it sprinkled rain a great part of the afternoon but it managed to prevent us threshing. Hattie, Vyse, Mr Fleming, Toy Y. Blakie A Ryerse, {?} Banister, Woodson were here, we got all finished in the barn and {?} {?} cow shed. There are 255 bush wheat quite a heap of Blue {?} After thetea I had a hot bath we were all ready for bed. Hannah Fleming came and helped Hattie and they got on splendidly. Tobe was about done out, with the dust.

Friday Aug 25th Emery , Dick & I went down town after breakfast we had a lot of things to get we did not get home until noon. We found Clare here to help me at back. Emery made the {?} I {disked?} down the raked ground that Emery had ploughed. Allan and Kathleen Millman were here to tea and I brought Lila {?} with me this morning. Cloudy all day did not rain, Toby helped Ace Williams haul the wheat to the mill. We are all going to bed early. My little wild canary died to day.

Aug 26th We put the blue Grain seed in one of the barns this morning took the rack off the waggon and put it up for Toby to paint. Then Dick & I went over to Blakie and got 9 sacks & 8 bush