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James Cameron Island

21st of May 1900 rained all day Windy began the upstairs floor today Leander and Fernandez crofsed took of Oats to Jo 4 bushels took 18 bags from Charles Rose for to fill with grain got 2 saws1 plane and square got a pan of bread

22nd fine W Wind filling some bags with oats took 10 bags 15 bushels to and 20 Doz of eggs to Jo Douquett got an English paper and Scotch paper from Dan Charlie Rose sent me a fine book to read working at the floor of the house both crofsed tonight

23rd fine put in the rest of the Corn ploughing the back piece Sissy and Stanley went to Dundee 28 Doz of Eggs 3 sheep pelts and 4 calf skins Mr J D E called as he was passing to Lancaster making the soap Fernandez went to Lancaster with saw to get fixed gave him 25 cents to get Downs Elixir took 10 boards from Lancaster found a log got spirit level saw not fixed Stanley bought boots overall shirts cotton {illegible} Elixir 1 or 2 bushels of barley to Bill and 5 gallons of syrup

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James Cameron Island

24 May 1900 Queens Birth Day Fine cool E Wind Smoky some ploughing in the back piece kind of soft Stanley and Fernandez digging the drain to let the water out of the cellar got a letter from Dan concerning John Cameron's letter to him

25th fine day ploughing the back piece and Renshaw for 11 bushels of Oats came again for the mare Lavinia and Ionia crossed for garden seeds 4 Doz of eggs Fernandez crossed got the new kind of oats 2 dollars a bushel

26th fine day ploughing back Place shearing the Sheep sheared 4 yesterday finished the soap began working at the Garden Sissy and Ionia picking Stones Leander took 15 bushel to C Rose of Oats today planting the garden took the Bun here left his boat took a 1 lb of tea

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