waste pipe. Fred Misener and Jim Birdsell were in for awhile to see about shovelling the snow on the road along by Fred's place and Lindsay's hill, so I told Jim to look after it and keep it open. It was nearly noon before I got at the chickens and I had to quit early this after noon to go over home and get my box to ship them in. I took one down to Aunty Alice as she had spoken for one. I found Frank down there trimming up the old horse chestnut tree which he & Dad. had felled this morning. I hate to see it go but it was getting to be too much shade for the garden and the roots were a nuisance. When I got home Marj. & Ina were having their tea so I had mine with them and then drove Ina home. I did the milking after I came home. Marj. and I picked chickens to-night till we were so tired we hated each other.

Wednesday February 4th

I got up at five this morning and went at the Chickens again and got them pretty well gone over before breakfast. Then we had to wash their feet and heads, weigh them and pack them. I was disappointed in the weights as there were only half a dozen went over five pounds. We packed them by themselves in a butterbox