pint of the mixture to 25 bushels of grain. We did it in the granary instead of on the barn floor where there would have been a breeze and it nearly suffocated us. The fumes got in our eyes and noses even after we tied handkerchiefs over our mouths, but little by little we got the job done. We then took the sheep out to the corner field and Frank went on the land and worked. I sowed three of my experimental plots but will have to wait till I get the manure on the other one to sow it. I spent the after noon doing chores. We were very much surprised this morning when we went out to the cow stable to find a roan heifer calf behind Elgitha. She wasn't due till the 12th of May so we hadn't noticed her at all and she calved in the stanchions. We put her and the calf out back of the barn for to day and shut her in a box stall at night, she looks to have a good bag. We let the cows back to the gully for awhile this after noon. I went down town to-night. Fine but quite cool.

Saturday May 1st

It froze hard last night and has been cold quite uncomfortably so with a north west wind all day but it has been fine and Dad. and Frank have managed to finish that field out there, we think there must be about 14 acres in it. There are one or two holes with water in them that they had to leave, but Dad can sow a little closer to them by hand and Frank will cross harrow it Monday if it stays fine. We put it in in pretty rough shape just disked and harrowed it ahead of the drill seeder with out crossing. Dad. hates to put it in that way, but with the weather we have it seems like taking chances on not getting it in at all if we do it "a la" John Wess. This is the way Art Ryerse & Alf. Pow do it every year and they thrash some great crops. I have chored around all day cleaning out the calf pens and mulching the raspberries. Enah and Tid went down to John Watts' sale this after noon. Enah said there were very few there and things went for very little. She bought some chairs and rag mats, for a little over a dollar. John Watts is leaving as Sam & Alan have bought the farm.

Sunday May 2nd

Frank and I went down to Sunday school and Enah went down to church as she had to play the organ. Dad. went down to Aunty's for dinner. I came home for dinner and tea and spent the after noon and evening down town. I took 16 chick out from two hens to-day and put them in a little coop under one hen. Frank & Lloyd Ryerse went down the lake shore to-night to invite folks to the Butler's Stevens party to-morrow night. Fine day but cold wind.