[These are the entries in Andrew Henry's journal for April 1901. Note the reference to the census on the 15th.]

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1	Damp & rainy all day & light East wind. I took Carrie & Geo. to the Platform she for Petitcodiac & Geo. for Moncton & I called at Walter's a.m. I was doing odd jobs p.m.
2	Cloudy & moderately warm & light E. wind. We were at the woodpile a.m. & I was at Walter's p.m. & at J. W. O'Blenis's in the evening & Geo. was about the house p.m.
3	Very fine & partly clear & warm & light shifting wind. We were at the woodpile all day.

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4	Cloudy & chilly E. wind & some rain p.m. I went to the Platform to Salisbury with E. W. Cochran & bot a mare from him & came home p.m. Geo. sawed some wood & was at T. Lounsbury's in the evening. [in margin] Mrs. Chas. Jones died aged 82 years
5	Cloudy & damp & rainy all day & moderate E. wind. I was at the Platform for the Cochran mare a.m. & we were about the house all day & Will. Duncan called p.m. & he & Geo. were at Allan Lewis's at a candy party in the evening.
6	Rain last night & steady rain most of the day & light E. wind. We were about the house all day. Hiram Blenis called a.m. & I called at Mr. Russell's p.m. & Geo. was at Walter's in the evening.
S. 7	Cloudy & damp & cool E. wind & some rain p.m.
8	Cloudy & damp & light E. wind & showery a.m. I was about the house a.m. & Geo. was at the Platform & we were at the woodpile p.m.
9	Cloudy & very fine & warm & light S. W. wind. We were at the woodpile all day. Wint. Steeves & son James were in to dinner.
10	Cloudy & damp & light rain all p.m., rather high N. E. wind. We were at the woodpile a.m. & about the house p.m. Gillie O'Neil & Bruce Keith were in at dinner.

11	A little snow last night & a.m. & partly clear p.m. & high & cold N. wind. I was about the house most of the day & Geo. finished sawing the woodpile a.m. & I took him to Walter's on his way to Salisbury p.m.
12	Clear & cold & high N. E. wind. I took Geo. to the Platform on his way to Moncton a.m. & I finished splitting the wood p.m. Jim. Steeves & Stewart Lewis's son were in at dinner. Agnes & Howard Nickerson & Claud Kinnear & Todd Russell & Ella & Albert Lounsbury were here in the evening. Robison Brown called p.m.
13	Frosty last night & very fine & clear. We were repairing fence a.m. & I was at Salisbury & brot Carrie from Dr. Moore's. Geo. was putting fixing[sic] new barn door fastenings p.m. [in margin] first robins
S. 14	Very fine & clear & light E. wind. Walter & Stewart were here p.m. [in margin] first frogs.
15	Very fine & clear & moderate E. wind. I took Carrie to the Platform on her way to J. W. Patterson's & we weighed 500 of hay for C. C. O'Blenis a.m. & weighed another 500 for the same p.m. Bruce Keith got 2 pigs & Gesner Taylor was here taking the census p.m. & we were taking the banking from the house p.m.
16	Very fine & clear & moderate E. wind. We were doing odd jobs about the house all day. A. W. Lockhart called at night.

17	17 Very fine & clear & cool & moderate E. wind. We were doing odd jobs a.m. & I was at Salisbury & took a pig for John Bleakney & another for Geo. Wilmot p.m. at $2.00 each.
18	Very fine & clear & moderate & cool E. wind. We began digging a drain E. of house a.m. & I was at the school-house helping to shingle the roof p.m. Harry Hughes was in to supper.
19	Very fine & mostly cloudy & warm & springlike & light shifting wind. I took Annie to the Platform a.m. & we were about the house p.m. & was at R. Anderson's for Annie in the evening. Thos. Cochran Jr. called at noon. Walter & Mr. McReady (cheese man) called p.m.
20	Very fine & mostly cloudy & mild & light E. wind. I was taking away the banking a.m. & was about the house p.m. Geo. has been sick with chicken-pox for some days. Walter called p.m. H. A. Fowler came to dinner & I took him to the Platform p.m.
S. 21	Cloudy & damp & cool & moderate E. wind. Annie & I were at Lewis Mt. at Mr. Colwell's farewell meeting a.m.
22	Cloudy & damp & cool & moderate E. wind & showery p.m. I drove to Salisbury & was at Moncton all day by train. Geo. was about the house. A. W. Lockhart called in the evening.

23	Cloudy & cool & moderate N. E. wind & steady rain most of the day. We were about the house all day. Brad. Duncan was here most of the day.
24	Cloudy & cool & light E. wind & damp & showery. We were about the house part of day & were digging in drain part of day. Harvey Colpitts called p.m. Truman Blenis a.m.
25	Partly clear & cool & rather high N. E. wind. Geo. was digging at the drain all day & I was a.m. & Alice & I were at Salisbury p.m. Hiram Blenis called in the morning.
26	Mostly clear & cold & high N. E. wind. We were digging at the drain all day. Annie called at Sp. Blenis's p.m.
27	Very cold last night & clear & moderately warm day & light shifting wind. We were hauling stones & building the drain all day. Walter called at noon & Alice was at Walter's p.m. & Carrie came from Petitcodiac in the evening.
S. 28	Very fine & warm & clear & moderate S. W. wind. Geo. & Carrie & Alice were at Wheaton Set. at Mr. Perry's meeting a.m. & Annie & Geo. & Alice & Carrie were at Lewis Mt. at Mr. King's (ex priest) at night.
29	Very fine & partly clear & cool & moderate N. E. wind. We were hauling dung & harrowing & putting in wheat & oats all day. Hiram Blenis helped.

April	29	Sowed	2 ¾ bus. Colorado wheat
"	"	"	3 ¼ "	white oats
"	30	"	2     "	wheat
May	9	Planted ½ bus. early potatoes
"	13	Sowed 12 bus. white oats
"	14	"	5  bus. white oats
"	15	"	carrots, parsnips & garden peas
"	17	Planted 8 bus. potatoes ( 6 coppers, 2 seedlings)
"	18	"	18 quarts of corn (Pierce's prolific & Longfellows)
"	27	Sowed	9 bus. white oats by the brook
June	3	Planted a few peas & beans      ½ 
"	3	Planted	8 bus. potatoes ( 4 coppers & 4 seedlings)
"	6	"	5 bus. potatoes ( 1 seedling & 4 Sadens)
"	7	"	4 bus. potatoes (Sadens)
"	11	Sowed	4 ½ bus. b.wheat
"	17	"	6 ½ bus. b.wheat
"	18	"	3 ½ bus. b.wheat
						1902 Fanny calved 3 March
"	13	June went to ours		calved March 23
						Sweetie calved Mar. 14
"	23	Jane went to ours		calved Ap. 6, '02
		Zenia  July 10			calved Ap. 14,'02
		Daisy went July 10		calved Ap. 6, '02
		Fanny went Ap. 18, 02
						Topsy calved June 14
Nov.	8	Bell	"	"
1902
Nell went Ap. 9			calved January 17/03
 
Hay put in in 1901
July	12	2 loads	1 ¾ tons	July	13	7 loads	6 ½ tons
"	16	3 loads	2 ¾ "		"	18	2 "	2 "
"	19	5 "	4 ½ "		"	20	4 "	3 "
"	23	5 "	4 ½ "		"	24	5 "	4 "
"	25	1 "	1 "		"	26	5 "	5 "
"	27	5 "	5 "		"	30	3 "	2 ¼ "
Aug.	1	2 "	1 ½ "		Aug.	2	1 "Ford¾ ton
"	3	2 " ford 2 "		"	5	1 "	¾ "
"	8	1 "	¾ "		"	9	1 "	¾ "
"	13	1 "	½ "		"	15	1 "	½ "
"	28	1" meadow 1 ton	"	29	3 " meadow 2 ½ tons
"	30	1 " meadow ½ "	
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		29	25 ¾ 				33	28

							62 loads	53 ¾ tons

30	Very fine & clear & cool & light E. wind a.m. & moderate W. wind p.m. We were harrowing & hauling dung all day. Harry O'Blenis got 500 cwt. hay a.m. Geo. & Hiram were at Lewis Mt. at Mr. King's meeting evening.