Log in to Scripto | Recent changes | View item | View file
Franklin McMillan Diary, 1930
Frank McMillan 1930 Diary 15.pdf
« previous page | next page » |
Current Page Transcription [edit] [history]
3 red peppers at $125, 7 cabbages 3 marrows crates and 423 lohts {illegible} plums
Aug 19 180 tomatoes 388 {illegible} plums also 25x6 {illegible}, 47 cucumbers at 254, 7 {illegible} peas at 604
Aug 20th 256 tomatoes today sold at 404 balance at 35th
Aug 21st another busy day. 275 tomatoes at 35th at 45th {illegible} 60th 46 {illegible} peas at 60th. finished {illegible} 222 lohts
aug 22 picked 378 lohts tomatoes sold at 35th and 40th. 20 {illegible} plums 60th also shipped 48x11 red peppers to Toronto. sold 10 at $100 38 at 75 {illegible}, finished corn, had 360 dozne sold for $80.00
Aug 23rd finished {illegible} favorite peas 122 ohts thus year sold at 50 and 60th
aug 24th cold and rainy
aug 25th picked 315 Tomatoes at 38 and 40, 60 plumes at 50 and 60th. 34 cucumbers 5 cauliflowers $100 crates
Aug 26th 231 toms today {illegible} in {illegible} 30 th and 40 and over 110 plums.
Aug 27 177 lohts tomatoes today and 168 plums 40 red peppers 854 and $100 13 crates cauliflowers sold at 50th 30 {illegible} peas 60th
AUg 28 not so busy only 137 tomatoes and 125 plums 57 cucumbers
Transcription Tips
- Follow the example of transcribing provided in the first few PDF files of this diary.
- Click Edit when you’re ready to start transcribing.
- Click Detach to move the transcription box to a convenient location.
- Copy the text as it is, including misspellings and abbreviations.
- Start each new day with a new line. Otherwise ignore spacing and alignments.
- Use toolbar heading options for any headings in the text, i.e. diary titles.
- Use toolbar table generator for any tables in the text, i.e. finance records.
- Use toolbar comment option to add your own comments, i.e. illegible text or uncertain names or description of drawings.
- Use toolbar stroke through text option to transcribe crossed-out text.
- When done press "Save Transcription" to save your work.
- Note: If a line on one page appears to carry over on the same line on the next page, please check the next page and (if applicable) transcribe both pages together as if they are one page. Type your unified transcription under the first of the two pages.
- View more transcription tips.(Opens in new tab)