APRIL 1858.
23. Friday. James work Sawmill, Muldoon about
horses, finish plough grass land, Tayler pile
boards in morn - , chop soft-wood till dinner,
finish lumber trussel, pile some on it, help down
with hay, Griffin pile boards in morn - , kill a
roaster, plough till dinner & for an hour after,
then cart hay, George about cattle &c, do some
work in garden & about sundries___
Self about sundries, file handsaw___
24 Saturday. James work Sawmill & help in Gristmill for
about 2 hours in afternoon, Muldoon
about horses & plough in Barnfeild, Tayler
sundries in morn - pile same boards after breakfast,
then chop soft-wood till dinner, then plough oxen,
Gr v iffin sundries in morn - plough in Barnfeild
till dinner, then home by Steamer, George
about cattle &c, saw wood & about sundries____
Self at sundries till dinner, grind some Prov d __
25 Sunday Church P. M.
26 Monday. James work sawmill & give saw a good file g ,
Muldoon about horses in morn - , plough in
Barnfeild till about 6 o 'C. then last year's pea-land
about middle of 16 Acre-feild, Tayler sundries in
morn - plough in Barn-feild till dinner, then
chop soft-wood, Griffin roll logs to Mill in
& about cattle &c in morn - at sundries & riddle peas
till dinner, plough in Barnfeild & do up cattle__
Geo v rge ill______ Self rode out to Nash's & on to [Traoss]
27 Tuesday. James work sawmill, pile some boards & take
chips &c out of Do__, Muldoon about horses,
plough in 16 Acre-feild, Tayler pile boards in
morn - , split & pile soft-wood till dinner,
plough oxen till near 6 o 'C. then gather up
dung about house in Old Pigfield, Griffin pile
boards in morn - , plough about 2 hours in Barnfeild,
then in Old Pigfeild N o side drain till dinner,
to James Read's as cow-doeter till 6 o 'C. plough again,
George about cattle &c, do some work in garden___
Self to Armitage's before dinner, then to Rob ts __
28 Wednesday. James work sawmill till noon, help ring Sows
&c till dinner, help skin heifer & at sundries till 6 o 'C.
then saw again, Muldoon about horses in morn -
harrow peas in Barnfeild S o side, Tayler sundries
in morn - , cart harrow & peas to Barnfeild, finish
plough N o side of Old Pigfeild about 4 o 'C. then into
churchfeild, Griffin riddle peas in morn - , sow
peas till near noon, & sundries till dinner, skin the
heifer & about sundries, George about cattle &c,
29 Thursday. Jam v es at his brother Fred's, Muldoon
about horses in morn - , finish harrow grassland
soon after dinner, then harrow in peas, Tayler
pile boards in morn - plough in Churchfeild,
Griffin riddle peas in morn - , to Rob ts blast g
stumps till 11 o 'C, roll peas in Barnfeild with
Poll by 6 o 'C. then at sundries, George about
cattle &c, do some work in garden____ Self
about sundries till dinner, sow peas, repair a fence_
30 Friday. James work Sawmill, Muldoon about horses
in morn - , at sundires till dinner on act - of rain,
then finish harrow peas on grass-land, Tayle v r
at home. Griffin about sundries till dinner,
then plough Churchfeild, George about cattle
&c, saw wood & do some work in garden____
Self repair g a trace of plough harness before dinner,
then finish sow peas on grass-land________
MAY 1858
1 Saturday. James work Sawmill in morn - , roll peas
on grass land by dinner, sow again, Muldoon
about horses in morn - , finish plough pea-stubble
in center of 16 Acre-feild, Tayler sundries in morn - ,
finish plough Church-feild about 6 o 'C. then began
pea-stubble at near end of 16 Acre-feild, Griffin at
sundries, Geo v rge fodder cattle in morn - , after flour
till dinner, sow peas in garden, help wash wheat_____
2 Sunday. Church A.M. Little Horace christened by the
Rev d John Butler__ Griffin put Ellen across
so on after dinner________
