1888 May 1 rain most of the night & this forenoon Ad & me cleaned or rather put 4 bags of Timothy chaff that he sowed at home cold rainy day too Ad sowed dragged in the North Center field I worked in the garden there is Frost in it yet 3 Ad finished the north part of the center field he sowed 13 1/2 of Oats peas & B barley fine day side note 13 1/2 bushel 4 there was Heavy Rain last night the ground rather wet to drag we fixed Hog Pen & Stable Gate I dug in the garden for a strawberry bed 5 Ad finish sewing the white oats that he brought from Red Deer he sowed them very thin he sowed 4 bushel of Our Own mixture they are so Northeast end of the southeast field 6 Revd Mr Millard preach this evening follow dragged 7 Ad sowed to 1/2 bushel of peas in the North field Southeast quarter alongside of the Fall wheat Philo & he took the Colts up to Ab McNiel's side note Sal has 6 pigs 8 Ad is drawing dung to the North field George Matthews loaded they had the 2 waggons 9 Ad & Matthew is at the dung this forenoon Matthew is spreading the dung they drew & Ad took 3 bushel of wheat with him at noon to sew fine warm day everything looks fresh we mulched the trees we planted out on Friday last there was 4 of the halls & 2 golden russet side note fine rain last night 10 Ad is dragging & sewing wheat in the North field fine day 11 Ad finished sewing the wheat he has sowed 7 bushel in all this forenoon he is going at the Garden in the afternoon he spread dung & plowed to ridges Max the house & dragged them side note 7 bushel of wheat 12 Ad took 3 calves to John Follies the old Joseph cook Farm to Pastor Philo rolled the West midle field & the East South field Granmma sowed 3 beds of beets 2 of carrots & 2 of parsnips I dug & help to fix the {illegible} side note the woods look green a nice shower 13 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning