Wednesday December 20th

I cut corn all morning and got cut a great deal faster with the binder twine. Daddy finished shovelling out the dirches on the other side of the gully. Huby came over and brought Bill with him. We were very surprised to see him. He left the West last Friday night and got home last night. He says he had a very fine trip. He could have stayed longer and had work but he wanted to get here in time to vote for McCall.I cit corn all afternoon till six. Dick came back about five and cut while I went up and got a drink then he went over to look at the chestnuts bit he says they are not much good. We did not get through chores till late to-night bacause I did not quit soon enough and get the cows up. I made 29 shocks all told to-day. {Margin note} The land was dry enough for Daddy to cultivateharrow on the summerfallow this afternoonPretty cool this morning but got hotter in the day.There was a touch of frost in the gully last night but not on the level.