Oct

{18 continued from previous page} and I went to sunday school

19 Geo + I finished picking appels

20 We started mangels to-day, Lizzie Annie + Helen visited at McKee's this afternoon. I took a load of chop to town this afternoon and brought {hl?} ram + roosters home. The apple packers came this afternoon

21{?} We have been drawing in mangels {canned?creamed?Camish?} McCullogh has been helping us Grey cow freshened

22 Have been drawing in mangels. I went to Mrs Copeland's sale this afternoon. Lizzie and Helen went to town with me and spent the afternoon at Mrs Forsyths

23 Finished mangels 50 loads and started to top white turnips. I took apples to town this afternoon

24 Raining some all day. Boys working in root house. Lizzie + I were at church this afternoon. Edwin Tolton called to see rams this morning

25 Lizzie + I were at church this morning it was communion. I went to Sunday School this afternoon

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