Monday January 10th

Went over and borrowed Doc. and the waggon this morning and went down to Bill Laings and got my chop. Came home by way of Jones place to ask him if he would take my old hens down to Hagersville market for me as Tupper told me that last week the Jews from Buffalo were there paying 27 cts liveweight for them. Jones however doubted that and wanted to buy them for 18 cts but I wouldn't sell and asked him what commission he would take so he was going to see if he could make up enough for a load and let me know. I stopped in at the farm and got my two crates. Dad wanted me to stay to dinner but I came on home and by the time I got my load off and Dock & the waggon taken home it was well on in the after noon. Marj. waited dinner for me. I didn't get any thing but chores done after dinner.

Tuesday January 11th

I got up early this morning and read for awhile but was tired and lay down again and didn't get up till Marj. had breakfast ready so got a very late start and spent most of the forenoon doing chores. This after noon Jack Walker drove in here in his big 7 passenger Nash and talked car for awhile. Jones came in later to tell me he wasn't able to get a load of chickens so it wouldn't be worth his while to take mine down. I got the calf pen out in the barn boarded up on the granary side this after noon. Ina was here and I drove her home to-night and I sorted out a few old hens that I thought would dress over 6 lbs but there weren't enough to make it worthwhile killing them so I think I will ship them alive. I tried to read aloud to Marj. while she sewed to-night and we started "The Fair Maid of Perth" but I couldn't keep awake. Very frosty morning but fine day.

Wednesday January 12th

I boarded up part of the north side of the granary this morning and fixed a place for Tupper to dump the buckwheat. He brought it this after noon while I was away so didn't dump it. Right after dinner I caught my old hens 29 of them and put them in two crates and loaded them into the cutter and took them down town and shipped them to Mallon. I called in at Aunty's and found Dad. Dick Roy and the rest busy unpacking the last of the books so I stayed awhile to help or rather to look at the books. To-night I walked in to a Horticultural meeting and stopped in at Aunty's for awhile on my way home.