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Franklin McMillan Diary, 1923
Frank McMillan 1923 Diary 18.pdf
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April 29 Sunday. Cold. Tom Bamford buried today, had a very large funeral. Went down home for tea. Frank + Geo McMillan called.
April 30 Cloudy and very cold, West winds. Too cold to transplant, tomatoes, which are ready.
May 1 Fine + warm. Transplanting tomatoes, second time.
May 2 Transplanting tomatoes. W West buried today there was three funerals today. Six in all some Sunday!
May 3 Transplanting tomatoes + put 2000 cabbages out. Are up against it for men, only have one and cannot get any more it seems. It has been fine + warm and very dry.
May 4 At tomatoes yet also put out some more cabbages
May 5 Finished transplanting tomatoes today about 18 000.
May 6 Motored to Caledonia Six Nation + Oshweken to try + get men. Have some promise to come.
May 7 Fine + warm, dry. No rain. Finished putting out cabbages. Started digging strawberry plants. One man arrived at noon.
May 8 Started planting strawberries. Showery in the afternoon.
May 9
Cold and showery, also some snow. Digging strawberry plants between showers.
May 10 Ground covered with snow this morning. Too cold to plant strawberries. Got a load of hay at $15 per ton total $27.90.