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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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NOVEMBER 1940
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Friday 1 Fine until dinnertime then very wet. Strong S W wind. Covering mangold hob with old hay. Pulling turnips for tops. Cart of tops. Sorting potatoes. Started selling milk again. O. D. 8.30 - 1
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Saturday 2 Very wet all day from 10.30 until 5. Terrible strong wind S E - S W. Among sheep. Let tups go with hogs. Sorting potatoes.
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Sunday 3 Fine, dull.
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Monday 4 Fine morning. Light rain afternoon. Scaling lime. Pulling turnips. Cart of tops. Cleaning lane up.
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Tuesday 5 Light rain at times. S E wind, strong at times. Cart of tops. Scaling lime.
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Wednesday 6 Fine, bright intervals. N wind. Sowing 3 ton of slag on lots. Cottage field. Scaling lime.
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Thursday 7 Fine, beautiful day, warm. Pulling carrots. 14 bags. Cart of tops.
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Friday 8 Light showers all day. Pulling carrots. Cart of tops. Pulling few turnips. Left carrots in field. Scaling lime. Cutting hay away from door in back mow in barn.
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Saturday 9 Wet all day. Cart of kale. Sorting potatoes. At Mr. W Nelson's funeral.
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Sunday 10 Heavy showers, bright intervals. Very wet night. Very cols. Strong S W wind. W Glass going back very much. Getting very low.
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Monday 11 Fine at first then terrible wet and very cold. E wind. strong. Glass still going back a lot. Laid 8 heifers in, yearlings. Cart of kale. Jobbing about. Took 3 animals to Kendal. 2 fat bullocks and 1 Dairy Cow. Strickley Peggy 28th £34-0-0 Goldie bullock grade B ?/- per cwt £23-10-0 Rosette bullock grade B ?/- per cwt £23-10-0 Total £47-0-0
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Tuesday 12 Wet all day and very cold. Strong S wind. sorting potatoes. Cart of kale. Carrying potatoes into cellar.
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Wednesday 13 Showers, cold. S W wind. Sorting potatoes and carrying away. Pulling carrots. 15 bags. Cart of kale
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Thursday 14 Fine, sunny. Frost. Warm. First ice this autumn. Finished pulling carrots. 12 bags. TOTAL Bags. Started carting turnips. 5 carts
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Friday 15 Fine, sunny, frost. Holmescales Thrashing. Cleaning yard up. |
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Saturday 16 Fine, bright intervals, cold. N - E wind. Holmescales Thrashing. 2 carts kale. Wagon of lime came. Cart of lime. O.D. 1 - 6
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Sunday 17 Fine at first. Showers later. Cold.
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Monday 18 Fine, sunny. N wind. Ellenwray thrashing. Took tup to Kendal for Mr S Barnett. Cart of sawdust back.
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Tuesday 19 Fine, cool, frosty. Greaves thrashing. Cart of lime. Cart of kale.
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Wednesday 20 Heavy showers. Strong S W wind. Very cold. Cart of lime and cart of kale. Sorting potatoes. Jobbing about.
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Thursday 21 Showers, very cold. terrible strong gale S W in morning. Cart of kale. At Aunty Lizzie's funeral.
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Friday 22 Fine, sunny, warm. Carting lime. Carting and pulling turnips. 10 carts. Cart of tops.
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Saturday 23 Fine at first, terrible wet afternoon. Very strong S W wind all day. Finished carting lime. Cart of kale. Cart of muck. Sorting potatoes.
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Sunday 24 Fine, bright intervals. Cold. S W wind.
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Monday 25 Fine, dull, cold. S W wind. Carting muck into Meadow, 8 carts. Cart of kale.
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Tuesday 26 Fine, showers. S W wind strong. Carting muck, 7 carts. Cart of kale. Scaling lime. Sorting potatoes.
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Wednesday 27 Bright intervals, showers, cold. Strong north wind. Carting muck into Meadow, 9 carts. Jess to smithy. Finished pulling turnips and carting. 3 carts. 18 carts from 1 lb seed. Cart of tops.
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Thursday 28 Fine, sunny, warm. Hard frost. Finished ploughing stubble headriggs. Jobbing about. Cart of kale.
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Friday 29 Fine, dull. Hard frost, cold. Carting muck. Sorting potatoes. Cart of kale.
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Saturday 30 Fine, dull, very cold. Carting muck. Sorting potatoes. Big cart of kale.
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