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James Bowman Diary, 1906

1906_JamesBowman_Volume3 25.pdf

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Saturday. May 19th 1906 fine & cool J.W. & Ernest hauling manure I dipped rams & went to town bgt. drugs $150. pd for pulling Jennies Tooth 25c groceries 55c Corn Chop $595 Shipped wool to Brantford. 73 168 lbs 19c = $3192 1.50 .55 5.95
Sunday 20th fine Jennie & I went to Church in Morning heard Mr Glossford preach. Mother Mary E. & I went to cemetery in afternoon. both men went in evening to Church Col today. 35 .35
Monday 21st fine We hauled manure & raised drills for Early potatoes & some mangels near barn Shipped E.P. King 4th to Thos. Mitchell Solway P.O. Walkerton Stn west


Tuesday 22 fine J.W. hauled manure and Ashes in morning & plowed in Afternoon I went to town bgt plow Share 45 40c pd. Tolton's Ac. $200 bgt mangel seed. 15c bgt halter at Baleys $175 Then Came home and spread manure till 4 P.M. Then took Mayflower 5th to Henderson's to pasture and 6 Ewes & 3 lambs to J Henderson And, he is to raise lambs and we pay market price for them and if a sheep dies he is to pay butchers price for it.. And when a Ewe is done breeding he makes her fat enough to kill .40 2.00 .15 1.75
Wensday 23rd fine J.W. plowed till 4 P.M. then went to Mt Forest. I went to town got buggy fixed. 1 gal R. Linseed Oil .70 N.P. at Penfolds got horse shod N.P. Went to mill got 295 lbs Chop
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