have to considerably boil down the news. Dad. has plowed all day but says the frost is beginning to make it stiff. Mrs. McBride was here all day. I did chores and went over to Martin's to hurry them up after my cockrel's. Enah went down to church this after noon. The Bishop was here and confirmed Mrs. Jack & Mrs Chas Martin, Mrs Cope, Bill Dunbar, Joe Thompson & Alf Powell. Frank & I went down to A.Y.P.A. to-night. Hazen read us a story. Cold & Cloudy to-day & freezing hard to-night.

Tuesday December 7th

Dad. didn't plow to-day but we hauled two loads of corn stalks instead one in the morning and one this afternoon, besides doing up all the chores. Jack Martin & Chris came over this morning and took eleven of my cockrels and left a few more here to grow awhile, they were not as fat as they should have been and we discovered the cause was mites. To-night Dad. & I leg banded all the pullets. Much milder to-day.

Wednesday December 8th

I went down to the mill this morning and borrowed fifteen bags to haul out our wheat, we just did chores this morning and Dad. killed and cleaned three cockrels and I painted the roosts in the old part of the hen house with crude oil for mites. This after noon we cleaned up about 35 bushels of wheat but didn't have time to haul any. Quite mild to day but very cloudy and a little snow which melted.

Thursday December 9th

Frank stayed home to help us to day. Dad. hauled the load down we cleaned up yesterday and we cleaned two more and hauled them to-day. We hauled 16 bags each trip and they averaged a few pounds over 34 bushels so it weighs pretty well and scarcely any cleans out but there isn't going to be as much by about 40 bushels in the granary as there was from the machine. We could have got more done but we had to quit early for chores It has been cloudy with a very cold north wind all day.

Friday December 10th

Dad. hauled two more loads to-day, we cleaned up all the wheat in the granary and took the last half load out of the big bin. It is sprouted worse but it cleans up to just about as good a sample. Dad. said he didn't think they made any difference down at the mill. Cold, cloudy and windy again to-day. Dick says Cecil Powell got back from the front to-night, there was a big crowd to meet them