the gully. It was after noon before w egot back and I let the cows out.They didn't come near the orchard all after noon. I sat around and read Herbert Spencer all the remaindewr of the day and didn't go to sleep in spite of the lack of moisture in my reading matter I felt rather tough aorund noon and so Marj. didn't have dinner and w ehad a combination meal about four agter which I fewlt better, shaved 7 milked. Cloudy & aold all day. Raining hard to-night.

Monday October 5th