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Franklin McMillan Diary, 1925

Franklin McMillan Diary 1925 38.pdf

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Sept 25th Picking some pears & a few bskts tomatoes I guess it will be the last of them. shipped 105 bskts north today.

Sept 26th. men cleaning out Raspberry & Blackberry patch.

Sept 27th. went up to Hamilton to 94 Grosvenor Ave. very heavy rain all the way in & part of the way home.

Sept 28th. Started picking cranberry pippin apples. also picked about 150 bskts pears etc.

Sept 29th. Sold Ross Hart 1 1/4 tons Cabbage at $15 per ton 82 pears 40¢ (yesterday) 10 doz squash $125 {$1.25} 6 doz Pumpkins $100 {$1.00} 20 bags Carrots 65¢ Bill Smith quit work monday no notice at all after the way we used him.

Sept 30th. Picking apples and a few peppers.

Oct 1st men picking apples. Greenings will only have a few barrels of them

Oct 2nd at apples yet. big crop in Ontario have none sold yet.

Oct 3rd. Picking Baldwin apples.

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