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John Jardine Sr. Diary, 1868-1871
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| 22 | thursday Alick and me cleaned wheat and {folded over} |
| 23 | friday I ploughed for E trembley all day |
| 24 | Satuerday I ploughed in the forenoon in the afternoon I went and got my order for staves |
| 25 | Sunday we went to here Mr forest |
| 26 | Monday I cultivated my barley gr{torn off} |
| 27 | tuesday alick is harring barley to day I have sowed 15 bushels of barley |
| 28 | Wednesday I sowed 1 bushel of Barley {above written - stramness?} and pail of wheat in the little field at the {torn off} and alick and me shovled the to fields today |
| 29 | Thursday we finished shovling about 3 O clock we went over to michel T to harrow |
| 30 | friday I sewed 6 bushels of barley and 6 bushels oats and furrow it up |
| 1 | Satuerday it rained very near all day hugh and alick and I went to daniel sale A M |
| 2 | Sunday we went to here Mr king |
| 3 | Monday I sowed 3 bushels of wheat and 4 bushels of Oats |
| 4 | Tuesday forenoon I sowed 4 bushels of in the afternoon hugh and I ploughed over at Michels |
| 5 | Wednesday in the forenoon I hauled so{torn off} |
| 6 | Thursday ploughed at Mitchels |
| 7 | Friday Alick is here I sowed 8 bushels Oats and water furrowed the peice |
| 8 | Satuerday I sowed 2 bushel Oats and half a bushel of wheat and a little flax & seed {illegible} finished it all up Jas Jardine P.P. Office County of Renfrew |
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