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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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