cocked up and borrowed a crate to ship some broilers. I thought I would have about a crate full but when Dad. and I caught them to-night I only got 13 that I thought were worth taking. Enah took Tid down to a picnic that Aunty had to-day for Mrs. Browne & the two kids. Enah went down after him again to-night. Quite cool and fresh breeze.

Wednesday July 16th

I took my broilers over to Jack's first thing this morning and left them for Jack Walker to call for. I shipped them to Mallen instead of Waller, Chris said he was pretty good. Frank finished cutting the alsike this morning and then raked up the rest of the hay that was cut. We ran the binder out and Frank cleaned it all up ready to start on the wheat this after noon. He cut this after noon but didn't quite finish. Dad. Dick and I cocked hay this morning and part of the after noon and when we finished started to shock up. Dick and I went down and got our hair cut to-night and then went with Dess down to Pete Holmes casino. I had one dance with Dess as I only had five cents and then I went over to Quint's shack and spent the rest of the evening with him getting home about twelve. Dad. announced his intention of calling us at four o'clock to-morrow to bunch up alsike and as I knew that if I once went to bed I would hate to get up at four so thought I would go at it while I was awake. I stuck at it till about half past two but finally got so tired and cold I had to come in. I went to sleep on the sofa with my clothes on. Omar Khayyam swallowed a rubber baloon & died to-day.

Thursday July 17th

Frank and Dad. went out at four o'clock this morning and bunched up a lot more alsike but I slept in till half past five. After the dew was off Dad. & Frank went through and pulled all the sourdock out of the alsike they could find and I shocked up the wheat that was cut. Frank came out about eleven and cut the rest of the wheat and Dad. & I shocked it up we got through a little after twelve. Dick, Frank and I hauled in a couple of loads of hay from east of the old garden this after noon and put it in the horse stable. Dad. cleaned out the bull pen. We all went down to the band concert to-night.

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