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mill at night, where the horses met us. While Papa was talking with Mr. P. I walked along up the hill and sat down on the Ox yokes which Olliver left there after unclear logs (he may unclear the steers and they went home) pretty soon Papa came along and hollered "get up" "get up" as I thought to the horses, but I soon found he meant me for I had frightened Charly most out of his senses, Papa said he Charley came very near jumping over Jim two or three times. I walked round a little and then walked up to Charley but he snorted and acted pretty skittish till I came close to him I spent the evening in playing backgammon with Caroline 22nd This morning when I got into the waggon I put in my unclear on the kettle tin measure & some sage thinking to make some sage tea over to the claim. Papa took 10 empty bags with him and we rode up to Louises where he got them filled with 15 bushels of wheat for which he allows Louis 5 shilling per bushel being one shilling more than people generally especially where one takes it from their door and they have no trouble about it. While they were measuring the wheat I went into Mrs Clevelands she told me they milked 8 cows had 5 large sized pails full of milk every night and morning and that she churned 5 pounds of butter every day they have 8 calves, these they feed with