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Franklin McMillan Diary, 1922

Franklin McMillan Diary 1922 7.pdf

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Mch 14th. Fine & warm, ordered 40 new hotbed sashes at $165 {he means $1.65} each from Nicholsons and 3 boxs glass from Mains at $6 00 per box ordered Ford Truck today. complete with License $9.25, delivery May 1st

Mch 15th Fair & mild trimming trees

Mch 16th. Colder with very cold north west wind, finished trimming trees.

Mch 17th Very cold & frosty, north wind, fixing hot bed sashes in the barn.

Mch 18th Making more hotbeds for transplanting Cabbages

Mch 19th Sunday cold & cloudy heavy east wind, looks like a storm

Mch 20th. Rained all night and some showers this morning have a car of manure in but John and I both have colds we are getting Geo H. & Mr Jordan to unload it tomorrow

Mch 21st First day of spring ground all covered with snow this morning, and had snow flurries all morning, winds north west & colder. unloading manure

Mch 22nd Very cold with strong north west winds. finished car of manure and put Earth on hotbeds.

Mch 23rd Sowed 4 sash of Chalks Jewel Tomatoes and started transplanting Cabbages

Mch 24th Finished transplanting Early Cabbages 40 sashes 200 to the sash... total about 8000

Mch 25th Have a bad cold did not go out all day.

Mch 26th Sunday cool and showery

Mch 27th. Cloudy & very mild transplanting tomatoes.

Mch 28th Very cold again this morning, planted some

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