1883 May 1 sowed our own small oats 1 one half bushel with center field west of the wheat & 4 bushel in the field front of the house to Dan plowed where he left off below the new barn Ad went to Gananoque I went to the post office saw the smoke coming out of Robert Cornetts house along with JA Bradley we gave the alarm got pails & poured on water all to no use it was burned he lost most of his things there was a general turnout every one did their best darling store caught fire & was burned down they saved Dean's shop & house switch was between Darling store & Cornetts house Darling got out all his Goods out before they were damaged 3 I went to Fairfax this afternoon with Mr Shane the commission to be tomorrow Dan plowed for Revd Mr Shane had the commission at Fairfax good attendance 5 Andrew dung to the Garden in the forenoon plowed in the afternoon fine growing time find shower last night 6 Dan breaking {illegible} Ad sowed the black barley & the grass {illegible} east side of the field then 3 bushel of peas that he bought off the Widow {illegible} I planted 6 gray {illegible} 7 Ad sowed 4 bushel of own peas Dan is breaking in an {illegible} I planted a grapevine of Wallace it is the Polkington & the Prentice grape & a Niagara raspberry came from F G Association fine rain this afternoon 8 the ground is too damp to drag Dan & shoveling out crossrows he helped to plant 4 apple trees that Ad bought at the station 1 Wealthy 1 Wallbridge 1 Fameus 1 Macintosh Red 6 of the gray raspberries I bored & set some posts for grapevines 9 Dan drew some dung to the garden little rain 10 we drew stones for the foundation of Wallace's Woodshed he expects the framers on Monday 11 the Revd Mr Ty preached this morning Mr Shane at night 12 Dan went to Gananoque for a load of lumber for Wallace this afternoon I dug some in the garden 13 Andrew dung to the Garden in the forenoon he then drag the head Ridge at the old well & sowed about 3/4 of bushel of peas I sowed nearly 2 wash basins full of {illegible} David & his family came from Delta Bessie came with them {illegible} with them