morning while Dad. and Frank sawed up the old willow that blew over in the cornfield. F and did some other chores Then Dad. came out and culti vated till noon and I came up and filled out the application blank for registering the lambs. This after noon it was still rainy so Dad cleaned out the cellar. Frank made a patent trough for feeding the sheep. It has a false bottom with holes in it which his sheep stick their noses in to eat salt and the edges of the holes are pins tarred so that they get the tar all over their noses which keep the flies of the grub in the head from laying eggs in their nostrils. Enah and I drove down town and I sent off the application for the registration of the lambs and for the transfer of the yearlings. Enah got some provision and went to get her teeth out but Bill was busy. When we got home, Frank had things all ready and we made another cement post. To-night Frank and I went over to Henry Misner's and put the blue stone in a barrell to dissolve to be ready to spray to-morrow night.

Wednesday July 10th

It was still drizzling this morning and Dad. and I went out to culti vate the mangels. They are so small that I had to lead Belle. Frank went down town with Aunty