1887 October 1 Jo is showing I went to Fairfax church with Revd Mr Millard there was 3 persons admitted as members to the church Wm Webster Mrs Landon & Miss McKee to Revd Mr Millard preached at Fairfax & dispensed the sacrament 3 we are fixing for our Fair fine day Uncle Rob came up on the Mixed for heavy rain last night & this & most of the day we took 2 Rams 1 & 2 P 2 old ewes to pee 2 yearling 1 piece to you Lambs 2p Jersey cow 1p air sure cow Holstein calf 1p fall wheat to pee grapes 3p there was very poor attendance to day 5 there was a good attendance to day & a good show of green & other things some fine horses 6 Jo dug some potatos & other chores some rain I went to the funeral of Mrs Robert Cornett she was buried at the Union Church Revd Mr Millard officiated 7 Jo is digging potatos he caired in baskets Jo is digging potatos follow is helping him to pick up there was rain in the afternoon 9 oclock Revd Mr Millard preached this evening very dark at night 10 Jo drew some dung the ground is too wet to dig potatos & drew some of the dung in the field put it east of wheat 11 Jo drew some dung from the Barnyard & some that was in the field to the piece that was dry & hard to plow when he plowed for the fall wheat 12 Jo plowed & drew some dung that was left from the fall wheat put it on the center of the ridges side note Jo took oats for hear from us this morning he could not get any at the station 13 Jo is fixing up the stable Plastering them rain most of the day 14 Jo began to plow in the midle field West Side of the {illegible} 15 Jo Philo & Bruces youngest son finished digging the potatos they had 5 baskets they are very poor 16 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 17 heavy rain in the night the ground is very wet Jo plowed he complained that the ground rather wet 18 Jo is plowing fine day 19 Do Do I fixed up a {illegible} southwest corner of the midle field side note Mrs Hicock & Ida with 1 of Davids daughters & 1 of {illegible} 20 Jo is plowing in the midle field fine day