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Sidney Clarence Van Sickle Diary, 1909-1913
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Daily Record
Friday doing chores Threshing wheat & barley in forenoon cutting & shocking oats in afternoon. 400 bushel grain threshed.
Saturday doing chores cutting & shocking oats finished lower field. Father away to city he had my ticket.
Sunday doing chores drove to R & had dinner & tea at H.E.P. place. home at night and done chores. Frank & Jean drove down at N.
mmday doing chores took milk to factory 293 lbs finished cutting oats. {mrs wm j?} Bate came here. rain early in evening.
Tuesday doing chores. Took milk to factory 132 lbs we took wheat off of barn floor to upper granery Then plowing the rest of day. Sold 3 young cattle to alf Harley for $ 150 new $ 10.00 an some balance when cattle go away Thursday.
Wednesday doing chores I took milk to factory 151 lbs brought 1/2 cheese to Geo pirie plowing for fall wheat. Jean & baby came down for dinner & tea & stayed over at night. Cara went home & mother went with her got check from factory. $20.30 & 4 1/2 lbs cheese 50%. got 2 1/2 lbs cheese for myself.
Thursday doing chores got young cattle up from woods & plowing fall wheat ground. cattle went away read payment in fall.
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