MAY 1857
26 Tuesday. James about horses & spread dung in morn - , finish plough in Churchfield soon after dinner, then harrow it, Griffin sundries in morn - , finish spread dung soon after breakfast, saw wood, cut tatoes till dinner, then at sundries & cut tatoes again. Tom not here__ Self at sundries & repair hen-yard____
27 Wednesday. James about horses & cut tatoes in morn - , finish harrow Churchfield soon after breakfast, open the drills by 5 o'C. then help repair part of the fence, Griffin at sundries & cut tatoes till about 5 o'C. help repair fence___ Tom not here____ Self repair garden gate, get ready a new barrel for water, repair a few pannel of Churchfield fence__
28 Thursday. James about horses in morn - to Rob ts corner with the Grey to meet the horse (was not the day) then plant tatoes & to Rob ts landing with Self in the boat, Griffin cut & plant tatoes___ Self to Ottawa_____
29 Friday. James about horses & plant tatoes___ Griffin about sundries & plant tatoes, Payne at tatoes__ Self in Ottawa_____
30 Saturday. James about horses in morn - , to Rob ts with the Grey to meet Gourley's horses, help finish plant tatoes about 7 o'C. then repair fence at Style next Benning, Griffin about house, cut some tatoes & plant tatoes, Payne help finish plant Tatoes, Self returned, took breakfast at Rob ts ____
31 Sunday. Church A.M. M r Rolph did not come____
JUNE 1857
1 Monday. James about horses & sundries in morn - , harrow tatoes in Old Pigfield about 10 o'C, then plough in Barnfield S o side drain, Griffin at sundries in morn - , bore bunks of Churchfield by 6 o'C. then saw bunks___ Self cut lambs in morn - , at sundries & file soft-wood saw by dinner, file Con - softwood saw & my coarse hand saw
2 Tuesday. James about horses in morn - , plough in Barnfield S o side drain for oats, Griffin saw wood & at sundries in morn - , finish saw 2 nd bunks & to Rob ts landing with a boat load of oats & back by noon, then notch down the bunks___ Self ring little pigs in morn - weigh up oats for Holt, notch all the bunks____
3 Wednesday. James about horses & ride to Payne's on tartllan's in morn - , wash sheep & put Griffin across by noon, at sundries till dinner, then finish plough in Barnfield S o side drain, then saw wood, Griffin at sundries in morn-, wash sheep, then to Aylmer____ Self help fix sheep-pen fence at river in morn - , look to washing of sheep & at sundries till dinner, then to Berry's, Rob ts & on to John Streets_____
4 Thursday. James about horses & over the river for Griffin in morn, at sundries till 9 o'C, then put up the second logs of Churchfield fence, Griffin not here, George help at fence__ Self about fence_____
5 Friday. James about horses & sundries in morn-, help clean out fattening pigs' house, cart oats to field, harrow in oats in Barnfield S o side drain by about 7 o'C, then at sundries, Griffin not here____ Rider shear sheep____ Self at sundries & put away wool____
6 Saturday. James about sundries in morn - , notch down bunks till dinner, work Sawmill & at sundries, Griffin not here___ Self weigh out flour & pork in morn - , notch bunks till dinner, put 2 buffaloes & 2 coats in cash, hoop-iron post of bars at Mill hill____
7 Sunday. M rs Greene to dinner, Self to A. Smith's in afternoon__
8 Monday. James draw Edward's logs to mill in morn - then make Churchfield fence pig-tight & put up 3 d logs, Griffin notch down bunks & help with 3 d logs____ John Major roll logs to Mill in morn - , split up & pile the pine left by Rider, then split hardwood junks in yard & fix up the pile____ Self at fence__
9 Tuesday. James pile boards in morn - , to the woods for cedars to make pickets for fence & crosscut them by dinner, then bag up wool, help sweep 2 chimney's & at sundries, Griffin at sundries in morn - , pile boards till near dinner, then at dung-heap, Major pile boards in morn - , at dung-heap & help cross-cut logs for pickets till dinner, then at dung-heap again___ Self yoke up rams in morn - , at sundries & look at new chopping till dinner, attend to wool & see to chimey's____
