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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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JUNE 1940 |
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Saturday 1 Fine, sunny, very hot. Strong S W wind. Stitch harrowed mangolds. Thinning mangolds.
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Sunday 2 Fine, very hot. The hawthorn hedges and trees are white with flowers like a second Lyth. I have never seen so much in my life. It is very beautiful.
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Monday 3 Fine. Terrible hot. Light wind. Thinning mangolds. Took 1 heifer and 1 cow heifer to Kendal. Strickley Daisy 30th 8¾ cwts A. £26-10-0 Mollies Rose 11th 8½ cwts B. £22-10-0
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Tuesday 4 Fine, very hot. Clipped all halfbred and pure bred sheep at home. Thinning mangolds.
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Wednesday 5 Fine, hottest day yet. Finished thinning mangolds. On lots for sheep.
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Thursday 6 Fine, very hot. Finished clipping sheep except killed 1 with clipping. Thinning kale.
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Friday 7 Fine, very warm. Thinning kale. STARTED HAY at night.
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Saturday 8 Fine, very hot. Finished cutting seeds. Turned swathes at night. Thinning kale.
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Sunday 9 Fine, very hot. Never saw a cloud in the sky once June 1st. Camp MeetingAll fields looking very brown and burnt, not much water in becks.
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Monday 10 Fine, very hot. S wind. Haymaking. Bought 2 cows from Bridge House. £50. Italy declared war on Britain and France.
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Tuesday 11 Fine, warm, light S wind. Cloudy in morning. Leading hay. 19 carts seeds.
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Wednesday 12 Fine, dull, cool. Finished leading seeds. Carted 25 in all. Thinning kale.
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Thursday 13 Fine, sunny, warm. Cut and turned Crow bottom. Thinning kale.
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Friday 14 Fine, sunny, warm. Mowed first piece in N H F. Cocked up in Crow. Thinning kale. Y. F. C. here judging cows.
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Saturday 15Fine, sunny, very hot. Mowed last piece in N H F. Led crow, 6 carts. Heavy thunder storm after tea. Annual Y.F.C. Rally at Newton Rigg.
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Sunday 16 Fine, dull, cool. Strong N wind.
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Monday 17 Fine, sunny, warm. Light N wind. Haymaking. 14 carts 1st plot N H F. I cart Crow.
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Tuesday 18 Fine, sunny, very hot. Haymaking. 15 carts 2nd plot N H F. Cut 2 fields at O B.
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Wednesday 19 Fine, very hot, thundery. Haymaking. Finished thinning kale. Finished thinning carrots.
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Thursday 20 Fine. Cooler at first, warm later. Strong N wind. Haymaking. Led Over Bleaze, High Meadow 8 Led Over Bleaze, paddock 4 carts Total 12 carts
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Friday 21 Fine, sunny, warm. Strong S W wind. Haymaking. Got 17 carts M. Finished mowing at Strickley.
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Saturday 22 Dull. Showers at times. Very heavy rain after tea. Jess to smithy. Mitred mangolds and run them up.
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Sunday 23 Fine, sunny, N wind. The countryside is the brownest I have ever seen it. The becks are very low and many small streams are dry. If it does not rain for a while the position will be very serious.
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Monday 24 Fine. Sunny at first. Cloudy later. Strong S wind. Haymaking. 10 carts M.
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Tuesday 25 Fine. Cloudy at first. Sunny later. V strong S wind. FINISHED HAY AT STRICKLEY. Got 17 carts M.
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Wednesday 26 Fine. Light showers. S wind. Sunny at times. Stitch harrowing potatoes, turnips and a little kale. Pulling long weed out of mangolds.
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Thursday 27 Fine, sunny, warm. Cutting grass at Over Bleaze. Weeding potatoes.
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Friday 28 Fine. Thundery. Bright intervals. Finished mowing at O B. Led two carts Bank. Run potatoes up. Finished stitch harrowing kale and carrots.
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Saturday 29 Fine at first. Sunny. Very heavy rain for 3 hours at dinner time. Fine and sunny later. Haymaking. 4 carts. rained off. Sawing wood. 6 heifers on lots. 4 down.
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Sunday 30 Fine, sunny, warm. S wind.
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