MAY 1858

 

3. Monday. James work sawmill & wash wheat, Muldoon

about horses in morn - harrow wheat in pea-

-stubble at bars next road in 16 Acre-feild & in

Churchfeild 1 st time about 6 o 'C, then plough in 16 Acres-

-feild at near end, Tay v ler not here, Griffin

sundries in morn - , sow wheat in 16 Acrefeild &

in Churchfeild, kill a roaster, sow grass-seed,

George about cattle &c, do some work in garden__

Self look about things, sow some grass-seed in Even g

4. Tuesday. James saw in morn - , help cart a little hay from

calves' loft to Cow-loft, to Berry 's, then saw

till dinner, roll Siberian wheat & at sundries,

Muldoon about horses in morn - , X-harrow Siberian,

harrow Scotch in Old Pigfeidl, & do_ do most

part of Bl k Sea in Churchfeild Tayler sundries

in morn - , plough in 16 Acrefeild for Scotch wheat,

Griffin sow g grass seed in morn - , till breakfast,

& for some time after, wash & sow Scotch-wheat

till dinner, then at sundries & finish seed down

Churchfeild in Even g , George about cattle &c, do

some work in garden_______ Self look about things__

5 Wednesday. James work Sawmill in morn - , at sundries

& roll Churchfeild by dinner, then saw again

Muldoon about horses in morn - , finish X-harrow

churchfeild about 10 o 'C, then plough in 16 Acre-

-feild, Tayler wheel dung into garden in morn - ,

plough in 16 Acrefeild, Griffin wheel dung into

garden, spread & dig for tatoes, & about sundries

George about cattle &c, spread & dig dung for Con - 's

tatoes_____ Self take down double windows, Do's

porch, reapir wash tubs & at sundry jobs____

6 Thursday. James pile boards in morn - , cart some earth

with Dart from East corner to West corner

of Kitch garden & a few loads of dung, at sundries

& saw about two hours in even g , Muldoon horses in

morn - , finish plough in 16 Acrefeild, Tayler

pile boards in morn - , help finish do- do , Griffin

dig in garden for tatoes till dinenr, caulk boat &

wash 7 bush ls Scotch wheat, George about cattle &c,

dig for Con's tatoes & turn out manure, help wash

the wheat____ Self put a new box in foot

of pitman & at other repairs about water wheel___

7 Friday. James saw in morn - , spread earth & dung in

Kitch - garden, file saw by dinner, then saw again,

Muldoon about horses in morn - , harrow wheat

at rear end of 16 Acrefeild, Tayler dig up a

bed of roots in Capplis' Acre in morn - cart

wheat up to Do __ do, plough Kitch -

garden by about 6 o 'C, then dig in garden,

Griffin mix lime with wheat in morn - ,

sow wheat, pitch boat, George about cattle &c,

turn out dung in garden for Con - & at sundries__

Self to A_ Smith's on Dart & look about things____

8 Saturday. James work Sawmill, cut & plant tatoes in

garden, Muldoon about horses in morn - , finish

harrow scotch wheat in 16 Acre-feild, harrow,

Bl k Sea in Kitch - garden, then plough for oats in

Barnfeild, Griffin sundries in morn - dig in

garden, sow wheat in Kitch - garden, Tayler cart

a load hay to Cowloft in morn - plough back of

White barn - for oats, George about cattle &c, spread

manure on Con's garden_____ Self out through the

country after a horse, W n Berry with me_____

9 Sunday. Church P.M. Self took Robu horse home before

noon, M rs Greene & Anna dined with us_____

10 Monday. James saw g , at sundries & plant a few Rusties

in even g , Muldoon horses & sundries in morn - ,

finish plough behind wh t Barn & cart 3 load

dung into 12 Acrefeild, Tayler help with 1 do

hay to Horses in morn - split & pile soft-wood__

Griffin sundries in morn - , help plough in

Barnfeild for oats, then cart a load dung into

12 Acrefeild, George about cattle &c & dig for

Con - in garden, planked Rusties for her_____

Griffin ploughed Con' - s garden after breakfast____

Self exchan g wheat with John Baskin for flour &

bran, plaister g up apple-trees with paper & paster___

rode Poll to John Streets in even g ________