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Franklin McMillan Diary, 1930

Frank McMillan 1930 Diary 19.pdf

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Sept 25 showery today picked 25 peppers and 2 cauliflowers digging potatoes very small

Sept 26 a few more showers picked 200 lohta peppers today sold Scott 35 reds at 40 and 50 green hot at 25 and 81 green sweets 30 shipped 34 reds to Toronto and 7 cauliflowers

Sept 27 cold, men hoeing strawberries only order 5 crates cauliflowers

Sept 28 Sunday cool and cloudy had {Heatts?} over in the evening.

Sept 29 picking peppers and cucumbers

Sept 30 cool and picking peppers, hoeing and ploughing

Oct 1 picked peppers sold a few to Scott at 27¢

Oct 2nd first white frost of the season no harm done finished picking plums 23 plums

Oct 3rd to 7th fine and cool light white frosts still picking Tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers

Oct 7th to 15th weather very fine an warm. slower all in bloom yet. fruit and vegetables all gone only puppers and pumpkins no sale for either had my {illegible} {illegible} out on Sat (oct 11th) {illegible} very sore yet

Oct 18th Change in the weather cold with gales from the west and first snowflurries of the season.

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