Wednesday July 18th

Frank and I made the other door for the harness cupboard this morning but didn't get them put on. I then hooked up Belle and Queen to the waggon and Frank and I went down to the mill and got a bag of mixed chop to crate fatten chickens. We went out and got the waggon box full of grass when we got home. We got Ben Ivey's cultivator as we went past and this after noon Dad and I cultivated the mangels except the far edge where it was too wet and we also went through the potatoes in the old garden. We took Ben's cultivator as it is a straight toothed one and goes throw the earth with out throwing it at all as ours does. When we got through with that Frank and I hoed potatoes till six and Dad. paris-greened a lot of them. To-night Dad and Enah went down town to get some provisions and Lloyd Ryerse came up to see Frank so I went with them back to Ben's cherry orchard where we tested a good many of the trees but didn't find any real sweet cherries but a good many real sour ones. When we got back I picked out most of the biggest cockrels I could find and put 14 in the fattening crate. Fine & clear to-day.

Thursday July 19th

Frank has been plowing all day on the side hill next the woods. Dad. whent the first round with him and then came

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