Monday May 25th

Dad. and I both got a pretty fair early start this morning and I nearly finished cross disking by noon. He drilled all morning. but after dinner harrowed with the little team till after dinner. I finished disking then took my team and hooked on the drill I finished harrowing with his team only went lengthways in stead of crossways which made a much better job. When I finished I brought the little team and the disks up but Dad. stayed back till about seven o'clock and finished drilling.

Jack Hodge and family just drove in as I came up and startled poor Huby who was running around in his bare feet. Frank and I went over to Jack Martin's with some eggs, and I wanted to ask Chris about the brooder. there is an awful grist of chickens out. We sprinkled the eggs that weren't hatched again to-night, and I put a fire in the brooder. The boys had holidays to-day but Dick was down town all day working part of the time. Frank worked around home and he and Tony Bannister went back to the gully. Jonas came over in high glee this morning he says he has the prettiest little colt he ever saw, he told Dad. that he and the woman had to dance for the joy of it. It has been very sultry all day and looked very like rain this morning, fresh breeze to-night.