June 1914

Sunday 21 J A Susanna & Amelia went to Elias's for dinner Nancy & I Kept house W. clear a little while this Morning a fine shower about 90 above then cloudy & slight drizzle & on all day Mild

22 A went to Toronto on Train J Chored & hoed Corn W. Cloudy drizzly rain at times AM Cler PM

23 A fixed Fire place in shop it was crumbling down J Chored & hoed Corn W. warm some fine showers

24 Boys hoed Corn AM J cut alfalfa south of bush PM W. quite warm strong NW wind PM & this evening some rain about noon a pretty heavy clap of thunder

25 A Tedded hay AM they raked & cocked it PM it is a good crop W. very fine & cler I & Nancy went to Elias's awhile AM J took 16 doz Eggs to Ceder Grove after supper @ 21 cts per doz

26 J took grist Chop A Cultivated Corn & then hoed J cut thistles Corn PM W. Cloudy at times looks like showers Cool NW wind Teenie Stover was here to dinner

27 Henry Came to help draw in hay J first took grist Chop then they took in 3 loads south of bush drizzly rain after dinner then they brought out the Concrete water Trough & placed it at the Pump drizzly light rain off & on all PM Wilbur & Ada came with Henry East wind now bedtime

Sunday 28 I Nancy & A went to Meeting at Hebron remarks by A Rittenouse sermon on St Luke 15 C by Levi Grove we had no company after dinner A & Amelia went to Peters for dinner W. Cloudy & a little drizzly AM some sunshine PM pretty heavy rain this evening there was some rain and a fine Clap of thunder last night

29 J went to Daniels to dinner we heard that his Eye was very bad but it is doing very well A Chored W. Cloudy drizzlying off & on all day

30 Boys Tedded & raked hay they turned out the Cocks & then drew it all in & raked it all over & took in the rakings there were 5 loads in all Frank Grove was here to dinner

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July 1914

Elias's children were here to supper

July 1st Boys finished hoeing Corn W. Dull & cloudy all day a very slight drizzle of rain not much more than a heavy dew

2 A & Amelia went to Kingston road to fish in Dead water got none they went with a great party of Cousins but the fish did not bite W. partly Cler a slight rain this Morning J finished hoeing Corn & scuffled some he took 18 doz Eggs to Ceder Grove this evening @ 21 cts per doz

3 Boys cut a little grass in swail north of Orchard drew home a lot of stove wood from bush & chored W. Mostly Cler Cool Air from East Susan Diller was here to supper

4 A took grist Chop & got some shoeing done at BS shop J helped at house work AM they took swail hay & 2 loads out of south part of meadow PM W. mostly cloudy sun warm air from East a slight sprinkle at sunset

Sunday 5 at home A & Amelia went to Meeting at Altona Elias's Made a Call PM W very fine cler day warm sun Cool Breeze from north Susanna is not well this evening

6 Boys cut most of grass in Meadow & hoed Mangels W. very very warm but a Breeze from East Louis Mayberry began work for Boys today

7 Boys finished cutting meadow except swail A hoed some Mangels they brought in a few loads out of meadow PM & cocked some W. very very warm Air from East

8 Boys worked at hay brought in loads I went to Ceder Grove & then went to Murisons for some butter W. very very warm & sultry looks like rain

9 Boys worked at hay cut some swail East of Orchard I walked to Teenie Stovers AM got very tired W very very warm Cool Breeze from East J took 18 doz Eggs to Ceder Grove @ 21 cts per doz

10 Boys Cultivated Corn & finished hoeing Mangels W very very warm a Cool Breeze from East today but Calm & sultry tonight

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