Reference
X980/1/5
Title
Farm diary compiled by Robin Orme, Holtwood Farm, Sundon, In hardback TJ & J Smith's Datada Diary. No C30. The diary gives one page per day. It was printed for 1950 but each daily page has been used for 1951 and 1952 too (a piece of paper has been inserted for 29 Feb 1952).
Date free text
1950-1952
Production date
From: 1950 To: 1952
Scope and Content
Daily entries describe changes in the weather (temperatures given occasionally), and work activities carried out by workers/members of the family ( e.g. carting, milking, fence repair, dung cart, sawing logs) often denoted by initials, problems with machinery and vehicles, deliveries to the farm, number of eggs and farm animals giving birth with number of young. Memoranda as to cows and calving at front.
Loan status
TOCATawaiting cataloguing
Level of description
item