Zealand died about noon, Ada told me last night that she was threatened with diphtheria but I didn't know it was so serious. Cool and windy all day.

Wednesday July 21st

Dad. and I cocked up hay all morning while Frank cultivated the corn. We didn't quite finish by noon as it is mostly bluegrass and slow to handle. Jack Ivey was over and wanted Frank to go over and rake up some hay for them, so he went over after dinner. Neff was in with a Mr. Frances on their way down to Charlie Blake's to a poultry culling demonstration and wanted me to go but I didn't. They gave me a few pointers though on picking out the poor-laying old hens. Dad. and I finished cocking our field about four o'clock and Frank got home about the same time. We started to put off the load of hay that was on the barn floor but when we got three lifts off a heavy thunder shower came up and as Dad. didn't want to get the rope wet we didn't unload the last lift. I took Aunty's milk down to her to-night and got a few pointers on the Sunday school lesson got home about ten o'clock and culled out my hens before I went to bed.

Thursday July 22nd

It was too wet to do any haying to day so Dad. plowed all day and got quite a noce strip turme dover. I thinned over turnips and made Tid a milk stool this morning as he is learning to milk now. Frank took Joe down town and had her shod. He brought mrs. Johnston from Courtright over to dinner and she was here all the after noon and to tea. This after noon I didn't do much went back with Frank to fix up the fenc eon the gully along the road but as we took Joe 7 Queen back woth us I had to stay with them and let Frank do the fencing. He took one of the old snow barricade and put it up instead of the old gate which is pretty well broken to pieces. We all went down to -night and I went to band concert.

Friday July 23rd