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James Ross Diary, 1914-1917
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Rosmead Diary
1914 | ||
July | S | E |
7 | 933 | 60 |
125 | ||
8 | ||
86 | ||
9 | ||
935 | 71 |
Sunday forward
Sunny. very warm PM. N.S.W all day we finished hoeing corn and potatoes and got 10 drills turnips thinned Willie chopped, finished saffing turnips drove down at noon for M:, 7 adgown to come up and 211 colt he also gave meat bag to maywood also $1.25 fair share of butchering beef ring other. McFadgeon called PM to see colt. Willie and Bella drove up to Slecocks Belwood road at night to prayer meeting. We salt butter to Pringle to Guelph he may watch.
Wednesday
A little rain last night. Fine warm sunny day. Thunder and some rain afar drops PM. We cut wood. and wood in bush AM Willie drove down for 7 oM and Aunt May who came there yesterday he got at 70S grows 86 cts got from Maywood $290 our share of leaf ring hide. Wm Clark of for eggs 36 cts We hoed turnips PM. Hw Knigt in selling cool crl intakes we gave mdr for tank of out ados cylinder oil grows. I drove to M down in evening then drove up to Jus Austing to see his ails etc Willie want up with me to see cattle. Aunt May wound up in stage Malone come in for war
Thursday
Fine sunny warm day a little cloudy at times. N. S. up all day We got total of 50 rows done now of turnip
Paid | |||||||
Rec | H | E | J | ||||
1506 | 38 | 192 | 41 | 656 | 37 | 84 | 82 |
1 | 25 | ||||||
86 | |||||||
2 | refund 90 | ||||||
36 | |||||||
1509 | 64 | 193 | 27 | 657 | 62 | 84 | 82 |
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