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Sept 30-36 dealers assn representatives. also conferences with everyone in Bureau nearly. Home in evening to study budgets. Oct 1, 1936 To Budget hearings nearly all day. Of course we had no intuition as to how we came out but the hearing was friendly. I have now been clear thru the mill on the budgets so am beginning to learn the ropes Oct 2, 1936 Spent day on mail & conferences with every one until 2:00 PM then home to work in yard. Spaded up a bit of ground for flowers which is terrible stuff but perhaps fertilizer & hard work will make it work. ^[[Oct 3-36-same as above]] Oct 4, 1936 Up early and in picnic with Couch to Wickens farm. Had a picnic breakfast and dinner & a delightful day. Birds not too abundant. 1. Great Blue Heron (1 flying over) 2. Turkey Buzzard 2 or 3 3. Coopers Hawk 2 4. Mourning Dove 2 in Wickens yard 5. Crow small flocks 6. Phoebe 4 7. Meadowlark 15 flock first time in numbers 8. Blue Jay C. in straggling flocks 9. Downy Woodpecker 2 10. Flicker sev. 11. Tufted Titmouse 3 12. Carolina Chickadee 1 13. Golden crowned Kinglet 2 14. Robin 4 or 5