Seeding, Breaking, and Haying 



in, much as I have described the seeding of the 

 wheat, except that we borrowed a pair of bulls 

 for a day to help our own to haul the heavy seeder. 

 Winter had not done with us yet, for we had quite 

 a fall of snow ; but this was welcomed, as it kept 

 the land moist and helped the newly planted 

 seed to germinate as the snow melted, which it 

 soon did. Still the weather continued cold and 

 dreary for some time, and occasionally we won- 

 dered if we had done wisely in committing our 

 precious seed to Mother Earth so soon, as the 

 constant changes of temperature, often with a 

 sharp frost, must, we thought, be trying. AVe 

 had, however, followed the example of our neigh- 

 bours, but were realizing more than ever that 

 from the time the seed is in the ground until 

 a cheque is handed to us, the actual return is 

 constantly in jeopardy from the vicissitudes of 

 weather and other causes. Our stock had re- 

 cently been increased by the arrival of a nice 

 foal, with which Nancy had presented us, and 

 also by a little heifer calf, and this addition of 

 young life was a source of great interest. Before 

 setting to work at our own stoning and breaking 

 new land, we put in a few days' spring ploughing 

 and seeding a piece for a neighbour, for which 

 work we were to receive a share of the crop, if 

 there was one. 



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