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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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AUGUST 1940 |
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Thursday 1 Fine. Hottest ever. No wind. Cutting corn. Hottest day ever had this year. |
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Friday 2 Fine. Terrible hot. Light E wind. Finished cutting corn in Crow. Started hay again. Mowing clover fog S.H. |
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Saturday 3 Fine, very hot. Finished mowing fog. Cart of grass. Opening corn out in S.H. |
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Sunday 4 Fine, warm, cloudy morning. Wicks or maggots are very bad this last week or two. Between 2 and 8 every day. Heavy dews and hot days are blamed. |
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Monday 5 Fine, bright intervals. Light shower morning. Straightening corn up. Cutting corn with reaper and getting it ready on lots. |
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Tuesday 6 Fine, bright intervals. Finished cutting corn at S. Scaled hay. |
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Wednesday 7 Light rain morning, fine later. Set corn sheaves up (cut yesterday). At O.B. mowing brackens and hay. Cocked hay up. 2 carts of corn O.B. O.D. 1 - 4.30 |
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Thursday 8 Light showers all day. Very little in all. S W wind. Jobbing about. On lots for rough sheep and lambs. Straightening corn up. |
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Friday 9 Very cold. Light showers all day. Very little in all. Very strong SW wind. Among sheep picking out for Monday etc. Trimmed tups. Jobbing about. |
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Saturday 10 Light showers all day. Strong SW wind. Cutting grass and snagging hedge up lane. |
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Sunday 11 Fine. Strong SW wind. Dried up very fast. |
Monday 12Fine, bright intervals. Light SW wind. White frost early morning. 21 carts of corn Crow. 7 carts of corn O.B. Took 12 lambs and 4 ewes to Kendal 5 hog lambs 32 lbs 1/- per lb £ 7 big lambs 38 lbs 1/- lb £ 4 ewes 80 lbs 9¼ £ Total £38 |
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Tuesday 13 Very light drizzle all day. Spained lambs etc. Took 30 ewes on lots. Whitewashing. |
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Wednesday 14 Fine at first, rain after tea till 6pm then sunny later. Leading corn. 8 carts. Rained off. Jobbing about. |
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Thursday 15 Fine. S wind. Finished cutting corn at O.B. Finished leading corn in Crow. 7 carts. |
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Friday 16 Fine, dull, cool, light S W wind. Mowing corn. haymaking. Led 3 carts. O.D. 1 - 4.30 |
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Saturday 17 Fine, sunny, warm. Light S W wind. Haymaking. Finished. 11 carts. |
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Sunday 18 Wet nearly all day. Strong S W wind. |
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Monday 19 Fine, bright intervals. S W wind. Took 4 heifers on lots. 5 down. Trimming and dosing sheep. Raking in Crow |
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Tuesday 20 Fine morning, wet afternoon. Strong SW wind. Snagging hedges. Cleaning calf hulls out. Whitewashing. Cows in fog first time. |
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Wednesday 21 Fine, very strong S W wind. Wind cold at all times. Cutting grass round cornfield. Leading corn. 4 carts S.H. |
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Thursday 22 Fine, sunny. Strong N W wind. Finished Harvest at S. Led 11 carts S.H. Brought implements in |
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Friday 23 Fine, bright intervals. Strong N wind. Raking Crow. I cart hay included. |
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Saturday 24 Fine, sunny, S wind. Finished Harvest at O.B. 4 carts and 1 rakings. Cut grass on Crow bottom. I cart rakings S.H. and hay. Frosty morning. |
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Sunday 25 Fine, bright intervals. Strong N wind. O.D. 9 - 1
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Monday 26 Fine, dull. Strong N wind. Snagging hedges. Turned hay.
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Tuesday 27 Fine, sunny all day. N W wind. Shower early am. Haymaking. 5 carts Crow. Fencing round Dutch Barn.
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Wednesday 28 Fine and sunny at first. Rain after supper. S W wind. Canny Brow thrashing. Raking Crow. Put fence up again carrots and put sheep on corn and fog.
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Thursday 29 Fine, sunny, cool. Strong S W wind. Jobbing about. At Canny thrashing 2nd day. Mr Durnno here and passed 4 bulls. Sold 1 after to Mr W Richardson £24. Mr W Dobson brought 2 pigs.
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Friday 30 Fine, sunny, warm. S wind. Snagging hedges and topping. Cutting thistles. Picking apples.
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Saturday 31 Fine, warm. Finished snagging hedges. Finished pulling apples. Most ever had for few years. Carting snaggings. Weeding mangolds
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