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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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the 4th Month  April  30 Days 1905
<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>{illegible} to Build Patent Fence on the Line up the Lane {illegible} A Very Nice But Cool Day  grate Drying to Day  </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>{illegible} CE Earl to Tare Down His old Barn  {illegible}  A Very Nice Drying Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>{illegible}CE Earl 1/2 a Day to finish Pulling Down His Old Building   {illegible} A Little Snow</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>A Terible Blustry Day  A Big Snow storm  Nearly All Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>{illegible} Blustry Day  I Drove to Lansdowne  I got 4 Galons Cole Oil</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>{illegible} for 5 Bags of Potatoes  I was Fencing 1/2 a Day  {illegible}cold and Blustry Day With Snow</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>I Finished the Piece of  Fence along the Lane to Day  Very Windy  Windy an Cold</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>I comenced Spring Work to Day  1 Bushel of Wheat sowd  {illegible} the Land Woorks Easy this Spring</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>Good Friday  A Terible Snow and Sleet storm all Day  2 inches of ice an snow  Wind North an N.E.   Very Cold</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>A Very Cold Day Snow Nearly all off  Very Mudy an Slopy  We Drove to Lansdowne  I got Net Shod all Round</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>Easter Sunday A Very Cool Day Wind North Mary Was Home  John Quinn an Family was Here to Day  </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>A Nice Cool Day  I Plowed Sod all Day  then Bank accross the Road  Sum People Sowing Grund Plows Fine Now</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>I Finished Sowing the Wheat  5 Bushels A Very Nice But Cool Day   The Land Works grand</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>I comenced to Sow Oats to Day  4 Bushels SW Back of Barn</td>
 </tr> <tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>I Sowed 4 Bushel More Oats to Day Back of Barn  I Finished that Field  Nice an warm</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>I Sowed the Hill accross the Ditch to Day  3 Bushel an 1/2  A Very Warm Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>I Did Sum Furring out this Morning  A Heavy Rane Nearly all Day  We let the cows in the Pasture to Day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>Quartely Meeting  IOOF {illegible} Perade  Methodist Church  Cold With Rane</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>the 5th Month May 31 Days 1905</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>Month Begins very cold with snow storm  at Night   No Seeding to Day  {illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>I Pulverised all Day a Nice Cool Day another {illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>A Nice Growing Day A Very Heavy Thunder and Rane strom this After noon</td>
 </tr>
<table>

Revision as of Mar 27, 2026, 7:25:02 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

the 4th Month April 30 Days 1905

Thr	13	{illegible} to Build Patent Fence on the Line up the Lane {illegible} A Very Nice But Cool Day grate Drying to Day
Fri	14	{illegible} CE Earl to Tare Down His old Barn {illegible} A Very Nice Drying Day
Sat	15	{illegible}CE Earl 1/2 a Day to finish Pulling Down His Old Building {illegible} A Little Snow
Sun	16	A Terible Blustry Day A Big Snow storm Nearly All Day
Mon	17	{illegible} Blustry Day I Drove to Lansdowne I got 4 Galons Cole Oil
Tus	18	{illegible} for 5 Bags of Potatoes I was Fencing 1/2 a Day {illegible}cold and Blustry Day With Snow
Wes	19	I Finished the Piece of Fence along the Lane to Day Very Windy Windy an Cold
Thr	20	I comenced Spring Work to Day 1 Bushel of Wheat sowd {illegible} the Land Woorks Easy this Spring
Fri	21	Good Friday A Terible Snow and Sleet storm all Day 2 inches of ice an snow Wind North an N.E. Very Cold
Sat	22	A Very Cold Day Snow Nearly all off Very Mudy an Slopy We Drove to Lansdowne I got Net Shod all Round
Sun	23	Easter Sunday A Very Cool Day Wind North Mary Was Home John Quinn an Family was Here to Day
Mon	24	A Nice Cool Day I Plowed Sod all Day then Bank accross the Road Sum People Sowing Grund Plows Fine Now
Tus	25	I Finished Sowing the Wheat 5 Bushels A Very Nice But Cool Day The Land Works grand
Wes	26	I comenced to Sow Oats to Day 4 Bushels SW Back of Barn
Thr	27	I Sowed 4 Bushel More Oats to Day Back of Barn I Finished that Field Nice an warm
Fri	28	I Sowed the Hill accross the Ditch to Day 3 Bushel an 1/2 A Very Warm Day
Sat	29	I Did Sum Furring out this Morning A Heavy Rane Nearly all Day We let the cows in the Pasture to Day
Sun	30	Quartely Meeting IOOF {illegible} Perade Methodist Church Cold With Rane
		the 5th Month May 31 Days 1905
Mon	1	Month Begins very cold with snow storm at Night No Seeding to Day {illegible}
Tus	2	I Pulverised all Day a Nice Cool Day another {illegible}
Wes	3	A Nice Growing Day A Very Heavy Thunder and Rane strom this After noon

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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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