Saturday November 17th

I didn't get home very early this morning as I went up town first and got some long envelopes to send McEwen's pedigrees up in. Just as I climbed Martin's fence Dad. was starting out with Harry & Belle, he had been out and plowed eight rounds in an hour with Harry and Queen and was now going to shake the keen edge off Belle. This after noon he plowed with Belle & Queen to-gether and they did fine. Frank worked Harry & Nellie. I fixed up McEwen's pedigrees and made out a promisary note for $25 for him and also made application for the pedigree of the yearlin ewe that is not registered yet. When Jim came at noon with the mail I ordered a postal note from him to pay for the pedigree and was fool enough not to think what I was doing and gave him McEwen's address instead of the "Live Stock Records at Ottawa so had to hike down to the post office and tell Cousin Willie to fix it when Jim came in. When I got home I walked out to Wilbur Ryerse's where Sam & Alan are thrashing and told Alan that he was welcome to old Dave if he wanted to come and get him to plow with in place of old Ben. so he said he would come up and get him. He says he would buy a new horse if he was sure of not being called up for service but he thinks he will be when Belass is called. Lovely day.