Wednesday, August 22 Weather, FIne + warm FInished threshing a field of mixed grain + then moved machine out to field to thresh barley Mrs Brown + Laura were up for a little while in afternoon Gertie + I went over to the {?}cultivated show at Unionville at night, Mrs Brown went also

Thursday, August 23 Weather, Mosty cloudy S.E. wind Finished threshing barley about 2 o,clock Then moved machine to barn again + started at oats Went to Richmond Hill at night for plough shaws Laura was up to day Gertie churned 26 lbs butter in morn.

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