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Wednesday July 30th

We hauled wheat to-day. Dad. loaded because he can do it so much faster than I can and I pitched on. We only got in two loads before dinner and at noon I thought I was tuckered out but this afternoon got rested some way by working harder than ever and we got in three loads. This morning I laid them in the mow and Dad. pitched off but after dinner we made a change Dad. could mow them twice as fast as I could so I got on and pitched off. I took my shirt off and left it in the sun to dry and then I everlastingly threw them, I just about covered old Frank up two or three times as I couldn't get time to turn them but we made things hum. The neighbours are hauling in wheat to-day too. Sam Law we thought was going a little faster than we were but he could go from the field right into the barn. Mr. Fleming was going about the same and John Wess was too far away for us to tell....

Quint came home last night for a couple of days and this after noon came over here for a little while, he seems to like his job well and is enjoying himself. Tonight I went down to band concert, and didn't get home till about eleven as I went down after wards with Quint to get some ice cream. The canning factory gang are still not at work. They had a meeting of the share holders to-night. It has been terribly hot to-day.

Thursday July 31st

We got up early this morning to get a good start but were sorely hindered. Dad. noticed strange cows in the lane as soon as he went out and found upon investigation that every heard of Vyse's stock had got into our place. The horses were away back on the timothy sod near the oats and the cows in the lane although we don;t wehere they got it, it just took about an hour to get them back, we found the cows ahd been right through the corn but besides eating thirty or more hills had not some it very much damage. It was really my fault for leaving our whest field gate open but I never thought a thing about it last night, and the animals had some way got Vyse's gate open about three feet and walked across the road into our place. Owing to other small but aggravating delays we didn;tget out at all early and just got our wheat in and unloaded