Day: August 19, 2020

We are sharing a monthly look at the farm diary of John Foss, written from his dairy farm in Kingston Russell in 1851.   August 1851   August in 1851 is “fine dry & warm”, with “grand weather for the harvest”. The hot weather meant that the milk in the dairy was regularly souring, and John spends much time churning… Read more The Diary of John Foss: August 1851