. C harrowing all day sowed a little Lucerne near barn. Hewer sent out 5 bu Corn $300 Salt $135 oilcake $140 </td>
 <td></td>
 <td></td>
 <td>

1.35 3.00 1.40</td>
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 <td>Thursday 5th fine</td>
 <td>sowed feild next to Hammels & cultivated lat patch where peas were last yr.</td>
 <td></td>
 <td></td>
 <td></td>
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 <td>Friday 6th fine</td>
 <td>Finished sowing today and went to town in afternoon got wagons fixed 25,35, got chop at mill. got things at Bookstore 37c</td>
 <td>.</td>
 <td>.25 .35 .37</td>
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 <td>Sat. 7th fine</td>
 <td>Father rolled all day C hauled manure in morning & chored in afternoon I went to town bgt Gro at L & Haddens 58c seeds at Hewers 90 & $135</td>
 <td></td>
 <td>.58</td>
 <td>.90 1.35</td>
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Monday 2nd cont.	I went to mill with 10 bgs. mixed of B & 6 bgs peas 12 emptys pd for last grist 75c got 200 Strong bakers $480/ 240 np then bgt. Corn 190 lbs at 60c per bu NP at Hewers then Lucerne 90c. Timothy $225 Waverly oats. 16 bu 6 40/ 40 $970 gave my check for it. Straps 70c			.75 9.70 .70	480
Tuesday 3rd fine warm	Trees are budding & grass growing Father Cultivating root grd C harroqwing orchard & corn ground. I chored all day C harrowing root ground in afternoon.
Wensday 4th fine	Father finished cultivating root grd & I sowed barley on it in afternoon. C harrowing all day sowed a little Lucerne near barn. Hewer sent out 5 bu Corn $300 Salt $135 oilcake $140			1.35 3.00 1.40
Thursday 5th fine	sowed feild next to Hammels & cultivated lat patch where peas were last yr.
Friday 6th fine	Finished sowing today and went to town in afternoon got wagons fixed 25,35, got chop at mill. got things at Bookstore 37c	.	.25 .35 .37
Sat. 7th fine	Father rolled all day C hauled manure in morning & chored in afternoon I went to town bgt Gro at L & Haddens 58c seeds at Hewers 90 & $135		.58	.90 1.35

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