Cabbage crop no good, very small. Also picked 9 crates raspberries and sold that. 107 cherries & 16 cukes.

Aug 5th: Sunday, rained last evening and nearly all night. Had more showers this morning. Picked first cherries, did not get much done, only picked 35 crates cherries.

Aug 6th: Cloudy and a few light showers. Did not get much done, only picked 35 crates cherries.

Aug 7th: Picked 128 cherries at 80¢ & 31 crates, 23¢, 25¢, 11 tomatoes at $1.00, 5 bags Callery at 14¢, 10 slims plums 60¢, 6 apples 4¢.

Aug 8th: Very warm, picked 148 cherries at 75¢ & 80¢.

Aug 9th: Cherry orders slowing up, picked 50 baskets tomatoes 75¢. Just about finished up Callery. Took a load to Scott at $11.00 per ton.

Aug 10th: Very warm night, picked 50 crates, 60¢, 65¢ cherries, 5, 58, 11 qt, and a few tomatoes 60¢.

Aug 11th: Sat., not much doing, picked 30 tons at 55¢, cooler today.

Aug 12th: Sunday, picnicked at Guelph with Johns & Hammonds, 25 there in all.

Aug 13th: A very busy day, a lot of cherries.

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