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James Bowman Diary, 1904
1904_JamesBowman_Volume3 25.pdf
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Your| 10 | Friday 27th May 1904 | I plowed C hauled manure Father Chored & helped to fill | ||
| 9 | Saturday 28th fine | C Hauled 9 lds manure I cultivated corn ground & sowed corn and scuffled early mangels
C & I went to Town in Evening bgt gro 50 sold some Eggs at 12c 10 doz |
.50 | |
| Sunday 29th fine | Mary & I went to Church in morning and children & I to S.S. Miss Carr came out in evening and Mother & I drove her home | |||
| x 8 | Monday 30th Dull | I took Princess to horse in morning bred her to Elator by Baron's Pride C hauled manure. I plowed | ||
| 3 | Tuesday 31st Dull | C harrowed in morning & I plowed. C hauled manure in afternoon 2 lds then we worked inside as it was wet. I went to town in even bgt Plow fixtures. $1.15c | 1.15 | |
| 3 | Wensday 1st June 1904 | I started up to Toms to help raise barn then fixed plow and plowed until noon. C stopped hauling manure ac of wet roads. 3 lds then he split wood the rest of the day | ||
| Thursday 2nd |
C. Splitting wood & hoeing out Lucerne from corn patch. I helped at Tom's barn we got on fairly well. | |||
| Friday 3rd fine | C Choring I went to Tom's all day we did not get quite finished. |
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