MAY 1857

14 Thursday. James work Sawmill, Griffin about house & draw logs to Mill in morn - , skin the heifer, plough in Barnfield for wheat, Peter about horses & roll logs to mill in morn - , then harrow in peas in 16 Acre-field with a reverse scrape after giving the land one scrape before sowing___ Self at sundries all day_

15 Friday. James saw for an hour in morn - then roll peas & wash wheat till dinner, harrow wheat till near 7 o'C. then saw again, Griffin about house & put on a pot of tatoes in morn - , finish plough back of white Barn by dinner, then about sundries till near 6 o'C, then began to plough in Old Pigfield S o side drain, Peter about horses, finish plough back of George's by dinner, sow g wheat till near 7 o'C. then harrow it___ M c Mullin dig for tatoes, & plant it for me, help wash wheat & to Rob ts by dinner, then to Edward's for 1 bush l wheat & at sundries__

16 Saturday. James work Sawmill, Griffin about house & cut some tatoes in morn - plough in Old Pigfield, Peter about horses & saw wood in morn - , finish harrow wheat back of George's 10 o'C. then harrow wheat back of white Barn by 6½ o'C. then plough in Old Pigfield__ M c Mullin cart wheat to field & on to Berry 's for beer___

17 Sunday. Church A.M. M rs Greene here to dinner, Kate & children went home with her in the even g _ left Constance with her Aunt____

18 Monday. James work Sawmill, Griffin about house & draw 4 large logs to Mill in morn - then cart dung to Churchfield, Peter about horses & help roll logs to Mill in morn - , plough in Old Pigfield, Tom saw wood & help roll logs to mill in morn - , cart dung to Churchfield__

19 Tuesday. James work Sawmill till dinner, cut some tatoes, help in gristmill & at sundries till about 6½ o'C. then began to open drills in Old Pigfield, Griffin about house & draw logs to Mill in morn - , plough Con's garden, cart dung to Churchfield, Peter about horses & roll logs to mill in morn - , finish plough in Old Pigfield S o side about 3½ o'C. then harrow N o side for tatoes, Tom sundries in morn - , then cart dung to Churchfield__ George sow parsnips__

20 Wednesday. James work Sawmill in morn - , finish open drills about 11 o'C. then plant g his tatoes till about 5 o'C. then saw again, Griffin about house & cut tatoes in morn - plant tatoes in Old Pigfield till about 6 o'C. then at sundries, Peter about horses & cut tatoes in morn - , then help plant till about 6 o'C. & cut again, Tom saw wood in morn - , cart dung to Churchfield___ Self repair g whipple-tree irons, rein-ring &e_____

21 Thursday. James work Sawmill, help with bull, file the saw, Griffin at sundries in morn - , help weigh hay, help throw bull, finish plant Rusties in Old Pigfield soon after dinner, cart a load hay to Horses, then cart stones out of Churchfield, Peter about horses in morn - , then same as Griffin, Tom to J. Streets with the Grey in morn - , then cart last of the dung by sun-set_____ Self cut little pigs & the bull; M c Mullin took Charley to Ham.

22 Friday. James work Sawmill in morn - , help load some large stones in Churchfield & fill up holes till dinner, bring 6 or 7 sawlogs to Mill-landing with boat, over the river for George, spread dung in Churchfield, Griffin sundries in morn - , draw stones out of Do __, fill up holes till diner, then draw the sawlogs out of the water, finish fill holes, spread dung, Tom not here, Peter about horses & at sundries in morn - , cart oats to field, harrow oats in Old Pigfield S o side drain, empty ashbarrel & refill it at noon___ Self about sundries____

23 Saturday. James work Sawmill in morn - , spread dung in Churchfield till dinner, then saw again, Griffin plough in Churchfield, Peter about horses in morn - & spread dung till dinner, then began to plough in Churcfield for a few turns, had to leave it & go to Barnfield on act. of Dart not going well enough, Tom not here___ Charley & Con - up by Steamer___

24 Sunday. John Pinhey rode the Beuning horses up last night.

25 Monday. James about horses & sundries in morn - , plough Paddy & Spring till dinner, then plough Dart on the offside in Churchfield, Tom not here, Griffin saw wood & at sundries in morn - plough a few furrows to finish grassland in Churchfield, then spread dung, Peter began to spread dung about 9½ o'C._____ Charley & John went across about sunset_____