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William Dixon Diary, 1854-1878

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<table>

<tr>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>May</td>
  <td>we planted the potatos and finished shingling the one side cloudy and growing</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>20</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>sunday plesent the trees in bloom</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>May</td>
  <td>we washed the sheep</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>23</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>planted the potatoes below and corn</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>May</td>
  <td>comensed clipping the sheep dry wether</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>May</td>
  <td>finished shingling the barn and laying</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>May</td>
  <td>came home to show the horses frosty at night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>May</td>
  <td>cool and plesent wether for the season sunday</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>May</td>
  <td>comensed drawing out wheat to {illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>May</td>
  <td>finished drawing out wheat</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>May</td>
  <td>comensed the road work at home</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>31</td>
  <td>May</td>
  <td>finished the road work at home</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>June</td>
  <td>finished shingling the barn comensed  Diging a well finished siding the barn</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>June</td>
  <td>comensed harrowing the follow and cross ploughing</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>June</td>
  <td>great rain growing wether sunday</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>June</td>
  <td>diggind at the wall some ploughing</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>June</td>
  <td>came to the rock growing wether</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>June</td>
  <td>comensed to drill the rock</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>June</td>
  <td>finished drilling great rain drilled twen{cut off}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>June</td>
  <td>comensed stoning the wall cross ploughin</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>June</td>
  <td>finished the wall and 10 ackers plough</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>June</td>
  <td>rain sunday rowing wether</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>June</td>
  <td>comensed making the higes for the barn</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>June</td>
  <td>comensed the road work below growing wether</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>June</td>
  <td>finished the road work showery wether</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>June</td>
  <td>comensed finishing of the moer </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>June</td>
  <td>Bees swarmed and staind fence cross ploughing cool wether for the season</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>June</td>
  <td>finished the more am finished i crosploughin below and came home mand the hinges for the barn</td>
 </tr>

<table>

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19	May	we planted the potatos and finished shingling the one side cloudy and growing
20		sunday plesent the trees in bloom
21	May	we washed the sheep
22	May	went blow to work at the barn
23		planted the potatoes below and corn
24	May	comensed clipping the sheep dry wether
25	May	finished shingling the barn and laying
26	May	came home to show the horses frosty at night
27	May	cool and plesent wether for the season sunday
28	May	comensed drawing out wheat to {illegible}
29	May	finished drawing out wheat
30	May	comensed the road work at home
31	May	finished the road work at home
1	June	finished shingling the barn comensed Diging a well finished siding the barn
2	June	comensed harrowing the follow and cross ploughing
3	June	great rain growing wether sunday
4	June	diggind at the wall some ploughing
5	June	came to the rock growing wether
6	June	comensed to drill the rock
7	June	finished drilling great rain drilled twen{cut off}
8	June	comensed stoning the wall cross ploughin
9	June	finished the wall and 10 ackers plough
10	June	rain sunday rowing wether
11	June	comensed making the higes for the barn
12	June	comensed the road work below growing wether
13	June	finished the road work showery wether
14	June	comensed finishing of the moer
15	June	Bees swarmed and staind fence cross ploughing cool wether for the season
16	June	finished the more am finished i crosploughin below and came home mand the hinges for the barn

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