I went to Ceder Grove PM W. fine Cler Br C & Paul Martins were here awhile AM

3 J sowed the wheat field the other say A took grist Chop to Whitevale AM then he harrowed behind Cider house & began to roll it I went to Ceder Grove PM J took Susanna to Benj'ns this morning & brought her home PM W. very fine pretty warm

4 A finished rolling behind Cider house J chored & brought tiles from Cherrywood W. cloudy drizzly rain at times

Sunday 5 I & Nancy went to Meeting at Altona remarks by Pre. Zimmerman & sermon on St John by Bishop James Martin both from Penn went to Henry's to dinner W. a very Cold strong NW wind slight shower last night Calm this evening

6 A rolled J drew home some stove wood AM I & Nancy washed PM I brought Anne this morning she helped to make a dress for Susanna W. very fine & clear

7 Boys dug Potatoes they are not a very good crop I & Nancy took Susanna to Henry's to stay awhile there we went to Enos Nighswanders to dinner W. very fine & clear

8 A went to Toronto on Trolley J took 13 bags Oats to Markham to get rolled AM he began to single plow south of bush PM I went to Ceder Grove AM W. very fine

9 Boys Finished plowing south of bush I & Nancy went to Br N's to dinner W. warm East air looks like rain

10 Boys Plowed on Knoll W cloudy at times I got Mare Nell shod all around AM I walked to Elias's PM

11 A Plowed J helped Elias thresh AM

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he plowed PM W pretty warm Cloudy

Sunday 12 at home all day Ben Stover is we{illegible} at the Boy's end to dinner I & Nancy took dinner there too W. very fine & cler J & A went to Henry's this evening

13 Boys finished plowing Knoll AM they cut some feed corn PM with new Binder it works well W very warm looks like rain Daniels were here to supper they came for some crab apples I & Nancy washed AM

14 Boys began single plowing behind Cider house they shocked feed Corn PM W. very very warm 87 deg above J took 8 bags sweet apples to Lapps for sauce PM

15 A helped Taylors thresh J took grist to Whitevale then he Plowed W. a very very strong & heavy thunder storm last night & fine shower of rain there were 4 barns burned that we heard of quite warm AM Cooler tonight it was about the heaviest thunder that we ever heard

16 A helped Taylors thresh AM J Plowed they both plowed PM & cut the Flax this evening I went to Ceder Grove AM & brought the apple sauce home W. fine cler warm AM fine & Cool PM

17 Boys Plowed I went to Ceder Grove AM W. very fine & Cler. Cool Breeze

18 Boys Plowed AM they cut our Corn with 2 Binders PM W. very very fine & Clear

Sunday 19 at home Flavius & family were here to dinner they brought Lizzy Carrette (Uncle Jacob Burkholder's Lissy) W. fine day

20 J & A Plowed AM we filled silo PM it is up within 3 feet of the top W. fine clear

21 J Plowed A helped Thomas fill silo with teams till about 3 PM then he plowed I & Nancy washed AM W. very fine

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