load and left it on the barn floor. Then Frank took the team and roped what was fit and then finished cutting about one o'clcok while Dad and I cocked up what he raked. This after noon we put off the load and put another on and Frank raked a little more and Dad. and I cocked up till after six. After we got through the chores I went out and hoed a few mangels and Frank hoed the strawberries. Sunny & hot but a nice breeze.

Friday July 26th

We put the load off this morning that was on the barn floor and Dad. and I put on another big load and left it at the field gate till noon. Frank mowed away and changed to the hay fork instead of the slings and then came and shook out a little and when we got the load on he took the team and raked. We all cocked up till about four o'clock then Frank brought the team out and we hauled in two loads and put one of them off. We used the fork instead the top of the maw as the sling ropes got caught in the hay. Dad. and Frank put the hay on those two loads in a hurry but I don't think there was nearly so much on a load. Frank went over to hoe potatoes to-night and I took a book over to {Art Preston?} as h he was over this morning and wanted Dad. to come over to-night and look at his cow which has developed a sudden case of {?} Dad. was too tired to go over so sent the book over. I was too late to go over to the patch. Hot. nice breeze.

Saturday July 27th

We hauled in hay all day and in spite of several delays managed to clear our field in seven loads. We had to change our car from the barn to the horse stable and the first loads we put on were so big we couldn't get the lifts in the door of the {?} without a terrible amount of straining. The second load we tried to build a little smaller but the third lift stuck in the door way and we broke one strand of the big rope pulling on it, that was just at noon and it looked as if we were held up for the after noon but Dad. thought of Lew. Brock so Frank went out and got him and he spliced the rope for us. This after noon we built very small loads and had no more trouble getting them in except once when we had to trip the lift and let it fall on the ground. The last load we brought in we knew would be a big one so we didn't use the slings but just put on all we could pile on

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