Monday November 5th

I had breakfast at Aunty's this morning and came home right after, but in accordance with the doctor's advice and the feeling of my arm have done no manual labor all day. I soaked my arm for an hour this morning and again to-night and Enah wrapped it up the way Dr. Cook did. This after noon I rode down to the mill with Tom. and paid Charlie Ivey 57 dollars on the account but was surprised to find that there is still over 73 dollars to pay. Chris came over this morning and picked out all the pullets and old hens that were any good and Jack paid me 17 dollars for them 18 pullets & 3 old hens. The government tractor a "Bull" is plowing over at Ben Ivey's to-day but is doing awful work. Frank plowed all morning and he and Dad. have been digging potatoes this after noon. They got them all in that they have dug to-night and were very agreeably surprised at the quantity as well as quality and size of the potatoes, very few were damaged with the frost. There are still four rows to be dug. To-night Dad. and Enah went down to Aunty's to celebrate Aunty Alice's birthday. Huby and Aunty Maude were there as well as the John Shand's. Froze hard. Lovely day.