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Franklin McMillan Diary, 1922
Franklin McMillan Diary 1922 8.pdf
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more Tomatoes in the afternoon
Mch 27th Raining all day went to Hamilton and got Electric Washer. Blue Bird cost $114 00 wholesale retail price was $155 00
Mch 30th One of the worst storms of the winter snowed all morning raining & sleeting this afternoon man started work this morning at $14.00 per week.
Mch 31st Rained & snowed all night looks like real winter this morning ice & snow over everything and cold north wind blowing hotbeds all covered with ice & snow frozen on them can't open them at all.
April 1st. Very cold ground covered with snow, Transplanted one frame of Tomatoes too cold had to stop
April 2nd Sunday cool & cloudy was down home for tea.
April 3rd Cool & East winds transplanting tomatoes.
April 4th made hotbeds for peppers & Transplanted Tomatoes about one half of what we done before the ice storm have droped over
April 5th The man that started last week only worked one day never came back, hired another one today. Very cold & cloudy with strong east wind
April 6th. working at hotbeds cool & cloudy.
April 7th. Strong south west winds & very mild. fixing doors on barn and just finished transplanting tomatoes 90 sashes.
April 8th started transplanting Peppers Harrowed Asparagus & men drawing brush out of the orchard
April 9th Sunday, turned very warm this afternoon. went over to Roy Bells for tea.