13 June

Read a recent *Times* this afternoon after tea. Weather gloomy out, so I stayed in at doors. The main story was about the agricultural depression. I am not used to read about matters of money, but they seemed to be speaking of country matters. Apparently, there is *quite* a *crisis* in Agriculture with prices being too low and farmers and the families not being able to eat. How dreadful not to be able to eat! I am entirely devoted to eating. I must speak to Uncle Jack about adding the farmers as a new philanthropy.