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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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| MAY 1940 |
Wednesday 1Fine, bright intervals afternoon. Light NE wind Killed pig. Harrowing in Crow for kale and turnips
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Thursday 2 Fine, bright, warm, Light NE wind Sew kale, turnips and carrots in Crow Penrith Shorthorn Sale
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Friday 3 Fine, bright, warm. Light NE wind Carting sticks etc on lots. Cutting pig up. Laid 16 cows out. Left 2 in (feeding fat)
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Saturday 4 Fine sunny ,very warm Rolled stitches and little corn in Crow with heavy roller. Sew seeds in S.H. Chain harrowed and rolled it
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Sunday 5 Fine, sunny , very hot
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Monday 6 Fine, sunny , light N wind. Heavy rain early morning Picking stones off seeds. Inspected ploughing for subsidy.
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Tuesday 7 Fine, dull, S wind. Light rain after tea Carting stones off seeds and finished picking them.
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Wednesday 8 Fine sunny afternoon. Very hot Carting sticks. Let young calves out first time
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Thursday 9 Fine, sunny, very hot Finished carting sticks. Clipped tups. Finished picking Meadows. Dry gapping.
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Friday 10 Fine, sunny. warm Cleaned a calf hull out. Went round wire fences putting new posts etc up. S Janet 10th calved Roan C.C. Germany entered Holland and Belgium. Chamberlain resigned 90 odd German planes shot down in Holland, Belgium, France and Britain |
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Saturday 11 Fine, sunny ,warm On lots. Chain harrowed potato stitches down. Finished going round wire fences. Over 200 planes shot down or destroyed since Friday morning |
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Sunday 12 Fine, sunny. very hot. Light S wind No Whit holidays |
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Monday 13 Fine. Cloudy morning. Sunny and warm later. Very strong S wind At auction. Sold S Janet 10th £27-17-6 Dry gapping. |
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Tuesday 14 Fine, dull morning. Cold. Sunny later, strong S wind Run potato stitches up. Doctored lame lambs. Bunt sticks bottom of old lane. Dry gapping. Strickley Peggy 26th calved R.W.B.C |
Wednesday 15Wet morning, fine afternoon. Very cold strong N wind Whitewashing. Dry gapping |
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Thursday 16 Fine, sunny, warm. Strong N wind Cleaned lavatory out. Finished dry gapping etc. Laid 10 young calves out |
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Friday 17 Fine, very hot. Thundery afternoon. Hanging gates in Round S. and Barnfield. On Lots with gate etc. |
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Saturday 18 Fine. Very very hot. Cleaning up behind barn after mangolds. Mowing nettles. Hung gates on Plucker |
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Sunday 19 Fine. Very hot. North wind. |
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Monday 20 Fine, very hot. Light wind. Cleaning up eye in Paddock. Walling gaps up in yard. Dyking in Barnfield. Cloudy after tea.
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Tuesday 21 Fine, hot, light wind. Thundery afternoon. Cleaning sheep again. Castrating lambs
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Wednesday 22 Fine, cloudy, N wind. Cleaning calf hulls out. On lots walling. Dyking.
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Thursday 23 Fine. Very, very hot. Stitch harrowing mangolds. Clipped two hogs (wicks). Dad and Mother at Gowery. heavy thunder storm at night.
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Friday 24 Fine, very hot. Buried sheep. Stitch harrowing kale and turnips. Finished mowing nettles
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Saturday 25 Fine, dull, warm, thundery. Hoeing turnips. On lots, clipped hogs. Cleaned rough ewes. Castrating lambs finished. Two heavy thunder storms after tea. Heavy rain.
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Sunday 26 Fine. Cloudy at times. Rain at night.
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Monday 27 Light rain in morning. Fine and sunny later. S W wind. Hoeing turnips and kale. Took 4 lams to Auction. Weight 38 lbs @ ? per lb.
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Tuesday 28Fine, sunny, very hot morning. Thundery all afternoon. Light rain after tea. Hoeing kale
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Wednesday 29 Fine, sunny, hot. Light rain early morning. Hoeing kale at Gowery.
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Thursday 30 Fine, dull, S wind. Heavy shower after tea. Finished hoeing kale. Hoed 4 rows carrots. Cleaning shippons and sweeping up. Germany has lost 2000 planes since May 10th.
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Friday 31 Fine, dull, S wind. Finished hoeing in Crow. Thinned all turnips.
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