SEPTEMBER 1857
16. Wednesday. James about sundries in morn - , try g to
plough Dart till dinner, then draw in oats,
Major at sundries till dinner, then draw in do ___
George level off in shed under waggon & at work
in garden__ Lay about posts for Kitch - garden gate__
17 Thursday. James cradle & reap oats till dinner, then
thrash peas, Ma v jor about house in morn - ,
reap oats til dinner, then to Aylmer , George in
garden & help a little at Kitch - garden fence___
Lay fasten posts &e of Kitch - garden fence__
18 Friday. James at sundries in morn - , thrash peas till
dinner, then bind & stuke oats, Major not
home till breakfast, sink hole for stop to Kitch -
garden gate, reap oats till dinner, then bind & stuke,
George trim currants & rig___ Lay at Kitch - garden
fence & began to repair the gate___ Bi v ddy went to
Aylmer yesterday afternoon, returned to day, ill, no work__
19 Saturday. James cradle, reap & bind oats till dinner,
set fire to chopping & at oats again, Major
about house in morn - reap, bind oats & help burn
chopping, George in garden & help fire chopping__
Lay finish Kitch - gardern gate about 11 o 'C. then
at posts for hen-yard___ Self make [flails]___
20 Sunday. M rs Greene & Anna dined with us___
21 Monday. James & Major about sundries in morn - ,
then reap & bind oats___ George at sundries
in morn - , take up 2 bush ls tatoes in garden & boil for
pigs, help with Cow to Allen's & at sundries___ Self
at sundries & take the Cow to Allen's ____
22 Tuesday. James at oats till about 11 o 'C. then to the forge
Major about house in morn - , at oats till near
11 o 'C, then ride Dart to the forge___ George in garden
till about 11 o 'C, then saw wood in shed___ Self kill a
lamb, file meat saw & new handle ½ inch chisel____
23 Wednesday. James saw wood in morn - , reap, cradle &
bind oats, clean up carriage harness,
Major about house in morn - , then reap & bind oats__
Ge v orge at his tatoes__ Self at sundry jobs,
bind some oats, file both had saws_________
24 Thursday. James about sundries in morn - took the
ram &e to show-fare in horse cart, Major
sundries in morn - , then rode Dart to Show-
-fare____ George in garden___ Self rode the
grey mare out & Dart home___
25 Friday. James about sundries in morn - , then at oats,
Major about house in morn - , reap oats till
about 9 o 'C, then carry waggon pole to Robt s & back
again about 11½ o 'C, at oats___ George in garden &
at sundries till 9 o 'C, then at oats___ Self at sundries
in morn - went as far as Robt s on my road to Aylmer
with broken pole, after dinner began to make one__
26 Saturday. James finish reap, cradle & bind oats about
5 o 'C, then thrash p ^ e a t s, Major about house in
morn - , help finish reap &e the oats about 5 o 'C,
then X cut long pine [junks] in yeard, O'Neil
help finish cuts oats, then help thrash peas___
George saw wood & at sundries till 11 o 'C, help finish
oats, then help X cut wood in yard___ Self at waggon pole__
27 Sunday. Mary to Robt s with Went - after breakfast, spent the
day there, M rs & Miss Edwards called in even g __
28 Monday. Ja v mes sundries in morn - , take Cow to Lays,
thrash peas & cart a load straw till dinner,
then at home about wood, Major about house
in morn - , help take cow to Lay's , thrash peas & help
down with straw till dinner clean up peas &
at sundries____ George take 2 bush - tatoes in garden
& boil for pigs & at sundries till dinner, help clean peas__
Self about waggon pole & look about things________
29 Tuesday. James sundries in morn - , cart chips from lake__
road house into feild back of George's, Major
about house in morn - repair a hole on the bridge
going up to lake-road, the draw the chips, O'Neil
saw wood in morn - , then thrash wheat___ Geor v ge
went home ill soon after breakfast____
30 Wednesday. James exercise the Grey in morn - then at the chips
Major about house in morn - cart 3 load stones to back
of hen yard, then at the chips, O'Neil dig holes for the posts & at sundries,
Lay putting up posts of henyard__ Geo v rge at home ill______
