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Courtland Olds Diary, 1896

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August TUESDAY 4 1896

Another heavy rain has just visited us, so that we did not get started at our oats and peas until this afternoon. We are able to weed strawberries, however no matter how wet the ground. Jim's Father has come to visit him, and reports heavy rains & wind storms in Michigan. Also a short grist crop.

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August WEDNESDAY 5 1896

On account of heavy dews we are not able to start work at our peas and oats until nearly noon, so we spend most of the forenoon in the strawberry patch. We seem likely to have a lasting job there for the weeds have got to be a terrible sight. It is impossible for us to hoe any more to weed by hand altogether.

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