dinner at twelve. It was too late then for them to go to dinner but Dad. thought they would go out after noon so I took Joe over and got Charlie's buggy but by the time they got there it was nearly over - and all they could do was to say Hello! to everybody, but they went on out to the Shands for tea and all evening so had a good time I guess. Frank spent the morning digging at another post hole and this after noon he filled up the hole in the stable floor back of Joe with cement while I pulled the burrs along the lane fence and wet down the anchor posts. We then stretched barbed wire along the top of the fence on the west side of the front lane between the drivehouse and the road where old Harry. bent the fence over leaning over it. After we did chores and had tea Frank hiked for bed as he has to work for Ben to-morrow but I waited till the rest came home.

Tuesday September 5th

I got up at five this morning but as Dad. didn't feel very well I got the cows and milked. Frank had to work over at Ben's to-day picking and sorting tomatoes. Dad. didn't feel much like working but did chores and oiled up the manure spreader but we didn't get out with it before dinner. I took Charlie Martin's buggy back with out hooking up to it and then came back and harnessed the team and went down to the mill to get a couple of bags of hay feed. This after noon I started a compost heap between loads and we got out six loads of manure on the corner field. Lila was over after school and got a lot of Frank's old school books. Hot to-day and looks very like rain. Flys very bad.

Wednesday September 6th

We didn't get started hauling manure till about ten o'clock this morning on account of chores and getting a late start, so we only got out ten loads all day. Dad. didn't feel very well either. Frank was over at Ben's all day. Bent took a load of tomatoes to Hagersville this morning and got 35 cts a basket for them on the market. There are about 3 baskets in a bushel. Frank was all alone over there this morning. I went on with my compost heap and did odd jobs between loads. Art. Quanbury was in at noon to borrow the post auger to make some anchor post holes he wants to put in some cement posts He brought it back to-night and said the ground was too hard. Hot.