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Franklin McMillan Diary, 1925

Franklin McMillan Diary 1925 45.pdf

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Nov 23. Ground frozen some snow unloading 3rd car of strawberry covering.

Nov 24th still cool & cloudy, unloading another car of manure.

Nov 25th covering strawberries.

Nov 26th. Digging out old plum trees. and went to Hamilton got a load of baled hay at $20 per ton.

Nov 27th. Rained nearly all night and all day today.

Nov 28th Colder this morning frozen up & some snow flurries. started unloading last car of manure & finished covering Strawberries took about 4 1/2 cars of strawy long manure.

Sunday Nov 29th Fair & cold home alone all day.

Nov 30th. Finished car of manure. about done work for the winter have some small jobs to do. but have not much heart to any more than I have to do. Cool this morning nearly zero they say. but milder this afternoon and looks like snow or rain.

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