Feby 28 Turned very cold again last night getting in baskets. 11 qts crates $68 00 for 1000 slat covers $20 + {Leno's?} $22.

Mch 1st cold & cloudy. got two more loads baskets in.

Mch 2nd Fine & moderately cold trimming trees.

Mch 3rd. Fine & clear trimming apple trees. some job. a lot of dead in them.

Mch 4th Fine. started unloading car of manure this afternoon & making hotbeds. the car was 8 days on the road.

Mch 5th Fine & mild was down home for tea.

Mch 6th Fine & warm. like spring heard a robin. unloading manure and making hot beds

Mch 7th Rained all night showery this morning sowed part of our seeds some Pepper, Cabbage & Tomatoes.

Mch 8th. Sowed balance of Tomato pepper & Cabbage Seeds. sowed 4 ozs. Ruby Giant pepper 2 ozs Pimento Pepper about 8 ozs our own hot pepper 4 ozs First & Best tomato 6 ozs John Baer tomato 6 ozs Copenhagen Cabbage in forty four sashes. cold last night but clear & frosty today.

Mch 9th milder today East wind bright & clear fine hotbed weather

Mch 10th East winds & mild Cabbages up already sowed on Mch 7th, Trimming old orchard.

Mch 11th. cold east wind fixing sash in the barn.

Mch 12th Sunday. motored to Ham. had dinner at Mrs Barlows & tea at Lillie's Mother's weather fine just like April.

Mch 13th Fine, trimming trees.

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