1883 November 1 then cleaned out the furrows where the {illegible} the stable {illegible} 2 we went to the plowing match at Wm Webster's place there was only 3 plowed it was a very place for it & a cold raw wind 3 Dan plowed & scraped a short ditch in the field & back of the old barn & plowed part of it for Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 5 Dan plowed in field below the house I worked at the hen house cleaning some of the old grout away it is bursting out the siding sick Dan is plowing I went to the funeral of Mrs Wm Armstrong she was buried at the Ebenezer Church Revd Mr Craig preached there was a large {illegible} 7 Dan plowed {illegible} in The Granary we expect the reaper to come on Friday 8 Dan plowed I fixed some grope for the hen house the south side of it all came out 9 {illegible} boys came this morning to thrash they thrashed the fall & spring wheat they're 40 bushel of fall wheat {illegible} at Spring wheat 10 {illegible} 11 {illegible} 12 {illegible} 13 {illegible} a very stormy day 14 the snow is 5 inches deep this morning Dan Drew 2 loads of dung from The Barn at the road we went to get an off way with the wall & 3 bags of peas & oats got yarn for the wall paid $3.30 for {illegible} 16 damn Drew more done snowed 6 inches more last night cold with high wind 17 Dan drew 2 loads of wood 1 from 6 con & 1 from abs road is good I went to Fairfax with Mr Shane to a meeting of the session {illegible}