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Franklin McMillan Diary, 1922

Franklin McMillan Diary 1922 12.pdf

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past Radish hole in drill. 1 lb seed. started planting Tomatoes in the afternoon got about 4600 out.

May 25th Showery. planting Tomatoes

May 26th Fair & warm finished planting Tomatoes 17 500 plants

May 27th. Planting Peppers heavy & cold north wind blowing about 5000 Hot. 1500 Pimento 3500 Sweet Ruby Giant.

May 28th. Sunday Fine & warm was down to the Beach and over to see Will Bell.

May 29th. Started Spraying at noon. a little over 3 1/2 gals Lime Sulphur & 5 1/4 lbs Lead (Powdered) per tank. Men hoeing new strawberries

May 30th Spraying all day weather fine

May 31st Spraying yet Good Prospects for fruit Lots of plums & apples. half crop pears & cherries.

June 1st. Finished spraying today 22 tanks - 2 lbs Lime sulphur 125 lbs Lead

June 2nd. Weeding & Hoeing started rain about 4 oclock.

June 3rd Fine & warm. all the crowd cleaning up hotbeds

June 4th Sunday Fine & warm was down at Hicks for tea

June 5th. Hoeing & cultivating and finished cleaning up hot-beds. Dealt Ford Truck off for a Reo - got what we paid for ford $925 Reo cost $21 00 {$2100}.

June 6 Fine & warm. hoeing

Junr 7th Hoeing Cabbage second time ought to have Cabbages in a couple of weeks

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