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Jan 29^th. Nice day. We have had a long wet cold month & are quite ready for fine weather. Mr Skillbeck from Little Driffield has come to Mr Sawdons to be beastman. The railway strike which begun ten days ago has ended to day trains are running this afternoon. No goods train has been through the station for ten days. One passenger train each way daily.
Febraary(sic) 11^th. Sold some fat hoggs at Brid market £6 each.
13^th. Found the first primroses on the cliff today.
Weather has been very cold lately. Wind East, frosts medium.
16^th. The L.S.A. practice which should have been held this afternoon was postponed owing to an accident to Station officer Sainsbury.
18^th N.E. wind, cold. Been to market. Beef slow trade, sheep still good. Lot of hoggs being marketed in store condition.
March 2^nd. 12 a.m. Snowing all morning, about four inches at present. Weather has been very cold all the week but fair, medium frosts.
Started lambing first pair born in February.
8^th. Weather still very cold. Hard frosts nightly, days mostly fine & sunny, some snow. The district is short of reliable farm men at present.
March 15^th. Planted a few potatoes. Weather cold, land in fair trim. Coal trade dispute. There is no coal to be had at Speeton at present. There are heavy losses among lambing ewes in the district this year.
April 3^rd. Weather dry & cold. Fine woodcock sheltering in the garden.
12^th. Weather still very cold. Frosts nearly every night.
Everything is very backward. Wind still east.
17^th. Drilling Raikes barley, fine day, land in fair trim.
May 7^th. Showers daily. Have still a few oats to sow.     
6^th. Potatoes were sold at Driffield to day at 17/- per cwt.     
15^th. Finished sowing oats. Horses slept out on the 13^th.
Weather settling. Grass & seeds growing fast.
21^st. Rain everyday. There is still some corn to sow.
Potatoes are being sold retail at 2/6 per stone