at the orchard. He thought there might be 20 {bbls?} of orchard. Enah went down town this after noon and teold us to-night that Mrs. Frank {surname?} was dead and Frank himself very low with Influenza.

Thursday October 24th

Dad. has plowed all day. Frank and I picked apples this morning as we expected Pud. Smy the down to borrow some barley & oats. as Mrs. Smy the asked Enah if they could get them yester day. He came and got about ten bags and as he was going to haul them chopped we got him to take a grist from us down to the mill too. I went down with him and didn't get back till about noon. This after noon Frank and I hooked up Joe and Queen to go after our chop but it wasn't done when we got there so we drove around the block instead of waiting. We met Sam Thompson when we were coming home. He had been over here to see if he could get us to help him fill silo tomorrow morning so we said we could. Tige McBride was in last night to see if we could did the rest of the potatoes to-morrow after noon as Neff could come down, so we said we would. Cloudy.

Friday October 25th

Dad. has plowed all day but Frank and I have been away from home all day. We went up to help Ham. fill his silo and were there all morning. We didn't finish at noon as the blower plugged up several times. but after dinner Tige who was also helping and I went over to the plot to dig potatoes as Tige had sent out the summons again to the boys. Frank stayed to help Ham and Tige and I were the only ones at the plot till about five o'clock when Neff came there Frank a little later Young wilfred Myeers helped us pick up all the after noon and when Neff came he plowed out all the rest of teh Cobbles on the clay patch. Tige and I had polowed out a row or two. I didn't get home till dark and Jack Martin had been here to get a coupld of us to help till his silo to-morrow. I had promised to go back to dig potatoes. so Dad. said he would help go although he could finish plowing to morrow. I went down town to-night. It has been cloudy and warm to-day.

Saturday October 26th

Dad. and Frank went over to Jack Martin's to help fill silo this morning and I took the team over to Lorne Myer's. Tige McBride and his father came

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