sent North 72 plums, 23 pears, 6 peppers, 2 caul, and about 80 tomatoes 3½¢.

Sept 12: A big rain & thunder shower in the night, not so many orders. 57 plums, 66 tomatoes, and picked another 50, shipped peppers for Toronto, another shower & thunderstorm this evening.

Sept 13: Our lightest day for some time, only picked 105 baskets.

Sept 14: Not many orders. 26 tomatoes, 34 plums, 15 peppers.

Sept 15: Sat. Picked 48 cukes, 50 plums, & 40 tomatoes.

Sept 16: Sunday, motored to Niagara Falls with Hicks, was a lovely day.

Sept 17: This Monday with not many orders, only shipped 61 plums, 30 tomatoes, 4 peppers, 2 caul.

Sept 18: Cooler today. Picked 47 plums, 31 tomatoes, 7 peppers & 5 caul. Shipped 20 peppers to Toronto. Sold 100 sweet peppers to Italians for 25¢, left without coats, to call tomorrow AM. Have half of them picked tonight.

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