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a little before noon and brought the mower up. Dad. & Jonas did not get started cutting corn till about half past eight it wa sso wet from the frost on it thawing, so they did not finish the foeld till after dinbnner. When Dad. settled up with him he owed hin $7.25 as he aid him at the raute of $1.50 a day for cutting corn and $2.00 for thrashing and as Dad. & Frank went down with the team after they got through to help him haul fence Jonas ttok $2.50 off for the two quarter days last Satuyrday and this. They did not get the fence all up.

This afternoon I cut a little lawn and picked up over two bushels of oears & apples of the lawn and gave them to the chickens. I did not get much done and quit early to do chores. To-night Frank and I drove down town for provisions and I finished rewading "The White Company" aloud to Dad. when I got home, very sorru to finish it. Mrs. Woodson & Betty were over for awhile this after noon. Lovely day.

Sunday October 5th