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John Jardine Sr. Diary, 1872-1879
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| 25 | Thuesday Mr Camble & Gorge & I finished cultivated the corn and got it all howed to fine wather |
| 26 | Wednesday I went to the lake for a lode of sand I fixed wagon wheelels |
| 27 | Thursday James & Gorge & I went to the lake and fetched home two loads of sand I in the afternoon went to church after supper we killed buges of the patoes fine wheather hot |
| 28 | Friday James & and Gorge & and I went for two loads of sant to stony point |
| 29 | Saturday morning I plowed my patoes and went to church at half past 10 O clock James & Gorge picked the bugs of the patoes & howed them |
| 30 | Sunday we went to church sacrament sabath |
| 1 | Monday ground our scythe and commence to cut hay here by the house this afternoon |
| 2 | Tuesday cut hay in the forenoon James and I went to John Manan sable raising in the afternoon |
| 3 | Wednesday James & I drawed two loads of hay in the stable loft Gorge & James drawed in hay this afternoon I went to Potruf barn raising in the afternoon |
| 4 | Thursday Gorge & I got in two lods of hay and cathrine & I went up to Mrs pools to se Mrs cantlan in the evening |
| 5 | Friday I helped James to plow over at dodds |
| 6 | Saturday James & I went to chatham to day |
| 7 | Sunday we went to church to day at 3 O clock |
| 8 | Monday Gorge & I ground our scythes this forenoon Marchel comence to cut my meadow this afternoon with the machine |
| 9 | Tuesday Marchel & us finished cuting my medow this forenoon Gorge & I covered the ashery well with new logs and bark this afternoon |
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