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James Ross Diary, 1914-1917

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Rosmead Diary

1914 Paid

June J E Rec H E J

16 810 81 continued Tuesday forward 1484 53 148 91 579 43 82 47

then brought cultivator and roller over finished plowing now land No 6 and harrowed it. I thunned mangels. PM I rolled now land Ro 6 and drilled it up and Willie hoed mangels. Girls drove down P. M. Punch in buggy paid Russells $10.00 on up of carpet paid stats $5.25 525 1000 for wildoth both por 70 M. got wheeatels Russells 13. 13 also 2 pain shoes it on ap Russells also vicloth 5 p cts they got supper 15 38 at home then came around by M in Rees and left meet bag. Willie Black + Miss Bongin marked this morning.

17 Wednesday

Fine sunny dayfrost last night. I trimmed mangels and pruned some trees in now orchard Willie down town A. M. took 51 1/4 lbs wool to Russells on after got cream corn got at 708 2 15 groceries $2.00 chase Ellis 15 cts. brought up 2 15 70 M. 7 and I drove up to ape cattle at allows gave them salt. Willie sowed rope in now land no 6 PM. We drove to M down in warning went to Wilson to see L. Allan is going to Guelph but debut on him. Jamasa Johans & keyframe onar for miller paid 25 cts on ap. 25 Soren McRae brought meat this morning

18 Thursday

Fine sunny day looked like rain PM desk clouds parsing around. Willie went to Guelph and to 180 Experimental plots, sow Carrie Robinson, fones 80 cts took 80 any watch to Pringle to got leaned paid $1.00 on it. I made 100 pantry under stairs in Rilto. Dr Mc7adgen in at noon to see Mands colt saint it had poll wil we have to poultine it. We sold 7 1/2 doz eggs to Reeves @ 18 cts $1.35 135

830 14 We chopped some in morning 1486 13 157 24 590 43 82 47

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