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Edith "Gertrude" Brown Hood Diary, 1928

Gertrude Brown Hood Diary, 1928_054.pdf

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Friday, April 6 Weather, fine + warm First thing went to meet Mr Spears with team + wagon for eggs called at Books, Browns + Youngs Men pruned trees in morning In afternoon Fred took team to shop to get their front feet shawed Then we made three trips to corner through the mud to get the load all down

Saturday, April 7 Weather, Cloudy mild rain all afternoon Market day Produce from farm Cream 120 pots Butter 53 lbs Eggs - 34 doz Mr Helllems 60 doz apples - 10 {bin?} Fred went to corner with me and then over to Padjets for grader to clean seed grain and then went down to Browns for seed oats Jean came up with him to spend the afternoon. Mrs. Burn went down to city with me.

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