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Forbes Moir Diary Collection
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1884-1914
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Forbes Moir Diary & Transcription, 1884-1904
Forbes Moir Diary & Transcription, 1904-1914
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<p>Estimate cost of Ditch No 1. $525 Contract 560</p>
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<p>James Brownle. Eady P. 6 A Good Condition Powder. 1/2 lb Gentian Half lb Iron Powder 1/4 lb ginger 1/2 Nitrate Potash Powder mix well Give Table spoon twice a day for 10 days</p>
<p>West Garafraxa was Surveyed in 1820 By S. Rykman Size of Box Holding a Bush. 15 in Long 10 in deep 14 1/3 wide</p>
<p>Drainage amdt {amendment} act - 1900. Gara {Garafraxa} By Law No 11- 1901 Size of Cistern {Diagram of rectangular box - inside 9-4 3 ft. deep - outside on right edge sideways 6-6}</p>
<p>Tonic for Catte 1/2 Lb each of Gentian and Nux vomica 1 Lb Ginge {Ginger} 1 1/2 Bicarbonate Soda mix well full Grown animal 1 Table spoonful 3 times a day in 1/2 Pint Cold water younger animals less</p>
<p>Total Cost of Ditch No 1 $612.56</p>
<pre> " " " " 2 580.23
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<p>{bottom of page and upside down} August 4th 1885 Measured Distance :tween corner stakes of E 1/2 lots 9 & 10 4th Con and West 1/2 of D2 and found it 17 ft 2 in</p>
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<p>1884 July 29 finished haying a fair crop " 30 very heavy rain all afternoon " 31 all fornoon wet this harvest rain this summer August 2 clear & fine helping Kelsey with hay " 3 more rain " 4 " " Cutting thistles " 6 at Fergus Bot land from White 7 1/2 acres for $165.00 " 10 Dry but Cool " 13 hot " 14 very hot hoeing turnips a {at} J Milnes " 15 " " " " " D " "16 Still hot Pulling Peas " 17 " " Bill Gerrie here " 21 still very hot " 22 Cooler, new cabbage a {Agnes, Forbes wife} to Fergus Butter " 27 Frost warm Day " 28 Peas all in Cutting wheat Rain Evening " 29 rainy morning at Fergus September 1 Fine Club meeting " 3 Wheat all cut Splendid Weather "4 Drawing Wheat Cutting oats Warm " 6 very warm Ditch {let?} " 8 rain last night & this morn A. Moore here " 10 Thunder & rain in afternoon " 13 Frost morn Wheat all in quite Cool " 16 Drawing oats Slight rain " 17&18 Reaping at D Milnes Cool and Pleasant " 19 rain in afternoon {Done?} Thrashing " 20 at Fergus got Deed. From J. White " 21 Fine Lot of Lightning at night " 22 Hear thunder storm and Rain {right side of page written sideways} got paid $165.00</p>
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<p>Sept 23 more Rain all Day " 24 rain morn high wind heavy Rain coming " 25 Fair finished cutting " 26 " all in the Barn good crop on the whole " 27 a very heavy rain without thunder " 28 more rain ground very wet for season " 30 rain again Octr 1 Fair Scraping out Ditch " 2 at Fergus Cold Rain " 3.4 Still some rain " 6 Fine and warm " 8 rain this morning Threshing today and yesterday afternoon " 9 Frost. Took in stove. Kelsey Threshing " 10 fine last day of county show in Elora " 11 Lifting Potatoes " 14 heavy Frost, finished Potatoes " 15 at Mangolds & Surveying with White " 17 finished Mangolds Thompsons thresh " 18 Drawing out dung " 22 Last night a heavy rain & high wind to day showering " 23 first snow of the Season 2 inches " 24 Snow yet & Frosty Dung all out - 70 loads " 25 Clear & frosty all day " 27 Slight Rain all day at Fergus with chop " 28 Fine started Turnips " 29 " at Fergus on train (J. Woods 8 months Novr 1 Snowed heavy all afternoon " 3 very fine all busy at Turnips " 4 a very heavy rain all day " 5&6 Snowing and heavy frost " 7 frost with mist D. & J. Mi {Milne short form?} finished turnips " 8 fine and Sunny all Day at Turnips November 10 Finished Turnips (fair Crop) after one the Worst - Seasons for it - in 7 years. fine. spreading dung " 12 fine J. M. {J. Milne?} threshing " 13 Plowing in dung " 14 very fine Kelsey here Plowing " 15 Still fine at Fergus in the evening " 17 finished Plowing in dung and Pea land " 18 Heavy frost. Plowing though most are stopped " 20 Thomsons threshing hard froze " 21 Smith " " " " 23 a heavy rain till 12 noon " 24 frosty and snow blowing hard all day " 26 killing pigs at Kelseys Snowy " 27 Killed pig at Fergus with {Lan....?} with sleigh " 28 at Fergus with Pig 300 @5.65 {Maggie Milne D} December 1 Funereal of M. Milne Frosty and Sunny " 2 Fine Drawing Stones at W. Thomsons " 4 Extra fine for the Season Snow nearly gone " 5 fine but misty afternoon " 6 Misty - rain all afternoon " 7 Raian all day Frost out " 8 Showers of snow no Frost Ploughing all day " 9 Pretty stormy all day " 11 Frosty. at Fergus got Plank " 12.13 Fine Threshing at Kelseys " 15 Heaviest fall of snow for season sleighing finished Kelsey " 16 Stormy. Christmas Fair. Sold Hiefer " 19 These 3 days very Cold today 25 below zero " 20 Cold and rain Threshing at J. Milnes Jr " 22 very Stormy " finished " " 26 Fine Killed a pig " 27 " Paid John Wright in ful for pasturing Cattle 3 months @ {75?} = $12.00 2 Pigs 5.00</p>
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<p>== 1884 == 4 Decr. 29 Nomination Soft and raining " 30 Still soft Snow going fast " 31 heavy rain last night river broke up Snow nearly all gone. Sleighing quite gone</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#5"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">5</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#6"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">6</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#7"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">7</span></a></li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">1885</span></h2>
<p>Jany 1 Weather Changed to frost quickly last night cold today " 5 Municipal Polling very fine & mild " 6 raining all fornoon Elora fair down with Heifer " 8 Slight frost D M. Thrashings " 10 very Blustery last night First Lamb to day " 13 Cold & raw Funeral of E. Bremmer " 16 Snow Last night Sleighing again " 17 Cold and very stormy " 18 & 19 very Cold But quiet 5 Below " 21 Cold. Sow away " 22 " Fair day at Fergus in afternoon " 23 Milder Killed a pig " 26 Very Stormy Biggest drifts of the Season " 27 at Douglas to Blacksmith " 28 at Fergus with hay for Thompson A {Agnes} came home been visiting since Sun " 31 Fine and Sunny Feby 1 very Drifty James Johnston here " 3 at Kelseys killing Pigs Moderate " 5 at Fergus with hay Sharp " 6 very fine Drawing dung from Robbies " 8 Snow last night - a little Drift today first Calf " 9 Snow & Drift from the East " 10 very Cold D. Campbells Sale " 11 & 12 Still very Cold & Stormy " 14 Stormy yet " 16 Last night very stormy with heavy Snow " 18 yesterday & today fine but cold</p>
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<p>Feby 19 Pleasant to Fergus Fair day dull " 22 Since the last fine " 23 fine at Fergus with chop " 25 the Last 2 Days very fine " 27 fine Fergus with hay for Thompson March 2 Quite soft with hay to Black " 3 Snowing but mild Drawing Slabs for J. G " 5 Fergus with hay John Richardson night " 10 Cold & {Rainy?} the worst this winter " 11 at Fergus with a Pig very sharp tho Calm " 14 fine since the last " 17 very stormy Since 14th 12 below this morning the Roads Blocked the worst this winter " 19 at Fergus with the last of the hay Fair day and very stormy " 23 fine Easter fair in Fergus Dull " 24 Snowing and very stormy all day " 26 first thaw and soft day " 27 mild and soft " 29 Frosty again " 30 at Fergus with chop very snowy " 31 Drifty forenoon clear afternoon April 1 Clear with cold north wind " 2 First rain since Jany 6th. voting on Scott act carried By-1408 majority " 3 very heavy fall of Snow and Drifting train late " 4 Bright & Cold at Belwood with ties for {McKea?} " 5 Some rain and Snow " 6 very soft all day Sunny first Robins " 7 Soft Mist & rain " 8 Cold and frosty with a high wind " 9 fine at Belwood fixing Gang Plow Sleighing Fair " 11 at Salem with Grist Sleighing fair " 12 quite Stormy with Snow falling " 13 Cold Drifting all Day</p>
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<p>April 14&15 Raw and Frosty " 16 Fair day Sold 2 steers Softest day for a while " 17 quite soft River broke up {oppisite?} this " 18 Snow going fast Sleighs a {at} Fergus likely the last " 19 very fine. Swallows Seen " 21 very warm Snow nearly Gone R. Milnes. Plow " 23 Plowing very warm after one of the hard winters Snow not so deep as some nor so Cold for single days but Steady hard Frost " 25 Frosty morn at Fergus with chop " 26 heavy rain last night cool to day " 28 heavy fall of Snow from the north & Drifting " 30 Still very cool May 2 hard Frost would have stopped harrowing " 3 very hard frost " 4 milder Sowing Oats " 5 rain this morning " 6 " " " " 7 " " " Moving J. Wilkie " 9 Stormy Ground covered with Snow til near noon " 10 quite a frost " 11 Sowing Wheat milder " 13 Sowing Grass Seed fine & warm " 15 finished Ploughing Sowing Peas " 16 finished Sowing oats Splendid Weather " 20 Plowing for J. Richardson warm " 21 Fair day. Wild plums in bloom & Trees in Leaf " 22 Plowing for Brownlee Rain " 24 Some Rain very heavy in some places " 25 " " Building line fence Thompsons " 26 at Belwood (Blacksmiths) " 27 Gang Plowing fine " 28 Whitewashing Putting on sleepers at Thompsons</p>
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<p>May 29 Putting on Sleepers at J. Richardsons June 1 Cold. Raising at Wm Thompsons " 2 Plowing for Potatoes " 3 Planting " " 4 raising a {at} R. Robinsons rain at night " 6 Ploughing for turnips. Planting Beans & Corn " 8 very cold heavy Thunder storm last night " 10 frost at Fergus getting plow fixed " 11 Warm. Jas Richardson Raising " 12 " Sowing Turnips " 13 " " " rain morn & evening " 15 Sodding front house. Rain " 16 at Fergus With cow & Lambs Cool " 18 Finished sowing Swedes fine " 19 Planted Cabbage " 20 a very heavy rain at night " 21 more rain " 22 very cold frost in Some Places " 24 at Guelph with Wheat {25cts?} fine day " 26 Very Heavy rain and thunder at night - W. Nott warm " 29 Road work Cold July 2 Finished Road work rain evening Cold " 3 Scuffling & started to thin Turnips " 7 Thinning Turnips saw first bloom on Peas " 8 Thunder to the north Scuffling {Tatoes} {got Pigs - between lines July 7 and 8} " 9 at Belwood ties to Mc heavy Rain & thunder " 10 A. Richardsons raising Fine cool at night " 13 heavy rain in afternoon. A. Browns raising " 14 fine Wheat out in head " 15 Warm. at Salem for flour " 17 Started to Cut hay warm " 22 Finished Cutting R. Road & orchard</p>
<pre> all in on - R. Road & orchard very warm since 10th
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<ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1885_.3D.3D_.3D.3D_8"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">1885 == == 8</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#9"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">9</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1885_.3D.3D_.3D.3D_10"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">1885 == == 10</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1885_.3D.3D_.3D.3D_11"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">1885 == == 11</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1886"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">1886</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1885 == == 8</span></h2>
<p>July 25 Finished thinning Turnips Thunder & rain " 27 Putting P. {Paris} Green on, Tatoes {potatoes} & mowing in Timothy " 28 Coling {Coiling?} hay Rain & thunder in evening " 29 at Thos Richardsons Raising fine " 30 Finished cutting Hay 92 in the Shade August 1 Hay all in Insured in {illegible initial} Mutual 5 years " 3 Rain nearly all day Cutting Thistles " 5 Reaping Wheat for Milne's " 6 Scuffling and cleaning Turnips " 8 Working at Ditch first new Potatoes " 11 Scraping in Ditch very hot " 12 " " " meeting about ditch in afternoon " 13 a. {initial for Agnes, Forbes wife} at Eramosa Thunder storm at night " 15 Finished 2nd hoeing Turnips " 17 Scraping in Ditch all day Leybourne " 18 " " " " " Rain & Thunder at night " 19 Started to cut wheat Cool " 22 Pulling Peas " 24 a very heavy rain at Fergus " 27 Finished cutting wheat " 28 Reaping at Milnes Broke Reaper " 29 Peas all Pulled " 31 at Fergus with Lambs Sept 1 finished Reaping at Milnes Rain & hail " 2 Heavy Frost Drawing Peas Leybourne finished Digging Ditch " 3 Peas all in Rain " 5 Wheat all in Rain more or less nearly every day for 2 week & Cold " 7 Cutting oats very fine & warm Ditch Passed " 8-9 Steady heavy Rain from the East " 10 Threshing a {at?} Thompsons fine " 13 Rain again quite heavy " 16 Finished Cutting Cool</p>
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<p>Septr 17 Drawing oats Mullan here Fine " 20 Fine Mrs Coutts & Robt here " 21 " Crop all in fair Crop except wheat which is rusted " 22 at Salem for Flour very Cold " 24 J Milne Jr threshing warm " 25 D. Milne " " " 26 Kelsie " " " 29 Passed Ditch no 2 very hot Octr 1 at Mill for Slabs and J Blacks for waggon Bottom " 2 Lifting Potatoes " 3 " " heavy rain at night first time since 13th Septr " 5 First Snow flying, at Duckworths & Fergus " 6 Drawing out manure very cold " 10 at Fergus to Church (Fast Day) warm " 12 Potatoes all up Plentiful crop but a lot Rotten " 13 heavy Rain last night & today Garafraxa Show " 14 " " " " very heavy " 16 Dung all out warm Erin Show " 17 Started to Plow in manure " 21 Threshing Oats Fine Peas fair Wheat the Poorest we ever had Fine Day " 23 at J. Milnes Raising in forenoon & yesterday afternoon " 24 at Fergus in evening Grand weather " 26 finished plowing in Dung toping turnips taking in Cabbage " 27 Drawing in Turnips Rain at night " 28&29 Drizzling Rain " 30 First taste of winter Put Ram with ewes at Fergus with Chop " 31 2 inches of Ice Drawing wood for D. Mills Novr 1 Drizzling rain nearly all day " 2 Drawing turnips all topped and Harrowed some Snow " 3 Snowing " 4 Drawing turnips rain from the East " 5 Turnips all in about Half a Crop heavy rain from East " 7 Digging a ditch rain every Day this week Thompsons sheep here</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1885 == == 10</span></h2>
<p>Novr 9 Showers of Snow & rain Tibbits sheep here " 10 Beautiful Day Plowing " 11 Plowing Bee at J. Milnes fine Kelseys sheep " 12 Furing {Furring?} out Turnip & Pea Land Thanksgiving D " 13 Rain last Night & thunder today cold R. R here " 14 quite a fall of Snow. Smith threshing to Fergus " 16 Showers of Snow all Day a {Agnes} to Fergus " 17 Drawing logs from River J. Milne threshing " 18 Plowing Forenoon heavy rain afternoon " 19 " killing Pigs at Brownlees " 20 Chopping frosty " 21 Finer Plowing " 23 Making Road in Swamp People still Plowing " 24 Plowing stopt by Frost Drawing wood for D. Milne " 25 Some snow Killing Pigs at Kelseys " 26 fixing Stall for Brownlee D. Milne Killed Cow " 27 Drawing wood from swamp very fine " 28 at Belwood ties for Mc Shod mare fine " 30 a {Agnes} at Fergus got Children vacs Decr 1 Laying foundation of line fence Whites " 2 Fine and mild for a week Kelsey Plowing sod " 3 Froze up again " 5 a Lot of Snow and great Drifty last night & toDay Kelsey Threshing Day&1/2 " 6 rough all day and very Cold " 7 D. Milne Threshing Sleighing Hanna's Sheep " 8 D. Mills Bee Snowing heavy all afternoon " 9 Thaw last night & toDay most of Snow gone Cleaning Wheat " 11 at Fergus with Chop with Waggon " 12 " " for " Sleigh first " 13 Christmas Fair sold cow Rather Dull " 19 Drifting very wild to day. Fine since the last. Bad with Cold 3 days " 21 Milder almost a thaw at Council meeting at Belwood " 22 quite Soft</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1885 == == 11</span></h2>
<p>Decr 23 Raining mild Sleighing all gone " 24 very fine Slight frost grand for the season " 25 " " Clear & Bright no sleighing " 26 " " Chopping in swamp last 3 days " 28 Nomination quite mild " 29 J. White here chopping in swamp fine " 30 J. Milne Threshing. thawing Horses got straw " 31 Quite soft all day</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">1886</span></h2>
<p>Jany 1 Fine Dance a {at?} John Richardsons " 2 Raw & misty at Fergus E. vacs {E. = Edna, Forbes daughter ?} " 4 Election Heavy Rain all day Sow away {underlined twice} " 5&6 Froze up again very cold " 11 Still very Cold 4 Below a Fergus with Chop " 13 milder meeting to Choose Delegates " 14 Fine Convention met & choose Dr Wallace " 15 Still fine & Sunny Good Wheeling " 16 Rain all Day " 18 Killing Pigs at Kelseys Stormy yesterday & to Day " 19 " one at home Stormy mother & Charlie Fergus " 21 yesterday & last night heaviest Fall of snow this winter Fair Day " 22 very drifty Roads getting Heavy " 23&24 Calm. Bright & Frosty " 27 These last 3 day mild and misty " 30 Colder. At Fergus Mary here Feby 1 fine But very sharp " 2 Cold & quite stormy " 4 2 days very sharp But Calm 22 Below zero " 6 milder " 8 very fine Snow quite soft and thawing " 10 Still Thawing Killed Pig. Sow away at J. Johnston " 11 Still warm and misty Cleaning wheat {illegible} " 12 mist & Rain Sleighing about gone</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1886_.3D.3D_.3D.3D_13"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">1886 == == 13</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1886_.3D.3D_.3D.3D_14"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">1886 == == 14</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1886_.3D.3D_.3D.3D_15"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">1886 == == 15</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1886 == == 12</span></h2>
<p>Febry 14 Snowing all day but still soft " 15 at Salem for Flour Snowing & Freezing {Sh?} " 16 at Fergus with chop & grist - very drifty Roads Blocked " 18 Fine. Fair Day Sold Grey Heifer. Cattle Sheep " 19 Soft Snow falling all day " 20 Last night and to day very Drifty " 22 Rough & stormy at Fergus with Oats " 25 Rain all day. G.T. R. {Grand Trunk Railway} Smash, aboyne (26) " 26 Drifting & very Cold Griffins Sale " 27-28 Fine quiet & Cold March 2 very rough& cold the longest cold snap all winter " 5 Killed a steer for Kelsey milder " 6 very fine at Eramosa & Guelph for W-G-Wheat " 7 Sunny sow away again " 10 Still fine Mrs Black Srs Funeral to Fergus " 14 fine at Nichol to Moirs " 16 Sunny W. Rae's Sale " 17 Misty Jas Clarke here to Fergus D. M. " 18 Fair Day still mild " 19 Rain all Day with Thunder & Lightning " 20 Drawing Sand For Cull Misty & Wet all Day " 21 Rain & Snow all Day " 23 quite a drift last night frosty " 24 at Fergus with Chop fair Sleighing " 27 These last 3 days moderate Thaw East wind Robins " 29 Killed Little Pig " 30 Two Misty Days with Some Rain " 31 Great thaw Rainy all day lots of Wheels Running K. to Fergus April 1 Snowing all day River Broke up " 2 More snow fair sleighing at Belwood fixing sleigh " 3 Fair and Cold First Lambs " 5 Milder Sawing logs " 6 The worst Drift this Winter from the N.E Elora Fair</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1886 == == 13</span></h2>
<p>April 7 Cleared up got Kelsie to Break Road " 8 First Calf :Daisy: mild " 10 Still gently thawing Bad Roads Cons Blocked & Gravel Base " 12 Raining all Day " 13 Beautiful Day Easter Fair Sold Steers 2360 $100 {Bugges & Dams? went} " 14 at Fergus with waggon Chapman Plowing " 15 at Belwood to Blacksmiths very warm " 16 Plowing Genral {General?} after a very good winter swallows seen With Few Storms or very cold days " 17 Warm. Sowing grass seed at J. Milnes " 19 Plowing the weather since the 13 very warm 77 Deg {Degrees}to Day " 20 Gang Plowing for Peas 78 in shade " 21 at Fergus to A. Gerries Funeral still hot " 22 Sowing Peas still Hot " 23 Warm thunder storm all night " 24 Cooler Rain all Day " 26 Rain yesterday & last night Cool to day " 27 Digging Drain warmer " 28 filling " Drawing wood & Plowing " 29 Sowing oats " 30 Cold Rain from the East all day May 1 Day at Fergus with E {Edna Forbes daughter?}to Doctor " 3 Finished plowing sod planted 2 Drills potatoes " 4 Sowed last of peas. Rain all afternoon " 5 Planting trees Picking Stones Cooler " 7 finished harrowing Sod " 8 Plowing all done at Jas. Kennedys but the Swamp Dry since the 4th Great Aroura {Spelling?} Borealis night of 8th " 10 Rain from East all day. Cold. Wild Plums in bloom " 11 at fergus with Ram for Dawson " 12 Trees Pretty well out in Leaf (Early) " 13 Rain again from South " 14 Sowed wheat Thunder & Rain at night</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1886 == == 14</span></h2>
<p>May 15 Cooler & Drizzling all Forenoon " 16 flurries of hail Maggie Gerrie & John Here " 17 heavy frost last night ice on water and ground</p>
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<p>" 18 Fine away at Retties {sp?} & Clunie's Line Fence " 20 Finished Plowing far Swamp Touching Frost in fur " 21 Slight Frost Sowing " oats Slight Rain " 22 Gang Plowing Turnip land very warm Thunder last night " 23 Cattle out to Fields, young Cattle all night hot " 24 F.B Born at Belwood. mare Shod Harrowing turnip land " 25 Picking Roots & Willows Cold " 26 Plowing Rear Swamp Cold " 27 Finished Plowing for Crop. Rain in morning warmer " 28 Finished Sowing Grain fine Day " 29 Fireflies Seen Humming Birds 10 Days ago " 31 finished harrowing Oats Plowed Potatoe land June 1 Cutting Potatoes " 2 Finished Sowing Grass seed at Salem for Flour. Rain in the Forenoon " 4 Planting Potatoes " 5 Cross plowing Turnip land " 7 Rain. Finished Planting Potatoes at Belwood " 8 more rain at alton with John Gerrie { line on right between 8th and 11th entry} Blanch calf 9th " 11 finished Plowing for turnips warm " 12 at Fergus with Oats got turnip Seed " 14 hot. Sowing Turnips. put stone out. 80 in shade " 16 Hot. Turnips all sowed Shower in the morning " 17 Fergus Fair Rain Saw A. Gerrie. While {illegible - above line} " 18 Judjes {sp?} Revision Funeral of D. Milnes Child " 19 Frost putting on Sleepers at Coulls " at Fergus With Sheep J. Sleeman. Came</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1886 == == 15</span></h2>
<p>June 22 Rain all day yesterday and till night to Day " 23 Culls Raising still Rainy & drizzilly " 25 Rain very Heavy. the 5th day in succession " 26 Clipping Sheep Cooler " 28 To Fergus with sheep for McIntyre " 29 Doing Road work First Bloom on Peas " 30 To Fergus with Lizzie G July 1 Warm & Dry " 2 finished Road work over 90 in Shade " 3 Hot & Dry putting Poles on Ditch & staking line Fence " 5 very Hot finished Line fence through {water sp?} { word cut off in scan} " 6 Scuffling Potatoes & turnips thinning Turnips. D M{ cut off in scan} " 9 Still very Dry & hot at Church " 10 " " " at Fergus in evng Got money H. G " 14 First Rain Since 25th June " 15 Bot Pigs from Hammill & Rae @ 2.00 each " 16 at Fergus with Hay got alarm Clock " 17 Got Pigs Home " 19 First Green Peas to Day new Potatoes yesterday finished Thinning Turnips " 20 mowing odd corners " 21 at Kelseys Drawing in " 22 at Fergus Fair day Plowing meeting Kelsey {illegible at edge of scan} " 24 raking hay very warm. Scuffling A. {Agnes?} To Fergus " 26 Rain Last night and to Day " 27 Drawing in hay very hot Great Display of northern lights " 28 Slight Rain " 29 " " at Fergus. Kelsey here morning " 30 hoeing Turnips and Raking hay " 31 Hay all in. Meeting here about Plowing Match " 5 Holiday in Fergus things suffering for want of Rain " " finished Turnip second Time " 6 Reform Meeting in Elora. No Choice made</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1886_.3D.3D_.3D.3D_17"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">1886 == == 17</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1886 == == 16</span></h2>
<p>August 6 Tibbit Cutting spring wheat Early " 8 A. (Agnes?) Moir here " 9 Finally finished Line fence Tween White & us " 10 Drawing wood from Swamp " 11Started Pulling Peas a few drops of rain " 12 D Milne's Threshing fall wheat & Barley " 13 Went Picking Berries Good Showers evening first since late Jy {July} " 14 finished Pulling first Peas " 16 Drawed in 2 Loads of Peas. Rain in afternoon Heavy " 18 Pulling second Patch Peas Cooler " 20 finished Pulling Peas " 21 Peas all in at Fergus in afternoon " 22 J.&W. Gerrie here " 23 started Gang Plowing " 24 Harrowing " 25 at Fergus to See Jsie {Jessie?} " 26 Started cutting oats " 28 Heviest {sp?} Rain all summer, 92 in shade at Noon " 30 Rain again " 31 finished cutting lower field Septr 1 at Fergus with Charlie to Dr. J Gerrie Came " 2 Reaping above track " 3 Drawing in oats " 5 Sunday Jas Blacks Funeral very Large 125 Rigs Hot " 6 Drawing in Oats above track " 7 Cutting Oats very Hot " 8 Cutting wheat at Fergus with Pears " 9 rainy all day " 10 at Belwood got mare shod " 11 Cutting Oats Rain Jas Clark Here " 13 Drawing in wheat Rain " 14 Raking wheat stubble " 15 Drawing Oats all in But Swamp</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1886 == == 17</span></h2>
<p>Septr 16 To fergus at Plowing Match meeting fair Day Heavy Rain " 17 more Rain Cutting Oats " 18 Finished Cutting warmer Rain at night " 20 Cold Rain yesterday all day. Scraping in yard for Gravel " 21 Digging Ditch through yard " 22 Crop all in Fair Crop but short straw Thunder & Rain at night " 23 a.&J in Fergus to See Jsie{Jessie?} {Forbes mother Elizabeth?} " 24 in Fergus J Brownlee Settling with D. Milne Jsie {Jessie?} away " 25 Smith Do Rain through the night " 27 J. Milne Jr Do Rain at night " 28 Brownlee moving Rain " 29 To Fergus with Wool. Thompson Threshing " 30 Kelsey Threshing Rain at night October 1 James Milne Thresh first Snow flying " 2 Drawing wood from Swamp " 4 Rain in forenoon Drawing gravel for yard " 5 Drawing Gravel Warm " 6 Started Potatoes " 8 Potatoes up Fine crop Fine warm Weather & Dry " 9 Started to draw Dung at Fergus in Evening Plowing match " 11 at Fergus Getting Bills for P. {Plowing} Match Printed " 12 Belwood Show Drawing Dung " 14 heavy Rain with high wind Drawing Dung " 16 Heavy Frost last night Some Snow Drawing Dung Killed Lamb " 17 Snowing all forenoon (3 in) rain all afternoon Dirty Day " 18 Fine Dung all out " 19 very fine Plowing Match " 20 " " a {Agnes?} to Everton with Mrs K " 21 Still Fine lifting Radish &c {abbreviation for etc.} " 22 " " Threshing fair yield " 23 " " To Fergus with a. {Agnes?}</p>
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<p>Octr 25 Topping Turnips & lifting Cabbage " 26 Pulled & took in Grey Stone Harrowing & Drawing Swedes " 27 Drawing Turnips Forenoon Rain afternoon " 28 Drizzily all Day " 30 Drawing Turnips To Day & yesterday very Fine Novr 1 " " very warm " 2 Turnips all in a good Crop the most we ever had 79 Loads And the Weather very favourable " 3 Scraping into Hallow at Station Ewes away to Ram " 4 Spreading Manure & Plowing it in " 5&6 " " " " very fine " 8 Hard frost 2 nights fall of Snow today Plowing stopt " 9 at Fergus with Grist Some still Plowing " " at Wm Douglas Sale in afternoon Bot 3 Cattle $75.50 Due 12 mos " 10 Misty Plowing forenoon. Thompsons Raising afternoon Rain " 11 Fine Plowing Finished Covering manure " 12 Cold Plowing " 13 Plowing all Stopt To Fergus For grist K. Pigs D.M " 15 Fine but Frosty Drawing wood from Swamp " 17 Heavy rain all day To Fergus Drawing wood JG " 18 Stormy & Frosty D Mills case in Belwood " 19 very stormy Drawing wood & ties off track " 20 Fine & soft Finished DO {abbreviation for "the above"} " 22 Fanning up oats " 23 Rain all Day " 24 Froze up again " 25 Kelsey threshing Slight fall of Snow last night " 26 " Finished Showers of Snow all Day " 27 Thompsons to thresh But Broke meeting to Choose Delegates " 29 Convention to Choose Candidates Reform Simple Choice " 30 Finished Thompsons Threshing Decr 1 Threshing at D Milnes. Broke went to Fergus " 2 Finished " " " Stormy & Cold</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">1886</span></h2>
<p>Decr 3 Threshing at J. Milnes Sr " 4 " Finished " John Sleeman Corn {top right corner of page - 5th 6 Below Z} " 6 Drawing wood & manure " 7 Christmas Fair at Fergus Snow in Fornoon " 9 Fine Went to Guelph & Model Farm " 10 Killing Pigs for Kelsey Still Fine " 11 Thaw & mist all Day " 13 Killed a Pig Thaw & mist till noon then Cleared up Fine " 14 To Fergus With Chop " 15 Fine Clear and Cold " 16 Fair Day Plowing match meeting in afternoon " 17 Snow Last night but mild today " 18 Fair sleighing to Day " 20 Killing Pigs at Jas. Milnes Killed 10 Fine " 21 At Fergus With Oats Nomination Day Local " 22 R. Richardson here filling Beds fine and {? cut off in scanning} " 23 Chopping & Drawing wood from Swamp Mrs {? cut off in scanning} " 24 Rather stormy Fanning Oats " 25 Bright & Cold Took mother to J. Milne's Sr {? cut off in scanning} " 26 To See Jas Johnston Slightly Stormy " 27 Municipal Nomination R.R & Family here " 28 Ontario Elections Mowats may 31 " 29 School Trustee Election R. Thompson Elected. To Fergus " 30 another very cold Snap " 31 misty in morning Snowing all day Charlie to {Fergus?} 1887 Jany 1 Drawing wood from Swamp. cold " 3 Municipal Election " 4 Sow away Killing Pigs 2 " 5 Got Mare Shod at J. Gerries " 6 at Guelph with Oats and Pork 2L {pound symbol?} skins " 7 Fine and Clear " 8 Drawing manure from Tavern</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1887 == == 18</span></h2>
<p>Jany 10 at Belwood Paying Taxes Cold Broke Jug " 11 To Fergus very stormy Stuck on Concession " 12 Made Road through Fields Con Blocked " 13 Quieter " 14 Stormy again Roads Badly Blocked " 17 very Drifty there has only been about 4 fine days since Christmas " 18 very Cold but Quiet 6 Below Breaking Roads " 19 killing heifer for J. Milne Sr Drifting again " 20 Fair Day at Fergus. A Thaw " 21 Fine & Clear cutting up Hiefer {Heifer} for J. Milne " 22 Rain and mist " 23 " " " Snow going fast " 24 at Fergus with Chop. Frost. Roads very Bad " 26 To Day and yesterday very fine Chopping " 27 Drawing Manure & wood from Swamp " 28 Killing Pigs for Thompsons. Rain again " 29 Cleared up again Fine " 31 Today & yesterday afternoon Stormy Feby 1 The month opened with a very fine day " 3 2 fine days Getting wood " 4 Mackies Sale McMullen speaking in Fergus " 5 a little Stormy " 7 Blacks Sale. Sleet & Hail from the East " 8 Jas. Milnes Sale was to have been held to day But Rain Stoped {Stopped ?} it a Terrible Pour all day " 9 a Fine day at Fergus " 11 Great Storm and drifting " 12 J. Milnes Sale Cold " 14 To Fergus in morning " 15 Nomination for House of Commons Orton & Semple Fine day at Fergus</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1887 == == 19</span></h2>
<p>Feby 17 at Fergus Fair day very dull Fine {illegible? cut off} " 18 Hail in morning Rain in afternoon " 19 very Stormy all day " 21 very fine " 22 " " Election day Semple Elected 50 " 24 Some rain last night stormiest Day of W " 25 Fine at Fergus with Grist and Chop " 27 Great storm the very worst this Winter so far " 28 To Fergus for Grist and chop March 1 Drawing manure from Tavern " 2 Got wood from Kelsey " 3 Chopping in Swamp fine " 4 at Guelph to See Sleeman Fine " 5 To Fergus Stormy first Lamb " 7 yesterday & to Day Thaw some Rain " 8 very fine Sun strong " 9 Killing Pigs at Jas Milnes Sr Rain afternoon Sarah Moir & Gerries Girls here Dance at J. {cut off in scan} " 10 Fine. at R. Richardsons Frosty night " 12 2 fine Days Drawing wood from Swamp & {cut off in scan} " 14 very Cold & windy " 15 moving J. Milne Sr to Fergus Cold " 16 helping Kelsey to move " 17 To Fergus Fair Day Cattle scarce Cold & {illegible and cut off in scan} " 18 Still Cold and frosty " 19 To Fergus Shipping Oats to Brownlee " 21 Cold and Clear " 22 Drawing logs from River & wood for Kelsey " 23 Helping Kelsey & Drawing manure " 24 Cloudy Sawing. Rain at night & Snow " 25 Snowing & Blowing " 26 To Nichol at Moirs Cold But Clear</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1887 == == 20</span></h2>
<p>March 28 To Day & yesterday very stormy " 29 One of the stormiest Days this Winter Easter Fair " 31 The month has went out fine To Fergus Chop Mrs Gerrie here April 1 very fine Warm Day " 2 Soft and Sunny Saw a Crane " 4 A lot of Snow went to Day " 5 Frosty and drifting at Fergus with Sheep skins at Smiths Social " 7 yesterday and to Day a lot of Snow went Seeing Allison " 8 Good Friday Warm A {Agnes} To Fergus to Church " 9 To John Richardsons Changing Oats fine. Wheels going " 11 River Breaking Jam at 4th Line Snow gone But at Fences " 12 Big Jam got away Colder with Rain freezing Clark & Chapman Plowing " 14 East winds and Raw " 15 Warm in morning thunder Storm evening Dark " 16 To Fergus with Chop & grist. to Belwood Blacksmith very Frosty night " 18 Frosty all day with cold East wind " 19 Hard Frost in morning. Started Plowing after a Good Winter with rather more rain than usual after each fall of Snow Which made an easy winter. never very Cold " 21 Fergus Fair Sold 5 Cattle Prices Fair 200.50 some Rain " 22 More Rain Cold " 23 " " " very Cold at night " 25 Cold With flurries of Snow " 26 Sowing Peas frosty in the morning Eliza Came " 27 Plowing for wheat. Sow Pigged " 28 " " Cold Rain all afternoon To Fergus " 30 Finished Plowing for Wheat Warm Saw first swallows May 2 Sowing Wheat rain yesterday. Thunder to Day & Rain " 3 Finished Sowing Wheat & Some oats " 4 Finished Plowing Sod Weather Fine " 5 Sowed Peas and oats on sod " " " 6 Finished Harrowing sod Warm & Fine</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1887 == == 21</span></h2>
<p>May 9 Finished Plowing for Grain Crop Fine " 12 all sowed all May has Been Dry & warm " 13 Picking Potatoes Wild Plums in Bloom " 14 To Guelph with 25 Bgs Potatoes @ {1.00?} Got Paid G.S. Board " 16 helping D.M. take his cattle to Fergus To Elora " 17 A {Agnes?} to Fergus. Getting very dry Trees well in Leaf " 18 Took Lib to School {daughter Elizabeth} would not stay " 19 Harrowing Turnip land Sowing some Grass " 20 Gang Plowing Turnip land " 21 Harrowing " " To Belwood {forcing?} {Plo...cut off} " 22 very hot 90 in Shade 86 yesterday " 23 Rain with Hail the first this month {wash...cut off} " 24 Showers Plowing turnip land " 25 Finished Plowing Turnip land " 26 to Belwood mare shod heavy Rain & Hail " 27 Showery all Day " 28 Harrowing & Cutting Potatoes " 30 Planted Potatoes Clipped Sheep " 31 Rain again June 1 " " at Nichol to See A. Moir " 2 " " Whitewashing Kitchen " 4 Fine Sowing Turnips Mangels Corn Beans Fine " 6 Rainy " 7 at Fergus with Chop & grist Rain " 8 Choreing Planted Cabbage Sowed Carrotts " 9th at W. Gerries Dry & warm " 10 Sowing Turnips " 11 ,u>Turnips all sowed A. {Agnes} to Fergus in evening Sow S.. cut off page " 13 Very hot Plowing at E. Kelseys " 14 Drawing manure at D. Milnes " 16 Drawing wood " 17 Took Waggon to Belwood to get fixed " 18 Drawing Lumber to J. Milnes from {Luthers cut off}</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1887 == === 22 =</span></h2>
<p>June 21 more Rain {Choreing?} " 22 " " Big Geordies Raising A {Agnes} Sick " 23 " " Rain almost Every day for 10 days " 24 Rain at Fergus to See Doctor " 25 Helping Kelsey to Put up Hay fork Track " 27 {Sewart?} Drawing Gravel Road work Peas in Bloom " 29 Went to See R Richardson Warm July 1 To A.L. Moir Sr Funeral very warm " 2 Scuffling Potatoes thinning Mangolds very Heavy Rain & Thunder A {Agnes} to Fergus " 5 at J. Milnes Putting on Sleepers Rain " 6 helping R Thompson to Put up Scaffold Started to thin Turnips " 7 J. Milnes Raising " 8 at Turnips hot 95 in shade " 9 Moulding up Potatoes Rain & Thunder " 11 at Turnips Cooler " 13 Finished thinning Turnips Started hay Orchard " 14 Went To Belwood For Waggon " 15 Eliza J. Taken to the House of Industry Said to Be the Hottest in 30 years " 16 very hot. Mowing with Scythe. Rain " 17 Still Hot with Thunder & Rain " 18 Mowing with Scythe-thinning Turnips at D. M R. Richardson here " 19 Mowing with Machine hot " 20 Raking & coling Still Hot Rain thro night " 21 Drawing in Hay. Rain. To Fergus " 22 Rain Cutting thistles on Road " 23 Drawing in & Mowing Cooler " 25 Finished cutting Hay Still Hot " 27 Hay all in this 2 days 93 in the shade A {Agnes} To See Eliza " 28 Scuffling " 29 Putting Paris Green on Potatoes. first new Potatoes Hot</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1887 == === 23 =</span></h2>
<p>July 30 To Belwood at Townsends Raising Slight rain August 1 Finished Scuffling Turnips Second time Hot " 2 Cutting Thistles " 3 Finished Turnips 2nd time 94 & 96 in the shade for 3 or 4 Days " 4 Pulling Peas. A {Agnes} to Jas Clarks " 5 Rain To the North & South little here " 6 Finished Pulling Peas Should have been done a week ago (Cooler {Frost?} " 8 Cutting Wheat. Still warm 95 yet " 9 Finished Wheat Started Oats " 10 at Smiths Threshing " 11 Rain at Belwood to See Dr Mennie {abd..cut off} " 12 Drawing Peas & Burying Horse at River " 13 Peas all in Drawing wheat " 15 Wheat all in D.M.Grey Horse to Pasture " 17 Slight Rain " 18 Rain with thunder " 20 Finished Cutting " 22 Damp all day not fit to Draw in " 23 A. {Agnes} To Fergus Went to Belwood for Pumphead for</p>
<pre> Jas McDonald to replace one that lasted since Novr 65.22
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<p>" 24 D. Milne threshing Broke Drawing in afternoon " 25 finished drawing in all but Rakings one day</p>
<pre> Earlier than we started to Cut last year
Plenty of Straw But Oats rather light in {gro..cut off}
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<p>" 29 Started Plowing very dry Water very scarce " 30 Helping Kelsey To Finish Harvest " 31 at Fergus Sent for Telescope A. {Agnes?} To See Eliza J Septr 2 D Milne Threshing " 3 Kelsie " finished Plowing for fall wheat " 5 Thompson Threshing " 6 Stewart " Started Sowing fall wheat nice Rain</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1887 == === 24 =</span></h2>
<p>September 7 finished sowing fall wheat Democrat East of Station 50 qts. Per acre Clawson west of S 56 Per acre. A Gale of wind " 8 A. {Agnes?} Wet {Went} To Toronto " 9 Drawing Bricks for D. Snell Rain {C..?} " 12 Drawing Roots & Scraping " 13 A fine rain last night Drawing Gravel " 14 finished road work " " " 15 Drawing Roots " 16 at Guelph with old oats 35 cts " 19 at Fergus with mother to Dr " 20 Drawing out Dung (21) Slight rain " 22 at Fergus to Plowing match meeting " 23 very Cold. Flakes of Snow flying " 24 Dung all out at home " 25 at Nichol to See J. Moir. Northern Light " 26 Drawed Dung for Tavern. W.J. Thompson Over " 27 J. Milne Threshing " 28 at Fergus with mother to Dr. Spreading Dung " 29 Started to Plow in Dung. A Richardson Sr here Octr 1 Rain. Broke Share. up to Allisons with J. R " 3 Got 9 young Pigs A {Agnes} to Fergus Liz Came Rain " 4 at Belwood Mare shod go Pole Buggy Rain " 5 Rain & Cold " 6 Rain Threshing oats not a good yield " 7 Rain. A {Agnes} To Fergus Fast day " 8 Finished Spreading Dung To Fergus Evening P. M. Meeting " 10 Dung all Plowed in. Cool " 11 To Belwood Show. Cold Showers of Snow " 12 Tibbitt threshing. Ground White. Mrs Moir Sr here " 13 " " Started Potatoes. To Fergus evening " 14 at Fergus for P. Match Bills</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1887 == === 25 =</span></h2>
<p>Octr 15 To Belwood with J. Richardson to Settle Meals for {cut off?} " 18 Finished Potatoes very fine day Crop fair " 19 Took up Mangolds fair crop " 20 at Belwood measuring Land for Match " 21 Plowing Match. very Stormy " 22 2 inches of Snow. at Fergus With Grist & Chop mix {Brockies? cut off page} " 23 heavy rain all afternoon High wind at night " 24 Put up {stone?}. Started topping turnips " 26 Heavy Frost Harrowing turnips River froze over " 28 Milder all Harrowed up " 29 Turnips all in about 1/2 a crop Very Cold " 31 Plowing very Pleasant but Hard Frost in {morning? cut off} Novr 1 " Fergus evening $100.00 3 mos W.G " 2 at R Richardsons & Guelph for Telescope Fine " 3 Drawing Wood and Furing {Furring} Turnip land " 4 Plowing Killed a sheep " 5 Thompsons Threshing Forenoon Stewart after " 7 at Belwood with wood to {McMa?} warm " 9 at Fergus with Chop. A {Agnes} to See Eliza J " 10 at Wm Douglas Paying not Snowing " 12 Raw yesterday very Cold Still Plowing " 14 A. {Agnes} & Liz to Belwood J. G. rain afternoon " 15 laying foundation of fence " 16 at R. Robinsons Sale " 17 at Fergus Fair day sold Pigs " 19 at Belwood load of wood to Mc Snow Plow stoptd " 21 almost Sleighing drawing wood fires Still in {S? cut off} " 24 Working in swamp Misty days and little frost " 26 A good Solid Rain all afternoon " 27 at Nichol to A. Moirs rain & Snow " 28 moving D Milnes stable Winter Sleights " 29 " "</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1887 == === 26 =</span></h2>
<p>Novr 30 Moving D Milnes Stable Cold Decr 1 " " " very Cold " 2 Killing Pigs at Thompsons Snowing Saw fire in Swamp " 3 Sleighing to Fergus with Chop & to Elora " 4 Rain Snow all gone " 6 Took Ewes away very fine Weather " 7&8 Chopping in Swamp " " " " 9 Killing Pigs at A Whites " " " " 10&11 Rain. 11th Killed Steer for D Milne " 13 Christmas Fair Sold 2 Cattle @ 71.00 Fair Prices " 14 at Fergus Killed 2 Pigs for Tom Smith " 15 Slight fall of Snow " 17 Chopping in Swamp had Jas Whites Mild " 19&20 Kelsey Threshing fine " 21 at Mrs Munro's Sale Snow & Sleighing " 22 Stewart Threshing Stormy " 23 Thompson Threshing " 24 Drawing wood from Swamp " 26 to Belwood with Wood for Mc Nomination " 27 Smith threshing Sow away " 28 The first Real Snow storm " 29 very Stormy roads blocked " 30 Fair at Fergus with Chop " 31 Stormy " " for chop</p>
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<p>Jany 1 thaw with a lot of rain " 2 very Cold and Stormy " 4 at Kelseys Killing Pigs heavy fall of Snow " 5 very fine and mild " 6 Snowing But Mild A {Agnes} to Church " 7&8 Fine (9) Killed 2 Pigs " 10 Heavy Drifting Blocking roads again</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1888 == == 27</span></h2>
<p>Jany 11 Fine again But Cold " 12 very fine Drawing wood from Swamp " 13 Thaw Sow away = May 3rd " 14 fine and Mild " 15 very stormy & Cold " 16 Threshing at D. Milnes Calm & Cold " 17 Finished " " " Stormy " 18 Clear and Frosty. To Fergus with Cutter " 21 very Cold but Calm A. Moir here trading Oats " 25 These last 4 days Cold & Calm {Fanning up?} " 26 Threshing Peas very Cold " 27 very Stormy to Fergus with Chop & grist " 28 heavy drifts all roads Blocked no Train {w...cut off} " 30 Milder went to Fergus for chop {Steer?} to Fergus " 31 took Steer to Elora Fair Sold 40.00 fine Feby 2 quite mild drawing wood from swamp " 4 Drawing wood fine Day " 6 Cold & bright at Belwood wood to Mc A {Agnes} & Liz at Thompson {cut off} " 7 Stormy at Fergus with hay Sold {illegible} Egg @ 8.00 " 9 very Cold Stormy 24 Below zero Skating race " 11 To Fergus Load of moving D. Mills " 13 " " " " " " 14 quite Soft & mild " 15 Finished moving D Mills very cold about 20 Below " 17 Mild Chapmans Sale " 19.20 Thaw (20) Smith Threshing " 21 Mild " Finised {Finished sp} " 22 at Fergus Drawing Slabs for John Gerrie fine " 23 Fair day at Fergus fine day " 25 Thaw again & rain " 27 very cold and Stormy " 28 Hammill's Sale Stormy Lizzie went home</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1888 == == 28</span></h2>
<p>March 1 Stormy not Cold Storm of Hail from East " 2 Drawing wood fine " 3 Stormy again " 5 at Fergus getting Ice Tongs Jas Clark here " 6&7 Cutting Ice Cold " 8 Drawing & Packing Ice Cold " 9 To Fergus with Chop Sun very hot " 10 Soft all day " 11&12 Great Snow Storm & (12) very Cold " 13 The Worst drift of the Winter Trains stuck " 15 Helping Milne's to Cut Ice Warmer " 16 Drawing wood. Soft no Train yet " 17 Helping Milnes to cut Ice. Warm. first Train since 12th " 19 Regular thaw. up to see J. Johnston " 20 Rainy all day Fair Easter day Sold 2 steers $64.00 Robins " 21 very drifty again not Cold " 22 Cold and Rough. to the East & South in N. york there was a Bad Blockade the worst of the Winter " 24 Cleared up and fine " 26 Snow in morn. Rain all afternoon at Fergus with D. M " 27 rain all day " 28 rain in morn. Smith here for oats " 29 Fine Killing Pigs at Stewarts " 30 heavy Snow with hay to W. Gerrie Good Friday " 31 Fine at Fergus with Buggy & Grist {D. Mills above line} April 2 Fine Sawing Ties " 3 " at Fergus with Chop & For grist Killed a Pig for J S Saw a crane " 4 A {Agnes} to Fergus & seeing Eliza. L. Came up Sunny " 5 The First real thaw thunder & rain Moving straw Digging the water off Cocession {Concession sp?} " 6 Sunny & windy River broke up Sleighing about Gone Drawing last wood from Swamp wheels to Fergus</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1888 == == 29</span></h2>
<p>April 7 Cold went to Fergus Sleighing Done " 10 Cold Rainy day " 11 Warmer a Lot of Snow went " 12 Raw A. L. to Fergus " 13 a heavy Frost last night Showers of Snow " 16 Still the same raw cold days Frosty {mornings?} " 18 Killed 2 Pigs for Kelsey Tibbit & {Stewart? cut off} Started Plowing J. Milne married Cold " 20 heavy Frost & Cold " 21 at Fergus first time of wheels. Cold " 23 at Belwood with Plow Started Plowing Frost not out the Past winter had been very Steady and moderately cold with scarely a thaw Jany 1st lots of sleighing since the 6th Apl {April?} then wind has Been steady from near north as heavy Frosts, a good deal of Snow at Fences and roads " 24 a hard Frost last night no Plowing till noon " 26 Warm to Day the first Swallows " 27 no frost this morning hot funeral of Jas. Richard....cut off} " 28 81 in the Shade gang Plowing at Fergus a {nigh for?} {cut off} " 30 Cold Rain in afternoon Gang Plowing {Planted?} Drill May 1 Ground white with Snow first Calf Lady and Lamb " 2 hard frost in morn. Sowing wheat " 3 Sowing Grass seed. Sowing Peas. Cold " 4 drawing manure from Tavern quite a rain and Thunder " 5 Cold Pruning trees " 6 " Got Got young Pigs " 7 Sowing Oats and Finished Sowing Peas " 8 Rainy afternoon " 9 at Fergus with Hay for W. Gerrie Misty & warm " 10 Finished Plowing up Clover Sowing oats " 11 Harrowing warmer. River {near?} Past with {illegible and cut off}</p>
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<p>May 12 manuring Rhubarb all But the G.S.E {Bunchers?} " 13 J Johnston here another Calf cherry Cold " 14 Last calf Daisy: Plowing Swamp Showers of Snow last Lamb " 15 Moving W Gerrie Cold Rain in afternoon " 16 Cold with Snow flying Mare Served " 17 Finished Plowing in Swamp lots of frost " 18 wet afternoon Cold " 19 Finished Seeding. cold only 5 warm day since we started " 21 Harrowing Fall wheat & Turnips land and Rolling " 22 Fine and warm First Mosquitoes " 23 at Guelph with Potatoes 1.00 Warm " 26 Warm fine Rain. Trees in leaf & Wild Plums in Bloom 13 days later than last year " 30 Plowing Turnip land Cold " 31 Showery Cool Growth very Backward young cattle out all night cows To Field for first June 1 Finished Plowing Turnip land Showery " 2 Thunder Heavy Hail & Rain Cutting Potatoes Cold " 4 Planting Potatoes Warmer " 5 Fine Planted Beans corn & carrotts {carrots} washed Sheep " 6 at Belwood got mare Shod Cold " 7 at Fergus with chop & Grist " 8 Choring Planted Tomatoes " 9 Warm Clipped Sheep Sowing Turnips Planted Cabbage Sowed {Kol?} {Rabbi?} " 11 at Guelph to See about D Mills Money got none " 13 Drilling & Sowing Turnips Rain " 14 Warm fine Rain " 15 at Sawmill with Cedar for J Johnston " 16 Finished Sowing turnips Harrowing Potatoes " 17 at J. Gerries " 18 Staking fence frost still in Muck " 20 Whitewashing very hot " 21 at Fair with Cow no Sale Hot " 24 Some rain J Moir here " 25 Started road work Slight Shower</p>
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<p>June 27 Finished Road work Cool " 28 Cold rain all day " 30 at a logging bee at Jas Richardsons July 2 Drawing logs at River " 3 At Fergus with 2 loads of Hay Peas in Bloom " 4 Some rain very hot " 5 at Fergus with the last of Hay " 6 at Church in Forenoon H Mitchells Raising in afternoon " 7 Drawing wood from River. Started thinning Turnips " 9 Hoeing Potatoes & Turnips W Ransoms raising P.M. " 10 Finished scuffling Turnips {last?} time Plowing Sod " 11 very Dry needing rain Bad Finished " " " 12 Harrowing and Sowing Rape " 13 at Belwood with Rake wheels Still Dry & hot " 16 started haying Great droth " 17 at Belwood for rake wheels & Took Reaper up Mowing on {tea?} of " 18 2 Showers of rain Moulding up Potatoes " 19 Mowed all the Clover about 2 1/2 acres New Potatoes " 20 raking and coling " 21 Drawed in all the Hay that is cut " 22 Grand rain first good Soaking this {season?} " 23 A fine Showery afternoon Cutting This {...cut off} " 25 Mowing Dry and Cool Green Peas " 26 Some Rain Turnips all thinned " 27 Hay all Cut " 28 Drawing Hay. Took James J home " 30 Hay all in very hot " 31 Working in Swamp Some rain August 1 Scuffling & hoeing Turnips 2nd time Mrs Gerrie here " 2 Cut first fall Wheat hot Drawing wood " 3 at Jas Raes Raising Rain and great Thunder " 4 at Fergus</p>
<p>== 1888 == {32} August 6 at Belwood Getting Reaper Bushed " 7 Finished cleaning Turnips Reaping Fall wheat " 8 Rain at Fergus " 10 Cool White Frost (11) D Milne Threshing " 12 Rain at Nichol to J. Moirs " 13 Fall Wheat Cut Started Pulling Peas " 15 Drawing fall Wheat rain at night " 16 Down with hay to W Gerrie heavy rain night " 17 heavy rain last night first Cabbage " 18 Fine day first Corn " 20 Fall wheat all in New Turnips " 21 Peas all Pulled Drawing in Peas very hot " 22 Cutting Spring wheat very cool " 24 Wheat all cut Drawing in Peas " 25 Drawing Wheat Peas all in to Fergus Flour salt " 27 Wheat all in " 28 Cutting oats at D Milnes threshing Frost " 29 J. Smiths threshing Dry Needing Rain " 30 Pulling Pears Cutting Oats " 31 Thunder & Rain at Fergus with Pears September 4 Drawing in oats Cool & Dry (2) A. Cunings funeral " 5 Finished Cutting Been Frost last 5 Mornings " 7 Crop all in fair Crop But 2 acres oats Froze " 8 Warmer Some rain last night: Needed " 10 Drawing in at D Milnes " 11 " " " Stewarts " 12 To Belwood for Boots Cold " 13 Gang Plowing Great Drouth " 14 Drawing Wood from Swamp heavy Frost " 16 Fine rain Last Night and this forenoon " 17 at Fergus " 18 at Jas Milnes Threshing Broke</p>
<p>== 1888 == {33} Septr 19 Finished Threshing a J. Milnes " 20 Threshing at Thompsons " 21 " " Stewarts " 22 " " home fine Day fair Crop " 23 at Fergus to Wm Spires Funeral " 24 Threshing at Kelseys Broke down " 27 Cleaning Grain Cold dry wind " 28 Kelsie Threshing Cold " 29 " Finished Showers of Snow " 30 Cold & Snow and rain. Octr 1 Tibbitt Threshing rain " 2 " Finished very Cold " 3 at Fergus with grist and chop heavy frost last nigh " 4 Started drawing Manure " 5 Fine. Stewart finished harvest. Put in heifer " 6 Taking up Potatoes. Warm " 9 at Fergus with wheat Cold " 11 Still at Potatoes Belwood show very Fine " 12 Drizziling {Drizzling} rainy day Mary Born " 13 at Fergus with Mrs Gerrie Cold & wet " 15 at Potatoes " 16 at Belwood with W. Kitchen. Smith Threshing " 17 Showers. Kelsie's Sale " 18 Finished Potatoes. Warm " 19 at Dung Rainy " 21 very hard frost (22) fine " 23 Finished Drawing dung rainy Day " 24 Started Turnips " 25 Very fine Took in cabbage " 26 Rain in the afternoon " 27 Last night and to Day Heaviest rain for 2 {illegible} to Fergus For {F...cut off} " 29 at Turnips Drizziling {Drizzling} rain all Day</p>
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<p>Octr 30 Frosty Morning fine afternoon " 31 very fine Finished Turnips good crop. 48 Loads Stewart helping November 1 To Fergus with Lamb to Mills. Warm Bot {Bought?} Whip " 2 Thompsons Threshing Rain " 3 Spreading Manure Started Plowing in " 5 " " Kelsey here Plowing Mrs Gerrie here " 6 " " " " " very fine Thunder " 8 Rain all day Manure Plowed in " 9 last the the heaviest rain since spring " 10 Misty & Rain Plowing on flat " 14 Plowing. Grand weather for Season " 15 Drawing wood in afternoon very warm " 16 Stewart Threshing Cold & Frosty " 17 " Finished. Plows stopt By Frost " 18 Stormy & quite a fall of Snow " 19 Killing Pigs at D. Milnes Soft " 20 at Fergus with chop Sunny Mrs Richardson here " 21 Minnie Smith Died at Faskins for George Cold " 23 at M. Smiths Funeral. Went to Salem with Stewart " 24 Ewes away " 26 Snowy Forenoon " 27 With Load of Turnips to W. G. Soft Some rain " 30 Cold with Little Snow December 1 Smiths threshing finished " 3 at Fergus with Chop & grist Snowy Armstrongs Sale " 4 Cutting and Drawing wood " 5 Killing a Pig helping Milnes to Thresh " 6 D. Milne threshing got Mare shod J. Gerrie went with it " 7 Finished " Still Fine and Fair " 8 Milder but Fair and Pleasant " 10 Cutting & Drawing wood & Burning Brush Beautiful Weather and Mild " 11 To Christmas Fair at Fergus Sold Heifer {25?} Dull " 12 & 13th very cold Blustring {Blustering} " 15 Milder {Mad?} Hand Sleigh repaired verandah</p>
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<p>December 16 Raining all Day " 17 Misty & warm " 18 Froze up again " 19 Examination at School no 2 very Cold " 21 Winter begun Snowing and drifting Cold " 22 Down to Zero this morn Clear Bright Day</p>
<pre>" 23 Fine James J. here
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<p>" 24 Very Fine to Fergus " 25 Rain & Misty all day " 26 " " " " Sow away " 27 Froze up again " 29 very fine Chopping in Swamp " 31 Some Snow. Mild year end without Sleighing</p>
<pre> But been a fine Season only 3 rainy days since {illegible?}
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<p>{on right side of page sideways - (31) Municipal Nomination Council ..illegible}</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1889 == == 1889</span></h2>
<p>Jany 1 the year opened fine moderate day " 2 to Fergus Mother to Poor house to Eliza J. " 5 These 3 days have been wonderful for the Season " 6 Roads Icy. Mary Baptized " 7 Sleighing at last about 4 inces {inches} of Snow at the Sawmill " 9 Raining heavy at Sawmill " 10 A great Storm Roads Blocked high wind Blowing down Suspension Bridge a {at} the falls. But weather till now was the finest for years " 11 Broke the Roads out through the Fields to {Fergus - cut off scan} " 12 & 13 Clear & Sunny " 14 very Fine & Clear Killing Pigs at Thompson " 15 Clear But cold Down to zero " 16 Heavy rain all afternoon & night Sleighing River Broke up {G..? cut off} " 18 Cold & Icy killed heifer for Thompsons " 19 " " " Went to Fergus " 21 Snow & Sleighing again</p>
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<p>Jany 22 & 23 Fine Clear & Sunny " 24 To Fergus with Chop For Horses. A {Agnes} down " 26 Jas Clark here. the last 4 days have been Extra Fine Even for this winter " 27 Fall of Snow " 28 " " " Drift killed 2 Pigs " 29 Cold Zero again. Clear " 30 at Guelph with Pork {6L - above} & Oats {32 - above} Snowy Feby 1 Some Stormy and drift " 4 a little Snow every day slight Drift Sick this week " 5 John Louttit's Sale Cold & Drifting " 6 10 below Zero this morning " 8 To Fergus with Chop Drifting " 9 " " for " Drawing Slabs to J. G " 11-12 Snowy & drifting again had {roads?} " 13 Drawing wood from Swamp Clear & Cold 5 below zero " 14 to Fergus drawing Slabs for J. G. lots of {Pitch?} holes " 15 Some Milder Cleaning up wheat " 17 A thaw today & yesterday " 19 Great fall of Snow today & yesterday 14 in heavy drifts " 20 at A Ewings Sale Cold & Drifting " 21 Fine at Fergus fair Mrs & Mr Williams & Jessie came " 23 yesterday and today terrible Drifts Conncession full " 24 Bitter Cold last night 30 Below Zero Calm to Day " 25 To Fergus {w?} Lizie & Joe Milder " 26 Snowing from the East Drawing Straw for Halfway " 27 Soft and very Pleasant March 4 moving Kelsie the Past 5 days Extremely fine & Sunny " 6 Still fine at Fergus with turnips for Kelsie " 7 Cold & raw " 9 this 2 days very drifty in some cased the worst of the Winter but not Cold</p>
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<p>March 11 Soft & Fine at Fergus with Chop (Horses) " 12 " " " " " " " (Cattle) Drawing " 13 Colder at Fergus with Grist Seeing Eliza J. at {? cut off} " 14 Cold East wind took J. J. home first Lambs {Pa...cut off} " 15 Still fine Snow going fast " 16 at Belwood with Lumber to Mc " 18 at Belwood & j. Gerries Sleighing near gone Rise</p>
<pre> at Belwood warm used last of cabbage
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<p>" 19 a lot of snow went to Day D Milnes Stone {cut off} " 22 Still fine at Funeral of C. Culls Child Wheels {cut off} " 23 Last Sleighing hot sun No rain or Snow for 2 week " 25 James J. Came to Saw wood Fine " 26 Sawing wood & killing Pigs at Thompsons " 28 Heavy frost last night and flurries of Snow " 29 Finished Sawing ties Cold all day " 30 Cold to Fergus with wheels first time this {year? cut off} " 31 Snowing all day about 3 inches fell April 1 Bright and Cold Sleighs running " 3 A Thunder Storm this morning then a snowstorm 3 " 4 Sleighing again this morning Voting on the repeal of Scott act. Repealed by a Majority of 1860 Carried {la?...cut off} by 1340 Majority T. Smiths Funeral " 5 Snowing nearly all day " 6 & 7 very warm Snow going fine " 9 Easter fair. Prices low Some Plowing " 11 to Fergus with Chop. warm Threatning rain " 12 Clears. helping Brooks to cut hay " 13 Plowing general Hard Frost last night cold {? cut off} " 15 Started Plowing after a mild & a dry winter 2 {Mon?..cut off} Sleigh " 17 Sowing Oats 15 Bush Swamp & field below track {illegible} J {Dryd?..cut off} " 19 Sowing Peas very warm " 20 Gang Plowing Turnip land warm & dry young {?..cut off}</p>
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<p>April 21 A Great Day of Drouth & high wind that Drifted the Sand in Places 3 ft deep " 22 Finished Plowing Turnip land for wheat Shower of Snow & Frost " 23 to Guelph for Statues & Grass Seed " 24 to Belwood. Rain & Thunder in afternoon Swallows " 25 Sowing Wheat Dark & Cool " 26 Sowing Grass seed " 27 Finished wheelbarrow. Rainy all day " 29 Cold with Driving Showers of Snow May 1 " Sowing oats Started to Plow Sod. Calf {calf is circled} " 2 Sowing Grass seed & Harrowing " 4 Warmer & Clear the first time for 10 Days " 5 Sowing Grass Seed in missed Places Went to Fergus " 6 Sowing Permanent grass Seed quite warm " 8 & 9 very hot 88 in the shade Plowing Sod " 10 Thunder & Some Rain Wild Plums in Blossom & Trees in Leaf. J. Chapman here Plowing Hot " 11 Cooler finished Plowing & Sowing (oats & Peas) " 13 Warmer Harrowing " 14 at Fergus with Catte {Cattle} 2280 @ 4cts - 4.00 Hot " 15 Thunder & good rain " 16 Harrowing Turnip land Cooler " 18 Digging in Garden. Kelsey here for turnips. Hot " 19 young Cattle out all night. Foal. 1 month & 3 days over " 20.21 & 22 Cold windy days " 23 Foal died. To fergus with Chop " 24 Sheep {lost?} Windy " 25 A {at} Belwood for churn to Rodgers " 27 Whitewashing. Rain all afternoon Cool " 28 Snowing & very Cold all day Heavy Frost " 29 Started to Plow Turnip land. Mrs Moir & Sarah here Mare served Rainy afternoon " 30 Rain all last night & today Cold & high wind</p>
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<p>May 31 Warmer. Rain all Last night River higher than it has been {since?} spring damp all day June 1 Cool yet & Damp " 3 warmer Plowing rain a {at} night. C.N.R. filling {Tre..cut off} " 5 Cool and Some rain " 6 First Dry day since the 27th May finished Plowing {T...cut off} " 7 Rain as usual " 8 To Belwood got mare shod. Rain " 9 Cutting Potatoes. Rain (9) rain " 10 Planted Potatoes 4 D. {illegible} 13 {Sta...?} 16 {8?} {C...?} " 12 at Fergus with grist & chop Fine " 13 Some rain warm " 14 Sowing Turnips washing Sheep horses {o...cut off} all {?..cut off} " 15 hot Sowed Beans & corn " 16 at W. Gerries. Thunder & heavy Rain " 17 very hot. at Fergus with hay " 18 Cooler Clipped Sheep Planted Cabbage " 19 Rain again Crops badly drowned out " 20 at Fergus with Hay warm " 21 very Heavy Rain filled big Ditch with Sand Trestle {Dun..cut off} " 24 Started Road work Drilling Turnips " 25 Funeral of Fred White Drowned on the 23rd " 26 Finished Sowing Turnips Hot " 27 Drawing wood from Swamp Close & {?..cut off} " 29 helping D. Milne with Turnips very hot July 1 " " " " " " " 2 Broadfoots raising very hot 90 Thunder & heavy {rain? cut off} " 3 at Fergus Slight Rain " 4 at Culls hot " 5 at Jas Kennedy's & Fergus " 7 hot J & W Gerrie here " 8 Scuffling Turnips</p>
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<p>July 10 This Last 4 Days 93 & 94 in the Shade to Night a Thunder storm & high Wind Laid Grain " 11 at D. Milnes Raising of {B...?} to Barn very hot " 12 Mowing warm " 13 Scuffling Potatoes thinning Turnips Coling Hay (13) Thunder & Rain " 14 Finished Scuffling Turnips first time " 17 Mowing Cooler " 18 Finished Mowing first field " 19 Coling hay to Belwood for money for Moving Sand from Ditch " 20 " Hay to fergus Paid Monteith for Ditch. Cool " 22 First field of hay in " 23 Molding up Potatoes Cool " 24 Putting on Paris Green on Potatoes. A. {Agnes} to See E.G. at PH " 25 Mowing (26) Coling " 27 Took Load of Hay to W Gerrie hot Bot Cow from Milnes " 28 W Gerrie here. Warm. Rain heavy " 29 at P. Boynes & R. Russels " 30 Mowing & drawing in " 31 Finished thinning Turnips August 1 Finished Mowing " 2 Hay all in Some Rain " 3 at Fergus for Salt " 5 Scuffling Turnips " 6 Slight frost this Morning Corn Hurt " 7 Sick (7) Jessie came Needing Rain</p>
<pre> to Doctor
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<p>" 8 Fixing Gates (9) Scuffling & cutting green oats " 12 Windy Drouthy C. got truss at Fergus " 13 Rain (14) Rain & thunder Mr Gerrie Sr here Cold " 15 Finished Scuffling turnips Drawing in green oats new Potatoes " 16 finished hoeing Turnips 2nd time at Fergus to Dr " 18 at Nichol to A. Moirs {Alexander?} " 19 Cutting Wheat & Pulling Peas</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1889 == === 39 =</span></h2>
<p>August 21 Stewart Threshing. High wind " 22-23-24 Cutting wheat Badly in want of Rain " 26 Wheat all cut Great Drouth " 27 Started Cutting Oats " 28 Smiths Threshing A. {Agnes} to Fergus " 30 Finished First Piece of Oats {right side of page and sideways - 2 weeks now without a Drop o Rain} " 31 Wheat all in but one Load R. Milne helping September 1 Still hot & Dry J. Dix and wife & Jas J here " 3 Team and Charlie at Milnes Drawing " 4 at Fergus With Edna {his daughter} to Dr light {cut off} first in {cut off} " 5 A {Agnes} to Grand Valley after honey Windy heavy {cut off} " 7 Dry again Jas Milne threshing " 10 Geo Allan Binding here finished at Low field Started {cut off} " 12 Drawing in oats hot & dry " 13 Thompsons threshing Windy " 14 Finishing drawing in Low field " 16 Kelsey & Mrs here. Finished Cutting all {cut off} heavy Rain Last night " 17 Pulled Peas above Track. Rain at night D {?..cut off} Thresh " 19 Cold at Fergus with Chop & Grist Showery " 20 Cold & Showery all day with flakes of Snow " 21 Peas all Pulled Cold " 23 Oats all in Drawing Peas " 24 Crop all in. Brooks Threshing " 25 high wind Some Rain at night " 26 Mare Sprained Foot at Fergus Cool " 27 Milnes Threshing Rainy " 30 Gang Plowing got a horse from Stewart October 1 heavy rain & Thunder. at A. Richardsons {Sr? cut off} " 2 Cool Breezy day " 3 Rain Forenoon at Fergus in afternoon " 4 Fine day working in Swamp " 5 heavy Rain nearly all day " 6 heavy fall of Snow this Morning</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">1889</span></h2>
<p>October 7 away Looking for threshers & at Fergus very cold " 8 & 9 Belwood Show " 10 Drawing up wood & started Potatoes Fine " 11 at Potatoes all Day. warm " 12 Threshing By Steam (Cameron) Fine day good turn out " 14 Stewart Threshing " 15 Thompson " W. Edmiston started to Dig Fine " 17 Potatoes all up good crop Fine Weather Dry " 18 To Fergus with chop (Saw W G) " 19 to Belwood with McNea's Potatoes to Fergus For chop " 21 heavy Frost Started Turnips " 22-23 & 24 heavy frost every morning. at Turnips " 25 Turnips all in Fair Crop. Fine Day no frost Dry " 26 To Fergus for Load of tile Cold " 28 Put up {Stover?} Joe & Liz Came up " 29 Started to Draw Manure Mrs Thompsons Funeral " 30 Drawing manure. Cold " 31 Rainy Edmiston away the Last 3 days November 1 Laying tile and covering drain. Well near dry " 2 Raining went for tile " 5 Went for tile Joe & LIz Left " 6 " " Fine day " 7 Laying tile. Grand Weather Thanksgiving day " 8&9 Drawing manure Warm & Misty " 11 Finished Drawing tile " 12 Edmiston Finished Laying tile & digging dug 46 1/2 {C.?} Put in 1410 tile Worked 21 days " 13 Some Rain. Covering drains Warm " 14 Finished covering drains started to spread manure Drizzly all day " 15 Frosty Cleaning up Grist & chop " 16 Plowing {Big?} Frost Stopt. {Stopped} at Fergus with Grist and chop</p>
<pre> * took Ewes away Ja Thompsons Rain in afternoon
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<p>" 18 Milder at Fergus for Grist. took Straw to W G got money " 19 Spreading manure Rainy all afternoon " 20 Frost gone. Started to Plow. (Covering manure)</p>
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<p>November 21 Plowing misty & Rainy all day & Warm " 23 drawing Wood in Forenoon Wm Clarks Funeral after " 25 Finished drawing out manure. Fine day " 26 Threshing at Jas Milnes Mild day " 27 Started to thresh " " quit very stormy Drifts 3 {f..ft? cut off} Rain {illegible and cut off}</p>
<pre> Plowing stopt {stopped} and sleighing started
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<p>" 28 Finished Threshing at Jas Milnes good sleighing " 29 Colder Piling up wood and drawing {s...cut off} " 30 Fine & sunny at Fergus for grist & chop December 2 at Belwood got mare shod Soft afternoon " 3 helping D. Milne to kill Pigs. Frosty & more Snow " 4 at Fergus with 2 Bags of Potatoes to W. Edmiston?..cut off " 5 Mild with Snow falling " 7 Drawing up wood very mild " 8 Thaw with heavy Rain. Sleighing gone " 9 Bright & Suny {Sunny} Thawing " 10 Fergus Christmas Fair Sold 2 Cattle {illegible above line?} Brisk Prices good Rain & Sleet " 11 Squally Brooks threshing in afternoon " 12 Fine " " finished " 13 Colder Hard frost " 14 Snowing Milder " 16 Chopping in Swamp & killing sow at Thompsons {Thaw?} " 17 Bot {Bought} 1/2 Pig from Thompson. Damp " 18 A. {Agnes} To Fergus Rain " 19 Plowing & spreading Manure Mild " 20 Plowing Heavy Rain in afternoon " 21 Frosty. at Fergus with chop. Thunder storm at night " 23 Mild and Sunny Drawing wood from swamp " 24 Clarks Sale Rain all day heavy Thunder at {night?..cut off} " 25 Extra Fine no frost finished spreading manure Laying {f..cut off} of {F..cut off} " 26 Plowing Rain morning high wind flurries of Snow after hard Frost at night " 27 very fine Thompsons threshing</p>
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<p>December 28 Thompsons finished Threshing fine " 29 heavy rain all fornoon. high wind at night " 30 Municipal nomination at Belwood Frosty " 31 at Fergus with Stewart Cold & Frosty</p>
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<p>Jany 1 heavy rain all day Party at D Milnes " 2 Rain all Forenoon afternoon like spring frost all out " 3 Frosty again " 4 Stewart Threshing frosty " 5 Soft again Rain all afternoon & night " 6 Voting for Council Rain all forenoon " 7 Stewart finished threshing frosty " 8 Tibbitt threshing Snowing & very high wind " 9 Sow away Some Snow falling all day " 10 A {Agnes} to Fergus with butter " 11 Misty thaw at night " 13 A {Agnes} went to Toronto Rain in morning hurricane and ( Snow in afternoon " 14 Killed 4 Pigs. Pleasant Day " 15 " 14 " at Stewarts Soft " 16 Went to Guelph Cold & stormy Pork 5.30 " 18 & 19 Mild & Pleasant almost a thaw " 20 Rain all last night A Gale to Day with Snow went to Belwood Taxes " 21 Killing Pigs at Thompsons " 22 Drawing wood & Cleaning up Oats Cold " 23 Threshing at D. Milnes Snow & Sleighing " 24 Finished " " A. {Agnes} Came home " 25 at Fergus with Chop " 26 Thaw again (27 & 28) very fine " 29 Extra Fine Thawing Chopping & Drawing wood " 30 at Fergus got oil & Meal " 31 Thaw very soft and muddy Feby 1 Frosty G. Allan had {Leann?}</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1890 == == 41</span></h2>
<p>Feby 3 Soft again killed a Pig " 4 Still soft and Some rain " 6 Fine & Sunny Moving Hal Milne & Geo Allan to Fergus (station {...cut off} " 7 Chopping in Swamp. Snow Storm from East " 8 Moving Blanchfield to Belwood. Stormy " 9 A.s. {Agnes's} Grandfather Died to Elora & Belwood with {cut off} " 10 Moving Bradley from Stn {Station} to halfway " 11 Mild killing Pigs at Stewarts " 12 Stormy at Old Wm Gerries Funeral (Sleigh...cut off " 13 very warm Sunny day " 14 Rain all day Snow gone " 15 at Fergus for grist Waggon " 17 & 18 Cleaning up Wheat Both days Misty & {m...cut off} " 19 Choping & drawing wood Snow at night Killed 2 pigs " 20 very Stormy Fair day at Fergus with Pig & chop " 21 & 22 still stormy but Snow wont lie for {sleighing?...cut off} " 23 Snow fell quietly making sleighing " 24 & 25 Thaw Rain Warm Snow all gone except {Drifts? cut off} " 26 & 27 Drawing wood Misty & slight frost (27) A. {Agnes} to Fergus " 28 Thaw Rain most of the day March 1 Showers of Snow Coldest this winter. Bel...cut off the first {...cut off} " 3 cold Killing Pigs at Thompsons " 4 Cold Snowing & drifting got Peas home " 5 Drawing wood. very cold A. {Agnes} to Kelsey's with {E...cut off} {Edna?} " 6 15 Below this morning. Bright & Sunny " 7 & 8 Beautiful bright & clear But cold " 10 milder Some Snow " 11 misty & Rain all day " 12 " " " " " Buchanan & Watson here for {c...cut off} " 13 at Fergus with Chop for cattle Bad Roads " 14 & 15 Frosty again & Snow " 17 Milder Drawing wood (& 18th) Stones</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">== 1890 == == == 42</span></h2>
<p>March 19 Fine at Nichol to A {Alexander?} Moirs & Gordons Sale " 20 at Fergus Fair fine " 21 More Rain very Muddy " 22 Fine Froze up again " 24 First Robins Seen Mild & Sunny " 25 Ester {Easter} Fair cold and Rainy " 26 Snowy Blustery day " 27 Frosty Morning Sunny day at Richardsons Sale " 28 Great Storm of Snow all day biggest Drifts of the winter " 30 yesterday fine at Belwood to Blacksmiths to day to day Snowing " 31 Sunny all day but cold & Raw April 1 Cold & Sunny at Fergus for {dust?} D. Milnes Sawing " 2 " " Jas Clark here " 3 Soft Rainy afternoon " 4 Good Friday at Sale at Brokies Rain Roads Bad River Broke up " 6 very heavy rain at night " 8 Rainy Morning at McWhirters Sale Bot {Bought} Harrows " 9 " & Misty with Thunderstorm Cooler at night " 10 frosty Morn went for Harrows " 12 at Belwood with chop Mare Shod warm a number Plowing " 13 very warm 75 in shade " 14 rain this morning Cold and rough " 16 First Lambs Started to Plow Building fence " 17 at Fergus with Grist & Chop fine " 19 Building fence Drawing wood fixing Spring " 20 this last 6 Days Sunny and frosty nights " 22 Drawing Earth to & Plowing Turnip land Horse show Elora " 23 Rain in forenoon " 24 Fine Brooks Sale " 25 Finished Plowing Turnip land Sowed wheat " 26 Started to Plow Sod. Rain at night Sow away " 28 Sowed Grass Seed and Harrowed it</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">== 1890 == == == 43</span></h2>
<p>April 29 A Heavy Rain this morning Cool " 30 Cold Raw & Rainy May 1 Plowing cold. frosty Morning Been frosty every night But 2 this spring " 2 Beautiful day Meeting to Elect Delegate to R. {..cut off} " 3 finished Plowing stubble thunder & Rain first {s...?} " 6 Cold & Snowing Dancing Party from Fergus " 7 Frosty Sowing oats Harrowing " 8 Frosty Convention at Fergus Clarke chosen " 9 Rain (10) Rain (12) & more Rain " 13 at Fergus with chop finished Plowing for Peas " 14 Sowing Peas & Harrowing yesterday & to Day the first Spring Day " 15 & 16 Fine Picking Roots & plowing Swamp " 17 Cold. finished Plowing Swamp " 18 Dolly Foal. Cold. windy & rain " 19 at Fergus with cattle 20.30 @ 4 cts Dull and Damp " 20 Cool (21) Sowed Oats in Swamp Cold. Frosty " 23 Thunder & Heavy Rain warm Growing weather at last " 24 Finished Plowing (25) Two Terrible Showers of Rain " 26 Finished Sowing. Warm Mare Served Heard white {P...? cut off} " 27 " Harrowing Wild Plums in Bloom " 28 Picking stones off Hayland very warm " 29 to Fergus at Nomaniation {Nomination} Local House Clark & {Hamp..cut off} Fine " 30 Dull with Some Rain but warm good growth Harrowing Turnips " 31 Hot 85 Trees in Leaf Planting Potatoes on Track June 2 started to Plow Turnip land. Meeting at {No 1 S S...cut off} " 3 At Stewarts filling manure Heavy rain at night {warm? cut off} " 4 Plowing hot. Thunder & Rain Terrific at night " 5 Tremendous Storm Thunder Rain & Wind Blowing</p>
<pre> Fences washing away Bridges Culverts Booms & {c...cut off}
Polling Local House Clarks Majority {409?} Mowat {Sustained?}
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<p>" 6 & 7 Land too wet to work " 9 Plowing turnip land (10) Went to Fergus Evening</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">== 1890 == == == 44</span></h2>
<p>June 11 Finished Plowing turnip land Rain " 12 Planting Potatoes Rain " 13 Finished " 24{?} {Clepants?} 6 {Ste..?} = acre Rain " 14 Sowing Mangels & Turnips " 16 to Fergus with Grist Wm Gerrie left for west Measured for Boots " 18 Finished Sowing Swedes (17) Sowed carotts {carrots} & Corn " 19 to Fergus got Cabbage & Tomatoes " 20 Washed Sheep Planted " " " " 21 Staked Fence Turned Cattle into Swamp " 23 very hot Turnips all Sowed Cutting thistles " 24 " " Whitewashing sheep Clipped " 25 at Belwood (26) at Fergus with Potatoes hot 96 Got Boots " 27 Road work (28) ditto heavy Rain and very hot " 30 Still warm & damp July 1 3 heavy showers to day W. Gerries Wife & Children here " 2 warm (3) cooler started haying but showery " 5 Slight frost at Rockwood with wool " 7 Warm. all the folks at W. Gerries coling hay " 8 at Belwood Getting mare shod hot Rain " 9 Scuffling Turnips & Potatoes " 10 Drawing in hay nearly frost in Morning " 12 hot moulding Potatoes " 13 Scorching hot (14) Still hot & dry thinning Turnips " 15 Mowing hay (16) at Fergus A {Agnes} to see E. J. " 17 Slight rain (18) Scuffling & hoeing Paris Greening " 19 quite Cool at Turnips (20) very Cool " 21 Frost last night froze Potatoes & nipped Turnips " 22 & 23 at Turnip very dry J. Gerrie came " 24 Heavy Rain With thunder (25) at Belwood More Rain " 26 Moulded Potatoes Fergus evening With J. G. " 28 Scuffling hot (29) Paris Green ont {on to?} Potatoes Hot " 30 Rainy most of the day and hot Moving straw</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">== 1890 ==</span></h2>
<p>July 31 Finished thinning Turnips Mowing a very heavy Crop. Rain. Hot. A {Agnes} to Fergus with {child..cut off} August 1 finished Cutting hay. Hot. Scuffling turnips 3rd {Time?} " 2 hay all coled up (3) Great heat heavy Rain {New Potatoes?} " 4 a heavy rain and Great heat hay very wet helping D M {Turn..?} " 5 More rain (6) Cooler drawing hay " 8 Hay all in (9) helping J. Milne at Thinning Turnips {C...?} " 10 at M. Bremmers funeral. Cold " 11 at Fergus with Grist got Ridgeboards " 12 had a bee digging Ditch (13 & 14) Cleaning turnips very Dry " 15 at A. Richardsons Funeral Finished Cleaning Turnips " 16 Choreing sawing wood " 18 D. Milne threshing Frosty morning " 19 Sow Pigged all Dead rain all afternoon " 20 Mrs Moir from Nichol here " 21 heavy rain all forenoon " 22 Cradling wheat went to Fergus got Gloves " 23 Jas Milne Cut wheat with Binder. Cool " 25 Pulling Peas Rain after 5 oclock " 27 Peas all Pulled Damp Backward weather & cool " 28 & 29 Sawing wood and digging Stumps " 30 Digging Stumps Cold. rain more or less every day Septr 1 heavy frost and Froze oats cutting Potatoes down, Peas all in, started {...cut off in scan} " 2 Drawing Wheat J.B. Mullan here " 3 Wheat all in. Started to Cut oats " 4 hot Cutting oats. Rain at Night " 5 at Smiths threshing A {Agnes} to Fergus with Pears " 6 " Stewarts " heavy rain in the Morning warm " 8 Rain again (9 & 10) Fair & dry cutting oats " 11 Finished upper oats Drawed a Load Rain in afternoon " 12 Rain (13) Rain, Digging out stumps " 15 Oats all in above the Track " 16 Rain went to Fergus to see Doctor for E. {Edna, Forbes's daughter} Diphtheria</p>
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<p>Septr 18 Cuting {Cutting} (19) de {ditto} Rain and high winds " 20 tying oats and Digging stumps " 22 Finished Cutting Cool " 23 " Tying at stumps " 24 at Tibbitts Thresing {Threshing} heavy Frost " 25 " " " " " Drawing in " 26 Rain more or less all Day warm " 27 Crop all in Stumps all out Nor west of Dittch {Ditch} " 29 Jas Milne Threshing hot " 30 D. " " " Octr 1 helping Jas Milne Clean Barley took Load to Fergus " 2 took Potatoes up on track " 3 rainy in Forenoon at Belwood Show afternoon " 4 at Fergus with chop. got Oven Lined & Potato tools " 6 Rainy all day A {Agnes} to Belwood a {at} Jas Gerries. Plowing " 7 damp (8) started Potatoes 1/4 Rotten " 9 Warm at Potatoes (10) heavy Rain in forenoon at to Fergus in afternoon " 11 Cool Plowing and taking up potatoes (12) Rain " 13 at Potatoes & Smiths Sale. Rain " 14 Finished Potatoes Rain Drawed wood for Milne " 15 Took up Mangels. Killed sheep 121 lbs mutton " 16 Drawing Manure. Erin Show. heavy rain all afternoon " 17 " " (18) {DO DO} {Dittos} 2 fine days " 20 Threshing a fine Day (Burrs Machine) " 21 & 22 Drawing manure very fine (23) Finished Rain " 24 Cleaning Chop Drawing wood & Turnips " 25 at Fergus with grist & chop Cool " 27 Picking over Potatoes laying carpet Putting up {stone to lie?} First snow " 28 Topping turnips took up carrotts {carrots} " 29 took up {soft?} Turnips harrowing up Swedes " 30 Drawing swedes. Showers of Snow " 31 " " D. Milne's helping</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1890 == === 47 =</span></h2>
<p>November 1 Topping Turnips harrowing & Drawing got all in that were up. 50 Loads over an acre to do {yet? cut off scan} heavy fall of Snow in the afternoon to Fergus " 2 heavy fall of Snow. no Frost. tied cattle all in " 3 more Snow 5 inches Deep now no frost in ground Put Cabbage in {cellar? cut off scan} " 4 Cutting wood Mild (5) at Belwood with chop a lot of {Snow ? cut off} " 6 Drawing wood and Spreading Manure Fine " 7 Plowing manure, Snow gone. Pulling turnips " 8 Turnips all in very good crop. 60 Loads A. Whi... and D Milne {help...? cut off} " 9 Tremendous Rain (10) Fine Plowing & spreading manure " 11 Plowing & Putting New Ridgeboards on house. Mild " 12 fine Manure all spread (West field all Plowed " 13 finished Plowing in manure. Stewart Plowing here " 14 very warm Plowing in swamp & harrowing west field " 15 misty " " " (16) very fine at Church " 17 heavy Rain all day. went to hear Cartwright at in {..? cut off} " 18 Plowing (19) finished Swamp took Ewes away Stewart threshing " 20 Stewart finished threshing frost and Snow Plowing yet " 21 at Bellamy's Sale fine day " 22 Stormy & Cold Smith going to thresh Machine {Broke? cut off} " 23 (Sunday) fine at Thompsons " 24 Mild Smith threshing " 25 " " Finished Cold. Drawing wood & {R...cut off} " 26 at Fergus with Chop. Went to Bayne's Sale Plows stopt {stopped} By Frost</p>
<pre> Bot {Bought} Sow $10.00 Due in 14 mos at Impl Bk {Imperial Bank?}
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<p>" 27 Went for sow. Bright and frosty " 28 Thompsons threshing very frost A {Agnes} sick went for {? illegible} " 29 30 Milder Beautiful days December 1 fall of Snow at Fergus with Sleigh with chop " 2 hard frost but fair " 3 hard frost and Snowing Sold Cattle to Smith & {F..? cut off} @ 3cts@ {?..cut off} " 4 Cold took {" ditto under cattle} to Belwood " 5 fine Killing Pigs Jas Milnes " 6 & 7 Bright & Cold</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1890 == === 48 =</span></h2>
<p>December 9 Christmas Fair. very dull fine Day no sleighing " 10 at Belwood with chop Killed Big Sow 396 Lbs " 11 very Mild Started to Kill Pigs a {at} Thompsons but quit " 12 " " Drawing up wood " 13 at Fergus with A {Agnes} Cold (14 & 15} very Mild " 16 & 17 frosty But fine on 17th to Belwood for {Da..?} with Cutts " 19 Cold and Clear & Still to A Louttitt'sSale fine wheeling " 20 very mild Fanning wheat took back oats to D.M. " 21 (Sunday) thaw. Rain. & Snow Slight " 22 W.D. Greens Sale very fine " 23 to Luther for wood With wheels stormy " 25 Cold & raw Jas. Johnston here " 27 Some Snow to Fergus with Sleigh " 29 Cold Nomination day (Municipal) " 30 Cleaning up Wheat mild " 31 Annual School meeting Was elected Trustee " " heavy Fog No Sleighing yet but Grand wheeling</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">1891</span></h2>
<p>Jany 1 A Heavy Rain all Day " 2 Frosty and drifting very icy Roads took sheep home " 3 to Fergus Stewart took grist Down for me " 5 Municipal Electon {Election} R Dryden. SR Ransom. C Clark. C Conlon C Hend " 6 7 & 8 Bright and Sunny Cold Grist home " 9 D Milne threshing " 10 " " Finished still very fine Sow Away " 12 Some Snow Great wind " 13 Killed Pig heavy Fall of Snow at night " 14 very Drifty (15) Drawed straw to Smith Sleigh " 16 Killing Pigs at Stewarts Cold 10 below Zero " 17 quite Mild (19) mild & misty " 20 Threshing at J. Milnes Soft Misty " 21 Finished " " " Took in Turnips. Rain.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1891 == === 52? =</span></h2>
<p>Jany 23 H Cull's Sale Snowing much Snow yesterday " 24 Snowing went to Luther for wood " 26 Killing Pigs at Thompsons Fine " 27 heavy fall of Snow from East went to Fergus " 28 very fine. Alex Moir here. Trustee meeting " 29 Misty and Rain in afternoon " 30 Cleared up and slight frost (31) Mild February 2 Killing Pig went to Nichol hunting seed wheat got at {Bro...cut off} " 3 Killing Pigs at Thompsons very stormy " 4 Coldest Day this Season so far below Zero {D...? cut off} " 5 went with Stewart looking for wheat. Roads heavy " 6 very fine (7) stormy at Fergus " 9 at Belwood Selecting Delegates R. C Thaw Rain " 10 Drifty & Snow Taking out Saw log at River " 11 To Saw Mill with Log Fin {Fine} " 12 " " " " Took chop to Belwood. Mild " 13 at Fergus to R. Convention. A. Semple choosen {chosen} " 14 Cutting & Drawing wood. Across River {Frozen?} Mild " 15 & 16 Thaw and Rain Sleighing Gone " 17 Snow and Sleighing again at R.J. Blacks Sale " 18 ver {very?} Stormy to sawmill for lumber good sleigh " 19 Fair Day very fine John Charles Born {Forbes son} " 20 Snowing & Drifting heavy in mon {morning} Rain afternoon " 21 Fine at Fergus. {file?} Got Boots " 23 Mild Drawing wood accross {across} river Sow Served " 24 Drawing wood in forenoon. Heavy Rain all afternoon giving {G.?} Cull a Present " 25 Great flood River broke up the Earliest for 80 yrs Cold at night " 26 Frosty Nomination Dominion Semple & Hunter Came " 27 Quite Stormy very Icy (28) Stormy & Frosty March 1 Fine but Cold (2) Some Snow (3) rough " 4 Snow & very Drifty at Fergus. Killed Pig at J. Milne " 5 Fine Election Dominion Semple Elected Maj {Majority?} 146</p>
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<ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1891_.3D.3D_.3D.3D_51"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">1891 == == 51</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1891_.3D.3D_.3D.3D_52"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">1891 == == 52</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1891 == == 51</span></h2>
<p>March 6 More Snow Fair Sleighing again Cold " 7 & 8 Settled and Milder " 9 Thaw (10) Colder Killing Pigs at D Milnes " 11 Very warm rapid thaw at Fergus with waggon " 12 Snowing all forenoon but Soft. Frosty at night " 13 & 14 a real Snowstorm Roads Blocked up Snowplough on Train " 15 Still very Stormy " 16 Stormy Still went to Fergus Roads in fields " 17 Milder to Fergus with Wheat goose 70 cts " 18 " moving Jas. Lang & Mitchells heavy Snow " 19 Fine very cold (20) Soft and rain " 21 to Luther for wood Mild & Misty " 22 Sunny and thawing rapidly " 23 Grey Cow Died rapid thaw " 24 At A. Brockies for wheat Sleighing gone " 26 Sawing at D. Milnes Colder " 27 Snowing & Blustery " 28 Fine at Gillespie's for wood W.G. Thompson helping " 30 Raw and Cold Killing Pigs at Smiths " 31 heavy Snow Storm Alexanders Sale Bot {Bought} Cow 41.50 11 mos April 1 Drawing Manure from Halfway Sleigh " 2 rain Sleigt {Sleet} all day " 3 Snow took Grist to Fergus Froze at night " 4 & 5 hard Frost & Clear " 6 " " " Bot {bought} Oats From J. Richardson " 7 " " Went For oats " " " 9 Drawing wood & manure at John Richardsons Raising " 10 & 11 Raw and Rainy " 13 Warm First Spring Day at Belwood with chop " 14 Drawing wood forenoon warm then Rain " 15 Misty Some Rain to Fergus: Swallows " 16 Started to Plow at home Forenoon. Milnes afternoon warm</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1891 == == 52</span></h2>
<p>April 17 very hot Some Rain but Cleared off " 18 Rain and warm " 20 very hot. Sowing oats on Milnes (Rented) " 21 cooler. (22) hot & very windy (23) Cool " 24 & 25 Grand working days. Land dry " 27 Sowing Peas. Rolling. a very high wind " 28 Finished Gang Plowing for wheat " 29 heavy frost. Sowing wheat & Rolling Annie {Raes?} Frost " 30 Still cool and windy May 1 Sowed Grass Seed and Rolled it Frost River Men Here (Black & {P...cut off} " 2 Picking Roots in Swamp Some Rain hot " 3 Fine shower last night. Cold " 5 Finished Plowing Sod at home. hard frost with Showers of Snow. too hard to Harrow all Day ice 1 in never saw the like at this Date " 6 hard frost again Plowing at Milnes " 7 Same as yesterday Mitchells here for wheat (8) Sowing Oats & Harrowing " 9 Finished harrowing Sod & Picking Roots warm " 11 Fine Shower Last night Sowed oats in Swamp " 12 warm At Fergus at night Harrowing " 13 Dry and thick Haze Thompsons here for hay " 14 Sowing Oats & Harrowing Thompsons Here Plowing {? cut off} " 15 Plowing in swamp. Some drops of Rain Wild Plums in bloom " 16 Finished Plowing very cold. River Men here {(M...cut off} " 18 Finished Sowing at at home A remarkable {..cut off}</p>
<pre> Not an hour of broken time since we started no {...cut off}
and Frost Every night. Trees in leaf
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<p>" 19 Plowing Sowing at Milnes Fine " 20 Harrowing " R. Milnes Funeral " 21 Harrowing & Rolling A Team From Richardson " 22 Plowing Some Rain ( at night and to day Had {Bert?} Milne " 23 Finished Seeding on Milnes (24) Hanna Smiths Funeral " 25 Turned out young Cattle all night</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1891 == == 53</span></h2>
<p>May 26 Frost. Dry. at Belwood. Court of Revision " 27 Picking stones at Milnes Frost " 28 " " " home Harrowing Turnip land " 29 Finished Stones & Drawing wood From River " 30 Filling Manure at Stewarts & washing Sheep warm June 1 Plowing for Potatoes (night first Since 14th Apl " 2 " " " Thunder and heavy rain last " 3 & 4 Cutting Potatoes and Choring More Rain " 5 Cool. Planted Potatoes 13 1/2 Bush on an Acre " 6 A {at} Fergus with Grist. hot & Dry " 8 Clipped Sheep (9) Sowed Turnips. Corn. Bean & {..ot?} " 10 Plowing Turnip land (10) Ditto fine Rain " 12 Sowing Turnip land (13) Same went to fergus " 15 very hot finished Sowing Turnips Planted Cabbage {illegible} " 16 " " to Belwood for Scraper heavy Rain at night " 17 Cooler. Showery all day young Pigs " 18 " " " at E. Kelsey's " 22 Whitewashing kitchen. Showers " 23 & 24 Doing Road work Drawing Gravel " 25 & 26 Piling wood & Cutting willows " 29 to Rockwood with wool and Seeing R. Richardson " 30 Scuffling Turnips cutting thistles July 1 A. {Agnes} to J. Gerries. Some Rain " 2 to A. Moirs. Nichol hot " 3 Fine Rain in the morning lasted all Day the the first real rain {this?} spring " 4 started to thin Turnips to Fergus with J. Milne " 6 Scuffling & thinning Turnips " 7 fine Rain all forenoon to Fergus with straw to H Mitchell " 8 fine A. {Agnes} to See Eliza Johnston " 9 finished Scuffling Turnips first time fine Plants " 10 hot at P. Gerries Raising</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1891 == == 54</span></h2>
<p>July 11 & 12 hot old Mr R. Blacks Funeral on 12th " 13 very hot at Turnips (14) heavy Rain with thunder " 15 Cooler Bill Gerrie's wife & family here " 16 Finished thinning Turnips. howing Potatoes " 17 at Fergus with Chop Slight Rain " 18 finished hoeing Potatoes went to Belwood " 20 Moulding Potatoes. took Colts to Pasture " 21 Started haying Cutting odd Corners Hot " 23 at Fergus with Load of straw to Niel MacLean. {cut off?} " 24 very hot Putting fingers in Cradle " 25 Putting Paris Green on Potatoes " 27 " " " " " and morning Cool " 28 Finished mowing at home Coling up " 29 all Coled up Drawing in " 30 Slight Rain to Fergus & Elora with G. {McRain? cut off} " 31 hay all in But Rakings August 1 Slight Rain all day " 3 Raking & coling hay & Drawing in from Milne " 4 hay all in hoeing Turnips 2nd time (5) Same Both Day {rain?} " 6 Finished Turnips still hot & Dry " 7 hot 91 in shade. folks down to Nichol " 8 Some rain very hot and Close " 9 heavy rain heaviest since the 24th {Feley & Great?}</p>
<pre> thunder & wind unroofing Barns in all Directions
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<p>" 10 at Fergus with Straw to J. Davis thunder Rain " 11 at Fergus for Grist Still hot " 12 at Elora to Rocks with S.S. Pic Nic " 14 Rain at Fergus for Calf pd $2.00 " 15 Working in Swamp up to J. Johnston's at night " 17 Started Pulling Peas Cradling wheat for J {Milne?} " 18 very Hot. at Guelph with Hay @ 8.00 Per ton " 20 Cutting Oats on the Milne Place. Hot</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1891"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">1891</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1891 == == 55</span></h2>
<p>August 21 Drizzly Warm Day (22) Pulling Peas " 24 Cool and Rain all Day. Putting up Blinds " 25 Cool Pulling Peas (26) Do do {as above} " 27 finised {finished} Pulling Peas Started to Draw in first Cabbage and Turnips " 28 Stewart threshing. Rainy. to Fergus " 29 D M {Milne} " Cutting wheat " 31 Peas all in Showers hot September 1 Cutting oats at Milnes (2) Do { as above} & wheat at home " 3 Broke Reaper. Drawing oats from Milnes. Cool " 4 to Belwood for Repairs for Reaper. Cutting wheat " 5 Rainy afternoon and very heavy at night " 7 Cutting oats (8) Smith threshing. Frost " 8 Drawing in wheat Frost Freezing late oats " 10 Cutting oats J. B. Mullan here " 11 " " Drawing oats from Milnes " 12 Cutting wheat heavy Rain at night " 13 Blossom Cow Calved got at Alexanders Sale " 14 Finished Cutting Wheat. Cutting oats " 15 Rain all last night & this forenoon to Fergus with Chop " 16 Cutting oats (17) Do Do {as above} & Drawing in very warm " 18 Wheat all in Thunder & Rain at night " 19 J. Milne threshing hot " 21 Drawing oats. Raking stubble very hot " 22 Cutting oats " wheat stubble very hot " 23 Broke Reaper at Belwood Repairs Cutting oats 87 in Shade " 24 Cutting oats (25) Cutting at Milne's. went for Doctor to Mother " 26 at Milnes in forenoon. J. White here in afternoon " 28 Stooking at Milnes and drawing in forenoon drawing</p>
<pre> rain and wind at night
at home afternoon 2 Thompson's & team W. Tibbitt & J. Innes here
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<p>" 29 Finished Cutting at home quite Cool " 30 Warmer J. Milne threshing Octr 1 Finished {Binding?} at home. trustee Meeting</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1891 == == 56</span></h2>
<p>October 2 Finished cutting at Milne's Drawing at home " 3 all in at home after a long weary harvest " 5 a good deal of rain yesterday. Gang Plowing Cool " 7 Rain Tibbitt threshing yesterday & to Day " 8 Jas Clark here harrowing (9) Drawing in ) " 10 Stooks all in at last 5 Days Later than 188{9? cut off}</p>
<pre> which was the latest before this. to Church after
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<p>" 12 Drawing manure warm " 13 Thompsons threshing there with Team " 14 Drawing manure till noon Rainy " 15 & 16 threshing Franks machine good turn out {E..? cut off}</p>
<pre> Peas Showers Both Days and cool
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<p>" 17 Meeting to Choose Delegates at Belwood " 19 threshing at Smiths all Day Drizzly " 20 Drawing wood & to Belwood for Chop {(Horses?)} " 21 & 22nd Taking up Potatoes Cold " 23 Took oats to Fergus. went to Convention Craig {chosen? cut off} " 24 warmer at Potatoes (26) Fine day Potatoes " 27 Cold Showers of Snow all day Topping turnip " 28 Fine finished Potatoes took up Carrotts. mangels (Cabbage. Harrowing Swedes " 29 Drawing Turnips & Harrowing very fine " 30 " " Indian Summer (31) Light Rain {w..? cut off} (and fine November 2 Frosty Morn. Turnips all Topped & Harrowed out " 3 Fine Drawed 20 Loads " 4 Turnips all in. 78 Loads. Fine Crop. & fully Ripe for {..cut off} " 5 Ground white with Snow to Fergus with Chop " 6 Putting Down Carpet Drawing Manure " 7 Drawing Manure Glorious fine weather " 9 " " very warm " 10 Rain all day. Election (Provincial) Kirkwood Elected " 11 Fine to Fergus with Returns from Div. No 2 " 12 & 13 Fine finished Drawing manure 79 Loads</p>
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<p>Novr 14 heavy frost Harrowing manure & Drawing wood " 15 (Sunday) River men at the Ties all Day " 16 Spreading Manure a heavy Rain took Cattle in " 17 Snow and Great Drifting " 18 very hard Frost last night Turnips Froze in Root House " 19 Milder Stewart threshing in afternoon " 20 " " & D. Milne threshing all day " 21 Stewart finished " till 3 O clock Rain all afternoon " 22 Heavy rain all day " 23 Started to Plow in manure Terrible Rain broke boom in Fergus " 24 Snowing went to Fergus (25) very Rough " 26 Milder Killing Pigs at Smiths " 27 Cold Killing Pigs at D. Milnes " 28 A. {Agnes} to Fergus Clear but frosty (29) very Cold " 30 very Cold took Mrs Milne to Fergus Stn Plowing stopt December 1 Took ewes away. Killing Pigs at Thompsons fine " 2 Cleaning Oats (3) to Fergus with oats Mild & Sunny " 4 a heavy rain Frost all out Cleared up at night " 5 Fine Plowing again in fine order " 7 heavy Snow last night fair sleighing " 8 Christmas fair moving J. Young (Wheels) fine " 9 & 10 Thompsons threshing very fine " 11 Took lambs to Fergus took up J. Youngs Potatoes " 12 took a load of Turnips to D. {Beverley?} Snow gone very fine " 14 Rain all day turning to Snow at night " 15 Snow and damp hail misty " 16 Frosty and windy A. White threshing " 17 To Salem for flour with Sleigh. Clear " 19 Mild Drawing wood From Milnes " 21 To Fergus with load of oats @ 31cts " 23 Killed a Pig rainy & Snow but mild</p>
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<p>Decr 24 D Milne threshing Bleak East wind " 25 Mild and misty " 26 D. M. Threshing. Mild in morn Frost {...? cut off} " 28 Municipal nomination Clear and bright " 29 Rainy Smith threshing " 30 School meeting Frosty. Smith Finished " 31 D Milne Finished threshing went to Fergus</p>
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<p>Jany 1 hail and stormy last night very mild to {Day? cut off}</p>
<pre> no sign of Sleighing yet
</pre>
<p>" 2 very mild Jas Milne threshing " 4 Poling Day Municipal Dryden Ransom McDermot Clark {Collinerdge?} Coldest Snap yet " 5 Ja Milne Finished Threshing Sow away Clear & Nice " 7 To Fergus with oats & chop Sleighing " 8 at Wm {Hamans?} threshing for Stewart " 9 To H. McQueens Luther For wood. {Sleigh ? cut off} very cold " 11 " " " " " Milder " 13 Mild To Fergus with Load of Turnips to {Bo...? cut off} " 14 To Fergus with Chop Fine Sleighing " 16 To Fergus with Load of oats Cold " 18 To Belwood with Chop Snowing " 19 To Fergus with Oats " 20 To Luther for wood Stewart with me {McQueen? cut off} " 21 very stormy to Mitchells in the afternoon " 22 milder Snowing Killing Pigs at Stewarts " 23 Rogh {Rough} Drifty Drawing wood from swamp " 25 Fine Killing Pigs at Home 4 " 26 Great Drift last night very Cold to day took Pork to {cut off} " 27 & 28 Cold and rather Raw " 29 very fine killing Pigs A {at} Thompsons (20) " 30 Took Grist to Fergus thawing {A?} fine Sleighing this last three weeks</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1892 == == 57</span></h2>
<p>Feby 1 {tok} took cow to Fergs {Fergus} to weigh Took Grist home " 2 Rain & hail in morning heavy snow in afternoon " 3 rather mild with Some Snow " 4 Cutting & Drawing wood from Milnes " 5 & 6 " " " very fine Grand sleighing " 7 Snow in morn Rain Thunder & Lightning at night " 8 Mild. To Fergus with cow to Cassis & Robertson " 9 Bright and fine to Petrons Entertainment " 11 The most stormy day of the winter " 12 heavy roads and Frosty Killing Pigs at Thompsons " 13 at Fergus fine. took down straw and Potatoes " 15 Fanning oats (16) To Fergus with chop. Fine " 18 Fine Fair day (19) Cutting wood at Milnes " 20 at Jas Laings mild " 22 To Fergus Seeing W Gerrie & Beattie/u> A. Bremner 3 mos {month} Note " 24 & 25 Cutting and drawing wood very mild " 26 Colder at Watsons Sale & Jas Clarks " 27 & 28 Cold. Laid up with cold " 29 Fall of Soft Snow. At Curries Sale March 1 Great Drifts last night Cold. Killing Pigs for Richardson " 2 Cold. To Fergus with oats (29) {do - same as above} Fine " 3 To Fergus with Turnips for Thompsons Fine " 4 Stewart here Drawing wood " 5-7 & 8 Drawing wood. very fine sleighing near gone " 9 Took Logs to Sawmill J. Murrays Funeral " 10 Cutting at Stewarts Snowy " 11 Killed 2 Pigs. very stormy " 12 Cold & Bright at Robt Kennedy's Sale " 14 yesterday & to Day very Stormy and Cold " 15 very Cold and Blowing Cutting Rafters with Thompson " 16 Drawing wood. Cold But quiet 2 weeks of Borealis " 17 Fine to Fergus down the River. Fair day</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1892 == == 58</span></h2>
<p>March 18 & 19 cold and Blustry</p>
<pre>" 21 Killing a Pig at Stewarts cold & Raw
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<p>" 22 Rainy afternoon (23) Cold & Snowing " 24 Drawing accross {across} river form Milnes Soft Lot of Snow " 25 Took logs to sawmill. Broke through river Robins & Bluebirds " 26 Drawing wood accross {across} river. Sleighing gone {illegible and cut off} " 28 Sawing wood & Cleaning oats " 30 Went to See Jas. Clark who is very bad. Raw " 31 Chop to mill. To Brokies Sale. Raw & cold April 1 Mild Cleaning wheat. River Broke up " 2 at Halls Sale windy. Great thaw " 4 Easter Fair. Heavy Rain. Thunder at night " 5 Plows going after a very fine winter no {h...? cut off}</p>
<pre> Storms or Drifts and few heavy Frosts
to Belwood with Chop. quite warm
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<p>" 6 To Jas Clarks Funeral. Roads Pretty Bad " 7 Fine and warm Started to Plow " 8 at Mrs A. Moir's funeral. Cold, Rain & {...? cut off} " 9 Frost Stopt Plow. Snowing A. Whites Raising got Calf from J. {Young? cut off}</p>
<pre> First Gang of River men here stopt all night N. McLean
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<p>" 11 Burns Sale Bot {Bought} Cow $51.00 @ 13 mos. time up 18th {...? cut off} " 11. 12. 13. 14 Still very frost Sawing wood Some Plowing " 15 Still frosty 2nd Gang of River men. A. Gow " 16 Still Frosty & Dry horses Crossed river on ice 3 weeks ago</p>
<pre> to day they Can ford it. took straw to W Gerrie
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<p>" 18 Still Frosty Plowing (19) Do Do {same as above} " 20 no Frost. Went to Guelph Got Suit of Clothes " 21 Started to Plow Pea land rainy afternoon " 22-23 Cold and dry. Plowing. Frost not out of " 25 No Plowing till noon. Gang Plowing {Aroura? 4 night?..cut off " 26 to Fergus for Clover Seed Frosty " 28 Finished Plowing for Wheat Sowed Wheat {a..? cut off} " 29 Harrowing Wheat Litter of Pigs {Aroura? {F..? cut off}</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1892 == == 59</span></h2>
<p>April 30 Hard frost no Plowing till Noon Sowed Grass seed & Harrowing May 3 Finished Plowing for Peas the Past 3 days drizzly " 4 Sowing Peas and Harrowing First Lambs " 5 Heavy rain in the afternoon Thunder (6) Plowing " 7 Cool. To Fergus with Chop Frosty night " 9 Sowing oats & Harrowing Warmer Swallows " 10 & 11 Plowing sod Light Showers " 12 Finished Plowing for Crop. Finised {Finished} Sowing Started to Plow in manure for Turnips which Did not get done last Fall Been very cold & Dry Seeding lime. Just lost 3 hours with Rain " 16 Rain yesterday. Spreading Manure & Plowing warm Taking out Stumps & Building culvert " 17 To Belwood with chop. Northern Lights for 8 nights " 18 Manure all Plowed in. Cooler " 19 Went to Fergus with Load of oats heavy rain " 21 Drizzling all day and cold (22) Do Do {same as above} " 23 Plowing Swamp for Turnips. Cold. Showers of Rain Hail " 24 finished Plowing for Turnips first time quite cool " 25 Heavy Thunder storm rain every day for a week wild Plums in Bloom " 26 Warmer to Fergus with grist D Milne washing Sheep " 27 Harrowing & Building wire fence young Cattle out all night " 28 Picking Stones to Fergus for grist " 30 warm Cows out all night Rain yesterday " 31 very warm Trees in leaf. Grand growing day Ewe died at McLellans for Potatoes June 1 very warm Thunder & Rain to W. Gerries for lambs " 2 " " Delivered 2 Steers 23.00 @ 4 cts a lb " 4 wet. Planted Potatoes on Track Saw A Bremmer Paid Renew 7 mos {& PC ?} " 6 very hot washed Sheep J. Gerrie here cutting Potatoes " 7 " " Planted Potatoes Terrible Thunder storm at night</p>
<pre> Lightning Struck a lot of Telegraph Pole & Stake of fence near Barn
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<p>" 8 warm and damp Picking over Potatoes " 9 Foal 3 weeks overtime very heavy rain in forenoon</p>
<pre> Logs Coming down River thick. warm
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1892 == == 60</span></h2>
<p>June 10 & 11 warm and fine Growing weather " 12 Foal died Still fine " 13. 14. 15 very warm Plowing Turnip Land " 16 Finished Plowing for Swedes Harrowed Potatoes {..? cut} " 17 To Fergus for Turnip seed Pd H. Mitchell & Dr. Johns " 18 Sowing Turnips. Planting cabbage Hot Rain " 19 (Sunday) hot with heavy Rain " 20 Finished Sowing Swedes Still hot " 21 harrowing. at Thompsons Raising Rain at " 22. 23. 24 Plowing Swamp. Rainy and warm " 25 Harrowing warm. Still a few drops of Rain " 27 at Wm Warmistow Funeral Heaviest Rain of the Season " 28 Still dropping visiting at the school " 29 doing Road work rain an {and} thunder " 30 ' " " Harrowing in Swamp July 1 Heavy white frost. Dry all day the 3rd one since 20th whitewashing " 2 Finished Road work Heavy cold Rain all evening " 3 a heavy downpour all day and cold " 4 Drilling in swamp for white turnips W. Thompson Raising " 5 Rain. Drilling & sowing Turnips and Scuffling {Potatoes? cut off} " 6 Finished Sowing white Turnips in Swamp Latest {...? cut off} Dry Peas in Bloom " 7 Dry & hot Cuting {Cutting} thistles. hoeing Potatoes. Sow away " 8 " " To Guelph with load of hay $9.00 " 11 " " Scuffling Turnips. Thunder no Rain " 12 " " hoeing Potatoes & Corn Suffering " 13 Started to thin Turnips " 14 To Fergus with hay @ 6.00 very Hot " 15 Terrible Thunderstorm Rain and Hail School meeting J. Black Trustee " 16 Moulding up Potatoes (18) Scuffling & Hoeing Turnips " 19 Started haying cuting {cutting} odd corners Ringing Pigs " 20 Took Straw to Morrow & Mitchell. Hot " 22 Mowing in Field Still warm</p>
<p>{on left side of page and written vertically} Last winter and spring there was sun spots and Long Continued Northern Lights memo when this occurs again Look out for a Rainy Spell within 2 months</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1892_.3D.3D_.3D.3D_63"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">1892 == == 63</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1892_.3D.3D_.3D.3D_64"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">1892 == == 64</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1892 == == 61</span></h2>
<p>July 23 Putting Green on Potatoes. Track {above line} Raking & Coling hay 90 in shade " 24 (Sunday) hot thunderstorm and Rain last night 90 " 25 Finished thinning Swedes Drawing hay 90 " 26 Putting Paris green on Potatoes in Field 91 in shade " 27 Drawing in hay 92 in shade Lots of thunder " 28 Scuffling & started to thin soft Turnips in swamp 91 in shade " 29 Rain in Forenoon went to Jas Gerries Cooler " 30 Finished mowing coling J. Williams here from Toronto Green Peas Aug 1 hay all Coled up. Warmer (2) Rain at Fergus with grist New Potatoes " 3 Finished haying a great crop all over the Country " 4 Finished scuffling soft Turnips to Fergus for grist " 5 Sot Turnips all Thinned started Swede Second Time Rain D. Milnes Boys here thinning " 8 hot again. to Fergus to Blacksmith " 9 very hot heavy Rain and thunder the most incessant (Ligh..illegible?) " 10 at Elora with wood & to A. Moirs hot and heavy rain</p>
<pre> Garden Party at school then another heavy shower
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<p>" 11 very warm Cleaning out Sheep Pen " 12 Cooler Jas Brownlee here Scuffling and hoeing " 13 Mother & Lib to Fergus Cool " " " 15 Finished Scuffling white Turnips 2nd time Cuting {Cutting} Wheat " 17 To Fergus got 500 Pig Chop. 200.2 in File and 29 yds carpet Pd Wm Frank " 18 hot again 90 in shade Cutting Wheat " 19 Finished Turnips 2nd time Lots of thunder " 20 Warm & dry Cutting Wheat & drawing in (22) Do Do {as above} (23) Do {as above} " 24 Wheat all cut. Started Peas warm Looking wet " 25 Rainy all Day (26) Light Showers Pulled some Peas " 27 Dry Stewart threshed Forenoon Tibbitt all day " 29 D Milne Threshing Cooll {Cool} & Dry " 30 Peas all Pulled Heavy Rain at night " 31 Showery Started to Cut Oats. Cold September 1 hot at Smiths threshing all day " 2 D Milne cut upper field of Oats warm</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1892 == == 62</span></h2>
<p>Septr 3 Thompsons threshing fornoon wheat & Peas all in " 5 Rain last night & this forenoon cutting round {...? cut off} " 6 Jas Milne threshing fornoon. Raking wheat stubble " 7 Drawed in one field of oats. warm " 8 Helping D. Milne Drawing Stones & oats " 9 took hay to Fergus for D. Milne. Finished Cutting " 10 Rainy went To Fergus Potatoes Rotting " 12 Still Damp warm Weather lots of Grain {out? cut off} " 13 A Tremendous downpour all afternoon " 15 digging drain. Pulling Peas for D. M. Thunder & Rain & {..? cut off} " 16 " " " " " " Pulled all his Peas " 17 Crop all in frosty morning and fine day hindered by {Rain?} " 19 & 20 Cool & dry. Drawing Peas at D Milnes " 21 laying tile. Smiths threshing Peas in Field. {R..? cut off} " 22 Finished Laying tile Started to scrape earth from side of " 23 Scraping went to Belwood with chop " 24 wento {went to} Belwood for chop Started Gang Plowing very hot " 26 Finished Gang Plowing to Jas Gerries Funeral " 27 Finished Harrowing Started manure Cool " 28 & 29 Drawing manure. Fine Days " 30 " " Finished Grand Weather October 1 Finished manure. finest weather Could be for the {...? cut off} " 2 (Sunday) heavy frost at the W. Gerries " 3 Spreading manure and Plowing. Thunderstorm and {cut off} " 4 Cold Some rain fixing Pig Pen " 5 heavy showers of Snow and very cold " 6 Fine threshing fair turnout Cut Peas Poor. heavy {frost? cut off} " 8 To Fergus with Grist & Chop Showery " 10 at Potatoes warm the worst Rot we ever had (11) Do Do {same as above (12) Do Do {same as above} (13) Finished {Great? cut off} weather " 14 Fine taking up carrotts. {carrrots} (15) to Fergus for Grist Still {f...? cut off} " 17 Plowing & Spreading manure. (18) To Belwood with Chop " 19 Finished Spreading manure and Plowing in</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1892 == == 63</span></h2>
<p>October 20 Plowing A {Agnes} walked to Fergus warm " 21 To Tom Milnes for waggon. Started Turnips " 22 Half Swedes Topped. 8 load of Soft ones in finished {facing?} (Pig Pen " 24 Harrowed half Swedes up Drawed 20 load Grand Day " 25 Drawing Turnips (26) Do {same as above} Showers of rain & Snow Cold " 26 Swedes all in 59 Load Cold but Dry (27) at Turnips " 28 Turnips all in 85 Loads Largest Crop we ever had " 29 Drizzling rain all day " 31 Fine Got litter of Pigs. 5 days after time helping D.M. with Turnips November 1 helping D. Milne at Turnips in forenoon Plowing in</p>
<pre> the afternoon fine rain all day. A. {Agnes} to Fergus
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<p>" 2 Rain all last night freezzing {freezing} as it fell. warm afternoon " 3 Dull and Damp. (4) Rain & Flurries of Snow " 5 Fine To Fergus with load of oats (7) Rain. Plowing " 8 Smiths threshing high wind & cold " 9 " Finished Frost. to Fergus with chop " 10 8 inches of Snow fell last night. Sleighing Thanksgiving day. Hitched up Colt Dolly " 11 Took Turnips to Murphy Weight of waggon 1020 took home chop</p>
<pre>" 12 Took chop to Belwood with Sleigh D.Ms raising in afternoon
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<p>" 14 Light rain all day to Belwood for chop. To Fergus with chop " 15 Mild. Showery. Stewart threshing " 16 " " " Finished " 17 Snow Clean gone Plowing Turnip land " 18 Fine Plowed all Turnip land but 2 acres " 19 Plowing sod showers of snow all day. Slight Frost " 21 " " " " " " " " " 22 to Belwood for Chop. to {took} Turnips to Stules in Fergus Snowy " 24 D. Milne Thresing {Threshing} very Cold and raw Plows stopt " 25 " " Finished at the north Barn " 26 Took Ewes away. Murphy took Lambs " 27. 28. 29 Raw east wind not much frost</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1892 == == 64</span></h2>
<p>Novr 30 Thompsons Threshing fine Decr 1 To Belwood to See Travelling Dairy Bright & cold " 2 To Fergus with Grist. Grand Roads " 3 " " for " with chop " 5 Killing a Pig.. Helping J. Young to kill 2. Mild " 6 J Milne threshing. Rainy " 7 " Finished " " 9 Fine to Fergus. Smooth roads " 10 Showers of Snow colder " 12 Mild Tibbitts threshing " 13 " " Finished. Christmas Fair. {G..? cut off} " 14 Rain last night Misty killed Pigs took steers to {...? cut off} " 15 Some Sleighing took Pigs to Fergus killed Pigs Stewarts " 17 Still fine took Chop to Belwood " 19 Colder Killing Pig at Thompsons " 20 Very Cold to Belwood For Chop. To Ida Milnes " 21 " " To R. Bursoin the evening " 22 Cold & stormy to Fergus in the afternoon " 23 " " " A. {Agnes} to Fergus " 24 4 below zero. Stormy to Grand valley looking For {...? cut off} " 25 {Chary?} Calved very cold. A Gerrie & George Laird here & D. {cut off} " 26 Bright & cold Municipal nomation {nomination} " 28 " " Trustee Election (J. Black) A. {Agnes} & Children {..cut off} " 29 Milder Fixing hinges at school & Chooping {Chopping} in {Swamp? cut off} " 30 Mild up to Tom Milnes. Meeting in Belwood in {cut off} " 31 very mild Sleighing getting worn out To Fergus {cut off}</p>
<pre> The last 6 weeks has been very steady Cold Dry {weather? cut off}
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<p>Jany 1 Mild the heaviest fall of Snow this {Season? cut off} " 2 very stormy the sideroads Blocked up. Municipal Polling.</p>
<pre> Elected to the Council the first time
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<p>" 3 Colder to Fergus for Black Dust " 5 Cold & stormy Killed 25 Pigs at Thompsons</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1893"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">1893</span></a></li>
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<p>Jany 6 Took Load of hogs to Fergus for Thompsons $7.75 Fine " 7 To Grand valley for Load of wood Snowy " 9 very stormy and cold roads Drifted " 10 18 below zero high wind and drifting " 11 Cold yet (12) Do. {same as above} (13) To Fergus Cold and Clear " 14 To Grand valley for wood very cold Sow away {above line} Coldest for 30 yrs 28 Below zero " 16 To Council meeting at Belwood. Took chop up " 17 Killed 3 Pigs milder " 18 to Sale at Bailey's Guelph Tp {Township} Snowy afternoon milder " 19 Took 2 hogs to Fergus 374 @ 8.50 Bot {bought} 314 lbs Beef @ $6.00 " 20 went to Fergus for Beef very fine (21) Pleasant " 23 very Pleasant to W. Gerries in the evening " 25 more snow yesterday. Drifting to Day. to see Eliza Johnston House of Industry " 26 fine D Milne threshing in afternoon " 27 " " " finished. to Mrs Robertsons funeral " 28 Some rain to Fergus getting Boots mended " 29 The First thaw turning to Snow at night " 30 Cold Cleaning wheat {right side of page} The coldest Jany Since 1857 " 31 " Killing Pigs a {at} D Milne's Feby 1 fine (2) stormy to Fergus with Grist took home the last of 21 {illegible?} B. Dust " 3 to Fergus with Chop took home grist. Terrible storm</p>
<pre> Roads blocked. Trains stuck. worst this season
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<p>" 4 Fine but Sharp (5) Do Do {same as above} (6) Rain all day " 7 at Bichan's Sale very Cold again and stormy " 8 very stormy started to go to J. Moirs. Turned " 9 Mild morning went to J. Moirs. heavy snow Evening " 10 Mild with heavy Snow fall. train stuck " 11 very fine. Council Meeting " 13 Still fine to Fergus for wood got some " 14 Inspecting Bridge on 1st Line. Thaw with Rain " 15 very fine moving John Chapman J. Smith Left for the States " 16 fine To Fergus (17) Cold & raw from the east to {Loving springs Even...?}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">1893</span></h2>
<p>Feby 18 stormy killing Pigs at John Richardson's in afternoon " 19 very stormy Roads Blocked Badly Snow Plow {c...? cut off} up at night " 20 15 Below Zero. Stormy. Roads all Blocked no train all {Day? cut off} " 21 Some milder 7- roads opened. made butter mould " 22 fine Getting wood " 23 Fair day. Fine Nichol Mutual meeting " 24 Clear cold Townsends Sale Bot {Bought} Colt $21.50 10 mos " 25 Cold to Fergus with Chop. Let Bridge on 1st line " 26 " Took D Small home " 27 Cold and stormy W. Raes. Sale " 28 Roads Badly blocked. no train all day March 1 Cold and stormy no train yet. getting wood went to J Richardsons " 2 Bright & cold all day Train Passed at night " 3 & 4 Bright and cold " 5 (Sunday) very stormy railroad blocked again " 6 Fine track cleared at night " 7 very Fine at Allans Sale Bot {Bought} Buggy 22.50 " 8 " " (9) Thaw & rain all day " 10 Fine and Soft Snow Going " 11 Soft. Rain all afternoon. Council meeting H. {McD...cut off} appointed Treasurer " 12 Sunday Soft and Raw Jas Laing here " 13 " " " R. J. Williams Sale " 14 Soft and Raw Lots of water running " 15 Cold Snowing and Blowing " 16 To Fergus got Buggy (17) Maggie {Bure?} here " 18 Fine To Grand valley for wood Roads very {Cold ? cut off} " 20 Cold & Raw Saw first Robins " 21 Soft Moving D. Small " 22 To Grand valley for wood. Fine " 23 Soft Misty & raw Fergus Easter fair " 24 Warm Great thaw Killing Pigs at J. {Richardson? cut off} " 25 River Broke up. To Fergus with Grist</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1893 == == 67</span></h2>
<p>March 27 Frosty again To Fergus with Chop " 28 Milder Killing Pigs at D. Milnes " 29 Fine to Belwood with Chop " 30 Snow storm Last night raw to day " 31 Mild and a lot of Snow gone. Good Friday April 1 Good Thaw Lots of Snow went. to Ailsons for Peas " 3 Soft. But Raw Misty and Some rain " 4 Heavy thunder storm last night. Great Gale all day</p>
<pre> Lot of Snow gone wheels Running. Cold at night
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<p>" 5 Bright. Tapping trees for Jas. Milne. To Blacks for Buggy top " 6 Snow Last night. Cold Last of cabbage R. Black here for oats Drawed home maple " 8 To Fergus for Clover Seed high gale of wind. Buckland $804 {above line} 13 mo " 10 " " " Oil. Killed Pig at D. Milnes. Tibbitts Plowing " 11 Raw and cold. Making Butter Prints " 12 Cold Raing {Raining} forenoon. Started to Plow sod after one the hardest Winters this last 30 years. hard frost day after day and heavy snowfall. noted for the high Price of Pork reaching $9.00 in Elora and the low Price of grain " 13 heavy rain last night high Wind to day " 14 Cool. drier. drawing sones {stones?} forenoon Plowing afternoon " 15 Council Meeting 5 inches Snow fall Last night. to Belwood with Sleigh " 17. 18 & 19 Cold Raw winds mostly east Some of last Saturdays Snow Still Seen. Plowing Stubble & Sawing wood " 20 Cold. Hail. Rain & Snow with high wind unroofing Buildings " 21 3 inches of Snow fell and Lay all day. got Curtains Buggy " 22 Cold. Snowy. dirty. disagreeable day. Let {Cubert?} to J. White " 24 at Fergus to {P. Dows?} to see McWhirter Cold and windy " 26 Moving W. Gerrie Got 650 Chop from Semple very Cold " 27 rain in forenoon Looking at Culverts Sold Cattle " 28 To Fergus for Lumber. Drier " 29 Fine Plowing all day to Fergus at night to see McWhirter</p>
<pre> the month ended and not a grain Sowed
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<p>{sideways on left side of page - cut of on top of writing} There was 11 inches more Rain fell {illegible words cut off} Besides snow</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1893 == == {68 cut off}</span></h2>
<p>May 1 Drizzling mist all day E. Johnstons Funeral " 2 warmer Plowing sod " 3 Sowing oats latest since 85 Swallows Seen " 4 Blustery showery day. Laying Foundation of fence " 5 Building fence Cold & raw " 6 Took Cattle away 2600 {2 - above} @ $120.00 Cold " 8 Finished fence. (9) Plowing Fine and warm " 10 Sowing Peas & oats very warm " 11 To Fergus with Chop Paying notes to H Burns. {W..? cut off scan} " 12 Harrowing & Plowing (13) Sowing wheat rain at night " 14 Sow Pigged Cold & damp " 15 Warm Sowing Grass seed. Plowing moving fence " 16 very heavy Cold rain from the north " 17 Cold and drizzling all Day (18) Finished Plowing Sod " 19 heavy frost in the morning Sowing oats " 20 Fine and warm J.G. Born {Forbes's son James} " 22 Frost Finished Sowing Grain. young Cattle out {o..? cut off scan} " 23 Plowing for & cutting Potatoes Terrible high wind & Rain " 24 Plowing & drilling for Potatoes fine but Cool {above line} on Track " 25 at Fergus Cold Some rain " 26 Court of Revision Showers finished Sowing {grain? cut off scan} " 27 Planted {43 ?} Bushels Potatoes on Track Showers " 28 Wild Plums in Bloom. Trees getting in Leaf</p>
<pre> Been a Cold wet Spring 11 inches more Rain this month than the
average of 40 yrs. Besides {? cut off scan}
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<p>" 29 Plowing & Drilling for Potatoes {J..?} Gerrie Cutting {Potatoes? cut off scan} {above line} Seeing Wilson to fix Bridge " 30 Planted 12 Bu acre Potatoes. voting on Local option Carried by {Majority? cut off} " 31 Sowed Carrotts {Carrots}. Corn. Bean. Planted Tomatoes. warmer {frosty?} June 1 & 2 fixing and Building Fences " 3 Tremendous Storm of rain Doing Great {Damage?}</p>
<pre> More rain fell in the Same time than for 26 yr
when we had worse on the 7th of June 1867
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1893 == == 69</span></h2>
<p>June 5 To Fergus for Grist rain in the evening " 6 up north looking at the roads warm " 7 To Fergus at John Gerries Sale " 8 " " moving " " Things up here " 9 Plowing and washing Sheep " 10 Finished Plowing Turnip Land. Heavy Rain at night " 12 Harrowing Potatoes. To Reform meeting in Fergus " 13 Drilling & Sowing Turnips very warm " 14 " " " To Belwood at Gravel Letting " 15 Sowing Turnips Some Rain " 16 To Belwood Council meeting. Turnips all Sowed " 17 To Let Bridge at Shands to fergus got Cabbage an {and?} Planted them " 19 Started to Ottawa to Libreal {Liberal} Convention hot " 20 & 21 at Otawa {Ottawa} at Convention very hot Rain 21st " 22 Came home from Ottawa. warm and misty " 23 Letting Road Jobs in Blacks (North) Division " 24 " " " {then (illegible)? (West) Rain " 26 " " " Dix's (South) Showers " 27 To Fergus with hay Rain " 28 Scuffling Potatoes. Hot. Peas in Bloom " 29 John Wrights Raising. Hot. Heavy Rain " 30 " " " taking Job of {Platts?} Hands July 1 hoeing Potatoes. Scuffling turnips " 3 Road work. Letting Jobs in my own Division. Cool " 4 " " Finished Cutting thistles. warmer " 5 Rain To Fergus with Hay (7. 8) Scuffling & Hoeing Turnips " 10 Hoeing Potatoes & corn (11) Thinning Turnips " 12 Rain to Fergus with Straw oats to Armstrong " 13 Rain to Lot 20 - 3 Con Letting Gravel hot " 14 Moulding potatoes thinning turnips " 15 Rain. Down to School house Hot " 17 Picking Potato {Beetls?} {Beetles}. To Belwood with Mower Fixing</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1893 == == 70</span></h2>
<p>July 18 Started Haying Mowing odd Corners " 20 mowing Clover (21) mowing Timothy " 22 Drawing in no rain all week and Cool " 24 Mowing. Broke to Belwood for repairs Hot Frost " 25 all in that is Cut without rains Hot and windy " 26 Mowing Windy (27) Mowing and Drawing in & {Cold ? cut off} " 28 Finished mowing Rain at night Frost " 29 Inspecting Road jobs. all Hay Coled up. Drawing in " 30 Quite warm at W. Gerries " 31 Finished Haying Earliest Since 1888 very heavy Crop August 2 To Fergus with Grist. very dry and hot Cleaning " 4 To Fergus for grist Did not Get it - Water too Low. New Potatoes " 5 at Turnips Looked like rain all day but {didn't? cut off} " 7 Dry and warm. hoeing turnips " 8 To Fergus for Grist Started to Clean out big {..? cut off} {above line - Bob Richardson} {..? cut off} " 9 Scraping and Digging in ditch harvest fairly {stor..? cut off} " 10 Digging in by Ditch. Browns Raising afternoon " 11 Scraping D. Milnes Team Rain afternoon " 12 " " " {illegible?} in afternoon {finished scraping? - cut off} " 14 Digging in by Ditch had two Section men " 15 To Belwood Council Meeting frost Last {night? cut off} " 16 Finished Ditch. Started to Pull Peas to Fergus " 17 Threshing D Milne Fornoon. Stewart afternoon " 18 Pulling Peas heavy Rain " 19 Grano & Lile to Nichol. Rain warm " 21 - 22 Pulling Peas warm " 23 Finished Peas. Drawing out stumps in swamp " 24 Fixing Spring. D Milne Threshing " 25 Drawing in Peas. Hot needing rain Badly " 26 Peas all in. Started to Cut Oats " 28 Cutting Oats Rain all night. The Greatest {...? cut off} " 29 Wet and Cool. To Fergus</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1893 == == 71</span></h2>
<p>August 30 Finished Cutting First Field of oats Cool " 31 McAinch Threshing all Day September 1 Cutting Wheat (2) Do Do {same as above} Dry and Cooler " 4 Cutting and Drawing Oats first Cabbage " 5 Raking Drawing & Cutting Oats very Cool " 6 Cutting tieing & Stooking oats " " " 8 A. Walker here Cutting & Drawing wheat " 9 Raking. Drawing Oats (11) Colin Stewart here Drawing " 12 Wm Thompson here Oats all cut " 13 Oats all in very Dry (14) Gang Plowing & Drawing wheat " 15 Finished Gang Plowing at Mrs Broadfoots Funreal {Funeral} " 16 heavy rain last nigh. Children all Bad with Whooping Cough " 18 heavy rain all morning (19) To Jas Laings " 20 Finished Cutting Wheat. To Mr Denchs Funreal {Funeral} " 21 To Jas Laings for a fat Sheep " 23 To Thompsons threshing. Crop all in " 25 Threshing fair turn out except Peas. Cool " 26 To Fergus with chop (27) Taking wood from swamp " 28 Drawing out manure Cool " 29 " " " at Belwood Show warm " 30 Drawing manure fine. Water Scarce October 2 Drawing Manure warm (3) Do Do {same as above} " 4 finished Manure heavy rain last night. up inspecting Road Jobs took timber {home?} " 5 Lifting Potatoes (6) Do Do {same as above} Rain (7) Do Do {same as above} " 9 Finised {Finished} Potatoes. Middling Crop Dry & Windy " 10 Spreading & Plowing in Manure To Fergus in evening " 11 McAinish Threshing very hot & Dry " 12 " " Finished took Jas Gerries stuff to Fergus " 13 Spreading Plowing in Manure " 14 Heavy Rain all day and Cold Snow at night " 16 Plowing in manure. A. Moir here. To Loutitts Sale " 17 " " " Frost morn Pleasant day</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">1893</span></h2>
<p>October 18 Finised {Finished} Plowing in manure Pleasant " 20 Fine Went to Grand valley Show " 21 Still fine. took Grist to Fergus " 23 Started to take in Turnips. fine " 24-25-26 finished Fair Crop 55 Loads. Rain in the afternoon " 27 To Fergus for Grist. Went up to J Griffins " 28 Rain Forenoon. Helping Thompsons afternoon 2 inches {Snow? cut off} " 30 Cold & Raw all day Plowing Drawing Turnips {..cut off?} " 31 very hard frost in morning. at D Milnes with {Team? cut off} November 1 very fine helping. D. Milne with Turnips all day " 2 to Fergus with Chop (Hogs) rain at night " 3 up to Lot 20 on 2nd in morn. to Belwood with Chop " 4 Plowing Fine weather with frosty nights " 6 Plowing all day to Belwood for chop (Horses) " 7 Plowing Still Fine (8) Plowing on track Started Sod " 9 Stewart threshing in afternoon very fine " 10 " " finished " " 11 Misty. Tebbitt Threshing finished " 13 rainy finished upper sod. Killing Pigs at D Milne afternoon " 14 Council Meeting Snowing " 15 Snowing Rough and blustery all day " 16 about a foot of Snow has fallen. Sleighing " 17 up to Emerys Seeing ditch. Drawing wood " 18 Milder to Fergus with grist and chop " 20 to Fergus for grist did not Get it Raw " 21 Killed a pig. Snowy evening " 23 Thanksgiving day took Turnips to John {Brough?}. to Church " 24 very stormy Wm Hannas Raising {Daisy?} {Shed?} " 25 Jas Milne Threshing. Reform meeting Belwood " 27 Took Lambs to Jas Laings Rain all Day " 28 Thompsons Threshing. Finished. Snow Blusting " 29 D. Milne " " Snow Good sleighing</p>
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<p>November 30 Killing a Pig & sheep at Stewarts Snowing December 1 at Luther for wood Snowing and cold " 2 Helping J. Young to Kill a Pig Drawing wood Swamp " 3 (Sunday) Heavy Snow Last night Drifting all day " 4 Reform Convention in Fergus Craig Choosen {Chosen} " 5 To Luther for wood fine " 6 Stormy Ewes Away " 7 Stormy & Cold To Luther for wood " 8 Milder to J. Gerries in forenoon. Flewellings in afternoon " 9 Soft. To Fergus with Chop " 11 Fair till night then very rough " 12 Christmas fair day (Fergus) Fine " 13 Bright & Clear. Cold " 14 Started for wood & Turned Stormy from the East all day " 15 Council meeting. Rain all day freezing as it fell " 16 Snow & Blowing Went to Fergus J. Gerrie with me " 18 Cold & Snowing (19) Tremendous Blow filling up Roads " 20 Clear & Cold went up to Haleys Sale " 22 Municipal Nomination. Rain Nearly all day " 23 Fine and Sunny Snow going fast " 24 Misty. Soft. A good deal of rain " 25 River broke up heavy rain. Great Flood Sow away " 26 Froze up again Killed 5 Pigs " 27 School meeting Six trustee Took Pork to Fergus $6.10 " 28 Snow in forenoon Rain afternoon " 29 Moderate making Butter {workers} " 30 Fine to fergus with Chop Horses " 31 Fine (Sunday) Wm Murphys funreal {funeral}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">1894</span></h2>
<p>Jany 1 Fine. Municipal Election Elected 2nd time " 2 very Fine and Sunny. To Fergus " 3 " " " " helping Stewart to Shingle</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1894 == == 82</span></h2>
<p>Jany 4 Rain. Soft. Sleighing gone helping Thompson Kill Pigs " 5 Mild Snowing sleighing again " 6 Snowy all day. A. {Agnes} To Fergus " 8 To Luther for wood. Thompson along " 9 " " " " Jas. Milnes Team along R. {..? cut off} " 10 To Essons Sale & Jas. Gerries " 11 Helping D Small to draw hay Stormy " 12 Roads Drifted Stormy " 13 Fine. Drawing wood from Swamp & Cutting " 14 (Sunday) very fine to Wm Gerries " 15 Council Meeting rain all day " 16 {* in left column} Mild Moving Wm Gerrie to G.T.R. station Sow away " 17 slight frost. finished " " " " " " " 18 Rainy. Killing Pigs for Thompson Sleighing Gone " 19 - 20 Fine Clear and Sunny (21) rainy Soft " 22 Clear. Fine. Cleaning up grain " 23 " " " " " Killing a Pig to D. {Milne?} " 24 rain in morning Drifting at night Cleaning grain " 25 Took grist to fergus (26) Took home Dust " 27 Clear and Sunny To Fergus with A. {Agnes} " 29 Making Butter Board Snowy " 30 To Fergus for Grist and Dust Stormy " 31 Killed 2 Pigs fine & Mild Feby 1 Drawing wood from Swamp. Cold and Snowy " 2 Fine Cold Sawing Stumps " 3 Cold Seeing Jas Hamilton about timber & {Road? cut off} " 5 " Funreal {Funeral} of John Young's Child. {Robert?} {got? cut off} " 6 very warm. (7) Done Drawing slabs for J. Gerrie " 8 warm to Fergus for chop Sleighing gone wheels {running? cut off} " 9 Soft Snow. heavy Rain and thunderstorm at night " 10 Mild but Snowing and drifting all day {wild?} " 11 Stormy in morning</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1894 == == 83</span></h2>
<p>Feby 12 Council meeting The worst Genral {General} Drift for years from the North East. Roads filled right up " 13 Faired up breaking a road through the Fields " 14 very fine Jas Richardsons Sale " 15 Cold Making Butter workrs {works?} To Wm Thompsons at night " 16 More Soft Snow good Sleighing again " 17 to Fergus with old Stove got Meal " 19 fixing Cutter and Sawing wood " 20 at Thos Drydend Sale bot {bought} Sleigh 13.25 10 mos " 21 Cold at Jas Laings " 22 Stormy at {Pattons?} Meeting Living Springs " 23 - 24 Coldest of the Season 30 below Zero Quiet " 26 Cold went to Fergus " 27 Killing a pig (28) Moving Jas Richardson to Elora Fine March 1 To Fergus With D. Milnes Mild " 2 very soft Snow going fast with {Some?} wheels running " 3 Drawing Sand for J Richardson Sleighing gone " 5 Killing Pigs for John Richardson very warm</p>
<pre> Snow nearly gone River broke up
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<p>" 6 Soft 7 heavy rain all afternoon & evening " 7 To Fergus for Grist. Took Down Chop " 8 To Fergus for Chop Still Soft & fine " 10 Took Horse Chop to Fergus very fine " 12 finised {finished} 2 Butter workers warm " 13 Easter Fair. Took down grist Rain & Snow " 14 Cold and Raw (15) Frosty and Snow " 16 Fine Snow gone " 17 To Fergus warmer Rainy " 18 very warm 70 Rain at night (Sunday) " 19 very fair day Cordwood down River " 20 Moving David Small to 6th Line Roads Badd " 21 Cold. Raining at night frost</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1894 == == 84</span></h2>
<p>{sideways on right side of page} {Got Childs ?} March 22 Rainy & cold Richardsons River men here " 23 good friday Cold & Snowing " 24 high wind Rain and Snow to Fergus with chop " 26 Easter Monday very Cold down to above {9?} zero {..cut off} " 27 Drawing wood from J Richardsons Bush Cold " 28-29-30 Do {same as above} Fine Clear and Frosty " 31 To Fergus for Chop Milder April 2 very frosty. Drawing wood home " 3 & 4 Milder but raw " 5 To Fergus for Grist & Salt & Peas Light " 7 To Council Meeting Clear and Frosty " 9 Very hard frost. up to ditch at S. William {on side of page and cut off} {W...? Plo...? T..?} " 10 Heavy Snow Storm Drifts 5 ft deep " 11 Drawing wood with Sleigh all day " 12 Fine. Snow going. McBean Drawing {sand?} wood " 13 " Helping A. Burns to take down Halfway {s...? cut off} " 14 Working in Shop Genral {General?} Linking " 16 Digging out and putting in Culvert on Concession {Lea..? cut off scan} " 17 Finished Culvert. Started Plowing the Pass</p>
<pre> winter has been rather Peculiar up to new year
it was very stormy. January hardly any Sleighing
Feby good Sleighing and Generally Mild. 3rd March
Snow gone March 21st Some People Plowing & {Sowing? cut off}
then Cold & frosty till now 50 inches of Snow
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<p>" 18 Finished Gang plowing Turnip land Dry " 19 Sowing Wheat (20) light rain Swallows " 21 Plowing and Sowing Grass Seed Cooler " 23 Finished Sowing Grass seed Harrowing for oats " 24 Sowing Oats (25 & 26) plowing Sod Dry & {..? cut off scan} " 27 Plowing Sod still warm " 28 Splendid Rain warm To Fergus " 30 Finished Plowing Sod very hot 80 in {shade? cut off scan}</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1894_.3D.3D_.3D.3D_86"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">1894 == == 86</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1894 == == 85</span></h2>
<p>{two lines of writing sideways on top left of page} {first line is cut off scan and illegible} {second line - " " " " was more than half the Total of 72-74-87 Rain fell over 21 days} May 1 Finished Sowing. 2 days Earlier than started last year " 2 Planted 2 Bush {Bushels? Potatoes, Cut, above Track Sow Served Cold " 3 To Fergus with Chop. Got Stove " 5 Harrowing for Roots. Thunder & Rain at night</p>
<pre> Wild Plums in Bloom 21 days ahead of last yr
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<p>" 7 Plowing & Drilling for Mangolds very high wind " 8 Sowing Mangolds. high wind & cool. with frost " 9 Helping Jas Black Sowing Flax 45 acres " 10 & 11 Helping Aggie to Whitewash fine " 12 Picking Stone of hay land Trees well out in leaf " 14 Slight rain and cold. Frost at night " 15 Finished Stones. young cattle out all night " 16 Plowing for Potatoes. Putting in Posts " 17 Grand Rain last night. Picking Potatoes " 18 Damp all day and Cooler " 19 Drizzling rain all day and Cold " 20 Rain (21 Do {same as above} To see the Reeve then to Fergus Sold Potatoes " 22 Rain (23) Do {same as above} to Fergus with Potatoes Sow Away " 24 Rain. Cutting Potatoes " 25 Court of Revision. Very Heavy rain & Hail " 26 Cattle away2680 @ 4 cts letting Ditch & Gravel " 28 Heavy Frost. Showers of Snow Drilling for Potatoes funreal {funeral} of Miss Stacey " 29 Very hard frost ice 6 in thick Shower of hail</p>
<pre> helping John Richardson with foundation and letting Jobs for Ransom 5th Line
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<p>" 30 over to See Ransom. Drilling Building Gaps " 31 Planted Potatoes 1 acre 15 1/2 Bu Rain in evening</p>
<pre> {above line} 2 Drills.O.40 {Eleph?}. 25 {illegible/} 1 {Eleph/} 1 Ohio
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<p>June 1 up at Peel Townline to Meet McGowan about Ditch " 2 Rainy over to Ransoms in the morning to Fergus after " 3 (Sunday) Mrs Shortreeds Funereal {Funeral} Thunder & Rain " 4 Samuel Williams Funreal {Funeral} meeting in Belwood Rain " 5 Heavy frost Cold all day Plowing " 6 Plowing in Forenoon to Orange Picnic in afternoon on 8th Line " 7 warm Finished Plowing for Turnips & corn</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1894 == == 86</span></h2>
<p>June 8 Planted Beans. Sowed Carrotts {Carrots} & Corn. Harrowing " 9 Sowed feed Corn Drilling and Sowing Turnips</p>
<pre> Up to Culvert on Nichol townline. very warm & {f..? cut off scan}
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<p>" 11 Examining Culvert near Williams to Meeting a {at?} L. {sp..? cut off scan} washing Sheep " 12 Sowing Turnips very warm " 13 To A. Moirs Nichol warmest yet. 90 " 14 Clipping Sheep hot up to Collin {..rege's?} Seeing {Ditch? cut off scan} " 15 finished Sowing Turnips & planted Cabbage " 16 Scuffling Mangolds at Gravel letting " 17 Still Hot {Jas?} Moir here Thunder Storm at night " 18 To Fergus for tile for Mitchells hill Thunder & rain " 19 Drizzling Nomination Day Craig. Park & Hampton " 20 With Surveyor to Hamilton Swamp hot 90 " 21 Putting Sleepers on Richardsons {Jas?} Barn " 22 Cutting Thistles. Seeing drain on Mitchells hill {Day in B..? cut off} " 23 Council Meeting Hot. Let Race Bridge " 25 Hoeing mangolds Seeing ditch Culling dug " 26 Polling Returning office No 2 Craig Elected 65 " 27 at Mangolds hot " 28 Letting Jobs on hendersons division " 29 Finished thinning mangolds Got spreader for {gra..? cut off scan} " 30 Scuffling turnips. Grading Road work July 2 Thinning Turnips. Road work drawing Gravel Thunder & Heavy Rain " 3 Cooler Finished Road work " 4 to Fergus getting waggon Fixed Declaration day " 5 & 6 very Cool some frost " 7 Drawing stones for D Milne Putting up {bil...? cut off scan} Road Jobs " 9 Moulding potatoes letting Jobs on Roads " 10 Finished " Do {same as above} Turnips first time & thinning " 12 Warmer Putting Green on potatoes on {Track? cut off scan} " 13 hot To Fergus with Straw & oats " 14 To Living Springs Letting Bridge {mangels?}</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1894 == == 87</span></h2>
<p>July 16 to Belwood to McCarthy meeting Started Haying " 17 hot mowing & Coling hay " 18 very hot at John Richardsons Raising " 19 hottest day yet 96 in Shade. Putting P Green on Potatoes " 20 Cooler Drawing in hay Rain at night " 21 Cool Scuffling Mowing & Coling Sow away " 23 Mowing Coling Rain at night Green Peas " 24 The Heaviest rain Since Snow went & Thunder " 25 Cutting thistles. George McBains Funreal {Funeral} " 26 Warm again. Mowing & drawing in " 27 hot again mowing Coling & Drawing in " 28 " " " " " New Potatoes " 30 Pleasant Finishe {Finished} haying " 31 Finished Scuffling Turnips Last time August 1 Cutting Thistles in Pasture field " 2 Down Seeing School Black Boards Rain in morn {morning} " 3 Finished Cleaning Turnips A {Agnes} to Fergus " 4 Cutting Grass in Big Ditch went to Fergus in even {evening} Frost " 6 Drawing wood from Swamp " 7 Cutting Timothy for Thompsons & D Milne</p>
<pre> Started harvest Cutting wheat
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<p>" 8-9-10 Cuting {Cutting} wheat Warm " 13 To Fergus with Sheep (14) Drawing wheat Rain " 15 Council meeting. Finished Cutting wheat " 16 Pulling peas. Drawing wheat " 17 " " " " " 18 Wheat all in Peas all Pulled. at Eramosa townline " 20 Peas all in. Started to Cut oats " 21 helping D. Milne to Draw in Frost " 22 Cutting Oats. Very Dry Pasture Burnt up " 23 " " (24) Finished above track Dry & Smoky " 25 Cutting Oats Below Track</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1894 == == 88 {cut of side of page}</span></h2>
<p>August 27 Finished Cutting very Dry and Smoky Lots of {fires ? cut off} " 28 James Raes funreal {funeral} " 29 McBains Raising Some rain " 30 Tibbits Threshing hot and Dry W. Thomson " 31 D. Milne threshing Septr 1 Crop all in Small Bulk " 3 very hot 90 in shade Digging in Ditch " 4 Fighting Fire on Third line. Slight rain " 5 Digging Ditch finished Municipal Part " 6 Threshing Steam. D. McDonalds finished in {t..? cut off}</p>
<pre> Lightest Crop we ever had. fair turn out to {...? cut off}
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<p>" 7 Stewart threshing (8) S. finished fine rain {la..? cut off} " 10-11-12 Digging in Ditch " 13 Rennie Threshing. Some rain " 14 To Salem for Flour (17) finished upper end {...? cut off} " 18 Choring & Fixing Buggy Bottom " 19 Started to draw out manure " 20 rain helping D Milne move the Halfway Forenoon. Thompson {..? cut off} afternoon " 21 Thompson Finished Threshing " 22 McIlroid Threshing rain at night " 24 Drawing Manure. Helping D Milne move to Halfway " 25-26 Drawing manure. heavy frost " 27 Hot. finished drawing manure 68 Loads to Fergus " 28 To Belwood show. Beautiful day October 1 Finished Cleaning out ditch a {at} low end " 2 To Fergus for 4 sheep. Paid Insurance heavy rain " 4 Started to plow in manure Cold " 6 To Belwood Meeting to Select Delegates to Convention " 8-9 Plowing in Manure. Cold & raw " 10 Finished Plowing Manure Started to Potatoes " 11 To Fergus with Chop and to Convention Semple {Chosen ? cut off} " 12 Potatoe (13) Do {same as above} Rain up to Living Spring brigde {bridge}</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1894_.3D.3D_.3D.3D_.7B90.7D"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">1894 == == {90}</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1895_Jany"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">1895 Jany</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1895_.3D.3D_.3D.3D_91"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">1895 == == 91</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1895_.3D.3D_.3D.3D_92"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">1895 == == 92</span></a></li>
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<p>October 15 Great frost up to Culvert on 4th Line at Potatoes " 16 warmer all Potatoes up in the Field " 17 Potatoes all Finished Started Mangold " 18 very Fine Finished Mangolds Good Crop " 19 Warm For Season to Grand valley Show " 20 To Belwood For Flooring taking u Carrotts {Carrots} " 22 very warm Saw Children at Turnips barefooted working in Swamp " 23 Plowing very fine Rain at night " 24 Started Turnips Topping. Harrowing & Drawing in " 25 & 26 Grand weather Busy at Turnips " 27 Finished Turnips Fair Crop 42 Loads Turnips 14 Mangolds " 29 Still fine Plowing Dry " 30 Rainy all Day killed a Pig at Jas Milnes " 31 Tibbitt Threshing Cleared up Cold November 1 Plowing Damp (2)(3) Plowing Finished in stubble below Track with Ransom to 3rd Line</p>
<pre> (2) {Dolly?} Calf
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<p>" 5 Plowing up some that was seeded to grass above track Cold " 7 To Fergus frosty J. B. {Amos?} " 8 up to Duckworths Lynn and Living Springs Bridge " 9 Council Meeting very Cold & snowing " 10 Helping D. Milne with Culvert. Plowing stopt {stopped} By Frost</p>
<pre> {between lines - 11 Pigs?}
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<p>" 12 Putting new floor in kitchen 12 below freezing " 13 " " " " And to Fergus with Sleigh hitched Dandy " 14-15 " " " Milder " 16 Finished floor Plows going again Some Rain " 17 Plowing all day Colder " 19 Plowing stopt again very Frosty " 20 Drawing wood from Swamp " 21 " " " Mild & warmer " 22 Thanksgiving day Thaw " 23 {..d?} Plowing again " 24 " " very Snowing in the afternoon " 26-27 Cold But little Snow Killed Pig at Youngs</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1894 == == {90}</span></h2>
<p>Novr 29 Cleaning up Wheat Crisp and Clear Ewes with {Ram?} " 30 Finished " " Mild December 1 Cutting wood in Swamp soft. still Dry Drawing {wood? cut off} " 3 To Salem for Flour. Cold Fine " 4 D. Milne Threshing (5) Finished to Belwood " 6 Cutting wood to Chapmans Grand weather Dry " 7 Taking wood from Swamp. Still Drawing water " 8 Rainy trimming Turnips " 10 Heavy Mist all day To Fergus with Load of Turnips " 11 Rainy Christmas fair. To Fergus helping J. J. with {B..? cut off} " 12 Rain all day (13) Some Snow but Mild " 14 Took load of wood from Swamp very fine {..? cut off} " 15 Extra Fine. People this 2 days. Council Meeting " 16 Blossom Calf " 17 Plowing Sod South Field. Showers of Snow " 18 Frosty again killing a Pig at J. Milnes " 20 very fine to Fergus Paid Dryden & Jas " 21 Seeing Culvert on 1st Line Lot 19 & McDermotts House " 22 Still extra fine no Snow Clear and Sunny " 24 Mild Slight Snow in afternoon " 25 Colder. Drawing wood from Swamp Jas. J. Here " 26 School Meeting Elected Trustee for 3rd Time " 27 Judge Raising Dominion Lists in Belwood Cold " 28 very Cold Below Zero but quiet Killing {Pig?} " 29 Cold yet A. {Agnes} Walked to Fergus " 31 Nomination (Municipal) Ransom & Broadfoot</p>
<pre> Henderson Deputy (accl) {acclaimed} Black. {Dix?} Moir. {McLellan? cut off}
Council. The year ended Cold Dry & no {Sleighing? cut off}
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">1895 Jany</span></h2>
<p>" 1 Some stormy Drawing wood from Swamp " 2 went to Fergus with Stewart with Potatoes " 3 Milder Sawing wood (4) Drawing ties off Track " 5 to Fergus Snowing almost sleighing</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1895 == == 91</span></h2>
<p>Jany 7 very mild Municipal Polling Ransom. {Rune?} Moir {Dix?} & McLellan Council. Henderson Dpy {Deputy} by acclamation " 8 To Fergus. Cold & Stormy " 9 Clear and Sharp To Allisons in evening " 10 Stormy. Hail & Snow all day (11) Sleighing " 12 To Fergus with Chop got Salt. Good sleighing " 13 (Sunday) very Stormy to Church Grand Sermon J.B.M Luke 10-40 2nd clause " 14 Stormy Day To Fergus for Chop (Cattle) " 15 Fine. Killing Pigs at Thompsons 20 " 16 Cold fine to fergus with chop at Bridge 1st Line " 17 Fine Fair Day to Fergus for chop (Horses) " 18 A. Moir & Sarah here very heavy Fall of Snow " 19 Beautiful Clear day. Children to Stewarts " 21 Council Meeting heavy Rain all day. A. {Agnes} To Jas Gerries " 22 Stormy Blowing Roads Blocked C Culls Sale Did not get there " 23 " " " " Badly not Cold " 24 Breaking Roads through the Fields</p>
<pre>" 25 Very Fine J. Elgie's Bee Drawing Brick For Culls House
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<p>" 26 Stormy again (27) Sunday Still Stormy " 28 6 Below Zero Calm Roads Badly Blocked. No Train " 30 Cold Killed 6 Pigs at Jas Richardsons at Mrs Clarks {funeral? cut off} " 31 Drawing wood off the {Co..?} Jas & Mrs Gerrie here Feby 1 Finished " Still Cold " 2 Cleaning oats for Fergus got meal & Plank " 4 Cold Clear (5) Clear and Cold 18 Below Zero " 6 very Cold But quiet 30 Below " 7 Still the Cold spell 15 Below {Sow away - crossed out} " 8 12 Below a high gale Great Drifting Train stuck " 9 Milder but fierce drift. No teams going. no Train " 11 Roads broke again to Salem for Flour Train through " 12 Council Meeting. Mild & Clear " 13 To Fergus {JW - above line} took Potatoes to {Jas Brough?}</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1895 == == 92</span></h2>
<p>Feby 14-15-16 Fine days but Roads Bad with Pitch holes " 18 To Fergus Getting {Rench?} of Sleigh {member?} " 19 " " Down River. Got Chop (Horses) Drifting Mild " 20 Fine Cutting wood. made new Road to River " 21 heavy Drifting Train stuck again " 22 Cold Drifting Letting Bridge on 2nd Line for {Bogh..? cut off scan} " 23 Fine again to fergus meeting Nichol Council " 25 mild morn. {morning} Drifty after to Luther For wood Heavy {R...? cut off scan} " 26 Beautiful Day. Sow Served " 27 Sunny mild. Decidedly a thaw " 28 Thaw. Soft & Misty all day Roads Soft March 1 Soft Forenoon. Lots of Snow gone. Froze up at night " 2 Frosty Bright & Sunny " 4 A Snow storm from the north with high wind & cold " 5 Clear & Bright. Putting on 2 Loads of hay Straw Young helping " 6 Took 2 Loads of hay to Guelph @ 9 & 9.25 Stewart took one {R...? cut off scan} " 8 Snowing & Drifting all day Mild " 9 To Luther for 2 Loads of wood. Thomphson {Thompson} took 1 Stormy and Bad Roads " 11 To Fergus with Chop (Cattle) Cold " 13 To Luther for wood (Wilsons) Soft " 14 Moving A. Rae. Cold 15 below Great Drift last {night? cut off scan} Train {Blocked? cut off scan} " 15 To Adam armstrongs Sale Milder " 16 To Luther for wood finished very cold " 18 Moving John Young to Barnetts " 19 To Mr Boys for Seed wheat " 20 With Reeve to Clarks sorting old Papers " 21 With Stewart moving Binder to Brockies Farm {sideways on right hand side of page} {all this Says fair But Cold north wind} " 22 Sawing wood & drawing Some from River " 23 With Load of Hay for Stewart Warm " 24 (Sunday) Real thaw Snow went Great " 25 lots of water running roads alot {illegible?} possible river Flood " 26 Froze up again Cold</p>
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<p>March 27 To Salem for Flour Some more Snow " 28 with Stewart moving Thawing " 29-30 Cold wind but Sun melting Snow April 1 Rain Last night Freezing as it Fell then Snow " 2 Easter Fair Good sleighing took steer to W Brown " 3 Stewart moved Finally Soft " 4 very Soft Took Stewarts Colt to Fergus " 5 Sleighing gone Some wheels running Got Chop Horses " 6 Misty and some Robins rain. (7) Do Do {same as above} " 8 River Broke up from Fergus to Belwood Killing Pig at J Milnes " 9 Bright Clear and Fine " 10 To Fergus With mare to vet took wheels. Roads Fair Cold " 11 To Fergus with G. Roy to see about Watsons Car " 12 Good Friday. Watson Came Taking ties off Track. Rain " 13 Sawing ties. took mare to vet in afternoon. Raw Some Plowing " 15 " " to to see Bridge on 2nd " 16-17. Warm Spring weather " 18 Fair day to Fergus got Grass Seed Watson Plowing " 19 To Belwood helping Kennedy with Road {lists?}</p>
<pre> Started Plowing after a short But very hard
Winter only 2 days Soft till spring Came
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<p>" 20 Plowing and drawing ties & wood warm 75 " 22 Gang Plowing and Harrowing Cool " 23 First sowed Oats above house " 24 sowing oats sowed wheat " 25 Sowing Sowed Grass seed & Peas " 26 Sowing Oats. Below Track at Crossing " 27 Rolling wheat & oats. To Fergus & Taylors to See about Flax " 28 (Sunday) J. Milne here Swallows " 29 To Elora for Flax Seed warm " 30 Plowing Sod very hot 80 in Shade May 1 Cooler very Dry. Rain very much needed used last Cabbage</p>
<p>== 1895 == == {94 cut off scan} May 2 Plowing Sod the Hardest I ever Plowed " 3 warm light Shower in the forenoon " 4 very hot 84 finished Plowing for seed " 6 Harrowing Sod hot 89 yesterday " 7 Still hot. Slight shower lots of Thunder. Sowing</p>
<pre> oats and Flax. Finished Sowing. Wild Plums in bloom Trees in Leaf
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<p>" 8 Hot Finished harrowing " 9 Rolling Oats and Flax on sod South Field " 10 Picking Potatoes to Fergus with Chop Cattle young Cattle out all night " 11 Picking stones off Clover thunder Rain " 12 (Sunday) very Cold Snow last night ice on water the thermometer {illegible} no higher than 35 all day " 13 The heaviest frost last night I ever remember</p>
<pre> Growth was So far advanced oats Cut down
Trees and Rubarb {rhubarb} badly froze and grass very
{in left column} the Frost
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<p>" 14 Cold & Snowing all day " 15 Some warmer to Fergus with Load of hay {C..? cut off} " 16 at D Milnes & Ransoms changing Potatoes " 17 Cut and Planted 2 Bu Potatoes on Track " 18 Picking stones. heavy rain all afternoon & night the most Rain that has fallen this {..? cut off} " 19 Frost Cold Raw day (20) Do Do {same as above} " 20 Cold (21) another heavy frost 1/2 inch Ice Raw " 22 Council Meeting Court of Revision Warmer " 23 warmer Windy no frost Last night " 24 " Drawing ties & Picking stones Willie Burr here " 25 Fine & warm Finished Picking stones " 27 very Cold Letting the Cutting of sand {hill?} 04 {tr?} {B..? cut off} " 28 Inspecting Damage done at Glenlamond Got {..? cut off} " 29 Warmer Ida Covey & John Gs wife here Plowing Potatoes " 30 Drilling and Cutting Potatoes very warm 92 warm " 31 " " " A {Agnes} to Fergus to Church hot June 1 Planted Potatoes 14 Bush / acre hot & Dry " 3 Plowing for Turnips</p>
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<p>Some Figures relating to the Census of 1911 regarding {.ire?} 1 West Garafraxa oldest Person Mrs Dench 90 yrs Largest Family Wm Shortreed 12 No of separate Holdings 90 no. Inhabited Houses 82 Inhabitants 331 (334) Non Res 8 Youngest Person John A. Hanna Estimated Fees $54.55. Time occupied in actual work 11 1/2 No of Farms over 5 acres 68 Population of Fergus 1534 Elora 1097 there were 9322 Enumerated at work in the Dominion Septr 10th Received $ 45.00 on act. {account} March 19th 1912 " Bal. 7.67 = Total $52.67 {above line} {54 55} {S..?} $1.88 {piece of paper cut out and pasted to page} {TOWN AND COUNTRY} {The census of 1911 shows that Canada has a rural population of 1,924,053 and an urban population of 1,289,441. The increase in the last ten years was 555,065 rural and 878,147 urban. These figures are} {writing below pasted page} 204524 {piece of paper cut out and pasted to page} {CENSUS FOR SOUTH WELLINGTON}</p>
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<ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1895_June"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">1895 June</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#July"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">July</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1895_July"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">1895 July</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#August"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">August</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1895_August"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">1895 August</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1895"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">1895</span></a></li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">1895 June</span></h2>
<p>5 Rain all Forenoon Cooler</p>
<p>6 Plowing very Cold had mitts on</p>
<p>" Planted Corn Beans Sowed Carrots. Frost</p>
<p>7 Drilling and sowing turnips Planted Corn on Track</p>
<p>8 Warmer Took steer to Fergus</p>
<p>9 (Sunday) Jas.Dix here very hot</p>
<p>10 Whitewashing. worked Sheep hot</p>
<p>11 Away with John McLellan looking at Roads</p>
<p>12 Plowing Turnip Land</p>
<p>13 To Salem For Flour visiting at Richardsons {Burts J ?}</p>
<p>14 Finished Plowing Turnip Land. Drilling {Do = same as above}</p>
<p>15 Finished Sowing Turnips. to Gravel Letting</p>
<p>17 clipping sheep hot. Drouth Getting Serious</p>
<p>18 Building Lane Fence. Grasshoppers thick</p>
<p>19 <i> </i> <i> Finished Put Trough in Ditch</i></p>
<p>20 visiting. J. Moirs & R. Stewarts</p>
<p>21 at {Alex?} Bremmers Raising hot</p>
<p>22 Doing some Road work. Light Rain</p>
<p>24 Roadwork drawing Gravel</p>
<p>25 Council meeting hot</p>
<p>26 Finished Roadwork Thunder & a nice Shower</p>
<p>27 Fixing Culvert on Gravel. Putting in gate at swamp</p>
<p>28 Away with Reeve to Bridges To Shaws Funreal {Funeral} Rain</p>
<p>29 Uncle Came here from Goderich</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">July</span></h2>
<p>1 Day Dry Posting Bills</p>
<p>2 <i> </i> Scuffling Potatoes hanging Gate</p>
<p>3 Digging Drain up to Bridge Con 1 Lot 16</p>
<p>4 With R Thompson to R Richardsons</p>
<p>5 Letting jobs of Gravelling and ditching on 2nd & 3rd Lines</p>
<p>6 To See Reeve. Drawing Earth to end Drain in Lane</p>
<p>8 Took Uncle to Station. Some Rain</p>
<p>9 high wind Cold. Levi & E Flewelling here for orders</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">1895 July</span></h2>
<p>10 Front resowing Turnips sowing corn. Frost</p>
<p>11 To Fergus For Oil meal & {c....?}</p>
<p>12 Painting a very fine Shower scufffling Turnips</p>
<p>13 <i> very Like Rain but none came {S Fro..? cut off}</i></p>
<p>15 Started to Cut hay Rainy afternoon</p>
<p>16 hoeing Potatoes & Corn Killed a Pig</p>
<p>17 Mowing Coling up to See Ditch of P. Clark at Will.</p>
<p>18 <i> </i> to Belwood saw first stooks sowing at {Will..? cut off}</p>
<p>19-20 Cutting Raking & Drawing hay</p>
<p>22 Pulling {Putting} Paris Green on Potatoes. Cloudy & {co...? cut off}</p>
<p>23 Finished Cutting hay very Light Crop</p>
<p>24 hay all in Drawing wood from swamp</p>
<p>25 To Nichol to A Moir's Signs but not much rain</p>
<p>26 Drawing wood to C. Vroomans Raining in afternoon</p>
<p>27 rain all Forenoon. {Seeing?} Bridges and to {F..? cut off}</p>
<p>29 Seeing. D. Watsons ditch. Slight Rain</p>
<p>30 Heavy Rain Last night Cold. Started to pull {F..? cut off}</p>
<p>31 very high wind all day and very Cold</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">August</span></h2>
<p>1 Sunday school Entertainment. Cool</p>
<p>2-3 Pulling Flax Fine</p>
<p>5 <i> </i> Fine shower yesterday {m..? cut off}</p>
<p>6 <i> </i> Hot and thunder no Rain at {...cut off}</p>
<p>7 another Fine Shower. Helping Watson Hayfork</p>
<p>8 Pulling Flax George Roy helping. Rain at night</p>
<p>9 Rain. To Fergus with Wool & To Thos {Harmas?} Funreal {Funeral}</p>
<p>10 Warm pulling Flax</p>
<p>12 The Heaviest rain last night for a year But {mi..?} {Ghar?} pulling {Fl..?}</p>
<p>13 Finished pulling Flax Frost this morning</p>
<p>14 to Elora With Flax very warm</p>
<p>15 Council meeting. Cool and pleasant</p>
<p>16 To Elora with Flax warm</p>
<p>17 Heavy Rain and Hail in afternoon</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">1895 August</span></h2>
<p>19 Started Cutting wheat. Light Crop</p>
<p>20 Finished wheat started peas. Thunder & rain Frost</p>
<p>21 Pulling Peas slight frost</p>
<p>22 Finished pulling Peas and Loading Flax</p>
<p>23 Wheat all in and some peas warm</p>
<p>24 Rainy afternoon To Fergus</p>
<p>26 To Elora with Last of Flax very hot</p>
<p>27 Peas all in. Started to Cut oats</p>
<p>28 Cutting oats over to Ransoms with T Hamiliton</p>
<p>29 " " Raking wheat stubble Thunder & rain last night</p>
<p>30 Cutting oats very hot</p>
<p>31 Cut all that is Ripe some Rain and Cold</p>
<p>Septr 2 Fine drawing in oats</p>
<p>4 " " " " Rain in afternoon warm</p>
<p>5 Finished Cutting warm</p>
<p>6 Drawing in oats hot</p>
<p>7 Down to Hanna's & Days Seeing about Ditch to {Fergus?}</p>
<p>9 Harrowing down Turnip Drills to Fergus with H Mitchell</p>
<p>10 Gang Plowing Pea land hot - 90</p>
<p>11 very hot 93 in Shade A {Agnes} went to Toronto Finished Drawing in the worst Crop we ever had in 36 years</p>
<p>12 D. Milne threshing warm</p>
<p>13 Watson " Broke down went to Fergus for Share</p>
<p>14 " " morning Plowing Cold</p>
<p>15 (Sunday) heavy Frost Last nigh {night} Blocking Potatoes</p>
<p>16 Plowing warm A {Agnes} came from Toronto</p>
<p>17 Choring went to Fergus</p>
<p>18 Threshing The worst Turnout we ever had R Richardson hurt</p>
<p>19 Thompsons threshing hot (20) Rennie Threshing</p>
<p>21 Jas Milne Threshing hot 88 in the Shade</p>
<p>22 (Sunday) hottest day in Septr for years 90</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">1895</span></h2>
<p>Septr 23 Finished Plowing for Rye Cold</p>
<p>24 To G. Martin's Sale</p>
<p>25 To Fergus for Timothy Seed</p>
<p>26 T {To} Jas Carneys for Rye Seed 50 cts P {per} Bushel</p>
<p>27 Sowing Rye about 1 1/4 Bush wheat mark about {? cut off}</p>
<p>28 Picking stones Rolling Harrowing</p>
<p>30 High wind & very Cold Plowing</p>
<p>October 1 Cold yet Sowing Rye</p>
<p>2 To Fergus Got Chop New Suit & and fine Boots</p>
<p>3 Pulling stumps {Tiying?} Corn</p>
<p>4 & 5 Drawing wood from Watsons Swamp hot</p>
<p>7 Making Waggon Bot {Bottom} Started to Draw manure Rain</p>
<p>8 Drawing manure Cold</p>
<p>9 " " to Belwood Show Cold</p>
<p>10 Drawing manure (11) Do {as above} Rain heavy</p>
<p>12 Finished Drawing manure to Fergus for {setmiae?}</p>
<p>14 Started Potatoes took up 100 Bush fine Crop</p>
<p>15 at Potatoes Fine took 100 Bush up</p>
<p>16 " " a Lot of Rain fell</p>
<p>17 Tibbitts Threshing finished Potatoes Cold up to {Living ? cut off}</p>
<p>18 To Grand valley Show fine somewhat Cold and windy</p>
<p>19 Council Meeting Sent A. Walkers potatoes to Fergus A heavy Snow storm in the evening about 8 in {? cut off}</p>
<p>21 Cold took Jas Milnes wife to Fergus to Salem with G {? cut off}</p>
<p>22 Snow Gone to Thompsons for Load of mangolds</p>
<p>23 Fine working at Watsons all day</p>
<p>24 Plowing very hard Frost Harrowing Potatoe land at {?D cut off}</p>
<p>25 Started to Spread manure and Plow in {Kilean?}</p>
<p>26 Warmer Plowing and Taking up Turnips</p>
<p>27 (Sunday) Warm Fine Thunderstorm at night</p>
<p>28 Cold Blustering Snowing</p>
<p>29 Same With Quite a fall of Snow</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#51"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">51</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1895_2"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">1895</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1896"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">1896</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1896_2"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">1896</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#52"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">52</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1896_3"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">1896</span></a></li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">1895</span></h2>
<p>October 30 Fine again Seeing Roads and Culverts</p>
<p>" 31 Mild and Some Rain finished turnips 5 Loads altogether</p>
<p>Novermber 1 Fine helping Thompson & Watson Got Load of The Ren & Watson</p>
<p>" 2 Froze too hard for Plowing finished White to Fergus with Chop By {Buy} Boots</p>
<p>" 3 & 4 mild indian Summer</p>
<p>" 5 Finished Plowing in manure Warm</p>
<p>" 6 very fine. visiting the Poor House on Reeves invite</p>
<p>" 7 Warm Plowing & Harrowing Topaz Calved</p>
<p>" 8 To Belwood Looking for share Rainy all day</p>
<p>" 9 Rain all day Freezing at night and Snow</p>
<p>" 10 (Sunday) Snow Cold Cattle all tied in</p>
<p>" 11 Too Frosty to Plow Took Chop to Fergus</p>
<p>" 12 " " " " went for Chop</p>
<p>" 13 " " " " Moved stone from wood shed Choring</p>
<p>" 14 Plowing Forenoon Hannas threshing afternoon</p>
<p>" 15 Hannas Threshing morn {morning} Killed Pig to Watson Plowing A {Agnes} Back from Toronto</p>
<p>" 16 Very fine all day Plowing Like Indian Summer</p>
<p>" 18 Plowing forenoon killing Pigs at Rennies afternoon Fine</p>
<p>" 19 Plowing until 4 PM Rain then Snow</p>
<p>" 20 2 inches of Snow Plowing Rennie threshing Watson Cutting</p>
<p>" 21 Thanksgiving day to Church very cold 5 above zero</p>
<p>" 22 to Fergus with Chop Paid lot of Snow fell</p>
<p>" 23 Fair Sleighing Jas Milne Killing Pigs</p>
<p>" 25 Snow & Hail Rain at night Snow nearly gone</p>
<p>" 26 very high wind Blowing down Trees & Fences</p>
<p>" 27 Drawing wood from Swamp all day</p>
<p>" 28 Thompsons Killed 3 Hogs Killed old Poke Fine</p>
<p>" 29 Started to go to Goderich Telegram not to go Snow</p>
<p>" 30 Fine & Sunny {Baring?} old Horse</p>
<p>December 2 Blowing & stormy 4 in Snow Last night good sleighing to Belwood</p>
<p>" 3 Sawing wood stormy</p>
<p>" 4 Helping Thompsons Kill a Horse Drawing Stumps</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">1895</span></h2>
<p>December 5 Helping Watson to cut feed stormy</p>
<p>" 6 Killed 1 Pig at home & 10 at A Whites mild</p>
<p>" 7 Mild killing Pigs at D. Milnes to Fergus with chop</p>
<p>" 9 up a {at} Haleys seeing about Ditch</p>
<p>" 10 at Fergus to Christmas Fair very dull</p>
<p>" 11 at Fergus with Lambs for Thompson</p>
<p>" 12 very Cold 8 Below Zero Threshing at D Milnes</p>
<p>" 13 Finished threshing at D Milnes milder</p>
<p>" 14 Council meeting very fine</p>
<p>" 16 Sawing wood. To Jas Youngs at night</p>
<p>" 17 Rain Mild Real thaw</p>
<p>" 18 To Nichol to Jas Moirs. Slighing {sleighing} gone wheels Rain</p>
<p>" 19 Rainy very muddy at John Richardsons { Th...? all aft..?}</p>
<p>" 20 {fine ?} at Robt Burrs Funreal {Funeral} quite warm</p>
<p>" 21 Warm River Broke up digging drain from from Milkhouse Rain</p>
<p>" 23 Plowing in morning. Council Meeting in afternoon</p>
<p>" 24 Colder Rain all day Freezing as it fell</p>
<p>" 25 Christmas very warm Plowing in morn to Fergus J. {Gar..?} Dinner Mrs & Mr {...?}</p>
<p>" 26 School Trustee Election Jas Black elected Rain & Snow</p>
<p>" 27 Clear Frosty again Killed 4 Pigs & one to Watson</p>
<p>" 28 Frosty very Fine Sold Pork in Elora @ 4.00 {ea?}</p>
<p>" 30 Nomination (Municipal) Reeve & Councillors Elected By Acclamation Contest for Deputy Reeve Between</p>
<p>" 31 Snowing and Fierce wind all day the Worst this</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">1896</span></h2>
<p>Jany 1 Blustring and Cold</p>
<p>" 2 To Fergus to See Carson Tom Milnes in afternoon</p>
<p>" 3 Very stormy Killed a cow for Thompson</p>
<p>" 4 Cold but clear to Fergus for oatmeal</p>
<p>" 5 (Sunday) very Cold and Clear 20 Below Zero</p>
<p>" 6 Municipal Election Elected Deputy Reeve over {...?} 63 majority very Cold 28 Below Zero</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">1896</span></h2>
<p>Jany 7 still cold but clear To Fergus Paid Seat Rent for 1895</p>
<p>" 8 Milder quite a snowfall sawing wood</p>
<p>" 9 mild again to Fergus with Potatoes to J.G got 2 bags of chop</p>
<p>" 10 Colder Drawing wood from Swamp</p>
<p>" 11 To Fergus Funreal {Funeral} of Mrs Jas Milne</p>
<p>" 12 (Sunday) stormy Funreal {Funeral} of Hugh Semple</p>
<p>" 13 Colder Cleaning up wheat</p>
<p>" 14 fine Moving Jim Dix. A. Mori & Sarah here</p>
<p>" 15 very Fine Drawing wood from Swamp</p>
<p>" 16 fine. Swing Bridge ({shamils?}) to Fergus Got Cutter</p>
<p>" 17 To Grand valley for Flour Bot {Bought} straw from Garland</p>
<p>" 18 Mild Snowing all day A. {Agnes} to Fergus</p>
<p>" 20 Mild fine Rain. First Council meeting for 1896</p>
<p>" 22 Stormy. Drawing Brick for Don Small</p>
<p>" 23 Rain freezing as it fell Doing Great Damage to trees & wires</p>
<p>" 24 Stormy but mild</p>
<p>" 25 To Garlaws fro straw fine. Cold</p>
<p>" 26 little Rough David Small here (Sunday)</p>
<p>" 27 Drawing wood to Fergus got Chop & Meal</p>
<p>" 28 to Guelph to County Council Meeting</p>
<p>" 29 " " " (30) Sow Away</p>
<p>" 30 Rain. County Council (31) Do Do {as above}</p>
<p>Feby 1 came back from C.C. Meeting a mild week</p>
<p>" 3 to Fergus with Pig for J. Black heavy storm</p>
<p>" 4 Roads Blocked to J. Richardsons in eving {evening}</p>
<p>" 5 Beautiful Day Mrs H. Blacks Funreal {Funeral}</p>
<p>" 6 Snowing But Mild</p>
<p>" 7 Stormy & Drifting had to Drive children to school</p>
<p>" 8 Milder helping Thompsons to Cut Straw</p>
<p>" 10 Stormy Drawing wood to shed</p>
<p>" 11 Watson started to thresh but stopped on account of the Storm which was Fierce Blocking Roads</p>
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<p>Feby 12 Council meeting walked there Roads all Blocked all had to walk McLellan did {not?}</p>
<p>" 13 Watson finished threshing another Storm</p>
<p>" 14 Stormy but Mild (15 Stormy mild morn Cold night</p>
<p>" 17 the Coldest I ever knew for 37 years 39 below to Fergus</p>
<p>" 18 Stormy against to Fergus Boyle at Shands Bridge</p>
<p>" 19 Cold yet and Rough Sow away</p>
<p>" 20 To Fergus fair Day 12 Below and very stormy</p>
<p>" 21 Still Stormy to Belwood for Sow</p>
<p>" 22 Cold. Calm. To Fergus got meal 2 days Train Blocked</p>
<p>" 25 Cold clear (26) stormy morn mild {Seeing & R..?}</p>
<p>" 27 finest day of the Season Clear and {...?}</p>
<p>" 28 Soft. Rain. Entertainment at School House</p>
<p>March 2 Another Blizzard all day and Cold {...?}</p>
<p>" 3 Clear Bright and Cold</p>
<p>" 4 " " very Cold to Hendersons for oats</p>
<p>" 5 To Fergus got oats chopped fine</p>
<p>" 6 Misty Slight Rain</p>
<p>" 7 Went with D.M. to R Stewarts very stormy</p>
<p>" 8 (Sunday) heavy snowfall and Drifting</p>
<p>" 9 Roads Badly Blocked again took all day to {C...?}</p>
<p>" 10 Fine Killed Ram. Got 2 lambs Sow away</p>
<p>" 11 Cold to D Smalls and Carlaws</p>
<p>" 12 very Cold to Carlaws for straw</p>
<p>" 13 Killing Pigs at John Richardsons</p>
<p>" 14 to Fergus with Cutter {7012. mo ?} J.L.</p>
<p>" 16. 17-18 very fine Drawing straw from Carlaws</p>
<p>" 19 very stormy all day</p>
<p>" 20 Tremendous storm train stuck Roads filled</p>
<p>" 21 Clear again to Belwood at Reform meeting</p>
<p>" 23 Fine Drew the Last of straw From Carlaws</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1896_3"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">1896</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1896_4"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">1896</span></a></li>
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<p>March 24 Easter fair Day Clear & Cold with Reeve and Clerk to Fergus about By Laws. first Train since the 19</p>
<p>" 25 Soft Rain Some Lightning</p>
<p>" 26 Stormy again. Cold</p>
<p>" 27 To Luther for wood Cold</p>
<p>" 28 To Fergus to Reform Convention Semple {remove?} visitied {Mary?}</p>
<p>" 29 (Sunday) rain last night thunder an {and} Lightning This</p>
<p>" 30 hot Sun Lot of Snow went Roads bad Robins and Bluebirds to Jas Milnes at night</p>
<p>" 31 very warm Snow went fast River broke up</p>
<p>April 1 Cold & Raw Mist and Rain at night A. {Agnes} to Fergus abt {about} Books</p>
<p>" 2 Cold & stormy (3) Do. {same as before} Sale at L. R. Days very Cold</p>
<p>" 4 Some milder at Mrs Barnetts Funreal {Funeral}</p>
<p>" 6 Still Raw and cold Snowing</p>
<p>" 7 Raw yet Killing Pigs at Rennies</p>
<p>" 8 Bright & sunny Choring Sawing down in Swamp</p>
<p>" 9 still soft (10) Sawing wood at J. Milnes</p>
<p>" 11 Rain in morn. walked to Fergus J. Dick Plow</p>
<p>" 12 (Sunday) rain in morn Great thaw Frogs</p>
<p>" 13 very warm With J. Moir Seeing Farm Con 8 Lot 15</p>
<p>" 14 Started to Plow warm (15) Plowing Hot</p>
<p>" 16 Moving Jas Moir very hot about {78?} in shade</p>
<p>" 17 Plowing Scraping in sand Pit Thunder & Rain at night</p>
<p>" 18 to Fergus with chop Still warm Cattle on Grass</p>
<p>" 20 Plowing up to See Ditch at Williams</p>
<p>" 21 Sowing Grass seed on {Rep?} Sowing Oats Cold at night</p>
<p>" 22 Gang Plowing for Peas Sowing Grass Seed & Peas</p>
<p>{Some rain - vertically on side of page}</p>
<p>" 23 Rolling oats and Plowing fine and warm</p>
<p>" 24 Plowing (25) finished Plowing for wheat River very Low</p>
<p>Richardsons River men here for Dinner</p>
<p>" 27 Sowing wheat and harrowing Rain at night</p>
<p>" 28 Sowing Grass on wheat and Rolling very warm</p>
<p>{vertically on side of page in date column} Cold the Lowest Temperature for 40 yrs and the Greatest Scarcity of Feed ever known Bot 8 loads of straw myself</p>
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<p>April 29 Plowing in South field Cooler</p>
<p>" 30 Plowing Sod windy there has Been only 2 nights frost Since the 13th and what is very Rare numbers of Cattle are out all night this fodder being very Scarce and Grass good</p>
<p>{vertically in date column} the Warmest April & the warmest day in April in 55 yrs</p>
<p>May 1 misty morn at Arthur with Reeve trying Grader</p>
<p>" 2 Sowing oats south field 14 BU Still fine weather</p>
<p>" 4 Seeing about wire (Rennie) at J. Bucklands Fair</p>
<p>" 5 Plowing sod.. Wild Plums in Bloom warm</p>
<p>" 6 Drawing Earth to Hill and Ties home Hot</p>
<p>" 7 at John Bremmers Sr Funreal {Funeral} hot & dry Trees in {bloom?}</p>
<p>" 8 Plowing (9) at Belwood helping Clerk with Road</p>
<p>" 10 (Sunday) Jas Laing here hot Dry</p>
<p>" 11 Finished Plowing for Crop warm and Close</p>
<p>" 12 Sowing Oats & Peas. Finished Sowing 15 Bu in West of {..cut off} Light Rain</p>
<p>" Finally Finished Harrowing & Rolling one of the Best {Sod ....?} {sh...?} we ever had only 2 nights frost since the Snow Left growth</p>
<p>" 15 To Fergus for corn and mangolds still dry</p>
<p>" 16 Drilling and Sowing mangolds (snow fences Rain</p>
<p>" 17 (Sunday) a fine rain followed by a great Gale</p>
<p>" 18 Burning Brush Drawing ties of Track Jas Moir here</p>
<p>" 19 To House of Industry Seeing Tree {shappings?}</p>
<p>" 20 Lib and mother to A. Moirs Nichol</p>
<p>" 21 A. Lib Edna Mary to Stewarts Nichol</p>
<p>" 22 Sowing Corn 2nd on Track Getting drains for an {...cut off?}</p>
<p>" 23 Finished Plowing for Potatoes. washed at shop</p>
<p>" 25 Rainy all day Terrible Shower at night Thunder & Lightning Doing great damage Heaviest</p>
<p>" 26 To Salem for Flour very high wind</p>
<p>" 27 Cutting Potatoes Cooler (McDermott here for Potatoes</p>
<p>" 28 Rain Court of Revision very Cold & windy at {...cut off?}</p>
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<p>May 29 To Fergus {McA?} Potatoes Cold windy</p>
<p>" 30 Planting Potatoes</p>
<p>June 1 Plowing Clipped sheep Planted Beans Corn Sowed Carrotts</p>
<p>" 2 Finished Plowing Turnip Land with Henderson</p>
<p>" 3-4-5 at Conty {County} Council fine Rain on 5th</p>
<p>" 6 Returned very warm</p>
<p>" 7 (Sunday) very warm Heavy Rain & thunder in afternoon</p>
<p>" 8 Damp muggy misty & warm good Growth</p>
<p>" 9 Fixiing fences Rain at night</p>
<p>" 10 Sowing Turnips. Planting Cabage {Cabbage}</p>
<p>" 11 Finished Sowing Turnips warm</p>
<p>" 12 with McClellan Letting Jobs all day</p>
<p>" 13 Posting Bill for Belwood Road gravel to Fergus</p>
<p>" 14 (Sunday) J. Milne & Family & Jas Moir here</p>
<p>" 15 to Belwood for scraper. Sowing with R. Thompson Mills H. Seed</p>
<p>" 16 Nomination (Dominion) 4 Candidates Semple Groves Gordon Lewis Warm day & Large Crowd</p>
<p>" 17 Letting the Gravel on Belwood Road. Watson {20 1/2?} Sargeant {15 1/12?}</p>
<p>" 18-19 Doing Road work. warm needing Rain</p>
<p>" 20 very hot Rain all Round us. With henderson Letting jobs</p>
<p>" 22 Scuffling mangolds mowing with scythe</p>
<p>" 23 Election Semple 594 ahead Tupper ministry Defeated by 35</p>
<p>" 24 still warm with Henderson orangeville Road & E. Townline</p>
<p>" 25 Cutting Rye green slight Rain at night</p>
<p>" 26 Cutting and Coling Rye</p>
<p>" 27 Drawing in Rye</p>
<p>" 29 With Henderson letting Gravel on orangeville Road Fergus & Eramosa T. Line</p>
<p>" 30 Council meeting and down to Eramosa on 6th</p>
<p>July 1 Raking & mowing to McLellans for Planer</p>
<p>" 2 Trying Planer Then Bot it</p>
<p>" 3 Finished Drawing Green Rye hot 90</p>
<p>" 4 scuffling Potatoes Grand Rain A. Burns Raising</p>
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<p>July 6 Cool and cloudy Letting job on Hill 1st Line (J. B. 90 yrs</p>
<p>" 7 Cool yet Drawing in Hay</p>
<p>" 8 To Guelph to meeting of Commissioner Dividing {Co...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 9 very Cool some Rain with Wm Black Letting {Jobs?}</p>
<p>" 10 Planting Corn down to County Graveling. D. {W..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 11 finished Planting Corn to Fergus Pd int {interest?} {F...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 13 Mowing</p>
<p>" 14 Finished mowing to E. Gara {Garafraxa} seeing Grader</p>
<p>" 15 Finished Haying Some Rain</p>
<p>" 16 Scuffling To Fergus with Henderson To Haleys Rain</p>
<p>" 17 Hot. Put Paris Green on Potatoes</p>
<p>" 18Thining Turnips. Went to Fergus</p>
<p>" 20 Rain all Last night. With D. Watson Passing jobs</p>
<p>" 21 Cleaning mangolds Cutting Rye very hot</p>
<p>" 22 Working in Swamp Cooler at night</p>
<p>" 23 To Fergus Got Salt Pd Armstrong Bros in full</p>
<p>" 24 With Jas Mathieson in afternoon to Eramosa township</p>
<p>" 25 Drawing in Rye Jas Milne threshing Cool night</p>
<p>" 27 Grand rain all Forenoon To A. Moirs</p>
<p>" 28 Taking in Rye Rakings. With Reeve settling {G...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 29 Drawing wood from swamp very heavy Rain</p>
<p>" 30 Warm Sunday School Reunion</p>
<p>" 31 Cutting D Milnes Timothy at Peel Townline Job</p>
<p>August 1 To Fergus Saw Forest J. Caldwells Gerries & {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 3 Hot Started Harvest Cutting Oats</p>
<p>" 4 Finished Field Below Track Hot</p>
<p>" 5 Hottest Day of season with D Watson at {Oats?} 90 in shade</p>
<p>" 6 Hot at J. Moirs Lots of thunder</p>
<p>" 7 started wheat & Peas A. {Agnes} to Hendersons</p>
<p>" 8 still warm with D. Watson at Ditch in {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 9 (Sunday) hottest Day of Season about 92</p>
<p>" 10 Cutting wheat Slight Rain at night</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1896_2"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">1896</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1896_3"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">1896</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1896_4"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">1896</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1897"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">1897</span></a></li>
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<p>August 11 Seeing {Glenlamough?} Bridge which is Broke</p>
<p>" 12 wet morning Cutting wheat</p>
<p>" 13 very hot. finished " Drawing oats</p>
<p>" 14 Hot 92 Cutting oats t See {.....?} job Conc 10 & 11</p>
<p>" 15 Council Meeting Hot some Rain</p>
<p>" 17 Down to meet R. Boyle Re Glenlamond bridge Cooler</p>
<p>" 18 Rain Cutting oats frost</p>
<p>" 19 wheat all in Drawing oats</p>
<p>" 20 Heavy Frost Watson threshing Drawing in & Cutting oats</p>
<p>" 21 Cutting oats forenoon. helping D Watson make culvert</p>
<p>" 22 warm Some Rain at night " " finished Culvert</p>
<p>" 24 Cutting & Drawing oats finished Cutting D. Watson all Day</p>
<p>" 25 putting in culvert (Watson) all day</p>
<p>" 26 Drawing in oats. Rain heavy</p>
<p>" 27 D. Milne threshing Some Rain</p>
<p>" 28 J. B. Mullan here Peas all pulled Crop all in fair But oats some rusted & spring wheat a failure</p>
<p>" 29 Seeing Ditch near J. Dias then to Fergus</p>
<p>" 31 J. Milne Drawing in Peas & Threshing Thompsons threshing</p>
<p>Septr 1 Threshing at Home wheat nearly a failure oats Light</p>
<p>" 2 Showry & Cold Tebbut here for oats</p>
<p>" 3 Rain last night Cleaning wheat</p>
<p>" 4 Got 2 Pigs from Wm Shortreed A. {Agnes} to Church</p>
<p>" 5 Damp all day Drawing wood from Swamp</p>
<p>" 7 Drawing wood from D Milnes flat</p>
<p>" 8 J Rennie threshing warmer</p>
<p>" 9 Drawing wood D.M. and fixing Spring warm</p>
<p>" 10 Drawing Roots from Thompsons swamp warm</p>
<p>" 11 Piling up " in our own Swamp Gang Plowing</p>
<p>" 12 to Fergus with wheat for Flour & oats for meal</p>
<p>" 14 Started to Draw manure</p>
<p>" 15 Drawing manure & Tebbetts Threshing</p>
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<p>September 16 Tibbett Finished Threshing Drawing manure</p>
<p>" 17 To Fergus Seeing Bridge at Glenlammond</p>
<p>" 18 Drawing manure</p>
<p>" 19 Rain all day Letting Bridges high wind very Cold at</p>
<p>" 21 Finished manure Cleaning out Ditches</p>
<p>" 22 Rain again at Wm Broadfoots Finish {....?}</p>
<p>" 23 heavy Frost Cut Corn Cold all day</p>
<p>" 24 To Fergus with Chop got new {Fleeing? Plow} Plow</p>
<p>" 25 Fine Plowing</p>
<p>" 26 Sowing Rye Repairing Drain Got chop home heavy Rain at</p>
<p>" 28 Fine Sowing Timothy Plowing in manure</p>
<p>" 29 Plowing in manure Rainy afternoon</p>
<p>" 30 Belwood Show Rain all day Down to see Bridge {Lot 6?}</p>
<p>Octr 1 Cold. Plowing (3) Warmer Plowing</p>
<p>" 5 Finished plowing in manure {Haison?} got apples</p>
<p>" 6 started to Dig Potatoes Rain Byrons Leg hurt</p>
<p>" 7 Cold showers of Snow to Fall Show in Fergus</p>
<p>" 8& 9 at Potatoes Cold but dry</p>
<p>" 10 Finished " a good crop. Started mangolds</p>
<p>" 12 Finished mangolds a good crop Seeing abutment Lot 20 Con 6</p>
<p>" 13 Plowing all day fine but Cool</p>
<p>" 14 Do-Do {same as above} (15) Watson threshing warm</p>
<p>" 16 To Grand valley Show Watson Finished Threshing</p>
<p>" 17 Tied in Feeding Cattle 2 inches of snow fall</p>
<p>" 19 Plowing Cold</p>
<p>" 20 Plowing forenoon House of Industry in afternoon to see Electric Lights</p>
<p>" 21 Drawing in Turnips at Watsons showers of {..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 22 Plowing Got Load of Turnips at Thompson</p>
<p>" 23 Got 2 Loads of Turnips from D. Milnes {Topp...?}</p>
<p>" 24 Cold and Raw Draw in all Turnips 8 Loads</p>
<p>" 26 Finished plowing West Field Fine & {W...?}</p>
<p>" 27 very warm Plowing Pea Land</p>
<p>" 28 Plowing tile Noon went to Robbs sale</p>
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<p>October 29 Plowed till noon. Down to townline and to Fergus</p>
<p>" 30 Rain warm Started to plow sod</p>
<p>" 31 Seeing Bridges in forenoon at Burrs & Plowing</p>
<p>November 2 Plowing sod. very warm (3) Do Do {same as above}</p>
<p>" 4 " " Rainy afternoon & evening</p>
<p>" 5 To Fergus for flour and meal Heavy Rain</p>
<p>" 6 Showers Plowing Sod. Killed a Pig at Rennies</p>
<p>" 7 Council meeting Cold & Showery</p>
<p>" 9 Plowing sod all day Frosty</p>
<p>" 10 Too Frosty to plow till noon J. Milnes Heifer Choked A. {Agnes} To Stewarts</p>
<p>" 11 milder Plowing sod (12) do do {same as above} furing Turnip Land moved stone</p>
<p>" 13 Fall of snow and frosty Drawing and Cutting wood</p>
<p>" 14 Meeting Surveyor at Townline Six J.BK 30 fine</p>
<p>" 15 very fine plowing Turnip Land no frost</p>
<p>" 17 To Fergus with Chop. Horses got a {Ball?} Rain Dr. Smellies Funreal {Funeral}</p>
<p>" 18 Thunderstorm To Fergus to Court in D Watsons case</p>
<p>" 19 Frosty. Clear & Bright Plowing going on</p>
<p>" 20 Fine. Frosty Plows soft A. {Agnes} Back from Stewarts</p>
<p>" 21 Quite a fall of snow. Sleighs running</p>
<p>" 22 (Sunday) had Cutter going to Church</p>
<p>" 23 Drawing wood from Swamp with sleigh rain afternoon</p>
<p>" 24 Fin {Fine} To Fergus in Forenoon to Belwood after</p>
<p>" 25 Raining and Freezing all day Rennies threshing</p>
<p>" 26 at Church Thanksgiving day very warm Plows going Burrs girls here</p>
<p>" 27 Mild Plowing A. Moir and Sarah here</p>
<p>" 28 Colder done Plowing Cutting wood Snow at night</p>
<p>" 30 very Cold. Drawing wood Ewes away</p>
<p>Decr 1 at Guelph County Council Cold Zero</p>
<p>" 2-3-4 " " " " fine and mild</p>
<p>" 5 Returned from Guelph very mild</p>
<p>" 8 Christmas fair Cattle very Chop Soft mild</p>
<p>" 9-10-11 Still very fine mild weather</p>
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<p>Decr 12 at J Richardsons threshed very Fine</p>
<p>" 14 To Fergus with chop Still Fine</p>
<p>" 15 Council meeting Raw and Cold</p>
<p>" 16 J. Milnes sale. A. Moir up Sold hime 2 steers</p>
<p>" 17 very fine Fair day to Fergus</p>
<p>" 18 helping Watson to cut feed rogh {rough} & blustery</p>
<p>" 19 To Fergus with 2 steers - 1780 @ 2 3/4 1010 & 2 1/2 770</p>
<p>" 21 To Fergus Nomination for County Council New {Act..?}</p>
<p>" 22 Entertainment at school house present to {...?}</p>
<p>" 23 Clear Cold weather down to Zero</p>
<p>" 24 To Fergus with Turkeys 8 cts per lb</p>
<p>" 25 Christmas. To Burrs for Dinner Cold {stor..?}</p>
<p>" 26 Jas Milne threshing Cold</p>
<p>" 28 Nomination Township in Belwood milder</p>
<p>" 29 Mild Misty To Fergus settled with Black & co</p>
<p>" 30 " Annual school meeting J Dix elected Trustee</p>
<p>" 31 very Fine Snow all gone year ends without any {=ing?} and a long spell of Fine weather</p>
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<p>January 1 Mild misty rain in afternoon at Thompsons in {evening?}</p>
<p>" 2 mild sunny Lots of Flies To Fergus got beef {F...cut off?}</p>
<p>" 4 Municipal Election was elected Reeve by 6 major Henderson & Martins for County very muddy Roads and Rain most of the day</p>
<p>" 5 Froze up again and some snow. To Fergus</p>
<p>" 6 Stormy Trustee meeting to organize {Don Chairman?}</p>
<p>" 7 milder drawing wood from swamp</p>
<p>" 8 very fine To A. Moirs Nichol for Load of Turnips</p>
<p>" 9 Cutting wood to Fergus in evening</p>
<p>" 11 Council Meeting Cold & Blustery</p>
<p>" 12 John Richardsons threshing very cold</p>
<p>" 13 helping D. Milne to make A. {Flax?} mixing</p>
<p>" 14 To Fergus took A. {Agnes} down to Doctor {un..? cut off in {Go...? cut off}</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1897_3"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">1897</span></a></li>
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<p>Jany 15 helping D. Milne with Pump choring</p>
<p>" 16 Drawing ties of Track very mild</p>
<p>" 18 Heavy Rain all day yesterday froze up to day</p>
<p>" 19 Took Turnips from D. Milnes Cold _ below Zero</p>
<p>" 20 Milder. Snowing in afternoon Lib pick {turk?} {watson?}</p>
<p>" 21 Sleighing at Last to Fergus with Cutter</p>
<p>" 22 very Rogh {Rough} & stormy</p>
<p>" 23 Stormy Cold Sow away</p>
<p>" 25 A Record Breaker no sleighing until 21st and today Roads blocked to Church meetign</p>
<p>" 26 Still wild and blustery</p>
<p>" 27 Faired up Drawing wood</p>
<p>" 28 Fine to Fergus got meal</p>
<p>" 29 Roads all tracked again milder</p>
<p>" 30 very fine A {Agnes} to Fergus to Dr</p>
<p>Feby 1 Still fine and sunny</p>
<p>" 2 " " Helping Watson to build Shanty on bush Lot</p>
<p>" 3 " " to Fergus with Chop</p>
<p>" 4 " " Drawing wood from Watsons bush</p>
<p>" 5 Drawing wood from Swamp mild</p>
<p>" 6 T {To} Fergus with Thompsons mare Rain & Snow {Rob lift? for Britain?}</p>
<p>" 8 With Wm Thompson looking at Colts</p>
<p>" 9 To Luther for wood Rennies team along</p>
<p>" 10 Killing Turkeys and took them to Fergus</p>
<p>" 11 Colder Raw East wind Sow away</p>
<p>" 12 Snow storm from the East</p>
<p>" 13 Council Meeting 8 below zero Sunny</p>
<p>" 14 (Sunday) Drifting roads blocked</p>
<p>" 15 To Luther and Grand valley Re Neil Thompson mild</p>
<p>" 16 Killing Pigs at Thompsons mild</p>
<p>" 17 Drawing wood from Swamp " thaw</p>
<p>" 18 Fair Day {Tnus?} Meeting Fine & mild</p>
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<p>Feby 19 To Fergus with Bernardo Boy to Nichol Council</p>
<p>" 20 To Belwood getting Help for Eliza Kennedy</p>
<p>" 22 Stormy morning Rain in afternoon</p>
<p>" 23 Farmers Institute Meeting in Belwood stormy</p>
<p>" 24 Roads Blocked to Fergus</p>
<p>" 25 Fine E. to Fergus A. {Agnes} at Thompsons</p>
<p>" 26 Cold but Quieter</p>
<p>" 27 A Great Blow and Cold to Fergus Re {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 28 (Sunday) Cold but Clear 18 Below Coldest this</p>
<p>March 1 another heavy Blow filling Roads up</p>
<p>" 2 To Belwood Seeing after Miss Kennedy</p>
<p>" 3 at Fergus Division Court Nelson Mrs Watson</p>
<p>" 4 Fine Sunny Seeing Mrs Mutch</p>
<p>" 5 Thaw. Rain Killed 2 Pigs Sow away</p>
<p>" 6 Mitchells Sale Keen and frosty but Clear</p>
<p>" 8 Helping D. Kennedy with Didge on 4th Mild</p>
<p>" 9 with Boyle looking a {at} Bridges heavy Rain</p>
<p>" 10 Milder to Fergus Pd Plow. Got Boots for {S..? cut off Meal & Flour</p>
<p>" 11 Fine and sunny lots of water</p>
<p>" 12 Colder very stormy afternoon</p>
<p>" 13 Away seeing about Cudney Girl. To Belwood R.L. {Miss...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 15 yesterday one of the hardest Blows of the winter Con {B...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 16 got Roads Blocked again Clear & cold</p>
<p>" 17 Drawing wood milder</p>
<p>" 18 To Fergus Fair day Decidedly soft</p>
<p>" 19 " " Getting Bridge irons fixed heavy Rain {a...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 20 River Brocke up very high flood Damaging Bridge</p>
<p>" 22 Cutting Ice of Road at Glenamond fixing Bridge {a ..? cut off} got {gam?} off {wet..? ...cut off}</p>
<p>" 23 Down to see Bridges at Glenlamond to Bremmers Sale</p>
<p>" 24 To John Beatties Funreal {Funeral} wet Snowy day</p>
<p>" 25 To Adam Johnstons sale With Wm Thompson</p>
<p>" 26 Cleaning up wheat oats & Peas</p>
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<p>March 27 To A Moirs for Load of Turnips Robins</p>
<p>" 29 at Thos Hughes sale mild</p>
<p>" 30 To Fergus Pd Mitchell got 100 3 {ody?} J. B.</p>
<p>" 31 The month ends Cold and raw sleighing gone</p>
<p>April 1-2-3 making Gravel box and geneal {general} repairing Bright Sun but raw East winds</p>
<p>" 5 Easter Fair. Got Chop Flour & oatmeal Rain</p>
<p>" 6 Raw Damp To Belwood Taking over Collecters Roll</p>
<p>" 7 River {very?} down with wood Plowing started after one of the shortest Finest Winters for many years</p>
<p>" 8 Cleaning Drains And to Fergus For grass seed A Burns sowed oats</p>
<p>" 9 Snowing heavy all day</p>
<p>" 10 Drawing wood with sleigh. Helping Thompson to make waggon bottom</p>
<p>" 12 Up to Taylors on 12th line Re Cudney To Fergus evening got wheat</p>
<p>" 13 To Fergus Re Cudney Killing Pigs at Watsons heavy Rain</p>
<p>" 14 Cleared up fine Sow away</p>
<p>" 15 To Fergus Re Cudney Sunny & dry</p>
<p>" 16 Good Friday Rain in afternoon</p>
<p>" 17 Snow in forenoon Cold & raw heavy Frost at night</p>
<p>" 19 (Easter monday) a bitter Cold Frosty Sunny dry</p>
<p>" 20 Hard Frost stopped Plowing</p>
<p>" 21 Weather milder Some sowing</p>
<p>" 22 Elora Horse show real spring weather Swallows</p>
<p>" 23 Great Rain & Thunder heaviest for 11 years</p>
<p>" 24 land very wet but warm yet</p>
<p>" 25 (Sunday) another heavy rain and high wind</p>
<p>" 26-27-28 Rain every day more or less no seeding</p>
<p>" 29 Plowing headland of {sod?} Colder</p>
<p>" 30 Rain to Fergus with Wm Thompson with cattle and to Belwood</p>
<p>May 1 To Fergus With A.{Agnes} Rain last night & today</p>
<p>" 2 & 3 Rain again up to {Wat?} Thompson Re [washout?}</p>
<p>" 4 Colder Fair up to Jas Singers Re Culverts fixing spring</p>
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<p>May 5 Warmer. To Fergus for salt & with Iron some {s..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 6 Gang Plowing and Harrowing Lily Calved</p>
<p>" 7 Sowing wheat and grass seed Grand day</p>
<p>" 8 filing finished. To Belwood helping Clerk with Road</p>
<p>" 9 (Sunday) warm heavy thunder storm at night</p>
<p>" 10 warm Sowed oats abover Trakc</p>
<p>" 11 Harrowing Below Track on sod Damp {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 12 A Heavy rain and thunder Doing damage</p>
<p>" 13 To Arthur school arbitration land very wet</p>
<p>" 14 Still Rainy no {scetting?} D. Milne had Team</p>
<p>" 15 Board of health meeting in Belwood wild Plums in Bloom</p>
<p>" 17 Sowing Oats, Dryer warm</p>
<p>" 18 Sowing Peas all Sowed but 1 1/2 acres too wet</p>
<p>" 19 Planted Potatoes on Track. Trees full in leaf</p>
<p>" 20 To Fergus & A. Burns. A heavy rain</p>
<p>" 21 Cold Damp day lots of seeding to do yet</p>
<p>" 22 To Carnnock re Ditches to Fergus got Flour</p>
<p>" 23 (Sunday) more Rain Cold</p>
<p>" 24 Cold Raw day Heat is wanted Badly</p>
<p>" 25 Finally got done Seeding Started Harrowing {Tur..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 26 Plowing for mangolds Land drier than it Been this spring</p>
<p>" 27 Choring to Fergus Saw R.D.F. Fine day</p>
<p>" 28 Court of Revision in Belwood. Damp & cold</p>
<p>" 29 Plowing for mangolds and Potatoes</p>
<p>" 31 across to A. Stewarts Cold heavy rain yesterday St. Andrews Ch. {st...? cut off}</p>
<p>June 1 another Cold raw day</p>
<p>" 2 to Guelph Seeing Co. Council about Grants for Belwood Bridge & L. {Luther?} township</p>
<p>" 3 Warmer heavy rain to Fergus with Potatoes</p>
<p>" 5 Cutting Potatoes. more Rain</p>
<p>" 7 Plowing heavy rain all afternoon</p>
<p>" 8 Drilling and sowing mangolds</p>
<p>" 9 Planting potatoes 15 Bu</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1897_4"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">1897</span></a></li>
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<p>June 10 up to Luther Seeing after Ditches Re {Shaw?} warm</p>
<p>" 11 Plowing warm dry</p>
<p>" 12 Sowing Turnips Repairing Drain</p>
<p>" 14 To Wm Boyles Funreal {Funeral} Letting jobs at Broadfoots</p>
<p>" 15 Finished Plowing For Turnips Sowing corn</p>
<p>" 16 Swedes all sowed no rain since the 7th</p>
<p>" 17 To Cummock to meet Bowman P.L.S.</p>
<p>" 18 very hot Drilling and sowing Greystone Turnips</p>
<p>" 19 Council meeting very warm Like Rain</p>
<p>" 21 Frost To Guelph to See Engineer Re steel Bridge</p>
<p>" 22 To Arthur Queens Jubliee Dry windy</p>
<p>" 24 Took Engineer to Belwood Re Bridge Rain Clipped sheep</p>
<p>" 25 To Sideroad Con 1-10-11</p>
<p>" 26 Finished Sowing Turnips to E Garafraxa Townline with McKee & 6th Line with Scarrow</p>
<p>" 28 With Henderson & Martin on Orangeville Road</p>
<p>" 29 With McClellan on 4th Line Grand Rain</p>
<p>" 30 With Scarrow on 5th line To Fergus in evening</p>
<p>July 1 very warm Sowing turnips in {Paters who Fly kirk them?}</p>
<p>" 2 With McClellan and A. Dunn all day Hot</p>
<p>" 3 With Mathieson all afternoon very hot</p>
<p>" 5 Fixing mower. Thunderstorm Jas Clark Killed with Lightning To Fergus for culvert tile</p>
<p>" 6 With Singer all day letting jobs hot</p>
<p>" 7 Scuffling very hot</p>
<p>" 8 To Jas Langs and to Salem hot</p>
<p>" 9 doing Road work still hot up to Williams Hill</p>
<p>" 10 To see jobs on orangeville Road and to Hamilton ditch</p>
<p>" 12 To Guelph to See Hutcheon heavy Rain Cooler</p>
<p>" 13 To Belwood more Rain</p>
<p>" 14 Council Meeting heavy Rain</p>
<p>" 15 Scuffling To Fergus P.G Bridge</p>
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<p>July 16 Thinning Turnips Seeing Deans Culvert</p>
<p>" 17 " " up to See Luther Ditch</p>
<p>" 19 Mowing thistles Thinning Turnips heavy Rain</p>
<p>" 20 " " Thinning Turnips</p>
<p>" 21 Thinning Turnips Went to Fergus Rain</p>
<p>" 22 putting Paris Green on Potatoes Heavy Rain</p>
<p>" 23 The usual heavy Rain A. {Agnes} up to Thompsons</p>
<p>" 24 To Luther Townline with Dunn. A {Agnes} to Guelph</p>
<p>" 26 Meeting Talbot on Eramosa Townline Rain</p>
<p>" 27 Meeting McManus on Pul Townline Heavy Rain</p>
<p>" 28 Letting Removing Bridge in Belwood To Fergus {afternoon?} Rain</p>
<p>" 29 Scuffling Potatoes Still hot and damp</p>
<p>" 30 another Heavy Rain General over the Province {..?} inches fell in Toronto in 26 Hours A great deal of damage to Hay lots of it rotten Fall wheat growing on {f...?}</p>
<p>" 31 Fair scuffling Turnips the 2nd time</p>
<p>{sideways on left hand side of page} it has Become almost impossible to kill potatoe bugs the rain wouldn't let the green stay there has not been such a wet July for 14 yrs</p>
<p>August 2 Started to cut Hay Some have their fall wheat cut the latest starting I have any Record of Cause Rain</p>
<p>" 3 Coling dry Broke mower</p>
<p>" 4 Getting repairs for mower Rain</p>
<p>" 5 Seeing Culvert at Pattons To D. Watson {mowing?}</p>
<p>" 6 Drawing in. Coling Dry</p>
<p>" 7 Scuffling Coling Hauling in A. {Agnes} to Guelph to {D..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 9 Finished Cutting Hay. Jas Gerrie Here</p>
<p>" 10 Rainy all day cutting thistles up to Kennedys</p>
<p>" 11 up to Peel Townline (Campbells) finiished coling</p>
<p>" 13 Finished Haying very Late Rainy all the time</p>
<p>" 14 Council meeting</p>
<p>" 16 Seeing Ditch & culvert on Nichol Townline</p>
<p>" 17 Fine Dry To See Belwood Bridge</p>
<p>" 18 Down to House of Industry Rain</p>
<p>" 19 T. Hamiltons Ditch Nichol Townline</p>
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<p>August 20 Dry Fine Harvest day</p>
<p>" 21 started to cut wheat S.S. Picnic Letting Jobs on 6th</p>
<p>" 23-24 dry cuting {cutting} wheat Tibbetts threshing 23rd</p>
<p>" 25 Rain last night Seeing Belwood Bridge</p>
<p>" 26 Finished Cutting wheat Frost at night</p>
<p>" 27 Seeing B. Bridge Watson threshing</p>
<p>" 28 Watson threshing Drawing in Wheat</p>
<p>" 30 Rain last night To Fergus & To See B. Bridge</p>
<p>" 31 Finished drawing Wheat Started Oats</p>
<p>Septr 1 Cutting oats (2) Thompson Threshing Rain</p>
<p>" 2 Thompsons thresing {threshing} forenoon Cuting {Cutting} oats</p>
<p>" 3 Up tto ditch at Hastings Fixing Reaper</p>
<p>" 4 Fixing Reaper Cutting Oats Watson Threshing</p>
<p>" 6-7 Cutting oats very warm</p>
<p>" 8 To Belwood to Fergus with Peas up to {Clerks?} {J.K. ?}</p>
<p>" 9 To Fergus to Bank for J P money abutments Finished</p>
<p>" 10 Drawing in oats 2 warm days 92 in shade</p>
<p>" 11 rain But Cleared up fine</p>
<p>" 13 rain in morning A. {Agnes} & Lib to Stewarts</p>
<p>" 14 Drawing oats (15) very hot Drawing in Pulling Peas</p>
<p>" 16 Pulling Peas and drawing in hot</p>
<p>" 17 Drawing Peas. Cooler Heavy Frost at night</p>
<p>" 18 To Guelph. very cold and windy</p>
<p>" 20 Raking and drawing in oats very windy</p>
<p>" 21 Loose oats all in finished Cutting oats</p>
<p>" 22 Rain in morning But Cleared up</p>
<p>" 23 With Engineer to Hamiltons swamp</p>
<p>" 24 Finished Harvest to Show in Fergus</p>
<p>" 25 With Engineer to swamp at Hastings</p>
<p>" 27 To Guelph for set of Harness Double Cold windy</p>
<p>" 28 warmer Letting the Filling of Belwood Bridge Land very dry Some can't Plow</p>
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<p>September 29 Belwood show fine and warm</p>
<p>" 30 To Fergus with T. Hamilton Re ditch J. B. {M...? cut off}</p>
<p>Octr 1 T. Luther Re. Shaws Ditch started Potatoes</p>
<p>" 2 Jas. Milnes Threshing 1/2 day at Potatoes</p>
<p>" 4 Potatoes forenoon. Pattisons ditch afternoon</p>
<p>" 5 At Hamiltons Ditch Rain in afternoon</p>
<p>" 6 Finished Potatoes not 1/2 a crop. Rain at {..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 7 Threshing very middling yield fine Day</p>
<p>" 8 Rain in forenoon At Mangolds (Cut {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 9 Finished mangolds to Fergus with Jim {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 11 At Belwood all day selecting Jurors</p>
<p>" 12 Harrowing Potatoes. To E. Townline 10</p>
<p>" 13 Drawing manure all day warm</p>
<p>" 14 " in Forenoon. A. Raes Sale afternoon</p>
<p>" 15 " " all day very warm</p>
<p>" 16 " " Thunder. Rain. Cooler</p>
<p>" 18 Finished drawing manure. started to Plow</p>
<p>" 19 spreading manure and Byron Plowing to Fergus {a..? T..?}</p>
<p>" 20 Thunder Rain To Grand valley show very {dar..?}</p>
<p>" 21 Plowing (Byron) To Townline of Eramosa & Fergus</p>
<p>" 22 Finished Plowing in manure Fine and warm</p>
<p>" 23 To Nichol Townline (Deans Bridge) Telephoned {Straw?}</p>
<p>" 25 To E. Gara Townline. To Hendersons Rennie {...? cut off} very fine</p>
<p>" 26 Topping Harrowing & Drawing Turnips</p>
<p>" 27 Drawing Turnips Extra Fine Weather {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 28 " " Cooler</p>
<p>" 29 First Snow finished Swedes started Grey</p>
<p>" 30 To Fergus Re Watsons Garinsher & Hamilton {Dr...? cut off}</p>
<p>Novr 1 To Kennedys in forenoon Re Hamiltons Ditch</p>
<p>" 2 Finished Turnips Good Crop 53 Loads Rain all Day</p>
<p>" 3 To Fergus Division Court Re Watsons {G...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 4 Putting up stone Plowing {to wood Be...? cut off}</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Jany_1898"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Jany 1898</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1898"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">1898</span></a></li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">1897</span></h2>
<p>November 5 To Fergus Executive Meeting Reform A</p>
<p>" 6 Cold and Blustery Plowing all Day</p>
<p>" 8 Board of Health meeting Drizzling Rain all day</p>
<p>" 9 Three in Snow fell Rough & Blustery Cattle all tied in</p>
<p>" 10 Council meeting Local option brought up</p>
<p>" 11 Heavy Rain to Fergus & Belwood</p>
<p>" 12 Stormy Blustery day</p>
<p>" 13 To Nichol townline letting Job with Tho. Dow</p>
<p>" 15 Plowing forenoon Taking out Jam in afternoon Misty</p>
<p>" 16 Meeting Eramosa Engineer Re Pattison at 10 am</p>
<p>" " Judge Re Hamilton A {at} 3 p.m. very cold</p>
<p>" 17 Cold & Frosty Stewart & Maggie here</p>
<p>" 18 " " Tibbitt Threshing</p>
<p>" 19 Cold & Snowing with Engineer at Belwood Bridge</p>
<p>" 20 Drawing wood. Council meeting Special</p>
<p>" 22 To Fergus in forenoon to Bank Re Bridge</p>
<p>" " Meeting in Belwood to choose Delegates Reform Convention afternoon</p>
<p>" 23-24 Plowing 2 in Snow and Cold</p>
<p>" 25 Thanksgiving Rain forenoon Plowing</p>
<p>" 26 Plowing Heavy Rain Reform Convention Craig chosen</p>
<p>" 27 Frosty took Chop and Sleigh to Fergus arranging Luther Union School</p>
<p>" 29 Cold snowing Drifting to Hannas threshing all day</p>
<p>" 30 Cold to E. Townline Morning D. Milne Threshing after</p>
<p>Decr 1 Sleighing Council meeting special</p>
<p>" 2 Watsons Threshing Snowy</p>
<p>" 3 To See McFarlane and to Fergus Sleighs shod</p>
<p>" 4 Raw Day Raining & Freezing</p>
<p>" 6 Drizzling Rain Cold and Raw</p>
<p>" 7 Fergus Christmas Fair. Snow Last night Fair sleighing Sheep away</p>
<p>" 8 To Guelph Re Grant for Belwood Bridge. Good sleighing</p>
<p>" 9 To Belwood Re Sidewalk. Mild and Rainy</p>
<p>" 10 Rain Sleighing gone. To Belwood about sidewalk</p>
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<p>December 11 Showery frost out Plows would Run again</p>
<p>" 13 Plowing all day fine and mild</p>
<p>" 14 Showery morning Plowing started sod</p>
<p>" 15 very fine Council Meeting</p>
<p>" 16 Plowing all day D. Watson in afternoon & to Fergus</p>
<p>" 17 Froze up last night to Belwood passing Bridge {fe..?} Snow Sleighs Running Killed a Pig</p>
<p>" 18 Cold and stormy Killing a pig a {at} D. Milnes</p>
<p>" 20 At A. Whites threshing Cold Stormy</p>
<p>" 21 " " " " Forenoon D Milnes afternoon {Seeing? cut off} misty</p>
<p>" 22 D. Milne finished threshing Seeing Belwood {Bridge?} Steel Finish</p>
<p>" 23 To Fergus & to Guelph To Engineer with {F...? cut off} A.J. Toronto</p>
<p>" 24 Milder To Fergus in afternoon</p>
<p>" 25 Mild Pleasant Day Good Sleighing</p>
<p>" 27 Nomination day fine</p>
<p>" 28 Killing Heifer for John Richardson To Fergus in evening</p>
<p>" 29 School meeting Jas. A. Milne Trustee Watson {Thr..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 30 Watson threshing Forenoon J. Richardson afternoon To Day and yesterday a lot of snow fell good {storm?}</p>
<p>" 31 at Barnetts Lynes Elias @ Poveys in Forenoon {appointing?} the as Scrutineers Re Repeal by Law Then to Belwood appointing Brown Gordon & Smith Then to Fergus appointing Mitchell and Robinson. Good sleighing</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Jany 1898</span></h2>
<p>Jany 1 Coldest this winter & stormy appointing Town & F.B. Anderson Scrutineers Re By Law</p>
<p>" 3 Election (Municipal) Elected Reeve by 52 Majority</p>
<p>" 4 Milder Thompsons Threshing Finished</p>
<p>" 5 " Rennie " "</p>
<p>" 6 To Belwood Summing up Re Local option 78 {M..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 7 To Fergus Got oatmeal To {Bern?} 1/2 Cd {cord} wood</p>
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<p>Jany 8 mild snow Flurries A {Agnes} Came back from Toronto</p>
<p>" 10 very mild drawing stones for Rennie (Lib went Back J.R.</p>
<p>" 11 Drawing wood from swamp. killed Pig for Jas Milne</p>
<p>" 12 David Smalls Sale Thaw Thunder Lightning Rain</p>
<p>{sideways on right side of page} First Thunder in Jany since 1852</p>
<p>" 13 To Luther at sale of wood No Purchase</p>
<p>" 14 To Fergus in afternoon Mild sleighing Tough</p>
<p>" 15 More Snow good sleighing again</p>
<p>" 17 Council meeting splendid weather</p>
<p>" 18 Drawing wood " "</p>
<p>" 19 To Fergus with Chop very fine</p>
<p>" 20 " " Fair Day Thaw heavy Rain</p>
<p>{sideways on right side of page} Grand sleighing for 10 days</p>
<p>" 21 Froze up very icy Dangerous getting Round</p>
<p>" 22 Killing Pigs a Jas Richardsons Snow and Rain at night</p>
<p>" 23 (Sunday) fine till night very stormy high wind</p>
<p>" 24 Took Sheep home high wind at night</p>
<p>" 25 To R. J. Williams sale Great storm in afternoon</p>
<p>" 26 Roads Blocked Drawing wood from Burns</p>
<p>" 27 Cold & stormy Inspecting Bridges</p>
<p>" 28 " " To Guelph Byron with me</p>
<p>" 29 Cold with R. Boyle Seeing Bridges</p>
<p>" 31 stormy Killing Pigs at Thompsons</p>
<p>Feby 1 very Cold 4 Below Killing Heifer at Richardsons</p>
<p>" 2 Cold stormy up To Belwood {Daughters?} over</p>
<p>" 3 Roads Blocked To Fergus</p>
<p>" 5 Milder to Richardsons threshing</p>
<p>" 7 Killing Pigs at J. Milnes very fine</p>
<p>" 8 Quite Soft and misty</p>
<p>" 9 " " " with Mathieson to D. Johnston</p>
<p>" 10 " " To Fergus for meat & took Potatoes</p>
<p>" 11 Extra Fine Sunshine and very mild A. {Agnes} to Stewarts with Thompsons</p>
<p>" 12 Council Meeting Heavy Rain last night River Nearly all Broke up and sleighing spoiled</p>
<p>Feby 14 Cold Drifting letting 2 Bridges Glenlamond & {..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 15 - 16 Rough & cold Laid off with sore foot</p>
<p>" 17 Milder. Thompsons & Watsons here</p>
<p>" 18-19 mild Laid up with a sore foot for 10 days past</p>
<p>" 21 Heavy storm from the east Blocking Con. Lines</p>
<p>" 22 Nomination Day (Local House) Mild</p>
<p>" 23 Up to Jas Kennedys Re Ballott Boxes</p>
<p>" 25 To Fergus for Ballotts & to Belwood in evening</p>
<p>" 26 Grand weather mild & sunny</p>
<p>" 28 up to School No 3. Re Polling Booth & Wm Gibsons oath {...? cut off}</p>
<p>March 1 Polling day Grand day Craig Reform Elected majority</p>
<p>" 2 very fine to Fergus</p>
<p>" 3 & 4 " " for the season sleighing Getting {Bar..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 5 To Fergus with Load of Turnips Got Beef</p>
<p>" 7 " " " Declaration day warm</p>
<p>" 8-9 Still very Fine and warm a lot of snow gone</p>
<p>" 10 Drawing wood from Jam on Irvine River</p>
<p>" 11 Great thaw Sow away</p>
<p>" 12 Jams all gone on River Bridge a shands Bridge {wi...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 13 (Sunday) heavy Rain last night very high flood doing Great damage all over the country</p>
<p>" 14 Frost last night fine sunny day to see {s..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 15 Raw and cold to see washout on 1st Line {Luther?}</p>
<p>" 16 Took cattle to Wm Browns went to Fergus</p>
<p>" 18 Meeting Boyle at Shands Bridge Rain at night</p>
<p>" 19 Fair morning Thunderstorm at night</p>
<p>" 21 Slight Snow and Rain all day A. {Agnes} & Lib to {Gerries?}</p>
<p>" 22 Wet Drizzling Cold Plowing started</p>
<p>" 23 To See Shands Bridge to Fergus A {Agnes} to Stewarts</p>
<p>" 25 Bright and drier. To Belwood Re {Edward..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 26 Letting Bridge Fail Line Lot 13 To Fergus</p>
<p>" 28 Heavy Rain Last night. Letting Filling {shand Bridge?}</p>
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<p>March 29 very Cold. Fergus Easter Fair</p>
<p>" 30 " " Sow away</p>
<p>" 31 Too Frosty to Plow Roads dry</p>
<p>April 1 Still Cold and Snowing</p>
<p>" 2 Board of health flurries of Snow</p>
<p>" 3 (Sunday) to R. Stewarts Showers of snow</p>
<p>" 4 To Fergus to See Hamilton (T) Bot Cart up to {veo...?}</p>
<p>" 5 To R. Hannas & Belwood then sticking up Bills Re Jobs</p>
<p>" 6 A. {Agnes} and Lib to Guelph Cold & Raw Drawing ties</p>
<p>" 8 Warmer Letting Fill on 1st Line Lot 13</p>
<p>" 9 To Essons Sale & Bridge Job on 8th Dufferin T. Line Bridge and Passing Job at Shands</p>
<p>" 11 Municipal Business all day Seeing Patterson Lifting Bridge and Passing Job at Shands</p>
<p>" 12 & 13th Laid up with sore back Grand weather</p>
<p>" 14 Plowing sod very fine</p>
<p>" 15 Gang Plowing and sowing Peas Land Dry</p>
<p>" 16 Furing Turnip Land Seeing R. Hanna Job Fine</p>
<p>" 18 Away all day meeting Judge. Pattersons Ditch Dry</p>
<p>" 19 Cold Rain all day</p>
<p>" 20 Cold Rain and snow Sow away</p>
<p>" 21 Cleared up Finished Plowing sod</p>
<p>" 22 Cold Rain all day</p>
<p>" 23 Cold Raw Sawing wood fixing Fence</p>
<p>" 25 Sowed oats in sod and harrowing Swallows here</p>
<p>" 26 Gang Plowing Turnip land</p>
<p>" 27 Finished Plowing sowing wheat. Frost all {three?} nights</p>
<p>" 28 Sowing oats. Harrowing wheat Planted 3 drills Potatoes. Cold</p>
<p>" 29 Finished Sowing Cold and dry</p>
<p>" 30 Done with harrowing all seeding done in 4 1/2 days but Peas</p>
<p>May 1 To Bridge at Dracon Re wire. Cleaning wheat to Belwood night Heavy Rain & thunder</p>
<p>" 3 To Salem with Grist {...?} chop to Fergus Cold</p>
<p>" 4 To Salem for grist Raw Cold</p>
<p>" 5 very heavy frost too much to Harrow</p>
<p>" 6 A. {Agnes} Lib to Guelph Harvey Cull Died aged 79 9 mos</p>
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<p>May 7 very Cool Rolling Dry</p>
<p>" 8 (Sunday) To Guelph to H Culls Funreal {Funeral}</p>
<p>" 9 Harrowing Root land To Belwood Re Dow & Bridge on 5th</p>
<p>" 10 Plowing for mangolds, Rain all afternoon warm</p>
<p>" 11 Drilling " " Heavy thunderstorm & Hail</p>
<p>" 12 Frost. Sowing " Corn. Beans & Carrotts Death of {...?}</p>
<p>" 13 To Arthur Cold Raw day</p>
<p>" 14 Mrs Jas Blacks Funreal {Funeral} Wild Plums in Bloom</p>
<p>" 16-17-18 Rather Cool and Backward</p>
<p>" 19 Heavy Rain last night and this morning Hail. Thunder</p>
<p>" 20.21 Ground very wet work on Root land stopped</p>
<p>" 23 At Eramosa Townline and 20-21 with R. Hanna</p>
<p>" 24 To Beland Re Painting fine</p>
<p>" 25. 26 Warm Grand growing weather (26) A. {Agnes} & L. {Liz} to {G...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 27 Bert Milne here Plowing very warm</p>
<p>" 28 Court of Rivision {Revision} Rain</p>
<p>" 30 Cool Planted Potatoes & corn Bean Carrotts</p>
<p>" 31 very Cool this morning Planted Corn & Potatoes on {...? cut off}</p>
<p>June 1 To Wm Hamiltons in morning & Fergus afternoon</p>
<p>" 2 Plowing for Turnips very hot</p>
<p>" 3 " " " A. {Agnes} to Fergus to church</p>
<p>" 4 very hot and dry</p>
<p>" 6 Finished plowing for Turnips to Belwood Re {Hill..?} Rain</p>
<p>" 7 Sowing Turnips scuffling mangolds Hot</p>
<p>" 8 Light showers and cooler</p>
<p>" 9 Sowing Turnips to Carlaw and Martins Fence</p>
<p>" 10 A very heavy Rain at night</p>
<p>" 11 To Nichol Townline with Dow Rainy afternoon</p>
<p>" 13 Cooler and Showery all day</p>
<p>" 14 To R. Hannas and Down Orangeville Road to {Fa...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 15 Let Filling 4th Line Bridge. Eramosa {Goughie?} after very cool at night</p>
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<p>June 16 Cool and Dry. Letting Jobs on Singers Divisision</p>
<p>" 17 Away Re Allison road case Harrowing Potatoes</p>
<p>" 18 Council meeting Rain Cool</p>
<p>" 20 Letting Jobs on Orangeville Road and Div No. 1 Cool</p>
<p>" 21 Meeting E. Gara & Erin {m..?} on Townline Cool</p>
<p>" 22 With Scarrow all day. Still cool</p>
<p>" 24 Finished Sowing Turnips Washed sheep warmer</p>
<p>" 25 To Ellis Ditch and letting Jobs with Hanna</p>
<p>" 27 Seeing Hill at W. Gerries Station road work</p>
<p>" 28 Road work quite Cool</p>
<p>" 29 With Surveyor Re Fences Allison</p>
<p>" 30 with Surveyor to McLelland & Carlaw Martin very heavy Rain last night and today & hot</p>
<p>July 1 Warm Rain Thunder Clipped sheep</p>
<p>" 2 very hot Down to Leybornes and to Fergus</p>
<p>" 4 To Belwood in Forenoon. With Henderson & {Towlin..? cut off} afternoon</p>
<p>" 5 To See ditch at {Murraes?} A. Burns</p>
<p>" 6 Cooler visiting House of Industry Rennie Raising</p>
<p>" 7 Scuffling Turnip to D Ritchies Gardern party</p>
<p>" 8 Scuffling Turnips and Potatoes {Rain?}</p>
<p>" 9 Warm Rain To Bretts and Belwood</p>
<p>" 11 Heavy Frost last night Putting Green on Potatoes to {Toll Pallisons Doctor not?}</p>
<p>" 12 To Belwood Re Bridge {Deile shir?} Fergus Re Mitchells</p>
<p>" 13 To Thos Martin Re Ditch hot and dry</p>
<p>" 14 Mowing and scuffling mangolds</p>
<p>" 15. 16 very hot no rain for 10 days</p>
<p>" 18 Started haying some Rain</p>
<p>" 19 all day at Martin - Carlaw fence Rain</p>
<p>" 20 . 21 very hot with Surveyor at Ellis's Ditch hay all cut</p>
<p>" 22 With Surveyor to Fergus to Faskin</p>
<p>" 23 Drawing in Hay very hot</p>
<p>" 25 Some rain Cutting Hay in Pasture</p>
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<p>July 26 Scuffling Turnip 2nd time Hay all in Serious {drought? cut off}</p>
<p>" 28 hot Dry Meeting C. Groves on Fergus townline</p>
<p>" 29 To C. Gerries funreal {funeral} (Nichol) and S.S. Picnic to {R...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 30 still Blazing hot water scarce</p>
<p>" 31 (Sunday) Jas Gerrie and wife here</p>
<p>Aug 1 Pulling Peas Cooler</p>
<p>" 2 To Guelph Some rain</p>
<p>" 3 Tremendous high wind to Belwood letting {Gra..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 4 Dry. Dry. With Fergus Reeve Letting Townline {Gr..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 5 " Hot With Surveyor on Martin Ditch 25- {..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 6 The Drouth Getting Serious no rain for a month</p>
<p>" 8 Cutting oats (9) Do {same as before} frost (10) Do {same as before} Still dry</p>
<p>" 11 Cutting wheat Dry Drier & Hot Hotter</p>
<p>" 12 To Fergus to See Faskin Re Carlaw Road Stewart Here Heavy and Rain Last night</p>
<p>" Council meeting. Cooler. D Milne here cutting</p>
<p>" 15 D Milne here Cutting all cut but Swamp</p>
<p>" 16 Peas all pulled Dry</p>
<p>" 17-18-19 Drawing in still dry</p>
<p>" 20 started to Cut Swamp</p>
<p>" 22 all drawed in that is cut Still dry</p>
<p>" 23 D. Milne threshing a heavy Rain at night</p>
<p>" 24 Showerly to see Mathieson & to Belwood let T. Rea</p>
<p>" 25 " to Elora School arbitration</p>
<p>" 26 To Clarks Re Ellis's Ditch Passed Tail Race Bridge</p>
<p>" 27 Cutting oats To Luther Townline Re Ditch {opposition?}</p>
<p>" 29 To see Bridge on 7th Line Lot 22</p>
<p>" 30 Finished cutting very Hot</p>
<p>" 31 all drawed in Fair crop but we are suffering from {Drought? cut off}</p>
<p>Septr 1 Tibbitts threshing very hot 90 in shade</p>
<p>" 2 Watsons " 95 To Fergus seeing Boyle {Glenlamond? cut off}</p>
<p>" 3 Council Meeting Still hot over 90</p>
<p>" 4 (Sunday) Thunder & Rain this morning {Cort..? cut off}</p>
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<p>September 5 Raining Forenoon to Clerk Re Martin Ditch</p>
<p>" 6 Rain this morning started Plowing hot</p>
<p>" 7 Plowing Cooler weather</p>
<p>" 8-9-10 Plowing fine weather 8th John Craigs Funeral</p>
<p>" 11 (Sunday) Heavy Frost over to see the remains of Jas Laing</p>
<p>" 12 Letting fitting Bridges S J Glen Rolling got wheat</p>
<p>" 13 Sowing Fall Wheat and Harrowing Rain</p>
<p>" 14 up to Clerk Letting Ellis Ditch</p>
<p>" 15 warm John Henderson here</p>
<p>" 16 Letting Martin Ditch. Gang Plowing</p>
<p>" 17 Letting Balance of Ellis's Ditch</p>
<p>" 19 To Glenlamond for Plank took it Belwood</p>
<p>" 20 To J. Richardsons threshing Cleaning up Barn</p>
<p>" 21 With Council to model farm. very Fine day</p>
<p>" 22 Threshing Fair turn out Rain at night</p>
<p>" 23-24 Rain. Misty. Warm</p>
<p>" 26 Drawing Ties and Wood from Swamp</p>
<p>" 27 Cleaned Wheat and went to Salem with grist</p>
<p>" 29 started to draw out manure warm 87 in shade, Plebisite on Prohibition (Dominion) For 278,463 maj {majority} 13,884 against 264,579</p>
<p>" 30 Drawing manure 88 in shade Shower at night</p>
<p>October 1 " " Warm and growth like spring</p>
<p>" 3 Drawing manure Warm</p>
<p>" 4 & 5 Rainy Belwood show</p>
<p>" 6 Finished manure. started to Plow</p>
<p>" 7 Meeting in Belwood to choose reform Delegates</p>
<p>" 8 To Bee at R. Blacks Clearing Land</p>
<p>" 10 Reform Convention in Fergus J. M Gibson choosen</p>
<p>" 11 Selecting Jurors & Seeing Survey 5th Line Lot 20 Heavy Rain</p>
<p>" 12 Fine Ram to Ewes got apples at D. Milnes</p>
<p>" 13 Very heavy Rain to J. Richardsons at night</p>
<p>" 14 Rainy up to Alexanders Letting culverts</p>
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<p>October 15 Finished Plowing in manure for Next year Rain Cold</p>
<p>" 17 To Fergus with Chop {Haines?} threshing</p>
<p>" 18 started Potatoes Thin Crop</p>
<p>" 19 To Jennie Burrs wedding Heavy Rain</p>
<p>" 20 Lifting Potatoes. To Nomination Local Gibson {R..?} {Couglan?}</p>
<p>" 21 Finished Potatoes. Killed a pig D. Milne Rain</p>
<p>" 22 Rain more or less all day and Colder</p>
<p>" 24 started mangolds. up to {Lp?} Clerks & Bures</p>
<p>" 25 finish mangold Carotts and Cabbage fine day</p>
<p>" 26 Rain forenoon Plowing afternoon to meeting in Belwood</p>
<p>" 27 Cold snowing Election day Gibson Elected {508...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 28 Piling mangolds harrowing out Turnips</p>
<p>" 29 Drawing Turnips all day</p>
<p>" 31 " " Swedes all Harrowed up {C..? cut off}</p>
<p>Novr 1 very fine to Elora with Returns Re Elector</p>
<p>" 2 finished Turnips medium crop</p>
<p>" 3 helping D.M. (4) helping Thompson with {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 5 Board of Health meeting thunder & Heavy Rain</p>
<p>" 7 Council meeting Frosty</p>
<p>" 8 Court Re Edwards Taking out Jam in {Grove?}</p>
<p>" 9 Rain in forenoon Plowing afternoon</p>
<p>" 10 A Heavy storm of Snow all day and night with wind and frost Drifts 3 ft Deep</p>
<p>" 11 Cleared up Sleighs Running to Belwood Re Black {..?}</p>
<p>" 12 Fine went with Hanna to Montrose to see Bowman</p>
<p>" 14 To Bosthwick Ditch with Mathieson</p>
<p>" 15 To Fergus with chop High wind</p>
<p>" 16.17.18 Misty milder very slushy Rain</p>
<p>" 19 D. Milne threshing Plows going</p>
<p>" 21 To Guelph Re Nichol union school {....?}</p>
<p>" 22 Returned Rain and a snowy night</p>
<p>" 23-24-25 Cold Clear Weather</p>
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<p>Novr 26 Snowing all Day Sleighing</p>
<p>" 28 Sold Pigs to J. Armstrong took them To Fergus</p>
<p>" 29 Drawing wood from Jam in Irving River</p>
<p>" 30 " " more snow good sleighing</p>
<p>Decr 1 Took 2 Cattle to Fergus Kyle & Shortreed stormy</p>
<p>" 2 & 3 Fine working at the Jam Timber</p>
<p>" 4 (Sunday) heavy fall of Snow in evening</p>
<p>" 5 Started to go for Brick for Thompson too stormy</p>
<p>" 6 Christmas Fair Day few Cattle good Prices stormy</p>
<p>" 7 Survey Roads Blocked Alexander Leith Born</p>
<p>" 8 Rennie Threshing Roads Badly Drifted</p>
<p>" 9 " ' " " "</p>
<p>" 10 " " Finished at noon</p>
<p>" 11 (Sunday) the storm ended tonight lasting 7 days Being the worst for many years so Early in the season</p>
<p>" 12 Getting Roads Broke Drifts 8 feet deep</p>
<p>" 13 To Fergus with chop 3 Below Zero</p>
<p>" 15 Council Meeting. Milder</p>
<p>" 16 Drawing Brick for Wm Thompson Back Roads</p>
<p>" 17 Drawing home wood. Mild</p>
<p>" 19 County nomanation {nomination} Fergus. Henderson. Martin. Groves. {McD...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 20 a thaw misty and rain all day</p>
<p>" 21 still soft Killing Pigs at Thompsons</p>
<p>" 22 Raining Stewart here. Killed Pig Jas Milne</p>
<p>" 23 Froze up again. Cleaned grist took it to Salem</p>
<p>" 24 to D. Milnes threshing and to Belwood</p>
<p>" 26 Municipal nomination Moir. McLellan Reeves & {not ...?} Singer. Black Scarrow {Harris?} {Deans?} Stewart Council</p>
<p>" 27 D. Milne Finished threshing very stormy</p>
<p>" 28 Annual School meeting J.H. Black reelected</p>
<p>" 29 a thaw to Salem for flour</p>
<p>" 30 Heavy Rain last night but turning cold again</p>
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<p>Decr 31 very Cold but Clear very icy a lot of Snow fallen up to date but no great {f...?}</p>
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<p>Jany 1 (Sunday) Fine Crisp Clear day</p>
<p>" 2 Municipal Election McLellan Reeve. Black {Hanna?} Singer Scarrow</p>
<p>" 3 Milder thaw started</p>
<p>" 4 Rain all day Broke up the Rivers</p>
<p>" 6 Snow again to Guelph Sleighing nearly gone J. Milne threshing</p>
<p>" 7 A Terrible day of storm and cold</p>
<p>" 9 Still cold to Belwood giving up Council Box</p>
<p>" 10 10 Bleow {Below} Zero. Killing Pigs and Heifer J. Richardson</p>
<p>" 11 15 " " Sow away {crossed out Killed Pig D. Milnes}</p>
<p>" 12 Milder To Fergus</p>
<p>" 13 Quite soft. Killing Pig at D. Milnes</p>
<p>" 14 Rain again (15) Sunday very fine</p>
<p>" 16-17 Clear fine and moderate frost</p>
<p>" 18 To Fergus got oatmeal. very fine</p>
<p>" 19 Still fine Sow away Burgher here {Prun...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 21 Snowy. Cutting wood & Cleaning oats</p>
<p>" 22 to 28 Laid up with Grip. Fine clear weather Except 26th a great Blow (28) L. took {d...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 30 stormy 15 below Zero Lib to Fergus (for 2 {...? cut off}</p>
<p>Feby 1-4th fine sharp weather Calm Laid up with Grip</p>
<p>" 6 Coldest day so far 22 below zero</p>
<p>" 7-8 fine back to jam for wood</p>
<p>" 9 _ below Drifting and very cold</p>
<p>" 10 33 Below from this on to the 13th about 20 {Below?} Calm & Bright</p>
<p>" 14 Decidedly milder Killing at Pig for D. {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 17 To Fergus with chop Clear</p>
<p>" 18 A Thaw Lib to Fergus</p>
<p>" 20-21 A real thaw and a lot of snow gone</p>
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<p>Feby 22 5 in snow fell to Belwood with cow for Watson</p>
<p>" 23 Fine clear and Frosty</p>
<p>" 24 Bright Frosty 5 Below</p>
<p>" 25 " " at John Richardsons Threshing</p>
<p>" 26 Rain Freezing as it fell (Sunday) heavy Rain at night</p>
<p>" 27 frost and stormy afternoon</p>
<p>" 28 fine forenoon heavy snow and drifting A.M mild</p>
<p>March 1 Clear frosty. Mother Died 86 yrs 9 mos</p>
<p>" 2 " milder</p>
<p>" 3 Soft with Rain. Funreal {Funeral} of my mother</p>
<p>" 4 A Heavy fall of Snow</p>
<p>" 5 (Sunday) very stormy deep drifts</p>
<p>" 6 Clear Cold storm at night</p>
<p>" 7-8-9 Clear and frosty</p>
<p>" 10 Milder again Snow going</p>
<p>" 11 very soft Great flood River partly Broke up (Killed sheep for Rennie</p>
<p>" 13 Frosty again and snow</p>
<p>" 14 Easter fair sold 2 Cattle good Prices soft</p>
<p>" 15 Rain Heavy all day but cold</p>
<p>" 16 Froze up again and very icy</p>
<p>" 17 another snowfall</p>
<p>" 18 Soft and some Rain</p>
<p>" 19 (Sunday) one of the Driftiest of the season</p>
<p>" 20 still Rough Killed a Pig</p>
<p>" 21 Terrible drift. Train stuck to Salem with Grist</p>
<p>" 22 mild Rain and thunder at night</p>
<p>" 23 froze up again and stormy</p>
<p>" 25 Drawing Turnips for D. Milne and to Salem for Grist a very stormy afternoon and night</p>
<p>" 27 fine and Clear but Roads Blocked</p>
<p>" 28 a Dirty Rainy snowy day</p>
<p>" 29 the stormiest day of the Winter Great drifts</p>
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<p>March 30 Clear and cold</p>
<p>" 31 Good Friday. A Ewens sale Clear very cold</p>
<p>April 1 First Lambs. Stormy. Best sleighing of the Season</p>
<p>" 2 Easter Sunday. Rough & stormy Cold</p>
<p>" 3 & 4 Clear and cold. good sleighing yet</p>
<p>" 5 Cutting a load of wood for Watson and Drawing</p>
<p>" 6 Took steer to Wm Browns and went to Fergus</p>
<p>" 7 Soft and sleet helpin Rennie with Grainry</p>
<p>" 8 Cold and raw some Snow. Wheels Running</p>
<p>" 10 Clear and thawing to {Allerdyces? Sale Sleighing {done?}</p>
<p>" 11 To W. Thompsons for wood killed Pig Thunderstorm and heavy Rain</p>
<p>" 12 Great thaw ice went of {off?} Wilsons dam taking Bridge</p>
<p>" 13 all Jams on River gone to day highest flood for years Taking 3 Bridges in East Gara and Sixth Line and {Hames?} & McQuarries dams in west Gara. on the {Grand river?} and 5th Line on Irvine and doing great damage Elora Galt and Brantford</p>
<p>" 14 Thawing good Helping Chapman to kill {Pig? cut off}</p>
<p>" 15 Thawing Choring to Byson to Dr at night</p>
<p>" 16 (Sunday) Colder 2 inches of Snow</p>
<p>" 17 new snow gone Thawing</p>
<p>" 18 very warm Funreal {Funeral} of Rich McClellan (Puttin on {Bo..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 19 very fine filling up oats Some Plowing</p>
<p>" 20 to Fergus with oats 31 cts warm</p>
<p>" 21 to Caldwells for Barley started Plowing {...? cut off} a long disagreeable winter with Sudden {cha..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 22 Plowing very hot but frost not out</p>
<p>" 23 (Sunday) fine River men here. Cordwood</p>
<p>" 24 fine plowing (25) Finished Plowing sod</p>
<p>" 26 Sowing oats on sod very warm</p>
<p>" 27 Furing Turnip land and Rolling{R. ?} {Richardson? cut off} Logs Down and men here all night</p>
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<p>April 28-29 very hot Plowing where Turnips wer (spring)</p>
<p>" 30 stopt {stopped} for wet Digging up Drain</p>
<p>May 1 very hot to Fergus for tile Thunder and Rain Put in tile and finished Plowing spring field</p>
<p>" 2 Sowing wheat oats & grass seed</p>
<p>" 3 Plowing up Fall wheat which is a General failure Killed out in winter by Ice Trees well in leaf</p>
<p>" 4 Cooler Gang Plowing & Plowing on track</p>
<p>" 5 Sowing Grass seed. Rain wild Plums in bloom</p>
<p>" 6 Warmer finished sowing all but wet Piece Rolling Planted Potatoes on Track</p>
<p>" 8 Fine To Fergus getting Buggy top fixed</p>
<p>" 9-10 Choring and helping house cleaning heavy Rain 10</p>
<p>" 11 Plowing for D Milne</p>
<p>" 12 " " " Byron took Cedars to Grand Pa</p>
<p>" 13 Rainy morning A {Agnes} to Fergus Picking stones</p>
<p>" 14 (Sunday) Cold Heavy Frost Ice 1/2 inch thick</p>
<p>" 15 Frost Ice young Pigs</p>
<p>" 16 Cold Rain making wheelbarrow</p>
<p>" 17 Cold and Rainy still</p>
<p>" 18 " To Fergus to W.C. Reids sale</p>
<p>" 19 " " " Got Boots for Charlie</p>
<p>" 20 still Cold to Letting of Bridges 5th & 6 Lines</p>
<p>" 22 Gang Plowing sowing Barley Harrowing Finished Calf</p>
<p>" 23 Harrowing Root Land Plowing for Potatoes</p>
<p>" 24 finished Plowing " " "</p>
<p>" 25-26 Cold wet Cutting Potatoes Sowed Patch of Barley in Wheat</p>
<p>" 27 Rainy and cold</p>
<p>" 28 (Sunday) a lot of Thunder and Rain</p>
<p>" 29 very heavy Thunderstorms and Rain</p>
<p>" 30 Cleared up and dried very fast Cows out</p>
<p>{Sideways on right side of page} River rose 17 in</p>
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<p>May 31 Dry Funreal {Funeral} of Jas Milne Sr</p>
<p>June 1 Planting potatoes Sowing corn & { c Hora?}</p>
<p>" 2 Sowing carrotts Planting cabbage</p>
<p>" 3 Harrowing and Plowing for Turnips</p>
<dl><dd>5 Finished Plowing for Swedes. lots of Thunder {w..? cut off}</dd>
</dl><p>" 7 Sowed 1/2 Swedes warm Thunder & Rain</p>
<p>" 8 Cool. Drove to Guelph Got {Bd?} of Turnip {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 9 Cool Clipped sheep Frost</p>
<p>" 10 Filling up {Dram?} that was chocked and dug up</p>
<p>" 12 Misty and in the afternoon a very heavy Rain</p>
<p>" 13 Warmer Finished Sowing swedes Rain at night</p>
<p>" 14 {Powing?} swamp for soft Turnips another heavy Rain</p>
<p>" 15 Rainy in Forenoon Cleared up in afternoon</p>
<p>" 16 Finished Plowing swamp for Greystones</p>
<p>" 17 Harrowing Land wet</p>
<p>" 19 Drilling for Greystones</p>
<p>" 20 Sowing " Cold afternoon</p>
<p>" 22 To Fergus with oats. To Belwood got Boots</p>
<p>" 23 To O.A.C. With R. Thompson and Edna</p>
<p>" 24 Dry all this week and Rather Cool</p>
<p>" 26 started Road work Cool Gravelling</p>
<p>" 27 Road work. Warmer</p>
<p>" 28 a nice rain all day Cool. Bright North</p>
<p>" 29 Road work to Alexa Mitchells Funreal {Funeral}</p>
<p>" 30 The month has ended very Cool</p>
<p>July 1 Finished Sowing Turnips hoeing Corn</p>
<p>" 3 Scuffling Potatoes and thinning Turnips Gang {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 4 Thunderstorm Last night heavy Rain</p>
<p>" 5 up to Clerks ({Lp?}) Rain</p>
<p>" 6 Putting Paris Green on Potatoes on Track</p>
<p>" 7 cutting thistles on Corn Sara M. here heavy Rain thunder afternoon</p>
<p>" 8 Drawing Earth and wood Cooler</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">1899</span></h2>
<p>July 10 To Elora with wool and to A Moirs</p>
<p>" 11 Finished thinning Swedes Rain Last night</p>
<p>" 12 Warm to Guelph with straw</p>
<p>" 14 Putting Paris Green on Potatoes</p>
<p>" 15 Mowing odd Corners rain at night</p>
<p>" 17 " " " scuffling Greystone Turnips New Potatoes</p>
<p>" 18 Started to cut fall wheat and mow with machine</p>
<p>" 19 Mowing Coling To Fergus to see Dr</p>
<p>" 20 Drawing in Hay. Rain heavy Thunder</p>
<p>" 21 Coling finished Cutting hay fine crop</p>
<p>" 22 Drawing in finished coling hay</p>
<p>" 24 hay all in Cutting fall wheat</p>
<p>" 25 Cutting Rain very warm thinning white Turnips</p>
<p>" 26 mowing Pasture Field rain at night</p>
<p>" 27 hoeing . coling. Cool. Byron at Rennie since Monday</p>
<p>" 28 Cutting wheat Drawing hay Scuffling</p>
<p>" 29 Fall wheat cut Mrs Kitchen here</p>
<p>" 31 hoeing thinning Drawing in wheat Cutting Barley</p>
<p>Augus 1 iinished thinning white Turnips & Swedes {2 ne...?}</p>
<p>" 2 Fall wheat all in</p>
<p>" 3 To Fergus took Load of Evergreens for arches</p>
<p>" 4 very warm S.S. Pic Nic in Wm Hannas Bush</p>
<p>" 5 Cutting Barley Mrs J. Williams here</p>
<p>" 7 Old Boys day in Fergus Large Crowd Fine</p>
<p>" 8 Heavy Frost last night. Cool and windy</p>
<p>" 9-10-11 very dry and high winds ripening Grain fast</p>
<p>" 12 Cutting oats Still dry</p>
<p>" 14 " wheat and Barley Byron to Chapmans</p>
<p>" 15 to 19th Cutting and Binding very warm often 90</p>
<p>" 21 Drawing in Barley wheat and oats Cooler Byron with J. M Cattle to Fergus</p>
<p>" 22 Cooler Wheat all in Watson threshing</p>
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<p>August 23 Cutting oats D. Milne threshing</p>
<p>" 24-25-26 hot and Dry Peas all Pulled</p>
<p>" 28 Cutting oats very warm and dry B. at {Thompsons? cut off}</p>
<p>" 29 Peas all in oats all cut</p>
<p>" 30 Finished Cutting finished scuffling White {..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 31 Crop all in Good Not a shower Since we started spring crop River said said to lowest {..? cut off} Know</p>
<p>Septr 1 Heavy Rain last night & this forenoon no {stor..? cut off</p>
<p>" 2 misty looking over Ditch with Jno Wilson</p>
<p>" 4 Thompsons Threshing in afternoon</p>
<p>" 5 D. Milne started to thresh. Then Rain all forenoon when we threshed in afternoon</p>
<p>" 6 Finished Threshing moved to D. Milnes finished his Peas Started to cut Buckwheat for Watson</p>
<p>" 7 Started to Plow to Mrs McDonalds funreal {funeral} heavy Rain at night</p>
<p>" 8 Cleaved up chop and took it to Fergus</p>
<p>" 9 Finished 2nd hoeing of white Turnips A. {Agnes} to Fergus</p>
<p>" 11 Cutting Buckwheat for Watson Byron Plowing</p>
<p>" 12 Broke Reaper finished Plowing for Fall wheat J.B. Mullan here. A.L. Baptized Cool</p>
<p>" 13 Sowing Fall wheat very Cool</p>
<p>" 14 very heavy Frost Cleaning up wheat</p>
<p>" 15 Frost again. Started Big ditch Cleaning out A.L. & B To Fergus & Salem with Grist</p>
<p>" 16 Working in Big Ditch</p>
<p>" 18 " " B {Byron} Gang Plowing Rain afternoon</p>
<p>" 19 " " " Harrowing Cool</p>
<p>" 20 " " Started Tile Drain 156 feet {s..? cut off} from Railway Fence (near Crossing) in a direct line to centre of West End of Watsons Barn and 361 ft then in a westerly Direction in line far {Post + g...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 21 Watson Drawing in and threshing Buckwheat</p>
<p>" 22 Working in Big Ditch Warm Drawing up {wood?}</p>
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<p>September 23 To Elora for Grist Cool</p>
<p>" 25 A heavy Rain last night and this morning up to Belwood to See McDonald Re Ditch tax</p>
<p>" 26 Cold A {Agnes} & Byron to Fergus Funreal {Funerall} of John Gerries Jr Child</p>
<p>" 27 Digging in Big Ditch all day far end</p>
<p>" 28 Finished " " started ditch from Spring Rain</p>
<p>" 29 Finished Ditches started to lay Tile</p>
<p>" 30 Cold snow Flying finished Tile Drain</p>
<p>October 2 very hard frost Started Potatoes</p>
<p>" 4 warmer Potatoes in Field all up 150 Bu acre</p>
<p>" 5 Finished Potatoes on Track To Belwood show Fine weather</p>
<p>" 6 To Fergus Re Mitchell security</p>
<p>" 7 very Fine Started to draw manure</p>
<p>" 9-10 " " Drawing manure Finished</p>
<p>" 11 to Fergus with chop Drawed Load of Gravel some rain</p>
<p>" 12 spreading manure. Plowing in Warm (13) do do {same as above}</p>
<p>" 14 manure all spread Thunder & rain D. M.s Ram {p..?} here</p>
<p>" 16-17 Plowing very fine</p>
<p>" 18 To Fergus for Childrens Boots Rain</p>
<p>" 19 Thanksgiving day Scraping earth from ditch Took up carrotts warm</p>
<p>" 20 finished home field started where the Peas were</p>
<p>" 21 Started Topping Turnips to Fergus in the evening</p>
<p>" 22 (Sunday) to D Smalls & Jno Youngs Heavy Thunder and Rain all night but warm</p>
<p>" 23 Rain all forenoon Hanna threshing afternoon</p>
<p>" 24 Hanna finished threshing Drawing Turnips</p>
<p>" 25 Topping and drawing Turnips very warm</p>
<p>" 26 Laurier in Fergus. Rain all afternoon</p>
<p>" 27-28 a steady rain very heavy on 28th</p>
<p>" 30 very warm Drawing Turnips Swedes all in</p>
<p>" 31 Topping and drawing White Turnips</p>
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<p>November 1 Finished Turnips middling Crop Funreal {Funeral} Jas Johnston very cold but no snow so far</p>
<p>" 2 To Fergus with J. Burr re Jas Johnston Estate</p>
<p>" 3 Drawing wood. Raw & Cold</p>
<p>" 4 To Fergus with Chop and oats</p>
<p>" 6 Helping Jno Watson with Turnips</p>
<p>" 7 at John Richardsons threshing very fine</p>
<p>" 8 very mild Plowing started sod</p>
<p>" 9 at Thompsons threshing fine {Sod?}</p>
<p>" 10 at A. Whites Threshing Plowing sod</p>
<p>" 11 D. Milne threshed Warm " "</p>
<p>" 13 Jas Milne threshed</p>
<p>" 14 To Guelph Rain and snow</p>
<p>" 15 Tibbett threshing Mild and misty</p>
<p>" 16 Watson threshing Plowing sod</p>
<p>" 17 Plowing very fine</p>
<p>" 18 To Fergus with chop very warm</p>
<p>" 20 Grand Weather no frost Plowing & chores</p>
<p>" 21 Opening out Turnip land</p>
<p>" 22 Finised {Finished} sod at D. Raes Sale Raw</p>
<p>" 23 up at the Jam cutting wood and skidding</p>
<p>" 24 James Gerrie here. Watsons shooting match</p>
<p>" 25 Drawing wood and Plowing at Thompson up to date it has been a grand fall neither wet {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 27 Plowing at Jas Milnes Drawing up wood for Pig Killing {Fi...?}</p>
<p>" 28 Plowing at Jas Milnes & killing Pigs at home</p>
<p>" 29 To Guelph with Pork and Potatoes. Fine</p>
<p>" 30 Misty mild Gnats flying no snow or frost</p>
<p>Decr 1 Drawing wood up for J. Gerrie A {Agnes} to Fergus {C...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 2 some snow took load of wood to J. Gerrie</p>
<p>" 4 Frosty took wood to J. G. Rennie Threshing</p>
<p>" 5 Finished Drawing wood to J. G. Rennie finished threshing Some snow and Hard Frost</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1900"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">1900</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1900_2"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">1900</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1900_3"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">1900</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1900_4"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">1900</span></a></li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">1899</span></h2>
<p>Decr 6 Clear and cold Cleaning up Grist & chop</p>
<p>" 7 To Fergus with chop and Elora with grist</p>
<p>" 8 Milder (9) Raw and cold</p>
<p>" 11 a very Heavy rain all day</p>
<p>" 12 Christmas Fair to Elora for Flour a very high wind and Froze up again</p>
<p>" 13 D. Milne threshing Flurries of snow high wind</p>
<p>" 15 to Fergus to meeting of {Elanater?} Coy hold</p>
<p>" 16 drawing wood with Sleigh</p>
<p>" 18 " " " Rain at night</p>
<p>" 19 Tindals Sale clear and bright snow gone</p>
<p>" 20 very fine choring fixing Gat & {c ?}</p>
<p>" 21 " " cutting wood in Jas Milnes</p>
<p>" 22 Municipal nomination very fine</p>
<p>" 23 To Fergus with Turkeys " " Snow at night</p>
<p>" 25 some sleighing Cold and Blustering</p>
<p>" 26 Drawing wood from jam Cold stormy</p>
<p>" 27 annual school meeting " "</p>
<p>" 28 To George Snows sale got chop " "</p>
<p>" 29 T Gibsons & {Diuc?} re school Cutting wood</p>
<p>" 30 Killing a Pig and Drawing wood went to Fergus very cold 22 Below good sleighing</p>
<p>" 31 (Sunday) Still cold 22 Below but calm the season so far has been one of the Finest on record</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">1900</span></h2>
<p>January 1 Clear and very Frosty</p>
<p>" 2 very stormy Roads Blocked some {plowed?}</p>
<p>" 3 & 4 Clear again but cold</p>
<p>" 5 To Fergus Milder to Watsons at night</p>
<p>" 6 very mild Drawing wood From Jam Sow away</p>
<p>" 7 (Sunday) rainy and soft all day</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">1900</span></h2>
<p>Jany 8 sleighing all gone Frosty and icy</p>
<p>" 9-10 still Bare and very dangerous roads</p>
<p>" 11 a fall of Snow mild</p>
<p>" 12 sleighing again To Fergus Re Mitchell</p>
<p>" 13 Killing Pig for Watson Snowing mild</p>
<p>" 15 very mild heavy snowfall at night</p>
<p>" 16-17-18 Good sleighing mild Cutting wood Watson</p>
<p>" 19 Drawing wood from Irvine Thaw</p>
<p>" 20 very soft cutting and drawing wood from {..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 22 mild sleighing about gone To Council {meeting?}</p>
<p>" 23-24 fine but very icy some rain</p>
<p>" 25 at Jno Richardsons threshing cold at night</p>
<p>" 26 Perhaps the coldest day of the season {sto..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 27 Quiet and cold milder in evening</p>
<p>" 29 Stormy To Fergus with chop</p>
<p>" 30 " Drove children to school Drew wood from water</p>
<p>" 31 " " " Killing Pigs at J. Richardson</p>
<p>Fby 1 " " To Hutchinsons Leybournes & Fergus</p>
<p>" 2 still cold & stormy To Burrs in Evening</p>
<p>" 3 milder To Fergus in evening got Gauntlets</p>
<p>" 5 heavy snowfall yesterday Roads heavy to Fergus Re H Mitchell</p>
<p>" 7 Milder to R. Stewarts Rain at night</p>
<p>" 8 Rain all day sleighing spoiled again</p>
<p>" 9 River broke up from Glenlamond to Belwood</p>
<p>" 10 To Fergus in afternoon Re E. J</p>
<p>" 12 mild again to Fergus Re H. Mitchells Rain</p>
<p>" 13 Rain all last night Killing pigs at Jas Milnes Cold at night</p>
<p>" 14 hard frost & high wind with some snow</p>
<p>" 15 Fairly good sleighing again</p>
<p>" 17 very fine Sent Chop to Fergus</p>
<p>" 19 very Cold (20) Clear and milder</p>
<p>" 21 East wind some snow (22) Snowing to Nichol {Mutual?} meeting</p>
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<p>Feby 23 Wallace Williams Sale good sleighing</p>
<p>" 24 Still snowing @ To D. M. Re meascales {measles?}</p>
<p>" 26 The heaviest Fall of snow for the Season Trains South and East Fairly Demoralized</p>
<p>" 27 Fine again to Fergus Re Mitchell case settled with Franks</p>
<p>" 28 the month ends with a heavy storm Snow deepest yet</p>
<p>Laid up with Bad eye & throat</p>
<p>March 1-2-3 15 inches of Snowfall and drifted Badly</p>
<p>" 5 Cold 12 below with N.E. Wind</p>
<p>" 6 A rapid change rained heavy all Forenoon</p>
<p>" 7 Cold Snowing drifting Trains all Late</p>
<p>" 8 & 9 A Terrible storm about 21 in Snow fall</p>
<p>" 10 Fine again but Cold</p>
<p>" 12 stormy again</p>
<p>" 13 milder to Salem for grist and seeing (Sarah Burt</p>
<p>" 14 To Toronto Re Carter for sherrif Cold Zero</p>
<p>" 15-16 Cold clear down to Zero yet</p>
<p>" 17 Zero Snowing and blowing very raw</p>
<p>" 19 milder. To Fergus with chop</p>
<p>" 20 Rough sold Cattle</p>
<p>" 21 very stormy took cattle to Fergus cheap sale</p>
<p>" 23 Cold Raw Killing Pig for Watson</p>
<p>" 24 still Raw Cold & Frosty</p>
<p>" 26 Soft to Belwood getting foot measured for Boots</p>
<p>" 27 getting wood at Watsons. Snow melting by suns heat</p>
<p>" 28 Alisons sale Bright Cold</p>
<p>" 29 To A. Moirs in Nichol lot of snow melted</p>
<p>" 30 Moving Jno Alison Cold</p>
<p>" 31 Cold McBain here for oats</p>
<p>{on right side of page and sideways} Apl 101- J {Jam} Broke up 2nd turn on River</p>
<p>April 2 To Fergus Easter Fair Rain & Snow</p>
<p>" 3 To Wm Loutitt for Reaper {casting?} cold</p>
<p>" 4 very Frosty but Clear</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">1900</span></h2>
<p>April 6 slight Rain all day</p>
<p>" 7 very warm at lot of snow went went to fergus with wheely fair Roads</p>
<p>" 8 (Sunday) hard frost again Jam of Ice went</p>
<p>" 9 very hard frost Clear (10th) Same weather</p>
<p>" 11 Milder cloudy High wind Rain at night</p>
<p>" 12 Misty mild went to Fergus</p>
<p>" 13 Good Friday Drawing out wood in swamp</p>
<p>" 14 Finished Drawing wood frosty yet every night</p>
<p>" 16 Byron at Watsons A. while {Brot?} {seed?} warmer</p>
<p>" 17 wet dripping Day Cordwood Rivermen all night Elora Horse show</p>
<p>" 18 a heavy rain all night. first Balmy spring day Watson. Hanna & Rea Plowing Thunderstorm at night</p>
<p>" 19 Nice warm spring day Ewart M. Gerrie& {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 20 very warm Went to Elora Saw oil {mi...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 21 With J. Allison to See {Harmmill?} Cooler</p>
<p>" 22 (Sunday) Rain last night damp & warm today Children all down with the measles</p>
<p>" 23 Rain last night warm to day A. Carter here</p>
<p>" 24 Gang plowing and sowing peas warm</p>
<p>" 25 Harrowing finishing sod</p>
<p>" 26 Harrowing sod sowing oats</p>
<p>" 27 " " Cool</p>
<p>" 28 finished Harrowing sod</p>
<p>{on right side of page on a diagonal} Planting Potatoes on Track Dry Cold N.E wind all {wet?} land in good form</p>
<p>" 30 Gang Plowing Great Gale of wind & cold</p>
<p>May 1 Sowing Wheat & oats Barley Grass seed</p>
<p>" 2 Harrowing and rolling young Pigs</p>
<p>" 3 Cold and windy Plowing up fall wheat</p>
<p>" 4 Heavy frost Ice till noon sowing oats grass seed & Rolling all done but wet {halts?}</p>
<p>" 5 Dry and cold to Fergus for grass seed</p>
<p>" 7 finished sowing still Cool and frost {night?}</p>
<p>" 8 showers all last night & today warmer Lib went to {saving?} in Fergus</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1900_3"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">1900</span></a></li>
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<p>May 9 Colder again with high wind</p>
<p>" 10 Hard frost Cold all day</p>
<p>" 11 Harrowing at Thompsons like Rain</p>
<p>" 12 warmer {Pecking?} over Potatoes thunder & rain at night</p>
<p>" 13 (Sunday) fine and warm about the first morn without frost opening of New Melville Church</p>
<p>" 14 warm Grand growing day wild Plums in bloom</p>
<p>" 15 To Toronto Re Carters case for sherrif warm</p>
<p>" 16 Returned from Toronto Getting cool again</p>
<p>" 17 Cool and Clear (18) Cool and showery</p>
<p>" 18-19 Cool and very windy Frost in morning</p>
<p>" 21 Cool and disagreeable high wind</p>
<p>" 22-23 Fencing little Field warmer</p>
<p>" 24 washing sheep looks like rain very warm</p>
<p>" 25 finished Plowing Potatoe land Cutting Potatoes</p>
<p>" 26 Picking stones of Hay land Plowing & Planting corn</p>
<p>" 28 Planted Potatoes 45 Pails of seed Sowed Beans Carrots</p>
<p>" 29 Plowing for turnips filling up Potatoes</p>
<p>" 30 " " " 2 fine showers</p>
<p>" 31 To Guelph with Potatoes @ 30 cts got Salt</p>
<p>June 1 a heavy genral {general} Rain Cooler</p>
<p>" 2 finished plowing Turnip land</p>
<p>" 4 Clipping sheep very warm</p>
<p>" 5 Sowing Turnips hot news that Pretoria has fallen</p>
<p>" 6 A. {Agnes} To Fergus Put on load of straw</p>
<p>" 7 To Guelph with straw very heavy rain. Thunder</p>
<p>" 8 Cool Too wet to drill for Turnips</p>
<p>" 9 Folks to Fergus to see circus Sowing Turnips</p>
<p>" 11 rain last night Sowing Turnips Harrowing Potatoes</p>
<p>" 12 Finished sowing Turnips fine growth</p>
<p>" 13 Loading straw. Section men Putting up Fence Mrs Burt came off train rain</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">1900</span></h2>
<p>June 14 To Fergus with Load of straw to F. {Templeton?}</p>
<p>" 15 Putting on load of straw Gravel let</p>
<p>" 16 To Guelph with Load of straw</p>
<p>" 18 Cool nights and warm day</p>
<p>" 19 A. B. & Ida to Model Farm</p>
<p>" 20 Cleaning ditch putting on straw cool nights</p>
<p>" 21 First Pea blossom some rain</p>
<p>" 22 To Guelph with straw showery</p>
<p>" 23 fair and warm</p>
<p>" 25 putting on load of Hay</p>
<p>" 26 To Guelph with Hay warm some showers</p>
<p>" 27 Road work showers</p>
<p>" 28-29 windy cool</p>
<p>" 29 very windy slight frost at night</p>
<p>July 1 (Sunday) cool John Moir and wife here</p>
<p>" 2 warmer thinning Turnips very {hot?}</p>
<p>" 4 Sunday school law party at S.S. No 2</p>
<p>" 5 still very hot some rain To Fergus</p>
<p>" 7 warm and windy rain A. {Agnes} to A Moirs</p>
<p>" 9 Thinning Turnip showers</p>
<p>" 10 Putting Paris Green on Potatoes</p>
<p>" 11 Putting on Load of Hay heavy thunderstorm Hail in some places Doing great damage</p>
<p>" 12 To Guelph with load of Hay Cool</p>
<p>" 13 warmer and windy shower at night</p>
<p>" 14 warm and high wind and the usual {rain?}</p>
<p>" 15 (Sunday) new Potatoes & Peas shower at {night?}</p>
<p>" 16 Putting on P. Green again 3 thunderstorms</p>
<p>" 17 scuffling Potatoes Rain</p>
<p>" 18 Hoeing Potatoes. Cutting Hay with Scythe Cut some Fall wheat very hot</p>
<p>" 19 Got new Sulkey Rake</p>
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<p>July 20 Fixing Reaper To Fergus with E {Elizabeth} to Dentist</p>
<p>" 21 started mower warm</p>
<p>" 23 mowing and coling Hay very hot</p>
<p>" 24 Drawing Hay in forenoon Terrible storm in the afternoon the worst for 7 years rain and hail</p>
<p>" 25 To Fergus for feed got Rack fixed</p>
<p>" 26 Drawing in Hay and mowing Cutting fall wheat</p>
<p>" 27 Hay all cut good crop fine weather</p>
<p>" 28 " " Coled up Drawing in</p>
<p>" 29 (Sunday) Hot Heavy Rain in afternoon</p>
<p>" 30 Finished Cutting fall wheat</p>
<p>" 31 Finished Haying R. Mitchells Funreal {Funeral}</p>
<p>August 1 To Fergus Re Dr. Johnston A. Fasken {Jr?}</p>
<p>" 2 Drawed in Fall wheat Cutting Barley</p>
<p>" 3 Pulling Flax at J. Watsons Bee very hot</p>
<p>" 4 Finished Cutting Barley no rain this week</p>
<p>" 6 Scuffling & hoeing Turnips very hot</p>
<p>" 7 finished hoeing Turnips 2nd time Barley all in Cutting Timothy for D.M</p>
<p>" 8 Pulling Peas hot</p>
<p>" 9 " " went to Fergus with Reaper wheel</p>
<p>" 10 Still warm away up to 96 in the shade</p>
<p>" 11 Rain again at night and Cooler</p>
<p>" 13 Rainy all day to Fergus for Pig feed</p>
<p>" 14 very hot to Mrs Burns Funral {Funeral} To Belwood with Watson</p>
<p>" 15 Rain last night Cutting wheat Heavy Rain</p>
<p>" 16 Cutting wheat still Hot and rain</p>
<p>" 17 finished wheat Started oats</p>
<p>" 18 Peas all Pulled Drawing in Peas</p>
<p>" 20 Heavy Rain last night To Fergus</p>
<p>" 21 Peas all in Cutting oats</p>
<p>" 22 R. Thompson her cutting Drawing wheat</p>
<p>" 23 drawing in oats Finished cutting wheat</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">1900</span></h2>
<p>August 24 Drawing in oats and cutting</p>
<p>" 25 " " " very warm</p>
<p>" 27 Rain last night heavy Rain to day</p>
<p>" 28 raking stubble and cutting Dry</p>
<p>" 29 Lib to Jas Gerries. Wm Gibson Jr Funeral</p>
<p>" 30 wheat all in finished Cutting D. Kennedys {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 31 Still hot Sheaves all in 4 clear days {..? cut off}</p>
<p>Septr 1 finished drawing in Raking meeting in Belwood Selecting delegates to convention on 7th</p>
<p>" 3 helping D. Milne Pull Peas Rain</p>
<p>" 4 " finished Harrowing Pea land</p>
<p>" 5 D. Milne threshing Rain at night</p>
<p>" 6 Still warm Putting up scaffolding to {th...?}</p>
<p>" 7 Convention at Fergus (Reform) Semple</p>
<p>" 8 A. White threshing</p>
<p>" 10 J. Watson an {and} Jas Milne threshing</p>
<p>" 11 Tebbett Threshing</p>
<p>" 12 Last night and to Day very high wind</p>
<p>" 14 Gang Plowing Harrowing and {feeding?} Cook</p>
<p>" 15 Sawing wood in To J. Gerries for A. {By..?} at Watson Last 3</p>
<p>" 17 Fixing Pump and Plowing</p>
<p>" 18 to Fergus warm and dry (19) Plowing {Getting?}</p>
<p>" 20 Plowing Getting wood</p>
<p>" 21 Getting wood at Jam to nomination Council {r..? cut off} By D. Kennedy Death</p>
<p>" 22 Plowing Started to draw manure</p>
<p>" 24 Drawing manure very hot</p>
<p>" 25 " " " {asking?} hands</p>
<p>" 26 Thresing {Threshing} J. Richardson Good Turnout at Thompsons for 2 1/2 hours very hot</p>
<p>" 27 Finished drawing manure cooler</p>
<p>" 28 To Fergus with chop Rennie Thresing {Threshing}</p>
<p>" 29 Rainy started to Plow in manure</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1900_2"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">1900</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1900_3"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">1900</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1901"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">1901</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1901_2"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">1901</span></a></li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">1900</span></h2>
<p>October 1 spreading and Plowing in manure</p>
<p>" 2 manure all Plowed in to Salem with Grist</p>
<p>" 3 started to take up Potatoes very hot</p>
<p>" 4 at Potatoes Byron to Arthur show with A. W.</p>
<p>" 5 " " " to Salem for Flour Belwood show</p>
<p>" 6 Finished Potatoes very warm The children at work barefooted Second crop of Raspberries Ripe</p>
<p>" 8 to 11 Plowing the same dry warm Weather</p>
<p>" 12 Fergus show a great success</p>
<p>" 13 very hot getting too dry for Plowing</p>
<p>" 15 Drove to Hespler {Hespeler} and Galt with A {Agnes}</p>
<p>" 16 Came back from Galt some rain Colder</p>
<p>" 17 heavy frost A. {Agnes} & E {Elizabeth} to Grand valley show</p>
<p>" 18 Thanksgiving day By {Byron} to J. Gerries for apples Sarah Moir here</p>
<p>" 19 Plowiing in forenoon Wm Gerrie and wife here Byron to Erin show Killed a lamb</p>
<p>" 20 Topping Turnips to Fergus with chop</p>
<p>" 22 To Fergus for chop Rainy all day slight</p>
<p>" 23 Harrowing up and drawing in Turnips</p>
<p>" 24 " " To Raes Sale warm</p>
<p>" 25 Drawing Turnips. Good Crop both in {generosity?} and quality But a lot of fields badly Rotted</p>
<p>" 29 warm Misty (30) Do {same as above} Plowing</p>
<p>" 31 Nomination for Dominion Semple McGowan Rainy</p>
<p>Novr 1 To Fergus with oats got Childrens Boots Rain</p>
<p>" 3 started to Plow sod To Fergus with chop</p>
<p>" 5 To Fergus with Lib. Colder but clear Snow</p>
<p>" 6 Drawing wood from swamp up to Deans</p>
<p>" 7 Polling Day wet snowy McGowan Elected</p>
<p>" 8 Putting up stoves Killed a Pig</p>
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<p>Novr 9 Thompson & Hanna thresing {threshing} Cold High {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 10 Too frosty to Plow in morning Plowing sod {afternoon ?}</p>
<p>" 12 Plowing John Gerries Garden Some {snow?}</p>
<p>" 13 started to Grade with Watson Too Frosty Killed Pigs for D. Milne Snowing heavy</p>
<p>" 14 Good sleighing To Fergus</p>
<p>" 15 " " to Belwood Seeing {Cool?}</p>
<p>" 16 Beautiful day Entertainment at school No 2 at night Great Success</p>
<p>" 17 Milder misty and some rain</p>
<p>" 18 (Sunday) thaw last night spoiled {s...?}</p>
<p>" 19 Heavy Rain all day killed Pig for {Richardson?}</p>
<p>" 20 Grading with Watson. Misty Bryron {P...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 21 " " " Rainy and very {h...? cut off} Thunder storm wind Blowed down old Barn built</p>
<p>" 22 Grading with Watson Byron Plowing</p>
<p>" 23 To Fergus with Chop Byron with Watson</p>
<p>" 24 Finished Plowing sod all but headland Ewes away Raw East wind</p>
<p>" 25 (Sunday) Snow again last night storm</p>
<p>" 26 Fine again to Fergus with Lib got {overshoes? cut off}</p>
<p>" 27 Mild Choring Cleaning up old barn</p>
<p>" 28 Plowing on Track</p>
<p>" 29 Took Pigs to Fergus 6 = 1270 mos old @ 5 1/4</p>
<p>" 30 Raw Damp to Wilsons sale in Belwood</p>
<p>Decr 1 very Fine Plows going Cleaning up old Barn</p>
<p>" 3 Misty and warm Plowing Potato land</p>
<p>" 4 Making Butter worker finished Plowing {Potatoes}</p>
<p>" 5 Colder showers of Snow got oats Chopped at {D..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 6 " Went to Fergus for sow which failed</p>
<p>" 7-8 helping John Watson to Put in Culvert on 5th & 6 con Gravel Road</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">1900</span></h2>
<p>Decr 10 very Cold and stormy drawing away old Barn</p>
<p>" 11 " " Choring</p>
<p>" 12 at Rennies threshing Cold</p>
<p>" 13 at Fat stock show Guelph stormy</p>
<p>" 14. 15 at John Richardsons threshing cold</p>
<p>" 17 Milder at Jas Gerries in the evening</p>
<p>" 18 Milder culling Turnips</p>
<p>" 19 Culling Turnips Milder very fine</p>
<p>" 20 To Fergus with load of Turnips</p>
<p>" 21 very fine Culling Turnips</p>
<p>" 22 " " To Fergus with Load of Turnips Weather Grand A {Agnes} went To Toronto</p>
<p>" 23 (Sunday) very Mild and some Rain</p>
<p>" 24 Sow away County Council Nom in Fergus. Colder</p>
<p>" 25 Fine but Frosty</p>
<p>" 26 a Little Blustry A. {Agnes} home from Toronto</p>
<p>" 27 Cleaning Grain D. Small here</p>
<p>" 28 " " to Jno Burrs</p>
<p>" 29 Cold Watson threshing B. With JM Cattle</p>
<p>" 31 To Fergus to see Fasken. Nomination TP</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">1901</span></h2>
<p>Jany 1 Stormy no sleighing to D. Smalls</p>
<p>" 2 stormiest day of winter B with J.M Cattle</p>
<p>" 3 Fine B. To Fergus with chop</p>
<p>" 4 went after Chop A {Agnes} to church</p>
<p>" 5 very fine To Fergus in afternoon</p>
<p>" 7 Stormy but mild</p>
<p>" 8 A {Agnes} to Luther with Mrs J. Milne Rain</p>
<p>" 9 D. Milne threshing rain and Hail</p>
<p>" 10 " Finished some sleighing</p>
<p>" 11 Snowing good sleighing</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">1901</span></h2>
<p>Jany 12 very stormy deep drifts A & B to Fergus Sold cattle to John Black 4 1/2 ea Less {..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 14 Sow away Council met in Belwood A {Agnes} to Hespeler D. Johnston appointed Clerk Fine sleighing</p>
<p>" 15 Mild and splendid sleighing Mrs {Lister?} and {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 16 Lib took Isie to Fergus rain in morn then {s..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 17 Stormy to Fergus in afternoon</p>
<p>" 18 Lib to Black quite stormy A {Agnes} still in Hespeler</p>
<p>" 19 Cold and Clear. Coldest of winter</p>
<p>" 20 (Sunday) Soft and very mild</p>
<p>" 21 very fine and mild for the season</p>
<p>" 22 Mild Queen victoria Died Aged 81 yrs 7 mos 28 days having Reigned 63 yrs 7 mos 2</p>
<p>" 23 at Treas office auditing Tp accounts</p>
<p>" 24 still fine (25) Do Do {same as above}</p>
<p>" 25 Some Snow A {Agnes} Home from Hespeler</p>
<p>" 28 Colder and stormy Lib Back to Blacks</p>
<p>" 30 To Fergus with Chop Got stuff for {Ra..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 31 Stormy and colder</p>
<p>Feby 1 very stormy for this winter</p>
<p>" 2 Queen Victoria Funreal {Funeral} Calm and Sunny Making a wood Rack</p>
<p>" 4-5 Stormy and Drifting Roads Blocked</p>
<p>" 6 Drawing wood from Broadfoots on River</p>
<p>" 7 " " " Cold</p>
<p>" 8 very fine John Richardsons Sale Stewart</p>
<p>" 9 the worst storm of the Season</p>
<p>" 11 Fine Drawing wood</p>
<p>" 12 very stormy Roads Blocked</p>
<p>" 13 To Fergus got Beef. Stormy. Mary Rennie {..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 14 very Cold about 12 below zero & Drifting</p>
<p>" 15 Still cold But quiet</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1901_2"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">1901</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1900"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">1900</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1901_3"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">1901</span></a></li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">1901</span></h2>
<p>Feby 16 Council meeting There as Auditor</p>
<p>" 18 To Guelph with Jno. Burr Re Johnstons</p>
<p>" 19 To Toronto with Carter Re Sheriff stormy</p>
<p>" 20 Cold storms to F. Institute Belwood</p>
<p>" 21 " " Nichol Fire Co meeitng Fergus</p>
<p>" 22-23 Still Cold and stormy</p>
<p>" 25 James Dicks Sale very fine day Bright & Clear</p>
<p>" 26 Fine (27) To Fergus with chop</p>
<p>" 28 Cold Moving John Black to Nichol O.S.R</p>
<p>March 1 Stormy but mild</p>
<p>" 2 one of the finest days all winter</p>
<p>" 3 (Sunday) very mild high wind at night</p>
<p>" 4 Mild To Fergu to See Dr Jim Wilson's Funeral</p>
<p>" 5 stormy again and hard Frost</p>
<p>" 6 very hard frost 6 Below</p>
<p>" 7 Milder To Shiloh See Beechnoir Re wood</p>
<p>" 8 Took in Hay Drawing stumps 8 in of snow fall</p>
<p>" 9 Mild to Beechnoirs for wood. To Burrs Re Cheque</p>
<p>" 10 (Sunday) a storm from Earl lots of Hail lightining</p>
<p>" 11 To Fergus very stormy</p>
<p>" 12 To Fergus For loud of D. Smalls moving</p>
<p>" 13 Moving D. Small to Near Keldon one of the stormiest days of the winter 5 in of snowfell</p>
<p>" 14 Came Back from Keldon mild & snowing</p>
<p>" 15 Still mild Roads Bad. River slushy</p>
<p>" 16 Colder Byron to Shiloh for wood</p>
<p>" 18 Warm Sunny day to Shiloh for wood</p>
<p>" 19 very stormy trains stuck R. Footes Sale</p>
<p>" 20 Thaw and Rain. D. Small took cows away</p>
<p>" 21 More Snow and Roads Blocked Drawed wood for A. Hanna</p>
<p>" 22 Milder Roads soft</p>
<p>" 23 very fine Carey Here for wheat. A {Agnes} to Fergus B. with Watson</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">1901</span></h2>
<p>March 25 strong thaw Cleaning Grain</p>
<p>" 26 Soft Seed fair in Fergus Roads. {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 27 Froze up again B. to Fergus with Chop</p>
<p>" 28 Went to Toronto to Give Evidence by the Good Roads Committee</p>
<p>" 29-30-31 Clear and Frosty River broke</p>
<p>April 1 Clear A. {Agnes} to J. Blacks with Mary</p>
<p>" 2 Raw wind and blustery</p>
<p>" 3 Snow or Rain all Day . N.E. Winds a {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 4 Milder. O. Heffernans sale</p>
<p>" 5 Good Friday very warm and sunny</p>
<p>" 6 Colder again Raw and misty</p>
<p>" 8 James McDonald Plowing the first</p>
<p>" 9 Still the same sunny days frosty {night..?}</p>
<p>" 10 " " " John Watson Plowing</p>
<p>" 11 Sawing wood B. at Watsons Plowing</p>
<p>" 12 started Plowing Watsion sowing oats To Fergus for Clover seed $8.25</p>
<p>" 13 Bert Milne here sowing Wheat and Barley. Wind still from the East</p>
<p>" 15 Fine & Sunny took 3 cattle to Fergus 3 @ 4 {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 16 To Fergus with Byron Bot. Bicycle $16.00 {so..?} Bert Milne here sowing oats warm</p>
<p>" 17 Sowing oats & Peas. Finished sowing 7 Days Earlier than when we started last year</p>
<p>" 18 Rainy all day Cold at night Logs {bought?</p>
<p>" 19 Hard Frost in morning</p>
<p>" 20 Cold. Snow a heavy storm and {h..?} wind Drifts 4 feet deep south to {N..?}</p>
<p>" 21 (Sunday) Rain and a rapid thaw</p>
<p>" 22 To A. Moirs Nichol River highest this year Grand Valley & Waldens Booms Broke</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">1900</span></h2>
<p>April 23 warmer sawing wood in Jl Milnes Bush</p>
<p>" 24 To Belwood with old sulky Rake</p>
<p>" 25 To Fergus with Pump log for spring took down 2 Hogs for D. Milne took up A Hannas wire</p>
<p>" 26 to Belwood with A Hanna for Rope Clutch & {..?} Swallows</p>
<p>" 27 warm Byron to D. Milnes Harrowing</p>
<p>" 29. 30. B. at D. Milnes Grand Weather</p>
<p>{sideways on left side of page} The wind {...? cut off} all month but 4 days</p>
<p>May 1 Helping Hanna with Fence at Cowans B. at D.M. Rain</p>
<p>" 2 Sowing Clover on Track. Plowing for mangolds</p>
<p>" 3 yesterday afternoon and this helping Hana Watsons with Watsons fence. By. on River</p>
<p>" 4 To Fergus with Hanna for wire hadn't come Got Penstock for spring Bon River Hamiltons wood</p>
<p>" 6 very warm sowing Mangolds carrots & Beans Bon River</p>
<p>" 7 " " Planted Early Potatoes</p>
<p>" 8 " " A. {Agnes} To Fergus with Jim & Mary</p>
<p>" 9 Thunder last night and Fine Rain Plowing on Track damp day Fixing Gates Wild Plums in Blossom and Trees well in Leaf</p>
<p>" 10 Planted Spruce Trees Filing up Potatoes</p>
<p>" 11 To Guelph with Potatoes @ 25 Got Linoleum</p>
<p>" 12 (Sunday) Terrible Gale Blowing down Fences unroofing Barns and hail storm Cold</p>
<p>" 13 Fixing barn door. Sow away</p>
<p>" 14 " " " Cold Mrs W. Brown here</p>
<p>" 15 Picking Potatoes with Survey on Rea Thomson Heavy Frost</p>
<p>" 16 " " Picking Potatoes Rolling</p>
<p>" 17 Filling up Potatoes mild</p>
<p>" 18 Fine to Guelph with Potatoes @ 30 cts</p>
<p>" 20 wet morning Plowing for Potatoes</p>
<p>" 21 Reform Convention Gibson Chosen</p>
<p>" 22 Rain A. & B. to Fergus</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">1901</span></h2>
<p>May 23 A. To Fergus B. at Raes</p>
<p>" 24 Heavy Rain all day Cutting Potatoes</p>
<p>" 25 Plowing to Belwood to see Council Calf</p>
<p>" 27 Planted Potatoes 4 drill Ohio 31 {Eleph...? cut off}</p>
<p>" " 29 47 Pailfuls Pearls. helping Watson Glenlamond Bridge</p>
<p>" 28 Picking stones off Hay Plowing</p>
<p>" 29 A to Blacks B. helping A Hanna {dar..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 30 " " " Rainy all day and cool</p>
<p>" 31 Another Heavy rain cool</p>
<p>June 1 To J. Greens for wheat cool Some {rain?}</p>
<p>" 2 (Sunday) Rain again every day for a {...?}</p>
<p>" 3 Finished Plowing for Turnip to Salem</p>
<p>" 4 Bright and warm To Belwood Re Grader</p>
<p>" 5 Fine and warm Sowing Turnips B. with {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 6 Showers With Survey or on 3rd line Jorl...?</p>
<p>" 7 Cold. B. to Salem for Grist rain at night</p>
<p>" 8 Cold and wet B at Pig Pen</p>
<p>" 10: 11 Loutitts Raising Drilling for Turnips Frost</p>
<p>" 12 Sowing Turnips A To Jas Gerries</p>
<p>" 13 Finished Sowing Turnips Harrow Potatoes</p>
<p>" 14 To Fergus for Lumber To Belwood Rain {Pa..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 15 Putting Roof on Pig Pen. To to Bridge Watson L. {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 17 To O.A.C Splendid day</p>
<p>" 18-19 Warm and fine finished thinning {mangolds?}</p>
<p>" 20 fine rain. With Hanna putting up {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 21 warm with Hanna at Nesbets fence</p>
<p>" 22 fine warm Thunder and rain. Gravel 36 {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 24 warm at Geo Shortreeds Funreal {Funeral}</p>
<p>" 25 Choring very warm A. To S.S. Con. Belwood</p>
<p>" 26 Helping A. Hanna at Blacks Fence Peas in</p>
<p>" 27-28 Road work very Hot over 90 in the shade</p>
<p>" 29 Scuffling Turnips Putting Green on Potatoes</p>
<p>{sideways in left column} The Hottest day in June for 60 years - 97 in Toronto</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1901_2"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">1901</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1901_3"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">1901</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1901_4"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">1901</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1901_5"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">1901</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1902"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">1902</span></a></li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">1901</span></h2>
<p>July 1 Hot Hoeing corn & Potatoes and thinning carrots & Turnips L. & M. to Pic Nic</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">1901</span></h2>
<p>August 28 Fair Hot Tebbutt threshing 1/2 day finished 9 P.M</p>
<p>" 29 Turned out stooks very wet More Rain and thunder A Came Back from Stewarts. Still Hot</p>
<p>" 30 still some rain and warm</p>
<p>" 31 To Belwood A to Fergus heavy rain thresher Bees Rain every day this week but Wednesday</p>
<p>Septr 1 (Sunday) To Stewarts and Jno Youngs Rain</p>
<p>" 2 Plowing and drawing wood from Jas Milne Bush</p>
<p>" 3 Finished Harvest should have all in 2 weeks ago but delayed by the Rains light crop</p>
<p>" 4.5.6 Dry and Warm</p>
<p>" 7 To Fergus for Sewer Pipe for Culvert on 4th lot 9</p>
<p>" 9 Putting in Culvert on 4th Lot 9</p>
<p>" 10 Taking down old Barn Rain at night</p>
<p>" 11 Thompsons threshing Cool Cloudy</p>
<p>" 12 To Fergus with Hogs (2) 360 @ 7 Rainy forenoon</p>
<p>" 13 Getting wood for threshing A. to Fergus warm</p>
<p>" 14 Byron helping Wm Richardson to draw timber</p>
<p>" 16 Threshing rather Poor Turn out very high wind To see Patteson Ditch Court at Fergus on same</p>
<p>" 17 Byron to Wm Thomsons threshing</p>
<p>" " Building Sheep House</p>
<p>" 18 " " Frost with Ice the first of Season</p>
<p>" 19-20 " " Cold and Rainy</p>
<p>" 21 B. to McBains Threshing for Watson</p>
<p>" 23-24 working at sheep House warm</p>
<p>" 25 Put up last {Bent?} " " started manure</p>
<p>" 26 Drawing manure very fine Weather</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">1901</span></h2>
<p>Septr 27 at manure B. to Fergus show in afternoon</p>
<p>" 28 Finished manure 70 loads. Dry & warm</p>
<p>" 29 (Sunday) heavy rain last night and to day</p>
<p>" 30 Spreading manure & cutting Corn A. & E To {F...? cut off}</p>
<p>October 1 Plowing in manure. Thunder & Rain Digging Potatoes at {Tebetts?}</p>
<p>" 2 Plowing in and spreading manure</p>
<p>" 3 Manure all spread. Raining afternoon Flakes of snow</p>
<p>" 4 Manure all Plowed in Corn all cut still</p>
<p>" 5 Started Potatoes. Cold. To Fergus Re {Sugar?}</p>
<p>" 7 out with A. Brown Canvassing for Sugar {B..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 8 Potatoes all up Good Crop about 275 Bu on an acre John at Rennies fine & warm</p>
<p>" 9 started Mangles. Belwood Show damp</p>
<p>" 10 Rainy to Fergus</p>
<p>" 11 Wet morning at mangles all afternoon</p>
<p>" 12 Piling and finishing drawing mangles good 17 Loads</p>
<p>" 14 {Digging?} Potatoes Plowing</p>
<p>" 15 To Salem for Flour. Working at {Build? cut off}</p>
<p>" 16 B. to Guelph with Potatoes 23 Bags @ 45 cts Mary down to have her Eyes Tested {Cold?}</p>
<p>" 17 at Building Cold Blustery First Snow {gra...? cut off} {Wh..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 18 B. at Erin show. Plowing Cold</p>
<p>" 19 Took up Carrotts and Cabbage Plowing</p>
<p>" 21 Working at Building fine but Cool</p>
<p>" 22 To Elora for Lumber Topping Turnips</p>
<p>" 23 Harrowing and drawing in Turnips fine {C...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 24-25 " " " " "</p>
<p>" 26 Turnips all in Grand Crop 57 Swede and 9 Greystone from 2 1/2 acres. Some Elephants Rotten but Hartleys Bronze Top free from</p>
<p>" 28-29. 30 Boarding in and Roofing Building fine and warm 29 Calf 30 Pigs</p>
<p>John & Charles at D.M. {sideways on left column</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">1901</span></h2>
<p>October 31 warm Rain at night folks to J. Blacks</p>
<p>Novr 1 to Elora for Lumber warm</p>
<p>" 2 Roof all on Building very warm and quiet</p>
<p>" 4-5 Got Hen house done</p>
<p>" 7 Finished Plowing all but Sod</p>
<p>" 8 started to Plow sod which was very dry To Mrs Richardsons Funreal {Funeral} Daughter of Wm</p>
<p>" 9 Put in Tile from Barn Cold</p>
<p>" 11 Leveled Building Floor got implements in Rain</p>
<p>" 12 Plowing John Gerries Garden went to Belwood Re Post Hole digger. Cattle all tied in Cold Snow</p>
<p>" 13 Watson threshing too Frosty to Plow Snowing Presentation to Miss Day</p>
<p>" 14 A. Went to Browns</p>
<p>" 16 Funreal {Funeral} of Geo Gerrie Belwood</p>
<p>" 18 To Fergus in morning to Belwood in evening D Milne Threshing</p>
<p>" 19 John Richardson Thresing Fine Frosty</p>
<p>" 20 " " " Mrs L. Brown Died</p>
<p>" 21 Clear and sunny Mrs Browns Funreal {Funeral}</p>
<p>" 22 Finished pulling down old Barn. Jas Milne Threshing</p>
<p>" 23 Some snow last night Cold</p>
<p>" 24 (Sunday) Soft Rainy Snow at night</p>
<p>" 26 Cold Snowing & Blustry Sleighs Running</p>
<p>" 27 Clear Cold Ewes away T. Burns Sale</p>
<p>" 28 Thanksgiving day Clear & Frosty. Dr. Johnston attending Mary</p>
<p>" 29 Soft Misty With Reeve & Surveyor 3rd Line</p>
<p>" 30 Fine To Fergus with cutter</p>
<p>Decr 1 (Sunday) Soft some Rain sleighing gone</p>
<p>" 3 Cold. helping Watson to Kill a Pig Jno Richardson her {sideways in right column} To Bellwood For Flour</p>
<p>" 4 Cutting wood to Wm Tindales sale Cold</p>
<p>" 5 very fine drawing in Turnips</p>
<p>" 6 Fine Cold A. B. & John to Fergus</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">1901</span></h2>
<p>December 7 Fine cutting wood</p>
<p>" 8 (Sunday) Heavy Fall of snow</p>
<p>" 9 John Rennie threshing in Forenoon</p>
<p>" 10 at Geo Danas Funreal {Funeral}</p>
<p>" 11 A. Lib & myself to Fat stock show {Ga..? cut off} with Cutter Fine day & good sleighing</p>
<p>" 12 mild Rennie Threshing</p>
<p>" 13 Rennie Finished heavy Rain</p>
<p>" 14 Heavy Rain all Forenoon Snow after</p>
<p>" 15 (Sunday) Froze up again A. & Edna to Stewarts {with?} {G..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 16 -17 Clear cold 15 below Zero</p>
<p>" 18 To Belwood with boots and milk Tank. {C...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 19 To Duckworths and Burrs Cold</p>
<p>" 20 To Duckworths Sale. Cold</p>
<p>" 21 To Belwood. To Fergus & Elora Seeing {Rich...?} very Cold week now wind averaging 10 below</p>
<p>" 23 very mild and Calm</p>
<p>" 24 " " Some Snow at night</p>
<p>" 25 Grand mild day. Edna & Mr Gerrie Here</p>
<p>" 26 still mild and quiet L. to Belwood</p>
<p>" 27 " " To Watsons in the evening</p>
<p>" 28 Still mild ( Reeve Black. Singer. Deans. Stewart</p>
<p>" 30 Fine Municipal nomanition {nomination} acclaimed</p>
<p>" 31 First storm of the winter but it only half a day. The month has been one the Finest in my recollection 2 {ra..? cut off} days only at R & W Thompsons in {evening?}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">1902</span></h2>
<p>Jany 1 very fine Sunny and mild</p>
<p>" 2 Fine fixing sheep House stormy at</p>
<p>" 3 Cold and Drifting</p>
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<ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1902"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">1902</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1902_2"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">1902</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1902_3"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">1902</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1902_4"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">1902</span></a></li>
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<p>Jany 4 Cold windy day sow away (Barnetts)</p>
<p>" 6 mild to Fergus with Chop</p>
<p>" 7 up to Broadfoots for 3 Girls very mild</p>
<p>" 8 very mild heavy fall of Snow 5 in good sleighing helpin {helping} Rennie to kill a Pig. Put girls up in sheep house</p>
<p>" 9 Took Hog to Fergus for A Hanna Sold 5 weiners to Wm Beattie for 15: 50 average wt 45 lbs</p>
<p>" 10 Took Pig from J. Richardsons and Killed it Wt Live 490. Dressed 372 Price $4.50 Live mild</p>
<p>" 11 Cut up Pig took home Ewes Drifting some Lib to Fergus</p>
<p>" 13 opening up Groves Hospital</p>
<p>" 14 Meeting of Reform executive T. Martin organizer</p>
<p>" 16 Colder A. Newmans Sale</p>
<p>" 17 Farmers Institute meeting in Belwood went to Both meetings</p>
<p>" 18 To Clarks Taylors & c Re J Richardson Presentation</p>
<p>" 20 Somewhat stormy B. to F. B Andersons</p>
<p>" 21 Fine meeting here at night Re J. Richardson Cold at night</p>
<p>" 22 First Big draft of season to Fergus in evening CPR Train Cancelled</p>
<p>" 23 Helping J. Black to open sand pit cold</p>
<p>" 24 To Belwood auditing TP accounts mild</p>
<p>" 25 very fine Helping Black at Sand Pit</p>
<p>" 27 very stormy and cold</p>
<p>" 28 Cold 10 Below to Fergus Re address</p>
<p>" 29 Fine Presentation to John Richardson</p>
<p>" 30 Fine A to Fergus</p>
<p>" 31 wind East Raw B drawing sand for Black</p>
<p>Feby 1 Fine Mild & sunny</p>
<p>" 2 A storm and heavy drifts Edna Came</p>
<p>" 3 storm Continues Roads Roads fairly Blocked Nothing like with winter</p>
<p>" 4 To Fergus on the River stormy still</p>
<p>" 5 Cleared up mail came Colder</p>
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<p>Feby 6 snowing A to John Richardsons</p>
<p>" 7 John Richardsons sale very stormy</p>
<p>" 8 another stormy day</p>
<p>" 9 (Sunday) very stormy roads blocked again only one day Fair for a week</p>
<p>" 10 Breaking Roads and Cleaning up Grain</p>
<p>" 11 To Fergus with Chop to Salem with Grist very cold</p>
<p>" 12 Helping Jno Rennie to Kill a heifer Roads {..? cut off} and still Cold</p>
<p>" 13 Cold Rough sawing wood</p>
<p>" 14 To Belwood in morning. Fergus afternoon Re {l...? cut off} Drinking</p>
<p>" 15 very Fine to Council Meeting with Auditors {rep..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 16 (Sunday) Fine again Edna home & Mary</p>
<p>" 17 Clear. Cold and Frosty</p>
<p>" 18 Cold A. and Lib to Guelph</p>
<p>" 19 very Cold but Clear and Calm</p>
<p>" 20 To Fergus Insurance meeting H. Webster Elected Director B. to Salem for Grist {Fin...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 21 very Fine to Felkers sale Bot Cow ${3?} 10 mos Traders Bank Grand Valley</p>
<p>" 22 another Pleasant sunny day</p>
<p>" 24 Fine Took Pigs to Murphys for Watson sleighing</p>
<p>" 25 to Fergus helping Thompson Load Bull very {mean?}</p>
<p>" 26 a lot of snow gone. Cattle sale in Guelph</p>
<p>" 27 still soft Rain at night</p>
<p>" 28 Rainy. Sleighing gone wheels running</p>
<p>March 1 more Rain. River Broke up</p>
<p>" 3 Snow. Fair sleighing A To Fergus (Tebbutts {..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 4 B. drawing logs For A. Hanna Fine</p>
<p>" 5 Fine To Belwood re Howes Children</p>
<p>" 6 " Presented Tebbutts with Chian & {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 7 To Fergus Seeing J. Beattie Re Howes Children</p>
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<p>March 8 To Elora with H. McDonald Seeing Police Magistrate Burn Re Howes Children Storm afternoon sleighing</p>
<p>" 10 To Guelph Seeing Galbraith & Merryweather Re Howes Children Mild thawing</p>
<p>" 11 Tebbutts Sale warm Rain Thunder</p>
<p>" 12 B. to Fergus with Chop Showers all day Thunder</p>
<p>" 13 Heavy rain all last night all Jams on River gone high Flood this morning Turning colder</p>
<p>" 14 Helping Tebbutts to move Froze hard To Fergus with D. Milne Clear and sunny</p>
<p>" 15 By. Took Mary to Fergus to Dentist " "</p>
<p>" 17 Helping Tibbutts to Pack {Car?} a {at} Belwood By {Byron} to Libs with stuff. Snowy and Cold Robins</p>
<p>" 18 To Fergus. Getting Bills Re Reform meeting Clear</p>
<p>" 19 To Seed Fair in Fergus Dan ran away going in Smashed Buggy and hurt himself</p>
<p>" 20 A. Ed to Libs I to see vet re horse Cold and Clear</p>
<p>" 21 Helping Jas Milne kill 4 Pigs Fine</p>
<p>" 22 Killed 2 Pigs By helping A Hanna Post Some Plowing Clear day Frosty nights and wind N & E</p>
<p>" 24 Same Clear weather Wind E Frogs</p>
<p>" 25 " " Reform meeting at Belwood to meet T. Martin Organizer Rigs Crossing River</p>
<p>" 26 Clear. E wind A. & B. to Fergus</p>
<p>" 27 Still fine Party at John Watsons Sowing at 10 A E</p>
<p>" 28 Good Friday Rainy afternoon</p>
<p>" 29 B. went to Galt Colder</p>
<p>{sideways in right column} For 2 weeks the wind has been mostly E and NE</p>
<p>" 30 (Sunday) Raw and Cold Rainy afternoon</p>
<p>" 31 To Fergus with Doss, Milne B. Came Back From Galt</p>
<p>April 1 Snow Frosty and Raw</p>
<p>" 2 & 3 Do Do {same as above} To Fergus with wheat got grass seed and wheat From Greene</p>
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<p>April 4 Milder took Edna to J. Gerries</p>
<p>" 5 Fine drawing in Turnips Cleaning Peas</p>
<p>" 7 Cold and Raining all day to Hamilton</p>
<p>" 8 Tremendous gale of wind Rivermen here</p>
<p>" 9 Rain and snow To Fergus with chop</p>
<p>" 10 Fine warm Mrs Thompson here</p>
<p>" 11 Blustery Raw Cold Rainy Clark sowing Tebbetts {Plo...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 12 Showers of snow To Mathesons & Petries and {...? cut off} Fergus in the afternoon</p>
<p>" 14 Filing in Turnips Plowing Headlands Hard Frost in</p>
<p>" 15 Hard Frosty morning John Wrights Funreal {Funeral}</p>
<p>" 16 Milder sowed wheat</p>
<p>" 17 to Fergus very fine</p>
<p>" 18 Plowing sod frost not out in Black muck</p>
<p>" 19 Rolling at D. Milnes all day cold and rain at</p>
<p>" 20 (Sunday) very fine Swallows here</p>
<p>" 21 To Elora Re Election & C.S. fine</p>
<p>" 22 Bert Milne here Sowing Peas Barley & oats {wa..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 23 Harrowing and Plowing sod Cool</p>
<p>" 24 very high wind. Plowing sod</p>
<p>" 25 Plowing Raining afternoon Thunder storm at night</p>
<p>" 26 Rain Cold and high wind. To Fergus in afternoon Thunderstorm at night</p>
<p>" 28 Finished Plowing warm</p>
<p>" 29 young Pigs & Lambs. Disc Harrowing sod warm</p>
<p>" 30 Wet forenoon Picking over Potatoes</p>
<p>May 1 Finished Disking & Harrowing Fair</p>
<p>" 2 Finished Sowing. Rain. To Fergus Land wet</p>
<p>" 3 To Fergus with Chop took Buggy home</p>
<p>" 4 (Sunday) Fine A. B & L. to Libs</p>
<p>" 5 Fine and warm. To Barnetts in the evening Jas Milne Came Calf</p>
<p>" 6 Rain more of less all day with Reeve & Surveyor</p>
<p>" 7 Cold & Raw but fair. Ed. & M to Fergus</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1902_2"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">1902</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1902_3"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">1902</span></a></li>
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<p>May 8 Planted 10 Pails Potatoes on Track A Thunder storm and Rain at night</p>
<p>" 9 High wind all last night and a heavy Frost High wind all day very Cold at J. Chapmans Castrating</p>
<p>" 10 Ground Froze this morning Ice 1/2 inch thick warm Quiet day harrowing Root land fixing Gate Posts</p>
<p>" 12 Cattle to Fergus 3 head 37.00 To A Thompsons at night</p>
<p>" 14 Cold Clear. To John Burrs with E Re Election</p>
<p>" 15 To Libs with cow and Calf Saw lots of seeding to be done To J. Mathiesons at night cold</p>
<p>" 16 Filling up load of Potatoes. Wild Plums in bloom</p>
<p>" 17 To Guelph with Potatoes 25 Bags @ 65 cts first morning this week without Frost</p>
<p>" 18 (Sunday) warm & Balmy Rain at night</p>
<p>" 19 The first Real summer day filling up Potatoes</p>
<p>" 20 To Elora with Potatoes 38 Bags Jas Richardson 60 cts Rain</p>
<p>" 21 To Fergus with A to Dr. Warm</p>
<p>" 22 Nomination Day Local House Gibson & Tookey Terrific Thunderstorm at night</p>
<p>" 23 warm Showers all day</p>
<p>" 24 Celebration of Goldern Wedding of Mr & Mrs John Gerrie at Fergus Heavy Rain</p>
<p>" 26 Cold Damp day To Belwood</p>
<p>" 27 To Fergus Cold and showery of Snow</p>
<p>" 28 very Cold Blustering day. Heavy Frost</p>
<p>" 29 Election Day (Provincial) at Living Springs as Returning Officer Gibson Elected by 454 Maj Frost</p>
<p>" 30 A. E & John up to Libs. Cool</p>
<p>" 31 Plowing for Potatoes. Harrowed {thonesco?} Track</p>
<p>June 2 Plowing on Track and sowing corn. Rain & Thunder</p>
<p>" 3 To Elora making Returns to Returning Officer Showery afternoon</p>
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<p>June 4 wet misty morning. Cleared up afternoon</p>
<p>" 5 Planted Potatoes 16 drills Elephants 22 Pails Tomatoes 15 Pearls 21 Pails Planted Beans sowed Carrotts & cc (Mare Served</p>
<p>" 6 Plowing for turnips Frost yesterday & to day was</p>
<p>" 7 Finised " " warmer and rain</p>
<p>" 9 Drilling and sowing Turnips. Cold & a Frost Doing Damage</p>
<p>" 10 Rainy forenoon Taking down scaffold & {coreing?}</p>
<p>" 11 A & B. to Owen Sound damp & cool</p>
<p>" 12 " " Came back warmer</p>
<p>" 13 Laid up with cold fine day</p>
<p>" 14 finished sowing turnips all but headlands warm</p>
<p>" 15 (Sunday) showery all last night warm Mrs J Milne</p>
<p>" 16 Sowed Headlands in turnips Harrowed down Potatoes washed sheep. scuffled Potatoes on Track Cold</p>
<p>" 17 at excursion to O.A.C. Cool But dry</p>
<p>" 18 Cool and Rain</p>
<p>" 19 A & Aunt Isie to James Gerries Rain</p>
<p>" 20. 21 Cool and Rain Flakes of Snow</p>
<p>" 22 (Sunday) Snowflakes and Rain very {Co..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 23 A. & Isie to Libs Put on Load of Hay</p>
<p>" 24 To Fergus with hay showers of Hail in {Place? cut off}</p>
<p>" 25 A. & Isie to Mrs Linklators Luther a heavy Rain all afternoon & evening. Frost for 3 mornings</p>
<p>" 26 Doing Roadwork Cold & windy Kings Ilness Coronation {Postponed?}</p>
<p>" 27 Finished still Cold</p>
<p>" 28 A. to Fergus with Isie</p>
<p>" 29 (Sunday) rain again at Capt Murchison Funeral</p>
<p>" 30 Rain all day A. & Isie To Guelph to O.A.C. Peas Blooming Barley Heading</p>
<p>July 1 very Fine Edna to Shands Pic Nic Harry {Watson? cut off} Came</p>
<p>" 2 digging up drain Planting Cabbage A. To Fergus</p>
<p>" 3 Rain last night misty morning Cleared up & {W...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 4 Fine and Hot laying down drain</p>
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<p>July 5 To A. Moirs Nichol. Hot storm to the N.E</p>
<p>" 6 (Sunday) very Hot in great contrast to 2 weeks ago when there was fires on in Church for comfort</p>
<p>" 7 Scuffling Potatoes & Turnips Thining Turnips Thunder storm</p>
<p>" 8 warm and fine</p>
<p>" 9 Rainy and damp all day but warm</p>
<p>" 10 very fine to Guelph with A. & Isie</p>
<p>" 11. 12 warm dry at Turnips</p>
<p>" 14 To Fergus for Pig Feed. Rain and wind storm at night</p>
<p>" 15 Dry Cool with a High wind</p>
<p>" 16 Putting Paris Green on Potatoes on Track</p>
<p>" 17 Last night a Lot of Thunder and some Rain First new Potatoes. A to Fergus with Ise. Cutting Thistles</p>
<p>" 18 Pleasant Finished thinning Turnips</p>
<p>" 19 A. & Isie to Guelph to Dr O'Rielly. To Fergus for Twine Rain all day</p>
<p>" 20 Rain (Sunday) 21 Rain</p>
<p>" 22 Hoed Potatoes. Cutting thistles. warm</p>
<p>" 23 Scuffling Turnips Rain</p>
<p>" 24 Mowing in orchard & on Railway Track</p>
<p>" 25 Putting Paris Green on Potatoes. Clarks Cow Killed on Track</p>
<p>" 26 Coling Hay. Rain and Thunder nearly all afternoon Lightning struck a lot of Buildings 7 Barns no Fires near here</p>
<p>" 27 (Sunday) Rain nearly all last night & showers to day</p>
<p>" 28 Drawing Earth to Drains. started Cutting Hay</p>
<p>" 29 Cutting Coling & Drawing in Hay Been Dry 2 days</p>
<p>" 30 " " " very Fine</p>
<p>" 31 " " " Heavy Rain at night</p>
<p>Aug 1 To Fergus Cleared up again</p>
<p>" 2 Cutting Coling Scuffling Turnips Dry warm</p>
<p>" 4 " " Drawing warm Dry</p>
<p>" 5 Rain with lots of Thunder</p>
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<p>Aug 5 Choring Cutting Hay Cool</p>
<p>" 7 Finished Cutting Hay & Scuffling Rain at 4 [PM? cut off}</p>
<p>" 8 Choring Fixing Gate. Cleaning Turnips</p>
<p>" 9 Warm Hay all in. Turnips Done 2nd time to {Belwood? cut off}</p>
<p>" 10 Rain started to take out Foundation for milk {house? cut off}</p>
<p>" 12 Cutting Barley warm but cool night</p>
<p>" 13 Taking out Foundation Pulling down old wood</p>
<p>" 14-15 " " " Dry and cool</p>
<p>" 16 Drawing stone Helping D. Milne Harvesting</p>
<p>" 17 (Sunday) to Elora Jno Moirs</p>
<p>" 18 went with By and Edna to The Falls & Returned to Toronto</p>
<p>" 19 Spent the Day in Toronto and returned home</p>
<p>" 20 Barley all in slight showers all day. By at {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 21 Cutting wheat Horses Ran away Breaking {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 22 finished wheat. Drawing in at D Milnes hot</p>
<p>" 23 Drawing in at D Milnes all day Hot</p>
<p>" 25 Finished drawing D. Ms Oats</p>
<p>" 26 Wheat all in Cutting oats at D.M. Pulling {Peas?}</p>
<p>" 27 D.M. Threshig. Oats then Peas in the Feild {Field?}</p>
<p>" 28 To Fergus with Hay (Sargeant For Circus) To Jno {B...? cut off} Raising Watson & Thompsons Threshing</p>
<p>" 29 Jas Milne & Wm Clarke Threshing Hot</p>
<p>" 30 Stooking Drawing oats. very warm</p>
<p>Septr 1 Rennie & Hastings threshing B to Shelburne {with?} Jas Milne for Cattle. Rain at night</p>
<p>" 2 Drawing in Oats. Betty calved. warm</p>
<p>" 3 Cutting oats Machine Broke Rain at night</p>
<p>" 4 very Cold & Showery all day. Making {Chik..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 5 B. at Watsons forenoon Finished Cutting</p>
<p>" 6 Pulled Peas. Cool Some rain A to Church</p>
<p>" 8 Peas all in Drawing oats all in Cut 8 Loads John with Chop {from?} Dairy Cattle</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1902_2"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">1902</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1902_3"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">1902</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1902_4"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">1902</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1903"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">1903</span></a></li>
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<p>Septr 9 To see Jas Rae re mason work Rain all day</p>
<p>" 10 Choring B. Put shelter for Creamer</p>
<p>" 11 To Jacksons for shingles failed to Get them (Luther)</p>
<p>" 12 Tearing down milk House. Rainy all day</p>
<p>" 13 Cold windy Squaring foundation repairing Barn door & c</p>
<p>" 15 To Fergus For Lime Finised Harvest Cool</p>
<p>" 16 Jas Rae Mason Came started to Build Foundation</p>
<p>" 17 Building very Fine & warm</p>
<p>" 18 To Belwood Judges Court of Revision Fine</p>
<p>" 19 To Fullers For Brick slight Rain</p>
<p>" 20 very fine. Building Rennie Threshing afternoon</p>
<p>" 22 Fine warm Building</p>
<p>" 23 To Fergus with chop. Got Door Frames & Cement</p>
<p>" 24 B to Elora with For Lumber took lags to Fergus Cooler</p>
<p>" 25 Cool B To Fergus For lime. Finished the stone work</p>
<p>" 26 Took Jas Rae (Mason) away to Fergus Fall show took 1st Prize Ex Chick</p>
<p>" 27 B took logs to Fergus to Fallers For Bricks</p>
<p>" 29 B {&?} Watson to Fallers for Bricks 2 Loads Gravel</p>
<p>" 30 B. To Monk (Luther) For shingles 13.00 @ 150</p>
<p>Octr 1 B and G. Rennie for Brick cold Frost</p>
<p>" 2 B to Fergus with {&?} For Timber warmer</p>
<p>" 3 started Plowing warm Cool night</p>
<p>" 4 B. & R. Thompson to Elora for Lumber Cool</p>
<p>" 6 To Fergus for Timber Started Potatoes Court in Belwood</p>
<p>" 7 Rain Last night at Potatoes all day. Rain at night</p>
<p>" 8 Finished Potatoes Poor Crop John & Jim to Belwood Show</p>
<p>" 9 started to draw out manure. To Fergus for Kerr</p>
<p>" 10 Kerr Framing Drawing manure to Belwood at night Court</p>
<p>" 11 " " Finished manure Been a week of Fine weather</p>
<p>" 13 wet Day heavy rain last night to Fergus with chop</p>
<p>" 14-15 Helping Kerr to Frame woodshed Cold</p>
<p>" 16 Finished framing raised woodshed Cold</p>
<p>{bottom right corner} Edna ill with Congestion of Lungs</p>
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<p>October 17 Heavy Frost started to Plow in manure</p>
<p>" 18 Heavy Rain last night wet and misty all day</p>
<p>" 19 (Sunday) warm Lightning but no thunder for nights</p>
<p>" 20 Threshing in afternoon High wind</p>
<p>" 21 " Finished Crop fair wheat & Barley Good Peas & oats wanting to Bellwood Re Howes Children committed them to Guelph Feeding steers tied in</p>
<p>" 22 Finished spreading & Plowing in manure Frosty {m..? cut off} Rain Put Ram with Ewes. Thunder & Lightning</p>
<p>" 23 To Fergus with Hogs 3 @ 5.60 wt 190 Took Chop</p>
<p>" 24 B. to Elora for Lumber Heavy Thunderstorm & Rain</p>
<p>" 25 very fine started to draw in Turnips</p>
<p>" 26 (Sunday) Fine Thunderstorm at night</p>
<p>" 27 Topping Harrowing & Drawing in Turnips @ {t..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 28 at Turnips Funreal {Funeral} of D. Sargeant Cold</p>
<p>" 29 " " Hard Frost B To Fergus Re {Buckle?}</p>
<p>" 30 Rain. B. to Fergus at Turnips</p>
<p>" 31 A to Fergus for Bricklayers (Henry) Frost</p>
<p>Novr 1 Finished Turnips Fine Crop & Fine weather</p>
<p>" 3 Rainy morning B to Elora for Lumber {Lay..? cut off} {B...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 4 Fine Watson & Clark Threshing Laying Brick To Fergus for {lime?}</p>
<p>" 5 Clark Finished threshing Laying Brick Cold</p>
<p>" 6 Rain and Cold Finished laying Brick</p>
<p>" 7 Plastering vallery (Jno) here roofing</p>
<p>" 8 shingling. Frosty morn milk House and {P..? cut off} (shingles</p>
<p>" 10 Cold morning to Guelph Bank</p>
<p>" 11 Siding in Woodshed Thunder at night</p>
<p>" 12 Finished siding To Belwood Re Ballots</p>
<p>" 13 B. To Fergus with Chop.for Lime Put Rafters on Woodshed Putting windows in milk House fine warm</p>
<p>" 14 Rain W. Duncan Came to Cement cistern & {Ho...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 15 Wet Cold Finished Cementing sheeting Wood {shed?}</p>
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<p>Novr 17 Rainy morning shingling Woodshed</p>
<p>" 18 " " " " Byron Plowing</p>
<p>" 19 R. Stewart here very fine Shingling A. For nails</p>
<p>" 20 Heavy while Frost misty B For Bricks</p>
<p>" 21 To Elora For Lumber mild shingling</p>
<p>" 22 Finished shingling Cold windy showers of Snow</p>
<p>" 24 Plowing Fine Byron Building Brick & Plastering</p>
<p>" 25 Cold & Raw at D. Conley's sale B. Plowing</p>
<p>" 26 B. at Mrs. Wrights Wood Bee. Snow</p>
<p>" 27 To Fergus with chop Sleigh</p>
<p>" 28 Flooring Pantry. Cold and stormy</p>
<p>" 29 " " A. & Jim to Libs Blustery and soft</p>
<p>" 30 (Sunday) Cold. A. Moir her</p>
<p>Decr 1 Drawing wood from Swamp & flooring</p>
<p>" 2 very fine. Putting in window in wood shed {oc & c ?}</p>
<p>" 3 Rain last night soft day D. Milne threshing Feeding Watsons Cattle E. & M. to Fergus Colder at night</p>
<p>" 4 Frosty voting on Referendum of Ontario Liquor Act vote standing 199622 for 103482 against Maj 96210</p>
<p>" 5 Cold laid off with sore shoulder</p>
<p>" 6 " A. & E.* to Fergus Preaching for Communion</p>
<p>" 8 To Elora with Ballotts Coldest day this season</p>
<p>" 9. 10 B at Hannas threshing Choring</p>
<p>" 11 Milder B to Fat stock show Guelph</p>
<p>" 12 - 13 Cold & stormy Laying some Floor</p>
<p>" 15 B. to Fergus with chop & Wheat for Flour Cold</p>
<p>" 16 A thaw some Rain Thompsons threshing</p>
<p>" 17 Froze up again " Finished</p>
<p>" 18 Fine mild sunny day Rennie threshing</p>
<p>" 19 Cold but fine " Finished</p>
<p>" 20 Boarding up Kitchen Sawing wood</p>
<p>" 22 County Council nomination to Fergus D.M Threshing</p>
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<p>Decr 23 D. Milne Finished threshing. Killed Pig 4 Roads very slippery sow to {Days?}</p>
<p>" 24 Ida Jack Jessie Art and 3 Children Came Watson threshing in afternoon Stormy</p>
<p>" 25 A very fine day took Art & Jack to {Fergus?}</p>
<p>" 26 Watson finished threshing stormy</p>
<p>" 27 Jas Milne threshing Cold fine</p>
<p>" 29 stormy Sleighing yearling steer died Sow Away Municipal Nomination absent the first time in 33 years</p>
<p>" 30 To Fergus Cold and Snowing Byron to Broadfoots Chopping Fair sleighing</p>
<p>" 31 Beautiful day Annual school meeting No storms so far and scant sleighing</p>
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<p>Jany 1 very fine to Fergus to meet Mrs J. Milne</p>
<p>" 2 To Fergus with Chop Mild Fair sleighing</p>
<p>" 3 Rainy thaw and then snow. Building in {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 4 (Sunday) Froze up again and very slippery</p>
<p>" 5 Municipal election. Singer Reeve Campbell McLellan {Council?} Baily. Anderson & Stewart Councillors Dr Johnston</p>
<p>" 6 Fine Colder up to see Lib and Fred</p>
<p>" 7 Steady snowfall all day. Grand sleighing A to Fergus with E. Boys Chopping</p>
<p>" 8 B. & John Chopping with Robt Thompson at {..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 9 stormy Magwoods sale</p>
<p>" 10 By. {Byron} Robt & J. Sawing wood Rough</p>
<p>" 11 (Sunday) heavy fall of snow 8 in</p>
<p>" 12 to Fergus with E stormy</p>
<p>" 13 Great Drift Roads Blocked sow away</p>
<p>" 14 Clear Drawed 2 Loads of wood</p>
<p>" 15 stormy again B. & Robt Cutting wood</p>
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<p>Jany 16 Fair & mild. Tried to go to Fullers But the Roads were not opened & had to turn to Belwood</p>
<p>" 17 Blustering Cleaning wheat Lib here after John</p>
<p>" 19 Cold Helping R. T. to split wood. B. took E to work and Grist of wheat to Salem</p>
<p>" 20 Drawing wood. took D. Ms chop Back</p>
<p>" 21 To Fullers Paying for Brick Mild B. Sawing</p>
<p>" 22 B to Salem for Flour went to see F. B. Anderson Re Audit took E Home Cold</p>
<p>" 23 Jas Gerrie & Wife and H. Bilton & wife here</p>
<p>" 24 Cold Drifting B. sawing took a Load of wood</p>
<p>" 25 (Sunday) B. E & M. to A. Moirs. Fine day</p>
<p>" 26 took E to Fergus went to Belwood took load of wood</p>
<p>" 27 To Belwood with F. B. Anderson Re Audit mild some Rain</p>
<p>" 28 Thaw all day B. Chopping took Load of wood</p>
<p>" 29 Heavy Rain River Flooded " " "</p>
<p>" 30 Snowing and the greatest Blow of the Season</p>
<p>" 31 very fine To Fergus with Jno Watsons Cattle</p>
<p>Feby 1 (Sunday) very mild Lib here and Ewert with her</p>
<p>" 2 Thaw again lots of Rain</p>
<p>" 3 Mild Getting colder at night Culling Turnips</p>
<p>" 4 Rain in Forenoon. Wild Blow in afternoon Auditing</p>
<p>" 5 very stormy. Writing out auditors report</p>
<p>" 6 Fair Mild. To Belwood. And Fergus in evening</p>
<p>" 7 Drawing wood from Broadfoots very fine</p>
<p>" 8 (Sunday) the Heaviest blow of the season Snow Plow on Track first of season</p>
<p>" 9 to Belwood to Council with Auditors Report</p>
<p>" 10 Drawing wood mild</p>
<p>" 11 To Fergus Rain Snow and Blowing</p>
<p>" 12 & 13 Drawing wood Mild</p>
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<p>Feby 14 Colder Drawing wood (in the Log)</p>
<p>" 16 Cold. Took Fat Cattle to Belwood 3 head 3550 @ 52.00 each. Party here at night</p>
<p>" 17 Coldest of the Season 20 Below Zero</p>
<p>" 18 still cold and very stormy</p>
<p>" 19 stormy but milder to meeting of Nichol Insurance Co</p>
<p>" 20 & 21 still cold putting up Ceiling in {Pantry?}</p>
<p>" 23 mild. To Fergus with D Milnes cattle</p>
<p>" 24 stormy. young Folks to Geo Roys</p>
<p>" 25 Finer that it has been for a week</p>
<p>" 26 up to the wood. fine E. to Warmingtons</p>
<p>" 27 Took two Loads of wood. Killing Pig at Milnes. Rain all afternoon. Party at Wm Thomsons 25 anniversary of Wedding</p>
<p>" 28 Rain all day snow at night Putting up Ceiling in Pantry</p>
<p>March 1 (Sunday) Froze up again Snow Drifting</p>
<p>" 2 Cold & Raw. Putting Ceiling in milk house</p>
<p>" 3 Soft & Sunny B. to Fergus Re Turnips</p>
<p>" 4 Frosty morning. To Fergus with Turnips</p>
<p>" 5 Snowing in Forenoon. B with Turnips. To Mrs Smalls Funreal {Funeral}</p>
<p>" 6 B. Down with Two Logos to Cut into shape A. & J to Fergus in Evening sleighing {B..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 7 Killed Cow for Wm Hanna Sr in Forenoon also one for Mrs Hanna 6th Line in afternoon. very heavy rain all afternoon</p>
<p>" 8 (Sunday) still Thawing. Wild Geese seen</p>
<p>" 9 sleighing gone Wheels Running Blue Birds and Robins seen finised {finished} Ceiling milk house</p>
<p>" 10 Making & hanging doors. River Broke up Rain all afternoon</p>
<p>" 11Fine Large Jam at Glenlamond and Broke taking Glenlamond & Monkland Bridge with it</p>
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<p>March 12 mild & misty Building stairs</p>
<p>" 13 " " " no Frost for a week</p>
<p>" 14 B. to Elora with A. Hanna for Lumber Misty</p>
<p>" 16 B. to Fergus with chop warm</p>
<p>" 17 Misty. Mild. working at Woodshed</p>
<p>" 18 To R. Stewarts very warm</p>
<p>" 19 Making stair for woodshed warmest of the season</p>
<p>" 20 To Belwood for Boots (Gaiters) Seeing McDonald</p>
<p>" 21 sharpening saws Cutting out Place for window & {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 23 Putting eaves on milkhouse and Pantry Put in window. E. wind mist & Rain</p>
<p>" 24 B. to Jas Milnes High wind Snow. A. To Fergus with Jimy McBain Lambs</p>
<p>" 25 Snowing Blowing Cold A. To Jno Marshalls</p>
<p>" 26 Dull Raw and Cold B Came home from J M</p>
<p>" 27 Stewarts sale Bot. {Bought} Pulper & Table. Frosty night</p>
<p>" 28 Clear and sunny hard Frost</p>
<p>" 30 To Salem for Grist Got Grass seed fine</p>
<p>" 31 Milder made storm door</p>
<p>April 1 very fine went to Toronto with E. on her Road to Orillia. Thunder at night Ewings Barn Burnt in Pilkington</p>
<p>" 2 very mild Came back from Toronto. Jno to Fergus Teeth</p>
<p>" 3 Cold Rain Turning to snow and Blowing hard</p>
<p>" 4 very Frosty Drifts 4 ft deep</p>
<p>" 5 (Sunday) Clear. Frosty not much snow Gone</p>
<p>" 6 Cold & Raw. A. to Fergus Jim vactorated {vaccinated?}</p>
<p>" 7 High wind. Putting window in woodshed</p>
<p>" 8 Warm started Plowing Watson sowing</p>
<p>" 9 windy some rain Plowing</p>
<p>" 10 Good Friday Aunt Mary here Plowing</p>
<p>" 11 Cold Rainy to Fergus John & Leith vactination {vaccination?}</p>
<p>" 13 Cold Raw E. wind. Plowing</p>
<p>" 14 " " " " with slight Rain all day</p>
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<p>April 15 still Cold wet and Raw R. Stewart here</p>
<p>" 16 Plowing to Fergus with A. Hanna</p>
<p>" 17 " Bert Milne here sowing wheat & {munies?}</p>
<p>" 18 Harrowing A. M. & Aunt Mary to Fergus</p>
<p>" 20 Plowing still Cold Frost every night</p>
<p>" 21 " snowing Dull cold Day</p>
<p>" 22 Finished Plowing Raw & cold A to Belwood young Pigs</p>
<p>" 23 Sowing Peas & Sheffield std oats Harrowing sod warmer</p>
<p>" 24 Sowing White Russian Oats & Barley Watsons sale light rain</p>
<p>" 25 Clear Cold Harrowing to A. Hannas in {E...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 27 finished sowing (oats Total 40 Bush) {w..?} Day of Season Frost still every night ground Swallows</p>
<p>" 28 Finished Harrowing Warmer Mrs Bremmers {Funeral? cut off}</p>
<p>" 29 Fine & warm Drilling & Planting Potatoes on (Te...? cut off} 3 {Bu? cut off}</p>
<p>" 30 very high wind with slight Rain at night Colder</p>
<p>May 1 very hard frost and cold all day To Fergus Chop got salt & Beet seed sold wheat</p>
<p>" 2 Cool. Plowing for stock Sugar Beet</p>
<p>" 3 (Sunday) heaviest Rain since the snow went</p>
<p>" 4 Sowing S.S. Beets Carrotts and Beans warm</p>
<p>" 5 Plowing on Track warm</p>
<p>" 6 Planted Potatoes on Track 2 Bu A. To Browns & Fergus Rain</p>
<p>" 7 Cool Putting in shelves in Pantry A. To Rennies</p>
<p>" 8 Jim To Fergus Andrews Runaway</p>
<p>" 9 warm To Fergus with wood to Stewart got turnips {Ha...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 11 very warm Wild Plums in bloom Dry</p>
<p>" 12 still hot and dry. A.W. Left for Manitoulin</p>
<p>" 13 Choring hot Rain needed Trees well in Leaf</p>
<p>" 14 slight Rain. very Pleasant day. Mrs A Whitehead</p>
<p>" 15 still hot & dry Foal</p>
<p>" 16 " " " Foal Died</p>
<p>" 18 Cattle out all day</p>
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<p>May 18 To Fergus Getting Buggy wheel Fixed hot</p>
<p>" 19 Picking and cutting Potatoes. Still hot & Dry</p>
<p>" 20 Fine Rain last night Plowing for Potatoes</p>
<p>" 21 Drilling & Planting Potatoes 39 Drills Below Crossing Gate 18 Savoy. Bal. Elephants. 45 Pail fulls seed. warm. but threatening Rain</p>
<p>" 22 Hot. Picking stones of Hay Land. Putting on sleepers at Wat Thompson</p>
<p>" 23 Cooler. John Plowing at Watsons. A. to Fergus</p>
<p>" 25 at Walter Thomsons Raising. Dry E Wind</p>
<p>" 26 " " " Finished heavy Rain high Wind Blowing Eighth Line Bridge down</p>
<p>" 27 to Fergus Watson's Cattle. two heavy showers</p>
<p>" 28 To Guelph A. & M. to Pringle Got Corn & Turnip</p>
<p>" 29 Dry and Cool</p>
<p>" 30 Plowing for Turnips</p>
<p>June 1 " " " still Drouth & heat</p>
<p>" 2 To Fergus for Pig Feed A. at Wm Thompsons</p>
<p>" 3 Mrs Gerrie here. Washing sheep</p>
<p>" 4 Finished Plowing For turnips Hot & Drier</p>
<p>" 5 Sowing Turnips. Half of Swedes</p>
<p>" 6 Scuffling Potatoes on Track Harrowing Potatoes in the Field. A. To Church. Terrible Drouth</p>
<p>" 8 Drilling & Sowing Turnips Hot</p>
<p>" 9 Finished sowing " Clipped sheep. Rain To Burrs in the evening</p>
<p>" 10 To Belwood with Watson & Cattle Took wood to Stewart</p>
<p>" 11 Putting on Battens To Fergus in even stallion</p>
<p>" 12 To Aboyne & Elora with E DeGeer. Rain cold</p>
<p>" 13 Fine Rain all day took DeGeer to Burrs</p>
<p>" 14 (Sunday) very Cool. Jas Gerrie here</p>
<p>" 15 thinning Carrotts & Mangels Cool</p>
<p>" 16. 17. 18. Choreing Dry and Cool</p>
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<p>June 19 Dry Fine to Ryders with mare Served</p>
<p>" 20 To Belwood with W. Clary re Trespass</p>
<p>" 22 Road work Mrs Stewart Came Rain</p>
<p>" 23 Finished Road work heavy rain</p>
<p>" 24 Cool showers all day Transplanting mangels</p>
<p>" 25 Cool A Took Mrs Stewart home Planted Cabbage</p>
<p>" 26 Laying upper floor in woodshed Cool</p>
<p>" 27 " " " John to Fergus with Thompsons Cattle</p>
<p>" 29 J. McClanaghan here Putting up eave Trough started Cutting odd corners of hay</p>
<p>" 30 Laying Floor Jno scuffling hot heavy rain at night</p>
<p>July 1 Finished Floor. started to thin Early Turnips</p>
<p>" 2 moved Bench from old House to shop. To Fergus</p>
<p>" 3 scuffling Hot Rain</p>
<p>" 4 Hot Grand growing weather</p>
<p>" 6 started to thin main crop of Turnips Hot Putting Green on Potatoes on Track</p>
<p>" 7 Thinning Turnips took in Hay</p>
<p>" 8 " " Hoeing Potatoes on Track</p>
<p>" 9 Finished thinning Turnips Hot 90 in shade New Beans C. to H. of I</p>
<p>" 10 Scuffling S. Beets John at Rennies To S. S. Pic Living Springs</p>
<p>" 11 warm mowing Lane. Jno at Rennies</p>
<p>" 13 Putting P. Green on Potatoes Fine (12th New Potatoes</p>
<p>" 14 Jno & I at Rennies. Some Rain Cold</p>
<p>" 15 Hoeing Potatoes & S. Beet Cold</p>
<p>" 16 Choreing moving To Belwood at night {Hot ? cut off}</p>
<p>" 17 With Team at D. Milnes Drawing in hay</p>
<p>" 18 moving straw To Fergus for Pig Feed {Rain?}</p>
<p>" 20 warm some Rain Thunder all Day A to Fergus {Chicken ?}</p>
<p>" 21 Cutting Hay. Rain at night warm</p>
<p>" 22 Heavy Rain last night Dull damp day</p>
<p>" 23-24 Mowing Coling Drawing Hay warm</p>
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<p>Octr 2 at Drain A to Fergus & To Marshalls</p>
<p>" 3 " " started Potatoes. warm</p>
<p>" 5 warm (6) Cooler at Potatoes Both days</p>
<p>" 7 Rainy To Fergus with Oats 29 Heavy Thunder at night Great Rainfall</p>
<p>" 8 Cool Clear with B to Dr. at S. Beets in afternoon</p>
<p>" 9 Cool finished Potatoes Good Crop over 200 Bush</p>
<p>" 10 S. Beets all up To Fergus with Chop Cool</p>
<p>" 11 (Sunday) Cool J. Burr and Maggie here</p>
<p>" 12 at Hastings threshing. John and A to Fergus Drawing wood for Jno Gerrie Great N. Lights</p>
<p>{sideways on right column} Compare with 22 Avg</p>
<p>" 13 warmer Clear started Drawing out manure</p>
<p>" 14 at manure very fine and warm</p>
<p>" 15 Moving A. Hanna fine. Thanksgiving Day</p>
<p>" 16 at manure still fine and warm</p>
<p>" 17 " " Thunder & Some Rain & Hail</p>
<p>" 18 (Sunday) Jno Milne & Mrs Linklater here Decidedly Cold. showers of snow first of season</p>
<p>" 19 Finished manure. 70 Loads 5 days A. & Isie to Fergus A stayed helping A Walker to Pack up</p>
<p>" 20 Choring Drawing wood Earth {&c}</p>
<p>" 21 To Fergus Re A Walkers moving started topping Turnips</p>
<p>" 22 Topping & Harrowing Turnips took up Carrotts & Cabbage</p>
<p>" 23 Drawing Turnips Fine Dry Cold wind Hail</p>
<p>" 24 " " very Hard Frost Ice all day in shade</p>
<p>" 25 (Sunday) Fine A. B. & Isie to see Lib</p>
<p>" 26 Snow Hard Frost to Guelph with J. Watson</p>
<p>" 27 frosty Forenoon at Turnips in afternoon</p>
<p>" 28 very fine at Turnips all day</p>
<p>" 29 Swedes all in 12 Loads in Pit</p>
<p>" 30 Turnips all in 62 L. Swedes 8 soft Grand Crop Warm Day Killing Pig for A Hanna</p>
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<p>Novr 1 (Sunday) J. Milne here & H. McDonald and wife</p>
<p>" 2 at Drain forenoon Plowing afternoon Jn & Mary</p>
<p>" " Picking apples at R. Blacks still warm</p>
<p>" 3 at Drain all day very fine for week now Killed Pig for Watson took 1/2 85 lbs</p>
<p>" 4 Plowing in forenoon Watson Threshing after {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 5 Colder Snow flurries W " finished threshing</p>
<p>" 6 Cold. Frosty. Plowing and spreading manure</p>
<p>" 7 Cold Fine Plowing</p>
<p>" 8 (Sunday) Jno Milne Brot {Brought} Isie Back Fine</p>
<p>" 9 To Fergus Re hogs took I to Dr</p>
<p>" 10 Jno at Watsons working at Drain B. Plowing</p>
<p>" 11 " " " " A Hanna here _*</p>
<p>" 12 Raw took hogs to Fergus @ 5cts av 209</p>
<p>" 13 Filling drains spreading manure Cold</p>
<p>" 14 Finished spreading manure. filling Drain in morning tied all Cattle in.John Taylor Funeral</p>
<p>" 16 Rain last night Freezing on trees. Rain to day Thunder Finished Plowing Pea & Mangold land</p>
<p>" 17 Milder. Plowing & scraping at house</p>
<p>" 18 Froze hard to Fergus & Belwood Seeing {Goodwill?} stormy {a..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 19 Stormy to Guelph with wheels but {Green?} would be as good</p>
<p>" 20 Fine putting up storm windows and door</p>
<p>" 21 Milder to Elora with sleigh Fine {slep...?}</p>
<p>" 23 Rennie threshing stormy all day {though?} Good sleighing John took Jno Milne and To M Deans Took to {t...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 24 Rennie finished Threshing Cold 5 Below at Burrs & McD.</p>
<p>" 25-26 D Milne & Bert threshing 10 Below</p>
<p>" 27 Rae & Hanna threshing Fine Mild to Fergus</p>
<p>" 28 Hanna threshing Snowing & Cold</p>
<p>" 30 " " Watsons Barn Burned very fine To Fergus & Belwood Grand sleighing</p>
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<p>Decr 1 to Broadfoots for Logs Broke sleigh Hanna finished threshing</p>
<p>" 2 B to Fergus with Logs got sleigh fixed</p>
<p>" 3 To Arthure R. Convention very fine milder</p>
<p>" 4 milder with Robt for logs B to Fergus</p>
<p>" 5 B with wood for Stewart A & B To Fergus at night</p>
<p>" 7 B. with 2 Loads of wood for Stewart 3 3/4 {Cd?} Milder</p>
<p>" 8 Thompsons Threshing Cold.Bs Sow away</p>
<p>" 9 B & I laid up with cold. Cold & Blustery</p>
<p>" 10 Milder tho Drifting. Hanging Crossing gate higher</p>
<p>" 11 Colder. stormiest day this season Zero</p>
<p>" 12 Heaviest fall of snow so far 14 inches then a shower of Rain A. B. & I to Fergus Chop</p>
<p>" 14-15 Snowing & Drifting Bad 3 below. Travis Late</p>
<p>" 16 Some Milder but drifting badly Roads opened</p>
<p>" 17 Fine Travelling Possible again</p>
<p>" 18 To Arthur to Reform Convention Thos Martin Choosen Roads heavy Broke it for a mile</p>
<p>" 19 Milder with Rain at night Then Drift</p>
<p>" 20 (Sunday) Lib & Miss Hood here stormy day very wild at night</p>
<p>" 21 stormy as usual and cold killed Pig 8 mos 230</p>
<p>" 22 Pretty fair day but Snowing</p>
<p>" 23 Clear and cold Drove to Guelph B at J.M.s Drawing Hay</p>
<p>" 24 Another heavy snowfall 6 in but mild</p>
<p>" 25 Cold & Blustring at Jas Milnes in afternoon</p>
<p>" 26 22 Below Zero to Fergus for John & Mary Didn't Come too Cold</p>
<p>" 27 (Sunday) milder up above Zero but very stormy</p>
<p>" 28 at Belwood to Nomination (Municipal) Acclamation Reeve Singer. Gow. Bailey Anderson Campbell Stewart Clear cold at night 15 Below</p>
<p>" 29 To Fergus with Cutter to shoe heavy Snowfall</p>
<p>{sideways on left side of page} Great scarcity of water no Fall Rains</p>
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<p>Decr 30 all the Folks to Fergus got Flour & Cutter</p>
<p>" 31 Cold. stormy Roads heavy Sow away The year Closes with more Snow over all than I have seen before I have seen more on Roads Fields Bare but have about 3 Ft over all has snowed more or less (Generally more) {each?} day since the 16th of Novr</p>
<p>{sideways in left column} in Rocklys Grey Go 107 in snowfall in December</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">1904</span></h2>
<p>Jany 1 Cold Snowing. A. Hanna and Family here</p>
<p>" 2 Colder 16 Below Snowing as usual Sow Home E {Wind?}</p>
<p>" 3 (Sunday) stormy 14 Below to Church Had Mr. {..? cut off} who gave a Grand discorse from John 8-7</p>
<p>" 4 Coldest since Feby 17th 1896 our Thermometer 34 Below. Some in Fergus made it 45 - {doubt?}</p>
<p>" 5 22 Below this morning and very Calm. 2 days now without Snow fall A & B to Fergus Potatoes for R. Stewart Colin Stewart here last</p>
<p>" 6 Milder to Fergus with Cutter Paid N. R.</p>
<p>" 7 " to Jas Retties sale B. with D.M. {Cattle?}</p>
<p>" 8 Fine B. to Belwood with tank</p>
<p>" 9 Bright & sunny B. at J. Milnes</p>
<p>" 11 mild misty A. & M. to Fergus went to J {Chapmans} at night</p>
<p>" 12 " Putting on Battens N. side of wood shed finest day of the season Culling Turnips</p>
<p>" 13 mild morning A. & B to Libs Snow at night</p>
<p>" 14 Colder and Drifting Badly Culling turnips</p>
<p>" 15 Fine B & I to Fergus</p>
<p>" 16 A. Hanna here Cleaning Wheat. B on Roads with A. Hanna very stormy</p>
<p>" 18 Cold Calm. 26 Below. B. to Marshalls then to A. Hannas at night</p>
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<p>July 25 Coling & Drawing in Hay windy & warm</p>
<p>" 27 Finished Cutting Hay Grand Day</p>
<p>" 28 Hay all in Kitchins Children came</p>
<p>" 29 Heavy rain through the night and this morning To Fergus Damp all day</p>
<p>" 31 started to Cut Barley</p>
<p>Aug 1 Barley all cut Hot A to Fergus with Potatoes</p>
<p>" 3 Sick Choring warm</p>
<p>" 4 very heavy rain last night and this morn (made gale etc</p>
<p>" 5 hoeing Turnips Cloudy & Cool</p>
<p>" 6 " " warmer Frost at night A. to Flewelling</p>
<p>" 7 Finished Cleaning Turnips Drawed in Barley</p>
<p>" 8 Drawing wood from swamp took wood to Stewart</p>
<p>" 10 Pulling Peas A. to Fergus Cool</p>
<p>" 11 To Fergus with Potatoes Cool to Belwood in morn</p>
<p>" 12 Pulling Peas Below Track</p>
<p>" 13 Geo Moon here. Cutting wheat & mixed Grain (Heavy Frost</p>
<p>" 14 shocking Pulling Peas finished above Track Cutting Sheffiled St Oats 113 Days from sowing</p>
<p>" 15 Drawing in wheat & mixed warm dry</p>
<p>" 17 To Fergus Bot Binder Massey Harris From R. {Beatty?}</p>
<p>" 18 Drawing in Peas went for Binder Cool night</p>
<p>" 19 Finished Drawing wheat & mixed Grain</p>
<p>" 20 Cutting white Russian oats. 118 days from Sowing</p>
<p>" 21 Raging stubble. Cutting oats. A. To Fergus to see R Brown Peas all in very high wind for Two days</p>
<p>" 22 Great display of Northern Lights last night still a high wind but no rain</p>
<p>" 24 Drawing in windy yet</p>
<p>" 25 Thompsons Threshing Cloudy</p>
<p>" 26 Rennie Threshing A to Guelph with Isie</p>
<p>" 27 Watson threshing Cutting in afternoon</p>
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<p>August 28 Cutting till noon rain all afternoon</p>
<p>" 29 wet all day to Fergus in afternoon with {w..? cut off} for Stewart. Getting {fisanges? for Cistern Pump</p>
<p>" 30 (Sunday) wet all day warm</p>
<p>" 31 damp day. Putting in pump in Cistern</p>
<p>Septr 1 A and John to Belwood. Cutting in afternoon</p>
<p>" 2 Finished Cutting Bert Milne Threshing in afternoon</p>
<p>" 3 -4 Drawing in Oats warm</p>
<p>" 5 Finished drawing in. B. went to Ex Toronto</p>
<p>" 7 To Mrs. E Flewellings Funreal {Funeral} Heavy Rain</p>
<p>" 8 still raining. A. & {Jr?} to Belwood</p>
<p>" 9 Plowing out drain. Plowing Pea land < u>very hot</p>
<p>" 10 A. Raes threshing heavy rain</p>
<p>" 11 Putting up scaffold digging drain A. to Fergus</p>
<p>" 12 Helping Rennie to finish Harvest hot</p>
<p>" 14 Rainy warm. To A. Moirs</p>
<p>" 15 very warm Heavy rain & Thunder Isie {..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 16 Digging drain. Hot. Rain Thunder</p>
<p>" 17 Heavy Rain all day. B. To Orillia Lacrosse Motel</p>
<p>" 18 Plowing Rain and Hail</p>
<p>" 19 " Watson Threshing Buckwheat in {afternoon?}</p>
<p>" 21 Threshing Good Turn out and fine day</p>
<p>" 22 Jas Milne Threshing this fore noon and yesterday afternoon D. Milne this afternoon < u>warm</p>
<p>" 23 at Geo Moons High wind Colder & {some?}</p>
<p>" 24 Cold to Fergus with Chop 1st day fall</p>
<p>" 25 Plowing Childre to Show at Fergus</p>
<p>" 26 warm Took up Potatoes on Track A. & Jno to Fergus</p>
<p>" 28 < u>very Cold showers of Hail. To Fullers for tile working at Drain</p>
<p>" 29-30 Warmer Digging Drain and laying tile</p>
<p>Octr 1 Drain. Rain. Thunder. Choring. Warm</p>
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<p>Jany 19 stormy Cold 16 Below machine Broke at Marshalls milder at night</p>
<p>" 20 Marshall Finished threshing Thaw Plowed snow on Gravel Road From 2nd to 4th line</p>
<p>" 21 Blowing rough Fanning Oats</p>
<p>" 22 Heavy fall of snow & Hail last night Thaw with Rain to day helped A. Hanna to kill a Pig A. To < u>Mrs. r. Black Dance at Wrights No Train on C.P.R. all day stuck at R. Blacks Crossing first day off {of} this winter</p>
<p>" 23 Cleaning oats A & B To Fergus Mild</p>
<p>" 24 (Sunday) 12 Below and very stormy</p>
<p>" 25 Cold stormy B Shovelling on Track</p>
<p>" 26 One of the worst storms of the Season from the East {Bot?} D M</p>
<p>" 27 Cold Cleaning Grain to Fergus with R. Thompson</p>
<p>" 28 B at D. Ms shovelling snow of {off} Roof A & I to Fergus < u>B & A To Belwood in evening 20 Below zero</p>
<p>" 29 20 Below Calm to F.B. Andersons with H McDonald B with Turnips</p>
<p>" 30 12 Below at auditing B with Turnips to Fergus</p>
<p>" 31 (Sunday) Snowing heavy only 3 days without snow During the month</p>
<p>Feby 1 Stormy Train stuck B & I to Belwood Re audit 20 Below</p>
<p>" 2 To Fergus in Forenoon. Snowing heavily & Blowing</p>
<p>" 3 stormy & cold. B. away with Train shovelling</p>
<p>" 4 " " Colder " " shovelling in cuts widening</p>
<p>" 5 Milder To Fergus got Flour & oatmeal</p>
<p>" 6 Thaw raining Plowing Roads. Mary Burns Funreal {Funeral}</p>
<p>" 7 (Sunday) rain till 3 oclock then Frost & wind</p>
<p>" 8 22 Below Zero a fall fo 58 Deg Since yesterday</p>
<p>B. Down with 2 loads of Turnips Roads good</p>
<p>" 9 B. to Guelph to Horse sale. Clear. Calm. Cold 22 Bel</p>
<p>" 10 28 Below Clear & Calm A. Moir & Herb Stewart here</p>
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<p>Feby 11 18 Below Clear & Calm A to Burrs</p>
<p>" 12 15 " To Fergus with Gerries oats & Stewarts</p>
<p>" 13 14 " Some Drifting H Burns Funreal {Funeral} to Elora</p>
<p>" 14 Stormy in afternoon very Rough (Sunday)</p>
<p>" 15 very stormy. 18 Below at night Train {s...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 16 26 Below & very windy making it the Coldest yet. Train Left Elora in the morning and {g..?} 4th Line at night: Train men had supper here Drove 4 Passengers to Belwood</p>
<p>" 17 Train men had Breakfast and Dinner Clear and Calm 22 Below Line opened</p>
<p>" 18 14 Below some snow. Insurance meeting</p>
<p>" 19 8 Below. Sunny. P. McBains Funreal {Funeral}</p>
<p>" 20 16 Below very fine day milder at night took Potatoes to Morrow</p>
<p>" 21 (Sunday) Thaw Rain Mild night</p>
<p>" 22 very stormy zero. T. Boyles Sale</p>
<p>" 23 10 Below fairly Good day. Miss Allans {funeral?}</p>
<p>" 24 14 Cold and drifting A spell of the wore {a..? cut off} of the season at night</p>
<p>" 25 16 Below R.R. Blocked no train all day B to Fergus for chop &</p>
<p>" 26 16 " got milder. B. Locos opened the {R...? cut off} to Wm Browns and the snow Plow and one Loco got of {off} Track</p>
<p>" 27 Quite mild Weighed Cattle R.R. men got Loco A Plow on again</p>
<p>" 28 Thaw Thunder storm this morning Ran {men?} all day R.R. opened to Elora. B worked on Track from 7 on Friday morning till this</p>
<p>" 29 milder But the biggest drift of the winter no train Left Elora and another Engine stalled at Line. Thunder & Lightning at night the first time I knowed of it in a snow storm</p>
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<p>March 1 Mild stormy forenoon to Belwood got tank</p>
<p>" 2 Finest day of the winter thawing and a thunder storm and heavy rain at night. A bee shovelling Snow on R.R. John Clarks sale</p>
<p>" 3 Rain in morning then snow and wild drift</p>
<p>" 4 6 below Calm to Fergus. 60 men shovelling Track at Fergus</p>
<p>" 5 Milder Crowd still shovelling snow Plow no use because of Ice along the Rails</p>
<p>" 6 (Sunday) slight thaw shovellors working 150</p>
<p>" 7 Thaw to Belwood to Council meeting Re Audit. shovellers working</p>
<p>" 8 Fine. Track opened to near Orton from Elora 115 men working. shovelling in forenoon To Flewelling for oats in afternoon</p>
<p>" 9 Track opened to near Hillburgh B and Jno walked Home from Orton</p>
<p>" 10 Raw and stormy B moving John Clark at Jacob Reids Sale E storm</p>
<p>" 11 Quiet Somewhat Raw</p>
<p>" 12 Jno Chapmans sale Clear with cold wind R.R. opened to Cataract</p>
<p>" 13 (Sunday) very fine Train with Plow Came through</p>
<p>" 14 Cold & Raw East storm in afternoon First Regular train since Feby 24th. 2 Locos stopt 19 days</p>
<p>" 15 Fair Milder B on Track again. Trains running regular</p>
<p>" 16 Fine Clear and cold A to Fergus in Forenoon To Jas Milnes in afternoon Mary came home from Elora</p>
<p>" 17 very Fine Helping R. Thompson to take lambs to Fergus took Stewarts sleigh down</p>
<p>" 18 Heavy fall of snow last night Train stuck mild</p>
<p>" 19 Snow Mist Rain Dirty day had Trainmen for supper Windy night Sold steer to Hastings</p>
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<p>March 20 (Sunday) Train men all night and for Breakfast got to Orton mild & Clear</p>
<p>" 21 Took steer to Hastings Chilly E wind</p>
<p>" 22 Thunderstorm Rain Murphys sale</p>
<p>" 23 very fine Sunny. snow melting shovellers home from Cataract first Reg {Regular} Train since 17th A. To Fergus</p>
<p>" 24 Robins E. wind but thawing R Black and Mrs here</p>
<p>" 25 First night with out frost. rain and heavy mist all B. & M not well Snow Rotten Roads Bad</p>
<p>" 26 Freezing & Drifting Connelys Sale Bot {Pa...? cut off} Ewes $8.00 each 10 mos Roads not Possible for team</p>
<p>" 27 (Sunday) Froze hard Crust Carrying again</p>
<p>" 29 Milder drifting B. to Fergus for Flour with Cutter</p>
<p>" 30 Fine mild day. B. to Fergus for chop with a {Ha..? cut off} Light sleigh then to Belwood Sleigh rep Laid grip</p>
<p>" 31 Cold raw misty day No Frost 7 No Roads</p>
<p>April 1 Thunder Rain Mist River Partly Broke up B. to Belwood on Track. Bot {Bought} E1/2 8 & 9 Con 4 from Watson. See Book top Left Bureau Drawer</p>
<p>" 2 Snow still going fast</p>
<p>" 4 Frost again B. to G Kyles Re Horse</p>
<p>" 5 To Fergus Re Watson Place. Milder Got {Horse?} from Kyle @ 8 {mor?} Ice went off Fergus {D..? cut off} Drawing in Turnips from Pit good {sh..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 6 To Guelph thawing slowly</p>
<p>" 7 Snow going Fast</p>
<p>" 8 Rain all afternoon B. Bot Horse from {B..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 9 Thunder. Rain. Hail. B To Fergus all {..?}</p>
<p>" 10 (Sunday) The river at High water mark {H...?} By Bridge somewhat</p>
<p>" 11 Thaw over for a time Frosty. A. to Fergus</p>
<p>" 12 Snowy disagreeable day</p>
<p>" 13 Cold getting oats from Bert Milne A to Fergus</p>
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<p>April 14 Frosty drawing wood from Swamp</p>
<p>" 15 Martha Dix Funreal heavy snow storm</p>
<p>" 16 Pretty good sleighing again A & B. to Fergus with sleigh got Grass Seed</p>
<p>" 17 (Sunday) Snow still lying. A & M. to Church with Cutter Great Frost</p>
<p>" 18 B. to Fergus with sleigh Getting Harrows fixed & Bot Riding Plow and Waggon from A Cameron Snow going Rapidly</p>
<p>" 19 Snowing and high wind Hard frost Lib and Miss Hood here with the Cutter</p>
<p>" 20 Took Cattle to Belwood (Pair 68: 50) A took up sleigh. A & B. to Fergus in afternoon with sleigh Re Watson Business</p>
<p>" 21 Cold north Wind A to Fergus</p>
<p>" 22 A to Fergus the first time with wheels. Mary went to A. Moirs Sarah being sick. Frogs {Crying?}</p>
<p>" 23 Started to Plow at last Land in good shape</p>
<p>{sideways in right side of page} Bad with Grippe all the month of April</p>
<p>{sideways in left side of page at top half} The End of the Longest Coldest Winter with the Deepest Snow that I have known in 45 years. Sleighing from Nov 18th to April 20th</p>
<p>" 24 (Sunday) a heavy warm Rain all day Taking away the snow fast. Sarah Moir died and Mary Came home & A went down</p>
<p>" 25 Fine Plowing Picking stones. young pigs B. Milne Sowing oats</p>
<p>" 26 E. Wind But fine and dring fast</p>
<p>" 27 To Sarah Moirs Funreal {Funeral} fine But Blustering E wind. Watsons moved. B. with load & chop</p>
<p>" 28 Cold raw E wind Plowing sod</p>
<p>" 29 slight showers. Sowing W oats A. & John to Fergus and Nichol for mare</p>
<p>" 30 warm showers. Sowing W Oats. B. to Belwood at night Re Harness A to see Jno Marshall Swallows</p>
<p>May 1 Warm. Jessie McBain Died A over there at night</p>
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<p>May 2 Warm sowing oats & Plowing To Fergus {with?} H. Pritchard</p>
<p>" 3 very Warm. Jessie McBains Funreal {Funeral} Finished Sowing Field No 12. Bot Mower F. & W.</p>
<p>" 4 Sowed oats in spring field. To a Mowers sale Picking stones warm</p>
<p>" 5 Warm. To Fergus Concerning Lots 8 & 9 Settled</p>
<p>" 6 Harrowing & Sowing mixed Grain on last yrs Root land 5 Great Growth and warm</p>
<p>" 7 Warm B to Belwood Plowing</p>
<p>" 8 (Sunday) Warm Some Rain & Thunder</p>
<p>" 9 Cooler Two Teams Plowing</p>
<p>" 10 Frost. Quite Cool. Thunder & some Rain Plowing</p>
<p>" 11 Hard Frost A to Fergus. Sowing Barley & Mixed Grain 13. Plowing. Cool day</p>
<p>" 12 Warmer. Both Plows going B. & M. to Watsons at night</p>
<p>" 13 Cool and damp. Plowing</p>
<p>" 14 Plowing Harrowing Cool Rainy Mary & I to Fergus</p>
<p>" 16 Cool flakes of Snow Sowing 15 Mrs Wilsons Funeral</p>
<p>" 17 heavy Frost then warmer Harrowing Picking stones</p>
<p>" 18 Cool & damp. heavy rain in afternoon</p>
<p>" 19 Heavy rain last night. To Fergus Cool</p>
<p>" 20 Bert Milne & Jno Black here Plowing {S...? cut off} Wild Plums in Bloom. Trees in Leaf</p>
<p>" 21 Warm. R. Thompson here Plowing Sowing and Harrowing No 4 Pretty wet Cattle {out?}</p>
<p>" 22 (Sunday) Showery Thunder J Burr here</p>
<p>" 23 Mizzling all day but warm. J. Tindale {...? cut off} 8 Cattle to Pasture. Fixing fence & Plowing 8 {Pla..? above?}</p>
<p>" 24 Finished Plowing Sowing & Harrowing 4 very</p>
<p>" 25 very hot Plowing in 8. Fixing Fence</p>
<p>" 26 Warm Thunder 2 heavy showers Plowing in</p>
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<p>May 26 (Con) A. Hanna here stretching wire River high yet Ground wet Foal</p>
<p>" 27 Cool Finished Plowing For Crop Foal died</p>
<p>" 28 Finished seeding & wire accross River Filling up 28 Bags Potatoes very fine day</p>
<p>" 30 Cloudy but fine. B. to Arthur with 27 bgs Potatoes @ $1.00 Finished draining in 3 (started last Fall) Plowing & Harrowing in 7. Mr. Brennan Brot. Colt here to Pasture</p>
<p>" 31 started Plowing in 13. Finished in 3. To Fergus Cold rainy afternoon showers of Snow at night</p>
<p>June 1 damp. Drizly. Plowing in 13 P. Clark Brot horse</p>
<p>" 2 Rainy all day Cutting Potatoes</p>
<p>" 3 B. to Fergus with Chop. Plowing in 13 warm</p>
<p>" 4 Harrowing Turnip land (3) fixing line Fence in afternoon (Hastings) A. Moir Brot 7 Cattle</p>
<p>" 5 (Sunday) Warm Fine Gows Brot 3 Horses A to Dr.</p>
<p>" 6 Plowing for roots in 3 Some rain at night</p>
<p>" 7 To Fergus Got Turnip seed drilling for Beets. Rain at night</p>
<p>" 8 To Belwood re Board of Health. Wet Day</p>
<p>" 9 Dry. Plowing in 7 Sowing Sugar Beets. Carrotts and Beans. Cool at night A Bad with {I?} Rheumitism</p>
<p>" 10 Planted Potatoes in 3 Sowed Turnips in 3 washed sheep. Gow Brot Colt to Pasture Dry Cool and windy</p>
<p>" 11 hot to Fergus & Elora. B. Discing in 13 John Plowing in 7</p>
<p>" 13 Fine Plowing in Finished in 7 Plowing on Track for corn Mrs. Gerrie here</p>
<p>" 14 To Belwood Bot Truck Rain Cutting Potatoes took Truck home</p>
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<p>June 15 Drawing manure on 7. 24 Loads of Potatoes Sow away</p>
<p>" 16 spreading " " " Discing. Plowing in manure A and Mary to A Moirs warm</p>
<p>" 17 Covering manure Harrowing Finished Discing Clipped sheep. Planted corn. Marking {P..? for..?cut off}</p>
<p>" 18 Planted 40 Pails Potatoes in 7. A to Dr hot</p>
<p>" 20 B. Plowing in 3 Jno Harrowing in 13 Thunder & {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 21 Warm heavy Rain in forenoon Thunder and Rain in afternoon. Picking stones an {and} drilling</p>
<p>" 22 Fine Drawing manure on 13. Finished sowing swedes {F...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 23 Fine Cool. Finished drawing manure to 13 - 47 Loads</p>
<p>" 24 Fine But Windy spreading & Plowing in manure</p>
<p>" 25 Warmest day yet. slight rain in morning {fen..? cut off} spreading & Plowing in manure in 13 for Turnips</p>
<p>" 27 Cooler harrowing in 13 Plowing in 3 for Turnips</p>
<p>" 28 Cool Dry finished Plowing in 3 drilling and {sowing?} in 13</p>
<p>" 29 Finished sowing swedes (13) started Road work Drilling and sowing Greystone 3 Rain & {thunder? cut off}</p>
<p>" 30 Drilling for Greyston. Roadwork at R. J. {Riddle?} Funreal {Funeral} Heavy Thunderstorm Rain and {hor..? cut off} to Fergus with Chop</p>
<p>July 1 Roadwork. Rain more or less all day Cool</p>
<p>" 2 B to Fergus for new mower at Roadwork Sowing Turnips (Greystone) latest sowing I ever {...? cut off} {asent?} Liz From Toronto. Cool night</p>
<p>" 3 (Sunday) Dry. very Cool. Lib & Fred here</p>
<p>" 4 Roadwork forenoon. Drawing wood. Thunder Heaviest of the {Season?}</p>
<p>" 5 Fair warm. Bessie set up mower. Fixing Fence & {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 6 very heavy rain last night & all Forenoon heavy at night. Finished culvert. A. to Alex {M..?} started t thin Turnips Planted Cabbage Fixed Cistern</p>
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<p>July 7 Picking up Rails & choreing in Forenoon Scuffling and thinning Turnips after Fair warm</p>
<p>" 8 Finished thinning First Sown Swedes & S. Beets in 3 also 1st scuffling Choring Fair & Cool</p>
<p>" 9 started to drwa manure for rape in 7 Heavy Rain and thunder. Warm.</p>
<p>" 11 Warm. Fair. Drawing manure</p>
<p>" 12 Heavy Rain and thunderstorm this morning Choreing & mowing on Belwood Road Putting Green on Potatoes on track Cooler at night</p>
<p>" 13 Warm. Fair. Drawing manure for Rape 7</p>
<p>" 14 " " Finished manure 83 Loads making so far 154 Loads B. to Beloved in Evening</p>
<p>" 15 spreading & Plowing in manure in 7 A & B to Fergus</p>
<p>" 16 still Dry spreading " " Plowing</p>
<p>" 18 very hot. Plowing spreading digging & drawing stones in 7 A went to Elora scuffling Potatoes</p>
<p>' 19 Finished manure & stones started Harrowing in 7</p>
<p>" 20 Hot Dry Drilling & Sowing Rape in 7 scuffling in 13</p>
<p>" 21 " " Finished Sowing Rape</p>
<p>{sideways in left column} Rainfall for July was 2.04 above the average of 63 yrs</p>
<p>" 22 To Elora. For Lumber for Hay Rack rain at night</p>
<p>" 23 Rainy Forenoon making Hay Rack to Fergus and then to Belwood to magistrate court Cool</p>
<p>" 24 (Sunday) Rain at night South of us a Flood</p>
<p>" 25 To Guelph B to Fergus for Pig Feed and shoeing Dry</p>
<p>" 26 Hot Putting Green on Potatoes in 3 Mowing Raking and Coling rain through the night</p>
<p>" 27 Rain in morning Finished Rack Raking Coling Heavy thunder and rain at night</p>
<p>" 28 Land very wet. but no rain to day to Rennie Re {sow?} Thinning Swedes in 13</p>
<p>" 29 Dry N. & J. Warmington Here thinning Turnips and {..?}</p>
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<p>Turning Coles and drawing in to Fergus for Fork and Trip Rope to Belwood for {li..? cut off}</p>
<p>July 30 Leslie Hanna & Alex here thinning & Drawing Harry Williams Came</p>
<p>Aug 1 very fine Finished Thinning Swedes Putting Green on Potatoes in 7 Finished cutting 8 Drawing and Coling</p>
<p>" 2 Finished Drawing in 8 Cutting 12 all started 13 & 14 Hoed Potatoes in 7. Some rain. Cloudy bad hay day</p>
<p>" 3 Dry warm Thinning White Turnips and scuffling 12 all Colded up Cutting and coling in 14</p>
<p>" 4 Hot dry. Thinning Greystone Hoeing sugar Beets Cutting & Coling in 13 & 14</p>
<p>" 5 slight rain in morning Drawing & stacking & {...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 6 Dry High wind Cutting & Coling in 14 all {up..?</p>
<p>" 7 (Sunday) warm dry forenoon in the afternoon heavy Rain Hail. Thunder Lightning struck Burned. A. Browns Barn</p>
<p>" 8 Cutting & coling in 13 dry and Cool Finished</p>
<p>" 9 Frost Cool dry Drawing to stack Finished Coling</p>
<p>" 10 Thunderstorm 10 oclock then slight rain all Took in 4 Loads of Hay in morning G. Milne & {...?} White here. At A. Moirs Wedding</p>
<p>" 11 Drizzling morning Clearing at noon Plowing Summer Fallow. S.S. Pic Nic at our school Edna {...? cut off} here from Orrillia</p>
<p>" 12 hot Turning out Coles and drawing hay</p>
<p>" 13 Heavy thunderstorm rain all forenoon To Fergus {..? cut off} Hay for Besse 4 storms in afternoon M. took James</p>
<p>" 15 Turning out and drawing hay. J. {Martins?} & R. Thompson rain at night</p>
<p>" 16 Rainy all day. To Fergus Re B Truck Pig feed took {..?} to Dr. To Belwood Re Hay Press</p>
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<p>Aug 17 Dry Cool. Finished Haying the latest we ever were</p>
<p>" 18 Fine Cool. at Turnips Edna to Guelph</p>
<p>" 19 Dull all day. Scuffling finished thinning Swedes Rain</p>
<p>" 20 Rain all night Rainy to day. Country in Flood to Fergus for Binder Truck (R Brown)</p>
<p>" 21 (Sunday very fine Jno Black here</p>
<p>" 22 Another Heavy Rain. Getting up threshing wood</p>
<p>" 23 started Cutting Barley scuffling in 13</p>
<p>" 24 Cutting S. Standard & Ligowa oats scuffling Rape 7</p>
<p>{sideways in right column} P. Clark took {....?}</p>
<p>" 25 " oats in 15. Rain and thunder at noon Hay Press Came mad {made} 40 Bales. High wind at night</p>
<p>" 26 Finished Pressing Hay 230 Bales = Total 17.840 Tons @ 4.50 Cool and Clear Drawing Hay to Belwood</p>
<p>{sideways in right column} Gow took away 2 Colts</p>
<p>" 27 Clear and warmer Drawing Hay to Belwood 6 Loads</p>
<p>" 29 Clear & warm. Drawing in Barley S.S. & Ligowa oats Culling in 15. Finished drawing hay to Belwood</p>
<p>" 30 Clear. warm Finished Cutting 15</p>
<p>" 31 Cloudy " Cut and stooked 10</p>
<p>{sideways in left column} Rainfall for August 4.80 / smallest 1876 = a few drops average of 63 yrs 2.77 Highest 1878 = 7.09</p>
<p>Septr 1 Rain Last night. Cloudy and damp all day Scuffling in 7 B to Fergus for Pig feed & B. Truck D. Milne Threshing in afternoon</p>
<p>" 2 Rain and misty morning. Rennie Threshing in forenoon. Thompsons in afternoon. Cutting in 11 Bad storm of Rain and wind with fierce Thunder and Lightning at night</p>
<p>" 3 Dry. Cutting in 11. Jas Tindale took cattle away</p>
<p>" 5 Fair and cool. Rain last night. Cutting in 11</p>
<p>" 6 very fine. Warm finished Cutting 11. Cutting in 14</p>
<p>" 7 Drawing in from 15. Rain and thunder</p>
<p>" 8 To Fergus with oat. Chop finished Cutting 14 started 8. Cloudy and Cool</p>
<p>" 9 Finished Drawing in 15. Cutting in 5</p>
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<p>Septr 10 misty Damp Forenoon finished Cutting 5 started in 4</p>
<p>" 12 Rain last night A & B to Fergus & Re {then?} finished 4 started in spring field</p>
<p>" 13 Dry and wiindy. Finished Cutting a very {tangled?} Crop only 2 fields cut round had two {Binges?} Last 4 days</p>
<p>" 14 intended to thresh stooks at lower Place {....? cut off} from 7 till 2 threshed 3 hours at home fair turn out</p>
<p>" 15 To Fergus with Hog Chop Drawing wood Broke {w..? cut off} Jas White threshing in Fornoon</p>
<p>" 16 Dry and very Windy all in at Home</p>
<p>" 17 Threshing on lower Place from the stook. all {threshed?} Fine day oats light owing to rust</p>
<p>" 19 Grand day. Jas Milne threshing in forenoon A. {Watson?} in afternoon Started Plowing lots of odd jobs {a...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 20 Cutting and driving posts for wire fence. Thunder & Rain</p>
<p>" 21 very hard Frost Showers of Snow A Hanna here Put 307 yds wire fence (3 wires) started drawing manure spring field</p>
<p>" 22 Frost again Drawing manure 2 waggons 1 team B. Plowing in 11 Cut his leg</p>
<p>" 23 Fine Drawing manure B. finished his {Field?}</p>
<p>" 24 Rainy morning to Fergus heaviest rain of Season at night worse north Rivers like {sp..? cut off} Flood leaving land very wet</p>
<p>" 26 Finished drawing manure 82 Loads warm</p>
<p>" 27 Spreading and Plowing in manure to Jno Rutherford</p>
<p>" 28 Taking up Potatoes in 3 Plowing</p>
<p>" 29 Rain in Forenoon Spreading manure. Plowing Drawing rails in afternoon {..?}</p>
<p>" 30 Potatoes all up in 3 worst Crop we ever {had?} Manure all Plowed in in spring Field High {...? cut off}</p>
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<p>Octr 1 very high wind taking up Potatoes in 7 started Plowing in 10 A Moir and wife here took Cattle away</p>
<p>" 3 Clearing line for Fence (Hastings Line B. to Fergus with Oats 31 cts. Plowing. Cool</p>
<p>" 4 To Belwood Re Judges Court on voters list slight Rain at Potatoes. Plowing in 10. saw Goodale got $78:40 for Hay</p>
<p>" 5 To Fergus with Chop (Hogs) Rain Finishing 10 started 4 Cold at nigh</p>
<p>" 6 Frost at Potatoes. B. & Jno Plowing in 4</p>
<p>" 7 very Hard Frost. Potatoes all up better crop in 7 Plowing</p>
<p>" 8 Finished Plowing in 4 started in 14 young Pigs Thunder and rain Warmer</p>
<p>" 9 (Sunday) Fine rain all day. Heavy rain at night</p>
<p>" 10 Plowing in 14 showers all day very heavy at nigh Thunder</p>
<p>" 11 Fair at A Browns Raising</p>
<p>" 12 Rain again all day to Fergus with B. & M. Got Bags</p>
<p>" 13 started sod in 14. To a. Browns Raising Finished Fine</p>
<p>" 14 very fine Belwood show. Plowing sod</p>
<p>" 15 " warm Hannas threshing Drawing manure to 11</p>
<p>" 17 Fine warm Drawing manure 38 Loads</p>
<p>" 18 " " " " To Fergus with Chop. Hogs</p>
<p>" 19 " very warm. Finished manure. 108 Loads making a total of 344 Loads for the season</p>
<p>" 20 Cooler Cloudy B. to Erin show. Jno Plowing Kyle Brot Lambs</p>
<p>" 21 Rainy one heavy shower with thunder Black Kyle & Shortread Brot 81 cattle</p>
<p>" 22 Topping Turnips to Fergus getting shelvings Ironed showery Cold</p>
<p>" 24 Took up Cabbage & carrotts Harrowing Turnips</p>
<p>" 25 fine Drawing Turnips from 3 24 Loads</p>
<p>" 26 Swedes all in from 3 Fine. A. & Mary to Fergus</p>
<p>" 27 Topping and Harrowing Turnips in 13 over</p>
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<p>October 27 (Cow) Hard Frost To nomination at Arthure Wm Kitchen and wife here</p>
<p>" 28 Fine Dry Pulling a Drawing Turnips to Pit A Took Kitcheners to Fergus B. K & S took 34 {C...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 29 still Fine Pulling and Drawing Turnips in 13</p>
<p>" 31 " " " " " "</p>
<p>Novermber 1 Frosty fine. To Fergus Re Perrin Plow note Pulling and Drawing Turnips Finished</p>
<p>" 2 Fencing Turnip Pit A went to Orrillia To Deans & Fergus Re Election started Greystones</p>
<p>" 3 very fine and warm. Polling Day at living D.R.O. Finished Turnips</p>
<p>" 4 still fine tho misty. B to Fergus with Chop A Came Back from Orillia Black cattle all ?</p>
<p>" 5 Cold Raw snowing spreading manure and {Plowing?} in 11.</p>
<p>" 7 very hard Frost. B. K. & Lambs away Plowing and spreading manure. Frost {Right?} on all {da..? cut off}</p>
<p>" 8 Plowiing & spreading manure. Clear. Cold. Saw new moon at 31 hrs old Earliest I ever saw it</p>
<p>" 9 Clear Frosty Plowing stopt by Frost To a.M shingling. B. Covering Turnip Pit</p>
<p>" 10 still Clear and Frosty Getting away wire at river and Deepening ditch in 8</p>
<p>" 11 Sunny. Frosty. Making Coop B & Jno Ditch</p>
<p>" 12 very Frosty. finished coop to Fergus Getting Billy Got Ram and put with Ewes</p>
<p>" 13 (Sunday) Fred and Lib here and Mrs Boyce {Cl...? cut off}</p>
<p>" 14 To Fergus with chickens Picking Geese to Belwood</p>
<p>" 15 Fine Clear to Belwood with Geese 8 cts then to House of Industry to see Charlie who {w..?} sick</p>
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<p>Novr 16 Fine Clear Charlie Died last night To Fergus Re Funreal {Funeral}</p>
<p>" 17 Cold Clear Thanksgiving Day Charlies Funreal {Funeral} Buried in the Plot known as Murchisonns</p>
<p>" 18 Jas Milne's threshing. Mild showers</p>
<p>" 19 Bert Milne threshing. Helping A. Hanna kill Pigs</p>
<p>" 21 Thaw Plowing went to Elora Re Convention</p>
<p>" 22 Mild To Fergus Bot 28 Cattle went to Toronto to Convention</p>
<p>" 23 Byron to Fergus with Chop Plowing</p>
<p>" 24 Came Back From Toronto Convention Plowiing with Both Rigs</p>
<p>" 25 Plowing sod. Frosty. Rennie and Marshall Threshing Willie Black here</p>
<p>" 26 Hard Frost Rennie and Marshall threshing W. Black at Rennies</p>
<p>" 28 Great Frost. Rae threshing covering Root House at Low Place 6 Below Zero</p>
<p>" 29 Choring at Lower Place working at Building</p>
<p>" 30 Drew 2 load of Turnips to Fergus Cold Snowing</p>
<p>Decr 1 Took 8 Hogs to Fergus 7 mos 5 Day old av 216 @ 4.65. To meeting in Belwood. Electing Delegats to Convention on 5th Hard Frost</p>
<p>" 2 very Cold Drawing Turnips. Moving A. Hanna</p>
<p>" 3 ' ' Clear " " Working at Building A. To Fergus to Church</p>
<p>" 5 stormy Reform Convention in Fergus J M Gibson Choosen D. Milne threshing</p>
<p>" 6 Cold Fine Finished threshing Forenoon</p>
<p>" 7 To A. Whites & Thompsons threshing B. to Guelph To Fat stock show.</p>
<p>" 8 very Drifty and Cold</p>
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1884-1914
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Forbes Moir Diary & Transcription, 1884-1904
Forbes Moir Diary & Transcription, 1904-1914
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<p>Decr 9 Thompsons finished threshing Jas White threshing very Cold " 10 Jas. White finished threshing. Drawing hay from Lower Place still cold " 11 (Sunday) B. & Mary to Libs Stormy but no sleighing " 12 Stormy all day Putting away Implements. A {Agnes} to Fergus with Cutter " 13 Hastings Threshing Stormy Drawing wood " 14 " " 2 hands. Sold 5 Cattle to Geo. Burr @ 8 1/2 " 15 Took Burrs 5 Cattle to Fergus wt 4880 " 16 to Fergus with chop 7 Bags took straw to C Kleiner " 17 To Guelph with Cutter Poor Slipping. Cold & Fine " 19 To Fergus County Council nomination Snowing 10 Below " 20 Jas Smeltzers Sale. heavy snowfall. good sleighing " 21 B. & Jas. to Belwood. Got Rubbers. To A. Hannas at night cold " 22 Milder Drawing up Hay A {Agnes} to Fergus killing Pigs at Rennies and D. Milnes " 23 Thaw Sleighing gone. Working at Building Calf (Felker) " 24 B. To Fergus with chop. Cold. B. & Mary down at night " 25 (Sunday) B. and A to Church. storm from the East " 26 Raw misty Byron struk {struck} by the Train on 4th line Crossing and had his Leg Broken Badly. Removed to the Alexindria {Alexandria?} Hospital where it was ampluated {amputated} above the knee that night and he Seemed to be doing well. A {Agnes} stayed all night " 27 Rain which froze as it fell making very slippery roads went to Hospital when he seemed still well Came home in afternoon But was Called Back at night he being worse " 28 Byron Died in the Hospital this morning at 1 Oclock Kaye {& ..? cut off} in Hospital all night and was Driven up in the morning By Jas Russell. Jas Thompson Beat the Body up {that?} night Cold stormy and Roads very Icy " 29 the most dangerous Roads I ever saw still Cold with Some Snow " 30 Still Raw Cold and slippery Byrons Companions Brot {Brought} wreath :Gates Ajar: " 31 milder Byron's Funreal {Funeral} Large attendance Considering the roads Since at the House & Belsyde Cemetry {Cemetery} By J. B. Mullan all Neighbors have been very helpful and sympathetic but the Sudden Breavement {Bereavement} is hard</p>
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<p>Jany 1 (Sunday) a sad lonely day. fairly mild. took Lizzie and Jessie down to Fergus " 2 Cold and roads still slippery took Edna and Hary {Harry} to Train " A. {Agnes} and I went to Fergus got Big Black Horse {sharpened?} " 4-5-6. Cold. some sno {snow} from East laid up with Cold " 7 A. {Agnes} to Fergus Re Kyles note Aunt {Isie?} and Bell came up " 8 Cold and stormy to Church. Cutters and sleighs again " 9 very stormy and drifts Piling up fast " 10 " " Cold and Con Roads in some places filled up " 11 stormy A. {Agnes} to Fergus Oswald Stewart Came " 12 Cleaning Grain. To Barnetts with Sow Mrs {Mason?} here " 13 Milder Wm Browns Funreal {Funeral} " 14 Clear Cold Seeing A. White & D Johnston then to Fergus " 16 very Drifty Roads (Con) Blocked up to Drydens & {Surgiss?} Re Gibson took Sow Home " 17 Fine over the River and up by Dream Beloved Meeting in evening Drawing Turnips " 18 Mild Snowing Nomination (Local) Candidates Gibson & Craig. Jas Rennie here drawing Turnips took 4 Loads " 19 Fine. John & Oswald down with Turnips " 20 To Fergus with A Hanna Saw Beattie re Turnips Meeting in Townsends in evening for Gibson Fine Weather " 21 Mild snowing To Fergus with A. {Agnes} to Dr " 23 Fine But Cold D Johnston & F Martin here " 24 Snowing Heavy. To Mrs {Peters?} Funreal. {Funeral} Mr McDonald Came Killed Pig 203 lbs " 25 Great storm. Blocked roads. Polling day Local Election Ross Defeated 69 C. to 29 L. D R U at Living Springs " 26 Os Stewart Left Cold but not so stormy " 27 stormy again to F.B. Andersons with H McDonald Re {audit?} " 28 Mrs McDonald went after {afternoon} H staying al {all} night " 29 (Sunday) A. {Agnes} and Mary to Church still cold " 30 Clear Cold to Elora with Ballot Box to meet Anderson " 31 " " Alex Whites Funreal {Funeral} To Fergus with Load of Oats Feby 1 To Fergus with Chop to Barnetts with Sow Cold Storming " 2 very cold and stormy Laid up with Cold</p>
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<p>Feby 3 John & Jim to Barnetts for Sow Cold " 4 To Fergus with Lamb to Cold storage Cold 20 Below " 5 Stormy from East M. & Bella to Church " 6 Fine Auditing Tp {Township} Accounts Drawing wood " 7 Colder " " " " " " 8 Mild Took wire off along River Filled up a draw home oats " 9 " Getting wood near Big Spring " 10 very stormy A {Agnes} to Fergus Roads Blocked " 11 Fine Breaking Roads Drew up 4 Jugs of Honey to waggon took Load of Oats to Fergus @ 36 " 12 (Sunday) heavy Snow all day Mild A {Agnes} to Church Bell Left " 13 very Cold Roads Blocked again to Belwood to Council Meeting with Auditors report. A {Agnes} to McDonalds Paid McGregor For truck waggon. valley for Boots & Taxes " 14 vicious Cold 23 Below Roads Bad no {meat?} for the first time this winter " 15 Still Stormy. Took home oats (16) the same stormy Cold weather " 17 Worse Drifts yet the Belwood Road in the worst shape for years the Track being so high Horses can not go. Snowing heavy no Train in afternoon. " 18 10 Below Calmer but Drifting Drawing hay to Cattle very fine night " 19 (Sunday) mildest day for 2 weeks A {Agnes} & John to Church. Being Johns Birthday (14 yr old) to Thompsons in evening " 20 mild but drifting. Broke road on to river. Cleaning Oats " 21 Mild Clear. To Fergus on River with Chop Cattle " 22 " Drawing hay up to Cattle (23) mild to Fergus with horse chop " 24 very mild " " " " Getting wood " 25 Been a Fine week Cleaning out Cattle below " 26 (Sunday) Mary and I to Church very stormy " 27 Fine again to Belwood Getting Harness and Boots mended " 28 Cold and Clear. Two weeks of fine weather March 1 To Danes Sale Clear cold to {Rennies?} in evening " 2 Fine Getting wood to D. Milnes in evening (3) Fine A {Agnes} Moir here " 4 Still fine but Cold A {Agnes} to Fergus to Church " 5 (Sunday) Sacrement A {Agnes} and I to Church Clear Stormy at night " 6 Clear Cold to Belwood to Jas Inness Funreal {Funeral} Finished 1st Hay stack {sideways on right} Drawed up 2 loads of oats</p>
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<p>March 7 Fine Clear to Belwood with oats @ {40?} " 8 " " A. {Agnes} and I to Fergus (9) Fine very frosty Drawing hay & wood " 10 Fine Clear Cold drawing wood (11) Clear Cold oats to Belwood Drawing Hay Jack Moir Here " 12 (Sunday) Clear Cold John & Mary to Church (13) Clear Cold 10 Below moving straw " 14 A {Agnes} & John to Fergus with Chop Clear Cold " 15 To Sherwoods Sale & and R. Stewarts took hay to A Hanna Clear Cold " 16 Rain. Freezing {east?} fell. To Fergus Seed Fair " " " " 17 Misty Mild Then sunny took oats to Fergus Isie Came up " 18 Rainy Real Thaw Thunder River Flooded Robins Seen Drawing Hay " 20 Drawing hay. Soft Roads bad Frosty night " 21 To Fergus with Thompson Bros with Bull for Guelph sale Roads Bad " 22 A {Agnes} & John to Fergus with oats. Thawing Bad Sleighing " 23 No Frost Last night warm to day Great thaw River Broke up 9th april Last year. Drawing hay Cleaning out Hogs " 24 Thawing good all day. no Frost at night. Ringing Hogs Ice left Fergus working Wilsons Flame " 25 Greatest sun thaw yet River very high Ice Left Fergus Dams Last night Broke Road on Concession. Drawing Hay quite warm " 26 (Sunday) Drizzling most of the day " 27 Warm. Lot of Snow went. Cleaning up Oats. wheels out first time " 28 Warm Drawing oats From Low Place all Day " 29 Took Chop to Fergus on Wheels. Went to Davidson's sale Isie & A {Agnes} To Fergus with Buggy very Warm " 30 Threating Rain storm Hanna Clipped Donkey Horse " 31 Snow about gone. Rae Duguid McDonald Plowing Drawing hay up from Lower Place April 1 Took steer up to Albert McLellans took Home Seeder from there Frosty night " 2 (Sunday) Cold NE Wind up to Flewellings Wheelling good " 3 Stan Hanna Came to work. took Heifer to Fergus Drawed up all the Turnips Frosty morning to Brown for Barley Rain " 4 Started Plowing (Sod) A {Agnes} & John to fergus for Grass Seed and oats. Took Chop. Cold. Raw " 5 A {Agnes} to Flewellings for seed oats. Plowing spreading manure. Fresh in morning " 6 Hard frost Taking off wire Plowing sod in afternoon to {Mrs?} Thomsons at night Lambs</p>
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<p>April 7 very hard frost No Plowing in the morning hardest Frost since 21st March in Fact much weather in april Boys Cutting wood in Forenoon. To Whites Sale in afternoon Mrs Stewart here " 8 very Hard Frost and Ground white with Snow Sunny after Noon. To Fergus Plowing sod " 9 (Sunday) Milder A. {Agnes} and Mary to Church " 10 Rainy all day Cleaning up oats and Fixing up machinery " 11 Picking stones and Plowing Turnip land in 13. A {Agnes} To Fergus " 12 Hard Frost in morning. Drawing up Hay to Cattle Finished Plowing in " 13 Cool. Clear & Drying. A. {Agnes} to Fergus Re. Seeder Pinion & Clover (Alsike) Willie Gerrie Came. Sowing Oats and grass Seed in 13 {Barian Deft Gow?} " 14 Cold Frost Snow at night Ground white finished Sowing 13 started in 10 " 15 Hard Frost showers of Snow Putting in Posts and fixing Fence in Forenoon Picking stones and Finished Sowing 10 in afternoon " 16 (Sunday) Raw. Frosty Day Showers of Snow Heavy at night " 17 Ground Covered with Snow. Shower all day very Frosty Drawing up hay had sleigh out. Finished Plowing 8 " 18 Snowy Frosty Blustry Building wire Fence Round yard below in Forenoon Plowing in afternoon " 19 Frosty Team to Elora for lumber to A Hanna Plowing Sod in 14 and Harrowing in 10 in afternoon High wind " 20 {warmer?} Taking up Hay and Harrowing in 10 in Forenoon Finished Plowing sod in 14 in afternoon 7 ready for Sowing A {Agnes} To Fergus Dr Johnstons Funreal {Funeral} " 21 Good Friday last night heavy Rain and wind From N.E. Snowing Heavy all Forenoon let up a while then Snowed {illegible?} Cleaning Oats " 22 3 inches of Snow on the Ground Cold Sunny Building Fence Round yard took up hay. Spreading manure " 23 (Sunday) Calm & Cool. A {Agnes & John to Church Aunt Ida & Mary here Frosty night " 24 Heavy white Frost. Threatened Rain but Fair Sowed 6 or 7 acres oats in 14 and harrowed it plowing in 11. Swallows here Picking stones in 13 " 25 Sowed {Mard?} Barley & {Daubery?} oats in 7 Dry and warm " 26 Disking in 14 Harrowing in 7 Plowing in 11 " " " Heifer calf from white cow " 27 Dry warm Finished Disking in 14 and Harrowed it Ready to Sow " 28 Dry Warm Sowed in 14 and Harrowed it Disking in 8</p>
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<p>April 29 slight shower in morning then cool and wind finished Disking 8 Sowing it with New Zealand oast and Harrowing wind & Rain at night " 30 (Sunday) Cold Cloudy & windy Mary walked to Church May 1 Hard Frost Ice & thick To Jas Milnes Trading oats. Finished sowing N. Zealand oats in 8 and Harrowed them Cultivating this side of Ditch in 8 Disking in 4 " 2 Cold shower of Snow. To Fergus with chop finished spreading manure in 11 Plowing Sowed 4 NE of Ditch " 3 warm Rain in morning Plowing till noon in 11 Finished Sowing in 4 Started in 8 west of Ditch Harrowing in 8 & 4 " 4 Misty Cool To Fergus with Hogs for A Hanna pd {paid} Pritchard got more Grass Seed finished Sowing & Harrowing in 8 Plowing in 3 Stans time up " 5 Warmer Plowed Harrowed and Cultivated in 3 ready to Sow it " 6 Started to sow in 3 but had to quit for a rain rained heavy all afternoon " 8 Finished Sowing upper {Piece?} of 3 (Leaving Black muck at Bottom to Do) Frost in morning Rain in afternoon Jas Black here. Fixed Place for {cow?} at {Jones's?} Line " 9 Warmer Stan Hanna had Team Drawing straw and Hay to stockers Plowing in 11 " 10 Cool Fixing Fences A {Agnes} to Fergus Putting stakes along River For wire Stan had Team {Brinhous?} Colt Came A Called over to Thompsons Eliza {Forbes's oldest daughter Elizabeth} Being taken suddenly ill " 11 Cool Took 4 Hogs to Fergus 6.75. A. at Thompsons Fine afternoon " 12 very Fine Drawing manure on Track Plowing & Drilling. A {Agnes} still at Thompsons " 13 White Frost Warm Fine Day Took Load of Hay from Thompsons fixing Fences. Planted 9 Pails of Potatoes on Track A. {Agnes} at Ts {Thompsons} " 14 (Sunday) Heavy rain in morning and Drizzly all Day A {Agnes} Came home From Ts warm Growing day " 15 Damp and Rainy all day Put wire accross {across} River Fixing Fence Stan here " 16 Took 2 steers to Fergus 22.00 @ 4 cts Put 20 Cattle out to Grass heavy Rain in afternoon Stan had Team " 17 Plowing Summer Fallow Stan here. A. {Agnes} To Fergus Rain and Hail " 18 Stan here Rain all Forenoon {Bils?} Horse sick Picking Potatoes J. {Breechnoir?} came to Fence Finished Plowing in 11 Cold " 19 Stan here Drawing up {stash?} Bottoms and drawing manure to spring Field Picking Potatoes Wild Plums in Bloom " 20 Frost Ice on water 2 Teams and John with Stan Finished Picking</p>
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<p>May 20 (Con) Potatoes Chilly Cold wind all day</p>
<p>" 21 (Sunday) Frost again Dry Chilly Jas and Mary Gerrie Here</p>
<p>" 22 Frost again Team at Hannas with seeder John Drawing Rails to Jerry then to Hannas Jerry Finished Fence Between Lot 9 and Hastings. A at Thompsons. Blue Grey Calved</p>
<p>" 23 Frost Team Hannas (Finished) started Plowing Black mark in 3 John to Fergus with Chop (Horse)</p>
<p>" 24 Frost the 5th morning in succession Finished Plowing Black muck Harrowed and sowed it the Last of seeding John Harrowing Root Land (spring Field) A at Thompsons Eliza Died Cows out all night</p>
<p>" 25 To Fergus still cool. Jim Rolling John Plowing Potato Land Frost</p>
<p>" 26 Cool. Eliza Thompsons Funreal {Funeral}</p>
<p>" 27 To Elora A along. John finished Plowing Potato Land took sow away Cool night Trees in Leaf (Late)</p>
<p>" 29 To Fergus in Forenoon Heavy rain all afternoon Cutting Potatoes</p>
<p>" 30 Mary to Jno Davis John took sow home Cutting Potatoes</p>
<p>" 31 Frost yet to Guelph. Re. H. & E. good Roads Cool day</p>
<p>June 1 Frost Marking out and planting Potatoes</p>
<p>" 2 " Cold windy day " " " Mary at Elora to Mr. & Mrs. Jas Richardsons silver wedding</p>
<p>" 3 another Frost at Potatoes all day Fred Flewelling came for A</p>
<p>" 4 (Sunday) Rain and thunder in morning up to see Lib at night</p>
<p>" 5 Finished Potatoes in spring field 47 Pails about 2 acres. Plowing on Track. Harrowing in 11. heavy rain at night got Hair cut</p>
<p>" 6 To Fergus with oats 40 cts. Rain again and Cool</p>
<p>" 7 Drizzly Cool Cloudy all day</p>
<p>" 8 Dry and warm. Plowing in spring field for Turnips</p>
<p>" 9 Frost. John up to see Lib. Plowing in spring Field and Harrowing Washed sheep</p>
<p>" 10 Rainy all day Heavy at night. Finished spring Field</p>
<p>" 11 (Sunday) Damp Cloudy all day showers Mary and Jim to Church</p>
<p>" 12 Taking up stack Bottoms Harrowing and Picking stones in 11 To Fergus for Turnip seed. to Belwood re Buying cow</p>
<p>" 13 Dry Drilling and Sowing Turnips Beans & Carrotts</p>
<p>" 14 Hot Dry Drilling and sowing Turnips & Corn on Track A Came Back from Lib Fixed {sheets?}</p>
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<p>June 15 Plowing in N. Clipping sheep. very Hot</p>
<p>" 16 Rainy all day finished Plowing for Turnips in 11. A up to Lib</p>
<p>" 17 very warm misty morning finished sowing Grey seed in swamp making a Total of 370 Lbs sowed. Total Grain 155 Bush. A Came back from Libs. harrowing in 11</p>
<p>" 18 (Sunday) To Church Then to Jno Blacks. Thunder But no Rain</p>
<p>" 19 Drilling and sowing Turnips in spring. 7 warm Rain</p>
<p>" 20 Warm. finished sowing S. F. started Drilling and sowing in 11</p>
<p>" 21 To Belwood with 3 Hogs @ 6.50 A to Fergus for Turnip seed Drilling and sowing in 11</p>
<p>" 22 Finished sowing Turnips started Road work very Hot</p>
<p>" 23 Still Hot at Rad {Road} work Pulling mustard. Piling cedar in {Little?} Field</p>
<p>" 24 Warm took Load of oats to Fergus 42. Pulling mustard</p>
<p>" 25 Warm Os Stewart and Mabel Here. Thunder & rain at night</p>
<p>" 26 Cool Harrowing in 11</p>
<p>" 27 Started to Plow Summer Fallow (11) Cool</p>
<p>" 28 Cool. To Fergus for Binder (Massey Harris) 6 foot Cut took Down some Oats 42 Harrowing</p>
<p>" 29 Cool. all Horses in 11 Plowing and Harrowing</p>
<p>" 30 Hot. 2 Rigs in summer fallow - 11. Mary Williams Came</p>
<p>July 1 Cloudy forenoon. Plowing Digging Roots in 11 Rainy afternoon</p>
<p>" 2 (Sunday) Cloudy and warm. fine Growing Day</p>
<p>" 3 Hot Picking stones. Plowing. Raking & Burning Twitch grass in 11 to Belwood at night for oatmeal {Drew?} Hay Cut & Peas in Bloom</p>
<p>" 4 Hot Plowing and scraping in Hole in 11. Harrowing in {..?} To Fergus To Stanley Clarks Funreal {Funeral} & Miss Perrys Rain at night</p>
<p>" 5 very Hot. Plowing and Harrowing in 11. S.S. Pic Nic at No 2</p>
<p>" 6 Hot Scuffling Turnips in S.F. Thinning in afternoon Shower</p>
<p>" 7 Finished Plowing in 11 Harrowing and Thinning Turnips</p>
<p>" 8 Hot Harrowing & Cultivating in Forenoon. Thunder & Rain afternoon</p>
<p>" 10 Rainy morning Cleaned out sheep House Scuffling and Thinning Turnips Picking stones in 11 Hot</p>
<p>" 11 Warm & cloudy Lots of thunder no Rain. Thinning Turnips S.F. Putting P Green on Potatoes on Track. Cultivating all day in summer Fallow 11</p>
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<p>July 12 Thunder & Rain all forenoon to Fergus with old Binder after {n?}</p>
<p>" 13 Cultivating and {Drawing?} of twitch Roots 11</p>
<p>" 14 Scuffling thinning turnips</p>
<p>" 15 Scuffling in 11 Thining in S. 7. Expert setting up Binder</p>
<p>" 17 " Harrowing and S. Raking in 11</p>
<p>" 18 Stan Hanna Came Thinning Turnips hoeing Corn Burning Roots Hottest Day 92</p>
<p>" 19 Cerlaw Johnston & Reidy here thinning Turnips thinned Carrotts</p>
<p>" 20 Dry and cooler Turnips all thinned started to Cut Hay in 15 New Potatoes</p>
<p>" 21 Plowing Round Potatoes. Scuffling Finished cutting 15 started in 12 Coling in 15. Clear and cool. started Cutting in 12</p>
<p>" 22 finished Coling in 15. Finished Coling 12 all but 2 ac {acres} 12 all cut Clear. Cool. A to Fergus. X</p>
<p>" 24 Cool with slight showers all day. took in 2 Loads of Hay Choring</p>
<p>" 25 Drawing Hay to stack. Had A. & L. Hanna & C. McDonald too in 26 Loads Clear. Cool.</p>
<p>" 26 Fine but windy took Load to Hanna Put 9 in stack started to Cut in 2. Hoeing Potatoes</p>
<p>" 27 Fine Cool Finished Hoeing Potatoes Finished Cutting 2. Coled it and drew in 2 Loads. got {Mgmt?} Cream Separator</p>
<p>" 28 Cloudy Bert Milne Drawed in 2. Raked it 2nd time and drew in Rakings Cut 6 Patched Barn Roof</p>
<p>" 29 Slight Rain in morning. Cool. Drawing threshing wood. Forenoon</p>
<p>" 30 Cleaning Turnips after Damp all day</p>
<p>" 31 Cleaning & scuffling Coling Hay in 6 all coled cutting and Coling in 14. Drawing in Cool. Clear</p>
<p>August 1 Cool. Grand hay day. Sandy Burns here Drawing from 6 & 14 finished Coling14 started to Cut 13. Calf (Topsy) very Cool night</p>
<p>" 2 Clear and warmer. Finished Cutting and coling 13 Hay all Cut and Coled Drawed in 5 Loads Cool Evening</p>
<p>" 3 Dry warm. Finished Haying 93 Loads 2 Davis Boys here Frost in morn</p>
<p>" 4 Warm. Putting fence round Haystack in forenoon Rain in afternoon. to Alex Bremmers funreal {funeral} got twine</p>
<p>" 5 started cutting mixed Grain in 7. Thunder but little rain</p>
<p>" 6 (Sunday) Thunder and rain last night warm day Fred and Lib here</p>
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<p>August 7 Warm. Finished cutting 7 all stooked some rain</p>
<p>" 8 scuffling and Cleaning Turnips. finished scuffling in S. 7 started 11</p>
<p>" 9 very hot finished hoeing in S. 7. started in 11 finished scuffling in 11 A to Jerry Beechmoir and to Elora Getting Engine wood after 5</p>
<p>" 10 Hot and threshing Rain Finished Cleaning Turnips</p>
<p>" 11 very Hot. started to Plow summer fallow 2nd time Cutting and Drawing Fence Posts</p>
<p>" 12 still very Hot Stan had team away John Plowing in forenoon Jim & I measuring out Post holes Heavy thunder some Rain Drawed in 6 Loads mixed Grain</p>
<p>" 13 (Sunday) Fine. Dry. Hannas Horses came up track crossing Trestle</p>
<p>" 14 Cutting in 13 (all) Jim and I drawing in mixed Grain</p>
<p>" 15 Heavy rain last night and this morning wet and windy all day</p>
<p>John Plowing Stan digging Post Holes A and I to Fergus</p>
<p>" 16 " " " " " " in Forenoon Cutting in 10 in afternoon Grand day Clear and Cool</p>
<p>" 17 Finished 10 Cut a Piece of 3 Fine</p>
<p>" 18 Cutting in 14 Drawing in mixed Hay {Press?} came Stan to meet them</p>
<p>" 19 Dull Cloudy windy Forenoon. Finished Packing hay by 11:30 Stan took Press to Belwood. Got in one Load Heavy rain from 3 P.M</p>
<p>" 21 Warm. Finished cutting in 14. Mixed Grain in 7 all in. Thunder and Rain</p>
<p>" 22 " Cut this side of Ditch in 8. Started in 4</p>
<p>" 23 very Hot Cutting in 4 & 3 Raes threshing in Forenoon</p>
<p>" 24 Cloudy and threatening Rain. Finished Cutting at Home Drawing in Oats from 3. Raked and Drew in Rakings from 7. The Sheffield standard oats we cut to day were 92 Days from Sowing to Cutting</p>
<p>" 25 Hot Cutting in 8 and drawing in from 3</p>
<p>" 26 " Stan Cutting at Home stook in 14 Drawing & Raking 3 & 4</p>
<p>" 28 Fine Drawing in A Hanna here Putting up wire fence</p>
<p>" 29 Stan Drawing in at Home. Finished Cutting Drawed in Black muck all in at Home But Rakings Great storm to the north at Dark. no rain here</p>
<p>" 30 Fine to Fergus Stan Plowing. John Drawing wood for threshing finished stooking very High wind in afternoon</p>
<p>" 31 Fine John at Rennie's Getting Ready to thresh Stan Plowing</p>
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<p>Septr 1 - Extra Fine Day Drawed in and threshed all Lower Place But 2 Loads. Fair turn out Except 3 acres in 14</p>
<p>" 2 2 teams and 3 hands at D Milnes Threshing Peas in Field in Forenoon Barn after wet afternoon. Heavy thunder storm at night. Curtis Barn in E. Gara Burned</p>
<p>" 3 (Sunday) Dry Cooler at R. Staceys Funreal {Funeral}</p>
<p>" 4 Damp 2 hands at Bert Milnes threshing Rennie afternoon Drawed 8 loads of Hay to Belwood. Had Bob Thompson in afternoon</p>
<p>" 5 showery Cool took last Load of Hay to Belwood 291 Bales 12 Ton's. 495 lbs to Fergus in afternoon with Chop. Pigs and Cattle took Home stone Stan Plowing in 11</p>
<p>" 6 Cool showery. Stan Plowing all day in 11 {John?} in afternoon Fixing Fence and Choreing</p>
<p>" 7 Cool. Finished Plowing Fallow in 11 started Harrowing it</p>
<p>" 8 showery. Harrowing and Cultivating in 11. took in Rakings in 8 making stakes for wire Fence</p>
<p>" 9 Warm. Stan Harrowing in 11 in Forenoon. John Plowing in 4 Stan in 4 in afternoon. A. & Mary to Fergus with Jessie Walker</p>
<p>" 10 (Sunday) Fine. warm. Mary & I to Church J.B. announced his Resignation</p>
<p>" 11 Rainy Forenoon. Plowing in 4 Furing 10 To Belwood at night Good all</p>
<p>" 12 started manure at lower Place Stan Harrowing in 4 in Forenoon all at manure in afternoon Clear and warm</p>
<p>" 13 & 14 Warm fine. all at manure</p>
<p>" 15 Threatning Rain to Elora for lumber 700 for self some for A Hanna Les Hanna here</p>
<p>" 16 all manure out of Foundation 100 odd loads out</p>
<p>" 17 (Sunday) Rain all day. warm. (John spreading manure</p>
<p>" 18 Warm Helping A. Hanna to take Roof off and Raise House</p>
<p>" 19 very Warm Stan helping his Father with House young Pigs John and I Furing out 4. Putting in stakes between Posts in wire fence started to Draw manure to 4. Heavy Thunder and some Rain at night</p>
<p>" 20 Fine Cooler Drawing manure to 4 took 41 Loads</p>
<p>" 21 warm very windy moving straw from old stack to yard on low Place Harrowing in 4. McDonald House on 4th line Burned</p>
<p>" 22 High wind Drawing manure slight shower {McGladday?} {Burt?} out 6th Line</p>
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<p>Septr 23 Cooler. Finished manure at Home 77 Loads spreading and Plowing in 10. Weighed Cattle. A. To Fergus Les Hanna here yesterday afternoon to {..?}</p>
<p>" 24 (Sunday) Fine. Cool. Mary & John to Church John to J Blacks</p>
<p>" 25 Frost Cold day Plowing in manure A. Laid up sore Back</p>
<p>" 26 Cool Plowing and spreading manure</p>
<p>" 27 Fine warmer " " " " in forenoon started Potatoes</p>
<p>" 28 very warm at Potatoes all day. A & Mary to Fergus to Dr</p>
<p>" 29 " Hot at Potatoes to Fall Show in Fergus in afternoon</p>
<p>" 30 still warm " " Been a Grand month for fine weather with Cattle {Frost?}</p>
<p>Octr 2 Heavy Rain al Forenoon. Thunder Tearing down wall (shed) John to Fergus for lime and cement</p>
<p>" 3 Fine to Fergus & Elora Re Bank Jacking up sill of shed Jno Malcom (Mason) Came</p>
<p>" 4 Drawing stone & sand and helping masons. Fine but windy</p>
<p>" 5 Masons finished Barn and Chimmney in forenoon. Boarding in Little stable till 4 . Then 2 Hands at Thompsons threshing {..?} also</p>
<p>" 6 still warm finished Thompsons at 1:30 Jacking up Barn and Putting Piers under shed Posts. Cleaning up Chop</p>
<p>" 7 warm John to Fergus with chop in forenoon. Plowing in 8 at Potatoes in afternoon</p>
<p>" 8 very warm. John Mary & Jim to Church A and I to Burrs in afternoon</p>
<p>" 9 Really Hot. Finished Potatoes John Plowing in 8. Remarkable fine weather Horses out nearly every night yet</p>
<p>" 10 a little Cooler. To Fergus with 6 Lambs to N. Murphy 590 Lbs @ 5 1/2 Got Roofing (Pattersons)</p>
<p>" 11 Rain most of last night and this forenoon. spreading manure and Plowing in 10</p>
<p>" 12 Cool with some hail. Rev. J. B. Mullan visiting finished spreading manure in 10 started in 4</p>
<p>" 13 Warm. Finished Plowing in 10 at Hannas threshing From 3 oclock</p>
<p>" 14 Fine warm Plowing in 8. at Hannas threshing Finished</p>
<p>" 15 (Sunday) very windy Rain at night</p>
<p>" 16 Cooler. spreading manure in 4. Finished Plowing 8 Picking apples</p>
<p>" 17 very Cold 2 Plows in 4 to Fergus in afternoon {Scherios?} sale</p>
<p>" 18 Rain all day. Cold. Put sheeting on Building</p>
<p>" 19 all spreading manure Forenoon Plowing afternoon A. Moir & Mrs here. Rain</p>
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<p>Octr 20 Cold. Showers of Rain and Snow all day Jim Plowing in 4 John at Marshalls threshing. Erin show very windy</p>
<p>" 21 Ground white with Snow. Drawing up Hay and straw. John & A to Fergus with Chop (Horses) cows in all night for the First time</p>
<p>" 22 (Sunday) A and I to Church Cold showers of rain and snow</p>
<p>" 23 Finished Plowing 4 Sold 5 steers to Wm McGregor av 1208 a 3.75 helped him to Fergus with them</p>
<p>" 24 Fixing Fence round stacks. A to Fergus with Geese 11 @ 9 Took up. Carrotts and cabbage topping Turnips</p>
<p>" 25 Hard Frost. topping Harrowing and drawing in Turnips S. 7 A to Libs</p>
<p>" 26 " " " and Drawing Turnips A Hanna here helping to Put on wire edge ready Roofing on new Building</p>
<p>" 27 Damp morning Fine afternoon at Turnips. Sold 2 Cattle to Jno Black (Belwood) @ $39.00 a piece</p>
<p>" 28 Cold Raw showers of snow. went to sheep sale in Fergus took Cattle to Belwood</p>
<p>" 29 milder (Sunday) A. & Mary to Church</p>
<p>" 30 Finished topping and Harrowing up swedes in spring field fine afternoon started Pulling Turnips in 11</p>
<p>" 31 Ground Covered with snow this morning to Belwood got foot measured for a Pair of long Boots. Drawing Turnips</p>
<p>Novr 1 Terrible stormy To Elora Took Mary and M. Kitchen over</p>
<p>" 2 Hard frost in morning milder after. Stan Hanna Came Pulling and Drawing Turnips from 11 to Pit. D. Anderson looking at Cattle. A (Singer?} bot 8 @ 274.00</p>
<p>" 3 Rain Covered some Pit. started to Plow sod in 12 Cold</p>
<p>" 4 Fine Drawing and Pulling in 11</p>
<p>" 5 Fine morning Mary and Bud to Libs Rain at night</p>
<p>" 6 Rainy morning. Jas Milne Threshing Stan Came at noon Plowed sod. Started to Plow in fallow in 11</p>
<p>" 7 Drizzly Rain and snow. Jas Milne finished threshing Wm Thompson here Pulling {D.?} and Jim to Fergus with Chop got salt</p>
<p>" 8 Snow again. Pulling and Drawing Turnips</p>
<p>" 9 " Hard frost Wm Thompson & Johny Rennie here Topped and Harrowed up and got all in but Culls afternoon fine</p>
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<p>Novr 10 Snowing again Drawed up Hay and straw in forenoon Covered Pit in afternoon milder</p>
<p>" 11 mild first morning since Monday without Snow and not much frost. Sold two Cattle to Rennie @ 3 1/2 = 2260 $77.00 A. to Fergus in forenoon Stan had Team away with Load of Turnips Drawing Culls in afternoon A & M to Belwood at {night?}</p>
<p>" 13 Finally Finished Turnips the worst {either?} for the Job Since 1873 _ Jim Plowing fallow Marshall Finished threshing in Fore noon. Haileys threshing in afternoon</p>
<p>" 14 To Fergus with Chop. A. Jim & Mary Drawing wood Hastings finished Took Chickens to Fergus & took home Ram & Put with Ewes</p>
<p>" 15 very snowy some Rain Jas White threshing Jim & J Fixing Hay Chute</p>
<p>" 16 Fine. A. and I to A. Moirs John Plowing sod</p>
<p>" 17 Frosty. Raes Threshing in Forenoon. Drawed up apples Cut scaffold Poles & Drawed them up. Plowing sod</p>
<p>" 18 Fine. John Plowing Jim and I Covering Pits</p>
<p>" 19 (Sunday) A and John to Church then to Stewarts Fine</p>
<p>" 20 Put Poles on Building and Put straw on got Load of wood</p>
<p>" 21 Cold Fine. Cleaning up Oats in Forenoon. Drawing Hay after A. to Belwood got Boots Felt Lined</p>
<p>" 22 To Fergus with oats Brot Coal for Hanna</p>
<p>" 23 Killed sheep for D. Milne. finished Roof on New Building A. Helping Bert Milne to Clean new House. Fine Fair</p>
<p>" 24 Rain. Rennie threshing. John and A then went to Blacks sale</p>
<p>" 25 Fine Mild Plowing sod with 2 Teams Rennie Finished A & J {there?}</p>
<p>" 26 (Sunday) mild some showers of snow A & Jim to Church A {Hanna?} here</p>
<p>" 27 Fine Plowing sod. To Fergus D Milne threshing</p>
<p>" 28 Snow storm then Rain Cutter out first time D Milnes Finished threshing. Bert in afternoon. Thunder and heavy Rain at night</p>
<p>" 29 Mild morning Bert Milne Finished threshing machine Came here got Frosty at night and Snow storm</p>
<p>" 30 very Cold 2 Below. Finished threshing But took all day fair Turnout mixed grain very good</p>
<p>Decr 1 Fixing up after threshing took Load of mixed grain to Jas Milne Chop to Fergus (Hogs). Killed Pig for A Hanna</p>
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<p>Decr 2 Snow Some sleighs out mild afternoon some rain fixing stall to Fergus to get Pump sucker rod mended</p>
<p>" 3 (Sunday) A. and Mary to Church Jno Black here Snowing</p>
<p>" 4 Cold Fair sleighing Billy Horse Died Fixed Pump took in Binder</p>
<p>" 5 Cold Sunny. A. to Fergus went to Coreys sale</p>
<p>" 6 Milder. Killed a Pig for D. Milne took load of Turnips to Fergus</p>
<p>" 7 misty morning then soft. Took Hogs to Fergus (1) = 400 @ 6.00</p>
<p>" 8 Misty Mild. To Fergus Fergus for 24 Cattle from Jno White 22616 Lbs = $790.00 @ 3 1/2 {les?} $2.00 average wt 942</p>
<p>" 9 still mild misty fixing at new Building and old Foundation</p>
<p>" 10 (Sunday) Colder. A. & I to Church J.R. Gilchrist Preached A to Mrs Browns</p>
<p>" 11 Mild Cloudy Getting and Cutting wood and making salt Troughs</p>
<p>" 12 " " making doors and Putting on Battens a Fall of snow last night Fair sleighing</p>
<p>" 13 Cold. and a little Drift. A. & John to Fat stock show Guelph Anderson v. s. here filed Door key {nelly?} and {Doleys?} teeth</p>
<p>" 14 Cold sunny. took straw to Clulow. Drawing manure away from straw stack took home Plows very Cold at night 3 Below</p>
<p>" 15 Cold. Raw morning some snow fell East wind Cleaned up load of Chop 12 Bags. A & John took it to Fergus Old man had to stay and chore</p>
<p>" 16 Clear. Cold. Hanging Door and fixing in Foundation</p>
<p>" 17 (Sunday) Beautiful Sunny day. Mary & John to Church</p>
<p>" 18 Mild misty Getting wood forenoon trimming Turnips after</p>
<p>" 19 " " Mrs Browns sale Took Load of Turnips to Fergus</p>
<p>" 20 " " A long busy day From 5 to 9-20 Trimmed 2 loads of Turnips and took 2 to Fergus high East wind at night</p>
<p>" 21 High Wind all night Snow then Rain Drawed one Load of Turnips to Fergus Disagreeable East wind</p>
<p>" 22 Snow Rain Hail and wind in the Forenoon To Fergus with cutter in the morning. John took Load of Turnips in afternoon</p>
<p>" 23 mild morning took 1 Load of turnips Colder at night A. Jim & Jno to Fergus</p>
<p>" 25 Cloudy raw cold Fair sleighing Lib & Fred here</p>
<p>" 26 Fine sunny Putting manger in new Building</p>
<p>" 27 " " sleighing gone. Cutting and {setting?} wood Piling up logs Taking down Fence and other Choring</p>
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<p>Decr 28 very fine & mild Cutting and drawing wood A. to Fergus Anderson v. S. here Dehorned 20 Cattle some Rain at night</p>
<p>" 29 Thawing But raw wind working in new Building</p>
<p>" 30 High wind Drifting 4 ft deep in Places " "</p>
<p>" 31 Milder quiet Mary & I walked to Church Could not get out a horse for Ice. The winter has so far been mild and the year has been very free from Wind. Thunder or Rain storms with no Draith or floods. Closing with no sleighing</p>
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<p>Jany 1 Windy Cold some snow. Killed Pig 335 Bert Milne helping</p>
<p>" 2 Went to Fergus with Bert Milne. got Tar Paper. Fine day</p>
<p>" 3 E. Wind rainy Freezing as it fell making very Icy roads</p>
<p>" 4 very stormy high winds to Trustee meeting</p>
<p>" 5 Stan Hanna came and took Chop to Fergus as we could not get out for slippery Roads</p>
<p>" 6 still Blowing (7 Sunday) very stormy Cons Bad Blocked</p>
<p>" 8 Fine still day Colder Broke roads up to Gravel down to Cattle</p>
<p>" 9 Fine Cold to Fergus with Ram we had from Rye got Chop for Horses very slippery</p>
<p>" 10 very Fine A. and Mary to Jas. Gerries Sawing wood</p>
<p>" 11 " " mild Getting Poles for manger for stockers. Helping Jas Milne to kill Pig. looks like a thaw A. to Fergus A. and Mary to D. Milnes in evening sleighing {abot?} {worn some?}</p>
<p>" 12 Clear Fine Jas Gerrie here. cleaned up 12 Bags chop</p>
<p>" 13 Cold Raw E wind Jno to Fergus with Chop Jas & I Cutting wood Drawed up load. Rubbed steer for Ring worm</p>
<p>" 14 (Sunday) Mild Rain A. & Mary to Church</p>
<p>" 15 Thaw. Rain. Sow away. Sold 4 Cattle to Thos Hays 3579 @ 3 1/2 $122.85 sleighing Bad again</p>
<p>" 16 Heavy Rain last night Snowing all Day and the Heaviest blow of the winter</p>
<p>" 17 Fine Fair. Breaking Roads Forenoon Staceys sale afternoon</p>
<p>" 18 Snowing Mild Good sleighing at last To Fergus & to Creightons sale Bot Disc Harrow $11.00 Got Salt</p>
<p>" 19 Fine Took load of Turnips to Fergus Grand sleighing Thunder to the South During the night</p>
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<p>Jany 20 Mild Some rain all day Took 3 load of Turnips Jas Rennie Taking one</p>
<p>" 21 (Sunday) Heavy rain last night sleighing gone very warm Flies Flitting round outside River Broke up</p>
<p>" 22 Thaw still Continues Cattle out Grazing warm. Showers of rain all Day. Putting on Tar Paper and Putting in stalls</p>
<p>" 23 rainy forenoon & warm Turning Colder after noon By night quite a Frost Snow all gone in Fields River Higher than General in spring Good wheeling A. to {Alan?} Hannas at night Mrs Hanna very ill</p>
<p>" 24 Cold Clear Sheep home from Rennies to Websters sale</p>
<p>" 25 Beautiful Bracing Day Drawed one Load Turnips. Saw new moon 30 Hours after Change Mrs A. Hanna Died</p>
<p>" 26 " " " George Milne here Drawing Turnips took 4 Loads</p>
<p>" 27 Fine Cleaning manure out of {..?} House Mary to Fergus</p>
<p>" 28 (Sunday) Fine Good wheeling. A. & Mary to Church</p>
<p>" 29 Cold __ Raw. Mrs A. Hannas Funreal. Took Load Turnips to Fergus</p>
<p>" 30 Mild Cloudy. A & I up to Freds & to Skinners sale Fine roads</p>
<p>" 31 Chilly. raw killed Pig. Took Load of Turnips to Fergus</p>
<p>Feby 1 very stormy Getting Colder at night at Belwood Re audit Took load of turnips to Fergus</p>
<p>" 2 Cold & stormy Pump went wrong (Iron) 10 Below zero</p>
<p>" 3 " " Rigged up mast and took Pump out went to Fergus in evening 15 Below wild night</p>
<p>" 4 Cold still Continues Seems as if February had Brot the Cold as in Jany Zero was never Reached (Sunday)</p>
<p>" 5 To Belwood got Pump fixed Cleaned up Chop 14 Below</p>
<p>" 6 worse yet 23 below but Calm. To Fergus with Chop. Got Turnip tickets</p>
<p>" 7 Cold and sunny still at zero. Cutting wood. A seeing Mrs Thompson</p>
<p>" 8 4 Below Calm Sunny Drawing up hay assessor here A to Whites</p>
<p>" 9 Cold Clear. At Tp Audit all day showers of snow at night</p>
<p>" 10 Snowing Drifting Cold. To Fergus with Cattle to J. White 3 steers 3220.4 {C..?} 1180 @ 3. John to Elora wiht Jas White</p>
<p>" 11 (Sunday) A & John to Church A to see Mrs Jas Milne took sick Mrs Wright here. Weather Flirting with zero</p>
<p>" 12 Beautiful mild day to Belwood with Auditors report to Council A some Better</p>
<p>" 13 Fine Mild like Indian summer. To Wm Embrees sale</p>
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<p>Feby 14 Rain last night. Snowing Blowing & Freezing to Day</p>
<p>" 15 Cold Clear Choring</p>
<p>" 16 " " Drawing wood. Rather milder. A Better</p>
<p>" 17 very fine filled up load of oats Drawing wood at by Sargeants Funreal {Funeral}</p>
<p>" 18 (Sunday) Mary and I to Church Fine. Some snow in evening</p>
<p>" 19 very mild. got up load of wood Jno to Fergus with load of oats 35 Mary to Grandmas Blue</p>
<p>" 20 very fine Thaw Drawing wood across River feeling Tough</p>
<p>" 21 A Rainy night Heavy showers The country in Flood all snow gone again only at Fence. Laid out with sore back</p>
<p>" 22 Cloudy and raw not much frost to Fergus Re Insurance Meeting</p>
<p>" 23 Fine and warm. River broke up again. no frost at night</p>
<p>" 24 still Fine Boys Cleaning manure out of Root House A & Mary to Fergus Robins reported</p>
<p>" 25 (Sunday) Cloudy misty no frost snow in afternoon</p>
<p>" 26 Colder but not Frosty Boys Cleaning out Cattle</p>
<p>" 27 Clear and very Cold down to Cleaning up oats for D. Collie</p>
<p>" 28 " with a north wind Pump Froze (Iron) Cutting wood. D. Collie here for Oats 100 Bu. seed A. to see Mrs Bert Milne</p>
<p>March 1 Snowing and Blowing to Fergus Re Bank John Down with Chop 12 Bags 1340 Lbs</p>
<p>" 2 Cold Fair A. & Mary to Fergus</p>
<p>" 3 Rainy misty Jno Ford here for Oats Freezing at night</p>
<p>" 4 (Sunday) very slippery A. & Mary to Belwood Church</p>
<p>" 5 Clear & Cold Pulling out Pump took it to Belwood</p>
<p>" 6 very fine & mild to Wm Singers Sale</p>
<p>" 7 Colder fine A and Mary to Guelph Edna came up</p>
<p>" 8 fine all day but Colder</p>
<p>" 9 very mild thawing lively to Thompsons and Jas Whites</p>
<p>" 10 Cold north Wind took up Hay went to Atkins Sale</p>
<p>" 11 (Sunday) Fine A and John to Church</p>
<p>" 12 very Raw Cold N. wind Putting in fence Gate Posts</p>
<p>" 13 Milder S. wind Getting wood A and Edna to Fergus</p>
<p>" 14 Mild South wind Drawing wood fore noon Cleaning up Oats in afternoon</p>
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<p>March 15 Colder again North wind. John to Fergus with Chop and to Seed Fair got 3rd Prize for oats sheffileds {standown?} Ed to Baers & Jas Gerries</p>
<p>" 16 stormy To sale at Wilsons in Nichol with Jas Burr</p>
<p>" 17 " Cold. Cleaning up oats</p>
<p>" 18 Calm Cold Isie & Harry Jones came up from Guelph and Lib and Fred were down all the Childre at home at once (Sunday)</p>
<p>" 19 stormy again at night very stormy A took Isie to Fergus in forenoon I walked down at night meeting in St Andrews Church Re Mr. Mullans Resignation</p>
<p>" 20 very stormy Cleaning up mixed Grain</p>
<p>" 21 Still stormy To Thos Broadfoots sale</p>
<p>" 22 A Terrible stormy day and Cold to Parkers sale Cutter</p>
<p>" 23 Fine morning but stormy afternoon A to Fergus Ida Came up</p>
<p>" 24 stormy yet Cleaning up mixed grain</p>
<p>" 25 (Sunday) A and Mary to Church thawing our little bit of sleighing gone</p>
<p>" 26 Quite soft rain Cleaning up oats Ogg & Wilson here Re {suit?} CPR</p>
<p>" 27 Rain in Forenoon snow in afternoon. To Fergus Re suit and seeing Richardson (TC) Boys and others off to the West 6 Cars left Fergus Cold at night</p>
<p>" 28 Clear Fine to Guelph being examined for discovery Re Suit</p>
<p>" 29 Fair Chilly Sandy Burns here for Oats Roads Bad 5 below Zero</p>
<p>" 30 To Elora looking up witnesses got A. Johnston then to D. Anderson Served him very muddy Roads. high wind at night and cold</p>
<p>" 31 very Hard Frost all day Clear Roads better. To Fergus then to Sandy Burns served him</p>
<p>April 1 Clear and frosty Getting milder at night (Sunday)</p>
<p>" 2 Clear and milder. A. Jim and I to Guelph Re Suit against CPR on account of Bryons Death</p>
<p>" 3 Clear and very mild still in Guelph Mary came down</p>
<p>" 4 mild some rain Bill in Guelph Case concluded verdict in our favour for Came home at night colder</p>
<p>" 5 Raw and colder. Snowed from still day John down with Chop. Got {storne?} seed Anderson v. .s Dehorned 4 cattle moving oats in Bin Clear Raw. To Gibsons sale (Charley) Bot Buggy $35.00 Roads very Bad</p>
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<p>April 7 Clear Raw afternoon Snow in forenoon Cleaning oats in morning Trustee meeting Re School Fence in afternoon Then to Fergus Roads still Bad</p>
<p>" 8 (Sunday) Cold E. Wind. A & Mary to Church in morning John and Mary in evening</p>
<p>" 9 Rainy & Windy all day Cleaning oats moving straw</p>
<p>" 10 Cold Raw Stan here Clipping Darky Frogs heard</p>
<p>" 11 Milder drawing up and Cleaning oats. W.B Thomson Plowing</p>
<p>" 12 Warm. Clear Oats all up and Cleaned A to Elora with Mrs Sarah Milne. Harry Williams Came very muddy</p>
<p>" 13 Fine warm Drawing up Turnips and Hay to To T. Burns sale</p>
<p>" 14 Warm heavy rain in Forenoon Cleared up in afternoon Roads very Bad. To Belwood in forenoon To Fergus in afternoon John with 11 Bags Chop (Horses) Mary and I had Buggy Calf (Blue Grey) Got fence wire &c</p>
<p>" 15 (Sunday) Sunny but Raw. Mary walked to Belwood church</p>
<p>" 16 Hard Frost. started to Plow in 12 (Sod) Stan here clipping mare. Jerry Buchnoir Came to Build Line fence tween us and D. Milne. Fine drying day</p>
<p>" 17 Fine sunny Drying fine. Finished sod in 12 all but ends Jerry at Fence tween 12 & 13. First swallows seen</p>
<p>" 18 Warm Great drying day started sowing mixed Grain S. F Drawing Rails Filling in Farrs with Disc</p>
<p>" 19 Grand Seeding day Finished Sowing S F and Harrowed it Plowing end lands in 12 Jerry finished fence tween 12 & 13</p>
<p>" 20 Sunny & warm To Fergus for Wire and Rennies Rolled Discing and Cultivating</p>
<p>" 21 Frosty morning then slight rain cool Jerry Finished line fence Discing & Harrowing in 12 finished</p>
<p>" 22 (Sunday) raw Frost in morning Rain in afternoon A and I to Church Snowing in evening</p>
<p>" 23 Hard frost and cold all day north wind strong fixing gate Cleaning up manure at old straw stack Drawing Home old Rails Sowing New Zeald oats in 12. {Scaretching?} out and fixing in 1. Northern lights. Rennie here for clover seed</p>
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<p>April 24 Hard frost Ice 1/2 inch thick Plowing sod in 1 finished sowing 12 Harrowing {Dc?} Cultivating in 8 Thompsons Here for oats & clover seed</p>
<p>" 25 no Frost. Cool. dry Sowing in 8 Harrowing & Rolling in 12 took up load Turnips Northern Lights</p>
<p>" 26 Frost. Plowing in 11. Harrowing in 8. To Fergus with chop Took 20 Bu Oats to R. Brown. Swallows Plenty</p>
<p>" 27 Fine Plowing in 11. Rolling in 8. Fine weather for Horses working</p>
<p>" 28 " warmer " Finished Rolling 8 Started stubble that was seeded Last year. northern Lights at night</p>
<p>" 29 (Sunday) slight Rain in morning warm afternoon Thunderstorm to the North</p>
<p>" 30 wet morning Cold. Plowing in 11. drawing up turnips all up</p>
<p>May 1 Plowing in 11 finished Rolling stubble S. Hanna here for oats To Fergus in afternoon Re Bank</p>
<p>" 2 Rain more or less all day Plowing sod in 1 To Guelph by train Re Guthrie. The rain was needed</p>
<p>" 3 Started to sow in 11 fine drying day Cool</p>
<p>" 4 To Fergus in Forenoon Re Pritchard Pd Insurance Sowing in 11 and Picking stones</p>
<p>" 5 Fine cool Picking stones & Harrowing in 11 finished sowing in 11. Sowed 59 Bu 14 Lbs on it with a total of 307 lbs grass seed altogether. Like rain this evening</p>
<p>" 6 (Sunday) Dry. Cold no growth yet frost every night</p>
<p>" 7 Finished Picking stones in 11. Finished harrowing Rennie here for Grain</p>
<p>" 8 Rolling in 11. Plowing sod in 1. Rain and snow all afternoon making and mending Gates &c.</p>
<p>" 9 Snow showers all forenoon mending Gates moving straw Plowing sod in 1 afternoon</p>
<p>" 10 very Hard frost this morning Hindering Harrowing Cold all day To Levi Tibbetts Funreal Plowing sod young Pigs</p>
<p>" 11 Frost again but Lighter Finished Rolling in 11 started in S.F. finished Plowing sod in 1 and Disced it Calf</p>
<p>" 12 no Frost High wind in afternoon Great Dust storm Harrowed sod. Planted 4 Drills of Potatoes in 1 Harrowed 1 and sowed it Finished seeding all But some Harrowing & Rolling</p>
<p>" 13 (Sunday) Warm Rain more or less all day the First day of Real Growth this Season</p>
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<p>May 14 Cooler & very fine. Fixing fences in forenoon Harrowing and Rolling in afternoon A to Fergus Got Flour</p>
<p>" 15 Warm. Finished Rolling fixing Fence Putting wire acrross {across} River tween us and Gerrie in afternoon</p>
<p>" 16 No Frost Last night very warm Getting Ready for wire at Concession. Young Cattle out all night</p>
<p>" 17 Thunder and Rain in morning then Fine and warm all day. Picking Potatoes Finished wiring at the River Wild Plums in Bloom</p>
<p>" 18 Plowing for mangolds Picking Potatoes To Fergus Saw D {Allen..?}</p>
<p>" 19 Rain and Thunder Round about us Cooler</p>
<p>" 19 Cool. Drilling and sowing mangolds. John to Fergus with chop and Oats to C. Robinson @ 35. Cows out all night</p>
<p>" 20 (Sunday) very White Frost ice. A & John to Church</p>
<p>" 21 Frost again. Cultivating Turnip land over to Jno. Whites Bot 24 Cattle @ $89.00 4 mos to Belwood Re Hogs Trees well in Leaf</p>
<p>" 22 No Frost warmer finished Picking Potatoes John Plowing for Potatoes Mary Came Home from Toronto</p>
<p>" 23 Thunder in the morning and a few drops of Rain to Belwood with 4 Hogs 730 @ $6.75 one weighed 250 7 mos Ragged up Potatoes</p>
<p>" 24 very warm Lots of Thunder and some Rain in afternoon Harrowing Root Land Loading up Potatoes</p>
<p>" 25 Warm To Elora with Potatoes 23 Bgs @ .75 Cutting Potatoes</p>
<p>" 26 Hot With Lots of Thunder and some rain Planting Potatoes in Forenoon. to Wm Cowans sale in Belwood in afternoon Cool at night</p>
<p>" 27 (Sunday) Cloudy Cold day. A & Mary to Church Jno Black here</p>
<p>" 28 Cool. Finished Planting Potatoes Sowed Carrotts and Beans</p>
<p>" 29 Warmer & Dry Levelling Pits Picking stones in 10</p>
<p>" 30 Warm. Thunder Rain & Hail in afternoon Cultivating in 10 Filling Drain fixing Buggies and general Choring</p>
<p>" 31 Cool. Finished Cultivating in 10. Harrowing {Do?} Plowing in 4 To Elora R. Loan Co. A to R. Blacks at night</p>
<p>June 1 Cool. Jim finished Harrowing in 10 John Plowing in 4 Frost these nights</p>
<p>" 2 Warmer. moving stone Pile in 10. A Jim & Leith to Fergus</p>
<p>" 3 (Sunday) To Church (Communion) some what warmer</p>
<p>" 4 Warm. Drawing up Hay from stock Bottom. washed sheep. Plowing in 4</p>
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<p>June 5 Hot Drawed out 4 Loads manure to 4 Plowing and Harrowing in 4. Clover in Blossom Thunder an {and} fine Rain at night A to Blacks</p>
<p>" 6 Rain mostly all night warm up to Libs John to Fergus with Oats 38cts got 2 blocks salt</p>
<p>" 7 Warm misty A and I to Guelph Re Cattle D. B. 6 mo {11th ?}</p>
<p>" 8 Wild Thunder storm last night warm to day Plowing in 10. Black mare Served Thunder storm and Tremendous Rain in afternoon. Raising Rivers and flooding low land</p>
<p>" 9 too wet to Plow warm John to Fergus with oats A and Mary to Fergus to Late Mrs Hays sale Got sideboard Cleaned out wood shed and drawed away ahses Thunder and rain at night</p>
<p>" 10 (Sunday) Thunder and rain this morning at 4 oclock and in Forenoon Clearing up and colder at night</p>
<p>" 11 John to Fergus with Oats Filling up wash outs in Turnip Land in 4 Cultivating and Harrowing Frost</p>
<p>" 12 Frost again. Drilling for Turnips John Plowing Lib Down for Mary</p>
<p>" 13 Light Frost. Sowing Turnips. Plowing in 10 To Jas Dicks Funreal Cool day</p>
<p>" 14 Drilling for Turnips & Harrowing in 4 Plowing in 10 warmer Nellie Served</p>
<p>" 15 Warm. Thunder Rain Picking stones in 10</p>
<p>" 16 " Thunder and Light rain last night and nearly all day. Fred & Lib here Mary came with Thom Barley in head A. and John to Fergus at night. Looks rainy yet. {Lambs?}</p>
<p>" 17 (Sunday) Warm and still Showers all day heavy at night Too Much rain for low Land. Mary and John to Church</p>
<p>" 18 Warm Rain all Forenoon to A. Moirs in afternoon Damp</p>
<p>" 19 " Filling up oats Choring Drilling and sowing in afternoon in 4</p>
<p>" 20 " started to Drill then Rain all day Thunder at night</p>
<p>" 21 Rain in Early morn then Cleared Drilling in 10 Sowed 1/2 a hour after Dinner then Rain and three 3 Thunderstorms Mary to Fergus</p>
<p>" 22 John to Fergus with oats Bot {P.40?} showers all day made Pole Gate warm</p>
<p>" 23 showery Anderson V. S up Twice to Derkey. Building fence at River Been Rain every Day for 9 Days. Looks Fair Cooler to night</p>
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<p>June 24 (Sunday) Fine dry all day. A. Jim & Leith to Church M & Jno {Evans?}</p>
<p>" 25 Dry Hot sowing Turnips 10 all we are Putting there</p>
<p>" 26 Dry & very Hot Turnips all sowed finished in 4 scuffling mang</p>
<p>" 27 very hot thunder to the north. To Nellie Broadfoots Funreal to A. Moirs with Mary Hoeing Potatoes & mangels</p>
<p>" 28 still Hot Plowing in 10. Thunder. Black mare away</p>
<p>" 29 " " scuffling Potatoes. Finished {Beets?} Jno Helping Rennie</p>
<p>" 30 Cooler. Road work Rain. Cleaning up at night</p>
<p>July 1 Misty morning slight Rain all Forenoon</p>
<p>" 2 Hot. Road work Plowing in 10</p>
<p>" 3 " " " " Heavy rain in afternoon then from 10 to 2 in the morning. Over to Wm Clarks Re School</p>
<p>" 4 Plowing in 10. (5) Plowing in 10 afternoon thinning mangels scuffling Turnips</p>
<p>" 6 Cooler. 10 all Plowed but top Headland. Thinning Beets</p>
<p>" 7 Hot Picking stone in 10. thinning Beets. Heavy Rain</p>
<p>" 8 (Sunday) warm with showers Heavy to the north</p>
<p>" 9 still Hot John to Belwood with waggon to get {fence?} stones all Picked on 11. & Headlands Plowed Thinning Turnips A. to Fergus Thunder and Rain at night Disc & Clarke here</p>
<p>" 10 Hot Dry thinning Turnips Putting up Fence at River Taking down Fence Round where Hay stack was</p>
<p>" 11 Hot Harrowing 11 thinning Turnips mowing Lane</p>
<p>" 12 still Hot To Fergus in morning. Fork Handles oil Green & cc John to Belwood for Truck Waggon then to Fergus with Chop got Salt Black more again</p>
<p>" 13 very Hot John mowing at Hannas took in Load of Hay</p>
<p>" 14 Fair & warm Scuffling & thinning Turnips Drawing in Hay for Hanna John to A. Moirs For Mary</p>
<p>" 15 (Sunday) Hot A & I to Church Harry & Edna Came up Rain in afternoon light New Potatoes</p>
<p>" 16 Hot Stan Came Nelson Warmington & Tom here thinning Turnips Heavy rain & Thunder at noon</p>
<p>" 17 Still hot N. & T Warmington here Thinning Turnips</p>
<p>" 18 " " T. Warmington here Turnips in 11 all thinned Cool at night up to Jno Gerries Re P. O</p>
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<p>July 19 Cooler started Haying Cut 3 up to Fullers Got Picks Sharpened at Belwwod. Got Honey Rain at night</p>
<p>" 20 Warm Rain A. to Elora in afternoon I to Fergus A Great Rain and Thunder storm. Putting down Crops Badly</p>
<p>" 21 Finished thinning Turnips Drawed in some</p>
<p>" 22 (Sunday) A & Edna to Church Heavy thunder wind rain at night</p>
<p>" 23 Stan didnot Come started to Cut 6. Drawing from 3 Cooler to W. Clarks {...?}</p>
<p>" 24 Cool morning 3 all in Scuffling Cutting in 6 & 7 Drawing from 3</p>
<p>" 25 Grand day 6 all in but Piece left fro second Cutting & Coling in 7</p>
<p>" 26 Hot Hay all cut Coling & Raking in 7. Raked 6 2nd time & took it in Cleaning Bean and Carrotts. Had new Beans</p>
<p>" 27 Moderate Hot Hay all in Cole A away looking for Hands to stack Thunder and rain in afternoon and then at night</p>
<p>" 28 Hot Damp morning Drawed in Hay to stack slight Rain in afternoon Harry Derrs Here</p>
<p>" 29 (Sunday) Rainy all Day A very heavy storm in the afternoon</p>
<p>" 30 warm. Fair {Trinning?} up manure Pile setting up Binder Helping D. Milne thin Turnips in afternoon</p>
<p>" 31 Hot Hay all in 25 Loads in stack 14 in Barn Stan D M {S...?} here Helping</p>
<p>August 1 Dry Hot Trinning up and fencing Hay stack in forenoon started Harvest in spring field John & Mary to {Metz?} Garden Party</p>
<p>" 2 Dry warm John Cleaning Turnips Helping A Hanna to shingle House</p>
<p>" 3 " " To Fergus to see K. Murphy Re Cattle</p>
<p>" 4 very Hot 90 in the shade John Cutting in spring field To Guelph Re Guthrie J.B. Bad Thunderstome to the south in afternoon</p>
<p>" 5 (Sunday) still warm A to Church Ann Came up</p>
<p>" 6 warm Cleaning Turnips Rich Murphy up Fixed spring</p>
<p>" 7 " " " finished Cutting S. Field slight Rain</p>
<p>" 8 To Belwood in morning to see school after dinner at Turnips</p>
<p>" 9 at Turnip A Gerrie from Nichol here. John ran mower over Black muck</p>
<p>" 10 Heavy rain last night Cleaning Turnips in 10 Cooler</p>
<p>" 11 Clear warm at Turnips all day</p>
<p>" 12 Quite Cool. Mary to Church Took Ann Mown & Rhoda {Brian?} up</p>
<p>" 13 Cool. Cutting in 8 and at Turnips</p>
<p>" 14 Cutting in 8 started in 11 all spring field in Down to school in morn</p>
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<p>August 15 Culling in 11 at Turnips A to Fergus very Hot</p>
<p>" 16 still Hot Raes Threshing in Forenoon Cutting in afternoon</p>
<p>" 17 Hot Dry Cutting in 11 & stooking A to Fergus</p>
<p>" 18 very Hot Finished Cutting 11 and 1 stooking</p>
<p>" 19 (Sunday) Mary and I to Church. Rain Heavy Thunder to south</p>
<p>" 20 To Fergus with some school roofing & and to Elora very Hot 3 Thunderstorms went Round us</p>
<p>" 21 Tremendous Heat Cutting & stooking 3 storms Round</p>
<p>" 22 still very Hot. Finished Cutting all stooked. Ed Came up The usual. 3 storms round us.</p>
<p>" 23 Hot moving manure Cleaning Turnips got one load of oats in when rain Came Heavy</p>
<p>" 24 Hot first Day without rain this week. Drawing oats from 1</p>
<p>" 25 misty morning. got oats all in at Home. Thompsons threshing (all hands)</p>
<p>" 26 Cooler. A & Ed to Libs Jno Black here Rain at night (Sunday)</p>
<p>" 27 Cool. Drawing threshing wood. Jas White threshing Harry Came up</p>
<p>" 28 Fine Dry Cool. Killed sheep &c {..?} Getting Ready to thresh</p>
<p>" 29 " " " But windy Threshed on lower Place from the stook 40 acre 19 hands and 4 Teams Drawing to machine Good Turn out 9 1/2 Hours Done 9 acres in 1 hr 20 min</p>
<p>" 30 fine Still D Milne threshing forenoon. Rennie after</p>
<p>" 31 Fine Cool Cleaning up after Threshing in forenoon John at Rennies Drawing in all day I helping D Milne afternoon</p>
<p>Septr 1 Fine Cool Jas and J. helping D Milne all day John helping Rennie</p>
<p>" 2 (Sunday) Cool some Rain A number from Fergus Re J J Craigs Pony</p>
<p>" 3 Cool Rain this morning. John Plowing Jim helping Rennie</p>
<p>" 4 To Fergus Re J.B. took down Butter and Pears Dry warm</p>
<p>" 5 Dry Hot John Plowing in 1. Took 10 Cattle to N Murphy 1127 average $430.25</p>
<p>" 6 " " To Elora for Lumber Plowing in 1 Rakings all in</p>
<p>" 7 still Hot & Dry John down with Chop. Jim and I Fixing Fence</p>
<p>" 8 " very Hot & Dry. Putting new cover on well in forenoon Folks to S.S. Pick nic in afternoon. Edna went to Guelph and Mrs Jas Moir came from Elora</p>
<p>" 9 (Sunday) Same weather a week now without Rain a thing that has not happened all Summer</p>
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<p>Septr 10 opening sand Pit Harrowing in 1 in forenoon. tearing out verandah filling with stone in afternoon A to Fergus Gramma sick</p>
<p>" 11 Dry. Hot Drawing gravel to verandah & sand making stone Boats Painting Roof with asphalt. Mary to Belwood Re Mail key</p>
<p>" 12 Hotter than Ever Plowing Black muck in 4 Below Turnips {99? ..?}</p>
<p>" 13 Cooler to Fergus to See Malcolm Re verandha McCullough got Load of straw Plowing muck. slight shower</p>
<p>" 14 Fine and cool. Finished Plowing muck Mc Got another Load of straw Jno to Fergus for Cement Frost</p>
<p>" 15 moderate warm. Jno Malcolm here Laying Cement verandah Finished Late</p>
<p>" 16 hot again A Jim & Leith to Church</p>
<p>" 17 to Fergus in morning Re Hanna J. B marking out for manure with Plow To Belwood in evening Re mail Lock</p>
<p>" 18 very Hot again. Jno to Fergus with Malcolms {Traps?} Cleaning up round verandah. Started to Draw manure at Loran Place</p>
<p>" 19 very Hot at manure all day. A to Fergus in Forenoon</p>
<p>" 20 Fine morning A & I to Guelph Re Cattle note boys at manure up home Heavy rain at night first for 17 Days</p>
<p>" 21 Cool A to Burrs Rev. Mullan here at manure (Home)</p>
<p>" 22 " Drawing manure</p>
<p>" 23 (Sunday) Fine A and Mary to Church and S. School</p>
<p>" 24 Cool J. Goudie here at manure at Lower Place Sold Jas Caldwell 9 Cattle @ $400.00 First Ice this Fall</p>
<p>" 25 Cool. Goudie here at manure all day at Low Place</p>
<p>" 26 Cool. Drawing manure at home spreading & Plowing John & Jas at Fergus show rain in Forenoon Drizzle all day Heavy at night Thunder</p>
<p>" 28 Cool yesterday & to Day at manure Finished at Home 87 Loads A to Fergus</p>
<p>" 29 Rain more or less all day Sometimes Heavy Choring Fixing stables {&cd ?}</p>
<p>" 31 (Sunday) Clear and cool A Jas & Leith to Church morn Jno Mary Evening</p>
<p>Octr 1 Cool Heavy Frost. Stan Came went to Bert Milnes Threshing Willie Johnston Came in afternoon at manure all day</p>
<p>" 2 Fine at manure Finished 210 Loads Stan Patching Barn roof in afternoon Covering well Below and Choring. To W Dixs & W. Clarks Evening Frost</p>
<p>" 3 Cool started Potatoes spreading and Plowing in manure (Stan) in 1</p>
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<p>Octr 4 slight Rain all afternoon at Potatoes forenoon started sugar Beets spreading and Plowing in manure in 1 Stan</p>
<p>" 5 Damp morning Clearing up after. To Fergus Stan Plowing in manure spread all manure in 1 At Beets</p>
<p>" 6 Colder Rain all day Piling Beets making Bed Seat</p>
<p>" 7 (Sunday) Clear High Cold wind. A & Mary to Church. calf (Heifer)</p>
<p>" 8 Warmer thundr and some rain through the day. Thunder storm at night Stan Plowing Finished Beets and Potatoes Beets Fair Crop Potatoes Poor</p>
<p>" 9 Cold showers of hail & Snow all day. Spreading manure in 8 in forenoon. 2 teams Plowing in 1 afternoon Finished it filling up Chop</p>
<p>" 10 warmer in morning By 10 oclock Snowing Snowed heavy all afternoon 3 inches anyway John with chop in forenoon Stan Plowing snowing and Blowing all evening wild</p>
<p>" 11 A. Record storm for the season at least 15 inches fell in this Neighbourhood. sleighing to the North round the Lake shore to Goderich. Buffalo cut off from all sides by {wire?} Bad at Sarnia. Jas White threshing {C....? Cattle?} away</p>
<p>" 12 very hard frost this morning spoiling mangels and apples of which the Greater Part was out 12 Below freezing Sold Jas Caldwell 3 Cattle 1. 1340 @ $ {412?} 2. 2400 @ 3.22 = $146.00 2 Teams Plowing 1 in 8. 1 in 12. Grand day</p>
<p>" 13 warmer snow gone. spreading manure in 8 Plowing in 8 & 12</p>
<p>" 14 (Sunday) fine and warm A & I to Church. r. Stewart and Mrs here Looks Like Indian Summer. Calf (Felks)</p>
<p>" 15 very warm. Plowing A and Edna to Guelph</p>
<p>" 16 very fine. Plowing. Finished spreading manure Jas Milne Threshing</p>
<p>17 fine 2 Teams Plowing. To Fergus to Fergus Re {Base?} Trough</p>
<p>" 18 Cloudy. Thanksgiving day. Harry Jones Came up Plowing Harrowing Black Muck Mary & Ed to Libs John took Mary up at night</p>
<p>" 19 Heavy Rain all day till 4 PM. to Rennies Filling Chop</p>
<p>" 20 Fine Plowing up to T. Smiths John to Fergus with Chop Borrowed from Rennie 1270 Lbs started taking up Turnips Edna came down from Libs</p>
<p>" 22 Fine Cloudy took Turnips to Fergus 1 Team Plowing in forenoon 2 in afternoon. Pulling and Topping Turnips</p>
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<p>Octr 23 Fine warm. Turnips to Fergus 1 Team Plowing in forenoon Topping Pulling and Drawing to Barn in afternoon</p>
<p>" 24 Cloudy Raw Cold Thunder and Rain in afternoon John to Fergus with Turnips Jim Drawing in To Hannas threshing all day John in afternoon Edna went to Toronto</p>
<p>" 25 Cold Raw. Turnips to Fergus to Hanas threshing in forenoon Drawed in Some Turnips And Harrowed out Rain at night</p>
<p>" 26 Drawing Turnips Cold and wet at night</p>
<p>" 27 Rainy all day Made upper Turnip waggon Box. Killed Pig A to Fergus</p>
<p>" 28 (Sunday) Cold Snowy day very disagreeable</p>
<p>" 29 Cold but Fair. To Fergus with 9 Cattle sold to Jas White Stan here Lbs $816.00</p>
<p>" 30 Snowy Dirty day Stan & John Plowing all day finished 8 & 12 Tied up three steers. Jime took apples from Rennies</p>
<p>" 31 Hard frost Taking up & drawing Turnips Greystones all in</p>
<p>Novr 1 " " " " " " " to Pit Clear Sunny afternoon</p>
<p>" 2 very Hard frost but Clear day and milder Finished Turnips in 4 John to Fergus with 8 Lambs - 729 Lbs @ 5 1/2</p>
<p>" 3 Fine Pulling Turnips in 10 Stan here in afternoon</p>
<p>" 4 (Sunday) very fine for the season A & Mary to Church Mary to {....?} SS</p>
<p>" 5 Frosty morning Fine day Stan here Pulling and Drawing Turnips {.....?} Came</p>
<p>" 6 " " " Jas Hanna here & Vrooman " " "</p>
<p>" 7 " " " " " " " Drawing & Pulling in fore noon Threshing machine (Hastings) in afternoon Hanna Pulling</p>
<p>" 8 Some Hail & Snow in morning finished threshing by 9 oclock then Pulling and Drawing 2 Teams. Hanna & Vrooman here</p>
<p>" 9 Some rain in morning colder To Fergus Re Bank Got Plowsheres John to D Milnes threshing. Finished Pulling Turnips</p>
<p>" 10 Fine Day Stan here and D. Vrooman all shipping Turnips in Trimming Pit 2 Teams Drawing</p>
<p>" 11 (Sunday) Ground white this morning A & Mary to Church then to A Moris Mary staid</p>
<p>" 12 Inch of Snow no Frost Stan Here Covering Pit</p>
<p>" 13 Frosty cloudy Finished Covering shipping Turnips by noon. Plowing in afternoon Sod 6 1 single 8th riding Plow</p>
<p>" 14 Hardest Frost of the Season. 2 plows in sod 4 Put in Binder</p>
<p>" 15 Frosty Sunny. 2 Teams Plowing in 4 in Forenoon the {.....? .....?}</p>
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<p>Novr 15 Took up Load of oats to Clean. Cloudy. Frosty finished Plowing 4 started in 2. taking in Cull Turnips in afternoon</p>
<p>" 16 Frosty Sunny. Cleaned up 40 Bags of oats 105 Bush took then to Fergus to Packover Cull Turnips all in {.......?}</p>
<p>" 17 Stan took Load of Turnips to Fergus in morning rain Freezing as it Fell Took up oats and Cleaned them for Chop Took down another Load of Turnips to - Packover. took Chop to Fergus (for Horses) Lbs</p>
<p>" 18 (Sunday) Good day for the season Wm S Clark here</p>
<p>" 19 Clear Sunny day to Fergus with chickens 12 weighed 89 Lbs Plowing sod after Hastings threshing</p>
<p>" 20 Rainy freezing as it fell. Hastings finished threshing 2 teams Plowing sod - 2 in afternoon</p>
<p>" 21 Cold Rain all day Freezing on everything A {Base?} going to thresh but too wet</p>
<p>" 22 High Cold wind Rennie threshing Black mare sick Anderson V.S Here twice</p>
<p>" 23 Fine Rennie Finished threshing Black mare Died</p>
<p>" 24 very fine for Season. A. Rae threshing. Plowing sod in 2 Drawing wood</p>
<p>(Sunday) 25 Frosty morning fine day Hail & Rain at night Jno Black here</p>
<p>" 26 Heavy rain all last night and this afternoon. Plowing sod in 2 in the fore noon. Finished Covering Turnip Pits Jno Baer here colecting</p>
<p>" 27 Cold Damp. 2 Teams Plowing in sod</p>
<p>" 28 Showers of snow Hard frost by night. Finished Plowing sod in 2 Rennie X got 680 lbs Grain (Repayment) Took Load of Turnips to {Scheris?} Got Ram and Put with Ewes started to Plow where Potatoes were</p>
<p>" 29 Hard frost Clear & sunny Cleaned up 8 Bags Chop 25 oats took to Fergus</p>
<p>" 30 Cloudy cold some rain A & I to Fergus To Bank etc then A and John Down to the Supper in town Hall St Andrews Church</p>
<p>Decr 1 Fine morning but started to snow and High wind to D. B.</p>
<p>" 2 (Sunday) Cold & raw. Jim and Mary to Church</p>
<p>" 3 Winter fairly very Cold and stormy. A. Singer here sold him 10 Cattle @ $39.00 Killed a pig (4) moderate to Thompsons in forenoon Castrating</p>
<p>" 5 milder but still cold to Belwood in Forenoon wiht Boots to Repair To Jno Whites and Wm Clarks in afternoon then to Fergus Snowing at Night</p>
<p>" 6 rain sleet and ice mild forenoon. Colder in afternoon to Load of Turnips to {shario?} - Sleighing first of Season</p>
<p>" 7 Clear but very frosty with high wind all day. Colder this season</p>
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<p>Decr 8 Milder but Snowing all day. Took Turnips to {Scherio?} Mary went took home Coal 800 Lbs Good sleighing</p>
<p>" 9 (Sunday) A. Jim & Mary to Church. Fred & Lib Here. milder but Raw</p>
<p>" 10 Misty some Rain Colder at night. Took Turnips to Schorio A. Down with cutter Thompsons Bros got Grain. Total 875 Bags included</p>
<p>" 11 Cold Clear day Took Load of Turnips to Scherio A Laid up with cold Sold Cow & steer to Wm Shortread for $73.00 and Delivered them John and Mary to Party at D. Milnes</p>
<p>" 12 Cloudy mild sold Pair steers to Jas White @ 4 cts Less $1.00 took Jag straw to A Hanna Choring Drawing wood etc</p>
<p>" 13 To Belwood for Boots Rep. Drawed Load of wood. Hannas got sleigh John and Jim to see Jno Whites Cattle</p>
<p>" 14 Cold Raw morning Ice mist Rain. To Shortreads for side of Beef 326 Lbs @ 6 cts Thomsons Bros threshing Finished</p>
<p>" 15 Rain in morning But fine day tho slippery. took 2 Cattle to Fergus to Jno White 2410 Jas White threshing Finished</p>
<p>" 17 Fine Choring Putting on Tar Paper. Mrs & John Hastings and Jas White here at night</p>
<p>" 18 Grand day Drawing wood Jas Gerrie here. Mary to Annie Days Funreal John to Fergus. Mrs Wright here. McLellan Drawing sand</p>
<p>" 19 Cold Clear. Took wire off at River took up Wood</p>
<p>" 20 Fine mild. Cutting wood accross {across} River. A. & Jno To Fergus got meat {Barrell?}</p>
<p>" 21 " " " " To Jas Whites {castridating?}</p>
<p>" 22 Sunny Cold A to Fergus Brot Jane Moir up in Forenoon Down to Fergus in afternoon pd Taxes</p>
<p>" 24 Sunny. Cold. Choring.</p>
<p>" 25 very Cold Clear Drifting some to Fergus Bot 16 Cattle from A. Shortread</p>
<p>" 26 Sunny. Cold. Took Cattle Home Wt 13860 @ 854 = $439.45</p>
<p>" 27 Some snow last night Milder Drawing wood from over the River</p>
<p>" 28 very mild Cloudy Drawing wood</p>
<p>" 29 " " " " " Taking out Fence Posts at river ({wire?})</p>
<p>" 30 (Sunday) Jim and Mary to church mild Rain. John helping Rennie to Find {farm?}</p>
<p>" 31 Rain mist Disagreable Day John down with Turnips to Scheria The Winter so far has been about Perfect not much Snow not very Cold no storms good sleighing</p>
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<p>Jany 1 mild. Fair, Cloudy. Choring Took up Cull Turnips</p>
<p>" 2 Fine Cloudy. Trustee orgn meeting to R. Blacks in evening. misty</p>
<p>" 3 Last night rain that Frose then milder. Rainy all day. Party at the Wright</p>
<p>" 4 Damp Cloudy Took Jean Moir Back to R.A.H</p>
<p>" 5 " " mild John had Dan to Fergus getting shod</p>
<p>" 6 (Sunday) Mild. A. and Mary to Church. Johnny Black here</p>
<dl><dd>7 Rain all day 2 Sows away River Broke up and Jammed</dd>
</dl><p>" 8 " Freezing as it fell. Took Turnips to Rea</p>
<p>" 9 Hard Frost. Snow flying very Icy. Turnip to Schorio</p>
<p>" 10 Cold Showers of Snow. Blowing Getting worse By night Sows Home Stan in morning Turnips to Rae</p>
<p>" 11 Heaviest Blow of Season no Cold. 2 Loads Turnips 1 to Rae 1 to Scherio</p>
<p>" 12 Snow from the East last night. Mild Cloudy " " "</p>
<p>" 13 (Sunday) mild Damp. Willie & Nob Black Here</p>
<p>" 14 Hoar Frost mild misty 2 Loads of Turnip to Rae A to Fergus & Thomsons</p>
<p>" 15 Fine Cloudy at Turnips had Stan and Wm Thompson Drawing 2 Loads to Rae 4 to Schario</p>
<p>" 16 Raw East wind. Stan {Jno?} Rennie and Wm Thompson Drawing one Load each 1 Load to Rae 3 to Schario. A Moir and wife here</p>
<p>" 17 Cold Raw East wind Some snow finished Cleaning mixed Grain Cleaned some oats up to D. Milnes at night</p>
<p>" 18 Fine. mild Took load of Turnips to Schario Jno & Mary to Hannas</p>
<p>" 19 Rain all day (Heavy) Cleaning oats. Rained & Froze last night</p>
<p>" 20 (Sunday) Heavy Rain last night Jams broke up and river clear and very high. A. Snowy windy Drifty day the worst this sseason</p>
<p>" 21 Drifty Blustering Day Cleaning up oats Stokers got Hay first time</p>
<p>" 22 Cold with Drifting showers. To Jno Gregsons Sale Bt. sledge for Stokes</p>
<p>" 23 Clear Cold 11 Below To Fergus settling for Turnips</p>
<p>" 24 Clear morning 15 Below Snowing in afternoon to Belwood with oats got 200 Flour. took up school Clerk. With wheels no sleighing</p>
<p>" 25 Cold stormy To Scharios Sale Bot Bells</p>
<p>" 26 Cold quiet drawing wood</p>
<p>" 27 (Sunday) Fine A and Mary to Church</p>
<p>" 28 Cold some snow Helping Thompsons up with 5 cattle to W. {Bs?}</p>
<p>" 29 Fine with some snow. W. B Thomsons sale. Mary down to entertainment at St. Andrews Church {Stokes?} Catte to Coldwell</p>
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<p>Jany 31 Cold. Bright took Cattle to Jas Caldwells 94 @ $130.00 To John Marshalls in Evening</p>
<p>" 31 Milder Hoar Frost. Some snow To Belwood all day Re Tp audit</p>
<p>Feby 1 mild misty Took load of Turnips to Rea</p>
<p>" 2 soft thawing " " " " Snowing & Blowing at night</p>
<p>" 3 (Sunday) Colder. stormy and snowing</p>
<p>" 4 very fine. to Fergus Re Caldwell {Ck?} Hodge Malcolm & c</p>
<p>" 5 Drifty from East last night and to day Cold</p>
<p>" 6 Cold quiet took load of Turnips to Rea</p>
<p>" 7 Cold very fine " " A went to Belwood</p>
<p>" 8 " " " Mary & Jim up for A</p>
<p>" 9 milder A to Fergus pd Gibson note Cutting wood over River in afternoon</p>
<p>" 10 (Sunday) Mary went to Church walking stayed all night. A very stormy day the worst this winter not Cold</p>
<p>" 11 stormy yet and very Cold by night John to Fergus with Chop (Horse) started the Tp Audit</p>
<p>" 12 18 Below Zero and stormy at audit</p>
<p>" 13 Sunny & milder Mary had {A?} to Fergus then to W.W. Gerrie Sale</p>
<p>" 14 To Guelph Re D. B. and A to Fergus stormy afternoon</p>
<p>" 15 Fine Day Stormy evening. A to See Mrs Thompson</p>
<p>" 16 Milder Accross {Across} River Getting wood Mary Jno & Jim to Fergus at night</p>
<p>" 17 (Sunday) very fine A. & Mary to Church morning Mary & Jno Evening</p>
<p>" 18 Fine at audit in forenoon A and I to Libs afternoon A stayed</p>
<p>" 19 very {gles?} last night mild morning stormy afternoon quiet Evening Finished Audit young sow away</p>
<p>" 20 Beautiful Sunny mild morning To Council meeting with Auditors Report John to Geo Burrs sale. A very stormy night</p>
<p>" 21 Cold yet to Fergus to Insurance meeting</p>
<p>" 22 very Cold Clear 16 Below To Robinsons Sale</p>
<p>" 23 A little milder Clear Drawing wood & cutting</p>
<p>" 24 (Sunday) Mary and Jim to Church quite a snowfall 6th {stormy sun?} day in succession</p>
<p>" 25 Cold and a little stormy. Cutting wood & choring Roads Heavy</p>
<p>" 26 Cold and blustry to Martins sale A Came back from Freds</p>
<p>" 27 {....?} Clear day took over {Rungs?} Jno to Jas White drawing Lumber</p>
<p>" 28 Raw East wind Choring</p>
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<p>March 1 Raw not Cold to Geo Allans Sale Mary to Fergus Rain at night</p>
<p>" 2 Soft morning Some Rain then a wild stormy afternoon To Fergus to Sale Got Bag Truck 1/2 Doz. Cattle Chains & cc</p>
<p>" 3 (Sunday) very stormy all day</p>
<p>" 4 Clear milder. Jas Gerrie & Joe Roxburgh here for seed oats</p>
<p>" 5 mild morning very stormy afternoon. Fred & Lib here for seed oats finished drawing Turnips 2131 Back = $192.60 Mary Down {Eo?} {Buttons?} to crop</p>
<p>" 6 Cold Clear To Belwood & Joe Whites Looking Horse Jas Gerrie came for his oats</p>
<p>" 7 Mild took up Load oats Drew Load Posts Killed pig for Jas Milne</p>
<p>" 8 Fine morning stormy afternoon. Cleaning oats A. To Fergus with Mrs Jas Milne</p>
<p>" 9 very fine Drawing in Turnips and Hay. A & Jim to Fergus for Boots, mail & {c/c?}</p>
<p>" 10 (Sunday) A & I to Church then to Jno Black very fine</p>
<p>" 11 To Jas Retties for seed sale {(Barley?)} to D Milnes for seed Barley. R. Kerr here putting up {E...?} Trough on N.W. of barn sleighing about gone Drove Waggon to 3rd line first wheels along</p>
<p>" 12 Mild misty and some rain. To Elora to John Richardsons Funreal {Funeral}</p>
<p>" 13 Clear and sunny. T. Smillie & {Hawiks?} Bilton here for seed oats</p>
<p>" 14 another fine day A to Fergus with Mary to Dr wheeling Pretty good</p>
<p>" 15 Sunny with cold wind to R. Stewarts {...?} Cummings sale Robins</p>
<p>" 16 A real thaw and sunny. Drawing in Turnips and Hay {2?} to Mrs Wright</p>
<p>" 17 (Sunday) Clear with cold wind. Rain last night A. Hanna here frosty night</p>
<p>" 18 hard frost in morning Bluebirds Snow at night ( river Clear</p>
<p>" 19 milder misty. To T. Connellys & H. Sargeants sale ( wheels</p>
<p>" 20 Raw and Colder. W. Clark & F Green here for oats</p>
<p>" 21 very fine no Frost at night Real spring day to Fergus Re Clover seed</p>
<p>" 22 very warm wild Geese Sun Took up oats all signs of early Spring Thunder</p>
<p>" 23 Sunny and very mild Cleaned up some oats</p>
<p>" 24 (Sunday) Stan here. Thunder again last night</p>
<p>" 25 To Fergus to P. Boynes & Jno Mutchs funreal {funeral} roads very muddy</p>
<p>" 26 still mild took up 2 Loads of oats</p>
<p>" 27 another storm last night Thunder and rain to S. McKees Bot mare $165.00 rain and misty afternoon & warm</p>
<p>" 28 Fine drying day Drawing up & Cleaning oats</p>
<p>" 29 Good Friday Cooler some rain then windy Drawing up and Cleaning oats no Frost for a week Frogs heard</p>
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<p>March 30 Dry and cooler. Got oats all up from below and {Jeg?} Hay</p>
<p>" 31 (Sunday) very Hard frost windy and snow flying all day</p>
<p>April 1 Cold Frosty day. Drawing up wood &c A and Mary to Fergus Mary to Russells</p>
<p>" 2 Milder Drawing up Turnips to Wilson Ransoms Funreal {Funeral}</p>
<p>" 3 soft again some Rain in afternoon Got straw at D. Milnes Cleaning up oats</p>
<p>" 4 warm Rain at night. Making Timber at Jas Milnes Drawing up Turnips</p>
<p>" 5 Dull Rainy afternoon Cleaning up oats</p>
<p>" 6 To Fergus. Took Load of oats took Home Harrows. Clear but Cold & Rain</p>
<p>" 7 (Sunday) A & Jim to Church Raw and Frosty</p>
<p>" 8 still Raw. Snowing in afternoon to Wm Blacks Funreal A to Belwood</p>
<p>" 9 Dirty Damp Raw Day. Ground white with snow. Elora Horse show Lambs</p>
<p>" 10 stlll Bad Snow {flying?} Horrid weather. Jean Moir Nichol Died</p>
<p>" 11 Hard frost Sunny but north wind. A to Fergus John Building fence</p>
<p>" 12 Frost Ground white with Snow to Jane Moirs Funreal. Roads very sloppy raw and cold</p>
<p>" 13 another Raw Cold day. John to Fergus at night But Mary up</p>
<p>" 14 (Sunday) still Cold. John A & Mary to Church in evening</p>
<p>" 15 Heavy frost this morning. Ice 1 1/2 inches thick Damm froze over in Fergus John to Fergus with oats took 25 B 20 lbs to Anderson @ 36.00 = $9.25 Brot up Clover seed 400 lbs @ 16 per lb. Freight 1.04 = $65.04 Jno Burr and Wm Townout here for seed oats Burrs = $9.25 Brot up {athle?} and Fixed {Democrat?}</p>
<p>" 16 Frost and the Ground white with snow. Snowed all day. John Down with R. Stewarts & R. Blacks Clover. Seed harder Points</p>
<p>" 17 Wintry looking morning Sunny but Cold all day Roads sloppy from melted snow John to Belwood getting Buggy shaft fixed then took Rennies & Milnes Jas Whites & Thompsons Clover seed to them</p>
<p>" 18 still cold snow flying Cutting wood {Nob?} Black here for oats</p>
<p>" 19 " " Drawing up Hay and wood Roads Getting dry</p>
<p>" 20 Colder North wind Sunny. took up some Bidding and wood in forenoon A. Jim & Leith to Fergus in afternoon John Putting Points on Seeder</p>
<p>" 21 (Sunday) Fine somewhat warm A. Jim & Leith to Church {Dance?} {...?} Jim and {...?} here</p>
<p>" 22 Clear milder very high wind started to Disc in 6 Down to R. Blacks in evening</p>
<p>" 23 Mild To Belwood. Discing in 12. Harrowing in 6. Seeding fairly started D. Milne & Bert Sowing afternoon warm. But cold at night</p>
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<p>April 24 Frost. Ice 3/4 inch Sowing oats in 6 Harrowing in 12. It has been a very slow spring sleighing gone on 14 {marsh?} Sowing a week later than 1906</p>
<p>" 25 Rain Last night. Picking stone in 12 and started Sowing it to Boers at night</p>
<p>" 26 Frosty morning Finished Sowing 12 and Harrowing it started to disc in 2</p>
<p>" 27 Too much Frost to sow or Harrow in the morning fixing Floor of Pig Pen finished Discing in 2 and Harrowed it . started to sow it. took Home the Last of Turnips Put 3 Cattle out. A. & John to Fergus Mary Came up. Butter 25cts a Lb</p>
<p>" 28 Frost yet but got warmer (Sunday) A Jim & Leith to Ch {Church} John and Mary in Evening</p>
<p>" 29 Rain and Thunder in morning. mixing Grass seed and Daubeny oats and Barley Bush of Each Jim Milne got oats Swallows here</p>
<p>" 30 Thunder & Rain nearly all night and this Forenoon turning Cold at night The land badly flooded an {and} River very high the coldest {apiece?} for 59 years and one with little Rain or snowfall until today. Been a cold Raw month</p>
<p>May 1 Hard Frost no seeding till noon. In the shade Frost all day. Sowing mixed Grain in 10. Pigs (13) Lambs (Triplets) milder at night</p>
<p>" 2 Slight Frost but warm day. Finished sowing 10 - 10 {per?} ac 11 B the 8 oats 11. 12 Barley</p>
<p>" 3 Fine. Finished Harrowing 10 & 2. All sowed but 4 which is very wet up to Living Springs S. H. rc Platform Some have got none sowed yet</p>
<p>" 4 2 inches of snow this morning and snowing until 8 gone by noon Sunny after but Cold Cleaning up oats took up Jag bidding {evening? for Roots</p>
<p>" 5 (Sunday) Fine. A. Jim & Leith up to Libs</p>
<p>" 6 Dry & Warmer to Fergus. Re Pritchard Got {Ret?} feed. Flour wir. &</p>
<p>" 7 Fine Cultivating sowing & arrowing in 4 Jerry Brechins Came to Fence started between 8 & 9</p>
<p>" 8 Fine warm Got all sowed but wet piece at bottowm of 4</p>
<p>" 9 Frsot all this week (Light) Planted some Potatoes in 1 started Plowing for Roots</p>
<p>" 10 Cold Rain snow Hail Last night Cold all day finished Plowing for Roots Jerry Fencing on line Between D Milne & Thompsons and us</p>
<p>" 11 very hard frost Ice over inch thick out thawing in the shade all day John to Fergus evening Mary & Rhoda Brown came up gto 76 Lbs soft wire from A Hanna Jerry left but not done {......?}</p>
<p>" 12 (Sunday) another Hard frost & Ice milder at night John & Mary to church</p>
<p>" 13 Better weather warmer a high Drying wind. Finished Seeding an acre at the Foot of 4 Leaving the Black muck Sowing Grass Seed on it only A & I to A Moirs</p>
<p>" 14 Warmer. Windy Putting wire across River at Gerries Line in forenoon To Mrs. Wm. B. Thompsons Funeral in afternoon</p>
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<p>May 15 Cooler. Cloudy to Elora at J. Moirs Rainy afternoon</p>
<p>" 16 To Belwood in forenoon. To Fergus in afternoon Re Bank quite Cool</p>
<p>" 17 Drilling and Sowing. Sugars Beets. Cool till Evening then warmer Roy Black here</p>
<p>" 18 Drawing old Racks for wood. To Fergus and Elora in afternoon at R. Stewarts</p>
<p>" 19 Cool and windy threatening Rain (Sunday)</p>
<p>" 20 very Cold windy showers of Snow To Fergus in afternoon Re. T. B.</p>
<p>" 21 Cold yet and Heavy Frost this morning Ice an inch thick to Fergus with A. Re L Jerry Came {...?} to Fence</p>
<p>" 22 Better putting wire along lane. Drawing Rails Harrowing A to Fergus</p>
<p>" 23 First Right spring day John at Jas Whites Jacking up Barn Edna came up From Toronto. A. & E to Jas Gerries up to D Milnes in Evening</p>
<p>" 24 Fine Getting Cold at night Plowing in orchard below Mary up</p>
<p>" 25 Cold Clear took down some oats to Fergus 42 cts and A shop to N Murphy Edna & Harry to Libs Rain at night</p>
<p>" 26 (Sunday) Fine warm Heavy Rain Wind and thunder at night</p>
<p>" 27 Cold Raw morning to Fergus with {e?} wanderor in the afternoon a Regular Blizzard snow 2 inches and high wind very Cold 5 below Freezing Fred and Lib down {Fed?} 2 cattle</p>
<p>" 28 Cold Clear Plowing in 1 A Moir and wife here meeting our assessor</p>
<p>" 29 Frost Ice took oats to Fergus Leaving very little out yet. Got Calf from Hanna</p>
<p>" 30 Cold wet north wind took oats to Fergus {Levelled?} down Pit in 8 Pd McKee</p>
<p>" 31 Cold Picking and Cutting potatoes D Milne Brot 8 Cattle to grass</p>
<p>June 1 Planted Potatoes 39 Pails Dull day with some rain at night and warmer</p>
<p>" 2 (Sunday) Fine warm the only Growing day since last Sunday A Jim & Leith to Church. Mary and John at night wild Plums in blossom at last very little Leafing</p>
<p>" 3 Fine Harrowing in 1 & 8. A sick Choring round</p>
<p>" 4 Cool cloudy morning rain all afternoon John to Raising at S Lougheads took A to Dr and took Mary up from Russells</p>
<p>" 5 Cold windy showery all day heavy rain and East wind all last night To Fergus to Bank John to Lougheads {Ditch?} Raise</p>
<p>" 6 To Fergus J L 12.00 To Elora For Turnip seed Finished {Loug Treads?} Rain Cold day Foal from Nellie</p>
<p>" 7 Warmer Separating Cattle Harrowing in 8 To Belwood at night</p>
<p>" 8 Fine and warm Putting wire accross {across} River at this end D Milnes working shop A. and Mary to Fergus Trees in leaf at last Frost every night McKee and McQuarries rest Colts</p>
<p>" 9 (Sunday) Fine all Day. {Gerty?} Marshall here Jno & Mary to Church at night</p>
<p>" 10 Warm morning windy then Cold at night Drilling and Sowing Turnips in 1 Fixing floor of Pig Pen Putting on a wire on line tween 8 & 9 &c</p>
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<p>June 11 Middling Fine Sunny Cool East wind Plowing in 8. Choring No Frost</p>
<p>" 12 " " " " " " Drilling and Sowing in 1. Plowing in 8. A and Mary to Fergus Mary went Back to Russells young Pigs 2nd litter</p>
<p>" 13 Warmer But Drying East wind. finished Plowing for Roots in 8 To Fergus Pd Ryder Cold night</p>
<p>" 14 Warm morning. Nellie Sowed Drilling & sowing Turnips in 1 Mrs McDonald here</p>
<p>" 15 Finished Drilling and sowing Turnips in 1 Washed sheep Harrowing in 8</p>
<p>" 16 (Sunday) Fine warm. A. & Leith to Church Grandma Gerrie came up</p>
<p>" 17 Fine Hot Blasting stone. Harrowing in 8 Jno White Got oats</p>
<p>" 18 " " Drawing stones Harrowing & started to Drill in 8. Got a {swatthing?} Fixed Pump and Turnip source. To W. Clarks in evening Thunder</p>
<p>" 19 Hot Forenoon in the afternoon Heavy Thunder storm and Grand Rain the first in 15 Days {Jno?} away (Popper) Drilling and sowed some in 8</p>
<p>" 20 Glorious Growing Day Drilling and Sowing Turnips in 8 very Hot</p>
<p>" 21 Hot 3 Thunderstorms and heavy Rain to Arthur to Reform Convention A. Marting Choice John to Fergus with Chop</p>
<p>" 22 very hot Finished sowing Turnips fine Growth storms round us finished</p>
<p>" 23 Hot forenoon. A. Jno & Leith to Libs 3 Thunder storms in afternoon one with Terrific Rain Hail and wind The Heaviest rain for 14 years Mary Came up Broke Her tooth</p>
<p>" 24 Hot took Darkey to Fergus to get shod started to scuffle mangels A went Belwood Choring</p>
<p>" 25 very Hot Road work Gravelling Hole above Track. Took Jim to Fergus for the Entrance Examination Took Aunt Hattie up</p>
<p>" 26 Rain in morning. Cool. Getting very Cool at night Finished Road work up to Jno White at night for middlings $25 Sh</p>
<p>" 27 Cool Clear day. Scuffling and started to thin mangles Jas Whites Raising</p>
<p>" 28 Warmer Thinning mangels. Fixing spring Clipped sheep</p>
<p>" 29 Hot to Fergus Re Bank. another heavy Rain and thunder storm</p>
<p>" 30 (Sunday) Fine A and Aunt Hattie to Church Joe Williams came up</p>
<p>July 1 Hot Thunder and Heavy Rain Took Cattle to Jno Whites 17290 Lbs John took J. Williams to Fergus</p>
<p>" 2 Cool Moving stone Pile in 8 started to Plow S. Fallow in 8 at Mangels</p>
<p>" 3 Cooler Finished thinning mangels Jim Took A to Fergus whence she went by {stage?} to Libs John Plowing in 8. Scuffling Potatoes</p>
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<p>July 4 Warm Fair Scuffling in 1 Plowing in 8 Nelly served again R. G. & Jess Facinator</p>
<p>" 5 " " Finished Plowing in 8. Digging out stones in 8 Plowing Headlands in 1</p>
<p>" 6 Hot Thunder Drawing off stones in 8 and Harrowing. Drawing Rails from Lane</p>
<p>" 7 Cooler (Sunday) Mary and I to Church Mullans farewell sermon after 36 years {sideways in right column} {Jest?} {Gavaich?} 14-7</p>
<p>" 8 Thunder But no Rain Windy Harrowing in 8 (Summer Fallow Jas White Brot Cattle to {...?} scuffling Turnips hoeing Potatoes</p>
<p>" 9 Fine Mary to Fergus Jim hoeig at Bert Milnes. Thinning Turnips</p>
<p>" 10 " Johne Mowing School yard thinning Turnips scuffled mangels</p>
<p>" 11 Rain from the East all day making stock Rack. Cleaning out sheep House</p>
<p>" 12 Fine. Thinning Turnips</p>
<p>" 13 " " " scuffling in 8 to Fergus & up to Flewellings in Evening</p>
<p>" 14 (Sunday) Fine Hot. Maggie Burr and John Here</p>
<p>" 15 Grand day. Thinning Jim scuffling John to Fergus with Chop Hogs rain at night</p>
<p>" 16 Fine thinning Turnips Mary to Fergus Rhoda Brown came up</p>
<p>" 17 Hottest day this season. Finished thinning in 18 scuffling in 8 Putting Green on Early Potatoes. School PicNic John to Fergus for slate Blackboards</p>
<p>" 18 Warm Dry Putting Green on main Crop Potatoes. Thinning Turnips in 8</p>
<p>" 19 Hot " Thinning Turnips John up to Flewellings for A</p>
<p>" 20 Fine Thinning At At Jas Whites laying tile Stan Here A to Elora J Moirs</p>
<p>" 21 (Sunday) Fine A and J to Church. A went up to Flews WS Clark Here</p>
<p>" 22 Fine To Fergus for Ceiling material for school Got metallic but not sheeting Stan here thinning Turnips for Jas White. Rain in morning</p>
<p>" 23 Fine warm Jimmie Gibson & Mr Clulow he {here?} thinning Turnips {Conestoga?} Horse Came</p>
<p>" 24 " " Thunder storms round us. Jimmie Gibson here Finished thinning Turnips</p>
<p>" 25 Warm Hoeing Beets 2nd time. Thunder and rain at night</p>
<p>" 26 Cool. Heavy rain and thunder in Early morning. Beets Finished Started Hay in 3 First new Potatoes very Cool night</p>
<p>" 27 Cool morning mowing orchard Coling Hay Scuffling Turnips 2nd time Jess away again (R. Russels)</p>
<p>" 28 (Sunday) Fine Cool A & Mary to Church Grandpa Gerrie Wm & Rachel Mrs McDonald here</p>
<p>" 29 Fine Fair at Turnips Drawing Hay from 3 Cutting thistles on Con Road</p>
<p>" 30 " " " " Hay all in in 3 Cutting in 7. Scharie Got Pigs away</p>
<p>" 31 Fair some Thunder. Coling in 7 and drawing all in cut. A & Mary to Dr. A sick</p>
<p>Aug 1 Fine Turnips Mowing Raking & Coling Hay John Cutting A. Hannas hay Thunder & Rain at night</p>
<p>" 2 Damp morning Choring in forenoon Finished Cutting in 7 Cut some in 11 {Coed?} up all 7. Cool evening</p>
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<p>August 3 Cool. Dry. Drawed all 7 but 28 Coles & 1 Load from 11</p>
<p>" 4 (Sunday) Cool day. Mary & Leith to Church very Calm</p>
<p>" 5 Cool Cloudy threatening Rain all day. at Turnips. John at A Hannas Drawing in Hay. Stan Came Down to school</p>
<p>" 6 warmer. Mowing in 11 Stan at Jas Milnes for Blackstone. to school</p>
<p>" 7 " Mowing Raking Coling in 11</p>
<p>" 8 Hot Hay all cut Raking and coling</p>
<p>" 9 very hot A. Hanna & Hugh Thompson Here drawing in al {all?} coled up</p>
<p>" 10 still hot " " " " " " " finished 2 stacks Hay all in the Last 27 acres without Rain. Fair crop R. Thompson Here</p>
<p>" 11 (Sunday) very Hot and drying Jim over to J. Blacks. M. Jno & Stan to Church evening</p>
<p>" 12 Hot Cloudy threatened Rain. A & Mary to Jno {Davis?} Picking Berries. Twice to Belwood to see McClanahan Re school scuffling and hoeing Turnips</p>
<p>" 13 Hot and very windy Finished Turnips in 1. started in 8 at school House in afternoon. Helping McLanahan and taking down scaffold</p>
<p>" 14 Cooler & quieter. Hoeing in 8 Stan cultivating & Harrowing Summer fallow A & Mary fixing up school House Scrubbing & Dusting John at D & J Milnes Packing Hay</p>
<p>" 15 Hot at Turnips to Belwood Getting sulkey Rake wheels set to Fergus with Moffatt's scafflolding from school and Chop (Horses) A. up to Flewellings Brot. Lib down</p>
<p>" 16 Fixing up Binder. Thunder and rain first since Aug 1 Stan & John to Belwood {esfs?} Edna saving machine to Toronto started harvest in 10</p>
<p>" 17 Cooler. A. Mary Jim & Leith Picking Berries 10 all in stook. to school {ivey?}</p>
<p>" 18 (Sunday) Hot Dry O. Stewart & Mabel. John Black & {Hand?} here</p>
<p>" 19 Cloudy Stan to Belwood getting Truck wheels tires set Cutting in 4 in afternoon. J. Paton Put in 3 Cattle</p>
<p>" 20 Cloudy & Rainy like. Pressed stack of Hay</p>
<p>" 21 Hot Dry Drawing Hay with 2 teams. Fred Down Lib went Home</p>
<p>" 22 very Hot & Dry Frost in morning. Finished Drawing Baled Hay 11 Loads R. Thompson took one Load = {13 ton 14 cut?} Left. Truck Waggon at McGregors</p>
<p>" 23 Cutting in 4 Drawing Rakings (Hay) started to Cut in 12 A to Fergus with Mrs Blackstone</p>
<p>" 24 Warm. Like rain a few drops. Choring in forenoon Stan with Chop to Fergus after A & Mary Picking Berries {Fle?} went Home</p>
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<p>August 25 (Sunday) Cool High drying wind. A & Mary to Church {Moyes?} J. M & S {Cuor?}</p>
<p>" 26 Finished Cutting 12 Drawing in from 4. Cool morning. drouthy day</p>
<p>" 27 Rainy most of Day Plowing in 8 (Sod) To Fergus in afternoon got {Spec..?} Colder</p>
<p>" 28 Warm to Belwood for Waggon (Truck) new {aple?} took up 2 wheels to get tire set. Plowing forenoon Stan Cutting afternoon</p>
<p>" 29 Warm dry Finished Plowing in 86. to Belwood for wheels</p>
<p>" 30 Warm Getting threshing wood. Finished Discing. To Fergus Jas A Smells Funreal</p>
<p>Septr 1 (Sunday) A & J to Church Communion. Thunder & Heavy rain at night</p>
<p>" 2 Clear & warm Thompsons Thresing in afternoon</p>
<p>" 3 Fine Harrowing in Forenoon Threshing in afternoon Lower Place good Quality but small Turnout 2 fields 10 & 12</p>
<p>" 4 Warm Threshing Peas at Jas Milnes in forenoon from field Drawing in after 2</p>
<p>" 5 Rain all forenoon To Fergus pd McKee</p>
<p>" 6 Fine with Surveyor 3rd Line Lots 11-12-13 all day Boys at fence between 7&8</p>
<p>" 7 " Drawed in 6 in forenoon Finished all but Rakings Raked 2 & 6 drawed in</p>
<p>" 8 (Sunday) Fine A & Mary to Ch {Church} Willie Burr and Maggie here</p>
<p>" 9 Scratching out fields for Plowing. D Milne threshing Raked & drawed in 2 Calf Rosy</p>
<p>" 10 Harrowing in 8 Forenoon Jno & Jim * Team helping D Milne to draw in Rain all afternoon Cleaning Chop</p>
<p>" 11 Marking out 12 for Plowing Rennie threshing in afternoon Rain</p>
<p>" 12 Some showers finished fence tween 7 & 8 A to Fergus with Mrs Rennie</p>
<p>" 13 Fine took up load of straw. John to Fergus with Chop (Hogs)</p>
<p>" 14 " Warm Jno & Jim & Team Helping. D. Milne draw in Choring</p>
<p>" 15 (Sunday) very Fine and warm. A & Leith to church Mrs Brown (Ada) Came up</p>
<p>" 16 Rain and thunder last night showers to Day. A & Mary to Libs. A lot of Grain to Draw in yet started to Draw out manure to 6</p>
<p>" 17 Cool morning warm after J. & J. helping Rennie to Draw in drawing out old Chips and also Picking up along new fence</p>
<p>" 18 Cool Cloudy day 2 teams drawing out manure A to Fergus with Pears</p>
<p>" 19 Warm Drawing manure Finished 6 Put some on 2. Showers A to Belwood</p>
<p>" 20 Hot Drawing out manure below to 12 threshing Rain all afternoon</p>
<p>" 21 " " " " " Burnt Fence bottom tween 7 & 8</p>
<p>" 22 (Sunday) Fine Dry warm Getting cool at night Jno & Mary to Ch {Church} at night</p>
<p>" 23 Fine at manure finished Foundation at lower Place A & Mary to Fergus First General white Frost</p>
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<p>Septr 24 Rain last night scattering showers all day. some Thunder. High wind cold at manure</p>
<p>" 25 First snow flying Cold Drizzling Day. Finished manure at Home 85 Loads. Quit Drawing Below as root Land was all Covered 52 Loads</p>
<p>" 26 Fine again. Fixing feeding Passage. Trimming tree in 8. started to spread manure in 6</p>
<p>" 27 Warm. spreading & Plowing in manure 2 Teams. Rain at night. Cooped Chickens</p>
<p>" 28 Cold Rain all day From the East Thunder at night Choring</p>
<p>" 29 (Sunday) Fair Cold misty. A & I to Church morning Jno Stan & Mary at night</p>
<p>" 30 Shower in morning then Cleared up. all manure in 6 spread & Plowed in Bert Milne threshing in afternoon. Clearing tree of Fence Bottoms in 8</p>
<p>October 1 Heaviest frost this season ice Bert Milne Finished threshing started Potatoes</p>
<p>" 2 Fine Sunny at Potatoes John & Jim to Fall show in Fergus</p>
<p>" 3 Fine & Warm morning Finished Potatoes good Crop Jno to Fergus with chop Mary & Mrs Blackstone to Fergus Rain at night</p>
<p>" 4 Fine spreading manure in 12. Fred Blackstone helping Plowing in with 2 Teams To Church meeting at night Choosing a Minister Rev. Mr. Brown from Agincourt the Choice</p>
<p>" 5 Finished spreading manure in 12 Plowing. Bill Gerrie and Sarah came showers Rain & Hail</p>
<p>" 6 (Sunday) Fine warm forenoon Rain all afternoon</p>
<p>" 7 Fine warm forenoon. Thunderstorm and Rain in afternoon Picking stones on Fence Bottom in 8</p>
<p>" 8 Cold Clear windy day. Plowing in 12. started to take up Beets W Gerrie wife and A up to Jas Gerries Jas White got 175 lbs oats</p>
<p>" 9 Hard frost 1/4 inch Ice. Plowing in 2. W. Gerrie and wife left: W. Kitchen and Mrs Kitchen Came showery towards Evening at Beets</p>
<p>" 10 Cold showers all day. Thunder & Lightning at night. at Mrs D Guerre's (Jenny Burrs) Funreal also at Wm Gerries aged 82 to Elora Rocks with Kitchen</p>
<p>" 11 still showery Finished Beets W. Kitchen and wife went to Fergus John Plowing in 8. Jim in 2 Lightning at night</p>
<p>" 12 Cool yet & showery John Plowing in 8 Jim in 2 Mary to Fergus Re Dentist Then John and A at night John got overcoat young Pigs</p>
<p>" 13 (Sunday) Cool Mary and Leith to church Jas White here evening</p>
<p>" 14 Cold To Fergus with Lambs T= 600 @ 5 1/2 Jas White threshing Forenoon {W...?} afternoon</p>
<p>" 15 Cool John Plowing in 8 Jim in 2 spreading manure Picking apples</p>
<p>" 16 " " " " " " " Finished manure " "</p>
<p>" 17 Warmer Finished Plowing in 2 & 8 Finished apples</p>
<p>" 18 cold Discing & Harrowing in 8 started Turnips M. to Fergus</p>
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<p>October 19 Hard frost Pulling Turnips. John to Fergus with Turnips Jim Harrowing in 8</p>
<p>" 20 (Sunday) Fine no one to Church in forenoon. John and Stan in evening</p>
<p>" 21 Fine Taking up {Co...?} Killed a sheep took load of Turnips</p>
<p>" 22 " Stan Came at Turnips one Load to Fergus</p>
<p>" 23 " at Turnips on Load to Howard</p>
<p>" 24 " " " Two loads to Fergus</p>
<p>" 25 " " " " " "</p>
<p>" 26 " " " " " " all up in 1 started in 8. To Belwood Re Election</p>
<p>" 27 (Sunday) after 2 weeks of unbroken Dry weather rain Came last night and continued more of less all day. A & Mary to Boers</p>
<p>" 28 Cold Pulling Turnips in 8. F. Blackstone here up to {Deans?} Re Election Load of Turnips to Rae</p>
<p>" 29 Hard White Frost at Turnips in 8 By Election for Dominion at Living Springs as D.R. U vote there Hamilton 30 Martin 13</p>
<p>" 30 very fine & warm to Fergus with Chop & Potatoes to Miller Bros Herb Stewart here Pulling & Topping Turnips sold to Jno Black. Fred took Cattle away</p>
<p>" 31 Fine all Pulled last 4 Drills Harrowed up the Topped ones Jno Rennied here with Team Drawing shipping Turnips to Pit</p>
<p>Novr 1 Raw Day no Frost threshing rain. To Fergus Re {Tramp?} and Binder note Then to {Boys?} sale Jno Rennie and {?}Boy here drawing to Berts for Black & to Pit</p>
<p>" 2 Heavy Rain all day Cleaned up all mixed grain and throwed Back Dump</p>
<p>" 3 Dull cold day. Herb took Mary and Buggie Kitchen to Ch. staid all day</p>
<p>" 4 Hard Frost Finished taking Turnip to Bert Milnes for Jno Black 316 Bu Finished triming all {Diamon?} ones in Pit</p>
<p>" 5 Milder. Turnip all in Pit Trimmed up and started to Cover</p>
<p>" 6 Fine To Fergus with Chickens av 7 lbs Price 9 cts Allan Rae & Jas Milne threshing</p>
<p>" 7 very high wind Threshing in forenoon Slim yield D Milne in afternoon To Fergus with 3 Hogs to Mills Bros 630 @ 5.80 Dressed 46% shrinkage 26 {CG?}</p>
<p>" 8 started to Plow sod. D.M. Finished threshing Herb & J there</p>
<p>" 9 Hard Frost Turnips all Covered Stan Plowing sod all day John in afternoon no snow yet</p>
<p>Sunday 10 First Snow Ground white Gone by noon A & Mary to Church Jno Black and Boys here Lib and Mrs Boys Came. Lib stayed all night (Sunday)</p>
<p>" 11 Cold morning Plowing in 7 (sod) Jno at Hastings threshing. Lib went home A to Fergus with Jim to Dr.</p>
<p>" 12 Hard frost. John to Hanna Bros Threshing Plowing sod in afternoon</p>
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<p>Novr 13 Plows stopd By frost Stan down with Chop (Plate & Rolls) Killed Pig Drawing filling from sand Pit to Fergus Re Hogs and {depardoronts?} D. Milne took away Cattle. First Real snowstorm</p>
<p>" 14 Cold Clear. Induction of Rev. J.A. Brown to St Andrews</p>
<p>" 15 " " Getting wood Taking off wire at River. {Jno? Kerr?} took colt away</p>
<p>" 16 very fine Choring A at Rennies all day Mrs Rennie Ill</p>
<p>" 17 (Sunday) very fine. A to Church. E. DeGuerre came then Maggie Burr with A then went Back & Brot. Deguerres Baby here {McQuarries?} Colt away 5 1/2 {mo?} {125 ...6.25?}</p>
<p>" 18 again a Grand day fencing straw stack Stan got his mare shod. Putting in End Post for wire Below Track at Stn J Burr Collectors here</p>
<p>" 19 still fine. Choring Stan & Jim to Fergus got flour</p>
<p>" 20 " " Rennie threshing Rain at night</p>
<p>" 21 A wild rain storm and high wind from the East all last night Thompsons threshed windy day Colin Stewart Came here</p>
<p>" 22 Fine mild 2 Teams Plowing in sod John & Stan Mary Came back from Russells</p>
<p>" 23 Hard white frost in morning John and I Plowing sod Finished 7 started in 5 Stan to see Gibson & to Fergus. Stan & Mary down at night</p>
<p>" 24 (Sunday) Fine. Mary & Jim to Church Willie Burr & Les Hanna here</p>
<p>" 25 Fine. Frosty. took Stan to Station at Fergus off to New Liskeard</p>
<p>" 26 soft snow all day. Jim White threshing Quiet mild</p>
<p>" 27 Fine Choring W. Dix & R. Black threshing John there for Jas Milne {snowing?}</p>
<p>" 28 Showers of snow all day R. Black Finished threshing Plowing all day in 5</p>
<p>" 29 Mild Snowing. Took Load of Turnips to Rea, Killing Pigs at Jas Milnes in afternoon. Blackstone & Mrs Here Got {Rem?}</p>
<p>" 30 Snowing Pat {Rennie?} with {Evans?} Turnip to Rea to Wm Taylors funreal Mary to Church</p>
<p>Decr 1 (Sunday) Quite a snowfall last night sleighs running young Cattle tied in Mary and Jim to Ch {Com?}</p>
<p>" 2 Coldest yet. Turnip to Rea on Whole the Lots of sleighing going snow Every day for 7</p>
<p>" 3 Cold fine. Turnip to Scherio to Belwood Dan shod up with Cloak and Boots to be {upined?}</p>
<p>" 4 Cold Turnips to S. Belwood Jim to Fergus with Chop</p>
<p>" 5 a little rough Killed a Pig Turnip to S. Belwood</p>
<p>" 6 very fine sunny Mild Cutting and drawing wood at River</p>
<p>" 7 Mild Thawing Drawing up and Cutting wood mary and John to Fergus at night {Rhoda?} came up {.......?}</p>
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<p>Decr 8 (Sunday) very mild Raining A & I to Church morn John & Mary {Evan?} {Rhodd?} went home with them Maggie Burr & E De Guerre here to see the Baby</p>
<p>" 9 mild with Rain Thunder. Jno to Fergus Re Turnips Cut down {Birch?} Trees at spring</p>
<p>" 10 misty mild Took Load of Turnips to Rai Plowing with one Team all day 2 in afternoon</p>
<p>" 11 Froze up again Snow Jim to Fergus with chickens. went to Belwood for {dark.......?} it</p>
<p>" 12 Cold Snowing Turnips to Scherio Mary to Fergus with Em Hastings</p>
<p>" 13 Fine. 2 Loads Turnips to Fergus 1 t Rea 1 to Scherio Seeing Wm B Thomson</p>
<p>" 14 The First Real storm of the season from N E Turnips to Scherio</p>
<p>" 15 (Sunday) Mary John & Leith to A Moirs Snowing all day late now for sleighing</p>
<p>" 16 Snowing some all day. Drove Leith to school in to Blacks & Rennies Turnips to Scherio. W.S. Clark & Jas White here at night</p>
<p>" 17 Moderated to Fergus to Mrs Deans Funreal (Anne White) settled for Turnips {date?} Took Load to Rea</p>
<p>" 18 very fine. Load to Scherio to Belwood got Clock & Boots for Jim</p>
<p>" 19 very stormy. A & Mary to Fergus with Baby Turnips to Rea</p>
<p>" 20 Fine. Turnips to Rae Down to School in afternoon. Closing entertainment. R B {Clark?} & {Jno?} here</p>
<p>" 21 very fine Turnips to Rea John Moir from Elora Came stormy evening</p>
<p>" 22 Extra fine & Sunny (Sunday) A & Jime to Church in morn Mary & John Even</p>
<p>" 23 Heavy snow in morn then Cleared up a while came down again heavy and blowed Wild. To Fergus settled for Turnip {Told?} Book sold Jno Moir went Home</p>
<p>" 24 Fine day Harry Edna and Forbes Cairn up from Toronto at night Jno Jim & Mary to Fergus</p>
<p>" 25 mild but snowing heavy. Lib Fred & Arthur down</p>
<p>" 26 Colder but fine school meeting D. Milne Elected Trustee A Harry Edna & Children up to Burrs</p>
<p>" 27 Rain last night mild all day Roads soft John & Harry to Fergus with chop Horses</p>
<p>" 28 Heavy rain all night Fairing up at daylight all of us to Fergus Getting a Family Group Picture taken Fine day</p>
<p>" 29 Dandy day slight frost. A & Jim to Church (Sunday)</p>
<p>" 30 Heavy fall of soft snow last night with rain and Freezing then snow at night disagreable day</p>
<p>" 31 stormy all day but not Cold John and Mary up to Flewellings for Edna and harry Coming home by Fergus. The winter up until now has been moderate the last thaw has given us lots of water. sleighing is good</p>
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<p>Jany 1 Fine day mild Sunny</p>
<p>" 2 Colder Harry and Edna to Jas Gerries Trustees met for organization Mary and John down to to reception at Rev Mr Browns</p>
<p>" 3 Clear Cold Harry and Ed went Back to Toronto John and I up to Belwood & Cooks Re wood to Fergus Nellies Teeth Filed Took Sow Home</p>
<p>" 4 Fall of Snow but mild Colder at night High wind</p>
<p>" 5 (Sunday) Clear Cold A & Jim to Church morn Mary & John Even</p>
<p>" 6 Fine To Fergus got Jess shod Municipal Election voted at No 1</p>
<p>" 7 " Boys in Bush. Bot S {Edo?} wood From W Hamilton ( For School</p>
<p>" 8 very Fine Killed a Cow 639 {Sbo?} Beef A. Hanna helping</p>
<p>" 9 Colder cut up Beef to Fergus with hide 3 1/2 {lt?} Per Lb Dan McDermotts Funreal got Darkey shod</p>
<p>" 10 Fine Choring forenoon over to Rennies in afternoon John to Fergus Chop Hogs</p>
<p>" 11 Great day boys drawed 5 Cords wood over river Piled at Gate</p>
<p>" 12 after Grand weather to {...?} we have a heavy snow from the NE High wind 10 inches fell filling up all the Con Roads</p>
<p>" 13 Forenoon Breaking Roads through fields afternoon to Belwood Re School Evening stormy To R. Blacks about P.S. Jno letter. Heavy Roads</p>
<p>" 14 Fair Good day. People Breaking Roads feeling tough like Grip Mary & John to Clarke</p>
<p>" 15 Blustery and by night very stormy Blowing all night</p>
<p>" 16 stormy morning Clearing up at night Colder drawing & cutting wood</p>
<p>" 17 Broke road up Con line drifting wild in afternoon Boys in woods</p>
<p>" 18 Stormy all day. Boys Cutting wood. John & Mary to Fergus at night very bright</p>
<p>" 19 Calm and milder A and I to Church Roads very Bad (not Packed)</p>
<p>" 20 Drifting some Took Leith to school. Breaking Roads made it through Fields to River to up to Bert Milnes at night Jas White got 42 Beef {@4....?}</p>
<p>" 21 Thaw rain Team Plowing snow up Belwood Road 7 hours Mary and John to Wrights at night</p>
<p>" 22 stormy morning not Cold afternoon fine to Belwood sold Cow</p>
<p>" 23 Fine morning To Fergus in afternoon with chop Pd Hamilton school wood Hodge & Jas Wilson and sons very stormy night and cold</p>
<p>" 24 Clear Calm. Coldest this season 15 Below Boys in Woods</p>
<p>" 25 Drifting to Belwood with cows 1240 @ 3 & 1.00 getting wood in afternoon</p>
<p>" 26 (Sunday) Heavy snow fall Mary and John to Elora to J. Moirs B Stewarts</p>
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<p>Jany 27 very stormy and cold Robt Black Here</p>
<p>" 28 Cold and stormy yet. To Belwood to H McDonells Re Audit Boys to Bush</p>
<p>" 29 Coldest yet not stormy Drawing and Cutting wood</p>
<p>" 30 Colder yet 18 Below 2 hands and Team Plowing 2 1/2 hours. at John M Hannas Funreal A with me to Fergus</p>
<p>" 31 not quite so Cold Calm. Team Plowing Road 3 1/2 hours down to R. Blacks at night meeting Jno & Jas Malcolm Wild night</p>
<p>Feby 1 A Furious day of storm. John down to Fergus with Ram Lamb to W. Kyle</p>
<p>" 2 (Sunday) The worst storm of the Season Roads filled to top of Fences</p>
<p>" 3 drifting yet but not so bad Breaking Roads and Cleaning up oats. Saw new moon 27 Hours after new</p>
<p>" 4 Clear & Cold Went to Hamilton with A. Hanna plowing roads 1/2 day {...?}</p>
<p>" 5 Furious storm from the east. boys choring 20 Below Zero</p>
<p>" 6 still very stormy, roads all blocked hardly a Train moving</p>
<p>" 7 cold. no mail, John & Leslie plowing roads 1/2 day {....?}</p>
<p>" 8 Got back from Hamilton after being snowbound 2 days lots of Roads Blocked yet Rather milder. John & Mary to Fergus Chop</p>
<p>" 9 (Sunday) Clear Calm Cold Jno Black here Beautiful night</p>
<p>" 10 Clear calm Milder Boys opening Roads Mrs Wright here</p>
<p>" 11 " " Choring. A to D. Milnes in afternoon then to Blacks</p>
<p>" 12 Milder. Lean & 2 Hands on Road with Team 8 Hours Then John all afternoon A Mary and Jime to Fergus in afternoon rain at night</p>
<p>" 13 Quite mild John on Roads all day. A to D.M. in afternoon</p>
<p>" 14 " " Heavy rain all afternoon making waggon Tongue</p>
<p>" 15 Everything covered with Ice. Anothr storm Pretty wild Cleaning out Pigs Ice has done a lot of Damage Breaking wires and Trees</p>
<p>" 16 (Sunday) M and I to Church. fine day but squally</p>
<p>" 17 Colder fine working at audit John at Barnetts sale Jeannie Wright here</p>
<p>" 18 Moderate Cloudy. To Belwood with DeGuerre Baby to Dr Called Mrs Mc</p>
<p>" 19 very stormy from East Teams Delayed. To Belwood with Auditors {rep...? cut off} to Council Johns Birthday some folks in at night</p>
<p>" 20 To Fergus to Nicol Ins meeting Deans & {Wisslis?} Elected for</p>
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<p>" 21 Big Blow last night Snowing heavy to day to {Deans?}</p>
<p>" 22 Fine John Drawing snow out of Foundation Jim helping Jas White {...? cut off} A Leith to Fergus with Butter</p>
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<p>Feby 23 (Sunday) Fine A and Jim to Church</p>
<p>" 24 Clear & very cold 17 Below John on Roads all day Jim & I Getting wood Party at Jims {mutual?] at {supst?}</p>
<p>" 25 Milder John on Roads all day. Jim to Fergus with Chop storm at night</p>
<p>" 26 another Blow in woods forenoon. Team and 1 hand on roads {afternoon?}</p>
<p>" 27 Cold again Team and Driver on Roads 1/2 a day 17 below</p>
<p>" 28 Drifting and Cold Cutting and drawing wood all day</p>
<p>" 29 very fine and sunny. A and I to Fergus to Church Team and Driver on Roads all day and have them in splendid shape Bot {F... Coat?} @ 32.00</p>
<p>March 1 (Sunday) about the worst drift of the season A and I to Church. Communion. not cold</p>
<p>" 2 Mild forenoon. Team and 3 Hand on Road Breaking and shovelling 4 Hours. To Fergus in afternoon Drifting Train Late and Cancelled</p>
<p>" 3 Another stormy day to Jas Whites sale Bot 2 steers $30 each 9 mos</p>
<p>" 4 A Beautiful Bright mild day Boys taking snow out of Foundation</p>
<p>" 5 " " " " John on Roads 9 hrs fixing Pot holes Jim and I Cutting and Drawing wood and shovelling snow out of Foundation</p>
<p>" 6 Stormy morning then start freezing as it fell. Then rain and thaw sunny at night. Team and 2 hands on road 2 hrs great wind all night</p>
<p>" 7 mild cloudy day Team and Driver on Road 3 hours. Shovelling out Trought Below Mary to Fergus Jas at night to meet Stan who did not Come</p>
<p>" 8 (Sunday) mild. A and I to Church Mrs and Fred Blackstone here Saw Ground Hog Deguerre and Willie Burr also Jno & mary to Ch at night</p>
<p>" 9 Some Snow in the woods in forenoon to Fergus in afternoon Lots of Crows</p>
<p>" 10 Milder. Team and driver on Road 1/2 day. John to Fergus in evening to meet Stan and the other Boys</p>
<p>" 11 very mild. Drawing wood Roads getting soft.</p>
<p>" 12 warm and sunny. John & Cutting wood. Jim to Fergus for Stans things got 5 Bags Corn and 2 bags of American wonder Potatoes from Wm Hamilton</p>
<p>" 13 No Frost Last night Some Rain Freezing up hard at night Getting Poles. Cleaning out Hogs to Belwood. Folks up to Thomsons at night</p>
<p>" 14 Fine morning. To Fergus. Jim and Leith to Jno Blacks Rain at night</p>
<p>" 15 (Sunday) heavy Rain all Forenoon Freezing up at night Jim & Leith Came Back {C...?} {s.....?} last night</p>
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<p>March 16 Hard frost. John and Stan with Team on Roads in afternoon to Blacks at night</p>
<p>" 17 Stormy morning Cleaning up & Getting milder put 7 Cattle to Lower Place</p>
<p>" 18 Mild Choring Cutting at school wood</p>
<p>" 19 Colder. Some showers of snow. John & Mary to Fergus with Horse chop (Seed Fair</p>
<p>" 20 Clear and cold. A to Thompsons. Boys in swamp. Stan at Sargeants sale</p>
<p>" 21 Fine to Fergus with chop Got School stone Fixed Hard crust</p>
<p>Sunday " 22 mild Lots of Robins A and Mary to Church in morning. John and Stan at night lots of Snow went and Roads Bad</p>
<p>" 23 Mild Team and 2 Hands on Road 8 Hrs Presentation to T. C. Richardson Rain and the first Thunderstorm of the season at night Bluebirds</p>
<p>" 24 Colder. A and I to Fergus meeting of the executive of {Raisor?}</p>
<p>" 25 Hard frost Jim at McGregors sale. Boys sawing school wood</p>
<p>" 26 Great thaw. Stan with Team and Jim for stuff he got at Sale John on Road 1/2 day. Bert Milnes Barn and stable Burned Some Rain at night Miss {Allendya?} here Stan to McGregors for oats River Broke up During the night</p>
<p>" 27 Cloudy and Raw. Stan to Sales near Elora. Anniversary of Jas A Milnes wedding (Silver) Heavy Thurderstorm and Rain</p>
<p>" 28 Soft and misty all day. John and Stan to T.C. Richardsons sale</p>
<p>" 29 (Sunday) mild Mary walked to Church. Katie Thompson here River clear from Belwood to Fergus</p>
<p>" 30 Some Frost Roads pretty Good. to Fergus with Chop. Got Clover seed to Elora with Potatoes to J Moir and to Ewens for 4 Cattle for Stan</p>
<p>" 31 Mild again. John and Jim to T.C. Richardsons for sow for Stan</p>
<p>April 1 Clear and raw. with Rain at night Freezing Mary and E Hastings at B. Milnes wood to school</p>
<p>" 2 drawing wood to school. Stan to Fergus for cattle. stormy all day with regular Blizz at night then Frosty</p>
<p>" 3 Cold and stormy. To Belwood {Rc?} Hall for meeting Jno & Stan to Boynes Sale</p>
<p>" 4 Cold and Sunny Stan over to Boynes for sow Mary & I to Fergus after</p>
<p>" 5 (Sunday) fine morning. Rain at night Mary to Church</p>
<p>" 6 Greatest Thaw of the Season John Jim & Team on Road 3 hours Sunny all day Rain at night</p>
<p>" 7 No Frost last night and a lot of snow went Finished School wood with sleigh out as Far as Rennies Gate with wheels after 128 Days sleighing. Folks over to Hastings at night Rain at night</p>
<p>" 8 Damp Drizzling day. Froze on Trees. Cleaning up oats Stan over to A Duncans sale where he Bot mare</p>
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<p>April 9 Frost last night Sunny mild to Day. T.J. Hannas Sale Bot 2 steers $71.00 8 mos Lots of Wheels on Road which are Bad</p>
<p>" 10 Great thaw River high. to T.J. Hannas in forenoon to Belwood in afternoon {...on?} meeting Choosing Delegates to Convention in Fergus on 18th</p>
<p>" 11 Showers of snow Frost and a very high wind taking off Roofs {&c..?} Team Driver and 3 hands on Road 2 hrs</p>
<p>" 12 (Sunday) Cold morning Fine day A and I to Ch morn Mary Stan Jim Even</p>
<p>" 13 very fine Cleaning oats. Team Driver and 2 hands on Road 3 hrs First Frog heard. Colder at night</p>
<p>" 14 Fine. Cold Wind. A. and J to Fergus. T.J. Hanna moved to Fergus</p>
<p>" 15 Warm Forenoon Threatening Rain Turning Colder and Hard Frost at night. Finished Cleaning Oats D. Milne Plowing A to Jno Hastings</p>
<p>" 16 Cold Hard Frost Sunny with East wind John to Fergus with Chop (Hog) Got Corn and Cement Pig Trough got Pd for school wood 5 cds $35.00</p>
<p>" 17 Frosty morning mild sunny Day at Burrs and Connelys sale Bot Pair steers @ 33.00 Each & Pair Heifers @ 28.50 = $123.00 9 mos</p>
<p>" 18 Rainy all day To Fergus to Reform Convention McKinnon chosen</p>
<p>" 19 (Sunday) Cold Raw A & Jim to Ch morn John and Mary at night</p>
<p>" 20 3 inches of Snow all gone by noon Drawing logs on sleigh shutting up sows very frosty at night Wrights Girls here</p>
<p>" 21 Sunny day hard frost in morning Getting milder at night Swallows seen</p>
<p>" 22 First Real spring day. Rain in morning and a thunderstorm to NE then Warm started Plowing in 15 first mosquitos. Allan here for oats A and Mary to Fergus and up to Libs. Sunny afternoon and very drying</p>
<p>" 23 very warm for the season Plowing in 15 and Picking stone young Pigs {9 y s ?}</p>
<p>" 24 Cooler E Wind Sowing {Daubing?} oats in 1 some Harrowed young Pigs {160 ...?} Rain at night</p>
<p>" 25 Cloudy forenoon warmer Plowing in 15. Folks to Fergus at night Rain Thunder</p>
<p>" 26 (Sunday) Fine A Jim & Leith to Church in forenoon John, Mary afternoon. First of the new Pipe Organ Maggie Burr and E. DeGuerre here very mild Evening</p>
<p>" 27 Fine Plowing in 5 Harrowing in 1 Wm Burts Funreal Elora. A & J there</p>
<p>" 28 Showery " " " land Pretty wet</p>
<p>" 29 Showers of sleet all day Discing in 5. Helping John Rennie lay Kitchen Floor</p>
<p>" 30 Frosty morning. Finished & Discing 5. Snowed all afternoon but mild</p>
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<p>May 1 3 inches of Snow on Ground this morning Drawing wood from Culvert on C.P.R. Plowing in 15. Cold. A. McKinnon her (Candidate)</p>
<p>" 2 Rain and snow all forenoon. Cleared up Plowing 15 Snow again at night</p>
<p>" 3 (Sunday) Ground white again and hard frost. cold all day A Jim & Leith to Ch</p>
<p>" 4 Fine Sowed 5 a few Drops of Rain. To Fergus Re Pritchard and Ins</p>
<p>" 5 Good drying day finished Harrowing 5 Sowed 2. Rainy like</p>
<p>" 6 Showery and misty all day. A to Fergus in morn Got Corn. John in afternoon Chop Hogs and Horse</p>
<p>" 7 very Heavy Rain all day and night Land very wet River high</p>
<p>" 8 Rainy all forenoon {....?} up at noon and warm. Plowing 15 Drawing up hay</p>
<p>" 9 Cool. Clear. 2 Teams Plowing in 15. A Great Gale all afternoon</p>
<p>" 10 (Sunday) Dry fine. Mary walked to Church 1/4 inch Ice in morning</p>
<p>" 11 warm Sowing mixed grain in 8 finished harrowing in 2</p>
<p>" 12 Rain slightly all night heavy till 8 a.,. then fair 2 teams Plowing in 15</p>
<p>" 13 Fine warm morning finished Harrowing E Ditch in 8 Last Ewe lambed Discing in 7 Rain from 4 all evening Thunder at a Distance</p>
<p>" 14 Wet morning Plowing in 15. Rain at 4 PM and all evening</p>
<p>" 15 Damp misty Cool " " To Fergus to Jno Hamiltons & Jno Gibsons Funreal</p>
<p>" 16 Fine and Warm " " Planted some Potatoes in Lower Orchard 2 Colts of Jno Howards and 1 of Scherios came</p>
<p>" 17 (Sunday) Thunder storm to the south Last night Clear and warm John & Mary to Ch at night</p>
<p>" 18 very Fine and drying sowed 7 with oats and Harrowed it</p>
<p>" 19 " " Finished Harrowing 7. Picking stones Roots & Plowing in 15 Picking Potatoes</p>
<p>" 20 Cloudy. Warm. Finished Plowing 15. Chapman Brot Colt</p>
<p>" 21 Warm Rainy forenoon Cloudy fair afternoon until night then Heavy Rain John to Fergus with Chop got Corn. {Wm?} Hamilton Brot 5 Cattle and Coleclough 5 {D..?} Put wire accross River at Gerries. A. and Mary to Fergus and A to Elora Re Potatoes fixing wire along Lane</p>
<p>" 22 very warm Choring and Sprouting Potatoes 2 Teams in 15 Discing and Harrowing. Trees well out in Leaf and wild Plums in Bloom</p>
<p>" 23 Clear and warm. Harrowing & Discing in 15. Ready to so {sow} it John to Fergus with Load of Potatoes a {at?} .75 Fine Growth of Grass</p>
<p>" 24 (Sunday) Still Grand weather A and Jim to Ch morning Jno Jim and Mary at night. Ida came up Put Cattle out and colt to {Fas. C?}</p>
<p>" 25 A Grand day. Sowing Peas and oats in 15. Jessie Came up from Fergus Colts got out found them on 4th Line at Eramosa Blanchetts Colt Came to Pasture</p>
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<p>May 26 Warm 4 thunder storms and Rain very Heavy at night Jessie and Ida went away to Toronto. Robt and Mr. Black here at night Finished sowing and Harrowing in 15 ( of Ditch</p>
<p>" 27 Warm. Put wire accross River in forenoon. Plowing in 8 afternoon 2 Teams {this Side?}</p>
<p>" 28 very Hot. Lots of Thunder and some Rain finished Plowing 8 Rennie Brot 5 Cattle to Pasture</p>
<p>" 29 another hot day with Thunder storms not much rain here until night Finished sowing N.W. of Ditch in 8 all sowed Wonderful Growth Cut Grass in orchard 15 inched high. A to Fergus and Elora Cutting Potatoes Lots of Fireflies</p>
<p>" 30 Heavy Rain and Thunder through the night Drizzling all forenoon then Cleared. Heavy Rain Hail and thunder at night finished cutting Potatoes. Plowing in 6 for roots most Rain in May for 30 years</p>
<p>" 31 (Sunday) Fine and cooler</p>
<p>June 1 Cool Dry Nomination Local House McKinnon & Craig Boys Fencing</p>
<p>" 2 " " Planting Potatoes Fine day for it Drilling for mangolds</p>
<p>" 3 Cold morning Frost Planted Jims Potatoes in 12 washed sheep Sowed mangolds</p>
<p>" 4 Warm John down to Fergus with Hogs 10 - 2100 @ 5.75 A & Mary to Fergus at Fence 15</p>
<p>" 5 Hot dry and dusty Fence in forenoon Fred Youngs Funreal in afternoon A up to H. MdDonalds Jim with Stan Planting Potatoes</p>
<p>" 6 Another Hot day John Drawing Timber for Bert Milne A. Hanna here stretching Wire Bottom of 15.</p>
<p>" 7 (Sunday) good and Hot. Jno Black here</p>
<p>" 8 Hot and Windy Election Day JJ Craig Elected by 219 Maj at Fence 15 Thunder and some Rain at night Anderson V.S. Here Castrating</p>
<p>" 9 To Fergus Re Lindsay. Boys Got Fence enought to keep stock out {Be...?}</p>
<p>" 10 Planting Potatoes. Drilling For S Beets Frost</p>
<p>" 11 Sowing Beets Clipping sheep Plowing Turnip Land To Jas Whites {C...?}</p>
<p>" 12 To Fergus Lindsay in full Sowing Turnips in 6 warm Nellie</p>
<p>" 13 Finished Sowing Turnips in 6 Fixed school Bell. Got Flag Pole for School Picking stones. Fred and Lib Here Ed Came up</p>
<p>" 14 (Sunday) A at R. Blacks all day fine Rain at night</p>
<p>" 15 To Fergus took down Buggy wheel Got Rope Pully &c for school Flag Plowing for Turnips in 15</p>
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<p>June 16 Heavy Frost ice on water But no Damage Done. To Fergus to Mrs Mutch's Funreal Finished Plowing 15</p>
<p>" 17 Dry and Warm John Drawing Lumber for Bert Milne Picking Stones Choring. Fixed Bank on other side River Harrowed Potatoes A over to Rennie. Plowing in afternoon in 15. Fallow</p>
<p>" 18 Hot Dry Drilling and sowing Turnips in 15</p>
<p>" 19 Finished Drilling " " " " " Fine Rain at night</p>
<p>" 20 A and Jim to Belwood forenoon John Plowing in 15 Both Teams in afternoon Took down Flag Pole to School and Erected it John and Mary to Fergus in evening Fire Flies very thick</p>
<p>" 21 (Sunday) Hot A and I to church morn Jno & Mary Even</p>
<p>" 22 very hot Down to school in morning Re Flag 2 teams Plowing in 15 very Heavy storm at night of Wind Thunder Lightining and some Rain one of the Greatest Electrical Storms of the summer 90 in the {shade?}</p>
<p>" 23 still very Hot finished Plowing in 15 A Continuous thunder and Rain storm from 1 until 4:30 John to McBains for sow</p>
<p>" 24 Cooler. Building fence Between 4 & 5 E. Hastings here</p>
<p>" 25 Beautiful day and Cool. Finished fence between 4 & 5 started Harrowing in Summer fallow in 12. {R...?} Jas A Brown and Lady here</p>
<p>" 26 Warmer. John & Mary to Fergus forenoon Chop (Hog & Horse) fixed School Bell. Calf (Blue Gray)</p>
<p>" 27 very Hot again Plowing endlands in 6 Picking stones and Harrowing in 12. Jno helping Bert Milne</p>
<p>" 28 (Sunday) Warm Mary & Edna to Church morning John & Mary Evening Mrs Burr Maggie & John here</p>
<p>" 29 Cloudy Rain at night at fence Round 15 all day. Bill Mutch Brot Horse to Pasture</p>
<p>" 30 Cooler at fence forenoon at school entertainment and Stewarts wedding anniversary in afternoon Stan Brot 8 Cattle to Pasture</p>
<p>July 1 Hot John helping masons at Bert Milne in forenoon Jim and J at Fence. Jno Mary & Jim a Pic Nic afternoon Fred Blackstone and wife here</p>
<p>" 2 Cooler. Finished Fence Round 15 in forenoon to Late {Low?} Baynes Funreal in afternoon started to thin Beets</p>
<p>" 3 Warmer Thinning Beets and scuffling Potatoes and Turnips</p>
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<p>July 4 Misty morning Hot and Close. Showers all day Cleaning out sheep Pen hogs &c John and Mary to Fergus at night Heavy Rain. Thunder and Lightning from 9 to 11 P.M.</p>
<p>" 5 (Sunday) Hot. A. Jim & Leith to Ch morn John & Mary Even</p>
<p>" 6 Sweltering Hot John and to Fergus With Dan to V.S Re eyes Putting sleeper on Bert Milnes Barn</p>
<p>{sideways in left column} Corn Dump</p>
<p>" 7 very Hot forenoon With thunder then Heavy Rain from 11 A.M. until Dark then Cooler Baby Edna Jones Born in early morning</p>
<p>" 8 Delightfully Cool Cutting thistles fixing spring Cultivating in 12 finished scuffling all Roots first time. John to {Metz?} Garden Party</p>
<p>" 9 very Pleasant Bert Milnes Barn Raised Jess & Mellie served</p>
<p>" 10 Warmer Cultivating in 9 making Gate Jim Scuffling</p>
<p>" 11 very hot 92 in shade finished gat and Hung it Thinning Turnips in 6. A. and J to Fergus in afternoon with wool 13 cts got salt Lib and Arthure came up Hottest day so Far 91.</p>
<p>" 12 (Sunday) Cooler. Mary to Ch in forenoon. Fred came for Lib</p>
<p>" 13 Hot heavy Thunder storm at night 2 showers. Finished thinning in 6. Scuffling and started to thin in 12</p>
<p>" 14 Cooler sunny Thinning & scuffling in 12. {Haed?} in orchard</p>
<p>" 15 Cool & Cloudy Putting Paris Green on Potatoes. Thinning Turnips</p>
<p>" 16 hot. thinning Turnip laid up with Grip Hay fever &c</p>
<p>" 17 A very heavy Rain From 3 am to 6 pm all Low Land flooded from Smith</p>
<p>" 18 Cooler. Cloudy Fair until night and then some Rain Thinning</p>
<p>" 19 Cloudy (Sunday) A & Mary to Ch W.S. Clark & Jessie here</p>
<p>" 20 Fine started Cutting Hay in 10 Raked up coled and took in one Load</p>
<p>" 21 Rainy morning at Turnips To Elora in afternoon Re J. Moir Got Twine from Armstrong</p>
<p>" 22 Cutting Coling in 10 (23) Same & drawing in</p>
<p>" 24 Fine Dry Warm finished Cutting in 10 Coling & Drawing in</p>
<p>" 25 " " " started to Cut in 11. Stan here in afternoon</p>
<p>" 27 Hot Dry Cutting Coling in 11 Stan all day. A. Getting hands to stack</p>
<p>" 28 " " " " " Drawed in 1 stack. Hugh Thompson and A Hanna and _ McClellan here. Stan and Team</p>
<p>" 29 very Hot 92 Built another stack. Finished 11. Some of it cut this morning 2 McLellans H. Thompson A Hanna Stan and Team started in spring Field</p>
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<p>July 30 Hottest day in 10 years. 94. Finished Cutting Hay and all coled up John Cutting A. Hannas Hay</p>
<p>" 31 Hay all in nearly all without rain started harvest Cutting Oats in 1 Earliest Ever 98 Days John Drawing in A. Hannas Hay A to Fergus</p>
<p>Aug 1 still very Hot finished thinning Turnips. Cutting oats in 1 Mrs. Jones Came up from Toronto Grandmother Jones</p>
<p>" 3 Hot Cleaning Mangold Finish Cutting in 1 Edna Mrs Jones Went Home</p>
<p>" 4 at Turnips 2nd time John to Fergus with Chop and Oats to W. Shortreed in afternoon the Worst Hail storm in 30 years Threshing out Grain smashing Turnips. Broke 15 Panes of Glass Here extended from Alma to Tottenham and from 1 to 2 miles wide Then a Heavy Rain at night</p>
<p>" 5 People {Snowpin?} Round viewing the Damage and licking their own sores</p>
<p>" 6 Fair. Hot at Turnips in forenoon A to Burrs with {Bernie?} John to Stans Cutting in afternoon</p>
<p>" 7 & 8 Hair Warm John at Stans. At Turnips Great N. Light night of 8th</p>
<p>" 9 (Sunday) A. Jim and Leith to Ch morn. Jno & Mary Even Fair</p>
<p>" 10 Started to Cut in 2 Heavy Rain at night</p>
<p>" 11 Finished Cutting 2 Mary at school House Cleaning Stan here with Binder. Isie Came started to Cut in 8</p>
<p>" 12 Rain To Belwood to Council meeting Mary Milne Married</p>
<p>" 13 Heavy Rain again To Fergus. Re Bank Mary finished school Stan here Drawing out manure</p>
<p>" 14 hot finished Cutting 8 started in 7. Stan here with Binder</p>
<p>" 15 Cooler. Finished Cutting 7. Start drawing in 1.</p>
<p>" 16 (Sunday) Cool Some Rain in Forenoon misty Even Jas & Mary to Ch A heavy thunder and Rain storm from 10 to 11 PM</p>
<p>" 17 A heavy Thunderstorm this morning from 1 to 2 Buildings on fire to the south showers all day. John helping Stan to move trusses</p>
<p>" 18 Dry all day & Cooler. Scuffling Drawing wood Forenoon stooking in afternoon</p>
<p>" 19 Dry & Breezy moving straw mowing with scythe Drawing in from 2</p>
<p>" 20 " " Cool. 1 all drawed in. 2 all in and Raked. A & Mary to Fergus</p>
<p>" 21 " & Warmer Drawing in & raking 5 Grain all in at home Place</p>
<p>" 22 Cool and Breezy Cut 15 Stan Team and Binder Here. Poor Crop</p>
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<p>August 23 (Sunday) Fine Cool John to Ch Evening & Mary</p>
<p>" 24 Fair Cool Stooking 15. Cutting in 8</p>
<p>" 25 Frost. Drawing manure Finished Cutting Warmer</p>
<p>" 26 " Getting threshing wood. Scuffling Choring</p>
<p>" 27 Fine dry. Jim scuffling finished A to Fergus John Sowing J. Johnston</p>
<p>" 28 Fine warm. Threshing of Lower Place (Hastings Machine) On account of the Hail storm and Great Heat at teh End of July The Poorest Crop we ever threshed</p>
<p>" 29 Fine & Rather warm. Raking and drawing in Rakings John to Fergus with Chop (Hogs) wind from the East for 5 Consecutive days</p>
<p>" 30 (Sunday) Dry and hot too Hot for season. Fireflies were seen last night John and Mary up to Freds. 90 in the shade</p>
<p>" 31 Dry and warmer than yesterday. Not a Cloud sun all day. Raking in 15. Pulling Peas</p>
<p>Septr 1 Cooler Cloudy afternoon Some Rain Jno to Fergus with Load of Rakings to _ Carlios Pulled some Peas and took in. A. Moir & Mrs here</p>
<p>" 2 Cold & drizzling all day Building Fence between 5 & 6</p>
<p>" 3 very fine at Fence. finished Pulling Peas A nasty job ground Rough. and straw 12 feet long took in one Load</p>
<p>" 4 Fine warmer. Driving stakes tween 5 & 6 Fixing Cistern finished Raking 15 Took Load of Rakings to Wm Gow Drawing Rails</p>
<p>" 5 Fine warm A and I to Fergus {Tel?} Wm Gerrie Finally Finished Harvest Peas all in</p>
<p>" 6 (Sunday) Breezey {Threshing?} Rain Cool at night</p>
<p>" 7 Frost then misty fine day. {Scralching?} out Land in 2 started Drawing Manure</p>
<p>" 8 Dry warm. Boys at manure To Fergus</p>
<p>" " " " " " A and I</p>
<p>" 9 " " " " A t Belwood Mary to Fergus</p>
<p>" 10 " " " " To Geo Petries {estc?}</p>
<p>" 11 " " Finished manure at Hoem 85 Loads Drawing {Belora?} Chapmans Colt away</p>
<p>" 12 Still Dry and Hot. no Rain since 17th Aug = 26 Days A to Ch in afternoon Drawing manure Below Joe Howard here for Hay. Anderson V.S. to steer</p>
<p>" 13 (Sunday) warm Dry. A & Leith to Ch morn Jno Mary Even</p>
<p>" 14 Cooler at manure. To Alex Spences Funreal very Large turnout</p>
<p>" 15 Quite a Frost Finished Drawing manure. 150 Loads never had Better Weather for it started Plowing in 2 Sold Jas White 6 cattle @ 222.00 {?} 22.00 each</p>
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<p>Septr 16-17 Plowing Spreading manure {Sh..?} still Brass and the Earth Iron</p>
<p>" 18 " " " John to Fergus with Chop. Hogs after 32 Days of unbroken Drouth we had Rain & Thunder storm</p>
<p>" 19 Misty 2 teams Plowing Finished spreading manure in 2</p>
<p>" 20 Hot Dry A. Jim to Ch morn. John Mary Even</p>
<p>" 21 very Hot To Arthur to Liberal Convention A Martin the Choice. A with me to Flewellings Jas Milne threshing</p>
<p>" 22 still Hot John and J at Jas Milnes threshing forenoon Jno at Haines in afternoon. Jim Plowing in 5 school meeting in evening remarkably dark and thick mist</p>
<p>" 23 Same Weather only hotter. Jim Plowing John at Haines threshing in Forenoon D. Milnes in afternoon. A To Fergus in Forenoon then up to Blackstones in afternoon A few Drops of rain at night</p>
<p>" 24 Hotter still 92 in shade Thunder to the east of us in afternoon Jim Plowing in forenoon D. Milne finished threshing 2 hands at Thompsons from 3 oClock to Wm S Clarks in evening</p>
<p>" 25 same Drouth and heat Jim Plowing John & J at Thompsons in forenoon and at Hastings in afternoon</p>
<p>" 26 Same of Weather and the same old way: 2 Teams Plowing in 7. D. Milne Brot 7 Cattle to Pasture</p>
<p>" 27 (Sunday) still Hot & Dry. John and Mary to Ch at night {Blo..?} Calf</p>
<p>" 28 Change at Last Cooler and heavy Rain tied Cows in all night Bert Milne threshing quit for Rain. Plowing in 7 (Jim)</p>
<p>{sideways in right side of page} Rennies Cattle away</p>
<p>" 29 Quite Cold Flakes of snow flying to Belwood in morning Re School Cheque & Pump leather Bert Milne finished threshing</p>
<p>" 30 Heavy Frost First Ice 2 Teams Plowing in 7 in forenoon Rain in afternoon Jno Jim Mary & Leith to fall show in Fergus</p>
<p>October 1 Frost Cold showers all day. A and J to Fergus Finished Plowing 5 % 7 Trustee meeting in evening at D. Milnes</p>
<p>" 2 Cold all day. started to Plow in 15 with 2 Teams Gathered Pump {Ring?}</p>
<p>" 3 {Fat...al?} heavy frost but fine day. started Potatoes</p>
<p>" 4 (Sunday) Warmer. A and J to Ch morn Jno Mary Even Jno Black and Boys here</p>
<p>" 5 Grand day at Potatoes all up at home but 6 Drills</p>
<p>" 6 Warm fine finished Potatoes fair Crop. started Beets with Les Hanna</p>
<p>" 7 " " Pulling Beets forenoon Drawing afternoon A & J to Belwood then Jim</p>
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<p>October 8 Cool Cloudy all day Finished Beets fair Crop about 375 Bu 1 ac. John Plowing in afternoon 15 Jim with Les Hanna Leith and J Choring</p>
<p>" 9 Fine 2 Teams Plowing in 15</p>
<p>" 10 Cloudy and colder with some rain at night To school Putting in Pane of Glass. then to Fergus Plowing in 15</p>
<p>" 11 (Sunday) Cold with snow flying. A & Jim to Ch morn J & M Even</p>
<p>" 12 Hard frost 2 Teams Plowing in 15</p>
<p>" 13 " " " " " " warmer in afernoon Leith in the Harness</p>
<p>" 14 white frost warmer finished Plowing in 15 started into Plow in manure in 12. A & Mary to Fergus in afternoon to Belwood Martins meeting {Conj ?} Schario took Colt away</p>
<p>" 15 Warm James White threshing spreading manure in 12 sold cow (Spottie) to Fred Blackstone & Calf</p>
<p>" 16 Warm at Jas Whites threshing (Finished) John at Erin show Took up and Cleaned Chop</p>
<p>" 17 Hot Dry John & Jim up. With Cow and Calf to meet Blackstone John to Fergus with chop in afternoon (Hogs and Horse) Jim and J spreading manure. A. Helping Sarah to make apple Butter Leith at Hannas 5 days</p>
<p>" 18 (Sunday) very warm for the season thick Fog or smoke A and J to Ch morn Jno Mary Even Fred and Lib Here</p>
<p>" 19 Cooler Plowing in 12 To Arthur Re Nomination Martin and Clarke the Candidates</p>
<p>" 20 Cool. dry. Manure all spread Howard drawing hay 2 Loads</p>
<p>" 21 " Plowing all done but Sod and where the Roots are. Howard Hay 2</p>
<p>" 22 Still dry at Turnips Howard finished Hay 5 Loads</p>
<p>" 23 Dry warm Rae Threshing at Turnips to Fergus Stan With One</p>
<p>" 24 Rainy all day Hanna Boys threshed John Mary to Fergus at night</p>
<p>" 25 Warm mist and rain in forenoon (Sunday) Jno and Mary to Ch Even</p>
<p>" 26 Rain all Forenoon Clearing up and very warm Leith barefoot Picking Turnips Polling Day D.R.O at No 1 Martin Elected by 84</p>
<p>" 27 Unseasonably Warm Boys Barefoot finished Topping Harrowing and drawing in Turnips in Lower Place Poorest Crop I ever handled</p>
<p>" 28 Warm Rain all day to Belwood at night with Ballot Box to {Mc..?}</p>
<p>" 29 started to Plow {at?} Turnips in 6 But stopt for rain Furing 3 & 12 Pulling afternoon</p>
<p>" 30 Cooler snow at night Pulling all day Finished Stan here digging Pit</p>
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<p>October 31 Ground white with snow. Frosty all day. Turnips at home all in good Crop. Cabbage in. Good weather for the job as ever we had</p>
<p>Novr 1 (Sunday) Clear freezing all day. A & J to Ch in morning</p>
<p>" 2 Fine Furing sod in 3 and Turnip Land in 12 John threshing with {Rogers?}</p>
<p>" 3 Warm morning cold at night Boys all Helping J Milne and Stan to Finish Roots To Jno McDermotts Jr Funreal</p>
<p>" 4 very stormy John Plowing forenoon. tied in Heifers Bot 20 Cattle from Jno White and took them Home = $520.00</p>
<p>" 5 Frosty Jno Plowing Sod Choring High Wind. A up to Libs fine at night</p>
<p>" 6 2 inches of snow last night milder. A & Lib went to Toronto</p>
<p>" 7 Snow gone John Finished Plowing 3 & started 12. furing 6 sold 4 Heifers to Shortreed @ 4.50 Pu 100 Drawing straw and rails</p>
<p>" 8 (Sunday) Fine for season. Howard took His 2 Colts away. DeGuerre and Jno Burr Here to see Bessie 12 Callers here to day</p>
<p>" 9 Fine Took Lambs to Murphy & McDermott 11 - 1120 @ 4 cts $44.80</p>
<pre> John Plowing in 12 Thanksgiving Day
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<p>" 10 " " Fins. A and Lib came back from Toronto</p>
<p>" 11 more snow this morning. Plowing forenoon. Jno to F. Gerries sale afternoon. Jim took Lib home</p>
<p>" 12 Flurries of snow. Finished Plowing 6. Covered Turnip Pit Stan took away his Colt & Blachetts</p>
<p>" 13 Fencing Round stack and Drawing straw in Forenoon started to Plow sod in 11 in afternoon</p>
<p>" 14 Snowing all day looks like winter Plowing sod all day filling chop</p>
<p>" 15 (Sunday) Snowy and Runners going</p>
<p>" 16 Fair sleighing Cleaning Chop Jim to Fergus with it Jno Threshing with {Rogers?}</p>
<p>" 17 Mild Drawing straw with sleigh</p>
<p>" 18 Took wire off River mild sleighing gone. Whites team here for steer</p>
<p>" 19 Drawing straw and Hay and Threshing wood mild</p>
<p>" 20 Fine Plowing sod in 11</p>
<p>" 21 Warm. Fixing fence Brace Between 11 and 13. Plowing all day</p>
<p>" 22 very fine (Sunday) A and Jim to Ch. Burrs People here</p>
<p>" 23 Indian Summer. Threshing in afternoon (Hastings machine) rain</p>
<p>" 24 Finished threshing Grand Weather Rennie threshing in afternoon Jim and J Cleaning Chop. Rain at night Poor turn out Hail</p>
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<p>Novr 25 Fine mild Rennie Finished threshing in forenoon. then to Hastings in afternoon Jim to Fergus with Chop Cattle & Horses</p>
<p>" 26 Remarkably mild morning with Great Gale in afternoon Hastings Finished threshing Plowing sod all day to Fergus with Hogs 4 a 40 ea 6 cts wt 680</p>
<p>" 27 Colder high Wind Plowing all day (sod) Jno to Felkers Sale in afternoon</p>
<p>" 28 Fine some frost 2 Teams Plowing sod A to Fergus</p>
<p>" 29 another Fine day (Sunday) A & Jim to Ch morn. Jno & Mary night</p>
<p>" 30 Misty and Rain most of day. Plowing sod. To Fergus for Ram. Lambs from Murphy & McDermott 132 Lbs Put Ram with Ewes</p>
<p>Decr 1 Mild morning started to freeze by 9 a.m. and by night very Cold With showers of snow. 2 Teams Plowing finished all of it including where roots were about 61 acres</p>
<p>" 2 very Cold and stormy all day helping Jas Milne kill a Pig</p>
<p>" 3 milder & Fair Jno to to John Dario Jr Sale Jim Cutting in Glass of J Milne</p>
<p>" 4 Mild and snowing Cleaning up Grain Cleaning out Hogs " " " "</p>
<p>" 5 " " " Jno Milne here from Michigan</p>
<p>" 6 Mild morning heavy snow at night To Grand Valley with Milne (wheels</p>
<p>" 7 Sleighing this morning cold and stormy to Fergus with Cutter</p>
<p>" 8 Snowing & Blowing all day Jno to Fergus with chop Putting on Door {Track?}</p>
<p>" 9 Good sleighing To Guelph to fat stock show Stan Hanna along</p>
<p>" 10 Fine. Jno & Stan to Guelph Re Overcoats</p>
<p>" 11 milder sleighing first Class fixing Cutter</p>
<p>" 12 " Drawing up and cutting wood. A & Jim to Fergus</p>
<p>" 13 (Sunday) Fine Jno and Stan to Ch evening</p>
<p>" 14 mild and {sciring?} to Fergus with 4 Heifers 3890 @ 4 1/2</p>
<p>" 15 very mild killed a Heifer for Stan took fore Jr 82 lbs</p>
<p>" 16 " " Drawing wood of River flat Jas White here</p>
<p>" 17 stormy To Fergus with Hogs 4 = 700 @ 5.65 = 39.55</p>
<p>" 18 Fine more snow. separating Sows Choring</p>
<p>" 19 Colder and stormy Jim & Leith to Jno Blacks</p>
<p>" 20 (Sunday) Cold Stormy Stans Heifer Bloated Jno and him to Pt {Nig..?}</p>
<p>" 21 The Stormiest day of the season so far Nothing Doing</p>
<p>" 22 Fair with Raw East wind Nothing Doing</p>
<p>" 23 Fair & Milder Cleaned up and sent Down 60 Bags Chop with Stan</p>
<p>" 24 very mild. To Fergus Re Taxes Nothing Doing</p>
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<p>December 25 Mild some snow. Cutting and removing Trees in 15 Evy Milne (Mrs Boys) Came With 3 Children</p>
<p>" 26 Somewhat stormy Nothing doing</p>
<p>" 27 (Sunday) stormy afternoon and evening To Ch morning</p>
<p>" 28 Grand day A took Mrs Boys and Children to Fergus. Leith helping {Jam?} Milne with Cattle to Belwood. Jim with Bert to Fergus at same John to Nomination (Municipal) Belwood</p>
<p>" 29 very fine. Mild. up to Jno Whites. Cutting wood John, Stan to Eramosa Re wood. A and I to Robt Blacks at night Re school audit</p>
<p>" 30 Last night snow and Rain. Rain and mist this Forenoon afternoon sunny and thawing. School meeting Thos Wilson Elected trustee Drawing wood</p>
<p>" 31 stormy and Colder The Winter so far has been mild with good sleighing and {are} Blocked Roads but a Great scarcity of water</p>
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<p>Jany 1 Rather stormy all day. Robt Black and 2 Children here with Present to A. and school Payment. Cold night</p>
<p>" 2 Last night the Coldest so far. Mild to day. Cutting wood and saw logs Jno to {...?}</p>
<p>" 3 (Sunday) Cloudy and very mild misty and some Rain to Ch in morning John and Stan in evening D. Milne and Mrs here</p>
<p>" 4 Mild Thawing. To Fergus got Flour. Municipal Polling Day Stewart Reeve over Anderson. Council Ellis Alexander Smillie Ireland</p>
<p>" 5 Heavy rain last night sleighing about done to Fergus with Heifer to Harttman 890 @ 4 1/4 Got Team sharpened all Round Coldest night</p>
<p>" 6 stormy and Cold. Killed Pig. Filling up and drawing load of oats</p>
<p>" 7 Coldest yet but quiet Took Turnips to Schoria Cleaning up chop</p>
<p>" 8 Cold quiet John to Gramma Re Wood Turnips to Schario</p>
<p>" 9 Milder misty slight Rain Freezing. With chop in morning (Horses) Jim with Stan to Scotts for 2 Heifers. Turnip to Sch very mild at night</p>
<p>" 10 (Sunday) To Ch in morn (Working) mild and misty Heard R.C. Ch Bell in Arthur a {raare} occurence Some snow and Rain Freezing as it fell</p>
<p>" 11 Fine Snow at night Choping in woods. Wm Clark and Jessie here</p>
<p>" 12 Cold sleighing good again John Down with chop (Hogs & Cattle) J to Mrs D Hodges Funreal Jim with Stan at Pump</p>
<p>" 13 Coldest yet 20 Below to John Whites in morning Cutting and drawing wood. Jim at R & W. Thompsons Stan & John to J. Whites for steer Mary came Home from Toronto</p>
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<p>Jany 14 Fine winter Day. Cold yet. Choring " 15 Sunny fine to Fergus got meal {900..?} Lasted 57 Days Stans Cattle went John with him</p>
<p>" 16 very Cold Raw East Wind Nothing Doing</p>
<p>" 17 (Sunday) fine Morn. A & Jim to Ch John & Stan Even stormy</p>
<p>" 18 Cold again to Belwood in morn Re audit Mary A & John to Ch annual meeting Jno Rennie Jr Here</p>
<p>" 19 Mild morning stormy afternoon Killed sow 300 lbs Pork Jno to Eramosa Re wood</p>
<p>" 20 Mild Nothing doing. Jno to Fergus with Stan who had Chop</p>
<p>" 21 Misty snowing & Thawing Snow going fast more Rain at night</p>
<p>" 22 " and Rain all day sleighing done Cleaning oats Sow at McBains</p>
<p>" 23 Thaw continues Misty and Rain Cleaning oats Took sow Home</p>
<p>" 24 (Sunday) still thawing Snow all gone but drifts River broke up to Ch walking sunny afternoon at A. Hanna's</p>
<p>" 25 Thaw over slight frost good wheeling Load of Turnips to Schario to Jas Milnes at night</p>
<p>" 26 Harder frost but Clear and sunny Stan to Sullivans sale</p>
<p>" 27 stormy Jeffry & Haw sale Jno and Stan to it</p>
<p>" 28 very fine to Belwood in morning to Fergus in afternoon to Rennies in evening</p>
<p>" 29 Cold Raw wind from N.E. stormy afternoon</p>
<p>" 30 very stormy to Belwood Re Audit North wind</p>
<p>" 31 (Sunday) still stormy N. Wind and very Cold 24 Below John and Stan to Ch at night</p>
<p>Feby 1 stormy Con Roads Badly Drifted John and Stan Breaking Gravel Road Jim and Mary to Fergus with Stan in afternoon John with J. Milnesawing wood</p>
<p>" 2 Blustery but not so Cold John & Jim to Fergus with Chop and Chickens Chickens averaged 82 1/2 Cents Each @ 11 cts 6 Weighed 45 Lbs Audit finished</p>
<p>" 3 Milder, Boys over River making Road and cutting wood Killed a Pig A to J. Milnes</p>
<p>" 4 very fine wood in forenoon A and J to Burrs in afternoon Thaw again</p>
<p>" 5 Thaw still Continues with some rain all day Nothing doing</p>
<p>" 6 Froze up again high Wind Nothing Doing</p>
<p>" 7 (Sunday) very Fine good wheeling A and J Ch morning then to Jno Blacks</p>
<p>" 8 Cloudy with East wind Nothing doing</p>
<p>" 9 Colder East wind and afternoon very stormy Boys Cutting wood in forenoon with Stan to Fergus Getting his horses shod</p>
<p>" 10 Rain last night then snow and Froze up again. Drawing wood in forenoon Boys and Stan to Elgies sale very stormy all afternoon and evening</p>
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<p>Feby 11 Stormy and drifting all day Stan to Orangeville Fair (Horses)</p>
<p>" 12 milder John to Eramosa for wood (school)</p>
<p>" 13 Fine. " " " Drawing out</p>
<p>" 14 (Sunday) stormy all day from the N.E. Snow and hail to R. & J. Thompsons in afternoon. Jno Stan and Mary to Ch evening</p>
<p>" 15 {Rind?} of sleighing again Jno to Eramosa drawing out wood</p>
<p>" 16 a very stormy Day A and J to Fergus to Sid Blacks Funreal John and Stan to Eramosa for wood. Pretty good sleighing</p>
<p>" 17 To Belwood with auditors report to Council Jno & Stan for wood more snow and worse drifted Roads than has been all winter Line (4th) Drifted full Mad Road through fields</p>
<p>" 18 stormy To Insurance meeting. Boys finished Drawing wood to school</p>
<p>" 19 Milder with rain and sleet from the East. To Marjorie Boynes funreal</p>
<p>" 20 Fine Choring nothing much doing</p>
<p>" 21 (Sunday) Grand day A and J to Ch morning To R. Stewarts in afternoon</p>
<p>" 22 Some frost Killed a steer 400 Beef. To Mrs (F) {Calleys..?} funreal</p>
<p>" 23 Rain from East. Freezing forenoon Then softer A and J to A Moirs sleighing some</p>
<p>" 24 Heavy rain all last night Ponds full of water {Craks?} and ditches overflowing started to Freeze in afternoon Snowing & Blowing at night Boys were at Jas K. Dicks sale J at Mrs Clulows Funreal (ne Kennedy) everybody to Jas Milnes at night {.... & ....?}</p>
<p>" 25 Last night the stormiest of season stormy all day. John to Fergus got horses {shef...? (Bi...?}</p>
<p>" 26 Quiet and milder Load of Turnips to Schario</p>
<p>" 27 " " " Some snow Flying Turnips to Schario. Took cattle from Stans</p>
<p>" 28 (Sunday) Calm. Clear. Cold. To Ch in morning Jno Stan and Mary in evening sleighing very Poor Bud here in eveing</p>
<p>March 1 Cloudy Cold Raw Some snow flying. Turnips to Scherio. Mrs Wright & family here in evening</p>
<p>" 2 very fine frosty. To fergus with Chop. Jno Stan & I Signs of storm</p>
<p>" 3 very stormy Snowing and drifting from NE</p>
<p>" 4 another stormy day and colder. A and I up to Burrs Bessie Jean DeGuerre Christened all of us up at D Milnes at a Party</p>
<p>" 5 very Cold Took Mary to Ferugs to jas Russells. Load of Turnips to Schario</p>
<p>" 6 Fine Mild took up Hay. Load of Turnips to S.to Ch in afternoon</p>
<p>" 7 (Sunday) Fine mild to Ch morning (Communion) John & Stan at night A. Hanna Here</p>
<p>" 8 Mild and sunny. To Belwood to Council meeting Re school S. Enlargement</p>
<p>" 9 Hail and sleet all day. Jim Leith helping Stan Pick Potatoes Nothing Doing</p>
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<p>Mch 10th Mild Forenoon some rain folks to Jno Hastings in evening very stormy</p>
<p>" 11 Cold stormy Roads Drifted John and I to Orangeville fair Stan sold mare</p>
<p>" 12 Quiet milder John to Fergus with Potatoes (Stan)</p>
<p>" 13 very mild Jim A and Leith to Fergus with Potatoes - 50 cts</p>
<p>" 14 (Sunday) mild but showers of Snow (Mary Came home Last night)</p>
<p>" 15 Sunny. Cold helping Jas Milne kill 3 Pigs in afternoon</p>
<p>" 16 stormy all day wild at night Stan at {Rastings?} sleighing fair again</p>
<p>" 17 One of the Big storms Blocking Roads 2 Hand and Team on Road 3 Horses</p>
<p>" 18 Cleared up Jno and Jim to Eramosa for wood started to Pull down old Houses</p>
<p>" 19 very mild some sleet. A and I up to Freds Sleighing good</p>
<p>" 20 E. DeGuerre here. Jno Moir from Elora came last night</p>
<p>" 21 (Sunday) Fine and Cold sleighing Grand DeGuerre and I to Ch morn. Maggie Burr here. Jno. Stan and Mary to Ch even</p>
<p>" 22 Cold north wind northern Lights last 8 nights John to Raso and Boynes looking for oats took load of Potatoes to Fergus for Stan</p>
<p>" 23 milder sunny Cutting Trees at River. John to Les Deans and Fergus Getting mare shod to Robinsons in evening Robins</p>
<p>" 24 Raw morning John to to Snows and Douglass took up and cleaned oats one of the Nastiest afternoons of the season Wind Hail Snow Rain</p>
<p>" 25 Cold north wind sleighing again. Took Load of Turnips to Schario John and Stan to John Whites sale seed fair in Fergus</p>
<p>" 26 Cold Good sleighing Took Load of Turnips to Schario (Last) 68 Bus Got 4 B. Barley @ 65 cts John Helping Stan to Draw hay</p>
<p>" 27 mild But raw wind John Helping Stan with hay. Took up load of Hay from Below A and Mary to Fergus in afternoon</p>
<p>" 28 (Sunday) mild heavy shower of snow after Dinner A and J to Ch morn John Mary and Stan Even</p>
<p>" 29 Cloudy and raw Getting out Load of saw logs a good deal of snow went</p>
<p>" 30 Raw N. W. wind to Baileys sawmill with Load of logs Crossed River Likely the Lasst time this season Wheels running in all Directions</p>
<p>" 31 Month ended up Fine took up the Last of oats Jim helping Stan to tap trees Lot of Snow went</p>
<p>April 1 very Fine and sunny Blue Birds to Fergus with Pig for Leith 170 @ 6.00 Good wheeling John Drawing of snow fence for R.R. {Cay?} River Broke up in morning Biggest thaw yet (Sun)</p>
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<p>April 2 mild Cloudy Jim with Stan Snow at night Jno to Fergus Chop</p>
<p>" 3 The first morning with Really no frost. wet snow most of the Day John up to Burrs Re oats got them</p>
<p>" 4 (Sunday) no one to Ch morn Jno Mary & Stan Even A Hanna here Fine</p>
<p>" 5 Clear warm South wind Mrs Stewart and Robt here Cleaned last of oats</p>
<p>" 6 Warm Cloudy Fine Rain in afternoon John Drawing Wire for A. Hanna from Stn</p>
<p>" 7 Worst Gale of wind for 2 years. Snow all gone but a few spots round fences River highest of Season Great Damage by Wind Barns {....?} Windmills down oc</p>
<p>" 8 Frost in morning warm day drying fast old House all down and logs Piled up A and John to Fergus in evening</p>
<p>" 9 Good Friday Blustry and snowing all day A Mary & Jim to Wm B. Thomsons at night</p>
<p>" 10 Hard Frost and Cold windy day nothing doing</p>
<p>" 11 very Hard Frost. Sunny (Sunday) A Mary and Jim to Ch morn. Jno Stan Even</p>
<p>" 12 Frosty High South wind Chopping to East Milder at night Cutting wood Rennies Chopping oats Heard Frogs for first time</p>
<p>" 13 mild morn High wind from south afternoon Rain and at night Snow from the N.W. Fixing spring and making gate</p>
<p>" 14 1 1/2 inches of Snow on Ground frosty & Raw moving of Brush with sleigh Elora Horse show Jim to it stayed all night</p>
<p>" 15 Frosty morning sunny day taking stones off Grass Laid with grip Influenza</p>
<p>" 16 White frost Cloudy and raw. Rain until 4 oclock then Bright Thunderstorm storm at night A and Leith to Fergus to Hanna Bros at night re Syrup</p>
<p>" 17 Sunny Cool at Funreal of Wm Hanna Sr to Belside and William Alexanders to McKees Cemetery. Plowing started saw first sowing on Lot 5 Con 8 A and John to Burrs for oats 57 Bu @ 47 cts</p>
<p>" 18 (Sunday) Rain last night and showers all day with Thunder Mary & Leith to Ch morn</p>
<p>" 19 Rain all last night and thunder. Rain this morning Clear at noon then rain again Everybody Laid up with Grip had to send for Stan to do the miling Colder at nigh</p>
<p>" 20 Folks all Pretty seedy yet. Cold Rain all afternoon Les {hand?} Les Hanna to Burrs for oats</p>
<p>" 21 Cold yet. Rain and Thunder in afternoon heavy rain all night</p>
<p>" 22 still Cold John to Fergus with Chop Miss Ramsay (WB Thomsons {.....?} here Willie Burr here in afternoon very Cold night</p>
<p>" 23 Hard frost this morning Cullivating in 5 & 12 Drawing of stones front</p>
<p>" 24 Hard Frost. Cleaned up. Foundation of old House Drawing stones off 6 and 12 To Belwood to R.R. Station Re Time Clock for {Day?} Snow Fence</p>
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<p>April 25 (Sunday) Raw and rainey John to Ch Evening</p>
<p>" 26 Milder Discking in 11 Jim {Sleighing?} Nelly Picking Potatoes</p>
<p>" 27 Sowing mixed Grain in 6. Cold Rain all afternoon</p>
<p>" 28 very Hard frost No Getting on the Land in forenoon Drawing and Cutting wood Choring</p>
<p>" 29 Hard Frost again. A snow storm from the East all day. Drifts 2 feet deep and high wind. Thunder storm in Evening and most of the Night with rain freezing as it fell. sleighs running to the S.W. of us snow Ploughs out on R.Y. at Stratford first lambs</p>
<p>" 30 Milder and misty all day but Snow not near Gone</p>
<p>May 1 Cold raw day showers of Snow all day {unsrat?} night Ground Covered 2 in deep. The latest coldest spring since 1883 when we sowed first on 8th May. Picking Potatoes A and Jim to Fergus John taking down fence</p>
<p>" 2 (Sunday) Weather worse and Colder fierce showers of snow all day 2 in deep again at night. John & Mary to Ch at night</p>
<p>" 3 Heavy fall of snow this morning between 2 & 3 in Cleared off and all melted Fanning up oats drawing up hay Hanging Gate &c</p>
<p>" 4 Warmer but snow flying. To Fergus Re Pritchard Discing in 11</p>
<p>" 5 First real spring day. Swallows here Finished Discing in 11 Sowing in 12. Harrowing in 11. Land dried a lot A at Rennies</p>
<p>" 6 Fine and warm finished sowing in 12 Harrowing in 11 started to sow in 15 in afternoon snowbank in Corner of it thunderstorm and Rain at night A at Rennies</p>
<p>" 7 Wet Cold morning Clearing up in afternoon. Cultivating and sowing in 15 Finished Harrowing in 12. To Orangeville with Jno White</p>
<p>" 8 Fine Finished sowing and Harrowing 15</p>
<p>" 9 (Sunday) wet forenoon warm. Thunder and Rain afternoon and again at night Jno & Mary to Ch</p>
<p>" 10 Cold Rain from the north all day Land very wet again</p>
<p>" 11 Frost Dry Clear day. Driving stakes for Fence in forenoon sowing Peas and Oats and Harrowing in 11. Last Lamb Came 1 Ewe -1. 1 Ewe 3. 7 had Pairs 9 Ewes 18 Lambs</p>
<p>" 12 Fine warm Finished sowing & Harrowing 11 Discing 3 Picking stones in 15</p>
<p>" 13 " " Finished Picking stones in 15. Sowed 3. Cultivated 5 Harrowing in 3. Lots of Lightning in the Late Evening Then Northern Lights strange Phenomenon never saw them Both Before</p>
<p>" 14 very warm Sowed 5 Finished Harrowing 3. Rain after Dinner 22 Cattle out to grass</p>
<p>" 15 Damp morning Cultivating in 7 finished Harrowing in 5. Thunderstorm</p>
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<p>May 15 (Con) and} Heavy Rain at night Cultivating Turnip Land 2 Sow farrowed - 12</p>
<p>" 16 (Sunday) Dull Damp and cold all day A Jim & Leith to Ch morn Howards 2 Colts came</p>
<p>" 17 Cloudy and cold. Fencing all day no {g..?} no growth</p>
<p>" 18 Fine Cloudy Picking Potatoes Practically Finished Sowing A at Rennies</p>
<p>" 19 " Warmer finished Cultivating 2 Drawing out manure A at Rennies Ed Came</p>
<p>" 20 " " Rolling Drawing & spreading manure Plowing To Fergus Re Potatoes</p>
<p>" 21 " Cooler Cloudy Plowing Rolling John to Fergus (moffat Brot 6 Cattle</p>
<p>" 22 " " " Rolling Harrowing Drilling Sowed mangles stretched wire across River at Gerries. John Jim & Mary to Fergus at night</p>
<p>" 23 (Sunday) Rain Thunder and some Hail A & Leith to Ch morn John Mary night</p>
<p>" 24 very fine making fence stakes to Fergus in afternoon to meeting of Reform Executive John Finished Rolling and sowing mangels Jim Fishing Scherio</p>
<p>" 25 Finest Day yet Cutting stakes Jim Harrowing Jno Cultivating in 12 Cows out all night First {I out made?}</p>
<p>" 26 Fine but East Wind for a week. John to Fergus with Potatoes to Boys 24 Bags @ 65 cts</p>
<p>" 27 Rainy from 5 am to 3 pm Cutting Potatoes Cutting stakes Then a very Heavy Rain at night with Thunder up to Jno Whites</p>
<p>" 28 Cloudy with fine Rain all day Planting Cedars for Hedge alongside of Orchard. A and J to R. Blacks at night Mary to Fergus in morn Re mail</p>
<p>" 29 Clear and fine. Planting Potatoes Drawing up Cuttings from fence tween 10 & 11 Wild Plums in full Bloom Leaves on Trees about 1/2 out</p>
<p>" 30 (Sunday) Fine John took Ed to Libs. Jno. Black and Burrs here</p>
<p>" 31 Drawing out and spreading manure on 2. To Belwood Re Third Line Road Disputes Deputy of Surveys hearing Evidence Got Gaiter Boots $3.25</p>
<p>June 1 Grand day Some Rain at night to Guelph Re S S Petition to Get Part of Lot 7 from S. S. no 1 Courtney Brot Colt to Pasture</p>
<p>" 2 Finest and warmest day so far. Plowing Root land in 2 John Laid off. R. Craig Brot mare and foal to Pasture</p>
<p>" 3 Fine and hot Plowing in 2. Trees in Leaf at Last A heavy rain in the afternoon No thunder Put wire accros {across} River at this End</p>
<p>" 4 Hot finished drawing Refuse nails Tween 10 - 11 Planted Bag Potatoes Mozier</p>
<p>" 5 Hot some Rain Thunder. made Waggon Tounge {Tongue} Harrowing in 2 Washed sheep. A and Mary Ch stretched wires orchard Cooler at night</p>
<p>" 6 (Sunday) Fine Cloudy A and Mary to Ch morn (Communion)</p>
<p>" 7 Cooler Cloudy Harrowing Plowing in 12. To W.D. Greens Funeral Jim with A. Hanna To Rennies in Evening Threatening Rain</p>
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<p>June 8 Cool Clear Jim with A. Hanna {fating?} Jno Plowing in 12. R. Craig Brot 2nd mare & Foal</p>
<p>" 9 Cool East wind for 5 days Family Drawing stones finished Plowing 2 {.......?}</p>
<p>" 10 Warmer. Jno Plowing in 12. To Fergus got Darky shod. Rain at night</p>
<p>" 11 very warm finished Plowing for Roots Sowed first Turnips in 2 Jim with Wm Dix</p>
<p>" 12 Fine warm Cultivating in 12 Clipped sheep Jim with Dix</p>
<p>" 13 (Sunday) Cooler Rain nearly all day Thunder and heavy rain at night</p>
<p>" 14 Cloudy and damp all day very cold at night Picking stones all day John Burr and Deguerre here</p>
<p>" 15 Fine Finished stones. Harrowed Down Potatoes. To Elora Helping Les Hanna to unload Threshing machine Frost</p>
<p>" 16 Fine Scuffling Mangles Drilling & sowing Turnips Harrowing in 12</p>
<p>" 17 Thunderstorm and Rain until 1 oclock fixing stable Floor and staking Fence. A & Ed {Edna} to Mrs Wrights very Cold at night</p>
<p>" 18 very Cold all day. Jno to Fergus with chop Got Boots Harrowing in 12 Drilling in 2 all but a wet Piece in the middle Jim Harrowing 12 Frost</p>
<p>" 19 Drilled and sowed 1/2 of 12. to Elora for shingles 17 sq @ 2.70 = 45.90 took wood to Fergus 61 Lbs @ 20 cts = 12.20 some Clover Blooms</p>
<p>" 20 Fair Cool A Ed. & Leith to Ch morn Jno Mary at night (Sunday)</p>
<p>" 21 Fair. Hot. Finished Drilling and sowing Turnips Except a wet place in 2. Jim and Mary to Fergus Jim to Dr First Fire Flies</p>
<p>" 22 Damp and Hot some Rain. Finished fence between 10 and 11. started between 2 and S. Field A to Jno Bremmers. Ed to J. Milnes</p>
<p>" 23 Showers very Hot. S. Field fence finished A Ed to Burrs</p>
<p>" 24 Hot Thunder no rain. At Fence Between 1 and 2 all day</p>
<p>" 25 Hot. Like Rain at Fence all day</p>
<p>" 26 still Hot Finished tween 1 and 2 Built 95 Rods this season Getting {oat?} Posts. Jim took Ed to Jas Gerries started to thin mangles 6 days earlier than 1908</p>
<p>" 27 (Sunday) warm A and J to Ch morn John Mary Even</p>
<p>" 28 Hot Day Cooler at night Thinning mangles at Jas Whites noon</p>
<p>" 29 Cooler Dry To Fergus got Dan & Jess shod Jim to Dr got shingles made Bot Pair of Cattle from Scherio 6 Mos John helping Stan to get in his Buckwheat. A and John to St Andrews Ch Gardern Party at night</p>
<p>" 30 Fairly warm John at Stans with Team all day. Finished thinning mangles school Pic Nic (Mrs Lightbody Teacher) A & J There</p>
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<p>July 1 Hot Dry Cool at night Sowed wet strip of Turnips in 2. (Greystone) Putting in end Post and fixing fence Round Pump took Calf to swamp to wean</p>
<p>" 2 Cloudy some rain at Roadwork Team & 2 Hands Heavy rain at night</p>
<p>" 3 Cool Finished Roadwork and sowed 2 Endlands with Turnips in 2. Ed Came back from Jas Gerries Rose Jones Came up from Toronto</p>
<p>" 4 (Sunday) Fine Cool. A Ed. & Rose to Ch morn John Mary Rose Night</p>
<p>" 5 Stripping off and started Re shingling south side of Barn. A. Ed. and Rose to Elora very Cool all day. needing rain</p>
<p>" 6 warm and dry. Shingling all day Jim White helping scuffled Potatoes Ed and Rose left for Toronto</p>
<p>" 7 Dry yet. Shingling To Belwood to Council meeting Re Culvert to Rennies at night</p>
<p>" 8 shingling to Belwood for nails Got new Boots (Gaiters) Stan here Finished south side of Barn 49 Bundles = 16 1/3 sq B.C. shingles 52 lbs 1 1/2 wire nails shingles $2.70 Per sq nails 3 1/2 per lbs who will Reads this will I hope take notice whether the shingles or nails last longest. My opinion is the nails will Wear out First</p>
<p>" 9 Dry and Cool. the Crops and Pasture are badly in want of Rain finished patching North side of Barn roof. Scuffling started to thin Turnips {Jess?}</p>
<p>" 10 Warmer Scuffling Thinning in 2 Jim Leith & Mary to Fergus Jim to Dr Thunder and a Fine rain at night very much needed</p>
<p>" 11 (Sunday) Hot and Close. A and J to Ch morn John Mary Eve. Thunder all round us through the Day Heavy rain at night</p>
<p>" 12 drizzly forenoon. Putting in and fixing Posts. thinning Turnip cutting Thistles on Gravel from 2nd to 4th line. 2 1/2 Hrs with mower</p>
<p>" 13 {Thing..?} 2 all scuffled. Colder in morn. warm again at night</p>
<p>" 14 Cool morn Getting Hot and Sultry finished thinning in 2 Scuffling in 12 A and J to Fergus morn. John and Mary to Party at Wrights Even</p>
<p>" 15 Hot thinning and scuffling in 12. Thunder and Rain from 1 to 2. to Beers at night</p>
<p>" 16 Threatened rain Did not come. Cleaning up old stack Bottoms Getting Posts Pulling mustard scuffling mangels 2nd time</p>
<p>" 17 Fine and temperate all day Putting Green on Potatoes Choring Put Clark Cattle in swamp</p>
<p>" 18 (Sunday) a heavy rain this morning Colder and windy A laid up Liver</p>
<p>" 19 To Fergus Re 4 F. {Enver?} Paris Green Binder Canvas %c Putting on Green 2nd time</p>
<p>" 20 Warmer started Haying in 4. Cleaning Mangels thinning Turnips in 12 Cold up What we cut Like Rain at dark</p>
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<p>July 21 Threatening Rain thinning Turnips scuffling Potatoes A to Elora Re Janis Jim at Thistles {Green?} Road</p>
<p>" 22 Warm showery forenoon Heavy Rain at noon. at Turnips Boys Raking off stones on Gravel J Plowed Headlands in 12 John to Fergus at night</p>
<p>" 23 Rainy all day Heavy from 10 to 5 Boys Raking stones J Lewelling for Wire Fence along Lane</p>
<p>" 24 Cold Raking stones. Clearing Mangles got 4 {...?} Cutting thistles J & M to Fergus M. Murphy Came up with : Antilon : Nellie</p>
<p>" 25 (Sunday) sunny cool. Rhoda Brown here. A & Jim to Ch morn Jno Mary Even</p>
<p>" 26 Warm Scuffling in 12 finished the first time Pulling Red Root & thinning Pulling sow Thistle in 5 took in all Hay that was cut</p>
<p>" 27 Hot Scuffling mangles thinning Turnips Cutting and coling Hay in 12. Margie Keith Came</p>
<p>" 28 " thinning Turnips Coling and drawing in Hay M. Murphy : Antler : Nellie</p>
<p>" 29 very Hot Damp morning. To Fergus for Pig Feed 1240 Barley {seed?} @ 1.35 Thinning Turnips Drawing in and cutting. Thunder and Rain at night</p>
<p>" 30 Mowing. Coling. finished thinning Swedes. Hot</p>
<p>" 31 Hot. Helping Jno Clark to draw Brick. Turnips all thinned Hay all Coled that is Cut Les Hanna Here in afternoon</p>
<p>Aug 1 (Sunday) Fine A Jim to Ch morn. Mary Jno night. Fred and Lib Here Art Williams Came up from Ch too</p>
<p>" 2 Fine Not too hot. Drawing in. Finished Cutting in 11. Less Here in afternoon</p>
<p>" 3 Fine Drawing Coling Morning</p>
<p>" 4 Cloudy warm. 8 all cut started 10</p>
<p>" 5 Warm but Cloudy. 8 all coled up 10 all cut</p>
<p>" 6 very Hot. D Milne and his man & Team. and Bert Milne A. Hanna Stan and Less Hanna and Team Drawing in took in 20 acres 1 Load less all of 10 and 1/2 of 11</p>
<p>" 7 Hotter still 3 Hannas and Team Drawing in finished 8 & 10 all in thats Cut</p>
<p>" 8 (Sunday) Hot & Dry none to Ch Morn 92 Hot Jno Mary Maggie Even</p>
<p>" 9 light shower in morning Cut some Hay in 4. Fixed up stacks. started Binder. Cut 6. {Daubing?} oats and Barley. started in 12. some grain cut in 95 days from sowing</p>
<p>" 10 Cooler. John took Load of Hay to Jas Quinn @ 8.00 finished Cutting 12 To Janie McBains Funreal scuffling</p>
<p>" 11 Fine Finished Cutting Hay. Cut Timothy for seed Scuffling Jno Mary & Maggie {Ketchin?} to {Melz?} Garden Party Ground very dry and grain ripening to Fast Rain needed</p>
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<p>Aug - 12 - Hot drying day Hay all in at last. Finished scuffling 2nd time in 2. Slow Job had to Pul weeds before scuffler would get through too long in doing</p>
<p>" 13 Hot Dry Stooked up all that is cut. Threshed load of Grain up at Hanna's. Butcher took away Moffats Calf</p>
<p>" 14 still Hot and dry. Scuffling in 12. John Helping D & B Milne Press Hay (took in 1 load from 6</p>
<p>" 15 (Sunday) light all day till 5 (Rain) Jno Mary and Mag to Ch Even</p>
<p>" 16 Hot Grading Road to 15 forenoon 2. Thunderstorm & Heavy Rain Mary Moir - Elora Here</p>
<p>" 17 Cool and damp John took {100a?} of Chop to Fergus (Horses & Hogs) this seasons Grain Pretty Early A and J to Fergus Got twine flour &c fixed Pump Finished Thistles 2 Bags 3 1/2 Hrs</p>
<p>" 18 Fine finished grading started Cutting in 15. Fine Crop. Finished End lands thinning white Turnips</p>
<p>" 19 " Finished Cutting 15. started in 3. To Jas Whites at night his mother ill</p>
<p>" 20 Took in Load of Timothy. stooking in 15. Thunder with a vicious Cold Rain from the north with some Hail. Scuffling in 12 finished Cutting in 3 all but {...?} bit</p>
<p>" 21 Heavy White frost: Finished scuffling Turnips (Rather late for good farming) finished stooking 15. Drawing in from 6. To Freds Flax Bee. Cold night</p>
<p>" 22 (Sunday) Another Frost. My Boys. Sue. Maggie Burr & Jno Mary & John to Moirs Elora</p>
<p>" 23 Drawed in 6 & 12. John and Team at R. Reas Threshing Raking 6</p>
<p>" 24 Hot John & Team at Reas in morning. took rakings from 12. Pulled Peas in 11 started to Cut oats in 11 (25th) Hottest since Aug 6th 1900 96 to Day then 98</p>
<p>" 25 Hot Windy and Dry To Fergus in morn Jess shod. Finished 11 started in 5 signs of Rain</p>
<p>" 26 Fine. Finised {Finished} Cutting in 5. started 7. 2 windy Days Breaking the Grain Down D. Milne threshing 2 hours. A. at Rennies</p>
<p>" 27 very fine morning heavy Dew Finished Cutting 3 days later than last year Drawing in Oats and Pea</p>
<p>" 28 warm. and threatening rain all day which Came at night with Thunder</p>
<p>" 29 (Sunday) Cooler. A & J to Ch morn. Mrs A White very ill A. there all night</p>
<p>" 30 slight frost getting threshing wood. Drawing oats. Cool " " " "</p>
<p>" 31 Threatening rain all. sharp shower in afternoon. Choring Cleaned out sheep Pen. Raked 3 and 5. Flo Moir here. A at Whites</p>
<p>Septr 1 Cold raw wet morning Boys Hunting up Cattle forenoon. A. Hanna Here Building wire fence along Orchard Cool night</p>
<p>" 2 Frost in morning Cool all day. Rennie threshing in forenoon. A. and John there. To Funreal {Funeral} of the Late Wm Singer in afternoon A Mary and Bessie to Fergus to Miss Aledyce's</p>
<p>" 3 Cool all day till 5 then warm and threshing Rain Jno at John Blacks threshing</p>
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<p>Septr 3 {Con:?} Getting to thresh. Mrs Lightbody (Teacher) visiting</p>
<p>" 4 Rain last night and mizzly all forenoon. Drove Mrs Lightbody to Roxboroughs. Jim and J to Fergus. John at Blacks forenoon Craig took mare away</p>
<p>" 5 (Sunday) Cool and sunny. A and J Ch morn (Communion)</p>
<p>" 6 Frost: Fine asking hands to threshing. to Hastings for Tank machine did not Get here till 5 P.M. Threshed 3 loads</p>
<p>" 7 Grand day Threshing finished at 2:30 Good turnout. But the old story scarce of Hands Jas Milne threshing Peas aftr {after} John there with Team. Jim for Hand. A to White at night E & W Hastings here</p>
<p>" 8 Frost then warm. Jno at J. Milnes threshing with Team till 4 then a hand to Howes till night. Mrs White {very low?} A. there after 5. Jim and J. getting Phone Poles</p>
<p>" 9 Cloudy John Plowing for Section men. Getting out Telephone Poles. Raking in 15. Mrs A. White Died A there all day</p>
<p>" 10 Warm and Threatening Rain. Pulling and Drawing Phone Poles Finished racking and Drawing 15. John to Fergus with Chop</p>
<p>" 11 Fine. Plowing in 15. At Mr Whites Funeral. Cool evening</p>
<p>" 12 (Sunday) Fine a shower would be Welcome. Jno & Mary to Ch Even</p>
<p>" 13 Warm John out with load of oats in forenoon 9315 @ 35 at Jas Milnes Pressing Hay in afternoon J finished Telephone Poles</p>
<p>" 14 very Hot. Goodalls outfit here Pressing hay Pressed {382 19?} Bales {Ian?} 1350 @ $11.00 Per Ton was done at 5. John Took motor to Belwood</p>
<p>" 15 Cloudy warm. Rain with some Thunder J to Fergus in afternoon Drawing Hay to Belwood Less Hanna here took 3 loads</p>
<p>" 16 Cooler. Less Here to 6 Loads of Hay fine and sunny J to Belwood in afternoon</p>
<p>" 17 Clear Cool 3 Loads in forenoon John 1 in afternoon Finished Drawing Jim with Less at Buckwheat in afternoon</p>
<p>" 18 Cool. Clear. Drawing up straw. Weighed cattle Raked 7</p>
<p>" 19 (Sunday) Fine A Jim Leith and Bessie to Libs Deguerre and girl here</p>
<p>" 20 warm Cloudy cleaning up hay stack Sold 2 Cattle to Mr Howes Pilkington took them to Fergus John Plowing in 15</p>
<p>" 21 Warm sunny Plowing Harrowing in 15. Repairing Fence at D. Milnes Broken when we weighted Cattle Schario took mare & Foal away</p>
<p>" 22 Cloudy damp to Belwood got Flour. settled for Hay. Plowing in 15. R. Black got 8 Phone Poles</p>
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<p>Septr 23 Heavy Rain to Fergus Re Bank. Hannas {Tie?} set &c Finished Plowing 15</p>
<p>" 24 First Ice warm day. Plowing in 11. Harrowing in 15 Jno Moir Came at night from Elora</p>
<p>" 25 Fine Finished Plowing in 11 & Harrowing in 15</p>
<p>" 26 (Sunday) Cold and Cloudy all day Jno Mary to Ch even</p>
<p>" 27 Cold morning. Moffatt took Cattle away. Harrowing in 11</p>
<p>" 28 Cold Cloudy. Harrowing in 11. John with Chop. 2 Hands at Hastings Threshing in afternoon To Fergus with Jno Moir to Dr. (Kyle)</p>
<p>" 29 Rain all forenoon. 2 Teams Plowing in 3 afternoon finished</p>
<p>" 30 " " " " " " To Fergus {Remit?} to Orangeville</p>
<p>Octr 1 Showers. Plowing in 12. John Jim Leith Mary & J to Fall show in Fergus</p>
<p>" 2 Fine 3 Hands and {R?} at Thompsons Threshing Finished Isabell Milne Here</p>
<p>" 3 (Sunday) warmer Cloudy A. Mary & Isabell to Ch morn John {M. ?} Even</p>
<p>" 4 warmer. Drawing manure to 5 (D. Milnes spreader)</p>
<p>" 5 Hot Dry James White threshing Jim Plowing in manure 5. J Plowing in 12</p>
<p>" 6 " " " " Finished Jno and A there Jim and J Plowing in forenoon to Belwood show afternoon. showed Courtneys Colt Leith with A {Ale?} in forenoon and all day yesterday</p>
<p>" 7 Hot Dry. at manure all day. To Mrs F. Youngs Funreal {Funeral}</p>
<p>" 8 " " D Milne threshing Buckwheat Forenoon Jas Milne afternoon (outside)</p>
<p>" 9 " " Hanna {Brothers?} " all day. 3 Hands and Team</p>
<p>" 10 (Sunday) still fine. Jno Black here. John and the Girls to Ch Even</p>
<p>" 11 Rain in morning to Fergus with 8 lambs @ 5 cts 730 Lbs Hanna Bros threshed in forenoon. Bert Milne in afternoon took up some Beets and Potatoes</p>
<p>" 12 very Cold and Raw showers of snow. Bert Milne finished in Barn then to Howes and finished Ground froze by night took up 20 Dills Beets. Cows tied in first time</p>
<p>" 13 Bitter Cold 1/2 inch Ice. Bert Milne threshed Buckwheat (outside)</p>
<p>" 14 Milder but High cold wind Drawing manure. Beets all in good Crop. 13 Loads = 600 Bushels</p>
<p>" 15 Finished manure at Home 60 spreader Loads 5 waggon Loads Took up 10 Drills of Potatoes Cold (Erin show) filled B.Wheat at {Berts?} at night</p>
<p>" 16 3 inches of Snow this morning showers of snow and Rain all day Chop to Fergus. Plowing in 5. a dirty day</p>
<p>" 17 (Sunday) Blustery showers of snow and Rain all day. A. Leith & {Bill?} to Ch morn John Mary & Bill Even</p>
<p>" 18 Took up 2 Drills of Potatoes then snow & Rain, till noon then Cleared</p>
<p>" 19 Hard Frost. Finished Potatoes. Good Crop. 200 Bush an acre</p>
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<p>Octr 19 (Con) Sold 10 Cattle to Mr. Webb @ 4 cts</p>
<p>" 20 Hard frost. took the Cattle sold to Webb to Elora Wt 9520 Lbs Started to Pull Turnips in 12. {Mogies?} took up hi Potatoes</p>
<p>" 21 Plowing in 12. Rain all day. Heavy Thunder in afternoon</p>
<p>" 22 Damp Finished 12 started 11. Lusk here looking at Cattle</p>
<p>" 23 " Pulling Turnips. Jim to Fergus with (Chop) {Horsed?} {sw....?} tops Mr. Jones. Came up from Toronto Cold night</p>
<p>" 24 (Sunday) Bright Cold Drove Mr. Jones to Elora and Home By Orangeville Road</p>
<p>" 25 Frost fine afternoon Thanksgiving day Mr. Jones went Back to Toronto. Aunt Maggie Came Pulling Turnips Rain at night Pulling apples</p>
<p>" 26 Wet morning then Clear and warmer. Topping Turnips in 2 forenoon Pulling in 12 in afternoon Finished Pulling apples</p>
<p>" 27 Pleasant Day Snow at night Pulling Turnips A took Aunt Maggies to Fergus. Took up Cabbage</p>
<p>" 28 Ground White Snow. Took 4 Hogs to Fergus {as.?} 190.5 mos & 13 days old @ 7 1/2 Plowing Harrowing up Turnips in 2 Digging Pit. A. Mary & Bessie to Burrs</p>
<p>" 29 Hardest Frost so far. Clear day. started to Draw in Turnips from 12</p>
<p>" 30 Frost a few Drops of Rain a Bright Rainbow in the West Before the sun was up. A mild fine day Turnips all in from 12 middling Crop</p>
<p>" 31 (Sunday) very fine. A & Mary to Ch morn John Mary Even been a very broken month with blustry weather and not much rain fell</p>
<p>Novr 1 Fine warm Took 8 lambs to Murphy 670 @ 5 cts Drawing turnips from 2. 20 loads. Miss allerdyce here at night</p>
<p>" 2 Rain all day. Boys Plowing in afternoon in 11. at Jas Milne's {Back...?} and James Whites killing a sheep</p>
<p>" 3 Raw morning Boys Plowing at Turnips after dinner Sold 5 Cattle to A. Weadick for $194.00</p>
<p>" 4 Cold Rainy forenoon took Cattle to Elora at Turnips</p>
<p>" 5 Fine Pulling Turnips all day (in 2)</p>
<p>" 6 Hard frost misty morn. Drawing Turnips all day Swedes all up and all in a splendid crop )in 2) Greystones all up</p>
<p>" 7 (Sunday) Fine Lib & Fred here and Wm & Rachel Thompson, Rain at night</p>
<p>" 8 Rain all last night and till 9 am today Finished Turnips A. Mary and J to Fergus afternoon {Retired?} Cattle {order?} Pd Hodge 1908 John Plowing in 15</p>
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<p>Novr 9 Hardest Frost yet. Plowing in 11 & 15 Raw East wind</p>
<p>" 10 Misty and threatening rain all day Plowing in 15. Trimming Pit Choring</p>
<p>" 11 Fine warm. Pits all Trimmed ready to Cover Fixing Roof. Plowing in 15</p>
<p>" 12 Fine. Plowing in 15 John Helping Hannas to thresh at A. W {Guerre's skimmed a shots</p>
<p>" 13 " But Misty Evening Finished 15. Got threshing wood took in Potato Tops. John to Reas to thresh but machine did not come</p>
<p>" 14 (Sunday) misty then fine and warm to Ch morn (Walking)</p>
<p>" 15 Fine morn, windy Colder at night. A. Rae threshed. Got 510 lb Buckwheat from Bert Milne took Chop to Fergus (Hogs) 900. got Flour 150 Jim Plowing in 11 John Mary Jim & Leith to Entertainment at S S No 1 at night</p>
<p>" 16 Some Rain in forenoon freezing as it fell and the Heaviest rain of the season all afternoon. Cold. Covering Turnip Pit in forenoon. Telephone gang to Dinner</p>
<p>" 17 Cold showers of snow all day Telephone Poles Put in Cleaning up Barn to thresh Anderson V. S. here filing Horses Teeth. Killing sheep for Jno Rennie Bot 1/2 @ 3 1/2 live wt 252 got out another Phone Pole Jas Milne got Oats 9 Bags Took home men to dinner</p>
<p>" 18 Cold water froze in Back Kitchen Ground white with snow Covering Pit forenoon. Machine came at 5 P.M. Threshed till night</p>
<p>" 19 Fine Milder Finished threshing N. 30 Good turn out John at D Milnes threshing afternoon Cover turnips from 12.</p>
<p>" 20 Fine Jim Plowing in 11 all day John afternoon. D Milne Finished threshing</p>
<p>" 21 (Sunday) Rain in morning A & Mary to Ch morn. Jno Mary night</p>
<p>" 22 Rain all day Freezing as it fell. the worst since Decr 15th 1893 Telephone and Telegraph Lines Down in all directions Trees Badly Broken</p>
<p>" 23 Snow and cold last night Clear all day to Fergus. Boys at Pit sleights out</p>
<p>" 24 Hard Frost Clear. Finished {Corning?} Turnip Pits Rennie Threshing afternoon A & John there</p>
<p>" 25 another Cold Clear day Rennie threshing until 2:30 PM Broke down A and John there. To Fergus seeing Hog market. Barn Burns down the old McBain {Stan?}</p>
<p>" 26 Mild Most of the Ice gone off the Trees. it has Been the Worst Ice since the Telephone lines were Built. Rennie finished threshing Drawed up apples in afternoon</p>
<p>" 27 Milder Sunny. Taking of {off?} wires along river. Drawing manure to 7</p>
<p>" 28 (Sunday) Mild Rain at night. A & Leith to Ch morn John Mary night</p>
<p>" 29 very Fine Sunny Jim & Mary {Floridaying?}</> Jno at Hastings threshing</p>
<p>" 30 " " Hasting threshing John there myself at Jas Milne thresing {threshing} Mary up the 5th Line. A & John to St Andrews Ch at Andrews {festival?}</p>
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<p>December 1 Fine yet. To Elora then to {Pres?} Jas Hannas funreal {funeral} Jas Milne finished threshing</p>
<p>" 2 " " To Fergus with Hogs 4 - 230 = 920 @ 7 1/2 6 1/2 mos old and 12 Chickens 83 Lbs @ 12 cts. To Thos Broadfoots for Ram (Murphy) Put him with Ewes John Wm Dix threshing for J Milne John Howard took Colts away</p>
<p>" 3 Misty mild. working at hen House John to Fergus with Chop (Horses</p>
<p>" 4 very mild " " Telephone men to Dinner Mary up North</p>
<p>" 5 (Sunday) mild. A & Jno to Ch morn. Mary John night Rain at night</p>
<p>" 6 Cold Blustry Day Jim and J at Hen House. John for Chop (Horses) Did not get on 3rd</p>
<p>" 7 Hard frost last night High wind rain. Hail and a Real Snow storm at night from N. W. John to Fergus with Turnips Scharios Mary Canvassing Nichol</p>
<p>" 8 Stormy John and J to Winter Fair Guelph</p>
<p>" 9 " and colder some sleighs going</p>
<p>" 10 " Load of Turnips to Fergus Schario Team shod sharp</p>
<p>" 11 Fine Milder Taking wire off River Team Broke through Ice Darky Badly Cut A. and Jim to Fergus</p>
<p>" 12 (Sunday) very Raw from East. Snowing Jim & Mary to Ch morn</p>
<p>" 13 Milder Rain all day. Freezing in morning. Thawing at night</p>
<p>" 14 Stormy again. John & Mary to Maggie Campbells Funreal {Funeral}</p>
<p>" 15 " John to Hastings Helping to saw. Leith & Mary Canvassing Cleaned out woodshed</p>
<p>" 16 Stormy yet. Took Load of Potatoes to {MCGuir?} & coal to Hannas Turnips (Scherio, Fair sleighing</p>
<p>" 17 stormy Turnips to Schario " A and Mary to Ch in Evening special</p>
<p>" 18 Stormy and Colder Turnips to Scherio Leith with Bert Milne Mary to Ahrens Roads Getting Drifted</p>
<p>" 19 (Sunday) Cold stormy none to Ch morn John Mary Even</p>
<p>" 20 Raw. Snowing Hanna's House o {on} Belwood Road Burnt To Bellwood with A Hanna. John to Belwood took Load of Coal to Hanna Bros</p>
<p>" 21 still Snowing Drawing wood. John and Mary to Fergus. Telephone Instrument Put in</p>
<p>" 22 Colder & Blowing Killed a pig A Jim & Leith to School Entertainment</p>
<p>" 23 Mild stormy in afternoon To Fergus. Pd {Jasco?} Scherio got pd for Turnips {....?}</p>
<p>" 24 Colder and Blowing Hitched up Colt (Geordie) first time. To Belwood with Chop John to Fergus with Jim & Leith Mary Came up</p>
<p>" 25 Snowing Heavy. Lib and Fred here</p>
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<p>Decr 26 (Sunday) Cold Clear afternoon To Burrs with Bessie to see her father</p>
<p>" 27 Cold Drawing Wood John & Stan to nomination in Belwood</p>
<p>" 28 " Cutting wood along wire Fence accross River Boys Drawing out manure A and J to Robt Blacks at night</p>
<p>" 29 very Cold Annual School meeting A Moffatt Elected trustee went to Fergus. Jessie McLachlin Came at night</p>
<p>" 30 Colder yet 19 Below. Boys at manure. Cutting in Wood shed</p>
<p>" 31 Sunny and milder. John Helping Stan with Pump John Mary to Fergus. A. Hanna here in evening. So far this Winter has been good no heavy Blows. But there has snow fallen every day since the 6th Dec</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">1910</span></h2>
<p>Jany 1 Decidedly mild with rain at night A and J to A Hannas to Dinner</p>
<p>" 2 (Sunday) Fine A Jim to Ch morn John Mary even</p>
<p>" 3 stormiest day of the Season. Municipal voting Stewart Reeve 2 {marg?} To Fergus Re Craig and Telephone Mary & Emma Hastings to Luther</p>
<p>" 4 Bitter Cold 10 Below John at R. Blacks</p>
<p>" 5 Milder Hail most of the night then some Rain freezing as it fell</p>
<p>" 6 " Jim with Stain Driving Cattle from Gillespies. To Fergus pd Cattle. Got Craigs Pastures Got sack meal</p>
<p>" 7 a little stormy Nothing doing. John to Fergus with Stan</p>
<p>" 8 Milder but snowing Mary and Emma Hastings got Back Nothing doing</p>
<p>" 9 (Sunday) Mild A & Jim to Ch morn Jno Black & Henderson here</p>
<p>" 10 The finest day this winter Clear and frosty. Jno & Mary to Libs Jim at R. Blacks all day. Jno a {at} Rennies in afternoon</p>
<p>" 11 milder. To Arthur meeting of Reform Assos A with me to Libs</p>
<p>" 12 Fine Jno at Rennies Jim with chop to Fergus Mary too</p>
<p>" 13 Raw East wind. Stan to Orangeville with Best. Jim at R. Blacks John Driving Colt</p>
<p>" 14 very stormy from N. E. John with Stan to Fergus {3?} Cattle Roads Blocked up. Train had snow Plow on first time this season</p>
<p>" 15 Fine Milder and sunny. 4 Hours 2 Hands on Road with Team. To Fergus with Chop (Horses) sow away (Wm Dix Misty Evening</p>
<p>" 16 (Sunday) Fine John Boer and Maggie Here Jno Mary to {J Thompson?}</p>
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<p>Jany 17 Mild misty night Heavy rain. Fred Cull here then Wm {B?} Cork & Jess {...?}</p>
<p>" 18 Rain all forenoon 2 Hands and Team on road 3 hours (Plowing) Big Blow at night</p>
<p>" 19 Fine. Mary away up to Metz. Jas Martins sale to Thompsons (Bros) night</p>
<p>" 20 Mild morning Turning to Thaw at night. Turnips to Rea Mary Back from Metz. Rev Brown here. T Jas Whites at night to Prayer meeting</p>
<p>" 21 very mild Rain and soft snow. to Whites sale 7th Line John at R. Hannas Pressing Hay. Jim with Turnips to Scherio A. & J. to Bert Milnes at night</p>
<p>" 22 Greatest Blow yet. Con Roads badly Blocked yet not Cold</p>
<p>" 23 (Sunday) Mild Quiet Snowing most of the day Jno Mary Ch night</p>
<p>" 24 very fine to Fergus Re Ins Buggy Pole etc To Rennies in afternoon</p>
<p>" 25 fine Wm Tebbutt here Choring</p>
<p>" 26 Raw morning E. Wind in afternoon Snow Hail & Rain Turnips to Scherio Darkey hitched up first time since 11 Decr Potatoes to Mrs Brown took home Buggy shafts. Mary to Fergus as Jas Andersons. Fred and Libe here</p>
<p>" 27 stormy but not Cold Turnips to Scherio Killed a Pig</p>
<p>" 28 mild but Roads heavy. To Belwood Re Audit Team and hand on Gravel Road 3 1/2 Hours. took Grist to Fergus</p>
<p>" 29 Fine. Load of Turnips to Scherio took Chop home. Mary to Fergus</p>
<p>" 30 (Sunday) Fine A to Ch morn. Coons at night Snowing</p>
<p>" 31 Snowing But mild. Turnips to Scherio A & J to St Andrews Annnual meeting {....?} Blacks</p>
<p>Feby 1 Colder. Calm. Sunny " " " Mary up to Libs. Got Goods from Eatons</p>
<p>" 2 Mild until Evening then I think the Heaviest snowfall of the season 10 in Turnips to Schario finished Pit in 7</p>
<p>" 3 Drifting and roads filled up. Cleaned up all the mixed Grain Jim at Blacks John and Mary to Byers at night</p>
<p>" 4 Colder. Sunny until night then a wild storm John and Mary {st.....?} at Leybornes in Eramosa. Team and hand 6 Hours on Road 3rd time</p>
<p>" 5 stormy and Cold. Jim and J to Fergus Re Hodge Sargeant &c</p>
<p>" 6 (Sunday) Clear. Calm. Coldest so far. 21 Below Jno Mary Ch even</p>
<p>" 7 Cold and drifting Roads. Bad took oats up. A to Rennies</p>
<p>" 8 Milder Cleaned up oats. Jim took 25 Bu to Anderson {Bros?} @ 38 {Page?} 35 {Ch....?}</p>
<p>" 9 Quite mild. Team and hand on Road. 8 Hours Mary to Thompsons</p>
<p>" 10 Clear very Cold 32 Below To Fergus with Mary to Meeting Re Ch Sheds</p>
<p>" 11 Cold Raw E. wind Jno and Mary to Fergus. Jno Burr and Maggie here</p>
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<p>Feby 12 Snowing all day getting milder at night. Mary to Fergus on her {finial?} Finial Came as. Took cattle (Fat) to {Boelhiweek?} Stan to Hammills sale Aboyne</p>
<p>" 13 Cold drifting all day. A and J to Ch morn Jno & Mary Even</p>
<p>" 14 Milder Took Cattle to Belwood Cow 1220 {465?} 3 steers 29 5 cts = $205.50 to Fergus afternoon 2 hands and Team on Road 4 Horses</p>
<p>" 15 mild morning stormy afternoon then Rain at night Killed steer 475 Lbs Beef. John & Stan to Bucklands for sheep for Stan Got stuck Coming home. Team and 2 hands 2 hrs on Road</p>
<p>" 16 stormy forenoon and wretched roads To Belwood re Audit</p>
<p>" 17 Fine morning Cold by noon Snowing at night A up to D. Milnes who Came down and got 59 Lbs Beef @ 10 cts Per Lb. Turnips to Scherio</p>
<p>" 18 Cold and drifting Jim to Fergus with Chop (Cattle) R. Black got 69 Lbs Beef Turnips to Scherio</p>
<p>" 19 Cold and drifting. A and J to Fergus Meeting of Nichol Ins {Corp?} {R....?} Turnips</p>
<p>" 20 (Sunday) Passable day. Jim & Mary to Ch morn. Jno Mary Even</p>
<p>" 21 Cold Drifting Team and hand on Road 6 hrs. Took chop to Fergus (Horses) to Ch Meeting at night Decided to Build horse sheds</p>
<p>" 22 Finest Day for a week till night when snow started Took Turnips to Schario Took home chop got Bags (Dozen) mended got Flour 2 Bags</p>
<p>" 23 One of the Bad Blows. Rough and Cold all day Jim at Blacks afternoon</p>
<p>" 24 22 Below Calm sunny. Making and Breaking Roads all day Jim at Blacks</p>
<p>" 25 Milder Cloudy. Team and hand on Road 8 Hrs. To Geo Cooks Sale Bot sleigh (long) {..?} Party here at night 60</p>
<p>" 26 Fine morning but snowy afternoon to Cooks in morning for sleigh. Took Turnips to Rea</p>
<p>" 27 (Sunday) Rain last night soft all day. Cloudy. John Ch night</p>
<p>" 28 mild Thawing all day Plowed Con Turnips to Rea the whole month of Feby has been stormy and tis said that snow has fallen some time Every day since 7th Decr some fell this morning</p>
<p>March 1 still Thawing Cloudy misty. To Hy Websters (Sr) Funreal Roads very soft Got sack meal Turnips to Scherio</p>
<p>" 2 still fine Took up load of oats " " {Turnips to} Rae Jim & Stan at Mission {Banquet?} Belwood Crows seen</p>
<p>" 3 " " Roads Bad Turnips to Schario Mary to Concert</p>
<p>" 4 very fine and mild Anderson vs Taking wart off Black steer Team and 2 Hands on Road 7 hours Roads very Bad</p>
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<p>March 5 Finest and mildest yet. A and Mary to Ch Communion Preparatory Turnips to Rea Roads very soft</p>
<p>" 6 (Sunday) a Peculiar day for the Season Thunder storms all day and some rain with vivid lightning far into the night</p>
<p>" 7 Blustry Showers of Snow not cold. all Turnips in Pit away Load to Schario Turned a very stormy Evening</p>
<p>" 8 stormy a wild Blow last night fine afternoon to Wm Deans sale settled Turnips to Date John up to McDermotts for seed Barley 10 Bu 55 cts to Jas Campbell seed Fanning mill</p>
<p>" 9 Fine Jno to Baileys Trimming Turnips Jas White & W. Thomson here</p>
<p>" 10 very fine Cleaning Timothy for D. & Bert Milne Trimming Turnips Load of Turnips to Rea Em Hastings here</p>
<p>" 11 very fine Drawed up some Wood. McDermotts sale The Largest sale ever held in West Gara Amounting to {$96.00?} Robins seen</p>
<p>" 12 Fine yet. Cleaning Timothy seed for R. Black Team and Hand on Road 5 Horses</p>
<p>" 13 (Sunday) Mild morning but very stormy afternoon started to walk to Ch too Late</p>
<p>" 14 very stormy and Cold Cleaned Timothy John Drawing wood to school From Baileys</p>
<p>" 15 Cold stormy at night Jim Whitehouse Cleaning Timothy seed Jno for wood (Baileys) Sarah & Mrs Rennie here</p>
<p>" 16 Bright. Raw. To Kennedy Orr's sale. Boys drawing home wood</p>
<p>" 17 Sunny but cold 2 hands on road 3 hours. Killed a Pig at Thompsons to Wm McDermotts at night Presentation of Gold Watch</p>
<p>" 18 Quiet and milder Jno & Jim to Baileys for Load of school wood John took seed Fanning mill Back to Jas Campbells Blue Birds seen</p>
<p>" 19 Sunny and great thaw River Broke up at Con 4. Load of wood to school</p>
<p>" 20 (Sunday) Biggest thaw yet. Thunderstorms and heavy Rain last night River Broke up from Belwood to Aboyne Walked to Ch</p>
<p>" 21 very fine and sunny. Team and hand 5 hours on road discing A and J to Hastings at night. Some rain Pd {1909?} Threshing to Hastings</p>
<p>" 22 No frost last night very warm and snow went Rapidly. Cleaning up oats. first wheels here (John White)</p>
<p>" 23 Sunny but Raw E wind Jim at Blacks. Team and disc on Road 5 hours. A at D. Milnes</p>
<p>" 24 Great Thaw warm Finished Cleaning Oats all that was up Geo Tilleys sale Bot 3 {Geese?} First night without Frost Frogs</p>
<p>" 25 Good Friday Fine shovelled out Road at R. Blacks 2 hands 2 1/2 hours Digging frozen Tile from Milk House Stan Hanna Plowing Good wheeling</p>
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<p>March 26 to Fergus with Broken Plow and Harrows Seeing about D. oats Clover seed &c A and Leith down in afternoon</p>
<p>" 27 (Sunday) Clear Raw E. Wind A & Mary to Ch morn. John Stan Even</p>
<p>" 28 Still fine. Cleaning oats. John to Fergus with Chop 15 Bags (Horses)</p>
<p>" 29 Fine and {hot?} Drawing in Turnips forenoon Started Plowing in 11. 75 in {shade?}</p>
<p>" 30 Still Fine warm. A and J to Fergus. to McAllisters Sale. Bot Churn Binder Cover and valise. Threat rain at night 75 in shade</p>
<p>" 31 Cooler To Fergus with {Case?} and got Plow Harrows Oats {Daubney?} it has been a March seldom Equaled every day fine</p>
<p>April 1 Warm again. Plowing. Rain needed to start the Grass and take out the Frost also help the Fal wheat</p>
<p>" 2 Another warm still day. Plowing in 11. DeGuerre and Children here Jas White here for Peas. Roads getting very dusty</p>
<p>" 3 Cool E. wind but sunny A Jim and Leith to Ch Boys to Blacks O.S.R.</p>
<p>" 4 Misty morn then Clear and warm started Cultivating in 15. Picking stones off N. Corner of 11 Mosquitos Warm misty night Quite a growth of Grass</p>
<p>" 5 Misty and warm Cultivating in 15 Started to sow in 15. to Elliotts sale in afternoon Bot Cow @ 65.00 steer Heifer 39.00 each and Heifer @ 29.00 = $168.00 {Hanos?} Jim Plowing in 11. 75 in the shade</p>
<p>" 6 Rain through the night. Cooler. Jim Leith & J to Elliotts for Cattle Stan Brot Grain {Runs?} cow {went?} to Grass Got Clover seed. Put 8 cattle dow {down?} to other Place Smart shower at noon another at night snow flying Mary to Hastings</p>
<p>" 7 High wind all last night Frost and snow Cold. Plowing {......Guelph?}</p>
<p>" 8 Hard frost. stopt Plowing in forenoon. Drawing stuff to Lane from sand Pit. Finished sowing 15. Sowed Bu 33 milder at night</p>
<p>" 9 Cool Clear Picking stones off 15. Finished Harrowing it John Mary to Fergus as usual</p>
<p>" 10 (Sunday) warmer A. Mary to Ch morn John Even Mary to Belwood</p>
<p>" 11 Cool and some Rain flakes of snow. Cultivating in 4 and 2 Fast {Bessell?} into Montreal</p>
<p>" 12 Froze to Hard to Harrow in morn. Cultivating in 2 Killing Pig at Jas Milne</p>
<p>" 13 " " " " " Sowing in 2 warmer and sunny. Mayflower Blooms</p>
<p>" 14 No Frost milder Quite warm by night. Finished sowing 2 and 3. Harrowed 2. started to Harrow 3 Cultivating in 12. Picked stones in 2 and 8</p>
<p>" 15 Cooler Finished Harrowing 3. Cultivating sowing Picking stones in 12 Mary to Belwood to Institute meeting. Rain at night to R. Black for {chats?} as showing the Earliness of the season. Bert Milne finished sowing yesterday</p>
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<p>April 16 Cold E Wind finished Cultivating. Sowing Harrowing and Picking stone in 12. A and Jim to Fergus Bot Sash Rain at night Sowed to Date (33 A. 89 Bu</p>
<p>" 17 Showery (Sunday) R. Thompson here Jno Mary Ch night</p>
<p>" 18 Warm and still. John Cultivating in 11. Jim Drawing straw. Picking stones in 11. (19th) Rain all day Cleaned up Peas</p>
<p>" 20 Rain all last night Clearing at daybreak Finished Plowing in 11Digging stones in old Fence Bottom</p>
<p>" 21 Warmer. Finished stones on old Fence bottowm in 11. 2 Teams harrowing in 11 Digging outlets of Drains on R.Y. Track Swallows</p>
<p>" 22 very Warm. Sowing Peas Bu Sowing oats in 11. Picking stones and Harrowing in 11 The first Real good days work thru seeding John up at 5 o Clock</p>
<p>" 23 Rainy morning Took up Load of Oats. John to D. Milnes Pressing Hay Jim Harrowing afternoon Bot 2 Heifers from Stan @ $ 55.00 ea 6 mos</p>
<p>" 24 (Sunday) Cloudy Damp some showers. Jim and Mary to Ch morn Maggie came with them</p>
<p>" 25 Damp Cool 2 Teams Plowing in S.F. Mary & J to Fergus Darkey shod</p>
<p>" 26 Rain last night. Thunder and 3 showers to day Plowing in spring Field D. Milne Plowing here in Forenoon. Land do most People stopped for wet</p>
<p>" 27 Fair Cool Sowing Picking stones Harrowing in 11. all the white Grain Sowed Below</p>
<p>" 28 Hard Frost 1/4 inch Ice Growing warmer. Plowing and Discing in S. F. Took Down Turnips and up Hay. Jno Jim to Belwood Re {Sapress?} Corn Col</p>
<p>" 29 Heavy Rain and Thunder at daylight. Freezing on trees and Fences in the morning. Took load of oats to Fergus 61 Bu @ 32. 7 Bags Chop</p>
<p>" 30 The months ends Blue looking Those who are not done can't do any thing for wet the month has been noted for E. winds not much frost but Raw and Backward. Finished Plowing for White Crop started for mangles John for wood. A and J to Fergus Curlies sale</p>
<p>May 1 (Sunday) dull damp. Misty at night. A. Jim Leith Ch morn John {Mary?} night Jim Hastings here First Lambs</p>
<p>" 2 Rain Pratically all day with 2 or 3 Thunder storms work at a stand = still County Flooded Cleaning out Root House &c</p>
<p>" 3 Fair Cool Took load of school wood. Down Turnips up Hay</p>
<p>" 4 Frost Ice Sunny Drying day Sowed spring Field Finished seeding of White Crop 59 acres 142 Bu Oats 12 Peas 14 Days ahead of last year D S Night Prayer meeting</p>
<p>" 5 Cold Clear drouthy day. Cultivating Root land Finished Harrowing S. F Leveling Turnip Pits &c A went to {Glanning?} where Jas Gerries Wife is ill</p>
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<p>May 6 Cool and very drying. Boys took 2 loads of wood to school. Frost 1/2 in Ice King Edward 7th Died rather suddenly</p>
<p>" 7 Frost. warmer. John Drawing stone all day from Gows Quarry for St Andrews Church sheds J to Fergus Re Pritchard. People are getting on their Land again. Browns were 21 Days held up with wet</p>
<p>" 8 (Sunday) Warm Threatening Rain None to Ch morn John Mary Even Wild Plums in Bloom</p>
<p>" 9 Warm. Like Rain at noon Cold at night. Put wire across river at Gerries. John Harrowing at D. Milnes afternoon Sow Farrowed 15</p>
<p>" 10 Frost. 2 squalls of Wind and rain in afternoon John took 1 load of wood to school and the Last one to the gate. Put in Posts along Lane No Growth No Grass no Leaf on Trees (started to use sack of meal</p>
<p>" 11 Hard Frost Clear Cold windy all day School wood Finished at Last nothing doing in afternoon. J was fixing Turnip {so...?} & Picking Potatoes Em Hastings Here Last Lambs Came. 17 in all. 15 living from 9 Ewes</p>
<p>" 12 another Hard frost Clear and cold north Wind all day Sowed Beets in 5. Planted 3 drills Potatoes. Picking Potatoes all day.</p>
<p>" 13 Cloudy Cold North wind snow flying all day. Took load of Cedars up and Planted them in forenoon. Clearing Road at River Re Wire afternoon</p>
<p>" 14 Cold. John took Oats to Jno White. Fixing fence. Plowing in 7 in afternoon 2 teams. A came Back from Clavering</p>
<p>" 15 (Sunday) Frost Ice Calf (Elliott) Fine afternoon A. and J to Ch morn John Mary Even Lib and Fred here</p>
<p>" 16 Frost then warmer Got of {off} to a good start Didn't have to make Breakfast John Drawing sand all day for St. Andrews Ch shed Jim Plowing for A. Hanna. Picking Potatoes Schario Brot Colt Colts out all night</p>
<p>" 17 Fine No Frost High wind all day Rain at night Choring Filling {Bids?} &c To Mrs Sullivans Funreal {Funeral} to Elora</p>
<p>" 18 Rain all last night Cold and windy all day finished Plowing in 7 started discing. Norman Hamilton Brot 5 Cattle & L. Sargeant 2 colts</p>
<p>" 19 Frost Ice shower Discing & Harrowing in 7 Picking Potatoes</p>
<p>" 20 Filling up Potatoes John at Hannas Discing Rain all afternoon King Edward 7th Funreal {Funeral}</p>
<p>" 21 Warm Trees well out in Leaf. To Guelph with 26 Bags of Potatoes & 6 Bags oats. 25 cts a Bag for Potatoes and 38 cts a Bushel for oats got Turnip Seed. Crop and grass seem vary Backward for such an early spring</p>
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<p>May 22 (Sunday) Fine warm Jno Burr and Maggie here. {Howitronot?} Colt to Pasture. John and Mary to Shands {S. S.?}</p>
<p>" 23 showery all day. Cutting some potatoes. Raw night</p>
<p>" 24 average day. Plowing for Potatoes. The Kitchen Girls cam up</p>
<p>" 24 Jim Leith to Belwood John Mary to Fergus</p>
<p>" 25 Cool working Root land Kitchen Girls went Back to Fergus Good view of Haleys Comet</p>
<p>" 26 Plated Potatoes Rain all afternoon Cold J Whites team for oats</p>
<p>" 27 Saved 4 {sills?} Turnips. Put wire across River at this end. {Rep?} Fence Round 10. L. R. Blacks at night Cold Jim to Carlaws at night</p>
<p>" 28 Cool but very drying working up. Root and Buckwheat land Jim to Belwood Schario Brot another Horse</p>
<p>" 29 (Sunday) showers all day. 2 Thunderstorms at night Hail None to Ch</p>
<p>" 30 Cold. Drawing manure out of Foundation forenoon Rain all afternoon Filing saw</p>
<p>" 31 Drawing up straw &c showery Cold nasty day month ending with lots Growth and Crops generally looking bad Last Calf of Season</p>
<p>June 1 Wet all day lots of snow flying Raw and Cold. Building Fences 9 & {6?}</p>
<p>" 2 Cold Cloudy Damp Reform meeting in Fergus Got 200 salt</p>
<p>" 3 Cows out all night for the First time</p>
<p>" 3 Cloud off warmer. Putting in Posts along Con next Gerries 6 Cattle ( # {skeoch?}</p>
<p>" 4 Frost Clear day. Plowing in 5 Tinkering at Fence Mary to Guelph with {B..?}</p>
<p>" 5 (Sunday) Cold showery all day none to Ch morn John Mary at night</p>
<p>" 6 Cold damp. Plowing in 5 Drawing manure to 7</p>
<p>" 7 Cold Clear. North wind " " Thompsons spreader Mary to Fergus</p>
<p>" 8 Warmer Clear To Fergus Re 11 & Erie Walked both ways Drawing manure</p>
<p>" 9 First real Growing Day manure out. Plowing Harrowing 5 Cutting Posts Fire Flies</p>
<p>" 10 Fine But all the month so far N to E winds finished Plowing in 5 start Plowing in manure in 7 Harrowing Drilling and Sowing Turnips in 5 Foal Jess - Antillion</p>
<p>" 11 Damp Forenoon. Plowing in 7. Heavy Rain all afternoon</p>
<p>" 12 (Sunday) Forenoon Damp Cleared up after A. Jim Ch morn John Mary Even. John {Reas?} here</p>
<p>" 13 very Fine 2 Teams Plowing in 7 John to Fergus in Evening</p>
<p>" 14 Hot the first Real Day for Crops finished Drilling and sowing in 5 Plowing in 7 washed sheep. Thunderstorm in S. E.</p>
<p>" 15 very hot 80 Plowing in 7. to Fergus got Cabbage Flour &c</p>
<p>" 16 Hotter yet 84 A and Mary to Fergus Sowing Turnips in 7 Finished Geordie Ran away from the Door smashed Buggy all to ___</p>
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<p>July 11 making Road through stone Pile 6 Hours scuffling in 7 Hoeing Potatoes Took 50 Bu Oats to W Dix @ 33 cts Dix Pd {mixed gear ...?}</p>
<p>" 12 Rainy Forenoon Heavy Rain and thunder at night Plowing Headlands of 5. To Fergus got Cistern Pump {Rep?}</p>
<p>" 13 Fair and Cooler. Put Green on Potatoes thinning Carrots hoeing Beans Putting in Beans at 8. 59 Birthday so worked harder than usual</p>
<p>" 14 very Hot. To Fergus with wool. 81 Lbs @ 25 = 20. 25 got 57 yds Poultry netting 6 1/2 cts Per yd = 3.70 20 Ledger Plates for mower 5 cts each Runner for shoe .50 Sack of meal 2.50 Turnips in 7 all scuffled first time scuffled Beets 2nd time Bert Milnes wife Mrs Young Emma Hastings and Nora Wright here John to Garden Party at Simpsons</p>
<p>" 15 Hot mowing thistles on Con Thinning Turnips Finished hoeing Potatoes The First I did it after the Green was on Lazy as Wednesday washing</p>
<p>" 16 Thunderstorm at 6 a.m. very heavy Rain and some hail showery till 3 PM. Finished Fanning Oats another Wednesday washing should have been done in April. John with Stan in afternoon at stones</p>
<p>" 17 (Sunday) A and Jim Ch morn Jno Mary Even. Jim Gerrie and 2 Children Came up</p>
<p>" 18 Cool. Finished thinning Turnips mangels 2nd time. 5 hours at stone Pile Jim and Leith a {at} Jas Whites in afternoon</p>
<p>" 19 Warm. Scuffled Potatoes and Beets John mending Rack Jim and Leith To R. Blacks thinning</p>
<p>" 20 Fine started Haying Cut 6. Jim and Leith to Erin St Andrews S S Picnic. Haying is only General to Day and none to Ready 4 hrs at stones</p>
<p>" 21 Warm shower at 11 another at 5. fixing Roof of sheep house 5 hrs at stones. Mary at Institute meeting Belwood</p>
<p>" 22 Fine Hot To Fergus got twine 2 Bales (Nichols) to Elora Re {Bask?} Maggie Burr and Johnie here. 10 Hours at stones Jas White oats 51.26 {Bu?}</p>
<p>" 23 very Calm and Hot. 6 Hours at stones in Forenoon Raked and Coled up 6</p>
<p>" 24 (Sunday) Hot A. and Mary to Ch morn Rainy all afternoon Jno and Mary at night. Heavy Rain and 3 or 4 Thunderstorms</p>
<p>" 25 very windy. up to Libs (A and Bess) 5 Hours at stones finished mowed some in 8. Cutting thistles on Con</p>
<p>" 26 Fair Cool Put on gate tween 8 & 9 Ready for Crusher now scuffling Green Peas Drawing in Hay from 6</p>
<p>" 27 Hot 6 all in Cutting and Coling in 8. Thunder. Rain to south and north a few Drops here Mary to Fergus</p>
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<p>July 28 Cutting Raking and Coling in 8. Mrs Hastings here. Fine warm</p>
<p>" 29 Fine until 4 P.M. then a thunderstorm with big winds finished Cutting 8 E of Ditch Drawing in took twine home from Rennies</p>
<p>" 30 Fine High wind Drawing from 8 Coling at night</p>
<p>" 31 Frost Dry and Cool. A Jim to Ch morn John Mary Even. New Potatoes Jno Black Robt Thompson and Jno Burr here</p>
<p>Aug 1 all Hay in that is Cut Thunderstorms all afternoon with slight Rain But Heavy rain to the south of us John to Fergus with Chop (Pigs) Jim to Belwood for my Boots {...?} warm and like more rain</p>
<p>" 2 Fair and warm Cutting in 8. Scuffling started to Clean Turnips Plowing Headlands on Turnips. Mary Leith Picking Berries</p>
<p>" 3 Finished Cutting 8. Scuffling Coling. Thunder all afternoon Rain at night. A Fierce storm tween 10-11 at night Wm Mitchell team killed</p>
<p>" 4 Hot Misty morning Cool windy afternoon 8 all Coled. Cutting in 10 To Fergus got mended Buggy</p>
<p>" 5 vicious high wind for 2 days Finished Cutting Raking Coling Jack Moir St Elora Came</p>
<p>" 6 Cool. Windy Cloudy forenoon Quieting in afternoon Scuffling Cleaning Turnips Finished Coling started Harvest Cutting 2 (mixed Grain 114 Days from sowing</p>
<p>" 7 (Sunday) Fair an {and} Calm. A and J to Ch morn John and Mary at night Jessie & Wm Clark Jno Burr and Maggie and Ray Black here</p>
<p>" 8 Fine Hay all in But 2 Loads and Rakings had A. Hanna Mose Cadney Sam Lougheed wit Stans Team and D {Drovnan?} with Bert Milnes Team Put all to good Hay in the Barn and Clover in stack</p>
<p>" 9 Dull morning Warm Thunder an {and} Rain at noon then all Evening Hay all in Except Rakings in 11. John with Team Drawing Bales for Stan Jim with Bert Milne in afternoon A Wm Clarks Funreal {Funeral} (Bush Willie)</p>
<p>" 10 Thunder and some Rain Rep Rack 3 Picking Berries at Jno Davis stooked 2 at Turnips Jno with Stan in Evening</p>
<p>" 11 Fine Finally Finished Hay Rakings of 11 Finished scuffling self Feeder Turnips 2nd time. Cleaning Turnips to Fergus Flour and {sugar?} A ato Rennies</p>
<p>" 12 Fine Finished Cleaning Turnips in 5 started to Cut Oats in 12.</p>
<p>" 13 Fine Cutting in 12 Drawing in From 2. Feeding Pigs Beets Growth of 1909 N Zealand</p>
<p>" 14 (Sunday) Fine Rain at night None to Ch morn (too Lazy) Jno Mary night</p>
<p>" 15 very hot Clear morning Rain and thunder at 4 P.M. started to Cut 3 A and J. to Jas Whites at night</p>
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<p>August 16 Cloudy, misty Damp day Rain at night to Jno Bremmers in forenoon. To Fergus in afternoon Got Jess shod Tomatoes Binder Whip &c finished 3 Jess Present Fashion</p>
<p>" 17 Warm and Close. Choring. Cleaning Turnips Jim Russell here with Auto</p>
<p>" 18 Heavy Rain last night Damp and dull all day Drawing logs out along River. Getting Rafters A Moir and wife here A Mary Bessie to Burrs</p>
<p>" 19 Fine Clear finished Cutting 12 started 15 one of Sargeants Colts away</p>
<p>" 20 Hot finished Cutting 15 Put in a good days work started before 7 2nd Day</p>
<p>Sunday " 21 Fine Warm A Jim and J to Ch morn. Jno Mary Even Fred Lib Wm and Em Hasting Sarah Burt A Jas White here (work to {season?}</p>
<p>" 22 Thunderstorm in the early morning and rain until 8 a.m Cutting in S 7 in afternoon warm and looks Like more Rain had Lamp lit at morning time</p>
<p>" 23 Damp. Some Rain in afternoon Finished Cutting S. Field</p>
<p>" 24 Misty morning. Hot. John to Magwoods (Fergus) for Binder Tongue (Broke one yesterday) Cutting in 11. A to see Mrs Nelson (Kate)</p>
<p>" 25 Hot no Dew. finished stooking 15. Finished Drawing 2 Cut on 6 = 19 days Thunder and Heavy Rain at dark Jim at Stans and Howes Threshing</p>
<p>" 26 Fair Cooler Finished Cutting (not Buckwheat) to Fergus Pd Russell in full to date to Belwood in evening Re Hay a feature of the season is a Great many done Cutting None in</p>
<p>" 27 Fair Cool took Rakings from 2. to Wm B Thompsons Re Telephone to Fergus in evening for Front Bolster of Waggon</p>
<p>" 28 (Sunday) Warmer. A and J to Ch Morn Mary John even Jas White & {Mrs?} here even</p>
<p>" 29 Fine Finished Cleaning Turnips at Raes Threshig in afternoon 2 hands and Team. Jno at Jim Milnes Threshing after supper Les Hanna came from West</p>
<p>" 30 Warm Cloudy Finished drawing in 3. started S.F. Jim with Jas Rae for 2 days Leith with Bert Milne 3 days</p>
<p>" 31 Heavy Rain and thunder in morning Jno to Fergus with Chop (Pigs) Took Cement Pig Trough 6 ft = 1.50 720 Chop</p>
<p>Septr 1 Cloudy Warm Jno at D. Milnes threshing A and J to Elora to Jas Moirs Funreal {Funeral}</p>
<p>" 2 Clear Cooler John Plowing 10 forenoon. Jim at Jas Raes all day Pulled Peas Fed last of Beets Growth of 1909</p>
<p>" 3 Fine morning Thunder and Heavy Rain nearly all afternoon was Going to thrash below but threshed few {...?} in Barn John Got Leg Gashed with saw on {Empire?}</p>
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<p>Septr 4 (Sunday) Fine A Mary to Ch (Communion) Kuje rain</p>
<p>" 5 Rain all day. Jim Plowing in 10. A and J at Rennies threshing</p>
<p>" 6 Warm and wet Heavy rain all last nigh A and Jim to Fergus with Pears Jim got Boots. A Moir and Mrs here missed swallows</p>
<p>" 7 Cooler started to cut Buckwheat in 7 Turning out stooks which were growing Badly</p>
<p>" 8 Fair all in at home But Rakings Turning out stooks and Peas Jno to Fergus for Flour (Milverton) 3 bags 1 @ 2.70 1 @ 2.80 and 1 @ 3.00 = 7.50 A Jno to Belwood with Pears Intending to thrash tomorrow if dry</p>
<p>" 9 Like rain in morning but kept fair Windy Threshing Below 40 acres oats and Peas. Fair turn out 18 hand for supper and {allow ...?} (Hastings machine) The worst delayed harvest since 1901 on account of Wet lots of Grain to drawn in yet.</p>
<p>" 10 Fine warm. Jim & Leith at Radburns threshing. Took up Loads of Peas that was not threshed. Choring Jno to Fergus to Dr getting Leg {Cleaned?}</p>
<p>" 11 (Sunday) Fair warm A Jim Leith to Libs Jno Mary to Sunday school</p>
<p>" 12 Heavy mist in morning. like rain all day Jim & Leith to Radburns threshing Jno to Fergus getting Leg Dressed Cooler at night Reno*</p>
<p>" 13 Cool. Fair. Cut Buckwheat in 7. started in 11 Jim at H Ellis threshing (for Jas Rae</p>
<p>" 14 Fine Cool. Leith at Hannas Pulling Peas. Finished Cutting Buckwheat (not stooked) started to Cut Aug 6 = 39 days</p>
<p>" 15 Fine Jim and Leith at Hannas threshing all day Team in afternoon</p>
<p>" 16 " Choring. stooking Buckwheat</p>
<p>" 17 " " Finished stooking Buckwheat. A Mary John to Fergus at night</p>
<p>" 18 (Sunday) Cloudy Cool A Mary to Ch morn. Jim Mary to Shands SS</p>
<p>" 19 Cool morning. Fine day. Norm Hamilton took Cattle away Sold 4 Cattle to Wm Nelson = 3510 @ 5 cts $4.00 off - 171.50 Tried 4 Horse Evener worked all night</p>
<p>" 20 Fine Cool Plowing in 10 (4 Horses) To {Lab?} Jas {Skeschs?} Funreal {Funeral} (Jess again</p>
<p>" 21 " Plowing till noon. Cleaning up Oats Getting threshing wood etc Mary at Hastings Stans Wedding</p>
<p>" 22 First Heavy Frost 1/4 inch John to Fergus with Oats {13.?} Lbs @ 33 cts Chop For Horses Jim at Bert Milnes threshing all day Team Leith and J From 3</p>
<p>" 23 Frost that {Loupit?} Threatening Rain all day Thrashed Buckwheat out of stook 9 acres 240 Bushels 48 days from start to Finish of Harvest Country looking fine Lots of Grass. Cattle scarce and dear</p>
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<p>Septr 24 Rain this morning (East) D. Milne started to thresh but quit John to Fergus with oats 25 Bu 30 Lbs. Chop (Hogs) 1100 Damp all day got sack meal</p>
<p>" 25 (Sunday) Cloudy Damp. all Day A Mary Jim to Ch morn John Mary Even</p>
<p>" 26 started to Draw manure to 3. Jim to Fergus for chop. Cloudy Damp McCulloughs colt came Thompson {Bu?} got 975 Grain</p>
<p>" 27 Rainy Forenoon Jim at Wm Hughes threshing Cleaning up & Fanning Oats</p>
<p>" 28 Fine at manure all day. Helping Jim to make rafters tween Loads</p>
<p>" 29 Fine Warm at manure all day. Jim to Jas Reas</p>
<p>" 30 " " Clear at manure Forenoon John Mary Jim and Leith to Fergus Fall show in afternoon. Thunder at night no Rain here</p>
<p>Octr 1 Threshing at D. Milnes. Team and 2 Hands. Drawing in Buckwheat very high wind all afternoon</p>
<p>" 2 (Sunday) Fine A and J to Ch morn John Black here</p>
<p>" 3 Fine at manure at Thompsons threshing until 3 (break)</p>
<p>" 4 Rain all day 4 Hands at Thompsons Finished</p>
<p>" 5 Cloudy damp. Finished manure here. To Elora for Lambs 400</p>
<p>" 6 Rain from the north all day. Choring A and Mary to Fergus</p>
<p>" 7 Frost very Fine. 2 Teams Plowing in forenoon started Beets Pulled half of them Took in 3 loads</p>
<p>" 8 Frost Fine Pulling and drawing Beets Jim at Jas Whites threshing</p>
<p>" 9 (Sunday) Cold Cloudy. A & Mary to Ch morn John & Mary to Shands S.S</p>
<p>" 10 Fine Mary & J To the late Wm Richardsons Funreal {Funeral} Finished Beets The Best Crop I ever saw on an acre of Field 5 N.E. side there Was 18 Loads about 800 Bushels started Potatoes took up Carrotts</p>
<p>" 11 very Fine at Potatoes all day</p>
<p>" 12 Fine Colder Finished Potatoes a good crop. but over 1/2 of them Rotten Took up Beans a {and} corn. 1st of stone Crushers came to Board</p>
<p>" 13 Clear Cold John to Fergus Darkey shod Harness fixed on Grader in afternoon. A & J to Late Mrs. {Alvin?} Browns Funreal {Funeral}</p>
<p>" 14 very Fine 2 Hands and Team on the job all day myself in afternoon</p>
<p>" 15 " " 3 Hands " " " " " " "</p>
<p>" 16 (Sunday) A & J to Ch morn John Mary Even to Barrs for Bessie</p>
<p>" 17 Sunny Hot 2 Hands and Team at stones Fanning Grain & Choring myself</p>
<p>" 18 " " " " " " " " J digging up Pipes in spring Leith Helping Stan to Sandersons sale Bot Plow $ 5.00 There has Been 10 Days of Splendid weather since the 7th</p>
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<p>June 17 Still hot finished Plowing Harrowing Picking stones in 7 A and John with Bessie to {Butrs?} for Buckwheat Thunder and Rain at night</p>
<p>" 18 Hot Finished Plowing Sowing Harrowing and Rolling in 7 Sowed with Buckwheat the First ever sowed here. Getting Poles for gate</p>
<p>" 19 (Sunday) Hot Walked to Ch at A Browns for dinner Mary John Even</p>
<p>" 20 Hottest yet 88 in shade 108 in Sun. Plowing in 11. To Fergus with chop Making gates Dan shod the Last time was Decr 10th 1909 = 6 mos 10 days</p>
<p>" 21 Hot Plowing in 11. Clipped sheep in afternoon Fixing gate Posts across river 89 in shade</p>
<p>" 22 " Finished Plowing for Buckwheat in 11 Framed Posts across River Mary at S.S. Convention Belwood John at night got {stal?} soled Boots 93 {D...?}</p>
<p>" 23 still hot Jim Leith at Circus (Fergus) John sowing Buckwheat and Rolling Harrowing myself. Glad to get done sowing 9 acres Been at it since Apr 5th 2 mos 18 days</p>
<p>" 24 a little cooler. A & J to Fergus Re Telephone and Bank started thinning Beets</p>
<p>" 25 warm Beets all thinned Mary left for Montreal on {Mor...?} trip Barley in head in 2</p>
<p>" 26 (Sunday) No one to Ch for want of Buggy very hot</p>
<p>" 27 Drawing up oats in forenoon Cleaning oats after Rainy all afternoon warm</p>
<p>" 28 Cooler Oats all up. Rep Fence tween 7 & swamp Jno to Belwood (Crop to tie 66 acres)</p>
<p>" 29 Warm Rod work. Building Fence. Scuffling Potatoes Jim Leith SS PicNic</p>
<p>" 30 Hot. " " Choring. Been fine. Farmers weather since the 9th</p>
<p>July 1 " Finished Road work stretching wire new Gerrie along Com Took 1940 mixed Grain to Wm Dix @ 1.00 Per 6 wt</p>
<p>" 2 very Hot John out with the Wrecking waggon hand led the wreck of 2 Buggies money making Job Scuffling Cut wire fence on other side of River Put in Bars Ida (Mrs Page) and Ella Williams Came</p>
<p>" 3 (Sunday) Hot none to Ch morn too Lazy to walk No Buggy</p>
<p>" 4 Cooler thinning Turnips A Jim & Leith to Burrs Picking strawberries</p>
<p>" 5 " To Fergus with 600 Chop (Pigs) and 46 Bu 21 Lbs oat to A. E. Boys to salt (200) and Bag Flour Paris Green, Etc.</p>
<p>" 6 Hot a few drops at night To Fergus with A. thinning and scuffling Turnips 80 Degrees</p>
<p>" 7 very Hot Shower this morning Thinning to Belwood with waggon wheels to get tires set. Drawed up the stuff from Fence Bottom across River</p>
<p>" 8 Hot Finished thinning Turnips in 5. To Fergus Re wire & Rivets</p>
<p>" 9 Hotter Howing Potatoes to Belwood for wheels (Tire set)</p>
<p>" 10 (Sunday) Grand showers all day which was Badly needed No thunderstorm here. But Lots of it to the West</p>
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<p>Octr 19 Fine Hot 2 Hands and Team at stone A to Fergus W. Kitchen 8 {mos?} Came</p>
<p>" 20 Cooler. Cloudy</p>
<p>" 21 Cold Cloudy Thunderstorm and Rain at night Team 2 hands on stones Kitchens left for Fergus 21st Drove them down</p>
<p>" 22 Cold and rainy all day Stone crushers left Put on 383 yds on Road John and Team with them all day. Jim Plowing Leith with Stan 4 days</p>
<p>" 23 (Sunday) Cloudy Raw None to Ch morn Jno Mary Even Maggie Burr here</p>
<p>" 24 Warmer Cloudy started Turnips. Finished Fanning oats Jim Plowing in 3</p>
<p>" 25 Fine Jim Plowing in 3 John to Fergus with Chop (Hogs) 1080 Brot up Big Tlle for spring Drilled holes in them Rolling Turnips</p>
<p>" 26 Fine forenoon Put in 2 Tile 3 ft wide at spring Dug up wooden Pipe That was Laid on July 24th 1882 it was Rotten and cut like Cheese Down 28 years. Culling Turnip afternoon till rain came Cleaning Oats</p>
<p>" 27 2 Distinct Thunderstorms Last night showery all day. The First snow of the season at night. To Fergus with Chop (Horses) 880 lbs got Pipe for spring Got started drawnin Turnips. A helping Mrs J. Milne to Pick Fowl</p>
<p>" 28 Ground white with snow this morning showers all day. 2 Teams Plowing S.7</p>
<p>" 29 Frozen hard to Plough. Putting in Pipes at spring. to Fergus For 50 tile renewed spring waterwork at a cost of $78.19 made up as follows Cement 425 So 4.3 in tile @ 15.00 0.96. 79 1/2 ft 2 in stal Pipe @ 15 cts foot 11.93 Couplings &c 1.05 Willie Kitchen came</p>
<p>" 30 (Sunday) Ground white hard Frost milder afternoon. A and J to Ch morn took Aunt Jessie up. John Mary to S.S.</p>
<p>" 31 slight Frost then fine Drawing Turnips Forenoon Pulling after Jessie & Wife left</p>
<p>Novr 1 Misty morning then fine. Pulling and drawing Turnips</p>
<p>" 2 Fine. Turnips all Pulled in 3 Drawing in started in 7</p>
<p>" 3 Pretty good day. Pulling Turnips in 7. 5 all in. H Skeoch took Cattle away</p>
<p>" 4 very hard frost taking manure out of Foundation forenoon Pulling Turnips after 1</p>
<p>" 5 Fine Frosty Drawing Turnips Forenoon Pulling after Stan here afternoon</p>
<p>" 6 (Sunday) Snow None to Ch morn Schario took colt away</p>
<p>" 7 Blustery and snowing all day 2 Team Plowing in S.F. To Fergus Got Paid for Pasture by Skeoch & Horvatt Leyborne & Borthwick Came go grade on Gravel Road But Quit to much snow and frost</p>
<p>" 8 more snow 2 Teams Plowing in 7. Bot sheep from Leybourne @ 4 1/2 9.00 Helping Jas Milne Kill a Pig Tied up feeding Cattle There are still a lot of Turnip out J. White T. Wilson Rennie round here</p>
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<p>Novr 9 Milder. Heavy rain at night. Plowing in 7 Killed sheep 109 lbs to the Late Mrs W. Thompsons Funreal {Funeral} to Belyside</p>
<p>" 10 Rain all last night and most of the Day. Cleaning up Grain</p>
<p>" 11 stormy. Took up load of Threshing wood. Drawing in Turnips. 3 loads and the Culls out yet. A helping Mrs Hanna at Dicks threshing</p>
<p>" 12 stormy. Plowing Finished 7. " " " " {A helping Mrs Hanna} Jim at A Rea threshing afternoon Cattle all {Tied?} in</p>
<p>" 13 (Sunday) And J to Ch morn John to Mary to S.S. then to Ch night A to R. Blacks in afternoon (Birth Girl) snowing all day</p>
<p>" 14 Milder day but Last night was the hardest frost yet. Covering Pit A Mary and Bessie to Fergus. Jim at Raes and Jas Milnes threshing</p>
<p>" 15 Fine Cold Jno at Jas Milnes threshing. To funreal {funeral} of A McBain Mary went to {Sewing?}</p>
<p>" 16 Fair Raw Cold Jas Milnes finished threshing then Horses in afternoon R & W Thompsons Sale Killed and dressed a steer for Jas White</p>
<p>" 17 Fine Cloudy. Howes finished then we Finished machine moved to Rennies (Hames machine) Got 105 Lbs of Beef from Jas White</p>
<p>" 18 Cloudy snow at night Covering Turnip Pit John and A to Rennies threshing. Revd {Reverend?} Mr Besson.Wife and Daughter here for Tea</p>
<p>" 19 Frosty fine Jno and A to Rennies (Finished) Covered all Turnips up got in a Few more loads into Pit</p>
<p>" 20 (Sunday) Milder none to Ch morn John Mary Even</p>
<p>" 21 Misty Snowing Hand at Hastings threshing all day 2 in afternoon Leith and 1 at {.....?}</p>
<p>" 22 Sunny. Milder. 2 Hands at Hastings. got load of wood. Dug trench at {.....?}</p>
<p>" 23 Fine Forenoon fierce storm of Snow afternoon. Hastings Finished at 10 A.M John Plowing in 4. To Adairs Sale took home {Berts?} Horse and Buggy</p>
<p>" 24 Rain last night snow gone. mild Turnips all in on month since we started the latest we ever were nearest to it 1879. 13th But very bad Weather for the job. Frost and snow a Grand Crop. first time sowing Invictias & Magnum {Brown?} Finished work at spring and got the new Pipes going first time</p>
<p>" 25 Snow as usual last night Mild Finished Covering Pit Jno at Jas Whites threshing. Plowing in spring Field (Finished)</p>
<p>" 26 Snow last night again Mild Jas White finished threshing the last of the season Moving Hay 2 Teams Plowing in 4 (sod) in afternoon Jim to Belwood</p>
<p>" 27 (Sunday) Raw East wind. A and Mary to Ch morn</p>
<p>" 28 Misty cold. Rain from the E Freezing as it fell snow at night</p>
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<p>Novr 28 (Con) Jim to Fergus with Chop (stones) 1500 took down fowl for St Andrews Choir supper</p>
<p>" 29 Drawing ties off Track with sleigh. Took in Binder &c&c snowing at night</p>
<p>" 30 Fair sleighing this morning took 13 lambs to N. Murphy 1270 @ 5.75 Mary to St Andrews Choir supper</p>
<p>Decr 1 First wintry Day Cold and windy Repaired and took Home Thompsons spreader Choring</p>
<p>" 2 started to Draw Turnips Load to Schario (wheels) 11 cts</p>
<p>" 3 Fine Turnips to Rea (wheels) To Fergus Preparatry since St Andrews (Cutter) Bot Ram Lamb from Alex Stewart @ 50.00 Jim went after it milder at night John has been with Les Hanna threshing all week</p>
<p>" 4 (Sunday) A Mary & J to Ch Communion Mary down at night to {Swing?} Clear Cold</p>
<p>" 5 very Cold {..as?} Turnip to Schario John Laid up with Cold</p>
<p>" 6 Cold 4 Below Got in good days work 2 loads Turnip onto Schario one to Rea</p>
<p>" 7 Milder some snow Drove Jim to Fergus he went to Fat stock show Guelph</p>
<p>" 8 stormy to Fergus with 5 Hogs (sleigh) 1120 @ 6.40 are 224. 7 mon old tied Colts in</p>
<p>" 9 Fair Cold Turnips 2 Loads 1 to Each Mary Collecting for B.S. Wheeling</p>
<p>" 10 Cold E Wind Took wire of River Forenoon Getting wood afternoon</p>
<p>" 11 (Sunday) milder some snow None to Ch morn John Mary Even</p>
<p>" 12 Cold Clear Took two Loads Turnip one to Each To Elora Sold Heifer to Wm Shortread @ 51.00</p>
<p>" 13 Blustery Helping Jas Milne to lift Colt Helped Bert to kill Pig Load of Turnips to Rea Jno Burr and Maggie Here at night</p>
<p>" 14 Raw Choring Sold Wm Shortreed 4 Heifers 2 @ 5 1/4 1 @ 5 and one @ $39.00</p>
<p>" 15 stormiest day so far Boys took 2 Hiefers {Heifers} to Shortreeds</p>
<p>" 16 very fine. to Jno Whites in morning Load Turnips to Schario Crossed river first time with sleigh</p>
<p>" 17 Fine Some Snow Getting wood from across River</p>
<p>" 18 " " " (Sunday) to Ch alone morn the usual at night</p>
<p>" 19 Showers of snow Load Turnips to Schario 12 cts Killed Geese Put on 2nd Load took it off again</p>
<p>" 20 Lots of Drifting last night Cold to day. Turnips to Schario Jim to Fergus with 3 Geese 38 lbs @ 12 cts Harry Gerrie Came up with him</p>
<p>" 21 Clear and very Cold Below Turnips to {Red...?} Took Morrows (7) Colt and Scharios mare Home. Jim took Harry Gerrie to Fergus</p>
<p>" 22 Milder. To Jno Whites then to Fergus Pd Taxes Paid {J...?} Insurance Telephone &c John down with Chop (Horses) Sold 40 B 25 lbs @ 32 cts</p>
<p>" 23 milder and snowing all day. John took Buckwheat to Schario 61 Bu 22 lbs @ 45 Per Bu the first load of Buckwheat we ever sold. then helping Less Hanna to move threshing machine. Got Ck For Schario Pasture</p>
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<p>Decr 24th Snowing To Fergus Re Shortreeds Chk Schario Pasture and Buckwheat Jno Jim and Leith Down at night</p>
<p>" 25 (Sunday) very fine None to Ch Geo Henderson here</p>
<p>" 26 Mild Lots of Snow now and good sleighing Municipal nomination</p>
<p>" 27 More snow last night took down 2 Heifers to Wm Shortreed 1810 @ 5 1/4 John at A Hannas threshing & Helping Less to move Jim in afternoon</p>
<p>" 28 Mild snowed heavy from 7:30 until noon John helping Hannas all day to move {their?} Engine A and Mary up to see Emma couldnt get mitts mended</p>
<p>" 29 Mild snowing John with Hannas Got the outfit finally moved</p>
<p>" 30 Colder biggest Blow of the Season got Chop (Cattle) load of Turnips Schario Hannas started to thresh had to quit Lesky Tubes</p>
<p>" 31 The year Closed up with a Cold snap 20 Below Zero and grand sleighing. Quite mild By night Jim & Leith helping D. Milne to take Cattle to Fergus. Harry Williams Came. Myself to Fergus Re Turnip tickets &c 911 Bu so far @ 11 cts 15 Loads</p>
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<p>Jany 1 (Sunday) Mild. Thaw Rain at night A & J to Ch morn the others at night</p>
<p>" 2 Real Jany. Thaw until 4 P.M. then Frost and a gale. Election for Municipal office Anderson Reeve. Smellie. Alexander. Ireland and Ellis Council Peoples Ry. By Law Defeated. Harry Left</p>
<p>" 3 Cold snowing. Load of Turnips to Rea To Fergus with Cutter to Bank</p>
<p>" 4 Cold Clear 10 Below. Goodalls outfit Pressing Hay to Fergus with Heifer to Wm Shortreed 920 @ 5.</p>
<p>" 5 Cold and stormy. Finished Pressing Hay. moved to Jas Whites A and Mary to Fergus. 151 Bales 8 ton 265 Lbs @ 8.50 - $69.00</p>
<p>" 6 Cold Raw E Wind Snowing John at Jas Whites Pressing Hay Jim to Fergus with Oats to Geo Henderson 28 1/2 Bu @ 32 cts</p>
<p>" 7 Pretty good day. To Fergus Pd Hodge {Rufus? Leapr?} & John at Jas Whites Hay Finished in Forenoon</p>
<p>" 8 Mild thawing then soft Snow with a stormy night to A Moirs</p>
<p>" 9 Big Blow Colder Cleaning up Grain. Calm Bright night</p>
<p>" 10 Fine Mild at night Turnips to Schario Stan Hanna Threshing (Finished) the last of the season Mary to Fergus with George</p>
<p>" 11 Thaw some Rain in afternoon heavy snow Turnips to Rea Sow away</p>
<p>" 12 Fine. Killed Pig. Turnips to Schario {...?}, Hastings and Burrs Here</p>
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<p>Jany 13 Mild Misty A & J to Fergus. Turnips to Schario Broke sleigh Runner</p>
<p>" 14 " Thawing got Land of Rennies sleigh Took 104 Bush Turnips to Rea The Largest Load we ever Drawed Roads could not be Better Got 500 of Milverton Flour (Banner) @ 2.60 From Jas Anderson CPR</p>
<p>" 15 (Sunday) Fine Colder A & J to Ch morn. Mary {Jno?} & John at night</p>
<p>" 16 Fine Load of Turnips to Schario got sleigh Drawed home Turnips Thompson (got Buckwheat 190</p>
<p>" 17 Sunny Cold Jno to Fergus with Buckwheat & Oats to Geo Henderson J to Belwood with R. Black Mrs. Black D.J. and A Milnes here</p>
<p>" 18 very fine and sunny but was 10 below in the morning to Fergus Re Turnips &c got sack of Beachville oatmeal 2.25 To Alf Leybournes in the Evening sheaf of Wheat Beef Ring Re Organized ,y No is 10. F.B. Andersons family here</p>
<p>" 19 stormy morning fair and milder at night. A Mary and Geo Henderson to Guelph</p>
<p>" 20 Misty and mild to Mt Forest meeting of Executive of E. W. Reform Association agreed to hold a convention about the End Feby</p>
<p>" 21 Thaw then Freezing at night very Icy</p>
<p>" 22 (Sunday) Mild none to Ch morn. A. Mary and Geo to Jas Gerries</p>
<p>" 23 Fine Drawing and Cleaning oats 32 1/2 Bu to Henderson. Jno & A to Fergus</p>
<p>" 24 A dandy day Cloudy Mild John and Mary to Fergus. Icy Roads</p>
<p>" 25 very mild some showers of Snow. Mary married to Geo R. Henderson of Tugaska Sask By Rev J. Brown of St Andrews Fergus</p>
<p>" 26 still milder misty Cleaning Grain. Harry Jones went Back to Toronto slight Rain at night</p>
<p>" 27 still mild Geo Mary & Edna to Fergus</p>
<p>" 28 Froze up again very slippery. To Fergus with Baled Hay. J to Belwood Re audit</p>
<p>" 29 (Sunday) Thaw again mist Rain Geo Mary & I to Ch morn Geo & Mary to Thompsons</p>
<p>" 30 Frost again. the Wildest Blow of the Winter this forenoon Calming down at night. Took down Cow to Wm Shortreed @ $60.00 at Audit</p>
<p>" 31 Milder Snowing Jno to Fergus with Baled Hay. Working at audit</p>
<p>Feby 1 stormy from N.E. John " " " " 5885</p>
<p>" 2 (Candlemas) Dark misty morning Light {Brewing?} until 8 am John to Belwood re Audit J to Fergus in afternoon very stormy & cold</p>
<p>" 3 Cold Raw morn Wind E E Getting milder Geo Mary and Ed up to Libs</p>
<p>" 4 stormy Jim helping R Black with Cattle J to Elora to see V Richardson</p>
<p>" 5 (Sunday) Sunny Frosty. Geo Mary and A to Ch</p>
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<p>Feby 6 stormiest Day of Winter from the E. Roads Blocked Train stopd first time this winter. Cold Blowed in every crack</p>
<p>" 7 Cleared up. Breaking Roads. Train at noon. 2 Locos & S. Plow</p>
<p>" 8 Cloudy Mild Killed Pig Took in some Turnips. To Mrs Jas Gerries funreal {funeral} (Ne Mary Kennedy) lots of shovelled Roads</p>
<p>" 9 Mild Sunny. Finished audit. Jno A Mary Ed 3 Children to Fergus</p>
<p>" 10 Colder and slowing. Cutting & Drawing wood {Geo?} Mary to Rockwood</p>
<p>" 11 very Fine. Cutting and drawing wood. Folks Came Back from Rockwood</p>
<p>" 12 (Sunday) mild looking like Thaw. A Mary Geo and J to Ch morning Fred and Lib Maggie and John Burr here in afternoon</p>
<p>" 13 Mild and misty all Day. To Fergus settled with Jno White got {Doors?} From Wm Shortreed. R. W. and Rachel Thompson here</p>
<p>" 14 Another Big Drift. Geo Henderson was to ship his horses but too stormy</p>
<p>" 15 still stormy Roads Blocked to Council with Audit Stan Hannas Sale</p>
<p>" 16 Mild Misty A and J to Fergus. Meeting of Nichol Ins {Coy?} To R. Blacks in evening. Turnips to Schario Bad Roads</p>
<p>" 17 Thaw Rain To Funreal {Funeral} of Late Mrs Anderson (Smellie Geo Henderson shipped his horses. Fred here going to Gerrie sale</p>
<p>" 18 Breezy mild to station With staff for the West Getting Colder</p>
<p>" 19 (Sunday) Fine Ed and J to Ch morn. Geo and Mary to Leybornes</p>
<p>" 20 stormy morning then fine. To Arthur with Wm Richardson to Reform Convention</p>
<p>" 21 very Cold but Calm. George and Mary left for the West on 4:14 Train. C.P.R. Jm McLellan Drawing sand</p>
<p>" 22 stormy. Turnips to Schario McLelland 2 Teams at sand</p>
<p>" 23 " " " " Killed a sheep</p>
<p>" 24 Fine sunny. A and Jim to Fergus. Turnips to Schario</p>
<p>" 25 " " making Tough Sleighing Ed and J to Belwood Re Reform meeting. Goodale Paid for Hay. Turnips to Schario (Finis)</p>
<p>" 26 (Sunday) Soft Rain Snow Ed and Children went to Libs</p>
<p>" 27 hard Frost Blustery. nothing Doing</p>
<p>" 28 The month Ends Rough and Cold To Thompsons in evening nothing Doing</p>
<p>March 1 Cold Blowing snowing A. Moir here. Meeting in Belwood to Elect Delegate to R. Convention in Elora on March 6th</p>
<p>(2) Down with Chop Flailed oats</p>
<p>" 3 Fine Boys at wood over River. Helping Thompsons Bros kill a Pig</p>
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<p>March 4 Cold Blustery Boys at wood Forenoon. A {Agnes} John to Fergus in Evening</p>
<p>" 5 (Sunday) Fine till night then a Heavy snowfall Jno to Ch at night</p>
<p>" 6 Cold Clear Boys Drawing wood across River. Reform Convention at Elora {Ardneg?} Richardson Chosen for nominee of R. Party</p>
<p>" 7 Fine Cold Boys at wood Fred Brot Edna down and timothy seed</p>
<p>" 8 Milder very fine to Belwood winding up audit to Jas Mathiesons sale Edna and Children left for Toronto morning Train CPR</p>
<p>" 9 Fine at wood all day Soft and Rain at night</p>
<p>" 10 Getting Colder but a lot of Snow went</p>
<p>" 11 mild and snow going. Seed Fair in Fergus Jno & Jim Down First Thunderstorm in the Evening away south</p>
<p>" 12 (Sunday) mild Drizzly morning First Robins none to Ch morn Jno Evening</p>
<p>" 13 very Fine Blue Birds seen. First Wheels on Gravel. To W.S. Clarks in afternoon lot of snow Went</p>
<p>" 14 still Thawing River broke up at foot of 4th line. To Elora (Wheels) Re Jno Moir</p>
<p>" 15 one of the stormy days Cold at night John to Belwood Boots</p>
<p>" 16 very Cold morning 7 Below Zero. Snowing Blowing milder at night Nothing Doing</p>
<p>" 17 Cold stormy Sid Hamiltons sale John Bot: 1 Crown Gang Plow @ $</p>
<p>" 18 Milder went for Plow. Jim to Sale of Websters Truck got O.meal 50 lbs</p>
<p>" 19 (Sunday) mild misty None to Ch morn. Jno Even Robt Thompson here</p>
<p>" 20 Windy Flurries of snow Drawing up and Cleaning oats. Bright {arrived?} 2 nights</p>
<p>" 21 Milder John took 77 1/2 Bu oats to Wm Dix J went to Jas Douglas sale (Wheels)</p>
<p>" 22 Rainy forenoon then very Cold with snow flurries to Robt Stewarts sale Bot 5 Cattle Pair steers $90.00 1 steer and Heifer $105.00 = $235.00 milk can 40 shares 10 Potato scratcher 25 ea 75 total $235.75 10 mos</p>
<p>" 23 very Cold and windy to Stewarts for Cattle Drawed up Hay</p>
<p>" 24 still Cold Took 76 Bu oats to Wm Dix. Total 153 1/2 Bu @ 31 cts = $47.50 in afternoon took Chop (Horses) to Fergus & 15 Bu oats to A. Hanna @ 33 = $4.95 To Thompson Bros in Evening Got Hair Cut.</p>
<p>" 25 Mild Sunny Drawing up Hay and not much of that</p>
<p>" 26 (Sunday) milder Cloudy A & J t Ch morn John Even Rain at night R. Craig Here</p>
<p>" 27 Heavy Rain River all Broke up and High Flood Getting Colder at night Funreal {Funeral} of Late Mrs Wm Nelson</p>
<p>" 28 Cold Raw Henry Ellis sale</p>
<p>" 29 Snow Flurries Jno to Belwood Jim to Fergus with Chop (Cattle)</p>
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<p>March 30 Cold Snow almost sleighing again took up Hay and Oats</p>
<p>" 31 {Bay?} Frosty By night taking up and Cleaning Oats (seed) Leybourne funreal {funeral}</p>
<p>April 1 Cold snow very frosty at night A and J to Fergus. Drawing cleaning oats</p>
<p>" 2 (Sunday) stormy snowing Cold Maggie Burr & Jno and Roy Black here</p>
<p>" 3 Sunny Cold Getting wood & Hay</p>
<p>" 4 Cold Cloudy morning heavy Rain all afternoon John and J to Guelph to O.A.C. Re oats & to see Deguerre</p>
<p>" 5 Rain most of the Day. Funreal of Jas Gerrie (A's uncle) John and A to it</p>
<p>" 6 mild morning. Thunderstorm an rain all afternoon A. and J up to Libs Bad Roads taking up Turnips 2nd morn no Frost</p>
<p>" 7 Cleared up Raw. Cold Drawing up oat and Hay</p>
<p>" 8 Fine. Cleaning up Oats slow Weather</p>
<p>" 9 (Sunday) none to Ch Jim and Leith to Jno Blacks Sunny day 4 weeks since the Robins Came and lots of snow yet. slow spring</p>
<p>" 10 very fine Sawing Ties in forenoon. Jno Jim Over to Hendersons after</p>
<p>" 11 Raw E. Wind took up Load of wood. John to Walt Robinsons Sale</p>
<p>" 12 Cloudy E. Wind Rainy afternoon Cleaning up oats (A. to Thompsons</p>
<p>" 13 " " " " " Took up Hay Elora Horse show (not three)</p>
<p>" 14 Good Friday Heavy Rain last night and this morning. Then Cleared up and warm. Windy. Put 6 Cattle down. Took up oats</p>
<p>" 15 Fine Oats all Cleaned up. A. and Jno to Fergus in Even</p>
<p>" 16 (Sunday) 3 inches of Snow this morning. showers all day A. Jno to Ch</p>
<p>" 17 Frosty Sunny Jim to Fergus with Chop (2 kinds) Sawing ties Aunt Liz and Mary Came up some Snow Flying</p>
<p>" 18 Fine warm Aunt Liz left in evening started Plowing in 11.</p>
<p>" 19 Cloudy warm E. wind Plowing Jim Boarding in Hen House</p>
<p>" 20 Sunny warm Plowing in 11 with 2 Rigs Fixing Pole of Doble Rig</p>
<p>" 21 Dull and Cool. S. Bowley Here for mixed seed. 850 Lbs. 2 outfits Plowing {Disc?}</p>
<p>" 22 Fair Cool finished Discing in 10 Harrowing in 11. Jno to Fergus for Drill - Noxon</p>
<p>" 23 (Sunday) Cool. A Jim to Ch morn John Barr Here Swallows</p>
<p>" 24 Sunny. Dry & Cool. Frost Every night started Sowing Oats in 10 Cultivating in 5. A up to Mrs Wrights then to Libs. helped Jim Milne kill a Pig</p>
<p>" 25 Warmer. Siwubg ub 11 Harrowing in 5 and 10 Blood Root and Mayflower Blooms</p>
<p>" 26 " Sowed 5 (Daubney oats) First Team Crossed River on 4th Line Finished Harrowing 5 Cultivating 7. at Funreal {Funeral} of Late Peter Black Herb Howe got oats</p>
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<p>April 27 The First Real warm spring Day. Cultivating Harrowing and Leveling Turnip Pit in 7 started Cultivating in S.F. Broke Doubletree</p>
<p>" 28 Warm Cloudy. Finished Cultivating S.F. Sowing in 7 and Harrowing Borrowed 12 Lbs Grass seed From D. Milne</p>
<p>" 29 warm Threatening Rain. Been a Grand week For seeding / Finished sowing & Harrowing 7 Put in 30 acres in good shape this week</p>
<p>" 30 (Sunday) Rain Through the night showers all day none to Ch</p>
<p>May 1 Showers all day. Thunderstorm in afternoon Warm Fields have their first Green on Lambs Plowing some Cleaning out Root House</p>
<p>" 2 Frosty quite hard by night Cloudy Windy Showers of snow Plowing in 4 2 outfits</p>
<p>" 3 Ground white with snow Hard frost. Plowing sod in 4 (Finished) A up to Burrs with Bessie. T. Dow here renewing Ins Jno Rennie to here</p>
<p>" 4 Hard Frost Disking in 4 and Harrowing A went up to Libs on stage</p>
<p>" 5 Sowing in S.F. Discing and Harrowing in 4. Dry and Cool</p>
<p>" 6 Warmer To Fergus Got mangel seed etc Finished sowing S.F. and 4 all sowed Here but Small strip at sand Pit</p>
<p>" 7 (Sunday) Fine warm None to Ch Sow Farrowed 9 8 alive</p>
<p>" 8 very fine warm. Choring Planted 7 Drills Potatoes in S.F. Boys over to Rand with Plows</p>
<p>" 9 " " " stretched wire at Gerries Line A Came Back From Libs Boys went over to Hendersons to start Plowing 1/2 day 5 Horses</p>
<p>" 10 warm slight rain Choring Howard Brot Colt (yearling) to Pasture</p>
<p>" 11 " Boys at Hendersons Thunder & Rain at 6 P.M Dix Brot 8 Priestly 14 Cattle</p>
<p>" 12 ToDay and yesterday very high wind Blowing Down Jas Whites Windmill Turned Colts Down. A up to Burrs Brot Bessie Back John over for oats</p>
<p>" 13 Frost Find Day. Burning Brush across River. Alf Leybourne Brot 10 Cattle and Joe Roxburgh 6 to Pasture Choring. Deguerre and wife came from Guelph</p>
<p>" 14 (Sunday) Frost Clear. Jno Burr and Maggie here. Deguerre went home wild Plums in Bloom and Trees 1/2 out in Leaf 10 Days Earlier than 1910</p>
<p>" 15 warm Boys at H. Cows out all day some Rain at night Choring</p>
<p>" 16 " " " A Fine Light Rain mostly all Day</p>
<p>" 17 To Arthur Meeting Cencus {Census?} Commissioner ( T. Dryden) Getting Forms and Instructions Damp and warm. Thunderstorm in afternoon then 2 wild ones in evening. Went with Jno Burr Last Lambs</p>
<p>" 18 Warm and Great Growth Pear Tree in Bloom</p>
<p>" 19 Hot and Great Growth Since the start of Growing about the 7th</p>
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<p>May 20 Hot. Threatening rain Boys Finished at Hendersons 10 1/2 Days 2 Hand and 5 Horses sowed 88 Bush oats John Home at 11 P.M.</p>
<p>" 21 (Sunday) Hot. 2 Thunderstorms last night None to Ch morn 85</p>
<p>" 22 still hot John Plowing for A Hanna. Jim for Roots in 3 90 in shade</p>
<p>" 23 Heavy. Thunderstorm Early this morning still very hot Jim finished Plowing for Mangolds & Potatoes Jno J. Putting in Posts over River for Wire fence John and A to Fergus at night more Rain Bot manure spreader</p>
<p>" 24 Cooler Cloudy Drilled and sowed mangels Jim at Celebration at Fergus</p>
<p>" 25 Warm again John to Fergus with Chop (Horses) got Team shod woven Wire Oatmeal Jim Cutting Potatoes J getting Braces &cc for fence at River Heard Whipporwill and saw Fireflies Took oats to Anderson V. S 25 Bu {sideways on right edge} see also Pages 35-75</p>
<p>" 26 Hot stretched wire along and accross {across} River At this End Cutting Potatoes</p>
<p>" 27 " Planted Potatoes washed sheep one Died</p>
<p>" 28 (Sunday) Hot Clear A and JIm to Ch morn then to Libs Jno Ch night</p>
<p>" 29 Cooler Cloudy Took Bask {Basket?} oats and Bas Buckwheat to Wm Dix Fixing Fence Picking Potatoes. Boys went to {H s?} after supper</p>
<p>" 30 Cool John Plowing in 11 Jim to Fergus with Chop (Cattle and Pigs) {Cattle?} in 3 took Down 4 Bags Potatoes @ .80 to Mrs Leybournes sale. Bot sowing machine $2.50</p>
<p>" 31 Rain and thunder at noon. Plowing in 11 and 3 Cool at night</p>
<p>June 1 Cool To Fergus in Forenoon. Re H & E and W. {Seip?} started Taking Census in afternoon Beginning at Lot 7 Con 1</p>
<p>" 2 showery Forenoon at Census Sowed First Turnips in 3</p>
<p>" 3 Warmer at Census Boys Fixing Fence & Clipping sheep A to Ch Prep Com</p>
<p>Sunday 4 Cloudy Rainy Like shower at night None to Ch morn John in Even A Laid up with sore Hip Johnnie Black here (Boys Building fence tween 9 & 10</p>
<p>" 5 Rain & thunder this morning Cloudy all day at Census Rain at night</p>
<p>" 6 misty Damp at Census (Glenlamond) Drawing out manure</p>
<p>" 7 Cloudy all day, sick, Drilling and sowing Turnips in 3 to R. Blacks at night Census</p>
<p>" 8 " warm Census Bottom 1st Line working Road {house?} in 11</p>
<p>" 9 " Close Heat. Thunder a few drops Census anderson {scout?} & Plowing in 11</p>
<p>" 10 very Hot Bad storm to N.E. Census Hatings to Hanna. Turnip all in in 3</p>
<p>" 11 (Sunday) Hot storm to West doing Great damage no Rain here but High winds A and J to Ch morn</p>
<p>" 12 storms all Round us but little rain here Plowing in 11 Phones out of order (Lightning) To Fergus and Arthur Re Schedule Nos</p>
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<p>June 13 Cooler. Damp Cloudy 2 teams Plowing in 11. at Census Welcome to Reas</p>
<p>" 14 " " " " " Drilling and sowing Turnips in 11</p>
<p>" 15 Cool morning Rainbow at Census from Woods to McBrides 2 teams Plowing in 11</p>
<p>" 16 Warmer and dry at Census from John A Armstrongs to A. R. Gerries Finished Plowing in 11 started to Harrow Cool night</p>
<p>" 17 Hot took Heifer to Wm Shortreed 960 @ 5 1/2 Census Nelson Boyne Anderson and Patton Practicly Finished Census Enumeration see Page 95 of Diary which Began in 1884</p>
<p>" 18 (Sunday) Fine Hot A and J Ch morn Stan and Emma here in afternoon</p>
<p>" 19 Hot and dry. Sowing Buckwheat in 11. To Late John Marshalls Funreal {Funeral} John Leith to Jno Clarks for 2 Pigs. Drouth Getting serious Especially for Hay</p>
<p>" 20 Hot and dry. Sowing Buckwheat and Harrowing in 11</p>
<p>" 21 Frost this morning Ice down by the River. Finished Sowing Buckwheat 2 months lacking 3 days seeding. Harrowing and Rolling To Arthur with Census Returns A with me up to Libs Hot day</p>
<p>" 22 Coronation Day of George 5th Choring. {Revd?} Brown and wife here. Prayer meeting at Jas Whites at night Finished Rolling</p>
<p>" 23 Cloudy like Rain But did not Come Picking green of Potatoes making gate &cc</p>
<p>" 24 Cloudy Hot John to Elora for shingles 16 sq @ 2.30 Soft Lumber @ 30.00 =1.50 took wood to Fergus 54 lbs @ {23?} = {12.46?} {Daubeney?} oats in head some Peas in Bloom</p>
<p>" 25 (Sunday) No. Ch too late getting up. A up to D Milnes in afternoon</p>
<p>" 26 Cloudy 2 showers first since 5th. {Rip?} Pig Pen floor Choring Boys and Team Putting in Road work for Henderson Place</p>
<p>" 27 Warm Finished Roadwork over River (H) To Fergus setting saw got 110 Cabbage Plants. Planted them</p>
<p>" 28 Windy stripped shingles off N.W. side of Barn and started to Lay new ones Jim to Fergus with Chop (Horses) Cool night</p>
<p>" 29 Hot Dry shingling S.S. Pic nic No 2 The situation Getting serious for want of Rain</p>
<p>" 30 Hot Dry Shingling we have had Practialy {Practically} no Rain this month</p>
<p>July 1 Hot shingling forenoon. Boys to Pic Nic No 1 afternoon scuffling Potatoes S.F.</p>
<p>" 2 (Sunday) A Bessie and J to Ch morn. To Jno Blacks O.S.R. afternoon No Rain yet The like Brass and the Earth like Iron this was the Hottest day since Records wer kept in Ontario 101 in shade the next to it was in August 1854 99 have seen the Grand River 52 Never so low in June</p>
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<p>July 3 Hot. Hotter Hottest To Fergus Rep Pump got Flour 2.70 shinglng Colt Castrated no let up on the Heat. The lowest this morning was 78 and By 3 oclock it had Climbed to 103. and at stonecliff nippising 109 Record smashed</p>
<p>" 4 The same heat and drouth. Hay Dried before it is cut. Finished shingling N.W. side of Barn same Conditions as (see Page 69) scuffling Turnips in 3. started Haying in 12.</p>
<p>" 5 Cutting and Coling Hay in 12. a thunderstorm to south of us Heat fierce about 3 oclock the Warmest wind I ever felt</p>
<p>" 6 some what Cooler Finished Cutting 12. Coling and drawing in</p>
<p>" 7 Hot Drawing in Hay. Drouth bad as ever</p>
<p>" 8 very Hot 12 all in Put Green on Potatoes Cut thistles on Cor 12 {Switch?} in 12</p>
<p>Sunday 9 another scorching Day. None to Ch morn Jno Even Thunder to S.E</p>
<p>" 10 still the same scorching Heat. Cutting and Coling Hay in 15</p>
<p>" 11 Cutting and Coling in 15. Drouth still on. Though we had Thunder to S and E fair rain at Fergus. The situation is getting very serious</p>
<p>" 12 same Iron & Brass weather. Drawing Hay from 15</p>
<p>" 13 " " " " " " " " " Alf Leybourne (10) and Joe Roxborough (5) Took Cattle away. Paid (Cheques) L. 18.00 R 10.00</p>
<p>" 14 still Dry. Drawing in from 15 finished Cutting it 15. Loads from 15. Left 2 acres to Cattle</p>
<p>" 15 " " Finished Drawing in 15. Cutting and drawing in 6. Rain at night the First Real Rain in 40 Days</p>
<p>" 16 (Sunday) Damp morning A and J to Ch Saw first stooks (Jno Gregsons) fall Wheat. Fred & Lib John Burr and Maggie here Rain at night Now that the Drouth seems Broken we see the Damage Roots mostly a failure Barley Badly hurt. Pasture gone never saw the Lik so Early</p>
<p>" 17 Cooler thinning Roots Jim to Fergus with Chop got twine salt &c to Fergus in morning myself to {Barnith? Anttowers?} in afternoon Voters List</p>
<p>" 18 Cool 2nd Raked 15 took them in Finished Cutting 6 Coled it up started to Cut in 8 New Potatoes Frost this morning</p>
<p>" 19 Cool 6 all in. Drawed from 8. Fine shower after 5 P.M Loads in to Date 43</p>
<p>" 20 " Fine Mangels thinned Cutting Coling in 8 To D. Hutchinsons morning</p>
<p>" 21 Cool Fair Drawing Cutting Raking in 8</p>
<p>" 22 Fine Hay all cut and Coled to Belwood Re voters Lists Cool at night A Jno to Fergus</p>
<p>" 23 (Sunday) Cool Cloudy Rain at night. None to Ch morn {Els..?} Deguerre here</p>
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<p>July 24 Cold some Rain very high wind. Burrs and Deguerres came made an agreement and Deguerre to {Burrs?} to Guelph on a visit Jno to Fergus for Stans Tank</p>
<p>" 25 Cold wind shower to Fergus Got home shoes on Dan and darkey Drawing logs at River</p>
<p>" 26 " showery to Fergus Re Binder Canvas Mrs A Moir Tom & Nelly Moir here</p>
<p>" 27 Fine Clear Finished thinning Turnips in 3 scuffling in 11. Cut Timothy Cutting oats in 5 4 days sooner than 1908 which was the Previous Record</p>
<p>" 28 Warm Clear Built Hay stack Finished Haying 5 Loads</p>
<p>" 29 Fine Fair Warm Thinning Turnips in 11. Helped R & W. Thompson Finish Haying</p>
<p>" 30 (Sunday) Hot Dry No Ch morn To Funreal {Funeral} of Late Mrs (Jas) Campbell to Carmel Cemetry {Cemetery} Longest Funreal {Funeral} I Ever saw in the Country</p>
<p>" 31 Hot Dry Harvest Cut and stooked 5 started to Cut in 7 Water Getting scarce. started to Draw from spring Leith took Tank to Stan</p>
<p>August 1 Hot Took in Timothy Finished Cutting 7 Boys to the Place evening</p>
<p>" 2 Rain last night showers to day hot and Close thinning in 11</p>
<p>" 3 vey warm Damp and Close Heavy Rain at night Several Thunderstorms apparently from the East A and J to Fergus J to Elora Jess Antillion</p>
<p>" 4 Damp Warm Chop to Fergus (Jim) Jno to H. Place. Killed ailing Cow for Thompson</p>
<p>" 5 Dry Hot Cut 10 Laid up sore Back (to N. & E. {Bad?} Horses killed Barn {Round?}</p>
<p>" 6 (Sunday) Heavy Rain in Early morning 3 separate Thunderstorms A and J to Ch morn Thunderstorms all afternoon (Kerr Preached) Content</p>
<p>" 7 warm Jim to Fergus for Chop finished thinning Turnips Cut 7 acres in 11 Finished Cutting Below as showing the Light Crop 1/2 Ball twine tied the 7 acres and Jim stooked it in less than 2 Hours I think the worst Crop since 1872</p>
<p>" 8 Hot Fair to Ransoms in morning then to Fergus {Jeans?} shod Cut S. Field</p>
<p>" 9 " " Finished Cutting Here the Earliest Ever the only year near it was 1868 when we finished cutting on 15th Aug in /72 it was Aug 29</p>
<p>" 10 Hot Drawing in all day Finished 5 and 7 Rakings and all Rain at night</p>
<p>" 11 Cooler to Arthur to Reform Convention A Martin Chosen commisioner Boys over to H. Place started Cutting there</p>
<p>" 12 Dry Warm Boys Cutting in H. Place</p>
<p>" 13 (Sunday) Dry. A and Leith to Ch morn (Russell Preached)</p>
<p>" 14 Hot over at Ditch meeting W 1/2 Lot 3 Con 4 Boys cutting at H Place</p>
<p>" 15 Rainy morning to Belwood Re Judges Local voter List at Turnips</p>
<p>" 16 2 Thunderstorms not much Rain. Finished Cutting H. Place all the White Crop Cut. on Lb twine to acre for all 70 odd Pretty slim</p>
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<p>August 17 Plowing down Buckwheat in 11 Drawed in S.F. A {Agnes} to Fergus</p>
<p>" 18 Cooler with showers all day. Plowing in 11</p>
<p>" 19 Dry Cooler Crop all in above started Below. Cleared 7 acres in one Load in 11</p>
<p>" 20 (Sunday) Fine A and J to Ch morn Russell Preached</p>
<p>" 21 Fine Finished Drawing in White Crop here Rakings and all 16 Load of {sh...?} off {in?} acres. more Records Broken Drawed 110 stooks at one Load over Track up hill on Con</p>
<p>" 22 Fine Jack in up at H Barn in Forenoon started to Draw in there in afternoon To Fergus Returning Jack shower at night</p>
<p>" 23 Boys drawing in at Hallday. Choring Jack Moir Came from Elora</p>
<p>" 24 Cool. Bert Milne threshed forenoon D. afternoon Finished Drawing in at H. Place 16 Loads</p>
<p>" 25 Hot D. Milne Finished threshing {Flailer?} {Geald?} oats</p>
<p>" 26 " Finished Cleaning Turnips in 3 to Late Mrs R. Burrs Funreal {Funeral}</p>
<p>Sunday 27 Cool Thunder A Leith to Fergus Re Report of Wm Gerries death (Bro)</p>
<p>" 28 Fine Jim to Fergus with Chop Jno Plowing A Leith to Fergus to stands S. night</p>
<p>" 29 Cool at Jas Whites threshing forenoon. Jim to Radburns in afternoon A Martin here Jno Plowing. To Martin meeting Belwood at night</p>
<p>" 30 Frost Finished Radburns Threshing moved to Thompson Bros and Finished them (2 Hands) 34 Barns finished in August</p>
<p>" 31 Fine Plowing Aunt Mag and Ann Came on trail Jim Went down and took up W. Kitchen & Jno Gerrie Jr Badly done up with hay Fever</p>
<p>Septr 1 Hot Funreal {Funeral} of Late Wm Gerrie who was killed in Alberta on Aug 25 Aunt Ida came up and Wm Jr</p>
<p>" 2 very Heavy Thunderstorm Lightning struck a stump close to D. Milne Ran and {...?} on fire. Jim took Ida and Willie to Fergus</p>
<p>" 3 (Sunday) Clear Cool None to Ch morn</p>
<p>" 4 Frost Ice. 2 teams Plowing in 10 one Team Harrowing in 4 A at Hastings John Jim and Leith to Fergus to Hear Hugh Guthrie</p>
<p>" 5 Cloudy Rain all afternoon 2 Teams Plowing in 10. Jim at Hastings To Fergus Bank. Phone &c</p>
<p>" 6 Cloudy Cool Finished Plowing 10 A to Fergus got Flour Jim at 11</p>
<p>" 7 Cool some Rain Plowing in 4. Black Belle Calved Jim at Hastings</p>
<p>" 8 Cloudy Like rain all day {quit?} in 4 Harrowing</p>
<p>" 9 Clear and warm Harrowing in 11</p>
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<p>September 10 (Sunday) none to Ch morn Lib and Fred Robt Thompson and :{Dos?}: Milne here</p>
<p>" 11 Sunny warm with Survey on at ditch Cons 2 3 4 Lots 4-3-2 Thunderstorm and wind Rain at night Brot Home New manure spreader</p>
<p>" 12 Cool Drawing out manure</p>
<p>" 13 " " " " had a Break down</p>
<p>" 14 Heavy Frost Ice {Wind?} Cut the Buckwheat and Potatoes Nomination (Dominion) at Arthur Martin Clark Candidates Rain at night</p>
<p>" 15 Damp forenoon. Drawing manure A to Mrs Wrights</p>
<p>" 16 Warm Drawing manure</p>
<p>" 17 (Sunday) Fine A and J to Ch morn (Communion) Howards Colt away Came May {10?} {91.00?}</p>
<p>" 18 warm started to Cut Buckwheat</p>
<p>" 19 Some Rain then Fair. Finished Cutting Buckwheat A Jim to Fergus</p>
<p>" 20 Warm Drawing manure. A to Guelph Re Bessie along with Maggie Burr at the Late Jas Broadfoots Funreal {Funeral}</p>
<p>" 21 Mild Cloudy Rain in afternoon at manure Polling in Dominion Election A Landslide. Laurier with a Maj of 44 Defeated by 42 on Reciprocity in natural Products with U.S. in our own riding the vote was Clarke Martin Martin Maj Les E 84</p>
<p>" 22 Clear warm Finished manure at Home</p>
<p>" 23 Fine stooking Buckwheat A to Fergus in afternoon to see A Moirs ({wife in ......?}</p>
<p>" 24 (Sunday) Fine A Leith to Ch morn</p>
<p>" 25 still Fine {Day?} Day John to Fergus with Chop. Leith Plowing in S.F A Rather uncommon event is D. Milne taking up Beets before he had his Buckwheat Cut and Jas Milne the same before Peas were Pulled</p>
<p>" 26 warm Digging out stumps finished stooking Buckwheat Leith Plowing in manure in S.F</p>
<p>" 27 Rain all Forenoon Plowing in S.F. {Grubbed?} out spruce Tree beyond the spring</p>
<p>" 28 Warm Grubbing stumps Jno Leith Plowing in manure Rain at night to Rennies</p>
<p>" 29 Damp all day Plowing Forenoon John & Leith to Fergus show afternoon</p>
<p>" 30 Cooler. Cloudy Choring took up Potatoes in S.F. A John to Fergus at night</p>
<p>Octr 1 (Sunday) Rainy all day None to Ch morn Jno Burr and Maggie here Took away Bessie Likely Finally Been Here since 17th Novr 1907</p>
<p>" 2 Fine Leith Plowing John to Howes Threshing A. to Fergus</p>
<p>" 3 Taking up Potatoes Rainy afternoon Choring</p>
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<p>October 4 warm morning at Beets. Leith to Belwood show. Jno & A over Picking apples at H Place very High wind with showers all afternoon</p>
<p>" 5 Damp Forenoon Plowing in 4. Finished Potatoes</p>
<p>" 6 Rain From E. all day Heavy in afternoon Cold John to Belwood Re Boots</p>
<p>" 7 Fine Plowing in 4 Finished Beets</p>
<p>" 8 (Sunday) very Fine Cool Heavy Frost. A & J to Ch morn A to Thompsons after Performed my vow</p>
<p>" 9 Fine warm Plowing Forenoon Choring after</p>
<p>" 10 Sunny forenoon after Cloudy Rain at night Helping Ja Milne to Draw in Peas and some Buckwheat</p>
<p>" 11 Cloudy Damp Picking apples H Place in forenoon Below in afternoon</p>
<p>" 12 Fine Plowing in 11. A to Fergus</p>
<p>" 13 " Cleaning up Barn for threshing Jno to Reas threshing</p>
<p>" 14 " Rae finished threshing Machine came here (Stan) at 11 am Threshed Buckwheat moved up to Barn threshed {Timothy?} {Jim?} Wm Dix took away his Cattle (8 came 11 May)</p>
<p>" 15 (Sunday) Fine None to Ch morn Jim came up last night</p>
<p>" 16 Fine Finished threshing about 2:30 I think a shade the Worst Crop Crop ever we had on account of the Drouth 43 acres 510 Bushels {About?} 12 acres Buckwheat 180 Bu Stan Hannas machine Jim to Jas Milnes threshing rest of Day</p>
<p>" 17 Rain all day and most of it very heavy J. Milne finished and Dave to</p>
<p>" 18 Cleared up Fine and warm Jno to Rennies threshing {Snuged?} up where we threshed Buckwheat</p>
<p>" 19 Fine warm to Fergus with Chop (1720 Hogs and horses) got Flour 1 sack {Jee...?} = 235.3 sacks Banner = 2.55 waggon Bottom 1.85 {snails?} Bolts &c Rennie Finished threshing By 8 A.M. A to Harry Ellison</p>
<p>" 20 making waggon Bottom to A. Staceys sale started Turnips</p>
<p>" 21 Damp and Cloudy all day. Finished W. Bottoms Jno to F.B Andersons threshing afternoon</p>
<p>" 22 (Sunday) Heavy Rain all day Colder Jim Came up last night John & he to Fergus</p>
<p>{sideways in left column} 23 John to F. Bs threshing Leith and J Drawing Turnips Rain</p>
<p>" 24 Fine Finished Drawing Turnips Below took Wm Whitehead to Scott Place</p>
<p>" 25 Great day Pulling Turnips in 3. Killed and Picked 7 Geese at night</p>
<p>" 26 Fine No Dew nor Frost Jno to Jas Whites threshing Leith and J Drawing in Turnips took in Carrots Beans & Cabbage A to Sarah's Picking Geese</p>
<p>" 27 First snow of the Season Last night 2 in. A and J to Fergus to the Late Mrs. Allisons Funreal John at Turnips To {Guelph?} men & Team Dinner</p>
<p>" 28 Hard frost Jno to Howes threshing Leith and J drawing & Pulling Turnips</p>
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<p>October 29 (Sunday) Fine Clear Windy None to Ch</p>
<p>" 30 Fine and milder. Finished Pulling Turnips Rita Williams here A {Agnes} took her to Fergus</p>
<p>" 31 Fine Rain most of the Day Some snow. John to Fergus with Chop (Hogs)</p>
<p>Novr 1 Hard frost in morning Getting milder Snow at night Plowing and drawing Turnips To Late John Youngs Funreal {Funeral} 4 Teleph {Telephone} men and Team for dinner</p>
<p>" 2 3 in Snow High wind last night Drifts 18 in separating Cattle Plowing in 11 Telephone men for Dinner 4</p>
<p>" 3 milder to Belwood for meat " " {Telephone men for Dinner} Teleph foot measured (Boots) Drawing Turnips in afternoon all the shipping ones</p>
<p>" 4 Fine mild finished Turnips fair Crop thin and lots of Big ones Plowing in 11 Leith at Bert Milne in afternoon</p>
<p>" 5 (Sunday) Fine A Leith to Ch morn Lib Came Down stayed all night</p>
<p>" 6 Rain all day sometimes very heavy to Jno Hastings threshing</p>
<p>" 7 very High wind showers of Rain all day 2 Rigs Plowing in 11</p>
<p>" 8 Cleared up Lib started Home To sale of Timber &c at Baileys</p>
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<p>" 9 Fine 2 Rigs in 11 Forenoon Leith to Rennies Turnips afternoon To Jno Greens sale</p>
<p>" 10 " " " " Helping Jas Milne kill a Pig</p>
<p>" 11 Cloudy Damp Rain at night Killed Pig = 90 Lbs = &c John up to Warners (Luther) For Shingles 2nd Class 11 sq @ 1.00 18 mos Behind</p>
<p>" 12 (Sunday) Thunderstorm last night Rain and high wind until 10 a.m. today then Snow and by night hard frost and wind higher</p>
<p>" 13 vicious Frost for the season 25 Below Freezing Tied all the Cattle in. John and A to Fergus Mary Came on Evening train from Tugaska Sask</p>
<p>" 14 Cold and stormy Fixing Fence Below Sawing wood choring</p>
<p>" 15 Milder Blowing Drawing this in Forenoon moving Tank in afternoon {Paisley?} took Cattle away</p>
<p>" 16 Fair and Frosty Threshing at H Place (Hanna) their Last job for the season. turn out about _ Bu to acre sleighing</p>
<p>" 17 A very nasty day. Snow first then Hail and a night Rain A & J to Fergus</p>
<p>" 18 The stormiest day so early in the season that I Remember Jno to Fergus with Chop Snowed more or less for 7 days</p>
<p>" 19 (Sunday) no let up in snow and Blow Roads Blocked already</p>
<p>" 20 Fine To Fergus Boys drawing wood Good sleighing</p>
<p>" 21 mild Hastings threshing 2 Hands there</p>
<p>" 22 Fine " " " " "</p>
<p>" 23 Fine Forenoon Rain Snow afternoon A and Mary to Burrs</p>
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<p>Novr 23 (Con) Took Hogs to Fergus 3 = 690 and 1 = 220 total 910 @ $6.40 6 1/2 mos old</p>
<p>" 24 Choring Finished Drawing Ties from Track</p>
<p>" 25 mild got Some wood. A and Leith to Fergus L. Got Boots stormy night</p>
<p>" 26 (Sunday) stormy forenoon fine after None to Ch Mrs Jas Milne here</p>
<p>" 27 very fine shingling Colts House to Wm Richardsons at night</p>
<p>" 28 Rain all day to Fergus twice with Lambs 13 = 1140 @ 5 cts $55.80</p>
<p>" 29 Fine sheeting Hen House. Cold at night Roads Icy</p>
<p>" 30 Cold Raw day Choring to Rick Hannas at night John Rennie here</p>
<p>Decr 1 milder Picking Chickens showers of Snow</p>
<p>" 2 stormy A and John to Fergus with Chickens 15 cts Dressed</p>
<p>" 3 (Sunday) Fine Clear Cold None to Ch too slow or lazy</p>
<p>" 4 Cold Fine day. Nomination for Ontario House U Richardson & J J Craig</p>
<p>" 5 mild Sunny Jno to Fergus with Chop then shingling</p>
<p>" 6 " " shingling all day Broomfield Mills Burned last night</p>
<p>" 7 very Fine mild shingling sleighing Gone some Rain at night</p>
<p>" 8 very mild Shingling like Nailers Rain again at night</p>
<p>" 9 Regular thaw and misty Finished shingling Hen House</p>
<p>Sunday 10 Snow all gone frost all out Misty and some Rain None to Ch Mrs Hendersons (May) Daughter Agnes Mae Born 3:35 A.M.</p>
<p>" 11 Rain all day {Schocking?} Roads Elecetion day (Local House) Craig vs Richardson Richardson Elected By</p>
<p>" 12 Clear Fine Frost all out Plows going Boys taking wire off at River</p>
<p>" 13 still Fine Sunny No Frost made door for Hen House Killed sheep For Rennie and {Boke?} on @ {3.14?}</p>
<p>" 14 Frost to {sop?} Plow To Fergus in afternoon for oil Cut up sheep D M Horse sick</p>
<p>" 15 Snow again sleighs Running Killed old sow 410 lbs</p>
<p>" 16 nasty Day Hail snow rain Ice Cut up Pig Jno to Fergus Jim Cam up</p>
<p>" 17 (Sunday) Raw Cloudy mild None to Ch morn</p>
<p>" 18 another Fine day. Conservatively mild Wind {N?} Cleaning chimnney and Pipes</p>
<p>" 19 very Fine But Hard Frost. at Hen House Took Turnips to Scherio sleigh</p>
<p>" 20 " " " " Took 3 Hogs to Belwood total 620 Leith 1190 @ 6.15 = {38.00?}</p>
<p>" 21 misty Hail Rain To Fergus Funreal {Funeral} of Hattie Richardson but I was too Late Jno with Turnips to Rea</p>
<p>" 22 mild and misty Rain in afternoon Municipal Nomination ( {monstery? Being Christmas day</p>
<p>" 23 Cloudy Raw S. W. wind Jno to Fergus with Chop _ lbs To the Funreal {Funeral} of Late John Thompson Geo Henderson Came from West</p>
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<p>Decr 24 (Sunday) Cloudy To Ch morn To {Burrs?} in Even misty Jim Came up</p>
<p>" 25 Fine mild Tinkering at Hen House John Down with Jim in Evening</p>
<p>" 26 George and J to Fergus and Elora Paid Taxes shingles {Ects?} very Fine</p>
<p>" 27 Cold and very windy. Putting Glass in sash Snow at night</p>
<p>" 28 " and a very Drifty day Putting in Posts in Hen House &c</p>
<p>" 29 Rather mild Boys Got load of wood Papering Hen House</p>
<p>" 30 Pretty nice day Getting stormy at night to Fergus in forenoon Got meal &c John and Henderson down in evening</p>
<p>" 31 (Sunday) None to Ch morn Snowing Drifting Raining then Snowing and Drifting again The year ending up with no sleighing Plenty of big drifts</p>
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<p>Jany 1 Snowing Drifting an {and} cold all day Roads very Icy. but not sleighing municipal Election 3 for Reeve Alexander Anderson and Stewart Anderson Elected by 30 Council Ireland Smith Smellie and Gregson A and J to D. Milnes at night</p>
<p>" 2 Cold and stormy all day A and George to Fergus (Wheels) Jno Leith across River</p>
<p>" 3 Fine and still. Papering Hen House Got Hens moved in 14 months Behind</p>
<p>" 4 Colder and Snowing stormy afternoon To Funreal {Funeral} of Delmore Barclays Children A sad affair House Burned and the 2 Children smothered George & J Then to Fergus</p>
<p>" 5 Real winter Cold and stormy 18 Below Wind N.</p>
<p>" 6 Cold but quiet first time accross River 2 Lad & George to Fergus got Coal</p>
<p>" 7 Sunday Cold snowing Drifting A and J to Ch morn</p>
<p>" 8 Cold Below Drifting and Heavy snowfall milder at night wind E to S (sow away 8th)</p>
<p>" 9 Colder and wild day. Roads all Blocked no mail Every train Not {tile?} after midnight The 5th Day of storm Drifts carrying any Place</p>
<p>" 10 still Blowing No one on the Belwood to Day 6 ft Deep at R Blacks</p>
<p>" 11 Quiet But still very cold Got Roads Broke and sow Home a load of wood up John got Ear Badly Froze Coming from {Walt/} Thompsons</p>
<p>" 12 Calm and very Cold Choring Nothing doing</p>
<p>" 13 Calm 29 Below Geo and J to Fergus Paid Telephone Record & star</p>
<p>" 14 (Sunday) Calm & Fair now at night Jno & Geo at Libs Burrs & Bessie here</p>
<p>" 15 3 in snow last night Cold and Drifting nothing doing</p>
<p>" 16 Snowing Blowing and very Cold Nothing doing</p>
<p>" 17 Milder and misty Jno and Geo to W. Dix Forenoon Fergus afternoon Christmas {.....?}</p>
<p>" 18 Thaw Rain all day To Fergus Cleaned up Daubney oats First 1/2 days work this year Rosy calved (Dead)</p>
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<p>Jany 19 Wild Drifting Day Cold Cleaning up oats</p>
<p>" 20 milder Snowing Jno to Fergus Forenoon Re Plow {set?} G& M in afternoon</p>
<p>" 21 (Sunday) stormy Jim Came up last night none to Ch morn Lay too late</p>
<p>" 22 Roads heavy {Geo?} took Jim down took load Turnips to Rae Geo & Mary to Fergus</p>
<p>" 23 milder stormy Turnips to Rae Roads very heavy</p>
<p>" 24 stormy Roads heavy To Late Elam Vroomans Funreal {Funeral} Turnips to Rae</p>
<p>" 25 Fine Done a Fair days work had the 2 Craig colts hitched up. Fixed Barrow stopped Filed & set Bucksaw Geo and Mary to Fergus</p>
<p>" 26 Fine To Belwood Re Audit Jno & Geo Took over load of oats from H. Place</p>
<p>" 27 very fine Geo and Mary to Fergus in afternoon nothing much doing</p>
<p>" 28 (Sunday) Fine a little storm at night. Geo & Mary to Ch morne Fred Lib and the Children here</p>
<p>" 29 Fine Cleaning oats Day mild afternoon some Hail</p>
<p>" 30 mild Cleaning oats Forenoon John with chop after (1000 Lbs) Cattle</p>
<p>" 31 Fine with a little Drift Cold at night been a very stormy month & Cold</p>
<p>Feby 1 Finest Day this year. Geo and Jno to Belwood Brot my Boots Mrs J. Thompson and Girls here at Audit</p>
<p>" 2 snowing and Blowing over For Load of oats at audit</p>
<p>" 3 Fine Cold at Audit Geo to Fergus in afternoon</p>
<p>" 4 (Sunday) Cold Drifting ___Below None to Ch Lay to {too} long in morning</p>
<p>" 5 Cold Calm Mrs Wright and Nora here Henderson sold Farm To R.J. Black Jr we sold stack Hay to Black to Belwood in Even</p>
<p>" 6 milder To A. Moirs then to McGregors sale A. Geo M. Baby & I</p>
<p>" 7 stormy Jno and George fixing up for Cattle Below Finished Audit</p>
<p>" 8 Cold and stormy A. Geo Mary & Baby to Fergus John Black Brot 21 Cattle</p>
<p>" 9 One of the Bad days Cold and stormy. Geo to Fergus 26 Below</p>
<p>" 10 Fine But very Cold 30 Below Got Load of wood on River Geo to Belwood</p>
<p>" 11 (Sunday) snowing milder none to Ch A Mary Geo Baby & I to Burrs afternoon</p>
<p>" 12 Fine Cold John Geo to Belwood with Colt YB Anderson Here Re Audit</p>
<p>" 13 Finest Day this year Cold To Fergus forenoon Pd Hodges Re Bank Geo and Jno to A. Flewellings Sale. A Mary to Jas Milnes Quilting</p>
<p>" 14 Fine Mildest night over at H For Load of oats to Bellwood {Belwood} with Audits</p>
<p>" 15 " milder Load Turnips to Rea down the River which is now a good Road</p>
<p>" 16 " very mild Cleaning up oats Forenoon with Chop after A Geo Mary John {Bu..?}</p>
<p>" 17 Fine very mild Got 2 Loads wood Load oats Fair days work Jim Came up Maggie {...?} Here</p>
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<p>Feby 18 (Sunday) Fine Thaw Geo & Mary to Ch morn Jim Came up last night</p>
<p>" 19 Quite soft some Rain " " "{Geo & Mary to} Fergus Forenoon Geo & John to Crabs sale (Jack)</p>
<p>" 20 Fine Colder Took up load oats Geo Mary to Fergus all up to Jno Marshalls night</p>
<p>" 21 A Heavy Blow from the E all day Train went E at {6:30?} but did not Come back</p>
<p>" 22 The wildest Day I ever saw the afternoon of the 21st Feby 1884 was the nearest to it: No Train all day. Drift some Places 10 feet Deep</p>
<p>" 23 Quiet mild Got Roads Broke. Geo and Mary to Fergus no Train to day</p>
<p>" 24 Mild Geo and Jno to Belwood Forenoon Fergus in afternoon</p>
<p>" 25 (Sunday) A and I to Ch morn Geo Mary and A to Jas Thompsons A Hanna Here</p>
<p>" 26 stormy from the E. Took over Load of oats Cleaned up 2 Loads not Cold 5</p>
<p>" 27 stormy and Cold Geo and I to Fergus in Forenoon Geo settled his {bottom?} Farm To Belwood in afternoon with Geo and Mary who Left for the West to Day</p>
<p>" 28 Cold stormy Filled up 2 and took over a Load of oats</p>
<p>" 29 Cold and Blustry Took over 1 Load and Cleaned up 2 Crows</p>
<p>March 1 still Cold and Blowing A and John to Fergus with Chickens 12 = 69 lbs @ 13 cts</p>
<p>" 2 " " " To Fergus afternoon {Property?} since {Took?} {Bond?} Go Cut {Saw?}</p>
<p>" 3 (Sunday) Fine Cold A and I to Ch morn Communion</p>
<p>" 4 Fine Cold 12 Below took over 2 Loads of Oats From H Place Finished</p>
<p>" 5 " " 8 Below Finished Cleaning up Oats from H Place over for Load of straw</p>
<p>" 6 " milder Took up Load wood. Then a Load of straw from H Place</p>
<p>" 7 Fine and mild A days work done Chores done before Breakfast 2 Loads of straw Brot over Sold 6 Cattle to Jno Black Belwood 4 @ 6.40 2 @ 6 + 2.00</p>
<p>" 8 Cloudy mild snowing Mixing Chop Took Chop to Fergus (Cattle) $1.50 Per mo</p>
<p>" 9 Fine Cold Took over Load of straw Went to Fergus Ins meeting N. Mutual</p>
<p>" 10 (Sunday) Fine Cold A & I to Ch morn Jno Black and Bud Milne here</p>
<p>" 11 milder Cloudy Wind S. & E. Took over 2 Loads straw (Robins Reported</p>
<p>" 12 mild 4 in snow from E last night Sunny afternoon Took over 1 Load straw</p>
<p>" 13 Fine Sunny Cold Got Load of straw & Wood Got 6 more of Blacks Cattle</p>
<p>" 14 Fine mild straw all our 10 Loads then went over for Drill Three {weeks?} weeks {...?}</p>
<p>" 15 One of the Bad storms 7 in of snow fell with high wind from N.E. {Choping?} Round to N.W. Bert Milnes Sale Postponed on account of storm</p>
<p>" 16 Fine Breaking Roads till noon A and Jno to Fergus St Andrews Ch Bazar</p>
<p>" 17 (Sunday) Fine Thaw Leith and A to Ch morn John Even Blue mouse hatched</p>
<p>" 18 Fine thawing yet. Jno and Rennie to Burrs Cleaning Timothy 3 1/3 Bu</p>
<p>" 19 " " Cleaned up 50 Bu oats for A Rae Broke Con Drawed wood Roads Bad</p>
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<p>March 20 Colder moving Hay and straw in Forenoon Jno to J. A Whites sale afternoon</p>
<p>" 21 very stormy morning Fine afternoon 6 in snow fell Bert Milne's sale which was posponed {postponed} from 15th Large Crowd good sale Bot H. Rack and sleigh 6.25 T {Down?} 5.00 = 11.25 10 mos</p>
<p>" 22 Cold Drifting until 8 pm Jno Leith to Fergus with Blue mouse</p>
<p>" 23 Fine milder to Belwood with Cattle (6) 4 = 4730 @ 6.40 2 = 2070 @ 6 = Total $426.92 one steer = 1310 average = 1133 took up Buckwheat for Chop</p>
<p>{sideways in right column} wood J Dix 60 Bu {...?}</p>
<p>" 24 (Sunday) Fine Cold A. Jim to Ch morn Jim Came up John took him down night</p>
<p>" 25 Fine Cold To Fergus Pd Stewart not Cashed {Censur?} note and Black (Cattle) Presentation to Bert Milne at night all hands and Bessie there</p>
<p>" 26 stormy Laid up with Cold nothing doing</p>
<p>" 27 Fine John With Chop to Fergus Horses and Cattle Cold N.W. {C...?}</p>
<p>" 28 Fine and mild Ringing sow Put wire of portion of Hen House {Cast calf?} John Burr and Maggie here took Bessie of again</p>
<p>" 29 Fine A and Leith to Fergus Nothing doing (First night without Frost since Decr 26th</p>
<p>" 30 Hard Frost this morning but strong sun and at Lot of snow went Put {cows?} on Pasture in {....?}</p>
<p>" 31 (Sunday) Misty morning Rain afternoon Freezing at night Nobody to Ch Not up until near 9 Blue Birds and Plows Heard</p>
<p>April 1 Raw Snow Rain Freezing as it Fell</p>
<p>" 2 " Cloudy all day Got load of wood in Forenoon Jas Loughreads Sale Got Barley Fork</p>
<p>" 3 Frosty Cold Cloudy 2 Loads of wood up Blustery at night</p>
<p>" 4 Snow last night Cold Forenoon 2 loads of wood up Real thaw in afternoon First Wheels on {Gravel? Jno?} Black</p>
<p>" 5 Good Friday saw Robins and Blackbirds for first time Jim Came up on Train Great Thaw River Broke up Right through Fergus hurt Monklands Dam Jno to Hamilton sale ({Cart?})</p>
<p>" 6 mild all night Snow went fast</p>
<p>" 7 (Sunday) Heavy Rain all last night River higher than it has been since 1899 and I think the highest I ever saw it in spring Flood Bridge on 8th Line gone. Railway West abutment washed out and half Bridge gone. started to get Colder about 10 a.m. and by night was Freezing Hard</p>
<p>" 8 Hard Frost Cloudy all day Snow River Fell 4 ft Cold Raw</p>
<p>" 9 2 in snow last night milder at night Sawing wood</p>
<p>" 10 Sawing Wood. Sunny. Cold. Fair wheeling Put in Racks Below</p>
<p>" 11 " " " " slowSpring Leith sore eye</p>
<p>" 12 Rainy all Forenoon Raw and Cold Elora Horse show to Rennie Even</p>
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<p>April 13 Sunny Cold To Fergus met Deguerre took him to Burrs in evening Frogs</p>
<p>" 14 Damp Rain misty E. Wind Heavy Thunderstorm and Rain at night</p>
<p>" 15 very fine sunny and warm Wind. Took DeGuerre to Fergus Swallows</p>
<p>" 16 Sunny but Cold Raw Wind Howes Plowing Cleaning Oats</p>
<p>" 17 Hard Frost last night started to Jim Blacks Cattle Hay. Cloudy all day Rain at night E. Wind took 33 Bu and to Murphy Bros @ .60 Got 3 sacks universal Flour @ 2.65 and 50 lbs Clean seed @ 15.00 Bu Broke Front axel of Waggon Jim Came up</p>
<p>" 18 Cloudy misty Damp and Cold To Belwood with Waggon axle to R. McGregor to Fix Jim walked down Track</p>
<p>" 19 Clear sunny Cold N.W. Wind started Plowing in 11</p>
<p>" 20 Fine Warmer To Belwood Re appointment of Tp Clerk Jas Campbell appointed The up in evening for Waggon axle</p>
<p>" 21 (Sunday) Fine Warm Swallows Plentiful none to Ch Railroad men for Breakfast and dinner Bridge repaired and Train {eve?} G. R. Bridge</p>
<p>" 22 mild morrning Getting Colder and Snowing at night A & I to Fergus Plowing 11</p>
<p>" 23 Ground white with Snow 2 Teams Plowing sod in 13.</p>
<p>" 24 Fine 2 Teams Plowing in 13 Been laid up this 2 days with {In..?} {past?} {apend?} or smooth like it</p>
<p>" 25 warm " " " " " Jim came up at night</p>
<p>" 26 Cloudy damp to E. Wind Getting Colder at night P in 13</p>
<p>" 27 Fine Got very Cold at night P. in 13 down for Waggon at night Ed Came up</p>
<p>" 28 (Sunday) Heavy Frost this morning A Leith to Ch morn Cloudy afternoon</p>
<pre>" 29 very Cold N.E. Wind to Fergus for Calf Geo {Rennie?} = $5.00 Frosty night
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<p>" 30 Hard Frost Choring None sowed Not But what there might have been as the 30 acres dry enough First lambs warmer in afternoon Cultivating & Discing in 10</p>
<p>May 1 Frost Raw Cold Day Wind S.E. Threatening Rain Sowing oats in 10 First one of the Late years Like 1883 when we sowed first on 8th May</p>
<p>" 2 no Frost fine day finished 10 To Fergus Re Insurance &c Pigs</p>
<p>" 3 Fine sowing in 11 Discing in 13 Ground in good shape</p>
<p>" 4 Cloudy Cool sowed acres in 12 Discing in 13</p>
<p>" 5 (Sunday) Cool Cloudy Windy Rain at night None to Ch</p>
<p>" 6 First Real spring day warm John took 12 Bu oats to {skeach?} John Rennie here for Hay Jno Black took his Cattle away Harrowing in 11 and 13 Fixed Crossing at River</p>
<p>" 7 very Fine Sowing and Harrowing in 13 finished Harrowing in 11</p>
<p>" 8 Fine young Cattle out last night First time sowing Harrowing 11.</p>
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<p>May 9 Rain last night Cold and damp all day Finished sowing and Harrowing in 13, Cultivating in 3. To Fergus in afternoon Got Beet seed</p>
<p>" 10 very fine sowed 3 Mixed Grain Cultivating 4</p>
<p>" 11 Cloudy morning W.G. Gerrie Brot 13 Cattle to Pasture Finished Sowing 3 Sowed 1/2 of 4 S.W. of Creek Rain from 3 P.M Fixed roof on {...?} House</p>
<p>" 12 (Sunday) Warm Rainy all day None to Ch A & Ed went to Jas Gerries he not at home</p>
<p>" 13 Colder Rainy until {9?} then shower of snow all the Rest of Day Jas White got 24 1/2 Bu oats @ 6 cts Jno Howard Brot Colt yesterday {Dirty?} night</p>
<p>" 14 Fine Cold John to Fergus with Chop (Hogs & Horse) Plowing in 7 (Seeding down failed</p>
<p>" 15 very Fine Plowing in 7. 2 Teams. A and I to Fergus</p>
<p>" 16 Cold and Rain all day some heavy showers</p>
<p>" 17 " " " until 4 P.M Jas Gerrie here & J. Moir Came</p>
<p>" 18 Fine High wind Finished sowing 7 and 1/2 of 4 _ acres _ Bush</p>
<p>" 19 (Sunday) Fine all day. Rain at night A Leith to Ch</p>
<p>" 20 Rain all day. Put wire over River at Gerries 2 Thunderstorms Last night</p>
<p>" 21 " " " Robt Black for Load of Hay Wild Plums in Bloom</p>
<p>" 22 Thunderstorms Rain all Forenoon Cleared up in afternoon warm Land Badly Flooded River very High To Funreal {Funeral} of late Chas Ransom</p>
<p>" 23 Warmer some Rain WS. Clark got Hay Fencing Round 13. Ground very wet. Harry Jones Came up Cows out all night First time</p>
<p>" 24 Heavy Thunderstorm and Rain in the morning. Then a very fine day warm 60th anniversary of John Gerries Wedding a Gathering of the Family to Congratulate them to the number of 35</p>
<p>" 25 very fine wam Fencing Trees well in Leaf</p>
<p>" 26 (Sunday) Extra fine and warm. A to Ch took down Aunt Annie Fred, Lib and Children here</p>
<p>" 27 Fine warm 2 showers of Rain A and I to Fergus Plowing for Potatoes in S.F</p>
<p>" 28 Rain most of the afternoon. Fencing 13</p>
<p>" 29 " To Fergus Got sack meal " Ground very wet</p>
<p>" 30 Fair Drawing Rails Got Fence all 4 Rails High</p>
<p>" 31 Fine dry warm. A and I to Guelph Back at noon Fencing Harrowing Potatoe land</p>
<p>June 1 Fine warm. Cultivating and Harrowing Root land Cutting Potatoes John Gregson Brot 4 Cattle</p>
<p>" 2 (Sunday) Rainy all day Stan to Ch John took Edna and Children to Libs</p>
<p>" 3 Fine at Fence 13. Plowing and Cultivating Root land Rain at night</p>
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<p>June 4 - Rain in morning Drying day high wind sowed Beets in S.F to Guelph on Deportation to Co {County} Council Re Delantures Cool night</p>
<p>" 5 Frost Fair all day Planted Potatoes {Jur?} here Bot Hens</p>
<p>" 6 Rain in morning Team Plowing in S. F 3 Rig Cultivating in 11 John took Jim Down to Fergus A at Rennies Papering</p>
<p>" 7 Fair Cool Windy Plowing in S.F. {Catuding?} in 11. Sowed Beans Carrots &c Frost with Ice</p>
<p>" 8 Fine working in 11 & S.F. forenoon Putting wire along Con in afternoon</p>
<p>" 9 (Sunday) Fine But Cool A and I to Ch morn. A to SS afternoon Frost</p>
<p>" 10 Frost fine Cool getting Corner Posts in forenoon Putting up wire at Gerries 2 {...?} times Putting in Posts Harrowing in S.F</p>
<p>" 11 Frost Putting in Posts Washed sheep Sow {1st?} Turnips in S.F.</p>
<p>" 12 Rainy morning to Fergus got Turnip seed {staples?} &c Plowing 11</p>
<p>" 13 Digging Post Holes in Forenoon (John) Drawing manure afternoon 11</p>
<p>" 14 Drawing manure and Plowing all day in 11</p>
<p>" 15 Fine Drawing manure all day in 11 Cool Fireflies</p>
<p>" 16 (Sunday) Fine None to Ch Cold</p>
<p>" 17 Fine To Fergus for Wire in forenoon Putting it up in afternoon Between 13 and 14 A. Hanna stretching H Horse Ran away Frost</p>
<p>" 18 Fine sowing Turnips in S.F. Plowing in 11 Frost</p>
<p>" 19 Heavy Frost Quit Drawing manure to 11. Plowing in 11 Clipped sheep</p>
<p>" 20 Fine Finished sowing Turnips in S.F. Harrowing in 11 Niagara Excursion</p>
<p>" 21 The First warm day this Season. Been Colder than 1901 which Held the Record. Drilling and sowing in 11 Finished sowing Turnips Plowing in 11. Inspector of H and E {Coy?} Here</p>
<p>" 22 Heavy White Frost warm day Plowing for Buckwheat in 11 (2 Teams) Cut wire & Put in gates 13 - 14</p>
<p>" 23 (Sunday) Fine Hot A Jno and Leith to Ch A to S.S. {Lunch?} Jno Blacks</p>
<p>" 24 Hot Threatened Rain Finished Plowing for Buckwheat and Harrowing in Forenoon Sowing with 2 Rigs in afternoon Rain needed</p>
<p>" 25 Hot John with Team at Roadwork Leith Finished sowing Buckwheat and Harrowing ii in 11</p>
<p>" 26 A Few drops Rain to Fergus with wool 23 cts Team on Road Harrowed down Potatoes {......?}</p>
<p>" 27 Fine Cool to Arthur to Reform meeting wire Put across River at Con Cabbage Planted Buckwheat Drawed up</p>
<p>" 28 Fine Hot Getting Plank at River S.S. Pick Nick at S.S. No 2</p>
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<p>June 29 To Belwood with Broken Pump Rod Hung gate Con 13 - 14 Put 2 more wires on at Cn 11 Queen served at Broadfoots Percheron</p>
<p>" 30 (Sunday) Fine dry Stan Hanna Came up last night None to Ch morn</p>
<p>July 1 Getting serious wiht drouth Put on new Culvert on Creek going to 15</p>
<p>" 2 very Hot To Fergus Re Pritchards Pulling mustard in 13</p>
<p>" 3 Hottest yet started Haying in 12 Coling Sold Buckwheat to White and Howes = $1.00 Per Bu Jim up 1/2 Holiday a strange fact selling seed Grain and Haying the same day</p>
<p>" 4 Misty morn Foal Jess Antillion very warm but mostly Cloudy To Fergus Drawing up Plank from River &c (and good Rain at night</p>
<p>" 5 Hot Drawing in Hay Lib down with Ed and Family Thunderstorm</p>
<p>" 6 Rather the Hottest day yet: Driving stakes and Putting on Riders Round 13 Finished Culvert got out last Posts for wire 13-14</p>
<p>" 7 (Sunday) Fine Hot A Leith Jim to Ch morn</p>
<p>" 8 shower this morning. Put in last Posts Finished Fence 13-14 Scuffling and started to thin Beets Davis (Contractor) Culvert on Gravel near 4th line Came to Board and 1 hand. Thunder and Rain at night</p>
<p>" 9 Hot Thunder Finished thinning Beets John and Team on Road</p>
<p>" 10 very Hot. John Team at Culvert. Thunderstorm and Heavy Rain at night</p>
<p>" 11 Cooler Driving sloping stakes - 13. Leith at Rennies in afternoon John Team at Culvert</p>
<p>" 12 Fine to Belwood in morning for meat &c Finished sloping stakes at {Bers?} John Team at Culvert</p>
<p>" 13 Cooler and mostly cloudy some Rain Cutting weeds making Pig Trough John at Culvert Culvert Finished</p>
<p>(Sunday) 14 Fine A Jim Leith to Libs Wm Thompson and Rachel here</p>
<p>" 15 Rain John at Culvert 1/2 day. To Fergus Re Telephone P. Green</p>
<p>" 16 Cool Scuffling and thinning Turnips. Putting on Paris Green Jess to Pulkinghorns Hackney</p>
<p>" 17 Fine Scuffling Turnips (all done in S.F.) thinning Folks all to Burrs</p>
<p>" 18 Rain John to Fergus with Chop. all the Rest to Fergus visiting</p>
<p>" 19 Fine at Turnips to Fergus Re Loan</p>
<p>" 20 Fin Edna and Family left for Home. Turnip Drawing wood</p>
<p>" 21 (Sunday) Rain all morning until 10 A.M. A. Leith Bessie to S S</p>
<p>" 22 Fine at Turnips {Bahall?} 12 Coling up 1/2 of it</p>
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<p>July 23 Cloudy. Got 12 all in without Rain Fair Crop</p>
<p>" 24 Raining until 10 A.M. Boys at Turnips myself Repairing Forks (Roads {Goto?} &c</p>
<p><i> 25 Fine Cool at Turnips</i></p>
<p>" 26 Fine mowing in 15. Raking Coling. Turnips</p>
<p>" 27 Frost this morning Raking Coling in 15 took in 2 Loads To Jas Campbells Even</p>
<p>" 28 (Sunday) Fine Cool A. Leith and Bessie to Ch morn</p>
<p>" 29 Cool Cloudy Threatening Rain Finished Cutting Hay in 15. Left 3 acres for Timothy seed. A to Fergus Brot Mrs and Miss Robertson up</p>
<p>" 30 Fine Cool Turnips in Forenoon Coling and drawing in 15 afternoon</p>
<p>" 31 Cool Cloudy Cutting in 5 Forenoon Leith scuffling all in form 15 but Rakings</p>
<p>Aug 1 Leith Raking in 15 forenoon. Raking and Coling in 5 afternoon</p>
<p>" 2 Took in Rakings from 15 and 1 Load from 5 then Rain (Heavy) until 5 P.M John to Fergus got Chop. Lbs (Hogs)</p>
<p>" 3 very Cool thinning Turnips all day made a gate</p>
<p>" 4 (Sunday) Cold Cloudy None to Ch A. Leith to S.S.</p>
<p>" 5 Cool some Rain Turnips morning started to Cut 6. 5 all Coled Drawing in</p>
<p>" 6 Fine the Best day for making Hay for a week. Finished Cutting 6. 5 all in Jas A Milne went West</p>
<p>" 7 Cloudy and threatening Rain Finished Cutting (in 7) 6 all in Turnips</p>
<p>" 8 Rain all last night and until 11 to day. Grinding Reaper. knife fixing Canvas Put in a gate Between 5 and swamp took up wood. Taking out wreckages at River</p>
<p>" 9 Cloudy and damp all day Showers Finished thinning Turnips in S.F</p>
<p>" 10 " " " Howing Potatoes forenoon. A to Fergus Rain in afternoon Assembly stuff to Fix Cistern Getting Binder Ready</p>
<p>" 11 (Sunday) Rain all day and and I to Fergus at night to see J. Williams</p>
<p>" 12 Cloudy and damp all day. Took Lumber up from River. Drawed Gravel to Repair Cistern Calf (Lady Duff) Sandy Burns here Evening</p>
<p>" 13 Fine Fair first day without Rain since 7th scuffling Forenoon Cutting Timothy in 15 Raking and Coling in 7 lost Casting on end of Rake</p>
<p>" 14 Fine Finished Cutting Timothy Rain Last night and Heavy thunder and a High wind to teh S. West John to Fergus for chop (Pigs) 1/2 Ton = @ 28.00</p>
<p>" 15 Fine and cooler. Finished Haying started July 3 very Catchy time Rains 6 days at one time stooked up Timothy Finished scuffling Turnips in 11 First time Flos PicNic</p>
<p>" 16 Fine Thinning Turnips in 11. First new Potatoes Stan Came up at night Frost</p>
<p>" 17 Cloudy all Forenoon Rain all afternoon very Heavy at night Thinning Turnips Forenoon</p>
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<p>Aug 18 (Sunday) Cloudy and damp all day none to Ch River High</p>
<p>" 19 Cloudy Damp {Rutting?} up Forms in Cistern for Bennet A to Fergus</p>
<p>" 20 Finer Fair all day Rea threshing in morn. at Turnips made gate</p>
<p>" 21 at Turnips all day nearly done</p>
<p>" 22 started Cutting Cut mixed Grain in 3 started in 4 A very heavy thunderstorm wind and Rain at 4:30</p>
<p>" 23 Fair all day Finished Cutting and stooking 4 all but 1/2 acre and almost Finished thinning Turnips it is a serious state of things on account of Rain we have 2 1/2 acres of Hay not raked the second time and cant scuffle Tunrips for wet only one day since 7th {Rain?} {viz?} 13th</p>
<p>" 24 Cutting in 10 Thunder and Rain (Heavy) Hot at night</p>
<p>" 25 (Sunday) Hot and Close A. Jim Leith to Ch morn</p>
<p>" 26 A Terrific thunder storm Early this morning Buildings burnde to S. & W of us Hot Misty Forenoon Cleared up then Thunderstorm at 5 P.M</p>
<p>" 27 No Rain for over 24 hours Cutting stooking in 11 Cool</p>
<p>" 28 Cloudy forenoon then Rain took in Timothy 6 Loads Jno Gregson Brot 2 Cattle</p>
<p>" 29 Misty morning then Clear all day Finished 11. started 13 A {Agnes} to Fergus & Sarah</p>
<p>" 30 Frost Finished Cutting 13 started in 7 Cloudy aftenoon Rain at night Calf {B Benty?}</p>
<p>" 31 Rainy all Forenoon Drawing threshing wood in afternoon Cleared off Hot</p>
<p>Septr 1 (Sunday) Thunder and Rain Early this morning drizzled all day till 3 PM and all signs of another Heavy Rain the Air is full of moisture even the Plaster in houses running wet. Warm. A and L to Ch morn</p>
<p>" 2 Hot Misty Rainy and a thunderstorm A serious time {......?} too damp to strike Clothing and all things wet just with the Humidity started Plowing (sod in 6) 2 outfits single and Crown</p>
<p>" 3 Fair but close and muggy Finished Cutting White Grain A to Fergus with Pears 75 Got Flour 5 {Jewls?} @ $5.00 (100 sugar @ 5.50) {sideways in right column} swallows left</p>
<p>" 4 Fair and hot all stooked up A to Fergus with Pears 7 Bas {Baskets?} @ .50 got</p>
<p>" 5 very Hot Rain 2 thunderstorms Plowing in 6 Drawed in 2 Loads of mixed Grain but not ready Jim Came Back from Exhibition Toronto</p>
<p>" 6 Fine Hot Plowing 6 mixed Grain all in (3) A to Fergus</p>
<p>" 7 " still Hot Drawing oats (4) all up here in but very Tough</p>
<p>" 8 (Sunday) Hot A and I to Ch morn Cloudy afternoon Rainy like</p>
<p>" 9 Hot Drawing in all 7 2 Loads from 11 (To Barn)</p>
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<p>Septr 10 Hottest Day of the year 92 Getting Ready to Thresh in Forenoon machine Came at noon (Hannas) With Fixing Belts &c not much done</p>
<p>" 11 Threshing in Barn until 10 Finished mixed Grain Good Turn out 40 Bush to acre some oats then moved down and got started before dinner Then threshed Pretty steady all afternoon There was Rain last night</p>
<p>" 12 Warm Finished Drawing and Threshing Below at noon about 1250 Bushels - 40 acres all done by 9 Hands (all hold) Pretty good working John to Fergus in afternoon With Chop (Hogs) 575 Lbs Got salt and cement</p>
<p>" 13 Warm Cleaning up and Fixing after Threshing Raking stubble and Drawing in rakings Laid out myself all day</p>
<p>" 14 Hot yet shower in afternoon John Plowing in 6 Forenoon Leith Raking Jno helping R. Black in afternoon Leith and I drawing Rakings and Wood</p>
<p>Sunday 15 Cloudy warm none to Ch And in the afternoon the {Hardest?} Rain of the season</p>
<p>" 16 Fine all day Civic Holiday in Fergus Jim at home Put a 6 inch Cement wall inside 3 sides of Cistern Jno Rennie got 2 Bags oats F. Leybourne Here R.R. MD {Pafore?} W.G. Gerrie took away 4 Cattle</p>
<p>" 17 Cloudy all day and threatening Rain which came at night Finished Plowing in 6 Disced and Harrowed it started Plowing in 10 Warm</p>
<p>" 18 Plowing in 11 2 outfits in Forenoon John at D Milnes Threshing afternoon I to Fergus Fair all day</p>
<p>" 19 a lot of rain last night D. Milne Threshing forenoon Then {Pruinttey?}</p>
<p>" 20 {Pruithy?} finished {Thresing?} at noon 2 Rigs Plowing in 10 afternoon</p>
<p>" 21 Fine Cooler John to Fergus with Chop (Hogs and Horses) Leith and I Took up some Turnips and Timber</p>
<p>" 22 (Sunday) Cloudy Heavy Rain in afternoon A & Leith to Ch morning</p>
<p>" 23 very fine Rennie threshing Forenoon Jas White afternoon A {Agnes} Helping Mrs Rennie Rain at night Leith Plowing in 13</p>
<p>" 24 Rain Jas White thresing {threshing} until 2 P.M. <i> " " {Plowing in 13}</i></p>
<p>" 25 wet Cloudy morning A {Agnes} to Fergus Finished Repairing Cistern Cost about $13.00 Gravel & Drawing 2.00 Putting in {Lorn?} & {gointy?} 2.00 Putting in Cement Fixing floor 5.00 2 Barrels Cement Plowing after in 13</p>
<p>" 26 Rain Thunder 2 Rigs Plowing in 13 Cleared up and Colder at night</p>
<p>" 27 Frost Cut Buckwheat in 11 Leith to C Wellington show in Fergus Been a great drying day</p>
<p>" 28 Cloudy Rain from 4 PM 2 outfits in 13 Shingling W. End Hen House Rain all night</p>
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<p>Septr 29 (Sunday) Cloudy Cold Rain A {Agnes} and Leith to Ch morn</p>
<p>" 30 Cold some showers Plowing in 18 Forenoon stooked Buckwheat in afternoon Put Floor under Cistern Pump finished the Job should {sunbon?} {on?} May There was Frost Ice and the ground Frozen first time this season The month Ends with lots of Grain out and some to cut</p>
<p>October 1 Cold Fair and a Drying wind 2 Plowing in 13 forenoon Leith to Belwood show afternoon John Plowing First day of Rural Mail Delivery on Route No. 4 Daily to and From Fergus</p>
<p>" 2 Frost Fine & warmer Finished Plowing 13 A {Agnes} to Fergus to {Thankoffay?} meeting Mission</p>
<p>" 3 Cloudy some Rain started Potatoes To Fergus Re manure spreader Note {.....?}</p>
<p>" 4 very Fine at Potatoes Light Crop and Rot</p>
<p>" 5 " " Finished Potatoes started to draw manure to 4</p>
<p>" 6 (Sunday) still Fine and warm none to Ch morn</p>
<p>" 7 Cloudy High Wind shaking down apples &c and very Cold drawing manure started to take Beets John to Laurier meeting in Mt Forest Evening</p>
<p>" 8 Hard Frost Cloudy Fair Drawing manure Beets all up</p>
<p>" 9 Drawing manure Forenoon Rain all afternoon A {Agnes} to Broadfoots =Pears= Ram Broke into Ewes</p>
<p>" 10 Cloudy all day Drops of Rain then Heavy at night 2 Teams Plowing in manure in 4. A {Agnes} to Fergus with Butter Cleaned out wood shed</p>
<p>" 11 Light showers all day Warm 2 Teams Plowing in 4</p>
<p>" 12 Thunder and heavy Rain through the night. Fair and a Fierce Wind all day shaking apples off Badly Drawing manure in afternoon</p>
<p>" 13 (Sunday) Fine Sunny Warm John to Libs W.S. Clark and Jessie here Maggie Burr & John Brot down Bessie Jno Rennie Jr and W. {Fergus?} here</p>
<p>" 14 Fine Clear Cool John Drawing manure Leith Picking stones Plowing Drawed some filling to yard look up Load Turnips</p>
<p>" 15 Cold showers Drawing manure and Plowing To Ransoms sale( 6th Bot Harness</p>
<p>" 16 Heaviest Frost this season at manure and Plowing in morning then Drawing in Buckwheat to Barn Fine and day to handle</p>
<p>" 17 very Fine and warm Drawing in Buckwheat all day 1 load left</p>
<p>" 18 Misty morning warm and Cloudy Rain from 5 PM from S.W Finished Drawing Buckwheat 56 Days since we started Harvest</p>
<p>" 19 Misty morning Cloudy day light showers John with Chop (Hogs) in Forenoon Leith & I Picking apples. Finished manure here in afternoon Got Cistern started after being 8 months out of Commission</p>
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<p>Octr 20 (Sunday) Hard Frost Fine day A {Agnes} & Leith to Ch R. Thomposon here</p>
<p>" 21 very Fine Picking apples Forenoon started Turnip afternoon</p>
<p>" 22 cloudy and showery all day Pulling Turnips</p>
<p>" 23 Cold Cloudy Pulling Turnips started Drawing in</p>
<p>" 24 another Cold Wet day. Drawing Turnips with manure spreader</p>
<p>" 25 Cold showers No Turniping Drawing wood Plowing A {Agnes} to Fergus</p>
<p>" 26 very fine Pulling Turnips all day. A {Agnes} took very ill sent for Dr. Armstrong</p>
<p>" 27 (Sunday) Fine Took A to Hospital (R.A) John & Jim to Ch Evening to hear Prof Grandier Jubilie of St. Andrews Ch 75 yr of organization</p>
<p>" 28 Thanksgiving Day Fine Drawing in Turnips Buried a sheep misty night</p>
<p>" 29 very Fine Drawing in Forenoon Pulling afternoon</p>
<p>" 30 Cooler Light showers Finished Pulling Turnips up here in Forenoon Drawing in afternoon</p>
<p>" 31 Cloudy all day Rain at night Down to see A {Agnes} in Forenoon Lib and Boys Here in afternoon Finished Drawing in Turnip from S.F. and got Cabbage to took until 6:30</p>
<p>Novr 1 Heavy Rain all last night Clearing up about 10 this forenoon Shower of sleet in afternoon started Turnips 11. River High</p>
<p>" 2 Hard Frost Freezing in shade all day. Turnips Leith trimmed Cabbage</p>
<p>" 3 (Sunday) Snow last night Really the First this season none to Ch Went to Fergus and Brot A {Agnes} Home</p>
<p>" 4 Fine some Rain at night Pulling Turnip in 11 To Fergus for medicine A {Agnes}</p>
<p>" 5 Extra Fine and warm. Finished Pulling Turnips some to Harrow</p>
<p>" 6 slight Rain all Forenoon very Heavy all afternoon John to D {Boyne?} sale all the Turnip up out of the ground. {....?} Load in from 11</p>
<p>" 7 The Ground in awful mess and the River very high Fair all day To Fergus with Chop (940) lbs Got 554 lbs Buckwheat {...?} Got sack meal</p>
<p>" 8 showery all day. Drawing Turnips Killed sheep in morning</p>
<p>" 9 Raw not frosty showers of rain and sleet Turnips all in 43 spreader loads (40 Bu) Plenty of Turnips but small Pulled then all but 1/2 an acre not Cold nor frosty but Rain worst for 43 years</p>
<p>" 10 (Sunday) none to Ch Jim up Fine. There is Grain (oats) not Cut yet {sideways in right column} Jem Turnbull</p>
<p>" 11 very Fine and warm {...?} Flying {took?} {Oswald?} Stewart here Drawing manure Forenoon to Raes Threshing after Leith Discing in 6</p>
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<p>Novr 12 Cloudy misty some Rain very warm John and Oswald at Raes threshing until 3 oclock. Leith Plowing in 11. Frogs Croaking a rare thing in Novr</p>
<p>" 13 Rain from 10 last night and all day to day. Mud Mud Everywhere River like a spring flood. W.J. Gerrie took cattle away (9 & Calf)</p>
<p>" 14 Fair and Colder at manure all day Leith Plowing</p>
<p>" 15 Hard Frost John Drawing manure forenoon Oswald at Thompsons Threshing all day John in afternoon Leith Plowing in 11</p>
<p>" 16 Hard frost. Jno Oswald at Threshing in forenoon 3 Plows in 11 in afternoon. Gregson took Cattle (4) and Colts (2) away = 22.10</p>
<p>" 17 (Sunday) Ground white with Snow not much Frost A {Agnes} and I to Ch morn. The best sermon (in my opinion) I ever heard Revd Brown Preach {St?} Peter {1st?} 6-7</p>
<p>" 18 Hard Frost Fine Took 6 Ewe Lambs to Fergus for Fred Flewelling < 600 @ $5.60 = 33.60 Three Teams Plowing in 11. McCulloch took away Horse</p>
<p>" 19 Frost Extra fine for the season 3 Teams Plowing finished 11 started in 8 (Sod) sold to John Black 1 Cow @ 6.00 7 Hogs @ 8.25 and the {Ripe?} 7 lambs @ 5.75 Cow and Hogs to go Decr 9 Lambs on 21st Novr Paid $6.00</p>
<p>" 20 very fine To Harriston to meeting of Executive of N.W.R.A Three Teams Plowing sod in 8 (Howard took away Colt on 19th)</p>
<p>" 21 Fine Plowing in sod. A {Agnes} to Wm B. Thomsons in afternoon Took to Fergus 6 Lambs J. Black {600...?} 70 total this year for lambs {$73...?}</p>
<p>" 22 " " " " John to Wm Hughes Threshing</p>
<p>" 23 Fine the whole week has been extra fine for the season Hughes has Finished threshing in Forenoon Two Teams in sod in forenoon then in Turnip land in afternoon. Oswald at Jas Whites threshing got 738 Buckwheat at Thompsons</p>
<p>" 24 (Sunday) Fine morning A {Agnes} Leith to Ch Snow in afternoon First Real</p>
<p>" 25 Storm Snowing Tied in all Cattle Oswald at Jas Whites Threshing all day John Down with Chop in afternoon</p>
<p>" 26 Snowing all day Wild at night A {Agnes} and Leith to Fergus Jno Black Brot 27 head of Cattle to Eat straw Os {Oswald} at Whites and Hastings threshing</p>
<p>" 27 Wintry snowing and drifting Drawing up oats Os {Oswald} at Hastings Threshing (Finished)</p>
<p>" 28 Hard Frost no sleighing drawing up Oats Gows men came to Lower House</p>
<p>" 29 milder Fine First {Bunnies?} here (A Rec) Looks as if Plowing was over the season were at it on the 26th (one was Tom Wilson) Got up a Load of {threshing?} wood</p>
<p>" 30 Fine mild Took Thompsons {Plow?} Home Jno to Rennies threshing in afternoon</p>
<p>Dec 1 (Sunday) milder some Rain A {Agnes} and Leith to Ch morn</p>
<p>" 2 Rain all day very dirty day. Jno to Rennies threshing</p>
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<p>Decr 3 Frost Fine Hanna Threshing from 11 o'clock went to Fergus for Coal 710 Lb = {..21..?}</p>
<p>" 4 Fine Finished Threshing about 11 am Good Turnout Especially Buckwheat Jno to Jas Milnes threshing Killed and {dressed?} 12 Fowl mild Evening</p>
<p>" 5 very Fine To Fergus with Fowl = 78 lbs Live 73 1/2 dressed Got 16.06 for Chickens and 11 for Hen they are 13 Liveweight Jno to Jas Milne Threshing (Finished) Roads muddy Jno Stan & Os {Oswald} to Fergus at night</p>
<p>" 6 Heavy Rain Last night High wind all day Choring</p>
<p>" 7 Some snow last night but Fine day. Took 7 Hogs to Fergus to J. Black 1820 lb @ $8.25 = 150.15 and one Cow 1300 @ 6 = $78.00 D. Milne Threshing afternoon</p>
<p>" 8 (Sunday) Snow last night Cold and {Spally?} all day None to C. in Bed too long</p>
<p>" 9 very Cold and High Wind D. Milne Finished threshing forenoon {Glen?} Below Getting in</p>
<p>" 10 milder But wind very High over River taking down wire. Put in spreader {Binder?}</p>
<p>" 11 Thick showers of snow Colder Putting up wire around straw stack {Ha..? Cut?}</p>
<p>" 12 Hard frost High wind and drifting Choring</p>
<p>" 13 Fine choring Grand days for Working</p>
<p>" 14 Fine Drawed up 350 Bu oats from other Place Giving Cows more Room</p>
<p>Sunday " 15 Fine mild A {Agnes} & Leith to Ch Lib Came down in evening. Stan Here</p>
<p>" 16 Extra Fine Mild A {Agnes?} and Lib went to see Sarah then Lib went Home. A. Funreal {Funeral} of the late John Allison</p>
<p>" 17 Fine day mild Choring Thaw By nigh {night} to Jno Rennies in Even</p>
<p>" 18 Another Great day Trucking Round to Thompsons Bros in Evening</p>
<p>" 19 4 inches of snow last nigh {night} and sleighing (of a kind) A {Agnes} and I to Fergus. stormy afternoon took sheep in Presentation to F.B Anderson</p>
<p>" 20 some showers of snow. but Fine day Jno over to Carlson Os {Oswald} Rubbers</p>
<p>" 21 A Lot of snow fell sleighing Pretty fair Leith to Jno Blacks</p>
<p>" 22 (Sunday) none to Ch Stan here stormy day</p>
<p>" 23 Fine Taking home wire off at the River A {Agnes} to Granma Gerrie who is ill</p>
<p>" 24 Snowing some A {Agnes} to Grannas I to Funreal {Funeral} of H Howes child then to Burrs</p>
<p>" 25 Fine Jim here A {Agnes} at Granmas Leith and I up to Libs</p>
<p>" 26 Finer Mild Choring Helping Thompson Bros to Kill a Pig A Moffitt and Chas Gibson here in Evening Re school audit</p>
<p>" 27 Fine Forenoon Blowing afternoon. Adjourned meeting of Rate payers S.S No 2 in Evening I was {soaked?} in for Trustee John at D. Milnes Pressing Hay</p>
<p>" 29 {28?} very Mild Jno to Fergus with Chop A {Agnes} Came Back from Granmas</p>
<p>Sunday " 29 still Fine mild. None to Ch Jim here Bad with Sore Back</p>
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<p>Decr 30 about 6 in snow (soft) fell this morning and to day very mild and the First Good sleighing Nomination (Municipal) Council by acclamation Gregson, Smith. Smillie and Snow. Pollfer Reeeve. Anderson and Ireland</p>
<p>" 31 Fine Sunny and mild. A {Agnes} and I to Fergus old Folks Better Tho we had a Fresh Summer Harvest and Fall the Winter so far has been Ideal Neither Snow mud nor Cold</p>
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<p>Jany 1 very Fine and mild in Fact thawing Jim Bad with Cold & sore Back</p>
<p>" 2 mild Cloudy Thaw A {Agnes} Back to Granmas some Rain at night helping Jas Milne kill Pig</p>
<p>" 3 mild Snowing all day and drifting and by night a wild storm To School H. doing some repairs</p>
<p>" 4 Colder and drifting all day. Sow away (to Scanlon Bros)</p>
<p>" 5 (Sunday) None to Ch Cold morning Getting milder by night a thaw Bert Milne here</p>
<p>" 6 Rain this morning and soft all day. Municipal Election Anderson had 12 maj over Ireland</p>
<p>" 7 stormy all day To Fergus in afternoon Re {....?} Insurance ({...?}) & The Greatest snowfall of the season 8 in sleet Rain at night</p>
<p>" 8 Colder Drifting some snow A {Agnes} Came home From Granpas Jno to Fergus for Coal to A. Hanna took down school Pump</p>
<p>" 9 Cold morning 8 Below Team over the River on the Ice first time this season Fine afternoon. To Fergus Re New papers & Boys drawing wood</p>
<p>" 10 Fine and By Night mild drawing wood</p>
<p>" 11 Thaw misty Calf (Rosy) Took Turnips to Schario Jim came up</p>
<p>" 12 (Sunday) very stormy morning Fine afternoon None to Ch morn mild at night</p>
<p>" 13 Fine Calm Cold Choring Been Laid up with sore Back 3 day better</p>
<p>" 14 Fine John a {and} I helping Rennie kill Pig A {Agnes} down to see how the old Folks were</p>
<p>" 15 Thaw some Rain Took home and killed Pig Bot from Rennie live Wt Live 350. Price $6.75 dressed 270 shringage = 80 lbs almost 25 PC Jno Black took Cattle away</p>
<p>" 16 Thaw yet Cut up Pig went to Thompsons Whites & Rennies</p>
<p>" 17 Thaw yet Nora Wright here very Icy rain all last night Misty</p>
<p>" 18 Thaw Rain until 9:30 a.m then 1 1/2 hours of heavy snowfall 3 1/2 in then Fine then snow and hail and by night wild drifting not Cold River broke up in Places Jam at R y. Bridge Breaking some Piles Train did not Cross it all day To Fergus Re Bert Milnes Note &c &c</p>
<p>" 19 (Sunday) Fine mild Calm None to Ch morn</p>
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<p>Jany 20th Heavy Rain all day with snow at night John and I to Arthur to Reform Convention Dr. N. Wallace teh Choice</p>
<p>" 21 Colder but quiet Choring</p>
<p>" 22 Fine mild Sunny To Belwood Re Audit Jno to Fergus (Chop)</p>
<p>" 23 Rain all day again very Icy Roads</p>
<p>" 24 Fine A {Agnes} To Fergus Load of Turnips to Carrol</p>
<p>" 25 mild thawing Turnip t Schario</p>
<p>" 26 (Sunday) very fine and mild A {Agnes} & Leith to Ch Jim Came up</p>
<p>" 27 Some sno and Cold at night Leith started to school</p>
<p>" 28 Cold Preistlys Sale Raw night E. Wind</p>
<p>" 29 Cold Last night very Icy and showing how often the Winter is Automobiles are Running on Gave a horse Bert Milne was Driving and had a Runaway milder Misty at night and snowing</p>
<p>" 30 Mild A {Agnes} & Jno to Fergus with 500 Lbs old Papers Cleaning Oats</p>
<p>" 31 A heavy Rain most of Last nigh and this Forenoon then snow and Colder Drifting. A very mild Jany</p>
<p>Feby 1 very Cold and Drifting {....?} Gows People got 3400 lbs oats @ .34 including 232 that Omar got Previous. Road very Icy</p>
<p>(Sunday) 2 still cold and drifting but not much snow None to Ch</p>
<p>" 3 Cold and stormy Leith Down with Grip At audit</p>
<p>" 4 " " " John " " " " "</p>
<p>" 5 " " " John took A {Agnes} up to see Maggie Burr who is very ill</p>
<p>" 6 Coldest yet 10 Below still drifting John to Fergus for Chop Horses sharpened</p>
<p>" 7 Cold storm To Belwood in the morning to see H McDonell A {Agnes} and Jno Fergus to meet Chapmans but they did not Turn up 10 Below</p>
<p>" 8 still storming the Eighth day and no Let up not so cold to day</p>
<p>" 9 (Sunday) stormy in morning by night quiet None to Ch I to Thompsons</p>
<p>" 10 Fine milder Drawing wood. John went down a {and?} took up Chapmans</p>
<p>" 11 Rather the stormiest of the winter Jno A. Mrs Chapman to Jas Thompsons</p>
<p>" 12 Cold 12 Below To Council Meeting with auditors Report A {Agnes} & John to Fergus with Chapmans</p>
<p>" 13 Cold and very stormy</p>
<p>" 14 Cold but Fair Jno to Fergus got Bag Flour</p>
<p>" 15 Quite mild Snowing By night and Blowing</p>
<p>" 16 (Sunday) Cold again A {Agnes} Jno to Ch morn Jime Came up</p>
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<p>Feby 17 Fine Cold Cleaning up oats. Lib and Lloyd Came</p>
<p>" 18 Fine morning milder Took 100 Bu Oats to Murphy Bros and Cleaned up and took 30 Bu to Roberts @ 30 cts Per Bu Snowing in evening</p>
<p>" 19 mild Thawing Drawig up oats Lib and Lloyd went Home Jim and some others came up at night very fine</p>
<p>" 20 a rare thing in Feby no Frost this morning Misty and some Rain John and I to Fergus with wheels Nichol Fire Ins Co meeting</p>
<p>" 21 Froze up again Dull Raw day at night Rain and Hail Wind N E Teleph Came to Robertson (Gows Camp) from Arthur sick child time 9 PM Jno Drove him to Fergus</p>
<p>" 22 strange day Hail 2 in Then at 10 a.m. Heavy Thunderstorm Curtis Barn (E. Gara) struck Rodded afternoon lots of snow fell and drifting Cold Jno & A {Agnes} to Fergus Chop 7 Bags and 1265 lbs oats to Gow Bot 2 cwt sugar sack Flour John Came up swollen Face Gum Boil</p>
<p>" 23 (Sunday) stormy and very Cold None to Ch</p>
<p>" 24 Clear Cold 10 Below Took sow Home from McDonalds Cleaning oats</p>
<p>" 25 Cold Took Bal of 100 Bu Oats to Gow Roberts Took oats to Roll To Robt Russels sale Finest sleighing of the season</p>
<p>" 26 milder Light snowfall all day John laid off with Cold</p>
<p>" 27 " N.E. Wind and very Raw</p>
<p>" 28 Dandy day A {Agnes} and Leith having Minnie White Mrs Marshall here</p>
<p>March 1 Fine not the Ideal March weather Snow at night A {Agnes} John to Fergus Ch</p>
<p>" 2 (Sunday) Now we have got it By all odds the worst Blow of the Winter</p>
<p>" 3 Roads Badly blocked stormy till noon then let up and milder</p>
<p>" 4 Fine Cold Jno to Fergus with Heifer to Wm Shortread 100 @ {6 1/2?}</p>
<p>" 5 Hoar Frost Fine day H Armstrong here for oats New Batteries in Phone</p>
<p>" 6 High Wind Drift Roads Blocked Cold at night</p>
<p>" 7 Cold 10 Below drifting some yet H. Armstrong here for oats total 118 Bu 15 Lbs at 34</p>
<p>{sideways in left column} The Winter Gow Cut Jim Milnes swamp A very mild one</p>
<p>" 8 Milder Got up load wood Letter from Ottawa Timothy seed No 1 Jim White here John to Fergus at night Jim Came up some Rain</p>
<p>" 9 (Sunday) thaw Rain Jno and A {Agnes} to Ch Colder at night</p>
<p>" 10 Fine Jno to F. Bs Re Timothy seed sold it for $2.50 Per Bu</p>
<p>" 11 A Beautiful day a lot of snow went A {Agnes} Jno to Fergus Chop (Cattle</p>
<p>" 12 " " " " John to Fergus with Chop (Horses) and Timothy to Jas Andersons (For Syndicate) $ 2.50 Per Bu</p>
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<p>March 13 Great thaw Hot Sun sleighing gone up to Burrs with Bessie no Frost at night some Rain River Breaking up</p>
<p>" 14 Warm misty morning then hot sun River Broke up Tremendous Jam One of the Biggest I ever saw last year it was the 5th of April Teams Crossed here of the 12th Blue Birds meadow Larks &c John to seed Fair in Fergus the Ice Jam there was the Highest Ever</p>
<p>" 15 Thaw over Cold and Raw snow fling Frost by night</p>
<p>" 16 (Sunday) Cold High wind some snow None to Ch</p>
<p>" 17 Sunny High wind Frosty nothing doing</p>
<p>" 18 " mild snow going drawing up some wood measured stump of big Elm in Jas Milnes Bush 6 ft 9 in accross {across} 349 Rings</p>
<p>" 19 very mild sunny lot of snow went to Belwood (Cart) Council meeting</p>
<p>" 20 " " some Rain in morning but a fine day Jno and I to Arthur Reform Convention ___ Hazelwood of Clifford the Choice By large majority in to see Lib and Fred coming Home</p>
<p>" 21 Good Friday Jim and Simmonds up Rain and E wind until noon Then a Gale from the S.W. one of the Worst that Ever {.....?} Ontario from Smith Falls to Goderich and 20 of the W. and S.W states and along the Lakes to the foot of Lake Ont A Tremendous lot of Damage done in this neighbourhood about 1/4 of Barn Roofs wrecked in the Cities Chimmineys down in a face and lot of Houses wrecked</p>
<p>{sideways in left column} I think this was the worst Wide spread wind storm I ever Experienced Blowing 50 miles an hour</p>
<p>" 22 stormy Snow Cold a dirty disagreeable day Winds still High</p>
<p>" 23 (Sunday) Fine Forenoon A {Agnes} Leith to Ch afternoon Rain From E</p>
<p>" 24 3 Thunderstorms last night and Heavy Rain the whole Country flooded River as High as when Ice went away John Helping Rennie to Repair Barn Roof</p>
<p>" 25 A Disagreeable day slight Rain Freezing as it Fell N.E. wind Jno to Fergus in afternoon</p>
<p>" 26 A Coat of Ice on Everything Trees Broke down. Telephone lines Down all over No getting Fergus To Chas Nelsons sale in afternoon</p>
<p>" 27 Snow storm all day new Drifts 4 ft deep by night</p>
<p>" 28 Cold John To Fergus in afternoon Chop took Timothy seed to 2 Leybournes and Robinson Got sack of meal (Purlees) meal lasted until June 16th Been a Week of very Dirty weather one of the Worst</p>
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<p>March 29 Thaw Fine John to Fergus in afternoon McEwen with him Jim Came up</p>
<p>" 30 (Sunday) very fine Mild No Frost last night None to Ch morn Frogs</p>
<p>" 31 Heavy Rain last nigh Showers of Rain and Snow all forenoon</p>
<p>April 1 Hard Frost high Wind all day Clear No Cloud all day</p>
<p>" 2 Fine the Best day since the Gale John to Fergus for Clover seed {$1.50?} per Bu) Bags to send away oats Irons for Rafter {Heels?} &c I was the Funreal {Funeral} of Late Mrs D.B. Scott Rain at dark</p>
<p>" 3 Thunder and Rain through the night then Thunder storm this morning and Rain all day. Cold Freezing on trees dirty day</p>
<p>" 4 showers all day Cleaning up oats Took 2 Loads of wood up to Gows men (3rd time) Trustee meeting in Evening at W. Hamiltons Re Teachers illness</p>
<p>" 5 stormy Cold</p>
<p>" 6 (Sunday) Fine Cold A {Agnes} to Ch morn John up to Libs R. Thompson here</p>
<p>" 7 Fine Cold up to Belwood Re {Leay?} Books John Helping Carlaw with {Boer ....?}</p>
<p>" 8 " Cold north wind down to school Re Cutting wood then found Cadnay at Herb Howers John to Fergus 20 Bu Danbury oats to A.E. Letts Burris Ireland {P6?}</p>
<p>" 9 Clear sunny Cold Ground Froze Hard to Fergus with money orders {(P...?} Bank Got Nails for Rafter irons Revd Mr Hunt came to Teach S.S. No 2 for {Mr?} {Goodace?}</p>
<p>" 10 Cloudy morning Hard Frost Heavy Rain From 10 am A {Agnes} and I to Fergus settling up Pritchard matter and making arrangements with Wm Rutherford</p>
<p>" 11 milder Cloudy threatening Rain Cleaning up oats Anderson v. S here Blistering Colts shoulder {anti?} and stifle then went to Raes & Milnes to D. Milnes Cow died</p>
<p>" 12 mild and Cloudy John to Fergus with 30 Bu Dauberry oats to John Wilson Gore Bay Manitoulin and Front Axle and wheels on manure spreader to Massey Harris to be repaired</p>
<p>" 13 (Sunday) Fine A {Agnes} Leith to Ch morn Jim and 3 others up in afternoon</p>
<p>" 14 Fine Cold N.E. wind Larry Brown here for oats Digging Post Holes</p>
<p>" 15 " Warmer Some Plowing on high sandy Land</p>
<p>" 16 " " started to Plow in 9 at Fergus myself {Re?} P 6 orders</p>
<p>" 17 To Fergus with Fat steer 1180 @ 6.50 Plowing in afternoon 2 Teams to Burrs Grass seed</p>
<p>" 18 warm windy John to Fergus in Forenoon with oats Manitoulin Island then to D.B. Scotts for Potatoes 2 Teams Plowing in afternoon at Rennies Rennie here got sq shingles Thunder Rain and high wind at night</p>
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<p>April 19 Cold and Windy Hard frost By night 2 Teams Plowing sod in 9 To Fergus to Funreal {Funeral} of Wm Deans Child who was Drowned</p>
<p>" 20 (Sunday) very hard Frost 1 1/2 in Ice Clear all day and no {sofss..?} None to Ch</p>
<p>" 21 warmer 2 Teams in 9 A {Agnes} over to Thompsons</p>
<p>" 22 quite warm Like Rain Two Teams in 9 Elora Horse show swallows</p>
<p>" 23 Heavy thunderstorm last night and Rainy all forenoon John up to Fred's Changing oats very warm took up __ Bu Took Back __ Bu</p>
<p>" 24 Hot Cultivating in 8 Harrowing in 9 W. Liscomb Came to Board {Br calf ..?} A rather notable day in the Parliamentary History of Canada Closure was Carried in Ottawa this morning by Conservative maj of 35</p>
<p>" 25 very hot in shade started Sowing in 9 Sowed 17 1/2 Bg of {....?} Rennie got oats</p>
<p>" 26 Cooler like Rain all day which came on at 4 P.M sowed 27 Bu 7 lbs Rocky Mountain oats in 8 E of Ditch and got all Harrowed</p>
<p>" 27 (Sunday) Colder and Rain (light) all day none to Ch</p>
<p>{sideways in left column} A Noteable Fact the Past Season was the almost entire abscence of Northern Lights</p>
<p>" 28 Cold {Furing?} out in 9 Cultivating in 11 I to Fergus Re Returning money to {Irelands?} Re {oats?} John down with chop and got M. spreader wheels</p>
<p>" 29 Cold N. wind and drying Cultivating in 11 and 13 Great day for Horses working</p>
<p>" Spires P.O was closed to day after being in Existence since Aug 11th 1882 heavy frost and Ice Cultivating in 18 Harrowing in 11 and 13 {left column - postal stamp for Spires Ont.}</p>
<p>May 1 slight frost warm Day Erected mail Box on R.M D No 4 Fergus to Fergus with Equipment of PO to Be sent to P.O I Toronto Sowing Oats and grass seed in 11 34 Bu New Zealand 115 Grass seed</p>
<p>" 2 Fine warm Finished sowing 11 started in 13 83 in shade one night with no Pain</p>
<p>" 3 " " finished Harrowing 11 Sowing in 13 84 " "</p>
<p>" 4 (Sunday) warm A {Agnes} Leith to Ch morning First lamb (Regular)</p>
<p>" 5 Fine warm morning with heavy dew Wild Plums in Bloom Finished 13 45 acres sowed 30 seeded down</p>
<p>" 6 Cool Fine finished Cultivating in S.F started in 6 Harrowing in S.F Trees Pretty well in Leaf</p>
<p>" 7 Cold morning hard Frost Ice on water Trough Finished Cult in 6. sowing and Harrowing in S.F. Finished Picking Barley out of bag of Daub Oats took 30 min to Pick at Pound</p>
<p>" 8 another hard Frost lots of Ice Finished sowing S.F have seeded Down 37 acres Planted 8 Drills - 6 1/2 Pails of Potatoes in 6 Sowed Daubeny oats in 6 85 lbs (Pura) like Rain all afternoon Cold</p>
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<p>May 9 Frost again this morning. Cold all day. Finished sowing 6 in Forenoon 2 Teams Plowing in 9 in afternoon. A {Agnes} and I to Fergus.</p>
<p>" 10 4th morning of Hard Frost and the worst Ice {a Big?} 1/2 inch thick</p>
<p>" 11 (Sunday) Cold Frost again 7/16 thick Leaves Browned None to Ch</p>
<p>" 12 Frost Ice again Cloudy morning wind S. Pair Lambs Came weighing 29 lb 2 Teams Plowing sod in 9 Turned all cattle out but 3 milking Cows 2nd Pair of Lambs weighed 22 lb. Jim up at night went Back Some Rain</p>
<p>" 13 Colder Blustery Finished Plowing in 9 (sod) another Pair lambs</p>
<p>" 14 Frost again John to Fergus for Calf (Simmons) = $8.00 Picked stones off 9 Foal (Queen) Perchiron {Percheron} 15 days before Due Raw Cold night</p>
<p>" 15 Raw very Cold day showers. Thunder The last of the Lambs Came this morning (Pair) Wt 16 Lbs from 9 Ewes we have 14 lambs living (one Dead) = 15. 6 had Twins and 3 singles Fed last of Roots at noon John Plowing in 9 Blistered Antys shoulder & stifle</p>
<p>" 16 Cloudy damp forenoon Fine after 9 all Harrowed Plowing and discing in 8</p>
<p>" 17 Big white frost then misty Sunny by noon. Finished sowing and Harrowing in 9 about 16 acres of in Crop. Thunder and Rain at night Liscomb went to Fergus</p>
<p>" 18 (Sunday) Clear Cold A {Agnes} & Leith to Ch morn</p>
<p>" 19 Hard Frost Ice on Trough Finished Plowing for White Crop (in 8) Discing and Harrowing in 8 To Fergus Got Flour &cc</p>
<p>" 20 Fine warmer Finished seeding of White Crop (ended this side ditch in 8) over. 70 acres sowed about 182 Bu</p>
<p>" 21 Rain From 7 to 10 - and 4:30 to 7 to Belwood Boys at Fence - Gerries</p>
<p>" 22 Cold Cloudy at Fences by the River woven wire up</p>
<p>" 23 " " Got wire across River a {at} Gerries Turned 12 Cattle {on then?} To Fergus With Geo McEwen</p>
<p>" 24 Warmer but still cloudy Our great need for the Past 2 weeks has been sunshine for notwithstanding our Early start for Growth it is behind the average year now Leith Plowing for Beets doing some {Kenering?} Fred Brot. down 6 Cattle and Lib & Boys</p>
<p>" 25 (Sunday) Fine Cold A {Agnes} and I to Ch morn took up Jack Page and Will John took them down in evening Wm J Thompson here</p>
<p>" 26 Frost Ice E wind threatening Rain all day Collis Bros Brot 8 Cattle Sowed Beets iin 4 Leith Plowing in 10 sold Ram Lambs to Bergin @ 6.00 Paid 1.00 Backward weather no Growth</p>
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<p>May 27 Cold Cloudy a few drop of Rain all day John to Fergus with Chop (Horses) Leith Plowing in 10. Black Lamb wandered away took {Scochs?} Buckwheat</p>
<p>" 28 Best day in 2 week 2 Teams Plowing in 10 A {Agnes} and I to Fergus Re H. and E. Payment Fairly warm</p>
<p>" 29 Preparing Potato land Cutting Potatoes Prayer Meeting at Jas {Martins?}</p>
<p>" 30 Hard Frost Ice Planting Potatoes John to Fergus with McEwen</p>
<p>" 31 warmer morning Finished Planting Potatoes Putting wire across river at this End</p>
<p>June 1 (Sunday) Fine a little warmer. Growth far Back especially Grass Hay land has really nothing on it and Bad appearance Frost almost every night and North winds A {Agnes} & Leith to Ch Communion Rennie {so?} {Here?}</p>
<p>" 2 No Frost warm small shower at noon working Root land {Ragin?} got Lamb Geo. McEwen ill John at Jas Milnes all night</p>
<p>" 3 No Frost warmer small shower at noon working Rootland {Ragin?} got Lamb Geo McEwen ill John at Jas Milnes all night</p>
<p>" 4 Fine But some Frost Took McEwen Home in Buggy John took his things in wagon and Brot up 200 salt and 10 15 in Cement Pipe Took Hay down to Camp for Gows Cold at night</p>
<p>" 5 Another Hard Frost Ice Hot sunny day Drilling and sowing Turnips in 10 Great need of Rain Hay looks a Failure</p>
<p>" 6 warmer Plowing in 4 Rain at last and a thunderstorm about 6:30 P.M. Heavy wind went north and Cold again</p>
<p>" 7 Cold High winds all day Rp {Repair?} Fence round 12 Plowing in 10</p>
<p>" 8 (Sunday) Cold Frost lots of Ice Just 3 nights without Frost this season to Date None to Ch. 3 to Sunday School</p>
<p>" 9 Frost Cold sunny day 2 Rigs in 10</p>
<p>" 10 Frost again but Light warmer day 2 Rigs in 10 Fixing Pig Pen Put up Bill Board at Corner (working up 10 For Buckwheat</p>
<p>" 11 Light Frost Nasty windy drying day sowing Turnips in 4 A {Agner} Finished House Cleaning in Kitchen wrecking Cutter Jim up 1/2 Holiday in {Fe?}</p>
<p>" 12 slight Frost sowing Buckwheat in 10 Scorching dry day</p>
<p>" 13 First morning without Frost since 16 may warm day sowing Buckwheat in 4 (all sowed) To Erin to meeting of E. Wellington R.A. Public meeting in afternoon in Stanley Park. Speakers McKing Proudfoot McQueen Guthrie Hazelwood Richardson D. Rea Presiding Fair attendance</p>
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<p>June 14 Really a summer Day Washed sheep also D Milne & Carlaw Cutting Posts overloaded waggon {wagon} Broke axle (the Stan Truck)</p>
<p>" 15 (Sunday) a fine shower in morning thunder A. L. to Ch Hot</p>
<p>" 16 Thunder and Rain this morning Hot day Finished sowing Turnips Trustee meeting at W. Hamiltons in Evening Jim up</p>
<p>" 17 Hot young Pigs this morning not a satisfactory Litter 5 living 6 Dead A. {Agnes} and Leith to Fergus Got sack meal John Cleaning up B. Kitchen Below</p>
<p>" 18 Sunny dry Cool Getting out Posts for wire fence along Con</p>
<p>" 19 The Ideal Farmers day Hot and showery all day at Posts</p>
<p>" 20 Warm and drizzling all day Nothing doing</p>
<p>" 21 Wet misty morning Foal Jess By Warwick Diplomat (Hackney) took Hay to Camp very Cool Night Jno Burr and Maggie Here</p>
<p>" 22 (Sunday) Fine warm None to Ch morn Jno Black here & D.M & {E?} M</p>
<p>" 23 Fine Hot Clipped sheep Jim up at night</p>
<p>" 24 " " John to Fergus with Chop (For Hogs and Horses) Took down Wool 10 Fleeces = 71 lbs @ 21 cts = $18.66</p>
<p>" 25 very Hot Putting in Fence Posts</p>
<p>" 26 Heavy Rain and thunderstorm Early this morning W.S Clark had 10 Cattle Killed then another about 6 PM Hot all day A {Agnes} had me to Dr Jess Foal died Put sheep down to 12.</p>
<p>" 27 Hot about 85 But a lot of Humidity Put in Corner Post at N. Corner of E 1/4 lot 10 which is 46 Ch 22 1/2 Links S.E from Centre of Big Ditch Between Lots 11 and 12 and 50 Links (33 feet) from Centre of Roadway according to Survey made John Molloy in 1867 and Produced for over Original Pine Tree Centre Lots 11 - 12</p>
<p>" 28 Fine hot Posts all in but 6 Scuffling Broke scuffler</p>
<p>Sunday 29 Hot Grand growth A {Agnes} and Leith to Ch morn R. Black and wife here at night</p>
<p>" 30 still hot Taking Down Fence killing Time John to Fergus for Roll of Wire. Trustees here at night Heavy thunderstorm about 10 P.M, and a few drops of Rain Jno & W. Hamilton to Wm Simpsons</p>
<p>July 1 Hot yet Ready to stretch wire but Hanna did not Come Drawed 2 Flat stones moved at Got And Fooled a day away Engineers on Grand River survey went Past here to day</p>
<p>" 2 Hot A. Hanna and 2 men here in Forenoon stretched wire along 4th Line 8 Ch 12 ft (woven) 8 Bar Pulling mustard A Perry Brot Horse 5th Aug # {us till?}</p>
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<p>July 3 Cool morning Hot day Took Hay to Camp started to thin mangold A {Agner} and I to Fergus (to Dr I) saw First Blossom on our Potatoes</p>
<p>" 4 Thinning Beets Forenoon. Thnderstorm at 1 PM and a Glorious Rain all afternoon John to Broadfoot with Queen</p>
<p>" 5 very hot yet at Beets Jno Cut Grass in Orchard took Grey Cow up</p>
<p>" 6 (Sunday) after warm fine Growing weather since the 13th June we have a Cold wave today with high drying. Wind Jim and {A?} Simmons Came up last night</p>
<p>" 7 warmer but Pleasant scuffling and thinning Turnips in 10 To Fergus to meeting Re watching Co Council Jess shod</p>
<p>{sideways in right column} Johnston Put Team on Grass</p>
<p>" 8 Cool Cloudy A {Agnes} and I up to Lib Boys thinning Turnips in 10</p>
<p>" 9 Hot forenoon Thunder Rain and Hail afternoon Turnips thinned in 10</p>
<p>" 10 Fine ordanialy {ordinary} day finished hoeing Potatoes Leith at PicNic SS 2</p>
<p>" 11 A. White Frost and Cool drying day high Wind</p>
<p>" 12 Cloudy morning Rain Clearing up about noon John to Belwood A {Agnes} and I to Fergus to Dr High disagreeable wind</p>
<p>" 13 (Sunday) None to Ch morn " " " {High disagreeable wind} all day and Cool</p>
<p>" 14 Dry Cool very High wind Thinning Turnips Finished scuffling {Just...?} Calf (Lady {bull?})</p>
<p>" 15 " " Calm at Turnips Jim and {O?} Simmons Came up and John and Leith and then went to Garden Party (Simpsons) Cool night</p>
<p>" 16 Cool Clear morning Cloudy after {afternoon} Turnips thinning</p>
<p>" 17 Fine Cool at Turnips</p>
<p>" 18 " Warmer Putting Paris Green on Potatoes Thinning Turnips</p>
<p>" 19 " " Thinning turnips Ed and family Came up From Toronto at noon Jim Came at night to help in Haying Gows Robarts People moved out of the House below New Potatoes</p>
<p>" 20 (Sunday) Cool 2 showers of Rain and some Thunder Ewe killed by dogs last night Jim White Wm and Jessie Clark and D Milne here A {Agnes} and Jim to Ch morn</p>
<p>" 21 Fine very Cool morning started Haying in 3 Finished Thinning Turnips Raking and Coling in 3 Light Crop</p>
<p>" 22 Sunny and nasty drying wind Forenoon Drawing in from 3</p>
<p>" 23 Fine Cloudy a few drops of Rain at night finished 3 (Drawing in) Coling in 15</p>
<p>" 24 " Cutting Raking and drawing in From 15</p>
<p>" 25 " Finished Cutting in 15 Raking Coling and drawing in</p>
<p>" 26 Getting too dry Finished 15. Mrs Walker (A) here</p>
<p>" 27 (Sunday) Bad day for the Crops Fierce sun and hot wind (over)</p>
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<p>July 27 (Con. From Page 133) A. {Agnes} and I to Fergus to Ch I to Dr. Jno and Mrs Watson here storm at night But no Rain Hot night 90 in shade</p>
<p>" 28 Hot and dry. Cut 5 and Coled all but one acre felt Better than I have For 2 mos Pulled Barley out of Daubeny oats Ok for a shower - 86</p>
<p>" 29 Hot and dry. Got 5 all in But 6 Coled started Cutting in 11 & coling</p>
<p>" 30 very Hot Burning things up. W Hughes Cutting oats Finished Cutting Hay Raking Coling and drawing in</p>
<p>" 31 Hot very 92 in shade at 2 P.M. Finished Haying Crops (except Roots) are suffering oats Getting white (not Ripening) Pasture Burnt Brown Just a serious situation</p>
<p>Aug 1 Drouth still continues Repairing Fence etc</p>
<p>" 2 " " John to Fergus with Chop Leith scuffling Beets Harry Jones and {Mils?} Cox Came up from Toronto</p>
<p>" 3 (Sunday) Looked Like Rain and a few drops Fell Cooler Fred Lib and the 2 Boys down John Rennie here</p>
<p>" 4 Same Iron Earth and sky of Brass started Harvest in S.F. Harry and Miss Cox Back to Toronto A. Hanna here Gan Ck 7.50 Bill 3.10 {pue?} 5 {..?}</p>
<p>" 5 Dry Cooler A {Agnes} and I to Fergus I to Dr. Cutting oats in 9 Perry Got Horse</p>
<p>" 6 warm Cloudy slight Rain scuffling & Cleaning Roots Ed and I to Thompson</p>
<p>" 7 Hot dry at Roots Ed and I to Burrs Trustees here in Evening</p>
<p>" 8 " and bad drying wind Cutting Timothy and oats in 11</p>
<p>" 9 Draught Broken Thunderstorm this morning about 3 a.m and a grand Rain Pretty steady until noon R.M. Hazelwood and V. Richardson here Re voters Lists</p>
<p>" 10 (Sunday) Last night there was 6 hours of a thunderstorm to the South of us which just touced us ending at 3 a.m a few drops of Rain Fine all day Getting Cold at night None to Ch</p>
<p>" 11 Frost Fine cool Cutting in 9</p>
<p>" 12 Cool Cutting in 8 Ed and I up to Libs Fine Harvest day</p>
<p>" 13 Hotter Cutting in 13 Binder went out of kilter W. Deans (agt) Rep To Council meeting Ewe killed by dogs got $6.70 Jim up in afternoon helping to draw in Sandy Burns here at night</p>
<p>" 14 Hot Cutting in 13. To {Fox?} gusts Dr Ed with me got Sack Flour</p>
<p>" 15 " Finished 13 Cutting again in 11</p>
<p>" 16 Hot 92 in shade. Finished Cutting 11 Then cut 6 Took in Timothy Rose Jones came up</p>
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<p>Aug 17 (Sunday) Fine very Hot Leith Ed and Rose to Ch 94 in shade M and J Burr and {Boys?} here</p>
<p>" 18 another schorcher Cutting in S.F. Broke Knotter went to shop and got Repairs Drawing in from 9 Edna and children an {and} Rose Jones left for Toronto Jess to Broadfoots Percheron Job Ransom brot Home the first Gasoline Traction Engine To Come into W Gara and to Wat McLean belongs to Distinction of Piloting is {it} from the stn to Ransoms 28 H.P. 2 Cyclinder G.M {B.?} make Brantford</p>
<p>" 19 Cooler Finished Cutting S.F. started a Piece in 8 stooking A {Agnes} Jim to Fergus night</p>
<p>" 20 " all cutting done except N.W. of Ditch in 8 Ulrich Simmons her Aunt Sarah came up</p>
<p>" 21 Cooler Cloudy signs of Rain Got S.F all in Rakings too and the Daubeny oats Jim to Berlin to S Pic Nic (S.S.</p>
<p>" 22 A much needed Rain this morning and another Heavy shower after Dinner Hail to Dr. and took Aunt Sarah down to Fergus</p>
<p>" 23 Quite Cool. Finished up all the stooking Missed Swallows</p>
<p>" 24 (Sunday) Cool A {Agnes} and Leith to Ch morn A {Agnes} and to see Mrs Jas Milne</p>
<p>" 25 Frost Ice John looking for a machine to thresh Sulky R. Drawing</p>
<p>" 26 Cool John seeing thresher Finished Cutting in 8 all cut but Buckwheat</p>
<p>" 27 Cool Cloudy to Fergus for threshing supplies started Plowing in 9</p>
<p>" 28 Rain slight all day Plowing some in 8</p>
<p>" 29 Great drying day until 5 P.M. then rain Jas Milne and A Rae threshing 1/2 day each to Fergus Re Meat &c For threshing</p>
<p>" 30 Could not thresh for wet stooks Thompsons Threshed John Jim and A {Agnes} there Leith Plowing in 8 Fair all day</p>
<p>" 31 (Sunday) A {Agnes} and Jim to Ch Fair all day and warmer</p>
<p>Septr 1 Rainy Looking but Cleared up and was dry all day to Fergus in the morning for meat some Rain there. Threshed 44 acres out of stook. M. Cradys machine 17 hands all told about 1400 Bush a good machine and careful hands</p>
<p>" 2 Rainy like but kept off John Helping Rennie to Finishe harvest then Earl Vrooman Came with him and got ours all in Leith Raked 11 Jim started at saw mill</p>
<p>" 3 Putting of Loads John to D Milnes threshing L. took B.B {Cow?} up</p>
<p>" 4 Fine Cooler A {Agnes} to Fergus John to Rennies threshing 1/2 L Plowing 9</p>
<p>" 5 Fine warmer Jim and A {Agnes} at Jas Whites threshing Cut Buckwheat</p>
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<p>Septr 6 to Belwood in Forenoon Re Judge and voters lists to Fergus in afternoon to Dr got 2 Balls of Twine 13 cts Leith Down with Chop John went to Toronto last day of exhibition</p>
<p>" 7 (Sunday) a bad day of Heat and drouth None to Ch</p>
<p>" 8 Cooler a lot of Lightning last night and some rain Leith Plowing in 9 in Forenoon Finished stooking Buckwheat in afternoon myself Helpig Rennies with Pump in afternoon</p>
<p>" 9 Fine very Cool Leith Picking Pears in Forenoon Plowing in afternoon A {Agnes} to Fergus in afternoon John Came Back From Toronto</p>
<p>" 10 Frost Catching the Late Buckwheat also Corn and Potatoes Plowing in 9 2 Outfits in afternoon Hot</p>
<p>" 11 Harder Frost lots of Ice 2 Plowing in 9. Cloudy at night warmer Bergin here took 2 lambs (last of Rams) = 6 @ 6.00 = $36.00</p>
<p>" 12 Fine Cool 2 Plowing in 9</p>
<p>" 13 A Gale N.W. all day Cold Buckwheat all in 1 mo. 5 days ahead Last Year</p>
<p>" 14 (Sunday) Hardest frost yet. Cool. Calm all day. The Droth is Getting serious Pasture and water very scarce A {Agnes} Jim Leith to Ch morn R. Thompson here</p>
<p>" 15 Fine very Cool. To Fergus to Dr. Plowing in 9 (Finished)</p>
<p>" 16 Cloudy wet afternoon L. Harrowing in 9 John at manure 8</p>
<p>" 17 Rainy most of Day Jim to Fergus</p>
<p>" 18 Fine at manure Harrowing in 9 Calf (Black Belle) Seeing Sarah</p>
<p>" 19 Fine Drawing manure Covering same Minnie Whitehorse here and {..?}</p>
<p>" 20 Fine " " " " Jim Quit sawmill</p>
<p>" 21 (Sunday) Cloudy all day and Cool None to Ch</p>
<p>" 22 Fine Drawing and Covering manure A {Agnes} to Fergus Jim to Ewings</p>
<p>" 23 Fair Cold at manure to Fergus to Dr. Paid twine xxx</p>
<p>" 24 Fine Drawing and Plowing in manure the Great need is Rain</p>
<p>" 25 Fine Hot Centr. W. show 2nd day A {Agnes} & Leith Down</p>
<p>" 26 Cloudy Warm some Rain took hay to Camp took up load of straw took home some Posts Collier took away their Cattle Paid $25.00 Bal Due $17.00</p>
<p>" 27 Fine at manure Below still Dry Great need of Rain</p>
<p>" 28 (Sunday) Fine warm A {Agnes} and Leith to Ch and Sunday School</p>
<p>" 29 Fine Hot at manure Below</p>
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<p>Septr 30th Fine warm at manure and Plowing Bill Mutch had Waggon</p>
<p>Octr 1 Clear Dry and to at manure and Plowing Belwood show None {.....?}</p>
<p>" 2 Damp some Rain Jno to Fergus with Chop Did not Get it Back</p>
<p>" 3 Fine started Beets Hughes threshing in afternoon A {Agnes} and I to Fergus I to Dr. owing to the steam Roller being on Belwood Road Crossed River and went to Orangeville Road and I can safely assert that in 55 years I never saw the Grand River so Low and this John Malcom Concur</p>
<p>" 4 Fine Hot Hughes Finished Threshing Beets all in Lib and Lloyd down Drouth still Bad 3rd hottest in October on Record</p>
<p>" 5 (Sunday) Fine Hot Jim up None to Ch D. Milne here</p>
<p>" 6 Fine Hot 80 in shade at Potatoes</p>
<p>" 7 " warm at Potatoes Fine Quality but Light crop</p>
<p>" 8 " Hot Finished Potatoes Jas White Here for spring water</p>
<p>" 9 Fine Hot 80 again. Plowing Picking apples</p>
<p>" 10 " Cooler apples and Plowing 1 Ewe with Ram</p>
<p>" 11 Colder Windy with Rain John at Hastings Threshing</p>
<p>" 12 (Sunday) Cold High wind showers A {Agnes} Leith to Ch morn</p>
<p>" 13 Frost Fine " windy Leith Plowing John at Hastings until 2:30</p>
<p>" 14 Hardest frost of season then Fine and warm Bessie Came down A {Agnes} and here went to Fergus Hastings Finished</p>
<p>" 15 Fine Hot 2 Plows going A's {Agnes's} Face very sore</p>
<p>" 16 Fair Cloudy Plowing in 4 and 6 Prayer meeting here</p>
<p>" 17 Cold Cloudy morning Rain all afternoon from E</p>
<p>" 18 Cloudy Cold with wet in the air all day A {Agnes} to Fergus for Jim sprained ankle A.P. Gerrie took his cattle away 3 head 4 1/2 mos @ 1.50 = 20.25 one dollar of this should go for wire over River or = settled for 1913</p>
<p>" 19 Cloudy and very Raw None to Ch A {Agnes} Bad with Cheek and Ear</p>
<p>" 20 Thanksgiving day First snow of season about 3 in and lay all day not Frosty</p>
<p>" 21 Cold more snow but all gone by noon A {Agnes} to Fergus Re apples then her and I to Marshalls started Turnips</p>
<p>" 22 Raw and Cloudy wind S Drawing in Turnips sleet at night</p>
<p>" 23 Cloudy Warmer wet all day Jno to Fergus with Chop Leith at Turnips</p>
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<p>October 24 Cloudy showery Clearing up Grainery</p>
<p>" 25 Colder Dry afternoon all Turnips in from 10 started in 4</p>
<p>" 26 (Sunday) Cold Cloudy A {Agnes} Leith and Bessie to Ch R. Thompson here</p>
<p>" 27 mild mostly Cloudy at Turnips</p>
<p>" 28 Rain High wind went up For Some apples to D Milnes</p>
<p>" 29 Cloudy at Turnips A {Agnes} and I to Fergus and Bessie where I took a bad spell and we had to stay all night Rained all afternoon</p>
<p>" 30 Drier Came Home in Forenoon Finished Turnips S.W. of track Got Cold at night Mrs Jas A Milne Died this Forenoon after a years illnesses with Cancer age 52</p>
<p>" 31 Rain at Turnips in forenoon Both Boys at D. Milnes sael in afternoon Jno Burr and Maggie here Bessie went away with them</p>
<p>Novr 1 Hard frost Fine day at Turnips J Rennie Sr here at night</p>
<p>" 2 (Sunday) very Fine A {Agnes} Leith to Ch Messrs McDonald Vallery and Alexander here in afternoon Jas White evening</p>
<p>" 3 Cloudy Raw day Rain at night Turnip T.G. Richardson Here</p>
<p>" 4 Raw showers of snow all day Funreal {Funeral} of the Late Mrs Jas A Milne (Sarah) A {Agnes} and Leith at Funreal</p>
<p>" 5 Frost in morning then a very Fine day. Finished Turnips in Forenoon Middling Crop in afternoon Leith Plowing in 6 John in 14</p>
<p>" 6 very Fine Plowing A {Agnes} and I at Jno Rennies in afternoon</p>
<p>" 7 " " like Indian summer 2 Rigs Plowing</p>
<p>" 8 Windy and Rain all day John to Fergus Got Barrell Ed apples</p>
<p>" 9 starting at daylight and snowed or Rained all day with a very high wind none to Ch the worst storm on Record on the upper Lakes</p>
<p>" 10 showers of snow all day and hard Frost at night John to Fergus with Chop and sent a Barrell of apples and a Bag of Potatoes to Ed Took home Flour and salt The old Dog (Fox) died of old age Possibly about 15 yrs</p>
<p>" 11 Snowing Got Frosty at night Plowing</p>
<p>" 12 milder Sunny Plowing A Hanna here</p>
<p>" 13 Misty an hours heavy rain in the morning Cleaning up and mild John to Fergus with 4 Lambs = @ 7 1/2 31.50 we kept 2 $15.75 which with 6 Bucks @ $6.00 each makes a total of $83.25 for 12 Lambs add wool 18.66 = Grand total 101.91</p>
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<p>Novr 14 Fine Plowing A {Agnes} to Fergus Got sack sugar</p>
<p>" 15 very Fine Plowing in 14 John Killed sheep made good job for his First</p>
<p>" 16 (Sunday) Fine yet. None to Ch Jno Jim to Libs W. Burr Here</p>
<p>" 17 Colder but Fine drawing up threshing wood Plowing</p>
<p>" 18 warm and misty all day Rain at night Fred here for his Cattle</p>
<p>" 19 Mild Rain all day very warm at night Jas White threshing</p>
<p>" 20 Extra fine day Flies and gnats thick A {Agnes} and I to Fergus I to Dr Jas White and Thompson Bros finished threshing machine came here</p>
<p>" 21 Fine started to thresh. Broke down then to the Plow</p>
<p>" 22 " " " " " " Rain and thunder Heavy showers at night</p>
<p>" 23 Sunday Fine None to Ch Jim Came up last night Les Hanna here</p>
<p>" 24 Finished Threshing at 11 machine went to Raes 3 or 4 heavy showers of Snow with high wind</p>
<p>" 25 A {Agnes} Killed and Picked 1 doz Chickens Rae Finished Came to Jas Milne</p>
<p>" 26 Fine A {Agnes} took Chickens to Fergus sold to Wm Shortreed 78 @ 17 cts Finished threshing at Jim moved to Daves</p>
<p>" 27 Raw Cold E wind John to Fergus with Cow Sold to Shortreed $73.00 Leith at D. Milnes threshing in Forenoon (Finished) then to Rennies</p>
<p>" 28 Fine Finished Rennies Moved to Carlaws (Finished on 29</p>
<p>" 29 very Fine no Frost There has not been a day in Novr but the Plow {Coverag?}</p>
<p>" 30 (Sunday) warm like the middle of Octr Wm Richardson & Wm Thompson here</p>
<p>Decr 1 The wonderful warm weather still continues {Rivets? Flying A. Moir and his wife here. John to Fergus with Chop Jim up at night</p>
<p>" 2 Fine day plowing sod with 2 teams</p>
<p>" 3 plowing still</p>
<p>" 4 fine weather still plowing</p>
<p>" 5 A {Agnes} to Fergus to see Dr</p>
<p>" 6 R. Black and John Rennie here still plowing</p>
<p>" 7 rain in morning snowing at night frosty</p>
<p>" 8 first winter day cold and stormy</p>
<p>" 9 cold J trimming turnips</p>
<p>" 10 Leith Jim Lib at Guelph fat stock show</p>
<p>" 11 cold but fine J with load of turnips Scherio 189 G. Mc John Chapman here left machine</p>
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<p>Dec 12 fine day J trimming turnips and {Jopering?} stook</p>
<pre> 13 extra fine J to Fergus with chop Paying {tw...?}
</pre>
<pre> 14 dull Cloudy and Cold Fred and {Beth?} came Libbie stayed over for {few?} days
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<pre> 15 fine day picking Geese 13 H J and A
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<pre> 16 Moffats sale cold Jim Leith to sale
</pre>
<pre> 17 Cloudy cold wire off at river
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<pre> 18 Fred here Libbie went home cutting wood cold
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<pre> 19 J to Fergus for separator repairs
</pre>
<pre> 20 J and L Cutting wood Beautiful weather
</pre>
<pre> 21 Leith to Church Jim wheeled home Beautiful day Jim white here to see dad still very Poorly
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<pre> 22 J to Fergus with chop got 1150 cwt of coal hundred Flour
</pre>
<pre> 23 J to Fergus with turnips east storm of snow
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<pre> 24 cold but fine J picking {geese?} for Xmas
</pre>
<pre> 25 Xmas day 35 years married Jim Wheeled home from Fergus fine day John {...?} Hastings wife Stan Hanna and wife family here
</pre>
<pre> 26 fine John to Fergus with 3 Pigs at 9 {.....?}
</pre>
<pre> 27 cold Libbie here Boys getting wood
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<pre> 28 V Richardson and wife and mother here Forbes still very Poorly J Burr {Wife?} Thompson J White and wife also here
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<pre> 29 Nomination Anderson Stewart Smith
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<pre> 30 J and I to Fergus fine day
</pre>
<pre> 31 J with turnips Sherrio
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<p>1914 Jan 1 {St.....?} Jess here and went to Fergus</p>
<pre> 2 Jack and Isa and Edna presentation at Dave Milnes J. L. {..?}
</pre>
<pre> 3 snowing Barely enough for sleighing
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<pre> 4 Sunday Clear and cold
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<pre> 7 {Craig?} to {oslt?} Gerries
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<p>Jan 8 Dave Milne left this morning and the neighbors finished loading his car {...?}</p>
<p>9</p>
<p>10 Stormy day Wm Mitchell here for oats 2 loads</p>
<p>12 Mitchel got his last oats $86.50 very cold Stormy</p>
<p>13 very cold 25 below zero</p>
<p>14 Still very cold trimming turnips</p>
<p>15 a little milder C Petrie got $16.65 worth of oats16</p>
<p>16 very mild trimming turnips soft snow from due E</p>
<p>17 colder again Alex {n ?} Stewart got $36.50 of oats</p>
<p>18 a lovely day A. Moir R. Stewart W. & M Burr Wm Richardson and W. B. Thomson here to see Father</p>
<p>19 Fine day Dady {Daddy} took worse at 2 oclock in morning called R Black Fred and Libbie here also Rev Brown and Sadie Jas White {...?} daddy</p>
<p>20 Dady very low Jas Milne sat up all night {stor..?}</p>
<p>21 Father still very low R. Black R.J. Thompson & J Burr all night</p>
<p>22 R Thompson S J Burr here all day Father died at 8:37 oclock Jim came out with Simmons Rev Brown here</p>
<p>23 J Burr & I went to Fergus to arrange about the Funeral</p>
<p>24 fine day Jim at Miss Mackenzies Funeral Libbie & A Moir here</p>
<p>25 clear and cold Jno Thompson & wife & neighbors called</p>
<p>26 a very Fine day Father's funeral to Bellside aged 62 years 6 mons family all here except Mary & George</p>
<p>27 fine weather but a very sad and lonely day Harry went home</p>
<p>28 very mild tthinning turnips Edna & mother to Fergus</p>
<p>29 Still very mild Sleighing about gone Turnips to Schario Edna went home on morning train</p>
<p>30 Cold day again Geo McKewen here cuting wood in swamp</p>
<p>31 very stormy hail from the east then snow from the south to Fergus to Jno Black stock sale</p>
<p>Feb 1 sunday very stormy all day</p>
<p>2 stormy to Belwood for chop Thompsons sale after</p>
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<p>Feb 3 mother & I to Fergus very mild bought Pig from Wm Carlaw $40</p>
<p>4 turnips to Schario Pig to Fred Mcd 18 cattle of John Blacks here at $1.00 Per month</p>
<p>5 a very nice winters day only not good sleighing turnips to Schario</p>
<p>6 Raw East wind heavy snow fall from 3 oclock till high Rain all night</p>
<p>7 the worst storm this winter brote Pig home Med</p>
<p>8 Sunday Leith & mother to church still very stormy</p>
<p>9 cold to Belwood with chop</p>
<p>10 still cold gathering and cutting wood</p>
<p>11 20 below turnips to Schario</p>
<p>12 very cold triming turnips</p>
<p>13 raw East wind turnips to Schario</p>
<p>14 choring and cuting wood</p>
<p>15 Leith & mother to church Jim came out</p>
<p>16 fine morning stormy night Fergus with chop</p>
<p>17 trimming turnips snow all day</p>
<p>18 Fine day turnips to Schario</p>
<p>19 Mother & I to Fergus to see Blacks cattle</p>
<p>20 Cold to Fergus got 15 cattle from J Black $8.20</p>
<p>Killed Pig dressed 202 lbs Libbie came down</p>
<p>21 to bush for wood helped take Blacks stockers to the farm</p>
<p>22 Sunday stormy Leith & mother to church</p>
<p>23 cold cuting elm top on river</p>
<p>24 " still cuting & drawing up Elm</p>
<p>25 milder laid up with soar {sore} Back Pig away</p>
<p>26 very mild mother over to see Mrs J Rennie</p>
<p>27 still mild sold fat cattle 7 {1/2?} J Smith</p>
<p>28 mild but raw wind took cattle to Belwood weighted 3060 at 7 1/2 + $229.30</p>
<p>{Sideways in left column} The Coldest month for 28 years</p>
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<p>Mar 1 Cold stormy Leith & mother to Church</p>
<p>2 The stormiest day of the winter last night</p>
<p>3 to Fergus with Chop nice day</p>
<p>4 snow Jim here all day sick with cold</p>
<p>5 light snow Cuting {Cutting} wood & doing Choars {Chores}</p>
<p>6 snow all day helping Jas Mills & W Dix with Barn</p>
<p>7 Leith & mother to Fergus still snowing</p>
<p>8 " " to church Oswald Stewart & James Moir here still snowing</p>
<p>9 Cuting {Cutting} Elm top on river snow still</p>
<p>10 geting {getting} wood forenoon helping Jas Mills kill Pigs in the afternoon snow</p>
<p>11 Leith & I to Fergus to see and horse fare cold & stormy to Dr Kyle got bottle medicine</p>
<p>12 laid up Clear & cold Leith choaring {choring}</p>
<p>13 getting wood of the river mild Norah Wright came of the train lots of Crows</p>
<p>14 very mild Cuting {Cutting} logs mother & Norah to Fergus took Norah up to a Louttit at night</p>
<p>15 Sunday south East wind very mild mother to church</p>
<p>16 still very mild first robins drawing Elm logs to the mill river flooded crossing on the ice {stafed?} snow nearly all away</p>
<p>17 still mild to Fergus with cattle chop got Pair of rubber boots $4</p>
<p>18 cold again drawing up the lumber from the mill</p>
<p>19 cuting Balsam logs at salt spring</p>
<p>20 " " " and drawed up a load {Eli...?} {....?}</p>
<p>21 " " got one load R Thompson came up for dinner cutting fire wood in after noon</p>
<p>22 raw day S W wind and snow Leith and mother to Burrs</p>
<p>23 to Fergus with chop a very raw west wind {Rosie?} calf</p>
<p>24 milder got up a load of wood & got ready</p>
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<p>Mar 24 to clean seed grain the to John Rennies here</p>
<p>25 first Rain since Jan making three horse {Even...?}</p>
<p>26 A little frost warm morning Rain in after-noon Mr Rennie and I up to Burrs cleaning Timothy mother to Jas Gerrie Funeral {Nichol?}</p>
<p>27 Rain nearly all day started to clean seed grain {R..?} River Broke up and all gone 14th last year 5th of April 2 yrs ago</p>
<p>28 Warm day to Fergus with turnips to Schario 25 to harrows</p>
<p>29 Sunday none to church raw East wind up to Carlaws</p>
<p>30 Rain cleaning seed grain</p>
<p>31 Frost got load of oats up Leith Bessie & mother to Fergus J Rennie at night</p>
<p>April 1914 1 Cleaning up grain started to rain about 3 oclock and Rained heavy till dark wind in East for a week</p>
<p>2 got up oats & cleaned 1 1/2 inch of snow morning</p>
<p>3 " " " " " Snow again gone by night</p>
<p>4 cleaning oats to Fergus for Jim at night about the worst storm I ever faced</p>
<p>5 Sunday none to church Jim here all day back at night</p>
<p>6 snow all day took horns of {off} 14 cattle then Jas White</p>
<p>7 to Fergus with chop got asbestos and gutters for roof still cold</p>
<p>8 cleaning Dawbney oats cold & blustrie</p>
<p>9 to fergus with oats to Dr Anderson got Recipt very cold River very low frozen over morning</p>
<p>10 good Friday cuting {cutting} wood forenoon William {kut..?} here & maggie came up very windy</p>
<p>11 at wood forenoon mother took Bill & Maggie to Fergus</p>
<p>12 Easter Sunday mother Leith & Bessie to church Had dinner with grand parents very windy</p>
<p>13 fixed stabble {stable?} drawed up wood fore noon cleaned out Beaver meadow ditch</p>
<p>14 Fine day shingling house Leith tooch {took} down chop didn't get it Heard frogs first time</p>
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<p>April 15 Jim and I shingling Leith got chop home Mother took Bessie home shingles 42 years on</p>
<p>16 shingling warm day</p>
<p>17 " hotest {hottest} day this season ( george Rennie Plowing</p>
<p>18 " still warm no rain yet this month</p>
<p>19 finished shingling the main part of the house</p>
<p>20 sunday Jim Leith & mother to Church heavy rain</p>
<p>21 rain all day a little snow at night cleaning seed First Swallows</p>
<p>22 raw wind got seed Barley 15 bus from J Rennie starte {started?} plough & cultivate</p>
<p>23 Plowing in 13 Cultivating in 9 nice day</p>
<p>24 Geo Rennie got 25 bus of oats Daub East wind</p>
<p>25 mother to Fergus paying interest on home place Rain (heifer)</p>
<p>26 Leith & mother to church a dull day a little warmer</p>
<p>27 harrowing in forenoon sowing afternoon</p>
<p>28 sowing all day Leith cultivating</p>
<p>29 rain all day mother to Rev Browns for tea put up wire on the other side of river</p>
<p>30 ground to wet in forenoon finished sowing the hill at the back of the lower house</p>
<p>May 1 harrowing in 10 cultivating in 8 frost last night little Pigs</p>
<p>2 sowing 10 harrowing 8 warm</p>
<p>3 mother & Leith to Church good groath {growth?} to day</p>
<p>4 sowing & cultivating 6 a little rain</p>
<p>5 finished 8 & sowed 6 harrowing in boath {both}</p>
<p>6 cultivating & disc in 14 a little rain in afternoon</p>
<p>7 finished cultivating 14 and harrowed mother to Fergus on train</p>
<p>8 finished harrowing 14 & started to sow it</p>
<p>9 finished sowing & harrowing 14 at five o clock to {Fergus?}</p>
<p>10 Leith & mother to church Leith to sunday school show</p>
<p>11 Cultivating harrowing & sowing in 4 dull day</p>
<p>12 to Fergus with chop a dirty day hail & rain Jas Mills got the rest of his oats 74 1/2 bus</p>
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<p>May 12 all after noon Leith finished cultivating 4 Jno Bilton Came to Fence</p>
<p>13 harrowing & finished sowing 4</p>
<p>14 sowed some patches in spring field where the {new?} 62 acres</p>
<p>seeding was killed not Finished seeding at noon</p>
<p>15 warm got mangold ground ready to drill</p>
<p>16 drilled and sowed mangolds warmer {Early Potatoes put in?}</p>
<p>17 Leith & mother to church in morning Jas and I at night</p>
<p>18 Finished mangolds sowing very warm</p>
<p>19 Leith & Jas drawing rails to Jno Belton fencing mother & I to Fergus Re {Sefe notl?} hot & dusty wild plums in bloom</p>
<p>20 Leith & Jim drawing rails & diging frost holes for wire</p>
<p>21 building fence along 14 Ten chain of wire & 4 or rails steers out</p>
<p>22 mother Leith & Jim up to Libbie John Belton finished fence around swamp got Pit at 8 {duchoal?} & $10.60 in cash Rain heavy Bergin got lamb 88 lbs at $7 Leith stayed up their {there}</p>
<p>23 cultivating all day cool & windy agnes kitchen up</p>
<p>19 Leith & Jas drawing rails to Jno Belton fencing</p>
<p>Mother & I to Fergus Re Safe note hot & dusty wild Plum in bloom</p>
<p>20 Leith & Jim drawing rails & digging frost holes for wire</p>
<p>21 building fence along 14 An chain of wire & 4 of wire steers out</p>
<p>22 mother Leith & Jim up to Libbie John Belton finished fence around swamp got Pit at $8 {duchaot?} & $10.60 in cash Rain heavy Bergin got lamb 88 lbs at $7 Leith stayed up their {there}</p>
<p>23 cultivating all day cool & windy agnes kitchen up</p>
<p>24 hot in fore noon then rain from 4 oclock agnes & 3 to church</p>
<p>25 Rain till Eleven then cleared warm & windy picking over potatoes agnes went home Jim to Fergus</p>
<p>26 drawing out manure on hill at back of other house</p>
<p>27 finished manure and ploughed potato ground</p>
<p>28 harrowing potatoes ground drill cut & planted Libbie brought Leith home away 6 days</p>
<p>29 Leith plowing for turnips mother & I to Fergus paid interest on lower place & To Broadfoot for mare {...?} to Jno Bremner at night and Paid int</p>
<p>30 Leith ploughing Jim & I planting corn</p>
<p>31 Sunday mother & boys to church David Mills here</p>
<p>June 1 Leith Finished Plowing turnip ground & harrowed Jim & I planting corn</p>
<p>2 Leith Plowing for Buckwheat & clipping sheep</p>
<p>3 cleaning wood of little field Leith Plow Jim to {momc..?}</p>
<p>4 " " and started to plough a little rain</p>
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<p>June 5 drilling & sowing turnips Leith Plowing for Buckwheat</p>
<p>6 to Fergus with chop</p>
<p>7 Mother Leith & Jim to Church hot our first thunder storm at 2:30 in afternoon barn struck with Lightning</p>
<p>8 plowing for buckwheat & finished little field to provincial convention Udney Richardson chosen got home chop</p>
<p>9 drilling for turnips Jim sowed Leith harrowing B.W</p>
<p>10 Leith finished Buck wheat land I laid up soar {sore} back</p>
<p>this line is right 11 Leith & Jim sowed & harrowed Buckwheat very hot & dusty</p>
<p>choaring & fixing up things cleaned seed Buckwheat</p>
<p>Leith & Jim sowed & harrowed buckwheat very hot</p>
<p>12 Jim took drill down to a a armstrong for Geo Rennie Leith took down fence at orchid I finished turnips</p>
<p>13 saturday fencing orchid Jim & mother to church Mae & Hazle came out with them</p>
<p>14 Jim & mother started to church horse got away give mother a bad shaken up Roy Black brot her home</p>
<p>15 around the house helping mother Jim to Fergus for repairs</p>
<p>16 thinning mangolds second time in June of</p>
<p>17 anny record frost the last to mornings put in culvert below track</p>
<p>18 at the mangolds Jim to guelph warmer</p>
<p>19 Rain all fore noon then north wind & cool</p>
<p>20 a very heavy frost ice at river in morning potatoes & corn badly frozen Mother & Jim to fergus re Doctor {pigs?} 16</p>
<p>21 sunday a little rain in the afternoon a good one at night</p>
<p>22 warm again to nomination provincial Richardson & {....?}</p>
<p>23 finished drawing gravel to culvert below track thunderstorm</p>
<p>24 finished thining sugarbeet then pulling mustard Pig home</p>
<p>25 Leith scuffling & to fergus with chop pig</p>
<p>26 hoeing turnips & scuffoling {scuffling}</p>
<p>27 shingling hen house then to fergus for hay {loder?} & a pair of calves cold raw day</p>
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<p>June 28 sunday I up to Libbies showery and warm</p>
<p>29 Election P Richardson majority 437 rain all day</p>
<p>30 cuting weeds in hay & hoeing & scuffling turnips</p>
<p>July 1 hoeing & scuffling turnips threting {threatening} rain all day</p>
<p>2 shingling side of hen house boys cutting thistles</p>
<p>3 Road woork {work} Jim driving Geo Rennie's team</p>
<p>4 " " " " Pulling mustard & hoeing & scuffling</p>
<p>5 sunday very hot Leith & mother to church</p>
<p>6 Jim scuffling mangolds Leith at Wm dix I hoeing</p>
<p>7 Jim & Leith hoeing & scuffling I to Fergus pig chop</p>
<p>8 " " " I to Fergus for chop wm shortreed here bought heiffer {heifer} 758 and 3 lambs at 7 {each?} = 21</p>
<p>9 delivered heiffer {heifer} very hot & dry needing rain bad</p>
<p>10 all hoeing turnips " " "</p>
<p>11 mother & I to Fergus forenoon hoeing mangolds second time</p>
<p>12 Sunday Jim & Leith to church a little rain afternoon</p>
<p>13 dull morning ground mower {nails?} & cement wall in shed</p>
<p>14 hoeing mangolds 2 time Jim & Leith hoeing for J Rennie</p>
<p>15 started to cut hay very light</p>
<p>16 men her puting up hay loader Jim & Leith at Geo Rennies half day raking & drawed in one load</p>
<p>17 Jim {sked?} hoeing turnips then Paris g potatoes 22 loads</p>
<p>18 Jim & Leith finished g Rennies turnips I cut hay PM</p>
<p>19 sunday Leith & mother to church in morning J & I at night</p>
<p>20 haying in 13 dry & hot</p>
<p>21 " " " " "</p>
<p>22 haying in 11 very dry need rain bad</p>
<p>23 a little rain in forenoon cementing front of shed</p>
<p>24 damp forenoon took in two loads in afternoon</p>
<p>25 Jim to fergus & cuting hay took in 3 loads Edna and family came home up from Toronto</p>
<p>26 dry & hot none to church in morning</p>
<p>27 " " " cuting in 11 raching {raking?} & drawing in</p>
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<p>July 28 finished cuting 11 drawing in We need rain bad</p>
<p>" 29 cuting in 3 drawing from 11 & cuting in spring</p>
<p>" 30 drawing in 3 & spring finished hay Except {rakings?}</p>
<p>" 31 finley finished hay started to cut oats 78 days sowed</p>
<p>Aug 1 to Fergus for chop very dry things brown and harvest coming to fast got 50 lbs twine</p>
<p>" 2 sunday Leith & mother to church a little rain</p>
<p>" 3 finished cuting spring field started in 17</p>
<p>" 4 finished 17 cut it mostly one way</p>
<p>" 5 took in timothy and one load of oats mother at Robert Black</p>
<p>" 6 hoeing turnips mother and at Elora udney brought her home</p>
<p>" 7 Jim took Edna and family to {Subbies?} started to cut spring {frely?}</p>
<p>" 8 Jim at Geo Rennies drawing in Leith & I drawing in oats</p>
<p>" 9 sunday none to church oswald stewart here Harry came up last night</p>
<p>" 10 I took Harry up to Fred's a little rain cuting in afternoon Pig {away?}</p>
<p>" 11 wet all forenoon Jim at Wm Dix helping rais driveing shed I finished cuting hill in 17 started in 10</p>
<p>" 12 finished cuting in 10 started in 8</p>
<p>" 13 " " " 8 forenoon rain in afternoon to Fergus Harry came home with me</p>
<p>" 14 started to cut and broke to Fergus for repair Libbie came down wwith Edna & family Mother went up</p>
<p>" 15 cuting in 8 then in 14 nice cool for horses</p>
<p>" 16 sunday Jim to church in morning then up to Libbies for mother booth to church at nigh a little rain</p>
<p>" 17 cuting in 14 very warm</p>
<p>" 18 rain to Fergus for chop got oat meal</p>
<p>" 19 " finished cement in front shed A Moir & wife here</p>
<p>" 20 " plowing sod below station</p>
<p>" 21 cuting mixed grain in 14</p>
<p>" 22 " " " " 5 finished</p>
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<p>August 23 Sunday a very nice drying Leith mother & Bess to Church</p>
<p>24 Turned out shocks and drawing in Edna and I to Fergus</p>
<p>25 Very nice day drawing in mixed grain</p>
<p>26 Edna and family went home Stacking at the lower place Leith at Geo Rennies</p>
<p>27 Stacking at lower place Seth at Rennies</p>
<p>28 " " " " finished {Illegible} one load</p>
<p>29 Rain till 3 in afternoon Jim to Fergus plowed {Illegible}</p>
<p>30 Sunday a little rain Jim & Leith to Church</p>
<p>31 to Elora for lumber Leith plowing rain</p>
<p>Sept 1 plowing a little the heaviest rain since June</p>
<p>2 " a very good drying day</p>
<p>3 " geting ready to thresh rain again on afternoon</p>
<p>4 Jas white & Thompsons threshing</p>
<p>5 I Thompsons a little in morning then here till four in afternoon 6 hours threshing at lower place</p>
<p>6 Sunday rain last night night gina & mother to Church wind {Illegible}</p>
<p>7 Jim & Leith at Jas Milnes threshing & choaring {jchoring}</p>
<p>8 " at Geo & John Rennies " I to Fergus for chop got salt flour from H Ellis and Paid for 5 hundred</p>
<p>9 Jim picking {Illegible} Leith & I drawing up straw finished harvest after 11 days wet weather</p>
<p>11 10 Leith plowing Jim and I shingling other house</p>
<p>12 " " " " " boarding in shed</p>
<p>13 Sunday Leith & mother to church Rachel {with them?}</p>
<p>14 Cuting buckwheat and corn very warm</p>
<p>15 " corn Leith Plowing</p>
<p>16 Shocking buckwheat and corn made harrow cart</p>
<p>17 finished " Leith harrowing Jim & mother to Fergus</p>
<p>18 To Fergus for chop took wood to grand Father wheat</p>
<p>19 laying cement floor in pig pen & drew in Brick</p>
<p>20 none to Church a very nice day</p>
<p>21 Put off two loads of Buckwheat then picking stones Mrs Pugh 3 bags oats</p>
<p>22 three hands at stones Jno {Brether?} barn Burned</p>
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<p>Sept 22 by lighting a very bag {big?} storm</p>
<p>23 fixed the in side of pig pen Leith plowing</p>
<p>24 got the pigs into the pen Jim - Leith to Fergus show</p>
<p>25 drawing out manure and plowing at lower place</p>
<p>26 " " " " " Jim at Geo Rennie</p>
<p>27 Sunday Jim Leith & mother to church cool day</p>
<p>28 finished manure at lower place cut corn in little field</p>
<p>29 puting in cement in for cattle forenoon then shocking corn</p>
<p>30 to Fergus for chop horse & pig took wood to grandpa A Rae threshed</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">Oct 1914</span></h3>
<p>Oct 1 Leith cultivated and harrowed & at cement very dry again</p>
<p>2 started the mangolds & at Jno Rennie tile Bea</p>
<p>3 at mangolds & cement Jim at " " " " {Jno Rennie tile Bea} and Jas Mills raising forenoon got lighting rods A Rae Brot home oats</p>
<p>4 sunday Leith & mother to church Fred & Libbie & Robert Thompson here also Henderson Black</p>
<p>5 at the mangolds very warm {A?} Smith finished Rods</p>
<p>6 Leith at Geo Rennies corn Jim and I pulling mangolds</p>
<p>7 started to manure at home " " Leith " "</p>
<p>8 at manure till it rained thunder all around us William Hugh threshed</p>
<p>9 " " morning rain afternoon at cement</p>
<p>10 " " finished mangolds 21 loads good crop rain and thunder black cow calved</p>
<p>11 sunday very windy None to church in morning Jim at night</p>
<p>12 Aunt Ida & Lizzie here drawing out manure</p>
<p>13 plowing & drawing out manure</p>
<p>14 to Fergus for chop started to potatoes</p>
<p>15 Leith and Jim at potatoes I finished cement</p>
<p>16 Rain working in stables</p>
<p>17 " " " " afternoon Leith plow</p>
<p>18 sunday Leith and mother to church Bessie & Will & Jessie Clark here Jno Burr came after Bessie</p>
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<p>19 finished potatoes {...cept?} harrowing</p>
<p>Oct 20 finley {finally?} finished potatoes started turnips the latest with potatoes for some time Jas White threshing after noon fenced the straw stack</p>
<p>21 Jas White threshing getting ready for threshing</p>
<p>22 Thompsons " " " forenoon pulling {...?} up {afternoon?}</p>
<p>23 threshing at home started 8:30 finished at 3:30</p>
<p>24 Jno Hastings threshing I to Fergus with chop took oats for war fund Leith picking apples took up cabbages first frost for three weeks</p>
<p>25 sunday cool Leith mother to church and sunday school</p>
<p>26 Leith at Hasting threshing I diging pit toping turnips</p>
<p>27 nasty fixing stables forenoon picking first turnips after noon</p>
<p>28 picking turnips a very nice turnips day</p>
<p>29 30 nasty rain and snow Jim & I fixing stables Leith plowing Jim and mother to Fergus on 30th</p>
<p>31 nice again at the turnips</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Nov 1914</span></h2>
<p>Nov 1 Sunday Leith to church Mr Mrs Stan Hanna and family here a very heavy thunder storm</p>
<p>2 nice again at the turnip</p>
<p>3 rainey forenoon got too loads in I toping</p>
<p>4 at the turnips showery mother {off?} to Burns</p>
<p>5 " " " " with snow & rain tied in 16 feeding cattle</p>
<p>6 finished turnips mother over to Thompsons</p>
<p>7 Leith plow Jim & I taking posts and wire of railway</p>
<p>8 Sunday cold Leith & mother to church</p>
<p>9 to Fergus for chop Leith plowing</p>
<p>10 to hard to plow covering pit the first snow storm</p>
<p>11 stormy Jim & mother to Fergus Jno Ford got Lamb</p>
<p>12 Leith plowing Jim & I building in door at the lower place very heavy snow at night</p>
<p>13 rain this morning thunder for the third time this month afternoon clear & cool</p>
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<p>Nov 14 Leith plowing Jim & I still at the doors at lower place</p>
<p>" 15 Sunday none to church a steady rain all day S E</p>
<p>" 16 Jim choaring {choring} Leith & I plowing finished 14</p>
<p>" 17 very stormy choaring {choring} Jim went to Fergus to store</p>
<p>" 18 to Fergus with chop did not get it cold</p>
<p>" 19 took Lombs and sow to fergus pig $32 Lamb $45 got Right with Wm Shortreed brot home chop Heavy snow fall</p>
<p>" 20 Leith & mother to Fergus I choaring {choring} rev Brown and Sadie</p>
<p>" 21 Choaring {choring} I laid up with soar {sore} foot Sleighing fair</p>
<p>" 22 sunday none to Church very heavy snow at times</p>
<p>" 23 to Fergus with cutter re Black note horse shod</p>
<p>" 25 24 mild choaring snow going fast</p>
<pre>" 26 " " sleighing gone
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<p>" 27 " " filled up a load of chop</p>
<p>" 28 to Fergus with chop plowed a little afternoon</p>
<p>" 29 sunday mild Leith & mother to church</p>
<p>" 30 Rain nearly all day yong {young?} sow away plowing a little</p>
<p>Dec 1 1914 1234 plowing over on Hill Leith choaring</p>
<p>" 5 filled wood shed fore noon plowing afternoon</p>
<p>" 6 Leith and mother Church John Black here</p>
<p>" 7 raw cold day drawing out manure Leith B d</p>
<p>" 8 " " " " " "</p>
<p>" 9 to Fergus with chop Leith with Dix with cattle</p>
<p>" 10 9 Pigs to Fergus 1750 lbs @ 6.85</p>
<p>" 11 Mother to Toronto milder</p>
<p>" 12 mild keeping {Batch?} Hall sow away</p>
<p>" 13 Sunday heavy snowfall</p>
<p>" 14 Mother came home colder stormy Leith Alex Louttits {......?}</p>
<p>" 15 stormy and Cold choaring</p>
<p>" 16 Alex Louttits sale stormy</p>
<p>" 17 John Hastings sale more snow</p>
<p>" 18 Fergus with chop Raes sale</p>
<p>" 19 Choring Mrs W. Hannas Sr Funeral</p>
<p>" 20 sunday mother Leith to church Jack {Als..?} over snow fall</p>
<p>" 21 very stormy picking geese</p>
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<p>Dec 22 Spent choaring mother and I plucking geese</p>
<p>" 23 to Fergus with geese a very stormy afternoonn</p>
<p>" 24 cuting wood & choaring Leith to Fergus at night</p>
<p>" 25 christmas at home Jim out with us very cold</p>
<p>" 26 still cold choaring 15 below yesterday Fergus chop</p>
<p>" 27 Sunday Leith & mother to church stormy</p>
<p>" 28to Fergus with chop {cart?} home booth {both} loads</p>
<p>" 30 mother at Jas mills J plucking chickens</p>
<p>" 31 " & I to Fergus with chickens got 1350 of coal</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">January 1915</span></h3>
<p>Jan 1 New years day mother {....?} get her dinner with her Father & mother aunt Jessie their</p>
<p>" 2 nice morning but very stormy after 930</p>
<p>" 3 Sunday none to church very nice day</p>
<p>" 4 to Fergus for cattle chop " " "</p>
<p>" 5 mild day mother up to Libbies took wire of at river</p>
<p>" 6 Leith at Bob Blacks threshing started to rain at 11 oclock</p>
<p>" 7 " " " " " moved to Rennies afternoon</p>
<p>" 8 " " Rennies all day yesterday was very windy</p>
<p>" 9 " " Geo Rennies all day</p>
<p>" 10 Sunday Leith & mother to church very nice weather</p>
<p>" 11 Leith at Geo Rennies threshing in the afternoon mother to se Mrs J {Rennie?}</p>
<p>" 12 " Jas Mills threshing finished after noon Mcdonalds horse power</p>
<p>" 13 to Fergus with horse & pig chop extra nice weather</p>
<p>" 14 " " " cattle chop</p>
<p>" 15 started to draw out manure over to {McFerrins?} at night</p>
<p>" 16 at manure a very disagreeable East wind</p>
<p>" 17 a little rain this morning Leith & mother to church</p>
<p>" 18 colder choaring to Jas Martin sale</p>
<p>" 19 snowy " " Alex Rogers sale</p>
<p>" 20 milder again turnips to Schario {SC ?} first</p>
<p>" 21 colder " " " "</p>
<p>" 22 choaring and drawing out manure a very dirty night</p>
<p>" 23 to Fergus with chop fine day but roads heavy</p>
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<p>Jan 24 Sunday Leith & mother to church Ben Morrison here in afternoon</p>
<p>" 25 heavy snow last night took Carlow sheep home and got ours home</p>
<p>" 26 Leith & mother to Fergus I choaring fine day</p>
<p>" 27 fine day sold cattle to Alex White 16 at</p>
<p>" 28 " " choaring I not very well</p>
<p>" 29 choaring a little colder again</p>
<p>" 30 " milder by night cuting wood</p>
<p>" 31 Sunday none to church rain & froze at night</p>
<p>Feb 1 cold & stormy a very bad storm at night over to J Rennie mother stayed I went after her at night</p>
<p>" 2 very stormy trains snow bound first time</p>
<p>" 3 brakeing roads forenoon to Thompsons sale after</p>
<p>" 4 to Fergus for chop & takeing in turnips after</p>
<p>" 5 took out the fat cattle mild had a little rain Bessie came</p>
<p>" 6 choaring took up cattle & colts from below</p>
<p>" 7 Leith & mother to church Jim came out</p>
<p>" 8 drawing out manure raw wind</p>
<p>" 9 " in turnip very frosty first Lamb</p>
<p>" 10 to the bush for the first time snow very deep Black cow away</p>
<p>" 11 Leith mother & Bessie to Alex Moir mild & rain</p>
<p>" 12 to Fergus for chop roads soft</p>
<p>" 13 raw east wind A Moir exch oats oswald & Boys here</p>
<p>" 14 sunday Mother Leith & Bessie to church rain</p>
<p>" 15 fine day turnips to Schario</p>
<p>" 16 " " " " "</p>
<p>" 17 " " " " Beattie</p>
<p>" 18 " " Fergus with Pig chop</p>
<p>" 19 " " another Pair of Lambs Jim & Leith to Fergus</p>
<p>" 20 " " cuting logs snow still deep</p>
<p>" 21 sunday Jim & Leith to church an extra fine day Libbie came down</p>
<p>" 22 Maggie Burr Came Bessie went home Libbie went home drawing up logs misty</p>
<p>" 23 {..in?} all day Cleaning grain</p>
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<p>Feb 24 Jim at Jno Rennie mother & I to Fergus rains morn</p>
<p>Feb 25 colder choaring & cuting wood</p>
<p>" 26 stormy & cold to L. Brown's at night with Robt Black mother stayed at Black's cleaning grain</p>
<p>" 27 still cold & stormy choaring Jim to fergus train</p>
<p>" 28 Sunday Leith & mother to church cold</p>
<p>Mar 1 Jim & Leith to Fergus for horse chop</p>
<p>" 2 cold & stormy Jim at R Blacks Black Bell away</p>
<p>" 3 cuting and drawing wood from swamp</p>
<p>" 4 at wood clear and cold wind</p>
<p>" 5 took in turnip from {pit?} a very raw {Cold?} wind snow high</p>
<p>" 6 Jim at R Blacks Leith & mother to Fergus</p>
<p>" 7 " & mother to Church a stormy forenoon</p>
<p>" 8 mother sick cold nothing doing</p>
<p>" 9 drawing out at teh bush cuting wood</p>
<p>" 10 drawing out manure forenoon w.g. gerrie sale</p>
<p>" 11 " out manure Jim at Blacks mother at Geo Rennies</p>
<p>" 12 Jim at Blacks Leith & I at seed fair a fine day</p>
<p>" 13 drawing out manure</p>
<p>" 14 sunday Jim and Leith at church cold wind</p>
<p>" 15 drawing out manure a soft day</p>
<p>" 16 cold wind to Andrew Tomsons sale</p>
<p>" 17 at manure milder again snow going fast</p>
<p>" 18 to Fergus with sheep and chop Pattisons sale</p>
<p>" 19 start to manure but sleighing went so fast we had to quit sleighing done for this year</p>
<p>" 21 sunday none to church over to Tompsons Earl here</p>
<p>" 20 Mother to Fergus on train fixing pig pen</p>
<p>" 22 colder choaring & cuting wood</p>
<p>" 23 cleaning grain milder lots of mud</p>
<p>" 24 " Buckwheat to Fergus for chop river Broke up but did not get threw Fergus</p>
<p>" 25 cleaning grain colder pigs 7</p>
<p>" 26 cold & wind up to Libbie walked</p>
<p>" 27 came home boys choaring a cold wind</p>
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<p>Mar 28 Sunday Leith & jim to church walking up to Blacks</p>
<p>" 29 heavy snow storm Last night and all day to day cleaning oats for to ship Tompsons brot 5 cattle</p>
<p>" 30 turnips to {Beattie?} at 20c Jim at R Black's</p>
<p>" 31 " " " Leith over to clarkes for crate</p>
<p>April 1915</p>
<p>April 1 W S Clark here takeing of horns & Thompsons Rennies toock in 25bus of oats to ship to Kerry mother Pd Rutherford</p>
<p>" 2 cutting wood good Friday</p>
<p>" 3 turnips to Schario forenoon oats to young 10 bus</p>
<p>" 4 Sunday Jim mother to church morning snow morning</p>
<p>" 5 Misty & rain drawing timber for J Brett</p>
<p>" 6 " warm sun afternoon " " " "</p>
<p>" 7 Jim to Fergus on train I to Belwood oats to Wilson warm</p>
<p>" 8 cuting wood a very warm sun first frogs</p>
<p>" 9 a little rain cuting wood frogs 11 carlow sow</p>
<p>" 10 " " " to Fergus heavy rain in afternoon</p>
<p>" 11 Sunday drying fast Ben Morrison & I to church</p>
<p>" 12 drawing up oats 8 cleaning them fine day Edna came up</p>
<p>" 13 mother and I to Fergus A Stewart & Wm {Challow?} funeral got 7 cattle from F Carlaw</p>
<p>" 14 drawing up oats & cleaning</p>
<p>" 15 " " " " " to Fergus for chop plowing first</p>
<p>" 16 started to sod Leith corn ground</p>
<p>" 17 " " " " " " Jim at Blacks</p>
<p>" 18 sunday Jim & mother to church fine day</p>
<p>" 19 Leith plowing I started to cut {watering?}</p>
<p>" 20 " " cultivating mother started for Tugashe Sask swallows</p>
<p>" 21 plowing on hill Leith plowing and Harrow</p>
<p>" 22 hard frost plowing & cultivating drying fast</p>
<p>" 23 harrowing very hot to Fergus for pig chop</p>
<p>" 24 very hot sowing on the hill Leith Harrow</p>
<p>" 25 " " fore noon heavy thunder in afternoon</p>
<p>" 26 Leith harrow I finished sowing Hill</p>
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<p>April 27 I harrowing where roots were Leith finished hill 3 very heavy thunder storms makeing the ground very wet lots have to sow over again</p>
<p>" 28 Jim & Leith puting wire on at river I up to Fred's for four calves $84 Tompsons cattle away</p>
<p>" 29 Leith plowing sod I drawing out manure</p>
<p>" 30 " " " " finished and cultivate</p>
<p>May 1 took down hay to cattle below brot {...?} straw I cultivating showers the last 3 days</p>
<p>" 2 grandmother Gerrie died 84 years old cold raw wind</p>
<p>" 3 sowed and harrowed below station frost morn</p>
<p>" 4 Harrowing & sowing N.W. side of beaver meadow</p>
<p>" 5 finished sowing and harrowed Leith harrowing in back field below track grandmother Funeral</p>
<p>" 6 sowing back field below track and Leith frost plowing for mangold's cultivated last field</p>
<p>" 7 Harrowing hot & dusty forenoon rain after</p>
<p>" 8 " S.E side rain at night heavy thunder</p>
<p>" 9 sunday ver cold snow morning Jim & Rose to church</p>
<p>" 10 plowing 3 teams in 8 cool and windy plum in bloom</p>
<p>" 11 finished plowing harrowing and sowing</p>
<p>" 12 " sowing and got it harrowed & rain</p>
<p>" 13 to Fergus for chop got horses shod and pd {Hodge?}</p>
<p>" 14 drilling for mangolds Leith cultivating</p>
<p>" 15 sowing mangolds forenoon putting wire across river afternoon fence {vurvers?} on between Hughes & Mills</p>
<p>" 16 very cold sunday rain afternoon</p>
<p>" 17 putting wire on at {gerties?} Geo Rennies got oats drawing rails afternoon</p>
<p>" 18 building fence Leith plowing for Buck wheat 1/8 ice</p>
<p>" 19 cold " " " " " "</p>
<p>" 20 wet & cold started to plow for corn Leith plow</p>
<p>" 21 " thunder at noon heavy rain warm at night</p>
<p>" 22 cold again plowing for corn & Buck wheat</p>
<p>" 23 sunday cool and sunny none to church</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May 1915 == === 159 {upper right corner} =</span></h2>
<p>May 24 cool & sunny Harry & Forbes here plowing afternoon</p>
<p>" 25 plowing with to team cold and windy</p>
<p>" 26 ice 1/8 of an inch drawing out manure</p>
<p>" 27 a little warmer " " "</p>
<p>" 28 manure in forenoonto Fergus afternoon sent money to Huron Erie got bag of flour</p>
<p>" 29 at manure at lower place for potatoes</p>
<p>" 30 sunday cool & windy Leith to church</p>
<p>" 31 at manure for turnip at lower place finished</p>
<p>June 1 1915 cuting potatoes and plowing for them</p>
<p>" 2 planting potatoes forenoon at tile for Rennie after</p>
<p>" 3 Leith plowing I drawing tile for our selve rain morn</p>
<p>" 4 finished sowing corn and harrowed it</p>
<p>" 5 drawing out manure yesterday afternoon and today washed the sheep after dinner</p>
<p>" 6 Sunday Edna Rose and Family to Burr's Oswald Stewart here</p>
<p>" 7 a little rain this morning heavy rain at night Lamb stuned with Lightening Cull watering</p>
<p>" 9 drilled & sowed turnips at lower place Lamb died</p>
<p>" 10 Leith cultivating broke axle I harrowed Early pota to Fergus in after noon got cultivator from {Ge chah..?}</p>
<p>" 11 started to build fence between to places</p>
<p>" 12 drilling & sowing turnip fencing & Harrow night</p>
<p>" 13 Sunday none to Church very hot thunder at night</p>
<p>" 14 fencing and scuffling mangolds Edna Rose & family up to Libbies Clover in Bloom</p>
<p>" 15 rained since 11 last night till noon cleaning up Barnyard Edna & Jim to Fergus</p>
<p>" 16 Leith cultivating drilling & sowing turnips to Fergus got Binder twine $10.25</p>
<p>" 17 Leith Cutivating I shearing sheep Jim at Jno Brett raising</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June 1915 == === 160 {upper left corner} =</span></h2>
<p>June 18 Harrowing & plowing warmer</p>
<p>" 19 Jim & Leith plowing I to Fergus wool 35c</p>
<p>" 20 Sunday Jim & Rose to Church</p>
<p>" 21 plowing for Buckwheat Mother Home from west</p>
<p>" 22 23 " frost & Snow morning " Fergus for chop</p>
<p>" 24 " mother " to " grandpa ' Jime at Jno Brett Barn raising</p>
<p>" 25 Jim at Bretts finished plowing for Buck wheat Leith harrowing</p>
<p>" 26 " " {Leith harrowing} Fred Libbie and Boys down</p>
<p>" 27 Sunday clear & warm Leith to church</p>
<p>" 28 sowing & Harrowing Buckwheat</p>
<p>" 29 " " " finished at noon Cuting rafters for F.B. Anderson</p>
<p>" 30 finished rafters 31 to Geo moon raising after noon</p>
<p>July 1 hoeing mangolds forenoon rain afternoon</p>
<p>" 2 drawing rafters out of bush and took load over</p>
<p>" 3 hoeing mangolds took to load of rafters to F B Anderson fixed mower tung and it rained Harry Jones went home on night train</p>
<p>" 4 sunday Leith Edna and 2 childre to A Moir</p>
<p>" 5 hoeing mangolds hot</p>
<p>" 6 finished " then pulling mustard</p>
<p>" 7 at the road woork {work} 3 hands and team rain all after noon</p>
<p>" 8 finished road work 36 load of gravel</p>
<p>" 9 hoeing turnips {....?} served</p>
<p>" 10 " " Jim went to Toronto</p>
<p>" 11 sunday none to church fine day</p>
<p>" 12 at the turnips a very heavey rain afternoon {Mcurins?} at night</p>
<p>" 13 " " " mother came out on train sold too cattle Shortreed 8 1/2</p>
<p>" 14 hoeing turnips got a good day at them</p>
<p>" 15 finished turniip at home place to Fergus</p>
<p>" 16 fixing up things for haying Leith scuffling</p>
<p>" 17 to Fergus for pig feed $33.40 " "</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July 1915 == === 161 {upper right corner} =</span></h2>
<p>July 18 Sunday Leith & Forbes to church warm</p>
<p>" 19 wet morning Lowered Beam in barn</p>
<p>" 20 started haying cutting at back of swamp</p>
<p>" 21 to F B Andersons barn raising rain</p>
<p>" 22 put up hay fork forenoon Paris green potatoes afternoon</p>
<p>" 23 draw in hay and cut some</p>
<p>" 24 " " " " " " Harry came up Hot and dry To Fergus got set of team harrness {harness}</p>
<p>" 25 sunday did not dry anny all day</p>
<p>" 26 rain again and no hay weather</p>
<p>" 27 fair hoeing turnip hot sun threting {threatening} rain</p>
<p>" 28 showers all day poor hay weather nothing doing since saturday</p>
<p>" 29 Hot cutting hay & raking to Fergus</p>
<p>" 30 very hot cutting & drawing in one field finished</p>
<p>" 31 scuffling & getting wood forenoon rackin {raking} & drawing in after</p>
<p>1915 Aug 1 Sunday very hot Owald Stewart here</p>
<p>" 2 to Fergus moving grandpappa Gerrie out home with us</p>
<p>" 3 heavy rain all forenoon heaviest rain for 40 years grain all down</p>
<p>" 4 5 6 7 wet & no hay weather Edna & family home on 4th</p>
<p>" 8 sunday nice day Agnes {Hog?} here</p>
<p>" 9 10 11 fine at hay & scuffling turnips</p>
<p>" 12 13 14 wet and nasty 13 grandpa & I to Fergus</p>
<p>" 15 Leith & mother to church Fine</p>
<p>" 16 17 fine at hay Jim Home again</p>
<p>" 18 19 " " " started harvest cutting Hill</p>
<p>" 20 cutting grain & finished Haying one month at it</p>
<p>" 21 " " over net McFerrin drain</p>
<p>" 22 sunday Leith & mother to church</p>
<p>" 23 finished cutting over their started in 9 {rain?}</p>
<p>" 24 finished 9 started in 8 a heavy crop</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August 1915 == === 162 {upper left corner} =</span></h2>
<p>Aug 25 started cutting broke not much done</p>
<p>" 26 not much done broke the tung</p>
<p>" 27 cutting and drawing in fine day frost</p>
<p>" 28 " " " " {fences?} back of other {horse?} in</p>
<p>" 29 Sunday fine day Jim & mother to Church</p>
<p>" 30 Cold & wet shocked a {bit?} over to Elora about silo</p>
<p>" 31 cuting grain in 8 finished ice this morning</p>
<p>Sept 1 " " " 3 " Jim & Leith shocking</p>
<p>" 2 drawing in to stack from 9 & 15</p>
<p>" 3 " " " " " 15 hotvery</p>
<p>" 4 finished 15 and got 3 in to barn</p>
<p>" 5 sunday cloudy East wind & a little rain</p>
<p>" 6 Built fence at back of swamp rain got rails for stack & turned shocks</p>
<p>" 7 " plowing in 7 sod</p>
<p>" 8 wet " " "</p>
<p>" 9 cuting in 5 Jim shocking in 8 Leith in 5</p>
<p>" 10 " " " finished and got it shocked</p>
<p>" 11 turned shocks in 8 to wet to come in othes are drawing</p>
<p>" 12 heavy rain thunder all day Jim Gerrie and wife here</p>
<p>" 13 plowing in {7?} Jim at McFerrins threshing</p>
<p>" 14 " " " Jim & Leith at Thompsons {threshing} afternoon</p>
<p>" 15 Leith at Jim White & Geo Rennies threshing drawing in 5</p>
<p>" 16 threshing at Lower place 6 1/4 hours " "</p>
<p>" 17 to Fergus for chop Jim at Hamilton's threshing for R Black much Like rain</p>
<p>" 18 mother & grandpa to Fergus finished 5 go 2 load out of 8 not very good shape 6 pigs killed CPR</p>
<p>" 19 sunday windy day fine drying William Thompson and wife here from Fergus & {Rachel?} Mother & to Boys to church</p>
<p>" 20 drawing in from 8 very good stacking Back Barn</p>
<p>" 21 rain Last night Leith at A Rae threshing forenoon drawing in 8 after noon</p>
<p>" 22 finished sheaves Latest ever on record on account of wet weather started Buck wheat</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September 1915 == === 163 {upper right corner} =</span></h2>
<p>Sept 23 Cuting and shocking Buckwheat mother grandpa to Burrs Carlow Bros got 14 bag of oats</p>
<p>" 24 finished cutting Buckwheat to Elora for lumber</p>
<p>" 25 to Elora for lumber Jim at Jno Blacks {D&R?}</p>
<p>" 26 sunday rain & high wind till 2 in afternoon</p>
<p>" 27 working at silo</p>
<p>" 28 I at silo Jim at J Blacks Leith plowing</p>
<p>" 29 at " " & Leith to Fergus show</p>
<p>" 30 " " Leith plowing & disking</p>
<p>Oct 1 " " " " mother an I to Fergus</p>
<p>" 2 " " " " gave Jno Rennie $14 on tile</p>
<p>" 3 sunday Jim & mother to church mother to home from</p>
<p>" 4 started to mangolds</p>
<p>" 5 at silo morning " afternoon</p>
<p>" 6 " " " finished pulling & drawing mangolds wet</p>
<p>" 7 finished teh mangolds 22 loads a good crop</p>
<p>" 8 cutting corn Rennies Binder</p>
<p>" 9 finished " then took it to Jno Rennies</p>
<p>" 10 sunday Jim Leith & mother to church fine</p>
<p>" 11 drawing in Buckwheat Norman McFerrin helping 15 acres 12 load</p>
<p>" 12 put off 10 Load Buck wheat started to full silo</p>
<p>" 13 finished silo at 1:30 then to Jno Rennies</p>
<p>" 14 " at Jno Rennies at 2 then to Geo Rennie with plowing</p>
<p>" 15 " Geo Rennies at 4</p>
<p>" 16 got 1330 {bus?} grain from Thompson Bros for pig chop</p>
<p>" 17 sunday Libbie Fred & Boys Jessie & Wm Clark here</p>
<p>" 18</p>
<p>" 19 Jim at R Blacks threshing for Wm Dix Leith {an I ?} plowing</p>
<p>" 20 " " " " forenoon Jno {Downie?} I after Leith there</p>
<p>" 21 " and Leith at Carlow Bros all day</p>
<p>" 22 threshing at home Broke their drive belt</p>
<p>" 23 started in the afternoon and finished {....?}</p>
<p>" 24 fine da Leith to church on Bicycle</p>
<p>" 25 Jim at Wm Dix threshing forenoon</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Oct 1915 == === 164 {upper left corner} =</span></h2>
<p>Oct 25 Boath {Both} hands at McFerrins afternoon I at potato</p>
<p>" 26 " " " " I finished potatoes</p>
<p>" 27 Finished at Mc started at Thompson 4 hands</p>
<p>" 28 picking apples windy day</p>
<p>" 29 " " Leith at A Rae threshing</p>
<p>" 30 Jim with O W Thompson Leith at W F Carlaw threshing I to Fergus for pig & cattle chop</p>
<p>" 31 sunday mother & I to church very windy</p>
<p>Nov 1915 1 started to turnip got 10 load in fine day</p>
<p>" 2 I toping turnips Leith at Jim Miller threshing</p>
<p>" 3 at turnips threting {threatening} rain or snow</p>
<p>" 4 a little snow in morning and then rain forenoon</p>
<p>" 5 at turnip Earl Vromm in afternoon finished at home</p>
<p>" 6 Leith toping at Lower place I to Fergus for chop</p>
<p>" 7 Sunday Leith and mother to church fine</p>
<p>" 8 Leith plowing I harrowed turnips at lower place sows at McFerrins</p>
<p>" 9 finished turnip mother to Fergus sows home</p>
<p>" 10 to teams plowing on the hill fine day</p>
<p>" 11 Hogs to Fergus 12 hogs 20 cut at 830 Wm McDermot $26,30 on harness killed pig Leith plowing</p>
<p>" 12 2 team on hill the best plows day this fall</p>
<p>" 13 2 " forenoon 1 after finished</p>
<p>" 14 sunday mother & Leith up at Fred's</p>
<p>" 15 2 teams plowing corn ground at Back of Barn cold</p>
<p>" 16 cold & stormy Leith to Fergus for chop</p>
<p>" 17 " Back to Fergus for chop I covering pit finished plowing corn ground started to 3</p>
<p>" 18 to hard to plow put wood in wood shed</p>
<p>" 19 cleaning out root house at lower place</p>
<p>" 20 plowing in 3 very wet</p>
<p>" 21 mother & I to church very stormy</p>
<p>" 22 snowing & drifting tied in the rest of cattle</p>
<p>" 23 stormy choaring a few sleighs & cutters running</p>
<p>" 24 still stormy</p>
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<p>Nov 25 thawing fast plowing toward night</p>
<p>" 26 plowing all day finished 3 started 12</p>
<p>" 27 raining to Belwood pd R McGreggor to Fergus afternoon mother to pd J C Chapman</p>
<p>" 28 sunday Leith & mother to church J Burr & Maggie here</p>
<p>" 29 stormy all day rain all last night Leith at Jim Mill's threshing for R Black</p>
<p>" 30 plowing afternoon sod in 12</p>
<p>Dec 1 " " " " "</p>
<p>" 2 " a heavy snow fall in afternoon</p>
<p>" 3 " cold and snowing plowing in 12</p>
<p>" 4 stormy " choaring Killed horse dolly 29 years</p>
<p>" 5 sunday Leith & mother to church Jim home</p>
<p>" 6 choaring sold 2 cattle & Lambs to Jno Black</p>
<p>" 7 " cold & stormy</p>
<p>" 8 took 4 cattle to Fergus {Ram?} died</p>
<p>" 9 " 6 lambs to " $6.75 highest price yet</p>
<p>" 10 Leith at Jas White threshing I choaring got Ram front {....?}</p>
<p>" 11 " " " " finished then to Jno Rennies</p>
<p>" 12 started to thresh at Rennies at 3 oclock got chop</p>
<p>" 12 sunday Leith & mother to church good sleighing</p>
<p>" 13 threshed at Rennies afternoon got a load of chop</p>
<p>" 14 finished " " moved to Geo Rennies</p>
<p>" 15 " Geo Rennies I paid for mine $29.00</p>
<p>" 16 Choaring brot up 5 cattle and tied in S at R Blast at night</p>
<p>" 17 " rain nearly all day got load shorts yesterday</p>
<p>" 18 cold again choaring & cuting wood</p>
<p>" 19 sunday Leith & mother to church some snow</p>
<p>" 20 choaring Jim joined 153rd Battallion</p>
<p>" 21 " fine day cuting wood</p>
<p>" 22 " heavy snow storm from East to Fergus</p>
<p>" 23 " cold cuting wood</p>
<p>" 24 mother & I to Fergus got chop Pd taxes Leith at {Hugh?}</p>
<p>" 25 Christmas stormy 10 inches of snow Last night & to day Jim here got 4 days leave</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Dec 1915 == === 166 {upper left corner} =</span></h2>
<p>Dec 26 sunday Jim & Leith to Church cold</p>
<p>" 27 Choaring " went back to Fergus on train</p>
<p>" 28 Bessie came down Jno Burr and I to A A armstrong sale</p>
<p>" 29 cold cut wire fence out of river Lib. Fred down stormy</p>
<p>" 30 colder took wire of at river opened silo</p>
<p>" 31 cold morning geting milder Leith to Fergus for Chop dehorned cattle for Geo {B....?} and 12 at home</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">January 1916</span></h3>
<p>Jan was one of the mildest in History we had 3 zero days and the rest was very mild a lot of rain the river broke up on 22nd and did not freeze over till Feb</p>
<p>Feb 1916</p>
<p>February started fine but soon changed and cold stormy weather all threw as low as 30 below zero the Parliament Buildings at Ottawa was burned on the 4th presentation to Jim on the 15th from S S no 2 a wrist watch and mirror</p>
<p>March 1916</p>
<p>March came in like a lamb but the Lion soon followed had some very heavy storms three thunder storms on the afternoon of the 6th the train had the snow plow on twice. Nora Wright here on the 14th continued cold & stormy untill the 25th then milder on the 29th 30th snow went very fast all away But the Big drifts Robins on 29th & river broke up the coldest March for years</p>
<p>April 1916</p>
<p>April came in wet and mild soon turned cold and continued till the middle of the</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April 1916 == === 167 {upper right corner} =</span></h2>
<p>month cleaning seed and cutting & drawing wood</p>
<p>grandfather Moir Mar 3. 1884, 74 y. 11 m</p>
<pre> " mother " " 1 1899 86 y 9 " yrs old
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<p>Dad Jan 22 1914 62 1/2</p>
<p>Mother Dec 6 1938 80</p>
<p>Lib 1952 71</p>
<p>Edna Apr 16 1962 78</p>
<p>Mary died Nov 1 1967 79</p>
<p>John " Mar 5 1967 78</p>
<p>June 27. 1850 Forbes Married Elizabeth McGregor at Bramanus Scotland</p>
<p>granpa Gerrie about June 11 1920 Moir in his 91 yr.</p>
<p>June 27 1850 Forbes Married Elizabeth McGregor</p>
<p>July 13. 1851 Forbes Jr Born</p>
<p>Oct 29. 1853 Donald born</p>
<p>Feb 20 1857 " died</p>
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