Tuesday O ct 17th It began raining about {?} went and got what corn was husked up as it was raining pretty hard when we came in it poured rain all day long we fixed {?} the pig pen. Wednesday Oct 18th It has been a lovely day but every thing was very wet. I ploughed all the after noon. Thursday Oct 19th The boys all out to the Simcoe Fair they drove Joe as far as Frank Bowlby's and put her in there and walked to Simcoe they got home at 6 O'Clock. I ploughed all day. Hattie went down for the Mail. Bob Miller sent the heifer over on Monday. Friday Oct 20th I ploughed all day. Tobe picked apples (& pears?} and Dick was {?} miserable {to go to School?} Frank went alone. Mrs. Mary and the two Harding girls and Mrs {Buckhall?} were here over to see Hattie in the afternoon. Saturday 21st I went down to Frank Vyse after breakfast and got some sacks to take some wheat to the mill up here I got back we went to the corn field and got in two loads before sinner. after dinner we bagged up the wheat then Toby and I went back and got another load of corn it has been a dark gloomy day. Dick was not able to do much but is feeling a little better.