JANUARY 1858
15. Friday. Jam v es about horses in morn - , to Aylmer till 2 o 'C.
then saw wood & at sundries, George about cattle &c____
Self to Aylmer to get hind shoe on Dart & to sell lard____
16 Saturday. James about horses in morn - , at sundries till
dinner, draw in 2 load soft-wood, George fodder cattle
morn - , & even g saw wood & about sundries_____ Self
dress Poll's tail & dress the Colt, got a kick from him on
the left breast, then at sundry jobs_________
17 Sunday. Self took Kate & children to see young Honor Major__
18 Monday. James about horses in morn - , draw in 2 loads softs wood
till dinner & 1 load after, then draw in a drag for Geo v rge ,
George fodder cattle &c morn - & even g , draw in a train
load of bushes for sheep & saw wood______ Self cut bushes
for sheep, then to Benny's by Allan's to Edward's in even g __
19 Tuesday. James about horses in morn - , draw 2 loads hay
from white Barn to Horse-loft & a little oat-straw to
Cow loft by dinner, then clean up oats & draw them down,
George fodder cattle morn - & even g , help with hay & straw,
saw wood & at sundries, Payne thrash oats & help
stow away hay till dinner, then help up oats &c__
Self to Rob ts for hay-knife, then to Edward's about mill
& warn hands to afford it, return hay-knife, help measure oats__
20 Wednesday. James about horses morn - & even g , attend thrash g mill,
George about cattle morn - & even g , do do do__
Payne sundries in morn - , then do do do__
Lay & Rider help thrash____ Self about sundries___
21 Thursday. James about horses in morn - , draw in 4 load
soft-wood, George fodder cattle morn - & even g ,
help clean up wheat, Payne shovel back the
thrashed wheat in morn - then clean it up___________
Self to Ottawa , took Mary with me______
22 Friday. James about horses morn - & even g , draw in
2 load soft-wood & at sundries till dinner,
at sundries again & help get wheat down to Mill,
George about cattle morn - & even g , at sundries
& help clean up wheat Payne split wood in
morn - , cut a water-hole in dam & at sundries
for a while after breakfast, then finish up wheat___
Self at sundries & handle a new shovel by dinner,
then took Kate & children a drive, help measure wheat___
23 Saturday. James about horses in morn - , draw 4 load
wheat-straw & 2 load hay to Cow-loft saw some
wood, George fodder cattle &c morn - & even g , help
stow away straw, saw wood, Payne load up wheat
in morn - , help with straw & hay, saw some wood_____
Self to Ottawa with some wheat to grind_______
24 Sunday. Self took Kate &c in even g to see young Honor Major__
25 Monday. James about horses & sundries till 10 o 'C. to
Aylmer with Self to help get Poll shod,
about 3½ o 'C to dinner, then split wood, George
fodder cattle &c morn - & even g saw wood &
about sundries_____ Payne not here_________
26 Tuesday. James about horses morn - & even g , draw in
loads Con - 's soft-wood, George about cattle &c______
Payne thrash peas__ Self about sundries____
27 Wednesday. James about horses morn - & even g , cut roads
through cord-wood, help Self load & home by 4 o 'C,
then draw a load peastraw, Payne thrash peas, help
with straw, George about cattle &c, saw wood_____
Self draw in 4 loads hardwood, to Rob ts in even g ,___
28 Thursday. James about horses morn - & even g , draw ^ down a load pea-
-straw & clean up peas by dinner, draw in a drag
for George , draw peas to Gran - saw wood, George about
cattle &c, help with straw & peas___ Payne thrash peas
till about 9 o 'C. then thrash Bl k Sea____ Self out the line__
29 Friday. James about horse morn - & even g , draw in wood
for Geo v rge , Payne finish thrash Bl k Sea & about
sundries, Geo v rge fodder cattle morn - & even g then at
wood for himself____ Self to M c 'Mertree's with hides
before dinner, to John Wilson's in even g ______
30 Saturday. Ja v mes about horses in morn - pull out some
chaff & clean up Bl k Sea till near noon, then at
wood for himself, George fodder cattle &c morn -
& even g help clean up wheat, saw wood__ Payne
not here___ Self put 2 new hoops on a tub & at sundries__
31 Sunday. Self took Kate to Honnor Major's before dinner,
in [ccreen g ] I went to Robts____
