Nellie and drove down town to visit Cousin Clare and others and Mrs. McBride minded Tiddums. Dad. & I took the plow back to the alsike stubble and plowed all the afternoon. I made a couple of strike outs my first ones and they certainly looked like it. Frank came back and joined us for awhile Dad. went p about half past five to milk and I plowed till after six.

Thursday August 20th

It behan to rai soon after breakfast this morning and rained steadily and quite heavily till after dinner, it then cleared up for the rest of the day but it doesn't acrt as if it was through with us yet. I read all morning, the last bulletin from the Department of griculture on Tightening Rods. Frank studied hi bee book and Dad minded Tiddums and slept. A fellow drove in to see if he could sell us oil wholesale but he couldn't so did