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Christina McLennan Diary, 1897-1905

Christina McLennan 1897-1905 Diary 154.pdf

Village farm, Farquherson tenant 1897<table>
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  <td>Jany 11</td>
  <td>Farquherson sent us 50 bush oats</td>
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  <td>12</td>
  <td>Noon. 75 bush oats. Evening, 80 bush oats = 205.</td>
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  <td>20.</td>
  <td>1 load of straw</td>
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  <td>Feb 9</td>
  <td>1 load of straw Feb 23d  1 load of straw</td>
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  <td>March 17</td>
  <td>1 load of straw 23 Got, 180 sap Kettles 25 were big</td>
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  <td>March 30.</td>
  <td>By 2 gall syrup the first this year " 2</td>
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  <td>April 1</td>
  <td>"  2  "  "  April 6. By 4 1/2 gall syrup 6 1/2</td>
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  <td>" <s>12</s></td>
  <td> "  4  "   "  "  27 By 4 1/2 gall syrup 8 1/2   17 gall</td>
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  <td>May</td>
  <td>for sowing</td>
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  <td>May 14</td>
  <td>12 bush oats</td>
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  <td>17</td>
  <td>7 1/2  "   "   3 bush pease. Sent cows to pasture</td>
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  <td>19</td>
  <td>8 "   "  </td>
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  <td>22</td>
  <td>6<s>1/2</s> potatoes 2 3/4 crown jewels 2. pride of field 1.1/4 mixtures</td>
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  <td>27</td>
  <td>our boys drew our hay, and straw</td>
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  <td>July 16</td>
  <td>Farquherson put in our village barn 1 load hay</td>
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  <td>" 17</td>
  <td>2 loads of hay. 21. two loads hay.</td>
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  <td>27</td>
  <td>2 loads hay 7 loads in all</td>
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  <td>Septem 28</td>
  <td>69 bush oats. 4 bush pease Hay loads F. A.M. 42  P.M. 27</td>
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  <td>29</td>
  <td>1/2 load cow corn</td>
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  <td>Oct 4.</td>
  <td>11 bags corn 10 pumpkins some cow corn</td>
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  <td>8.</td>
  <td>13 " potatoes (2) 19 bags potatoes  32 bags</td>
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  <td>15</td>
  <td>Farquherson got 110 lbs hay seed</td>
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  <td>21</td>
  <td>Farquherson brought 2 loads of turnips over 60 bush</td>
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  <td>Dec 28</td>
  <td>Farquherson To bags 20. 10 cotton 10 linnen</td>
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  <td>29</td>
  <td>55 buckwheat 56 oats</td>
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  <td>1898 March 14</td>
  <td>19 1/2 bush oats (15) By 41 bush oats</td>
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  <td>15</td>
  <td>{18?} bush (17.) 32 bush oats 1 * 40 on the 15 40 oats  (19) To 1 gall syrup (21) good 2 gall) 19th</td>
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  <td>24</td>
  <td>1 gall bad. P.M. 2 gall midling</td>
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  <td>26</td>
  <td>2 " good. (28) 4 gall syrup . 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 4 = 12</td>
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  <td>April</td>
  <td>52 gall syrup not very good boiled down to about 4 1/2 () 4 gall</td>
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  <td>April</td>
  <td>Gave Farquherson 1 1/2 bush wheat, 1 bush hay seed</td>
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 * 80 bush only on the 15

{numbers in right margin opposite March and April} 69 66 / 66  1/2 + 40 + 38 + 1.40 + 40 = 218 1/2 + 135 = 353

2d Con. farm. Salway tenant 1897
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Village farm, Farquherson tenant 1897

Jany 11	Farquherson sent us 50 bush oats
12	Noon. 75 bush oats. Evening, 80 bush oats = 205.
20.	1 load of straw
Feb 9	1 load of straw Feb 23d 1 load of straw
March 17	1 load of straw 23 Got, 180 sap Kettles 25 were big
March 30.	By 2 gall syrup the first this year " 2
April 1	" 2 " " April 6. By 4 1/2 gall syrup 6 1/2
" 12	" 4 " " " 27 By 4 1/2 gall syrup 8 1/2 17 gall
May	for sowing
May 14	12 bush oats
17	7 1/2 " " 3 bush pease. Sent cows to pasture
19	8 " "
22	6~~1/2~~ potatoes 2 3/4 crown jewels 2. pride of field 1.1/4 mixtures
27	our boys drew our hay, and straw
July 16	Farquherson put in our village barn 1 load hay
" 17	2 loads of hay. 21. two loads hay.
27	2 loads hay 7 loads in all
Septem 28	69 bush oats. 4 bush pease Hay loads F. A.M. 42 P.M. 27
29	1/2 load cow corn
Oct 4.	11 bags corn 10 pumpkins some cow corn
8.	13 " potatoes (2) 19 bags potatoes 32 bags
15	Farquherson got 110 lbs hay seed
21	Farquherson brought 2 loads of turnips over 60 bush
Dec 28	Farquherson To bags 20. 10 cotton 10 linnen
29	55 buckwheat 56 oats
1898 March 14	19 1/2 bush oats (15) By 41 bush oats
15	{18?} bush (17.) 32 bush oats 1 * 40 on the 15 40 oats (19) To 1 gall syrup (21) good 2 gall) 19th
24	1 gall bad. P.M. 2 gall midling
26	2 " good. (28) 4 gall syrup . 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 4 = 12
April	52 gall syrup not very good boiled down to about 4 1/2 () 4 gall
April	Gave Farquherson 1 1/2 bush wheat, 1 bush hay seed

* 80 bush only on the 15 {numbers in right margin opposite March and April} 69 66 / 66 1/2 + 40 + 38 + 1.40 + 40 = 218 1/2 + 135 = 353 2d Con. farm. Salway tenant 1897

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