Jan 30 & 31st warm with heavy rains Feby 4th. Parliament Buildings at Ottawa burned down last night. Feby 10th Fine & moderately cold Feby 13th very cold 12 below zero Feby 17th very mild like spring Feby 18th very cold again 4 below zero. got word car of manure shipped Feby 16th Feby 21 very cold again last night about 10 below zero. Feby 23. started unloading car of manure. 37 tons on it. Feby 25 Finished car of manure have it all up in hot beds but one load. have 54 sashs put up. Feby 26. Put dirt on hot beds very cold again Feby 28th sowed first seeds of the season. 2nd Row from the house are Gold Seed Onions which we had over and thought we would try. 1st Row outside fence starting at far end - 1 sash Succession Cabbage 1oz 1 sash Charleston Wakefield 1oz 1 sash Glory of Enkhuizen 1oz 1 sash Copen Hagen Market 1/2 oz Rest of Rows 8 sashes are all Hot Peppers 2nd row at far end 2 1/2 sashes B.First & Best Tomatoes 2 oz 1 1/2 sashes SBr Earliest of all 1 oz March 1st very cold March 3rd & 4th it was 4 below zero lots of snow and good sleighing