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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905
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The 5th Month May 31 Days 1905
| Thr | 4 | A Nice Drying Day I was Letting off watter all Day We Comenced to draw the Milk |
| Fri | 5 | another Showry Day No Springs Work Doing |
| Sat | 6 | I was Sowing Garden seeds 1/2 a Day {illegible} Heavy {illegible} |
| Sun | 7 | another Very Wind and Showry Day {illegible} Miss Lora Dillen {illegible} |
| Mon | 8 | Another Very Cool Day I split {illegible} |
| Tus | 9 | I sold a Pig to Burns & Robinson {illegible} Got sum Lambs X I sowed sum garden Seeds |
| Wes | 10 | A Nice Drying Day We took Down {illegible} comenced {illegible} |
| Thr | 11 | A Very warm Day I Finished Sowing Oats {illegible} 6 Bus 20 lbs of {illegible} |
| Fri | 12 | I was Helping to House Clean I Put the Seeling on in the Back Room |
| Sat | 13 | I Helped Mr Smiths 1/2 a Day to Draw {illegible} A Very Warm Day |
| Sun | 14 | another Showry Day A Nice growing time |
| Mon | 15 | I Was Fixing and Putting on the screne Door an Spliting Wood |
| Tus | 16 | Heavy Rane |
| Wes | 17 | I was Cleaning and Drawing the Minure off the Rock A Nice day A Lot of Seeding to Do and Pulverising the garden {illegible} |
| Thr | 18 | I finished sowing grane to Day 30 Bushels Sowed Another Heavy Rane at Night Sowed 2 Bushels of Peas |
| Fri | 19 | I was Splitting wood in the yard all Day A Very Cold Day Uncle Andy was out Here |
| Sat | 20 | I was Helping Wessly Johnston at Springs work a 1/2 Day with team |
| Sun | 21 | another very cool Day I was sick to Day |
| Mon | 22 | I was Helping {illegible} at springs work al Day with Team A Very cold Day |
| Tus | 23 | I was Very sick all Day |
| Wes | 24 | I was Sick all Day But feeling some Beter |
| Thr | 25 | We Planted the Piece accross the Road with Potatoes Beans an Corn Cow Came in nice and warm |
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