May MONDAY, 12

Done chores. Da pickig up brush in orchard and clipping up spruce trees. Brock to Mc Isaacs with a heifer in forenoon. Cultivating back by maple tree also sowed and harrowed it to wheat. Dull in morning and a little misty but brightened up after dinner. fine night.

TUESDAY, 13

Done chores and cultivated rape ground on other place in forenoon. Then harrowed and sowed it in afternoon 7 ac. Mrs. Bill Anderson here for dinner and tea. Beatiful warm day.

WEDNESDAY, 14

Done chores. Then cultiating in field next to windmill in forenoon. Sowed and harrowed it in afternoon. Fine and very warm.

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