THE DIARY OF WILLIAM SELLERS

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Sept. 24^th. During the night a Zeppelin airship passed over this district & was heard and seen by several people. Incendiary bombs were dropped at North Burton & Grindale but without doing any damage. The one at N. Burton I saw personally just about midnight.
30^th. Four British airships passed over or near the village today.
Weather cold & foggy. Clocks are to be put back one hour tonight to
Greewich time under the Daylight Saving Bill.
Oct. During the week ending Oct 8^th. we were able to lead corn on only one day. Oct 12^th. Finished leading sheaves.
Oct 16^th. Wet & stormy. Horses start to sleep in.
18^th. Mr Yates buried at Reighton today.
21^st. Finished harvest. Owing to bad weather have been six weeks and four days over the job. A circumstance possibly unequalled has occurred during this harvest. Mr Watson of South field farm finished harvesting exactly three weeks before any of their neighbours.
Retailers are in some cases charging 3/- per stone for superfine flour. Potatoes are 1/4 per stone at Bridlington market. Harvest wages were high. 35/- to 40/- per week with board. Some work in the harvest field has been done on Sunday on one of the farms at Speeton.
29^th. Potatoes are ten pounds per ton wholesale. Wheat is 70/- per qr, the highest price since the Crimean War. Weather wet & stormy. Very high winds.
Nov. 10^th. to 13^th. Sowing wheat.       Weather nicely settled fine & mild.       Ted Nelson killed in France.