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John Jardine Sr. Diary, 1872-1879
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| 18 | Thursday finished thrashing for Tomas Atkison to day |
| 19 | Friday thrashing for E Trembly to day |
| 20 | Saturday finished thrashing for E Trembly to day at noon this afternoon I pulled my beens and cut my tobaco |
| 21 | Sunday we went to church |
| 22 | Monday I sowed 5 bushels this afternoon it rains to day |
| 23 | Tuesday I cultivated wheat this forenoon in the afternoon I sowed 4 1/2 bushels of wheat to day agin Shepperd is plowing this afternoon |
| 24 | Wednesday I finished cultivating the field of wheat on the west side of the barn and furrowing it out Alonzo plowed three quarts day to day |
| 25 | Thursday I shovled the croose furrows out Alonzo ploughed to day and I 5 bushels of wheat this afternoon |
| 26 | Friday I harrowed in 5 bushels of wheat to day and Alonzo ploughed to day |
| 27 | Satuerday I dug my potatoes to day and I sowed 2 bushels & a half of wheat Alonzo ploughed & harrowed to day three quarters of a day I harrowed the rest of the day |
| 28 | Sunday we went to the en english in the forenoon in the afternoon we went here Mr Scotes farewell serman to day at three O clock |
| 29 | Monday morning it rains it is a butfull rain I kiled a sheep & went to the shop with my plough point this forenoon in the afternoon I finished plowing the field on the east side of the barn for wheat |
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