July 23rd picking cherries. nearly done.

July 24th. only picked 61 cherries 75¢ 5 tomatoes at $3 00 a few cukes at $1.00 some 22 cabbages at $1.25. they are first done. also Beans at 50¢

July 25th. Have only picked 1192 bskt cherries up to date and just done.

July 26 Sunday Cloudy all day looks like rain

July 27th. Picked 21 bskts tomatoes sold at $250 {$2.50} to $300 {£3.00} per bskt. 18 cukes. 75¢. Cabbages at $125 {$1.25} crate. Beans 50¢ 29 bskt Cherries at 75¢ Started raining about 3 oclock.

July 28 nothing doing rained until 3 oclock this afternoon

July 29th. Picked 4 crates Lawtons 14¢ pint 17 tomatoes $250 {$2.50} 17 cukes 50¢ 21 Beans 50¢ 13 crates Cabbages $125 {$1.25}. 10 apples 50¢. 1 crate Marrows $200 {$2.00} 1 bskt plums for (first) 60¢ also 26 pint crates Rasps sold at 10 & 11¢

July 30th not much doing some Cabbages Beans & 38 cherries

July 31st. Finished Mont cherries 12 bskts. 1271 bskts to date. Picked 46 bskts tomatoes 41 no {number} 1's at $250 {$2.50} here & 5 no 2s in Toronto

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