Aug 4 Warm & cloudy very busy picking Tomatoes apples and Lawtons. Aug 5th Picked first plums. 11 Baskets Red June at $125 {$1.25} bskt Aug 6th Finished Picking Red Astrachan Apples. very warm and dry. Johnny Bell. died tonight did not live long after leaving the farm. Aug 7 Burlington Civic Holiday and Reception for returned soldiers. started last night with a Garden party at Pine Cove. a parade and Ball Games and sports this afternoon. Band Concert and Dance on highway in front of Gore park managed to get to the Band Concert at night. with L.M.B. Aug 8th Picked last of Red June plums only had 20 bskts. picked Tomatoes again only had 46 bskts no 1's and 11 bskts no 2's off about 5 1/2 acres. awful poor crop. Aug 9th Picked Abundance plums for Ross Hart also 50 bskts Burbanks (107 in all) sold at $1.25 Contracted the Balance of our plum crop at $1.25 basket also Bartlett pears at $1.00 at orchard and baskets returned. To the Harvest Canning Co of Hamilton.