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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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The 5th Month May 31 Days 1905

Thr 4 A Nice Drying Day I was Letting off watter all Day We Comenced to draw the Milk
Fri 5 another Showry Day No Springs Work Doing
Sat 6 I was Sowing Garden seeds 1/2 a Day another Heavy Rane in the Afternoon
Sun 7 another Very Wind and Showry Day Miss Lora Dollen was Here for waggon
Mon 8 Another Very Cool Day I split sum Wood and Made a Big Box
Tus 9 I sold a Pig to Burns & Robinson 300 lbs 5 1/4 C Got sum Lambs X I sowed sum garden Seeds
Wes 10 A Nice Drying Day We took Down Box Stove and comenced house Cleaning
Thr 11 A Very warm Day I Finished Sowing Oats in this Field 6 Bus 20 lbs of oats
Fri 12 I was Helping to House Clean I Put the Seeling on in the Back Room
Sat 13 I Helped Mr Smiths 1/2 a Day to Draw in Hay out of stack A Very Warm Day
Sun 14 another Showry Day A Nice growing time
Mon 15 I Was Fixing and Putting on the screne Door an Spliting Wood
Tus 16 Heavy Rane
Wes 17 I was Cleaning and Drawing the Minure off the Rock A Nice day A Lot of Seeding to Do and Pulverising the garden across Road
Thr 18 I finished sowing grane to Day 30 Bushels Sowed Another Heavy Rane at Night Sowed 2 Bushels of Peas
Fri 19 I was Splitting wood in the yard all Day A Very Cold Day Uncle Andy was out Here
Sat 20 I was Helping Wessly Johnston at Springs work a 1/2 Day with team
Sun 21 another very cool Day I was sick to Day
Mon 22 I was Helping Wess Johnston I was sick all Day at springs work al Day with Team A Very cold Day
Tus 23 I was Very sick all Day O got a Cow from HC Mulvaugh yesteday
Wes 24 I was Sick all Day But feeling some Beter
Thr 25 We Planted the Piece accross the Road with Potatoes Beans an Corn Cow Came in nice and warm
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