Josiah Jackson's diaries 1882-1904: index and snippets

ditching

Date Snippet
Thu 16 Apr 1891

Men cleaning yard Had wheat Bought cow, True-Love Down nice heifer calf measured ditching Ac done W. Curtis.
bought (1410), calf (367), Cleaning (217), cow (461), Curtis (21), ditching (20), done (281), Down (124), Had (431), heifer (239), measured (67), Men (1554), nice (32), True-Love (1), wheat (475), Yard (290)
Sat 2 Jan 1892

Stanley measured Stephen Grey's (ditching).
ditching (20), Grey (123), measured (67), Stanley (703), Stephen (23)
Sat 5 Nov 1892

We decided Mr Harrold judges decide matter meet week agreed alter meeting , sub committee appointed meet discuss decide , shape money apportioned Educational Committee money East Somerset Society authorized teaching Hedging ditching, ploughing.
agreed (1355), alter (21), appointed (28), apportioned (1), authorized (2), Committee (364), Committee (364), decide (16), decide (16), decided (122), discuss (5), ditching (20), east (69), Educational (4), Harrold (171), hedging (77), Judges (14), matter (47), meet (154), meet (154), meeting (967), money (230), money (230), ploughing (510), shape (4), society (95), Somerset (91), sub (24), teaching (3), week (405)
Tue 20 Dec 1892

Hedging ditching c. Men Plough Burrowfield.
Burrowfield (217), ditching (20), hedging (77), Men (1554), Plough (67)
Wed 21 Dec 1892

Traction Engine Threshing machine Threshing Wheat Wincanton agreed instruction Hedging ditching given Places Tolbury Farm, Grove Farm, North Cadbury, Saw Mr Fudge Bad cows Drenches.
agreed (1355), bad (82), Cadbury (10), cows (394), ditching (20), Drenches (17), Engine (99), Farm (548), Farm (548), Fudge (158), given (51), Grove (19), hedging (77), instruction (23), Machine (183), North (146), places (23), Saw (1040), Threshing (86), Threshing (86), Tolbury (11), Traction (2), wheat (475), Wincanton (642)
Thu 22 Dec 1892

Came cow crib mary mead stall We Men finished threshing wheat o'clock Mrs Harding's, Mr T. O. Bennett sent /c Hedging ditching.
Bennett (682), Came (596), cow (461), Crib (4), ditching (20), Finished (341), Harding (371), hedging (77), Mary (198), mead (126), Men (1554), Mrs (1554), o'clock (183), sent (4043), Stall (62), Threshing (86), wheat (475)
Wed 28 Dec 1892

Reed note Mr T. O. Bennett saying Hedging ditching owing frost postponed further notice.
Bennett (682), ditching (20), frost (60), further (39), hedging (77), note (199), Notice (252), owing (27), postponed (2), Reed (3327), saying (947)
Thu 23 Feb 1893

J. Meaden Hedging ditching Instruction.
ditching (20), hedging (77), instruction (23), Meaden (261)
Mon 26 Feb 1894

Frank ditching.
ditching (20), Frank (462)
Tue 31 Dec 1895

J. Rex Wincanton Messrs Peel Sal , others ditching, hauling manure.
ditching (20), hauling (1627), manure (256), Messrs (1565), others (707), Peel (171), Rex (2123), Sal (6), Wincanton (642)
Mon 6 Jan 1896

G James ditching.
ditching (20), James (591)
Mon 13 Jan 1896

told stand lot fortnight G James ditching.
ditching (20), fortnight (34), James (591), lot (110), stand (61), told (1155)
Thu 30 Jan 1896

G James ditching.
ditching (20), James (591)
Sat 18 Apr 1896

, Victor Stanley measured Hedge Sc Ditching Cogley Wood J. Candy F. Field done.
Candy (156), Cogley (324), ditching (20), done (281), Field (181), hedge (120), measured (67), Stanley (703), Victor (1058), wood (415)
Sat 21 Nov 1896

showed Mr Lawrence statement /c reed Mrs Green receipts St statement examined Came Sc Sexeys Trade school committee meeting St decided among things instruction Poultry rearing Sc hedging Sc ditching.
among (28), Came (596), Committee (364), decided (122), ditching (20), Examined (20), Green (576), hedging (77), instruction (23), Lawrence (44), meeting (967), Mrs (1554), Poultry (32), rearing (3), receipts (81), Reed (3327), school (673), Sexeys (94), showed (58), statement (59), statement (59), things (108), Trade (97)
Wed 9 Dec 1896

Wincanton met Messrs Bailward, Wadman Hussey Bear Hotel agreed Mr Snell Poultry lectures begining , hedging ditching taught W. Bowles centres require .
agreed (1355), Bailward (112), bear (12), begining (3), Bowles (5), Centres (2), ditching (20), hedging (77), Hotel (98), Hussey (128), Lectures (39), Messrs (1565), met (393), Poultry (32), require (7), Snell (11), taught (2), Wadman (22), Wincanton (642)
Wed 10 Feb 1897

Wincanton agreed hold Hedging ditching Competition .
agreed (1355), Competition (4), ditching (20), hedging (77), hold (42), Wincanton (642)
Sat 27 Feb 1897

Victor Mr Creed's helped measure lots perch hedge competitors Hedging Sc ditching Mr Hussey brought Mr Allan Benjafield Judge , Mr T. O. Bennett St Mr H. Bailward Sc others Sc watched .
Allan (10), Bailward (112), Benjafield (12), Bennett (682), brought (899), competitors (1), Creed (190), ditching (20), hedge (120), hedging (77), helped (265), Hussey (128), judge (4), lots (64), measure (43), others (707), perch (23), Victor (1058), watched (4)
Sat 3 Mar 1900

Reed cheque W C. Bank South Town measured Hedging ditching G. White done .
Bank (1010), cheque (1456), ditching (20), done (281), hedging (77), measured (67), Reed (3327), South (357), Town (532), White (580)
Thu 30 Aug 1900

Men Thatching fencing Ricks, Ploughing, triming, ditching ftc.
ditching (20), fencing (44), ftc (833), Men (1554), ploughing (510), Ricks (111), thatching (154), triming (22)

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