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Franklin McMillan Diary, 1925

Franklin McMillan Diary 1925 18.pdf

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Sunday April 26th. Fine & warm as Summer went to Hamilton after dinner. turning colder tonight

April 27th. Colder again finished drawing manure off strawberries, and planted out some Asparagus.

April 28th Transplanted 5600 tomato plants the second time. still cool.

April 29th. Transplanted 8200 tomatoes today.

April 30th Very cool with East wind finished transplanting tomatoes 176 sashes 100 to a sash. Cukes about half over now guess they will all be dead in a day or two the way they are going.

May 1st cloudy cold & showery went to Hamilton to get the truck fixed cost $17.39 also got a couple of teeth filled. Cut first asparagus today, 5 1/3 doz shipped to Toronto Sold at $2.00 per doz

May 2nd. Very cold with strong west winds & cloudy. started planting strawberries nearly frozen at the job

May 3rd. Cold & cloudy put a fire on in furnace again.

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