1909 Daily Record.

{J}uly 14 Wednesday. doing chores. fixing fence at East side. getting ready to & spraying potatoes. & hoeing turnips.

July 15 Thursday. doing chores. cut piece of grass north of house. & thinning turnips. went down street at night & posted letter to H.E.P. & was talking to S.A.P.

July 16 Friday. doing chores. tedding hay. & hoeing turnips.

July 17 Saturday. doing chores. hoeing turnips drawing in 3 loads hay. paris greening Potatoes. Carrie kicked about cooling

xxx milk & had a few words. Father & Mother drove over to Langford to see Albert Ramsay. they drove F.C. Braithwaites Horse.

July 18 Sunday. doing chores. went to church morning & evening I at home the rest of day.

July 19 Monday. doing chores. sprayed Potatoes thinning turnips finished some. to day. F.W.M. cut piece of grass. A.E.V. set up buggy. or minister. I Payed carrie her half of milk check $10.47

July 20 Tuesday. doing chores. cultivating mangles drawed in 4 loads hay this afternoon. F.W.M finished cutting grass. & rakeing mother went to Jean's to night. I had headache this afternoon.

July 21 Wednesday.doing chores. went down street & seen abowt about supplies for {picme?} booth. drawed post along for fence. setting post this P.M. Mother away to Jeans.

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