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John Jardine Sr. Diary, 1872-1879

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{page is a duplicate of pdf 09, John Jardine Journal 1870}

4 Sunday we to hear Mr Armstrong
5 Monday I thrashed for Maning Theodore hauled manure
6 Tuesday I finished atThrashing for Maning in the forenoon thrashed for Boby in the afternoon
7 Wednesday I thrased for Boby Vickersman
8 Thursday I thrashed for Mitchel Trembly
9 Friday I thrashed for Edward Trembly
10 Saturday I thrashed for John Jardine
11 Sunday we went to Church in the afternoon
12 Monday finished thrashing for me at two Oclock
13 Tuesday I plowed for fall wheat
14 Wednesday I plowed all day
15 Thursday I plowed again all day
16 Friday I plowed again Mifachogno was cutting corn
17 Saturday I sowed 4 1/3 bush wheat and cultivated it in [cutoff] [indecipherable] Jackson finished cutting the corn
[cutoff] Sunday we went to church at 10 O clock
[cutoff]9 Monday I sowed 1 1/2 bushels of wheat
20 Tuesday I furrowed it up
21 Wednesday I shoveled the barrowes
22 Thursday I comence to plow around the house
23 Friday I finished plowing around the house in the afternoon harrowed in to two bushels of wh[cutoff]
24 Saturday I barrowed it up and shoveled it[cutoff] I bought two calvs from Richard dodd and fetched them home
25 Sunday we went to church 4 Oclock
26 Monday I drawed manuer to day
27 Tuedsay I drawed manure to day
28 Wednesday I loged for Richard dodd
29 Thursday it rained alittle I trhashed my beens Mr Trembly and I cleaned up the beens I fixed the buggy
[cutoff] Friday it rained all day it was a splendid rain the ground was very dry

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