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James Bremner Jr. Diary, 1881
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1881. 28 DAYS. FEBRUARY.
7. MONDAY (38-327)
Went to O.S. market with 16 bags oats. Got 34 c per bus. Had 53 33/34 = 18.35. The Oats weight very well. I think they are the best oats we have had this {?} the Atlantic The wheat is down in price only 95 for fall wheat today. So we have lost by taking the Feb price on fall wheat sold for seed. W. Maxwell paid his wheat 16 14/60 bus $15.42. Paid his Father balance of sewing $3.75. Spent 45 c Fine day
8. TUESDAY (39-326)
Filled up 10 bags Oats to repay John Barber for 28 27/34 bus got in fall. for feed. Took them up got home after dinner Afternoon cleaned up 15 bags Oats + fed cattle. W. Oliver paid fall wheat $12.19. Today has been {?} soft The snow has gone down a good deal today
9. WEDNESDAY (40-325)
Got my hair dressed this morning we then cleaned up another bag of Oats and dressed shilocks for chop. Afternoon at bush put down one tree and cut it up 4 feet lengths split + piled except 2 blocks. Thaw all day the snow is sinking fast. It had been raaining since 4 pm. + is still raining at prayer meeting evening
10. THURSDAY (41-324)
11. FRIDAY (42-323)
12. SATURDAY (43-322)
13. SUNDAY (44-321) Septuagesima.