Friday August 31st

Dad. plowed all day over on the side hill by the woods and got quite a bit turned over. After I did chores I unloaded the waggon load of wood that he brought up yesterday and then went up and set up the oats that had been laid down Some of them were very wet but none sprouted to speak of. When I got through I started to flail out my winter barley and finished cleaning it up after dinner. About three o'clock I hooked Joe & Belle to the disk and started on the pea ground. I think it will work up nicely. I quit early and Enah and I went down at seven o'clock and had a ride on the "City of Dover" as she ran out to-night instead of Tuesday night when it rained. It was a lovely night to-night and we had a very nice ride Lila and Dess were with us. Dad. was about half the night doing chores as Mr. & Mrs. Smythe came over to see the stock They have just got word within the last day or two that young Ernest Quanbury Chris's second son has been killed in action. It is just about a year ago now that Henry his brother died of his wounds. The Canadians are in heavy action these days around the coal pits of Lens and they are steadily pushing the German's out of the city. Conscription is now on the Canadian statute books having been passed by the Senate yesterday or to-day. Sunny & breezy & cool.

Saturday September 1st

Dad. plowed all morning and I did chores and flailed out my emmer adnsen toff the report of it and the alfalfa experiement. This after noon I went down to Tom's and got the can of buttermilk, he had brought it as far as his place but his waggon broke down and he couldn't bring it any farther. Dad. turne dout a few oat shocks while I was gone and when I got back we haule din a good load, they might have been dried but weren't bad, we left the load on the barn floor. To-night I went ndown town and met Marj. & Glad. Law, they came up to-night. Bright, breezy and cool.

Sunday September 2nd