Tuesday October 16th

I have been planting ginseng all day again to day and am just nicely started. I had no idea it would be such a long job and I am very thankful that I only bought half a pound of seed instead of a pound as I at first intended and as the doctor wanted me to. I am planting every seed separately and about three or four inches apart in rows six or eight inches apart and as there are supposed to be four thousand of them in half a pound I can't expect to do it in no time. Dad. and Frank felled the big oak just at noon. It was a big job as its diameter was nearly equal to the length of the saw It will make a lot of fire wood but it was time it was cut as the heart of the trunk and the limbs was all punk, and it had got past being very pretty. Enah was down town all day and the baby was at Aunty's Enah was up helping at the banquet which the Board of Trade gave to a large deputation of businessmen representing all the towns and cities within reach of the L.E.& N. and {G.H.& P.?} railways. They had a very successful day and everybody spread themselves to entertain them and they donated $100.00 to be divided equally between the Red Cross & the I.O.D.E. McEwen sent our ram to-day and the Dominion Express Co. brought it right over to the farm. Enah and the baby stayed down to tea and Dad. & Frank & I droved down afterwards to go to the Jubilee Singers concert in the town hall. I hadn't intended going but Dad. wanted me to go down and telephone McEwen and tell him the ram came and ask him when he would be down to look at the ram's lambs so I did and found out he couldn't be down before Saturday. I stayed and talked to Bab. for awhile and then went down to the show, just as I got to the town hall corner Tip Varey came out and gave me a ticket, he said he was just looking for some one to give it to. The hall was packed. Nice day.

Wednesday October 17th

I have been planting ginseng all day. Dad. and Frank spent most of the morning cutting a block off the old oak and splitting it up. This after noon they trimmed up the ewes and would have started plowing but it rained so they didn't. Dave. Ward was in to look at the lambs to-day & Gid. McHoy & Everett were in yesterday but of course we can't sell them till McEwen sees them. I went down to-night to see Marj. The grass was wet but thanks to the new rubbers which Aunty Alice gave me I didn't get wet. It froze hard last night. Nice morning but wet this after noon.