OCTOBER 1859.

2. Sunday. Church A.M. Self & James returned about

2½ o 'C__

 

3. Monday. James put away flour in morn:, reap wheat

till 11 o 'C, at sundries till dinner, plough in 12 Acre-feild,

Muldoon & Peter sundries in morn:, reap wheat

till 11 o 'C, then take out tatoes, Griffin kill a lamb

in morn: reap wheat till 11 o 'C, look for rods to mend

baskets till dinner, then take out tatoes, Tom

reap wheat till 11 o 'C, then do_ do_ do_ George

finish pointing workshop, boil tatoes for pigs &c___

Welsh about steam-box___ Self about sundries___

4 Tuesday. James rig up his milk-house in morn: help

finish reap wheat in newland, Muldoon cart

in his own tatoes till about 9 o 'C__ then reap wheat__

Griffin & Peter at sundries in morn: the do__ do__

Tom at wheat from breakfast time__

George about house &c, kill a roaster, point

front pillars of sheds___ Welsh about flume__

Self putting zink on new steambox______

5 Wednesday. James sundries in morn:, plough in

12 Acre-feild, Muldoon at sundries & take

out tatoes till dinner, then house wheat, and

Griffin in the same, Peter take g out tatoes &

at sundries__ George repair center hob

of Old Kitch: fireplace, pull some corn: &

about house &c___ Welsh putting peices on foot

of flume posts &c___ Self at steambox &c____

6 Thursday. James draw a load stones to his house in morn:,

then plough in 12 Acrefeild, Muldoon take

out tatoes, Griffin about sundries & at tatoes for

a start in eveng:, peter wheel dung out of Spring

pigs fattening yard in morn: repair slush fence

till 9 o 'C, then at tatoes, Payne take out tatoes___

George about house in morn: kill a roaster,

boil tatoes for pigs, put more stones under back

of workshop___ Welsh putting bolts through the

flume___ Self rig up tatoe steam &c_____

7 Friday. James sundries in morn:, plough in 12 Acre-

-feild, Muldoon draw hardwood logs out of do

do till 10 o 'C, then at tatoes, Griffin help pile

brush & at sundries till dinner, then at tatoes__

Peter pile brush till 9½ o 'C, then take out do__

Payne the same___ George steam & mix tatoes,

& about house & sundries, Welsh at flume___

Self fix up mixing box for pigs & about sundries__

8 Saturday. James bank g up back of his house in morn:

began to plough back of White barn,

Muldoon, Peter, Payne take out tatoes,

Griffin at tatoes in morn: put cows above road,

put on steamer of tatoes & to brewerry till dinner,

then caulk g flume___ George about house &c, &

sweep two chimney's in morn:, kill a roaster,

attend to steam g tatoes & about sundries___

Walsh putting on eve peices to dam & at sundries___

Self run pitch under do_ do_ & about sundries___

9 Sunday. Church P.M. Self rode to John Streets A.M.

10 Monday. James catching horses in morn:, plough

in Barnfeild, Muldoon, Griffin & Payne

take out tatoes till dinner, fire stump-

-heaps &c in newland, then pick up tatoes till

sun-set & branding up by moon-light__ Peter v at

home till noon, then at tatoes & burn g stump-

-heaps &c___ George about sundries in morn:, kill

a roaster, then clean dining room stove-pipe &

repair a patch of the ceiling__ Walsh repair g the

flume & nail caps on posts of dam__ Biddy

to Aylmer on Sat: by Steamer, return d this even g .

Self help repair ceiling, put pitch on top of dam posts__

11 Tuesday. James after horses in morn:, finish plough

N o side, Barnfeild soon after breakfast, then

began pea stubble above road, Muldoon & Peter

brand g up in morn: then at tatoes,

Griffin alter g pipes for Payne in morn:,

then both take out tatoes___ George about

pigs &c in morn: steam tatoes & about sundries___

Walsh screw up bolts &c of Pit-wheel, make

new gate &c for gig-wheel___ Self about sundries___