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

Drill

Date Snippet
Fri 10 Dec 1886

Called Dr Stockweirs Wanstrow Mr T. Pearce Drill Wheat Durslade Monday, .
Called (1514), Drill (89), Durslade (36), Monday (364), Pearce (265), Stockweirs (2), Wanstrow (70), wheat (475)
Wed 8 May 1889

Tom Wanstrow Drill.
Drill (89), Tom (2187), Wanstrow (70)
Wed 25 Sep 1889

Mr Pearce agreed drill tomorrow.
agreed (1355), Drill (89), Pearce (265), tomorrow (666)
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)
Mon 5 May 1890

St Tom B. House Tom Mr Pearce'* drill Stc.
Drill (89), House (1200), Pearce (265), Stc (75), Tom (2187), Tom (2187)
Wed 18 Jun 1890

J. Rex Mr Husky's Drill Turnip seed.
Drill (89), Husky (1), Rex (2123), seed (208), turnip (19)
Wed 10 Feb 1892

Tom Wanstrow Drill.
Drill (89), Tom (2187), Wanstrow (70)
Fri 12 Feb 1892

Men drilling Nursery Wheat (Mr Pearce drill).
Drill (89), Drilling (29), Men (1554), nursery (3), Pearce (265), wheat (475)
Wed 6 Apr 1892

Had dinner Wanstrow Mr Pearce's send Drill Friday morning / past o'clock.
dinner (168), Drill (89), Friday (128), Had (431), morning (1314), o'clock (183), past (35), Pearce (265), send (792), Wanstrow (70)
Fri 29 Apr 1892

Tom Wanstrow drill Sanfoin seed.
Drill (89), Sanfoin (18), seed (208), Tom (2187), Wanstrow (70)
Wed 11 May 1892

B. John Mr T. O. Bennetfs agreement Tom Wanstrow Drill mangel seed.
agreement (54), Bennetfs (4), Drill (89), John (2874), mangel (528), seed (208), Tom (2187), Wanstrow (70)
Thu 7 Jul 1892

Tom Mr Hussey's Drill.
Drill (89), Hussey (128), Tom (2187)
Fri 8 Jul 1892

Had Mr Husse/s Drill sweede.
Drill (89), Had (431), Husses (5), sweede (2)
Fri 8 Jul 1892

Mr Husseys looked Drill.
Drill (89), Husseys (11), looked (297)
Wed 10 Aug 1892

wrote Messrs Robinson tons super manure drill turnips.
Drill (89), manure (256), Messrs (1565), Robinson (88), Super (7), tons (300), Turnips (23), Wrote (2470)
Tue 16 Aug 1892

Tom Wanstrow St Drill St called Mr W. Walwin St asked yearling Bull.
Asked (386), Bull (301), Called (1514), Drill (89), Tom (2187), Walwin (383), Wanstrow (70), yearling (30)
Thu 10 Nov 1892

bought Sale liquid manure Drill attach Plough Drill Beans .
attach (1), Beans (230), bought (1410), Drill (89), Drill (89), liquid (41), manure (256), Plough (67), Sale (282)
Thu 10 Nov 1892

bought Sale liquid manure Drill attach Plough Drill Beans .
attach (1), Beans (230), bought (1410), Drill (89), Drill (89), liquid (41), manure (256), Plough (67), Sale (282)
Thu 10 Nov 1892

Mr Haine Padfield bought seed Drill () present agreed break old Cricket Club present existing Pitch agreed hands paid rent due ?-.
agreed (1355), agreed (1355), bought (1410), break (5), Club (48), Cricket (48), Drill (89), due (87), Existing (3), Haine (34), Hands (19), old (289), Padfield (119), paid (1944), Pitch (17), present (103), present (103), rent (270), seed (208)
Thu 10 Nov 1892

Tom Mr Peach sending drill Wheat bought / Sks Wheat, weight score lbs Mr Lockyer Cards Farm today, @ / per Sk.
bought (1410), cards (64), Drill (89), Farm (548), lbs (124), Lockyer (140), Peach (300), Per (696), score (108), sending (49), Sks (576), today (1127), Tom (2187), weight (156), wheat (475), wheat (475)
Fri 11 Nov 1892

Mr Pearce Drill .
Drill (89), Pearce (265)
Wed 8 Mar 1893

Tom Wanstrow Mr Pearce, agreed tomorrow Drill wheat Sent P. C Messrs M A. A reed Mrs Sykes.
agreed (1355), Drill (89), Messrs (1565), Mrs (1554), Pearce (265), Reed (3327), sent (4043), Sykes (35), Tom (2187), tomorrow (666), Wanstrow (70), wheat (475)
Thu 13 Apr 1893

Tom Mr Pearce's Wanstrow Drill.
Drill (89), Pearce (265), Tom (2187), Wanstrow (70)
Mon 4 Dec 1893

Tom Wanstrow Drill tomorrow.
Drill (89), Tom (2187), tomorrow (666), Wanstrow (70)
Tue 5 Dec 1893

Mr Pearce Drill Wheat.
Drill (89), Pearce (265), wheat (475)
Mon 26 Mar 1894

wrote St asked Mr Pearce send drill Wednesday oats.
Asked (386), Drill (89), oats (360), Pearce (265), send (792), Wednesday (179), Wrote (2470)
Wed 28 Mar 1894

Reed P. C saying Drill Friday.
Drill (89), Friday (128), Reed (3327), saying (947)
Sat 31 Mar 1894

Mr Pearce sent Drill acres oats Burrowfield Reed Mr Shackleton asking Tithe sheets sent , /c cwt Pollards sent Messrs Blake (Trowbridge).
Acres (100), asking (671), Blake (209), Burrowfield (217), cwt (322), Drill (89), Messrs (1565), oats (360), Pearce (265), Pollards (225), Reed (3327), sent (4043), sent (4043), sent (4043), Shackleton (284), Sheets (62), Tithe (626), Trowbridge (132)
Tue 17 Apr 1894

Tom Mr Pearce's Drill round Gables wrote Mr Ingham Messrs J. Carter Co mangel seed Messrs Sutton? mangel swede seed
Carter (11), Drill (89), Gables (367), Ingham (53), mangel (528), mangel (528), Messrs (1565), Messrs (1565), Pearce (265), round (264), seed (208), Sutton? (1), Swede (96), Tom (2187), Wrote (2470)
Wed 18 Apr 1894

J. Rex Dragging Patches catch crop drill oats.
catch (22), crop (13), dragging (26), Drill (89), oats (360), Patches (1), Rex (2123)
Sat 21 Apr 1894

J. Rex Tom sowed salt mangel ground Mr Pearce Drill acres catch crop oats fill thin.
Acres (100), catch (22), crop (13), Drill (89), fill (10), Ground (382), mangel (528), oats (360), Pearce (265), Rex (2123), Salt (35), Sowed (19), thin (4), Tom (2187)
Sat 28 Apr 1894

Tom Wanstrow Drill.
Drill (89), Tom (2187), Wanstrow (70)
Wed 2 May 1894

Mr Pearce Drill putting mangel seed.
Drill (89), mangel (528), Pearce (265), putting (152), seed (208)
Mon 18 Jun 1894

Mr Plowman told Volunteers Drill fire strips .
Drill (89), fire (79), Plowman (42), strips (17), told (1155), Volunteers (8)
Mon 22 Oct 1894

Wanstrow Mr Pearce junr promised tomorrow Drill Winter Beans.
Beans (230), Drill (89), Junr (96), Pearce (265), promised (658), tomorrow (666), Wanstrow (70), Winter (172)
Fri 15 Mar 1895

Mr Pearce Drill Beans St Vetches top Hill.
Beans (230), Drill (89), Hill (955), Pearce (265), top (281), Vetches (43)
Thu 11 Apr 1895

Victor Wanstrow Drill Ernest Mr Lockyer's sacks April wheat @ /-.
April (40), Drill (89), Ernest (94), Lockyer (140), sacks (11), Victor (1058), Wanstrow (70), wheat (475)
Sat 13 Apr 1895

Mr Pearce Drill St wheat failed Frost Killed Frank getting Drain (old) glazed pipes.
drain (63), Drill (89), failed (5), Frank (462), frost (60), getting (220), glazed (2), Killed (143), old (289), Pearce (265), pipes (97), wheat (475)
Sat 18 May 1895

Victor Wanstrow Drill fbr mangel seed Tuesday.
Drill (89), fbr (94), mangel (528), seed (208), Tuesday (178), Victor (1058), Wanstrow (70)
Wed 23 Oct 1895

Mr Pearce Drill Sc agreed tomonow Drill Wheat Mr Hedley Mr Galpin.
agreed (1355), Drill (89), Drill (89), Galpin (33), Hedley (112), Pearce (265), tomonow (2), wheat (475)
Wed 23 Oct 1895

Mr Pearce Drill Sc agreed tomonow Drill Wheat Mr Hedley Mr Galpin.
agreed (1355), Drill (89), Drill (89), Galpin (33), Hedley (112), Pearce (265), tomonow (2), wheat (475)
Sat 2 Nov 1895

Some pulling mangel bank, cwt Cake H C Mr Stroud's lent Horse harrow alter Drill.
alter (21), Bank (1010), cake (715), cwt (322), Drill (89), harrow (10), horse (444), Lent (84), mangel (528), pulling (72), Some (60), Stroud (1409)
Tue 19 Nov 1895

wired Mr Pearce, Wanstrow Drill wheat called Mr T. O. Bennett's Orchard Pruning Sc called Mr F. E Stroud lent Horse harrow wheat.
Bennett (682), Called (1514), Called (1514), Drill (89), harrow (10), horse (444), Lent (84), orchard (95), Pearce (265), Pruning (22), Stroud (1409), Wanstrow (70), wheat (475), wheat (475), wired (143)
Wed 20 Nov 1895

Mr Pearce Drill.
Drill (89), Pearce (265)
Thu 27 Feb 1896

agreed Drill Jackets summer wear.
agreed (1355), Drill (89), Jackets (1), Summer (25), wear (2)
Mon 27 Apr 1896

Victor Wanstrow Drill Sc Drill mangel.
Drill (89), Drill (89), mangel (528), Victor (1058), Wanstrow (70)
Mon 27 Apr 1896

Victor Wanstrow Drill Sc Drill mangel.
Drill (89), Drill (89), mangel (528), Victor (1058), Wanstrow (70)
Fri 22 May 1896

Wanstrow Drill.
Drill (89), Wanstrow (70)
Fri 22 May 1896

Mr Pearce (DV) drill swede Monday .
Drill (89), Monday (364), Pearce (265), Swede (96)
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 13 Oct 1896

Victor Drill (Wanstrow, Mr Pearces).
Drill (89), Pearces (5), Victor (1058), Wanstrow (70)
Wed 14 Oct 1896

Reed Cheque Chippenham folks Pigs Mr Shackleton Tithe Collecting Sc Mr Knight re Willie's going school Sexeys, Mr Pearce Drill Horses wheat Bun-owfield ( acres ( less).
Acres (100), Bun-owfield (1), cheque (1456), Chippenham (15), collecting (112), Drill (89), folks (18), going (163), horses (243), Knight (122), less (31), Pearce (265), Pigs (1328), Reed (3327), school (673), Sexeys (94), Shackleton (284), Tithe (626), wheat (475), Willie (383)
Fri 23 Apr 1897

Victor Mr Pearces drill Monday.
Drill (89), Monday (364), Pearces (5), Victor (1058)
Mon 26 Apr 1897

Mr Pearce sent Drill.
Drill (89), Pearce (265), sent (4043)
Tue 27 Apr 1897

Coombe Farm Mr Pearce promised send Drill Thursday morning fail oats.
Coombe (41), Drill (89), fail (3), Farm (548), morning (1314), oats (360), Pearce (265), promised (658), send (792), Thursday (210)
Thu 29 Apr 1897

J. Rex working Colt Mr Pearce sent Drill oats Hill.
colt (297), Drill (89), Hill (955), oats (360), Pearce (265), Rex (2123), sent (4043), working (184)
Tue 4 May 1897

Victor Mr Pearce's Wanstrow promised send Drill Thursday morning mangel Seed .
Drill (89), mangel (528), morning (1314), Pearce (265), promised (658), seed (208), send (792), Thursday (210), Victor (1058), Wanstrow (70)
Mon 25 Apr 1898

J. Rex Morgan hauling ashes Drill manure.
ashes (60), Drill (89), hauling (1627), manure (256), Morgan (136), Rex (2123)
Fri 29 Apr 1898

Mr Pearce Drill mangel seed J. Rex Bob, Horse, Stourtoo Sir Henry .
Bob (11), Drill (89), Henry (311), horse (444), mangel (528), Pearce (265), Rex (2123), seed (208), Sir (230), Stourtoo (1)
Sat 8 Oct 1898

wrote Mr T. Pearce Drill Monday winter Beans.
Beans (230), Drill (89), Monday (364), Pearce (265), Winter (172), Wrote (2470)
Wed 20 Sep 1899

Sent J. Rex Drill sent cheque Mr Pearce.
cheque (1456), Drill (89), Pearce (265), Rex (2123), sent (4043), sent (4043)
Sat 7 Oct 1899

Willie Wanstrow Drill Monday wheat.
Drill (89), Monday (364), Wanstrow (70), wheat (475), Willie (383)
Fri 27 Apr 1900

Willie Mr Pearce's agreed send Drill tomorrow mangel seed Mr HJones paid cheque Barley.
agreed (1355), Barley (522), cheque (1456), Drill (89), HJones (27), mangel (528), paid (1944), Pearce (265), seed (208), send (792), tomorrow (666), Willie (383)
Thu 31 May 1900

Bought Advance Elevator Horr gear Angle gear, complete delivered Frome weeks ? -- old drill Messrs Reeves says Drill worth pound am /- cheque.
advance (3), Angle (1), bought (1410), cheque (1456), complete (6), delivered (68), Drill (89), Drill (89), Elevator (16), Frome (614), gear (6), gear (6), Horr (1), Messrs (1565), old (289), pound (22), Reeves (24), says (12), weeks (92), worth (34)
Thu 31 May 1900

Bought Advance Elevator Horr gear Angle gear, complete delivered Frome weeks ? -- old drill Messrs Reeves says Drill worth pound am /- cheque.
advance (3), Angle (1), bought (1410), cheque (1456), complete (6), delivered (68), Drill (89), Drill (89), Elevator (16), Frome (614), gear (6), gear (6), Horr (1), Messrs (1565), old (289), pound (22), Reeves (24), says (12), weeks (92), worth (34)
Fri 1 Jun 1900

Came , met Mr Hussey, looked mangel deceided drill seed.
Came (596), deceided (3), Drill (89), Hussey (128), looked (297), mangel (528), met (393), seed (208)
Wed 6 Jun 1900

Edgar Wanstrow drill tomorrow Mr Pearce send till Saturiday.
Drill (89), Edgar (357), Pearce (265), Saturiday (1), send (792), till (40), tomorrow (666), Wanstrow (70)
Thu 7 Jun 1900

Mr Husscy*s Drill .
Drill (89), Husscy*s (1)
Fri 8 Jun 1900

Wanstrow Mr Pearce Drill.
Drill (89), Pearce (265), Wanstrow (70)
Sat 9 Jun 1900

Wet morning, drill .
Drill (89), morning (1314), wet (231)
Fri 29 Jun 1900

J. Attwood Frome old Drill brought New Elevator Messrs Reeves' Bratton.
Attwood (81), Bratton (12), brought (899), Drill (89), Elevator (16), Frome (614), Messrs (1565), New (159), old (289), Reeves (24)
Tue 3 Jul 1900

Reod A/cs Barley, maize cake sent Bristol, A/c Elevator Messrs Reeves saying Old Drill fit broken .
Barley (522), Bristol (319), Broken (34), cake (715), Drill (89), Elevator (16), Fit (36), Maize (322), Messrs (1565), old (289), Reeves (24), Reod (182), saying (947), sent (4043)
Wed 26 Sep 1900

Had chat today Messrs Reeves Drill.
chat (94), Drill (89), Had (431), Messrs (1565), Reeves (24), today (1127)
Mon 15 Oct 1900

Willie Drill oome Wednesday.
Drill (89), oome (25), Wednesday (179), Willie (383)
Mon 19 Nov 1900

Willie Wanstrow Drill putting wheat.
Drill (89), putting (152), Wanstrow (70), wheat (475), Willie (383)
Wed 28 Nov 1900

Reed P. C Messres Reeves, Bratton, re Second Hand Drill.
Bratton (12), Drill (89), Hand (6), Messres (1), Reed (3327), Reeves (24), Second (6)
Fri 19 Apr 1901

wrote Mr Pearce Drill.
Drill (89), Pearce (265), Wrote (2470)
Mon 22 Apr 1901

J. A meet Drill Burro wfield .
Burro (1), Drill (89), meet (154), wfield (1)
Mon 22 Apr 1901

Willie Wanstrow Drill sent G. Francis Bank Mr F. White sons cheque settle bill
Bank (1010), cheque (1456), Drill (89), Francis (162), sent (4043), settle (80), Sons (147), Wanstrow (70), White (580), Willie (383)
Tue 23 Apr 1901

Reed P. C Thomas Pearce saying Drill Wednesday Thursday certain; Tom asking ? , .
asking (671), certain; (1), Drill (89), Pearce (265), Reed (3327), saying (947), Thomas (223), Thursday (210), Tom (2187), Wednesday (179)
Thu 25 Apr 1901

Mr Thomas Pearce sent Drill acres oats Burrowfidd Wrote Stanley sent cheque pay Board inst Mrs Stockwell A.
Acres (100), Board (142), Burrowfidd (1), cheque (1456), Drill (89), inst (35), Mrs (1554), oats (360), pay (274), Pearce (265), sent (4043), sent (4043), Stanley (703), Stockwell (187), Thomas (223), Wrote (2470)
Wed 9 Oct 1901

Derbage Mr Pearoe's asking drill acres winter Beans tomorrow.
Acres (100), asking (671), Beans (230), Derbage (38), Drill (89), Pearoe (6), tomorrow (666), Winter (172)
Fri 11 Oct 1901

J. Rex others putting winter Beans top Hill Mr Pearce's Drill, Brutou Messrs H. Jones L. Longman told agreed Play Football Hyde payment ? - - (within fortnight) Lady Day Town Club.
agreed (1355), Beans (230), Brutou (2), Club (48), Day (95), Drill (89), Football (36), fortnight (34), Hill (955), Hyde (177), Jones (1185), Lady (73), Longman (143), Messrs (1565), others (707), Payment (15), Pearce (265), Play (5), putting (152), Rex (2123), told (1155), top (281), Town (532), Winter (172), within (8)
Fri 21 Mar 1902

Wanstrow agreed Mr Pearce send drill grasses Clovers seeds Burrowfield week.
agreed (1355), Burrowfield (217), Clovers (3), Drill (89), grasses (3), Pearce (265), seeds (45), send (792), Wanstrow (70), week (405)
Wed 7 May 1902

Mr A. Jones Wanstrow Drill mangel seed We Coronation meeting.
coronation (18), Drill (89), Jones (1185), mangel (528), meeting (967), seed (208), Wanstrow (70)
Thu 14 May 1903

Sent Goodland Mr Husse/s Drill mangel seed top Hill.
Drill (89), Goodland (20), Hill (955), Husses (5), mangel (528), seed (208), sent (4043), top (281)
Thu 11 Jun 1903

Sent Goodland Mr Hussey*s Drill, Goodland asked Mr Simes send done drove miss Clift Bruham Lodge.
Asked (386), Bruham (767), Clift (95), done (281), Drill (89), drove (356), Goodland (20), Goodland (20), Hussey*s (4), Lodge (793), Miss (918), send (792), sent (4043), Simes (4)
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)
Thu 12 May 1904

J. Rex Mr Treasure mangel seed Balch Drill J. Rex hauled Pollards Bran station Bags calf meal Mr Hussey sent pigs.
bags (256), Balch (84), Bran (176), calf (367), Drill (89), hauled (709), Hussey (128), mangel (528), meal (202), Pigs (1328), Pollards (225), Rex (2123), Rex (2123), seed (208), sent (4043), Station (860), Treasure (959)

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