also 1 bskt {basket} tomatoes peppers sold at 90¢ tomatoes sold at $15.0 {$1.50} tomatoes very poor crop this year.

July 12th Orangemans day pickers scarce. only picked 100 bskts {baskets} Cherries. heavy rain at five oclock.

July 13 Fine & warm picking cherries & cutting cabbages

July 14th Picking cherries Have picked 978 bskts {baskets} up till today Friday night.

July 15 Cut 25 doz Cabbage for Hart at 50¢ doz. Picked 12 crates Rasps. went to market with 9 crates sold at 20¢

July 16th Fine & warm, home all day.

July 17th Cut 25 crates cabbages & 27 bskts {baskets} tomatoes. shipped all north. had a couple of light showers.

July 18th Picked cherries at 80¢ 14 Rasps at 21 cents 23¢ & 24¢

July 19. Picked cherries 80¢ 18 Rasps shipped Toronto sold at 23 & 24¢ 17 tomatoes at $1 50. 34 peppers @ $60 to $100 { $0.60 to $1.00?} weather fine & warm.

July 20. Fine picking Cherries & Raspberries.

July 21 Picking cherries & Rasps fine & warm.

July 22 Sat picked Black Currants 9 baskets in all.

July 23rd Sunday. Showery. Lillie played organ at Meth. Church.

July 24th Picked last of Red Cherries. picked first apples 75 bskts {baskets} sold @ 50¢.

July 25th Picked Rasps all day 28 crates, also picked first plums 6 bskts {baskets} Willards shipped north at 75¢

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