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Edith "Gertrude" Brown Hood Diary, 1927

Gertrude Brown Hood Diary, 1927_083.pdf

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Monday, May 30 Weather - Cloudy, Eastwind (no rain). Eggs-117 - 2 duck Men were at the manure Did some choping after dinner and then cultevated the the potatos ground & the orchard over once Gertie had a big washing Mrs Brown was up for a while in afternoon Took Jim's old potter home with his broken wing Gertie took {illgeible} out at night

Tuesday, May 31 Weather - Cloudy - Windy & cool Eggs - 109 - 1 duck {Illegible} corn ground Fred scupled the {mangels?} and then went went home, had tooth ache Mack cultivated Duchead out ground Three loads of straw went away

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