I have about seven pines on the hill north west of the barn and they are all beginning to die at the top. This tree was leaning very much towards the barn yard fence but I got the big hay rope out of the barn and tied it as far up the trunk as I could safely reach with my 18 ft. ladder and snubbed the other end to a tree down the bank hoping to be able to pull the pine away from the fence, however I chopped till it began to crack and before I could get down to pull it fell and of course went right across the fence. smashing two or three of the old wires and cutting one strand of the rope when. it pulled taut across the branch if a little ash tree. I didn't do much this afternoon. but kill a little rooster for May: She went over to the school cans after four and mailed Mabel over for dinner to morrow and also swept. Thawing to night Tuesday January 13th Wilbur Ryan was in this morning to ask me if he could have the bull calf for the summer for his keep, leaving me the option of selling him if I got a chance so I agreed to give me the dollars to pay for his registration and said he would get him to morrow I spent most of this day fixing a hopper for the chickens. Ina was here washing and {maled} {ounce} over for dinner I drove Ina home to night and went on down town to a horticultural society meeting but as uncle Ward was sick, there was now quite mild Wednesday January 14th Wilbur came in this morning with his stock sack and we loaded the calf. I did up all the chores this morning and we all went down to aunty's {fordrima} After dinner Harry B & I went over to be farm and I filled out the application for the registration of the calf. May: did her buying and I drove back to aunty’s and got her and we called in at the farm and piched {MP} Harry B. Beautiful day but cold evening. Thursday January 15th Didn't do anything much to day but chores. It was very cold early this morning about the coldest night yet but was a beautiful day and is milder to might I sat around and we finished reading Role. Roy. I did things up early the night and got ready to go