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John Jardine Sr. Diary, 1868-1871
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| 16 | Wednesday I piled manure all day |
| 17 | Thursday I piled manue all day |
| 18 | friday in the forenoon hauled clay in the barnyard in the afternoon I went for my cultivator |
| 19 | Satuerday I loged for edward all day |
| 20 | Sunday we went to Church |
| 21 | Monday I got Tomy Nickerson to ride the horse and I cultivated corn |
| 22 | Tuesday the same |
| 23 | Wednesday finished cultivating and had Old man Trembly & his girl and Edward howing |
| 24 | Thursday I had the old man and his little girl hoeing corn finished howing corn to day |
| 25 | friday it rained very near ll forenoon in the afternoon I went for my stove {torn off} and rack timber |
| 26 | Saturday forenoon it rained very heavy the ground is very wet the ditches is full in the evening I was leting water {torn off} the potatoes and beens |
| 27 | Sunday we were at home all day |
| 28 | Monday I went to peels paid to him $15 for shingles I went up to pools and to Mrs grace and to hills and hired Orlo |
| 29 | Tuesday I cut the brush on the road a{torn off} |
| 30 | Wednesday I did not do much to day the ground is very wet to hoe |
| 1 | thuesday I went and helped boby to frame his shed |
| friday boby & Mr cornwell & me maid timber for my stable | |
| John Jardine |
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