Oct 7th. Started putting in tile back of cemetery. shipped 38 toms & 17 pears 2 Caul on orders. nearly done now I guess.

Oct 8 no orders today at all. draining all day weather cold & cloudy down to 40 at 6 oclock tonight.

Oct 9. Shipped 30 tomatoes north. draining rest of the time

Oct 10th. Cold & cloudy still draining back of cemetery.

Oct 11. Finished up on north orders today 25 toms. 10 Hampers Greening apples $1.00 24 bskts {baskets} Kieffer pears at 30¢ & shipped 59 toms to Toronto sold at 25¢. 20 Red peppers at 75¢ 5 Green at 50¢ 5 crates marrows at $100. {$1.00} and Sold in Hamilton the balance of our pumpkins small ones 25 doz at 50¢ doz.

Oct 12th draining again stopped about 430pm by a light shower

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