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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 102.pdf
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| 1845 | Crops 1846 {bold} | |
| Sept'r | 10/11 | 8 Bush'ls Fall Wheat - S. East end of Clearance |
| 1846 | ||
| April | 18 | 4 Bush'ls Peas. South next Fallow |
| 20 | 6 - " __ Sib'n Wheat next Fall Wheat | |
| 21 | 4 --" -- Peas -- East of Manured P's | |
| 22 | 4 --" -- Sib'n Wheat | |
| 23 | 1 1/2 Pecks Timothy - nar Hemlock manured | |
| 25 | 6 Bush'ls Siberian - Summer Fallow | |
| 27 | 4 --" -- -- Do -- | |
| 28 | 3 =="-- Do -- West of West Barn | |
| 29 | 1 --" 1 Peck Do East of Do | |
| 30 | 16 --" -- Oats - South of Fall & Sib'n Wheat | |
| May | 1 | 4 --"-- Do Do East end |
| " | 1 1/2 -- Siberian East of Do | |
| 5 | 6 --" -- Do in New Land South | |
| 13 | 5 --"-- Potatoes (Merciers) behind West Barn | |
| 16/18 | 8 @ 11 Bush's Do Do Red Pink Eyes ( up mill 15@ 16 Bls |
| April | 26 | Sowed & dragd 5 Bush'ls Peas South next large Hemlock |
| 29 | Do Do 6 " Sp. Wheat South of Peas | |
| May | 3 | |
| 10 | Do -- 6 ----- Do New Land | |
| 11 | Do ---- 8 --" --- Oats So of Peas | |
| 12 | Do ------- 7 ----- Wheat --- New Land | |
| Do ------------- Potatoes -- Paddock | ||
| 1844 | ||
| April | 20 | 8 Bush'ls Peas ---------South |
| 24 | 1 1/2 --- Wheat | |
| 25 | 5 " -------- " | |
| 27 | 7 -- " ----- -----" -- | |
| May | 3 | 4 -- " ------- " -- |
| 8 | 4 --- " --- Oats | |
| 9 | 8 ---" --- " -- | |
| 10 | 7 --- " ---- " --- | |
| Potatoes -- Red & Mercers or Blue | ||
| 1845 | ||
| 44 Sept'r | 13 | 5 1/2 Bush'ls Fall Wheat |
| 45 April | 16 | 4 Bush'l Siberian Wheat -- South |
| 18 | 3 -- " --- " ------ " ---- " -- | |
| 19 | Grafsseed Timothy on Land So sown inthe fall & partially faild | |
| 23 | 3 Bush's Siberian (the last) | |
| 26 | 5 Bush's Spring Wheat - East of Sib'n | |
| May | 2 | 5 1/4 Do ------ Do ------ West Lot |
| 6 | 7 1/2 --" -- Peas -- South - next Bush & Hemlock | |
| 13 | 6 --- " --- Oats -- Do next Chopping | |
| 9 | 9 -- " -- Oats - Do between Sib'n & Peas | |
| 17 | Potatoes in Paddock - Mercer & Red | |
| B'ls | ||
| Sept | 10/11 | sowd 8 Fall |
| 13 | for flour 4 | |
| Nov | 1 | Do 8 Sacks |
| Dec | 11 | Wheat 28 1/2 Ferrie |
| 23 | --" -- 26 1/2 Do | |
| Jan | 13 | --" --- 39 Do |
| 21 | -- " -- 41.40 Do | |
| feb | 2 | ------- 6.14 flour |
| Jan | 27 | Bin'd 20 |
| 30 | Do 11 | |
| feb | 16 | sold Sund's 16 |
| 19 | ------ 34 Ferrie for Flour | |
| " | Hobsons 4 | |
| 25 | Ferries -- 31 | |
| " | Hobsons 2 | |
| 287 | 28 | Do 7 |
| brot up | 287 | 293 |
| Mch | 4 | ---- 6 Kostner |
| Apr'l | 26 | -----6 sowd |
| 21 | ----4 --"-- | |
| 22 | -- 4 -- " -- | |
| 25 | -- 6 --- " -- |
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