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John Jardine Sr. Diary, 1872-1879
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May 1st 1870
| 1 | Sunday we were at house all day no church |
| 2 | Monday plowed all round the house |
| 3 | Tuesday finished ploughing in the feild at the house |
| 4 | Wednesday I sowed 7 bushel of barley and finished harrowing it and furrowed it up |
| 5 | Thursday pulled out stumps in the new field |
| 6 | Friday I plowed in the afternoon it rained |
| 7 | Saturday I plowed all day in the new feild Johny went to Chatham on his own business |
| 8 | Sunday we went to church |
| 9 | Monday I ploughed in the new field |
| 10 | Tuesday I ploughed John durt from the ditch |
| 11 | Wednesday I ploughed John throwed durt from the {cut off} |
| 12 | Thursday I finished ploughing in the new field |
| 13 | Friday John B harrowed in oats I sowed |
| 14 | Saturday old Trembly and I planted my potatoes John B finished harrowing the oats to day |
| 15 | Sunday I took Lizzey to her mothers to goy to the dockter |
| 16 | Monday I furrowed the new field I plowed about two acres for Mr Tre{cutt off} in the afternoon Mr Trembly and J cleaned about 40 bushel of oats and 22 bushels of wheat |
| 17 | Tuesday I went to Mill to the blacksmith shop I got two shoes on dan in the afternoon finished ploughing the little field at the ashery sowed some flax and two bushels of oats John Benwa went to lawtrel barn raising |
| 18 | Wednesday I commene to plough for corn in the old meadow |
| 19 | Thursday I ploughed for corn |
| 20 | Friday ploughed for corn |
| 21 | Saturday after dinner it rained a little shour ploughed for corn |
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