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Franklin McMillan Diary, 1922
Franklin McMillan Diary 1922 31.pdf
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for the day all had a good time I guess. Weather was mild thawing off the snow. got home about 8 oclock.
Dec 26th went up to the city for some barrels got 135 from McDougall at 25¢ he owes me some money for carrots, looks like rain.
Dec 27th. Cloudy and getting colder.
Dec 28. Cold north East snow storm all day. looks like real winter
Dec 29th. Cold & clear real winter weather
Dec 30th. Have a bad cold inbed all day.
Dec 31st Sunday. Raining all day, and very icey.
Total Amounts of fruit And Vegetables sold during this season
strawberries | 1484 | crates |
Raspberries | 225 | crates |
Lawtons | 50 | crates |
cherries | 1605 | Baskets |
Apples | 450 | Baskets |
apples | 516 | barrels |
Plums | 4475 | baskets |
pears (all varieties) | 910 | baskets |
pears Bartletts | 145 | bushels |
pears Kieffers. | 180 | bushels |
pears Kieffers. | 11 | barrels |
peaches | 313 | baskets |
Blk currants | 9 | baskets |
Grapes | 87 | x 6 qt bskts {baskets} |
Cabbages | 175 | orange crates |
Cabbages | 115 | bags |
Cabbages sold loose | 118 | doz |
Cabbages sold loose | 5 tons | 120 lbs. |
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