dollars an acre. Dad. doesn't want to say that John Wess isn't assessed big enough but his land is certainly worth more to the acre than ours is as it is all cleared {illegible} hills. Vail made it thirty seven dollars an acre I think. It has been another lovely Spring day, with lots of mud but sunny.

Friday March 30th

This after noon morning after I got the chores done I started to paint my colony house. I got one end and most of the back done before dinner. Aunty Alice was over for a little while and to dinner. This after noon Dad. and I went down to John Watts sale we got a ride down and back with Charlie Quanbury, the roads were awful we all had to walk up Monteith's hill and Charlie had the team and little light democrat. There wasn't such an awful crowd there and things didn't go especially high. It was a nice day but the sale was over by about four o'clock. Johnny Loan has sold out and enlisted and Erny Hinds of Nanticoke has sold out and every body supposes he has enlisted. Young Lee Boughner has enlisted and left his Dad with two farms on his hands and no man. Lee said he couldn't stand it any longer he couldn't go to town without them getting after him. To-night I went down to see Marj. for a little while. Another beautiful Spring day.

Saturday April 1st

It has rained off and on all day and we haven't done much but chores. I went over to Jack Martin's and got an inside hover that he wasnt using. He thought it would work better than my outside brooder. I was over there quite awhile poking around. Charlie Quanbury is quitting to-day and Jack's new man came, he is gping to live in Brirely's house and Brirely is going to move into Vyse's house. While I was gone Dad. & Frank sacked up some barley and Frank and I took it down to the mill this afternoon, we went up to Bert Thompson's and got an incubator of Art Quanbury's which Bert had but wasn't using and while Art said I might use. It is an Essex 70 egg machine. Huby and Lila came over just as we were taking the team off and they stayed till it was time to do the night chores.

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