June 30th.

Saturday June 30th. 1923

Fine
At home
E. Mayes Ploughing crown field
J. Howe, myself, & W. Pearl docking in bullace field

Memoranda
June 30th.
E. Mayes full week 30/0
J. Howe .. .. 25/0
W. Pearl 1 day 1/3

June 29th.

Friday June 29th. 1923

Fine
At home
E. Mayes, J. Howe & myself topping up Stover Stack in morning
E. Mayes ploughing crown field in afternoon
J. Howe & myself docking in bullace field in afternoon

June 28th.

Thursday June 28th. 1923

Fine
At home
E. Mayes ploughing crown field
J. Howe & myself finish docking Sandy Layer

June 27th.

Wednesday June 27th. 1923

Fine
At home
E. Mayes start ploughing crown field
J. Howe Docking on Sandy Layer

Farm Work for the Year
June
Exceptional Crops: Teazels receive their last cultivation, a shallow spading. White mustard may be sown after tares as food for sheep or for ploughing in as green manuring. Hemp may be singled out to about 12 inches.

June 26th.

Tuesday June 26th. 1923

Fine
At home
E. Mayes & J. Howe finish ploughing fallow and headlands round 12 acres
Myself docking on Sandy Layer

June 25th.

Monday June 25th. 1923

Fine
At home
E. Mayes & J. Howe ploughing Fallow

February
Expenditure

1st. Two Pigs from Woodwards Sale £8..8s..0d
1st. Premium for Policy £22..3s..0d
14th. Dr. Smith £2..13s..0d
15th. Mr. J. Baker £1..18s..2d

June 24th.

Sunday June 24th. 1923

Fine
All at home


February receipts

1st. 15 lb. Butt at 2/0 £1..10s..0d
1st. One Pig £4..4s..0d
1st. Four Pigs £20..10s..0d
6th. 16 Sc. Eggs at 2/11 £2..6s..8d
8th. 15 1/2 lb. Butt at 2/0 £1..11s..0d
13th. 16 Sc. Eggs at 2/6 £2..0s..0d
15th. 18 lb. Butt at 2/2 £1..19s..0d
20th. 2 1/2 Sc Eggs at 2/6
14 Sc. Hen Eggs at 2/3 £1..17s..9d
22nd. 19 lb. butt at 2/2 £2..1s..2d
27th. 12 1/4 Sc H Eggs at 2/0 £1..11s..3d
3 Sc Ducks at 2/3

June 23rd.

Saturday June 23rd. 1923

Fine
At home
Myself Horseraking Wood field & little Brettenham field
E. Mayes & J. Howe Carting rakings

Memoranda
June 23rd.
E. Mayes full week 30/0
J. Howe 25/0
Over time 10/0
W. Pearl 2/6

June 22nd.

Friday June 22nd. 1923

Fine
At home
J. Howe, E. Mates & myself Carting Clover from Wood field

Farm Work for the Year
June
Hop Garden: Where bine is weak shorter poles should be supplied in place of long ones, and where land needs it, additional supplies of artificial manure are applied.

June 21st.

Thursday June 21st. 1923

Fine
At home
E. Mayes, J. Howe & myself Carting Trifolium Stoves

June 20th.

Wednesday June 20th. 1923

Showerey (sic)
At home
E. Mayes J. Howe & myself Chopping out Beet

Champion Beast at London Smithfield Show

1891 John Wortley Devon Steer
1892 Sir John Swinburne, Bt. Shorthorn-Galloway Steer
1893 J. D. Fletcher Aberdeen-Angus Steer
1894 Clement Stephenson Aberdeen-Angus Heifer
1895 H. M. The Queen Shorthorn Heifer

June 19th.

Tuesday June 19th. 1923

Drissly (sic)
At home
E. Mayes & J. Howe Ploughing Fallow


January
Expenditure

4th. E. Death £4..10s..0d
3rd. Lacy Scott 2 Calves £2..0s..0d
5th. Howlett £2..0s..0d
10th. Lacy Scott 1 Calf £3..7s..6d
11th. Threshing Bills £17..7s..2d
12th. Coe & Hudson £4..15s..6d
16th. W. R. Ennals£10..7s..6d
18th. Geo. Bendall for Rates £9..0s..0d
25th. Thurlow & Sons 14s..3d
25th. Calf £2..15s..0d
30th. Workmans Compensation £1..12s..8d
30th. W. R. Ennals £3..17s..6d

June 18th.

Monday June 18th. 1923

Fine
At home
Myself Raking in Clover in Wood field
E. Mayes & J. Howe getting 3 loads and cocking the rest

June17th.

Sunday June 17th. 1923

Fine
All at home
David Pollie & Nellie came

Cash accounts for January

Receipts
2nd. 6 1/2 sc Eggs at 3/9 £1..4s..4 1/2d
4th. 8 1/2 lb. Butt at 2/0 17s..0d
4th. 5 Duck at 4/1 £1..0s..5d
9th. 7 sc. Eggs at 3/9 £1..6s..3d
11th. 8 1/2 lb. Butt at 2/0 17s..0d
12th. Young Sow to Mr. Venner (?) £11..0s..0d
16th. 10 1/4 sc. Eggs at 3/10 £1..19s..2d
18th. 9 lb. Butt at 2/0 18s..0d
23rd. 11 1/4 sc. Eggs at 3/9 £2..2s..2d
2/0 to come
25th. 11 lb. Butt at 2/0 £1..2s..0d
30th. 13 1/2 sc. Eggs at 3/4 £2..4s..0d

June 16th.

Saturday June 16th. 1923

Fine
At home
E. Mayes ploughing fallow
J. Howe, myself, F. W. Pearl turning clover in wood field

Memoranda
June 16th.
E. Mayes full week 30/0
J. Howe .. .. 25/0

June 15th.

Friday June 15th. 1923

Fine
At home
E. Mayes, J. Howe & myself recocking trifolium

June 14th.

Thursday June 14th. 1923

Fine
Go to Stow
E. Mayes ploughing headlands round trifolium field
J. Howe finish side hoeing beet

from Agricultural Review of the Year 1922
The shortage of keep last winter, which caused an early marketing of feeding sheep, coupled with the very high prices which have ruled for fat sheep durinig past months has resulted in a reduction in the number of sheep since last year, the total being 13,437,000 or 395,000 less than a year ago. The reduction is, however, confined to sheep other than ewes and lambs, the breeding flock having again increased, though not to the same extent as last year.

June 13th.

Wednesday June 13th. 1923

Windy
At home
E. Mayes take young sow to Hardings and then Ploughing for turnips
J. Howe & myself side hoeing for beet

June 12th.

Tuesday June 12th. 1923

Fine
At home
E. Mayes Horse raking trifolium
J. Howe & myself cocking same

from Farm Work for the Year
June
Stock Farm: Grass lands must be grazed according to the season, and thistles spudded and droppings knocked about. Any cattle being soiled in stalls or boxes during the summer receive clover and vetches brought to them along with cake and meal; but grazing beasts are now generally at grass, receiving, it may be, decorticated cotton cake, with which they are supplied either in moveable troughs or directly on the surface of the land. Hay-making begins in June; and cows should have as frequent change of pasture as possible. Sheep are washed and shorn in June, if not before; the shepherd must look carefully daily for any attacks of fly.

June 11th.

Monday June 11th. 1923

Fine
At home
E. Mayes Cutting Wood field of Clover
J. Howe side hoeing beet

June 10th.

Sunday June 10th. 1923

Fine
All at home


Champion Beast at London Smithfield Show
1879 James John Ratcliff Shorthorn heifer
1880 J.J.Colman M.P. Shorthorn-Aberdeen-Angus-Steer
1881 Sir W. G. Gordon-Cumming, Bart. Scotch Polled Heifer
1882 Richard Stratton Shorthorn Heifer
1883 H.M.The Queen Shorthorn Heifer
1884 Robert Wortley Hereford-Shorthorn Steer
1885 Clement Stephenson Aberdeen-Angus Cow
1886 Frederick Platt Hereford Steer
1887 Clement Stephenson Aberdeen-Angus Cow
1888 John Wortley Devon Steer
1889 H.M.The Queen Shorthorn Steer
1890 H.M.The Queen Shorthorn Heifer

June 9th.

Saturday June 9th. 1923

Fine
At home
E. Mayes finish cutting trifolium
J. Howe side hoeing beet


Memoranda
June 9th.
E. Mayes full week 30/0
J. Howe full week 25/0

June 8th.

Friday June 8th. 1923

Fine
At home

E. Mayes finish Ploughing between beet & start Cutting Trifolium
J. Howe side hoeing beet


from Farm Work for the Year
June
Arable: Clovers and sainfoin are mown for hay and for forage, for which also the late vetches are still available. The fly is no doubt appearing among the earliest sown young turnips, which are brairding in the rows. The only preventive is to have the land in a growing state of tilth and fertility.There are also remedies in dusting the young plant with lime dust, or in brushing them over continuously with paraffin-wetted brushes. They are finishing turnip-hoeing in the North already, at the same time as they are only beginning in the South, where too early sowing makes them liable to mildew. Perhaps a little nitrate of soda sown in July and August between the rows whenever there is a chance of rain washing it in might help to maintain growth in spite of mildew.

June 7th.

Thursday June 7th. 1923

Fine
Go to Stow
E. Mayes take 8 Pigs to Stow sold for 74/0 each
J. Howe side hoeing beet
Bought Gilt at Stow £8..0..0

June 6th.

Wednesday June 6th. 1923

Fine
At home
E. Mayes finish Ploughing Headlands round little Brettenham field
J. Howe side hoeing beet

Mallenders & Sallenders in Horses

The skin should be first treated with carbonate of soda, 2 ozs. well mixed with olive oil, 1 pint. This mixture will soften the skin and remove much of the increased cuticle. When sufficiently softened the skin may be washed with soft water and ordinary hand soap, when dry and clean apply fine ointment, well rubbed into the skin two or three times a week.

June 5th.

Tuesday June 5th. 1923

Fine
At home
E. Mayes Rolling Swede Ridges
& start Ploughing headlands round trifolium field
J. Howe side hoeing beet
Drilling swedes myself

Champion Beast at London Smithfield Show
1878 Richard Stratton Shorthorn Heifer

June 4th.

Monday June 4th. 1923

Showerey (sic)
E. Mayes splitting swede ridges
J. Howe sowing manure & splitting swede ridges

from Agricultural Review of the Year 1922

The total number of cattle, 5,721,800, is 205,000 greater than last year. Cows and heifers in milk or in calf number ,521, 400 (sic) or 20,000 more than in 1921, and the largest on record except in 1918 and 1919. The number of heifers in calf is, however, 74,300 less than the high figure of last year, but is still some 17,000 greater than in 1920. The large increase in the number of calves recorded last year has practically been maintained, whilst the number of yearling cattle is 30 per cent greater than in 1921.The heavy slaughterings of calves in the spring of 1920 shows this year in cattle two years old and above which number 78,300 less than last year.

June 3rd.

Sunday June 3rd. 1923

Fine
All at home
Bob & Kitty came over from Hartest


from Farm Work for the Year
June
Arable Farm: Turnip cultivation is the chief work in June in Southern and Midland counties. Other forward green crops will need horse and hand-hoeing, and singling out to fitting distances - mangels about 12 inches apart, carrots and parsnips about 7 or 8, and kohl rabi about 10. Cabbages may be transplanted either into well-prepared land, so as to yield a full crop of drumheads in December and late autumn, or between the rows of the ripening early crop of potatoes, so as to provide a catch crop after they have been removed.

June 2nd.

Saturday June 2nd. 1923

Fine
At home
E. Mayes & J.Howe spreading muck for swedes & rolling ridges down

Memoranda
June 2nd.
E. Mayes 5 days 25/0
J. Howe 5 1/2 days & 1 Night Pulling Charlocks 25/0
F. Pearl 37 hrs. Chopping over Winter Oats 18/6
9 boys pulling Charlocks £2...0...0

June 1st.

Friday June 1st. 1923

Fine
At home
E. Mayes go to show at Ipswich
J. Howe finish carting muck for swedes

Horses with Coughs and colds
Cold bran mash with 1/2 lb. of linseed and one of saltpetre in each mash