Thursday August 4th

Frank cut the oats on the old corn stubble finishing soon after dinner and got well opened up in the long field, he also cut his alfalfa with the binder. I helped Dad. shock up this morning but this after-noon went over and helped Tom & Mark thrash. We finished up over there about five and I came home for supper. Warrie Banfield & his family and his mother came in this morning and took Marj. & Dorrie up to Brantford with them, they filled the Ford pretty well, with five grown-ups & two kids but they got back safely about six had a fine day and found Mr. Clarke looking much better. Dad. has felt miserable all day but has been working

Friday August 5th

Frank finished cutting the oats to-day and we put the binder away for another year. It took him till about five o'clock to finish. Dad & I shifted the calves around this morning and then started to shock up. This after noon old Dougherty came over and followed us out to the field and stood around and chewed the rag half the after noon so that we didn't get much done & have about half the long field to shock up yet. Marj. & Dorrie went back to the woods to pick berries this afternoon and had a picnic down by the mound They invited me and I went back as soon as we were through milking Tid & Jackie {Cape?} also went back and joined the feast. Landon Ivey was over this morning and wanted a team to help them thrash their wheat {illegible} but Dad. got Pickford to go in our place

Saturday August 6th