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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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OCTOBER 1940 |
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Tuesday 1 Fine, dull, very warm Getting potatoes up.
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Wednesday 2 Fine, dull, very warm. Getting potatoes up.
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Thursday 3 Fine, warm, dull. Penrith Shorthorn Sale. Good trade. Getting potatoes up.
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Friday 4 Trying to rain all day, but didn't. Warm. Getting potatoes up.
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Saturday 5 Fine at first. Very strong S W wind. Terrible wet night. Getting potatoes up. Among sheep.
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Sunday 6 Very wet most of day. Fine till 11:30am and after 9pm.
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Monday 7 Heavy showers later. Strong S W wind. Bright intervals. Jobbing about. Took 11 sheep to Kendal. 6 lambs graded at 39 lbs 14½ per lb 4 H.B. ewes graded at 66 lbs 9¼ per lb 1 rough ewe graded at 54 lbs 10 per lb
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Tuesday 8 Wet all day after 11am. S W wind. Dipping tups for Sale on Sat. Sorting potatoes
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Wednesday 9 Very wet all day. Terrible strong E to S wind. Blown all pears off. Packing wool. Jobbing about. Bought 12 rough sheep 36/6 from Mr M Mawson, Orton.
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Thursday 10 Very strong S W wind. Sorting potatoes. On lots.
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Friday 11 Fine, sunny, very warmFinished ploughing Crow except hedging. Jobbing about
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Saturday 12 Fine, sunny. Edmondson's thrashing. At Wensleydale Tup Sale. Sold 5 shearlings and 1 lamb. Bought 2. 5¾ . 6. 6¼. 6¾. and 9½ gns. Lamb 3¼ gns. Bought 3 pigs for 7½ and other for 3¼
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Sunday 13 Fine, sunny. N E wind. Let tup with Wensleydale.
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Monday 14 Fine, bright. N E wind. Ellwoods thrashing. Among sheep. Took Bridgehouse Tulip 28 to Auction. Sold her for £35
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Tuesday 15 Fine. strong E - S wind. Cool. Getting potatoes up. |
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Wednesday 16 Fine, sunny, very warm. Finished getting potatoes up. 2 carts of Mangolds. O.D. 1 - 6
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Thursday 17 Showers. No wind. Among sheep. Let tup with Roughs. Shearlings off lots. Getting carrots up. ½ cart. 3 bags.
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Friday 18 Fine, sunny, warm. Beautiful day. Pulling Mangolds. 11 carts.
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Saturday 19 Fine, dull. N E wind. Pulling Mangolds. 16 carts. Wilson helping us with cart.
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Sunday 20 Fine, sunny at times. Very strong N E wind.
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Monday 21 Wet morning. Fine and sunny later. Very warm all day. No wind. Haltering 2 bulls. Jobbing about. Pulling carrots, 5 bags full.
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Tuesday 22 Fine, sunny, cold. N E wind. Pulling mangolds. 14 carts. Took sheep to Kendal fat. 4 ewes graded at 64 lbs 7 lambs graded at 38 lbs 1 ewe graded at 41 lbs
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Wednesday 23 Fine, dull, cold. Strong N E wind. Wallers thrashing. Bought 18 lambs for Wilson 20/9 each.
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Thursday 24 Fine, sunny, cold. Strong N E wind. Finished pulling Mangolds. 14 carts. 58 carts in all. Pulling carrots. 7½ bags. Washing bulls
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Friday 25 Fine, sunny, cool. Kendal Bull Sale. Bridge House thrashing. Sold 2 bulls. 1 won 2nd prize sold for £26-10-0 and £18. Pulled 7 bags carrots.
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Saturday 26 Fine, dull, cool. Strong N wind. Getting brackens for Wilson. Pulling carrots. 6 bags. Wagon of lime came. Carting lime
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Sunday 27 Fine, sunny, warm. Strong N wind.
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Monday 28 Fine, sunny, warm. Strong E wind. Carting lime. Another wagon. Pulling carrots. 6 bags. Cart of carrot tops for cows.
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Tuesday 29 Fine, cold. Strong S E wind. Carting lime. Another wagon. Pulling carrots. 5 bags. On lots. Cart of turnip tops. Pulled a few turnips. Started giving cows tops.
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Wednesday 30 Wet early morning. Fine until 4.45pm, then terrible wet and wild. Strong S E wind. Finished carting lime on Crow. 1 cart 2 rows along top of ??. Dipping sheep. Cart of carrot tops. Laid cows in. Total in 37 including young calves.
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Thursday 31 Wet nearly all day. Strong S E wind. Rolling oats. Sawing wood. Jobbing about. Cart of tops, carrots and turnips.
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