1904 Rosmead Diary

Received

985|13

1|20

986|33

Paid

1048|30

|20

|85

|5

1049|40

August 10 continued Wednesday Forward

Willie plowed in stump field in AM I finished scuffling turnips Jim and Douga; hoeing turnips all {illegible} about 10 c'clock for rain. Willie and boys took load traw down to Steds and Besse and I plowed in PM. Uncle Will and Walter Cameron here in evening on road home from Yalt. Aunt Mary had operation for cancer at Yalt tea 20

11 Thursday

Cloudy in AM muggling rain at times. cleared off sunny in PM. Jim and Doug up to-day we finished hoeing tyrnips second time finished plowing stump field hanowed it scuffled potatoes. Bella and Mary down at Aunties in PM for tea Jennie Sandham and baby there brought of Mrs Quarrue 6 lbs butter 85

12 Friday

Fine sunny day Willie drove down in buggie helped William McKee take steer and hifer we bought from him over to home field above pump. then he got at Mennies on afe 10 lbs bluestone and at brine Kilm 5 cts limme to make Bordean mixture We than plowed clay along ditch running AE and hauled 3 or 4 loads day down to much part. In PM Jim and Doug here hoeing mangols I scuffled some sold to Jackson in evening 2 {illegible}

13 Saturday

A day of thunder lightning and heavy

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