16 JouRXAL. — October. [Part I. 



18. Same weather. Wear stockings now and a 

 waistcoat and neck-handkerchief. 



19. Same weather. Finished our Indian Corn, 

 which, on less than 4 rods, or perches, of ground, pro- 

 duced 447 ears. It was singularly well cultivated. It 

 was the long yellow Corn. Seed given me by my 

 excellent neighbour, Mr. John Tredwell. 



20. 21, & 22. Same weather. 



23. Cloudy and hotter. 



24. Fine rain all last night and until ten o'clock 

 to-day. 



25. Beautiful daj'. 



26. Same weather. 70 degrees in shade. Hot as 

 the hot days in August in England. 



27. Rain all last night. 



28. Very fine and warm. Left off the stockings 

 again. 



29. Very fine, 70 degrees in shade. 



30. Same weather. 



October. 



. 1. Same weather. Fresh meat keeps pretty well 

 now. 



2. Very fine; but, there was a little frost this morn- 

 ing, which did not, however, affect the late-sown Kid- 

 7ietf Beans, which are as tender as the cucumber plant. 



3. Cloudy and warm. 



4. Very fine and Avarm, 70 degrees in shade. The 

 apples are very fine. We are now cutting them and 

 quinces, to drt/ for winter use. My neighbours give me 

 quinces. We are also cutting up and drving peeches. 



5. Very fine and warm. Dwarf Kidney beans very 

 fine. 



6. Very fine and warm. Cutting Biickichcat. 



7. Very fine and warm. 65 degrees in shade at 7 

 o'clock this morning. Windy in the afternoon. The 

 wind is knocking down the fall-pipins for us. One 

 picked up to-day weighed 12^ ounces avoirdupois 

 ■weight. The average weight is about 9 ounces, or, 

 perhaps, 10 ounces. This is the finest of all apples. 

 Hardly any core. Some none at all. The richness of 

 (he pine-apple -vsithout the roughness. If the Kin" 



