o'clock after dinner. I didn't get home this morning till about eight or after and by the time I got my clothes changed and some chores done it was getting pretty late to start anything. I went out and wet down the three anchor posts and then decided to get Dad. to help me carry out a gate to measure the proper distance between the next post we are going to build and the first one we built, so I didn't start another post hole but went back to where Dad. was plowing and on over to where John Wess was hauling out manure with his new Massey-Harris low down manure spreader, he says he likes it to load much better than the high ones but I don't believe it spreads as well as it has an endless apron and no tailboard to hold the manure up to the beater. I started the argument with him about the brace posts and he explained it satisfactorly by saying the wire would stretch, which I didn't know and of course it is easily seen that there is not nearly the strain on the wire whent it is fastened to the long brace post on at the top as when it is fastened to the stub because as Dad. said the natural tendency for the brace post would {Toby has sketched a drawing of his description} be to move faster at the top than at the bottom but it can't with out taking the bottom of the anchor post with it. This after noon

Dad. and I took the gate out and meausred between the posts and as we were putting it back Whit Dixon came in and talked for quite awhile. He told us that Bagley & Miller had their store advertised for sale in the "Globe". When he went Dad went back to plow and I did a few chores then caught three of Jack Martin's roosters and took them home. The fourth one was out in the field somewhere so I didn't take him. From there I went down to the mill to ask Charlie Ivey the address of Silverwoods Lmtd. to ship my crate fattened chickens to. When I got back from there I caught the little ram lamb which had got with the ewes and took him up with the others after first practising a little trimming on him I didn't improve his appearance much this time but maybe another operation will. I went down town to-night and got my hair cut. Nice day but almost frosty to-night.

Sunday September 3rd

We all went to church this morning, Loudon & Jack Ivey came over just before church in their car to have Dad. look at Jack's dog again which has distemper and which Dad. doesn't think will recover. They took Dad. Enah & Tid down in the car. Sam Law was in too just before they left to see if