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Sidney Clarence Van Sickle Diary, 1909-1913
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Daily Record
Aug 27 Friday. doing chores. plowing fall wheat ground A.E.V. had Gee Horse away F.W.M. at AustinMulhollands. Threshing this forenoon. Mother out for tea. very nice day & warm. Read letter from H.E.P.
Aug 28 Saturday. doing chores. starteed to roll fall wheat ground. some rain. rolling again this after noon. F.W.M. cultivating down street st night got hair cell & shane &bat Bread& benes rain.
Aug 29 Sunday. doing chores. went to R. & had dinner at H.E.Ps. came home at 6 done chores. had tea and went to church. Frank and Jean here. Drove A.U.Vs horse
Aug 30 Monday. doing chores. working on fall wheat ground. F.W.M. took 7 bus 2b lly wheat is mill. =H 8.90 & lot barel salt & paid for chopping 44.4 paid. had settlement to date for back accounts
Aug 31 Tuesday. Toronto show opened. doing chores. harrowing & drawing in miced grain F.W.M gang plowing oat stubble. nice day today. looks like rain at N
Sept 1 Wednesday. Fine & cool. doing chores.gang plowing oat field stubble.
Sept 2 Thursday. doing chores. finished plowing oat stubble. F.W.M. cut grass on hills opposit school house. Father & Jean went to Toronto. Posted letter to H.E.P. & took shears back to J.W. Kelleys. frost last night
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