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James Bowman Diary, 1905

1905_JamesBowman_Volume3 29.pdf

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Friday Guelph June. 9th 1905 We finished stretching wire on line fence between McCannels and our place. and started to put on stays, Father started to plow in afternoon I went to town bgt gun ammunition. ect. 4.9c wire at peufolds. 80 lbs at 280 per 100 lbs
Saturday 10th Dull Father plowed Turnips ground Jimmie chored. & Cleaned out box stalls & sheep pen I went to town bgt. gro. 20c got things fixed at Tolton's Mr Norris Tom & Family Came to our place for dinner .20
Sunday 11th fine Father and Mother went to Church in morning and Mary & I in evening heard Rev Marshall preach on a Direct Question I took Children to S.S.
Monday 12th fair J. S. harrowed. root & corn ground. I went to Sorby's with {Qure?} E.P. Queen she did was not in heat. went to town got disc harrow & Scuffler fixed groceries at Scroggies, 35c. then I raised some drills and Jimmie sowed Turnips & Scuffled. .35
Tuesday 13th fine Father painted gates. J. scuffled &. sowed turnips & moved cut straw off hay in Afternoon I finished sowing turnips and Father & Mother went to town I pd Mother $500 Mr J.J. Bell & Sons of Waverly came to see the Stock I sold him a hen & Rooster 5.00
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