NOVEMBER 1856

Total Barnfield Snows to Pigs 116 bush s & Pigfield Snows to Pigs 26 bush s ___

1 Saturday. James about sundries in morn - , finish harrow pealand about 11o'C, then began plough it, John about pigs, steam tatoes, help in with last of the Snows, thrash wheat for a start & about sundries, O'Neil at sundries in morn - at tatoes till noon, then thrash wheat___ Self sain dead sheep, at repairs about lime-house & about sundries___

2 Sunday. Church A.M. M rs Greene & Anna to dinner___

3 Monday. James about sundries in morn - then plough pealand, John about pigs, steam tatoes, help pull hair off a roaster, repair a flail, thrash wheat, O'Neil came to breakfast, take up the Cows, help kill a roaster, then thrash wheat___ Self kill 2 roasters & look about till dinner; work gristmill____

4 Tuesday. James about sundries in morn - then plough, John about pigs, steam tatoes, thrash wheat, O'Neil saw wood in morn - put Cows in Woodfield, carry scaffolding up to John's, thrash wheat, hunt up beef cattle___ Self look about___

5 Wednesday. James about sundries in morn - , then plough, John about pigs in morn - clean up wheat, put it in Mill, mix pigs food & feed them by noon, help butcher the Staf, O'Neil saw wood in morn - help clean up wheat & about sundries till noon, then help butcher the stag___ Self about sundries till noon, then butcher the big stag___

6 Thursday. James at Durrough's, John about pigs, steam tatoes, salt beef till dinner, wash out barn, cart down 2 load wheat-straw, O'Neil sundries in morn - , then salt hide, help bring down beef, finish take fat off inside & saw wood till dinner, then help carry beef next door & help down with straw___ Self cut up beef, head aching all day

7 Friday. James not here, John about pigs, steam tatoes & about sundries till noon, then at home plaster g O'Neil thrash peas___ Self to Rob ts & Luton till dinner, then to Wiggin's about a plasterer, got back at 8 o'C___

8 Saturday. James about sundries in morn - finish plough pea-land by dinner, then bank up back of the lake-road house, John about pigs & repair bank g & drain back of his house, O'Neil saw wood in morn - , cart 2 load stone to the lake-road house, thrash peas___ Self put on new bolt g cloth & work gristmill till dinner, then look about___

9 Sunday. Church PM. Self rode to Jay's and Glenny's after dinner

10 Monday. James about sundries in morn - , to Rob ts in boat for morter -pan, then house tatoes, John about pigs, steam tatoes, help in with tatoes___ Self about sundries & to Glenny's about a cow till dinner, then help pick some tatoes, to Rob ts after tea___

11 Tuesday. James about sundries in morn - put cows above road, saw wood, help take hair off a roaster, then cart in tatoes, John about pigs, steam the last of the Snows, then help in with the tatoes____ Self about sundries, kill a roaster & measure bd s &e till dinner, then do - do.. & look about____

12 Wednesday. James about sundries in morn - put cows in Woodfield, saw wood & finish cart in tatoes by dinner, then cart stones off this end of 16 Acre-field, John about pigs, steam tatoes, help in with tatoes till dinner, then help with stones___ Self new handle a pail from next door & about sundries till dinner, take off our bed & at sundries______

13 Thursday. James about cows in morn - , cart stones out of 16 Acre-field till dinner, then drill a stone, John about pigs & help at stones till dinner, then plaster g his house___ Self about sundries & repair hen-yard door____

14 Friday. James about sundries till 9 o'C, then finish draw stones off this end of 16 Acre field with crutch , John pigs, steam tatoes, help load stones, Griffin saw wood, load stones, drill 1 stone____ Self about sundries, iron hoop pigs food-box till dinner, then blast 2 stones___