Wednesday, April 24, 1872 snows all gone. a terrible slop- no mail today May 10th 1879 weather fine and the boys been sowing,will the barley in tonight. it has been hard on Geo(rge) for John has been unable to help them and is gone to Kingston today to consut the doctor on his head. cartarrh seems to be the diesese and he suffers at time. the world and life seems going against when a few years ago it was so promising,perhaps we were not then duly thanksful. I have written no letter for a long time and hardly know when I can begin to write. I have no pleasant news to communicate and hate to mar another's enjoyment with croaking. Monday, May 19, 1879 weather still very warm,non the remarkably cool nights. every one working on frost,will take all week to finish our sowing. horses becoming slow and gagged out. finishing the front field today and a few acres in middle field will wind all up. do not feel able to write at any length,in fact have fallen all behind in my correspondence.