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Diary of a Young Farmer Written by William Robinson 1939 - 1941, then aged about 20. (click here for William's brother, Wilson's, diaries from 1935) links to other months January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
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APRIL 1940 Monday 1 Very heavy showers. Bright intervals later. Very strong S wind all day Scaling muck. Jobbing about 1 SH. 1 R. 77 - 56 - 22
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Tuesday 2 Long bright intervals. Light S wind Chain harrowing. Hedging 1 R. 1 R. 1 R. Total - 80
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Wednesday 3 My Birthday Showers, bright intervals Carting sticks. Rolling oats 1 R. 1 R. 1 HB big lamb dead
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Thursday 4 Showers, bright intervals. Strong S W wind. Carting straw muck out of hulls. Hedging. Carting sticks. 2 W
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Friday 5 Fine and sunny. S W wind. Carting sticks. Carting muck. Hedging
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Saturday 6 Dull, fine, calm. Sowing corn in Crow. Sew 100 stones. I had to register at Kendal 1 W. 83 total. 1 big lamb dead
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Sunday 7 Very wild and wet morning. Sunny and windy S W later
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Monday 8 Sunny at times. Light N - W wind. Average temperature. Jess to smithy. Carting sticks. Docking few lamb tails. Scaling muck.
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Tuesday 9 Bright intervals. Light N wind. Finished sowing corn 40 stones; 10 in Crow, 30 in Strickley Hill. Washed bull for tomorrow 2 W. 1 W H
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Wednesday 10 Sunny and warm all day. Hard frost, light N wind Harrowing Crow Bull sale. Took 1. Strickley Councilor £20-5-0
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Thursday 11Fine, dull, light SW wind Rolled all crow. Cutting lamb tails on lots
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Friday 12 Fine, warm, light N wind Setting potatoes etc in garden
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Saturday 13 Dull, fine, warm light S wind Ploughing for potatoes in Bleaze Meadow. 2 W. Total 88
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Sunday 14 Bright intervals, light showers. Very strong SW wind. Very bad wet and wild night. Very cold
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Monday 15 Heavy snow showers. Very cold. Bright intervals. Very strong W wind All hills white with snow Carting muck. Jock to smithy
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Tuesday 16 Bright intervals. Cold frost. Strong W wind. Few hailstones. Moving hen hut from Plucker into Brant Strickley. Ploughing in Sammy. John Waller came for cart of Mangolds 10/-
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Wednesday 17 Fine. Very hard frost, cold, strong SW wind Ploughing in Sammy. Harrowing in Bleaze Meadow
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Thursday 18Very hard frost. Very cold. Strong E - N wind Harrowing in S. Stitching in S and B.M.
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Friday 19 Fine all day. North wind. Cold. Wet early morning. Snow on tops Carting muck into potato stitches in Bleaze Meadow. Fencing in B.M.
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Saturday 20 Fine and sunny. Very warm. Very wet early morning. Strong NE wind. Wet late night Scaling muck. Cleaned tups. Finished stitching for Mangolds in Sammy.
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Sunday 21 Wet early morning. Fine later. Light showers. Cold NE wind
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Monday 22 Fine, very cold. Very strong NE wind. Scaling muck. Bagging seed potatoes. Dashing muck for seed potatoes. Saw first swallow
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Tuesday 23 Fine, very cold. Very strong NE wind Carting muck into B.M. Dashing muck. Setting potatoes in B.M.
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Wednesday 24 Fine, dull, misty. Light shower after tea Carting muck into B.M. Cleaning gimmer hogs
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Thursday 25 Misty in morning. Fine and sunny afternoon. very hot Sheep on lots - 30 ewes and hogs - 28 lambs Finished cleaning sheep. Carting muck into S. Finished B.M.
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Friday 26 Fine, dull, very warm Finished setting potatoes in B.M. Laid 20 heifers out. Cows out first time
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Saturday 27 Fine, very hot Carting muck into Sammy for mangolds. Dashing muck. Took 14 heifers on lots. Thundery
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Sunday 28 Fine, bright intervals. Little cooler
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Monday 29 Fine, cool at first, getting warmer. Rather thundery at night Finished mucking mangold stitches. Finished dashing muck in S. Took 4 sheep and 1 pig to Kendal 2 Wensleydale shearlings £3-18-4½ each 2 rough ewes 22/- each 1 pig £8-19-6 18/- per lb
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Tuesday 30 Fine, dull, very strong NE wind. Very cold Sew mangolds in Sammy Heard cuckoo
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