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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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JULY 1940 |
Monday 1 Fine. S wind. Heavy showers 10-30am. Haymaking at O B. 2 carts. Another 3 carts after milking. S B. Hoeing turnips.
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Tuesday 2 Fine, dull, warm S wind. Light rain after milking. FINISHED HAY AT O B. 8 carts B. Mitred kale.
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Wednesday 3 Fine, strong S W wind. Run kale, turnips and carrots up. Cart of grass for bulls. Brought hay implements up. Mowing thistles.
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Thursday 4 Very heavy rain early morning. Heavy showers all day. W wind. Cold bright intervals. Mowing thistles.
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Friday 5 Fine, dull, warm. Planting ½ mangolds. They are very big, biggest I have ever planted. Shaking hands across rows. Dipping sheep. 61+67+40+10 = 178. 62 from Over Bleaze.
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Saturday 6 Fine, dull, light showers. Took sheep on lots. Finished planting mangolds. 1 cart of grass. Terrible heavy rain early morning. Washed all our lane up.
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Sunday 7 Very heavy thunder storm all morning. Fine afternoon.
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Monday 8 Fine, warm S wind. Mowing thistles. 1 cart grass.
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Tuesday 9 Heavy rain all day in showers. Strong S wind. Planting cabbages in Crow. Whitewashed 1 hull. Cleaned calf hulls out. Mowing thistles.
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Wednesday 10 Wet all day. Fine intervals. Planting cabbages in field. Thistle mowing. 1 cart of straw muck away. Sowing Sulphate of Ammonia on clover fog. Cart hoop came off.
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Thursday 11 Fine, dull, showers after tea. Finished sowing Sulphate. Finished carting straw muck. Cart of grass. Thistle mowing.
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Friday 12 Fine, dull, cold strong E S wind. Thistling. Whitewashing.
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Saturday 13 Fine, bright intervals. Very thundery and warm. Mowing thistles. Cart of grass.
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Sunday 14 Fine morning. Rain all afternoon. Warm.
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Monday 15Fine, sunny, very warm. Mowing thistles. Cart of grass. Took 3 lambs to Kendal. 6 bags of sawdust back. 3 lambs 44 lbs each at 1/3½ per lb = £2-15-11 each 55/11 Total £8-7-9
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Tuesday 16 Fine and warm at first. Heavy thunder rain 3pm onwards. Thistling
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Wednesday 17 Wet all day. Thistling. Whitewashing. Re-making calf shelvings for new cart.
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Thursday 18 Wet all day. Whitewashing. Penrith Sale. Rained without stopping for over 36 hours.
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Friday 19 Showers, bright intervals. Thunder at night. strong S wind. Thistling. Cart of grass.
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Saturday 20 Heavy showers, thunder, bright intervals. Cold. Very strong S wind Thistling. On duty 9--30 - 1 am.
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Sunday 21 Fine, light showers later. Strong S wind.
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Monday 22 Fine, light showers in morning. Sunny later, strong S W wind. Finished mowing thistles at home. Cart of grass. Dosing lambs with Nicotine Sulphate and spained tup lambs.
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Tuesday 23 Fine and sunny. Warm. Snagging hedges. Mowing thistles on lots. Finished sideboards for cart.
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Wednesday 24 Heavy showers morning. Fine later. Strong S wind. Finished thistling on lots. Snagging hedges. Whitewashing.
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Thursday 25 Fine, warm, thundery, S wind. Stitch harrowing turnips and carrots. Weeding carrots. Cart of grass. Washing cart.
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Friday 26 Fine, warm, thundery. Stitch harrowing mangolds. Snagging round Sammy. Finished weeding carrots.
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Saturday 27 Fine, very hot, thundery, N wind. Weeding turnips and kale. On lots heifer. cart of grass.
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Sunday 28 Fine, sunny, very warm.
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Monday 29 Fine, dull, light rain after supper. S wind. Weeding kale. Took 4 lambs and 1 ewe to Auction. 4 lambs 38lb £9-10-0 each 47/6 1 ewe 60 lb £2-21-6 Total £12-2-6 about Brought cart of sawdust back.
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Tuesday 30 Fine, warm, dull. SW - NW wind. Trimming sheep and doctoring them. Started HarvestCut 1 field of corn at OB with Greaves binder.
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Wednesday 31 Fine, terrible hot. Cutting corn in Crow with binder. Broke driving rod first round. Took it to Kendal. Cart of grass
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