OCTOBER 1857

1 Thursday. James sundries in morn - cart chips from

George's door into the field & house 1 load oats,

Major about house in morn - , cart chips & help in

with the oats, O'Neil help at hen yard fence till

mean 3 o 'C, then about sundries & thrash wheat for

a start in even g , Lay at hen yard fence___ George

dig rasp s in garden____ Self about sundries___

2 Friday. James about sundries in morn - , cart chips

from Con's hen-house shed to back of George's , Major

about house in morn - , finish cart chips from George's

& began chips in yard, O'Neil about sundries, thrash

a start, sink a pole for a post, clean up wheat__

George take up 2 bush ls Snows & boil for pigs, help

clean up the wheat & at sundries__ Lay make &

put up posts &c into Gran - field__ Self look about__

3 Saturday. James at sundries in morn - finish house oats

about 4½ o 'C. then cart chips from yard, Major

about house in morn - , help draw in oats, then at

the chips, O'Neil at home, George pull & husk corn.

Lay at posts for sheep-pen till dinner, then off_

Self kill a lamb & at sundries till dinner, then put

2 new hoops on childs' oval tub & paint it ____

4 Sunday. Self ride Dart up lake-road to Tom Baskin & home

past Rider's by dinner, then down to Robt s ___

5 Monday. James at sundries till near 10 o 'C. then plough

oat stubble in old Pigfeild, Major about house

in morn - , cart a load stones to sheep-yard, sink 1

hole, finish cart chips to 13 Acre-field soon after

dinner, then began to take out Rusties in Old Pig-

-field__ O'Neil not here, George saw wood in

morn - , take out some tatoes & boil for pigs, then in garden__

Lay about pen in sheep-yard___ Self about sundries____

6 Tuesday. James sundries in morn - plough in Old Pigfeild__

Major about house in morn - then at Rusties__

George out corn-stalks & taking out Con's tatoes___

Lay finish sheep-pen, began flooring tatoe bins___

Self at sundries till dinner, then stop rat-holes into bolt___

7 Wednesday. James about sundries in morn - plough in

Old Pigfield till dinner, then help practise

Dart in waggon & about sundries, Major & O'Neil

about house in morn - , then take out Rusties__

George at Con's tatoes & help in Grist mill_

Lay finish floor double tatoe bin by 11 o 'C. off to Smith's__

Self work Grist mill & at sundries till dinner, then

to Street's turn with Dart in waggon & at sundries___

8 Thursday. Ja v mes at home with back-ach, Major about

house & help get waggon & horses till 11 o 'C, then

at tatoes, O'Neil at tatoes___ George about

sundries, boil & mix tatoes & at work in garden____

Self to Ottawa in waggon__ Biddy Logan also__

9 Friday. Ja v mes at home, Major about house in morn - ,

then at tatoes, O'Neil at tatoes__ George at

Con's tatoes____ Self in Ottawa________

10 Saturday. Ja v mes at home, Major about house in morn - ,

at tatoes till dinner, unload waggon, pick up &

same do & help plough, O'Neil at tatoes___

George boil 7 mix tatoes, gather some of Con's

apples till dinner, help unload waggon &e,

then help pick up tatoes___ Self returned

from Ottawa a little before 2 o 'C, ploughed Dart a little__

11 Sunday. Self on Dart to Allan's before dinner,

then to Robt s ___

12 Monday. James sundries in morn - , plough Old Pig-

-field S o side, Major about house in morn - ,

then at tatoes, O'Neil at tatoes__ George at

Con's tatoes___ Self kill lamb, finish handle 2 shovels__

13 Tuesday. James about sundries in morn - , finish

plough 1 head-ridge in Old Pigfeild, then

began in 13 Acre-field, Major & O'Neil about

sundries in morn - , spread the chips back of George's,

then at Rusties___ George at sundries & Con's tatoes____

14 Wednesday. James about sundries in morn - plough Lay's

horse till dinner then try Dart, no go, put

in Poll, Major about house in morn - then

at tatoes, O'Neil & Payne finish Rusties in

morn - bring up water for wash g then began

tatoes in Church feild_____ Ge v orge at his tatoes___

Self kill a rooster, repair pigs pail, drive horses for plough g in after