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

and put twelve that weight between four & five pounds in the regular box. I am hoping to get 25 and 28 cts for them as that is the price quoted in the paper. They were all nice and plump but were too small. Aunty Alice invited us down there for dinner so we tried to get around early but it was twelve o'clock before we could get started. I couldn't take the chickens with us so after dinner I got some feed at Billy Langs and took it home and brought the chickens back. I was held up on the side road as Billy Watson & Sid McBride were hauling wood and both loads upset. The track is cutting away and is about two feet high. I helped Sid load up as much as he wanted to take. Billy had just got loaded up when I came along, so by the time I got back to town with the chickens it was too late for them to go out to-night. Aunty Alice seemed to be about all in to-day worried and tired out. Lila was very sick, she caught the grip in some way and of course it goes very hard with her. She has been in bed now for over a month and seems to be going downhill, so no wonder Aunty Alice is discouraged about her. It looks hard. Dick wrote Dad. that his his leaving for home right away and doesn't have to report in Vancouver till March 1st. Getting this year's holidays now. Very mild and a beautiful day.