OCTOBER 1858.
24.Sunday. Church P.M. 1 st fine. John came up in the even g .._
25Monday. James at his brother's potatoes, Muldoon help fill
8 bags tatoes for pigs, then take up tatoes, Tayler at tatoes,
Griffin about house in morn.., draw home tatoes for
pigs, steam tatoes & saw wood till dinner, help
take out tatoes for a start & about sundries, George
help fill tatoes for pigs help J. P. pull carrots & at sundries,
Lay board up 1 and & nearly back of long_shed___
Self about sundries till 11 o 'C, then to the forge &e___
26Tuesday. James about horses in morn.., plough in Pigfield,
Muldoon, Tayler take out tatoes, Griffin
about house in morn.., draw some boards to the
shed, to Berry's wharf in boat with things for
John; take out tatoes for a start & about sundries.
George help g .. John Pukey & about sundries___
Lay boarding up front of long shed___
Self look about till 11 o 'C, then to Bell 's corner's.
27Wednesday. James about horses in morn.., plough in Pigfield.
Muldoon, Tayler finish take out tatoes
soon after dinner, cart down pea & wheat straw,
Griffin about house in morn.., steam tatoes,
sow wood & about sundries___ George at
sundries till noon , then takeg.. out Pinhey's tatoes__
Lay finish board g .. up shed all but the door__
Self repair fence of yard for rams___
28Thursday. James about horses in morn.., plough in Pigfield
till dinner, then finish head lands in 16 Acre_field &
back again to Pigfield, Muldoon sundries in morn..,
help finish make shed timber till dinner, then draw
3 pieces of it home & cart in tatoes, Tayler sow wood in
morn.., house tatoes, Griffin about house & sundries for
a good while after breakfast, then help get in tatoes___
George sundries in morn.., do do_ _ do__
Lay grind axes in morn.., make shed timber till
dinner, then at place for door in long do_ ___________
29Friday. James about horses in morn.., cart in tatoes with
Spring; Muldoon, Tayler, George fill bags
in field, Griffin about house & in morn..,
steam tatoes, saw wood & about sundries____
Lay frame g .. short shed___ Self repair g ..
tatoe bins in Old Cellar, & fxing a place in
Gran.. field for the 2 pigs I got of Payne____
30Saturday. James about horses in morn.., plough in Pigfield,
N o side drain till dinner, cart dung from
sheep yard, Muldoon sundries in morn.., to Rob ts
wharf about bags, then gather dung in sheep_yard,
& help load, Tayler at sundries in morn.., then
cart dung from sheep_yard, Griffin about house
in morn.., do two steamers of tatoes & about sundries___
George about sundries till dinner, then help scrape
up dung in sheep yard__ Lay fram g .. 2 nd shed__
Self look about & at sundries till dinner, then grind g .._
31Sunday. Church A.M. Self to Ottawa in buggy__
NOVEMBER 1858.
1Monday. James about horses in morn.., plough in Old
Pigfield till dinner, then measure up tatoes,
Muldoon draw in wall_plates in morn.., at
dung in Sheep_yard & at sundries till dinner,
then help measure tatoes, Tayler sundries in morn..,
cart dung from sheep_yard till dinner, then
measure tatoes, Griffin about house & steam
tatoes till dinner, help put up 2 nd shed___
George sundries in morn.. take g .. out Con's tatoes.
Lay finish frame 2 nd shed & rise it___
Self got back about 5 ½ o 'C, brought a girl up__
2Tuesday. James about horses & sundries in morn.., take 3 loads
of tatoes in waggon to Rob ts wharf, cart in 2 loads tatoes,
& cart 1 load dung from sheep_yard (the last), Muldoon
measure tatoes in morn.., help with tatoes to wharf,
then with dung in sheep_yard, Tayler measure tatoes
& help fill some of my lags till dinner, cart dung from
sheep_yard, Griffin about pigs &e in morn.., help
measure tatoes & about sundries__ George at sundries
in morn.., to wharf after bags & help measure tatoes till
dinner, clean out hen_house, at Con's tatoes___ Lay fix g ..
plates & putg.. on rafters____ Self with sawmill for 2 cuts___
