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Alexander C. Geddes Diary, 1834-1836

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Any person at all acquainted with the details of a farm will at once see that this place has been ill used. The proportion of land for turnips is out of all proportion.

=== Wednesday 19 March 1844. === Harrowed out Field No. 2 with Scotch Barley say 7½ Acres or about 7 Bolls. Winnowing wheat was thrashed yesterday - say 14 Bolls. I filled the fanners with the whole - very hard work Harrows going all day - finished both the parks sown.

=== Thursday 20 March 1844. === Tired today that I have over worked myself yesterday - very unwell and stiff in all my limbs worked home today. Afternoon went over to Anguston - who was at the Cairns - Queen Anne went to Mart Mill of Cruden and got a load of meal from that to the maes where we found Laugabow and Bogton very merry - drank a glass of grog with them and called to see Robt. Welsh who was gone into town for advice about his eyes. Thence called on the Schoolmaster and at 8 P.M. arrived at home very very weary.

=== Friday 21 March 1844 === Tired myself worse today having slept scarcely any all night - walked over to the Castle Garden, but quite unable to work. Candler and the Carts into town for lime

=== Monday 24. March === Out at the plough on Peter Crofts. Sowing by Caulet in the evening. Lay 3 Rolls Oats. Ploughed a little myself.

=== Tuesday === Go to Town

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