Sept 1909

22 Boys drew dung East of Creek behind Meeting sheds I went to Ceder Grove PM W. looked like rain the wind has been East the last few days, a slight drizzle of rain at times

23 A drew dung J began plowing in field north of Meeting house A went to Flavius with team PM to help fil silo drizzly rain stopped then a pretty fine steady rain most all PM

24 J Plowed A helped Flavius fill silo AM with teams & he helped Benj'n PM with team Thomas's brought Jonas Martin's wife & Levi Weber & wife from Waterloo for a Call this morning Uriah Drudge brought Susanna home PM she has been visiting a few weeks up in Markham she is about the same W. cloudy quite a bit of drizzly rain off & on all day Herman's were here to dinnner

25 J Plowed A helped Benj'n fill silo awhile then he plowed too I went to Joes this morning I took grist Chop to Whitevale PM W rather cloudy & very very heavy rain pretty heavy thunder towards evening a great deal of water fell

Sunday 26 all went to Meeting at Hebron Sermon on St John part of 1st C by C Gayman & on St Luke part of 23 C by Br C Lord's supper was Celebrated Henry's & C Gaymans were here to dinner Davids Called awhile PM W. Cool from north a slight drizzle this morning

27 J took cream then he plowed A & Nancy & Lizzie went to Funeral of Peter Burkholders son Albert he was buried at Widemans at 2 PM he died of Consumption W. very fine Cler This is my 73 Birthday

28 Boys nearly finished plowing field north of Meeting house the ground is well soaked I & Nancy & Susanna

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Oct 1909

went to Lydia & Bertha's to dinner (Br S's daughters) W. a very fine day Cloudy towards evening looks a little like rain

29 J took cream A spread dung & Plowed J Plowed too south of graveyard they finished the field north of Meeting house W. Mild cloudy drizzly at times

30 Boys plowed finished East of Creek the spring wheat stubble & Potatoes ground I & Nancy went to Markham AM W Mild very drizzly going fine & Clear Coming home I brought home the last share of the Beef The ring is closed for the season

Oct 1 J took grist chop Chop to Whitevale Chored & Picked Apples J helped him PM W Cool NW wind

2 Boys drew dung below garden Benj'ns man Sherman March helped AM with team Adeline was here all day Daniel helped at Building a new shed at meeting house along the north end of Meeting house yard I & Nancy & Adeline went awhile to Elias's PM W. Cool wind from NW Cler

Sunday 3 I & Nancy went to Meeting at Altona remarks by Br C sermon on St Luke part of 10 C by Levi Grove went to Ed Myers to dinner W. Cloudy squaals of light drizzle AM

4 Boys finished drawing dung AM they drew in 14 loads mangels PM M Barkey & his boys Pulled them for the 10 rows I & Nancy washed AM Susanna has been at Elias's I took her to Joe's this AM she stays over night W. very fine & Clear I & Nancy took in our Beets today we have a lot

5 A helped Taylors fill silo J took Chop to Davids (he has started his Mill again) then he drew in a load of Pumpkins & squash he drew in 5 loads Mangels PM

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