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John Jardine Sr. Diary, 1872-1879
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| I plowed in the field by the barn on the east side of the barn | |
| 16 | Friday plowing to day the ground is very soft |
| 17 | Satuerday plowing to day agin fine weather |
| 18 | Sunday no church to day it is a butful day the weather is dring up the water fast |
| 19 | Monday I have began to harrow for Oats I have sowed 5 bushels & Archey Gracely has hrrowed them in this forenoon in the afternoon I sowed 6 bushels & half & harrowed them in |
| 20 | Tuesday I cleaned the furrows out and plowed the rest of the day & Archey Gracey shoveled the cross furrows |
| May the twenty in 1873 the canada southrin raiload past through the line with the first passinger train each way daly | |
| 21 | Wednesday I finished plowing and sowing & harrowing my Oats to day |
| 22 | Thursday I planted my potatoes to day |
| 23 | Friday I roaled my Oats this forenoon in the afternoon I began to plow in the field by the concession for corn it is dry & hot |
| 24 | Satuerday plowing for corn |
| 25 | Sunday I am at home to day I am very sick to day Cate went to here Mr Scot |
| 26 | Monday I am sick yet not able to work H Honsberger came along & I got him to plow |
| 27 | Tuesday Mr Marchel & I shore the sheep to day H plowed in the lowe field by the co{cut off} |
| 28 | Wednesday H Honsberger plowing for corn this forenoon & he is roling it the rest of the day |
| 29 | Thursday finished roling this morning will harrowing the rest of the day |
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