our rams and he said he would let me know when the veterinary inspection was coming and we could bring our sheep down there. I drove Queen and took Tid with me. We were home by half past six. we then went back to the gully and got another pure bred calf which Maple Hill Nellie present us with this morning It is a dandy Roan heifer marked very much like Knock fierna. We had a little trouble getting it up as Nellie is very wild over it but after we got it up Daisy May adopted it and wouldn't let the mother near it and she Daisy May bawled around all night for the calf. This was the night we should have gone over to hoe potatoes but it was so late when we got through and I had to take my two year old heifer up to Ham Thompson's that we didn't get over. Tige McBride & Lloyd Crysler came over in the latter's car and got the foot ball and the Ryerse boys brought it back. They said they got the patch pretty well hoed. Warmer.

Wednesday July 3rd

Dad. cultivated corn all morning and Frank mowed. I went down town the mill with Queen & the buggy and got a couple of bags of oat chop and then went back and {?} up some of the heavy spots in the hay till noon. After dinner we all went back and Dad. and I finished shaking out the heavy spots that were cut yester day. Frank finished mowing the fields. Frank then started to rake what was fit and Dad. and I and Tid. cocked up till after six getting about half of what was raked put up in cock. To-night Dad. took some milk down to Aunty Alice. Frank went over to Ben's pea field and picked a basket of peas and I went out to prune and tie up the tomatoes again but I didn't get out till nearly dark so didn't get many done. Warmer and fair.

Thursday July 4th

Frank and I went down town this morning and got the lime, bluestone and aresen ate of lead which Neff sent down to spray the potato plots with. and took it up and left it at Henry Misner's. He said he could spray them for us on Satur day after noon if some of us would go over and help him put the tank on the waggon. We got home about eleven and went back and shook out the heaviest of the hay that was fit and didn't get up till nearly one. Dad. cultivated all morning. This after noon Frank raked up all the hay west of the little gully (about 10 acres) and Dad. and I cocked up till seven o'clock. Frank sprayed our early potatoes to-night. Fine hay day. Not hot nor win dy.

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