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

turnip

Date Snippet
Tue 2 Sep 1884

Sowed turnip seed.
seed (208), Sowed (19), turnip (19)
Fri 9 Aug 1889

J. Rex T. H. turnip seed rain stopped Sent G. Hisgrove Evercreech Junction Bricks Bruham Lodge.
bricks (65), Bruham (767), Evercreech (201), Hisgrove (299), Junction (118), Lodge (793), rain (360), Rex (2123), seed (208), sent (4043), stopped (124), turnip (19)
Mon 26 Aug 1889

J. Rex sowing turnip seed Men finished cutting Wheat Mr Spill , Mr H. Cannon picked Cheese Shepton Show.
Cannon (97), cheese (1666), cutting (421), Finished (341), Men (1554), picked (81), Rex (2123), seed (208), Shepton (200), Show (118), sowing (51), Spill (58), turnip (19), wheat (475)
Wed 19 Mar 1890

Reed Letter Mr Shackleton Edfard Colliery Ca Tom skins Wincanton brought Plum tree turnip seed Mr Pocock, drench cow Mr Fudge.
brought (899), Colliery (2), cow (461), Drench (11), Edfard (2), Fudge (158), Letter (162), Plum (3), Pocock (28), Reed (3327), seed (208), Shackleton (284), Skins (27), Tom (2187), tree (54), turnip (19), Wincanton (642)
Sat 29 Mar 1890

Mr Harding's (Whaddon) Mr Pearce promised drill turnip Wednesday Came called Mr Stroud's Change Ck.
Called (1514), Came (596), Change (17), Drill (89), Harding (371), Pearce (265), promised (658), Stroud (1409), turnip (19), Wednesday (179), Whaddon (10)
Tue 1 Apr 1890

J. Rex borrowed Mr Husseyfe drilled turnip manure Vetches failed B. John looked pigs c. Mr J. Read sent calves bought Saturday.
borrowed (86), bought (1410), calves (455), drilled (27), failed (5), Husseyfe (2), John (2874), looked (297), manure (256), Pigs (1328), Read (279), Rex (2123), Saturday (205), sent (4043), turnip (19), Vetches (43)
Wed 18 Jun 1890

J. Rex Mr Husky's Drill Turnip seed.
Drill (89), Husky (1), Rex (2123), seed (208), turnip (19)
Thu 24 Jul 1890

W. Curtis turnip hoing.
Curtis (21), Hoing (123), turnip (19)
Tue 21 Oct 1890

Ploughing turnip ground Wheat BJohn son St Chapel St heard Mr Piper.
BJohn (556), Chapel (342), Ground (382), heard (404), Piper (2), ploughing (510), son (269), turnip (19), wheat (475)
Fri 8 Jul 1892

bought Swede Turnip Radish Seed Mr Martin looked Bull bid .
Bid (90), bought (1410), Bull (301), looked (297), Martin (137), Radish (1), seed (208), Swede (96), turnip (19)
Wed 10 Aug 1892

Mr C. Pocock's scotch Turnip seed lbs.
lbs (124), Pocock (28), scotch (1), seed (208), turnip (19)
Thu 18 Aug 1892

Mr Pearce Drilled Turnip seed.
drilled (27), Pearce (265), seed (208), turnip (19)
Mon 25 May 1896

sent note W. Treasure A. Stanley Messrs Jones Swede Sc Turnip seed Sc Mrs Peel promised pigs morning B. Stroud .
Jones (1185), Messrs (1565), morning (1314), Mrs (1554), note (199), Peel (171), Pigs (1328), promised (658), seed (208), sent (4043), Stanley (703), Stroud (1409), Swede (96), Treasure (959), turnip (19)
Fri 12 Jun 1896

ordered lbs swede Sc lbs Turnip seed Messrs Jones.
Jones (1185), lbs (124), lbs (124), Messrs (1565), ordered (247), seed (208), Swede (96), turnip (19)
Mon 10 Aug 1896

Victor Mr Husseys Drill Messrs Jones Turnip seed.
Drill (89), Husseys (11), Jones (1185), Messrs (1565), seed (208), turnip (19), Victor (1058)
Tue 7 Jun 1898

Rex St Lumber working mangel pit stood Sc sowed Turnip seed .
Lumber (781), mangel (528), pit (22), Rex (2123), seed (208), Sowed (19), Stood (8), turnip (19), working (184)
Mon 6 May 1901

J. Rex threw Turnip seed thin places.
places (23), Rex (2123), seed (208), thin (4), threw (22), turnip (19)
Mon 8 Jun 1903

Sent order Swede Turnip Mr Lockyer Too sons.
Lockyer (140), order (100), sent (4043), Sons (147), Swede (96), Too (4), turnip (19)
Thu 18 Jun 1903

J. Rex Drilled Swede bit Turnip seed Mr Hussey's Drill Others getting fire wood J. Rex limb tree ( short bits plank mend Sam's floor) messis Peel Sal .
bit (50), Bits (4), Drill (89), drilled (27), fire (79), floor (35), getting (220), Hussey (128), limb (5), mend (20), Messis (45), others (707), Peel (171), Plank (7), Rex (2123), Rex (2123), Sal (6), Sam (168), seed (208), Short (63), Swede (96), tree (54), turnip (19), wood (415)

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