THE DIARY OF WILLIAM SELLERS

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July. 23^rd. A cow on the farm gave six gallons & three pints of milk in twenty four hours this week.
August 2^nd. Shearlings at Brid market made up to £9.15 each
9^th. Lambs -//- 7.19 -
Weather still showery.
Aug 16. A pen of shearlings made 10.0.0
Aug 15^th. A motor car stuck in a soft place in the sand & although two horses were yoked to it, it had to be left till the night tide when a four horse team pulled it out and took it to Filey. The salvors received £20 for their help.
18^th. Mr A. Watson started cutting barley today.
27^th. Started harvest. Weather settling nicely but cold.
30^th. Found two primroses today in the garden.
15. Very slow weather for harvest. Started leading barley yesterday.
Raining to day.
17^th. Finished cutting corn. Weather very unsettled.
18^th. Heavy thunderstorm.
A house is being built near the mere by Mr F. Postill of Brid for his own occupation.
28^th. Fine weather but very wet mornings. Leading very slow.
Oct 12^th. We have only got one load of sheaves during the past fortnight. Sheep at the Autumn breeding sales have made record prices. Gimer shearlings at Brid up to £11. 15. 0. Store lambs £6 to £7. 0. 0. Butchers sheep very scarce. The supply seems to have been exhausted during the holiday season. Harvest still drags on. Much corn still to be got in.
19^th. Finished leading sheaves. 14^th to 18. Sowing far field wheat.
All coal miners in England on strike. We have supplies for some weeks, also for thrashing. Started sheep on turnips, good crop. Lot of oats heating in stack.
25^th. About half the passenger trains have been discontinued owing to the coal strike. Have finished harvest with the exception of a cartload of rakings. We have been over eight weeks over the job. A good few farmers are still harvesting.
29^th. Finished sowing wheat. Land dry & in nice condition. Horses sleeping out still. Wool. Halfdown 35/- per stone Leicester 17/6. Dec much cheaper