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John Jardine Sr. Diary, 1872-1879
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AUGUST the 1 1872
| 1 | Thursday Marshaw & I began my Oats we turned over the barley at noon to dry and went at the Oats rest of the day |
| 2 | Friday Tomas Marshaw & Charley shampang & Gorge Camble & I stacked the barley to day |
| 3 | Satuerday us fore are at the Oats to day in the lower field by the concession we cut and bound 97 sooks |
| 4 | Sunday I at home Cathrine went to church at half past three O clock |
| 5 | Monday in the forenoon cut Oats in the field by the barn in the afternoon Charley Champan & I drawed in 4 loads of Oats out of the field by the concession |
| 6 | Tuesday in the forenoon cut Oats and drawed in one load, finished cuting oats this afternoon and bound about 10 dusson to day |
| 7 | Wednesday election day I went to the shop with my Cultivater in the forenoon in the afternoon I went to the town hall and give my voat for Rankin |
| 8 | Thursday Gorge & I finished drawing in my Oats to day finished harvist to day |
| 9 | Friday Gorge & I cuting weeds in the corn to day |
| 10 | Satuerday Gorge & I was cuting weeds in the corn |
| 11 | Sunday we went to church at half past 10 |
| 12 | Monday James & I cut weeds in the corn |
| 13 | Tuesday this morning it rains heavy it is showery to day we began to draw dung this eving and cut weads in the corn |
| 14 | Wednesday we finished cuting the weeds in the corn and drawed out 4 loads of dung |
| John Jardine |
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