they were too tough to split. I was over there most of the morning and part of the after noon. but after dinner I helped Dad. treat the rest of the oaats that were cleaned up. Frank went out to plow and got in an hour or two but rain drove him in at five o'clock. To-night I spent the evening with Marj. It has been cloudy all day. Sultry this morning and rainy all the after noon It rained heavily for a couple of hours but. when I came home to-night It had stopped.

Thursday April 18th

I have been over at Jack's most of the day to-day. It has been cloudy and windy but too wet to work on the land but Frank plowed this afternoon noon. He was on the sod east of the lane and says it it is pretty wet. This morning Dad. and Frank docked the rest of the lambs. The white ewes lambs are doing better but she is inclined not to own the youngest one however he gets enough milk some way to keep him saatisfied. The Germans are making and awful drive now towards Ypres and have gained so me high ground. There is talk of calling out all the physically fit men in Canada between 20 & 23 and granting no ex emptions at all but the bill has not been put through yet. Enah had a letter from Quint to-day. He has been up to the front line with a machine gun battery but evidently not in any action yet. It snowed again to-night.

Friday April 19th

Dad. plowed this morning in the sod field back of the orchard and Frank took a shear down to Halloway to be sharpened. This after noon Frank plowed and Art Ryerse came up to get Dad. to go down and see their pure bred heifer as she had another fit but when they got down there she was dead. Aunty was over here to dinner to-day. To-night frank went down to a dance in the town hall. Tiny & Joe Dyer came home this afternoon noon. It has been cold and cloudy all day. I have been over at Jack's most of the day but a new man came to-day.

Saturday April 20th

I went over to Jack's about nine o clock this morning and found thenew man, Frank Reid had most of the chores done on this side of the road so I did up most of Chris's for him. This after noon I didn't go back till five o'clock and then went bak to show Ried how