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James Bowman Diary, 1906

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 <td>Sunday. July 8th Showery</td>
 <td>Mother & I went to Church in morning. heard Rev Crews preach on a "wide Awake Church " col 50 In Afternoon, Tom & Family came down, & had tea with us</td>
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 <td>.50</td>
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 <td>Monday 9th fine</td>
 <td>J.W. Cut hay in morning. A.W. Cleaned box stalls and bedded them. J.F. hoed some mangels I went to Hendersons & brought home E.P. Mayflower 5th & we killed & buried her. we found her heart very large & flabby, her liver very large, hard and rather blue colored on out side and hard & dark in side. A great deal of bloody water around her bowels & lungs, but did not notice any Tubercules, or any thing of that sort the fat under her skin was more like Jelly then far. We scuffled & hoed some turnips.</td>
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 <td>Tuesday 10th fair heavy Showers last night</td>
 <td>I went to see about fence between Simpson place & Thurtell then went to town sold hide of heifer. $520.
got buggy fixed. 35c, paid Jessie $1000. bgt gro 10c.

men all hoed turnips finished the first sown patch got harness. $250</td>
 <td>520</td>
 <td><s>5.20</s>

.35    .10   10.00

2.50</td>
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 <td>Wensday 11th fine</td>
 <td>J.W. Cut hay in morning and we dug out barberry & blasted a stump. Joe <s>picked</s> spudded burs in morning & redded & raked in afternoon. I went to town in morning and sent $540 to Farmers Advocate. got dynaminte. 2 ch $145</td>
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 <td>5.40 1.45</td>
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462 1906

Sunday. July 8th Showery	Mother & I went to Church in morning. heard Rev Crews preach on a "wide Awake Church " col 50 In Afternoon, Tom & Family came down, & had tea with us		.50
Monday 9th fine	J.W. Cut hay in morning. A.W. Cleaned box stalls and bedded them. J.F. hoed some mangels I went to Hendersons & brought home E.P. Mayflower 5th & we killed & buried her. we found her heart very large & flabby, her liver very large, hard and rather blue colored on out side and hard & dark in side. A great deal of bloody water around her bowels & lungs, but did not notice any Tubercules, or any thing of that sort the fat under her skin was more like Jelly then far. We scuffled & hoed some turnips.
Tuesday 10th fair heavy Showers last night	I went to see about fence between Simpson place & Thurtell then went to town sold hide of heifer. $520. got buggy fixed. 35c, paid Jessie $1000. bgt gro 10c. men all hoed turnips finished the first sown patch got harness. $250	520	~~5.20~~ .35 .10 10.00 2.50
Wensday 11th fine	J.W. Cut hay in morning and we dug out barberry & blasted a stump. Joe ~~picked~~ spudded burs in morning & redded & raked in afternoon. I went to town in morning and sent $540 to Farmers Advocate. got dynaminte. 2 ch $145		5.40 1.45

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