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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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By Mon the Keating Place 315

From Oct 17th 1898 till October 1899

October 17 1 Days Plowing all Day $1 50
" 18 2 Teams Plowed $3 00
" 20 1 Team All Day and $1 50
" Haslip 1 Team 1 Day 1/2 75
" 21 1 Team all Day an 1 Team $1 50
1/2 a Dy Map (sod) 00 75
" 25 I Plowed 1/2 a Day 00 75
" 28 I plowed all Day Team (sod) $1 50
" 29 I Plowed all Day 1 Team $1 50
" 31 I Plowed all Day 1 Team $1 50
Days November 1898
1 I Plowed all Day 1 Team $1 50
2 I Plowed all Day 1 Team $1 50
3 I Plowed all Day 1 Team $1 50
4 I Plowed all Day " " $1 50
4 Mr Haslip all Day 1 " $1 50
16 I was Plowing sod all Day $1 50
17 I was Ditching all Day -- 75
18 I was Plowing all Day -- 75
19 I was Plowing 1/2 Day $1 50
April 1899
24 1 Days Plowing $150 $1 50
26 I Days " " $150 $1 50
" 27 " Plowing 150 1 50
28 1 Days Cultivating 150 1 50
29 1 Days Sowing 150 1 50
May 3 Half a Day Pulverizing .75 75
4 1 Day with 2 TEam $3 $3 00
" 5 1 Day an a Half With Teasm 2 25
6 1 Day with 2 Teams $300 3 00
" 8 1 Day " " 2 Teams 300 3 00
10 1 Day " 1 Team 150 1 50
" 11 1 " " " 1 50
12 1 Day " " 2 Teams 3.00 3 00
13 1 Day " " 1 Team 1.50 1 50
July 10 1/2 Day mowing with Team $1.50 $60 00
" 12 1 Day Raking and Cocking $1 25
" 13 1 " " Drawing in Hay 2 lodes and team 3 00
July 11 1 Day Mowing $2 00
" 16 1 Man 1/2 a day 50 50
" 15 Raking and Drawing all Day 2 Men $3 00
" 17th I mowed 1/2 day 50 $1 00
" 18 I was Raking 1 Team in all Day 2 Team $3 00
" 19 1 Day 2 Men an team 3 00
22 1/2 days Mowing $1 50
" 22 1/2 2 Men 1/2 a Day 1 00
" 25 2 Men an team 1/2 a Day Draning $1 50
August
2 1/2 Day Pulling Peas 50
" 4 Pulling Peas $2 00
" 5 2 Men 1/2 a Day Pulling Peas $3 25
" 8 2 Men and Teams Pulling Peas all day $1 00
" 11 1/2 a Days Binding $2 00
" 16 1/2 a Days " " $2 00
" and 2 Men on Team Drawing Grain $3 50
" 18 2 Men on a Team Drawing in Grain $3 00
" 19 a 1/2 Day Drawing in Grain 2 Men an a Team $3 25
$97 25
2 00
97 25
10 Bolts of Inline 50 lbs 5 25
$104 50
Oct 3 1/2 a Days Plowing 75
" 4 1/2 a Days Plowing 75
" 5 " " " 75
" 6 " " " 75
" 7 " " " 75
" 18 1/2 a Days Plowing 75
" 19 " " " 75
" 20 I plowed all Day $1 50
" 21 " " " 1 50
" 23 " " " 1 50
" 24 " " " 1 50
" 25 I plowed all d $1 00
" 26 " " " 1 50
" 27 " " 1/2 a Day 75
" 30 " " all Dy 1 50

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