NOVEMBER 1859.
12. Saturday. James about horses in morn:, plough
down dung, Muldoon turn over horse
dung in morn:, finish spread dung in 16 Acre-feild
soon after dinner, then saw & split wood, Peter help
turn over horse dung in morn: then plough down
manure, Griffin fodder cattle in morn:, spread
do__ till dinner, help in Gristmill, fodder cattle___
George steam tatoes, mix'em, saw wood,
about pigs morn: & even g ___ self rode to Payne's
after breakfast, at sundries till dinner, then work
Gristmill & at do____s again__________
13 Sunday. M r Butler came in, had no service__
14 Monday. James about horses in morn:, finish plough down
dung at near end of 16 Acres-feild soon after dinner,
then bark sawlogs, Muldoon at stable dung in
morn:, to the brewery & finish heap up do by
dinner, saw wood, & bark sawlogs, Peter v do in
morn:, plough down dung till dinner, then draw
wood for himself, Griffin fodder cattle in morn:,
then boil a pot of tatoes, steam tatoes & mix'em,
about pigs & saw wood____ George feed pings in
morn:, finish about cattle &c, help in Gristmill,
& about sundries___ Self look about things, [toork] Gristmill___
15 Tuesday. James about horses in morn: help put up double
windows, clean stovepipes, shift some tatoes from
Cellar to kitchen, cart down peastraw, Mu v ldo v on at
home about wood & banking up his house, Peter saw
hardwood, clean out hen-house, help move tatoes for
pigs, help with outside windows & with peastraw____
Griffin steam tatoes, mix'em, about pigs & at
sundries, Geo v rge fodder cattle & sweep drawing
room chimney in morn:, then looking after winter
quarters for his cow's till dinner, then at sundries
& do up cattle___ Self about sundries____
16 Wednesday. Ja v mes about horses in morn:, at wood for himself__
Muldo v on at home till dinner, then put
away morter into cart-shed & about sundries___
Peter saw wood, clean up peas & cart' em to
mill by dinner, then thrash oats, Griffin about
pigs & steam g tatoes till noon, then thrash
wheat___ George about cattle &c, & help clean peas
till noon, then attend tatoe steam g do up
cattle & pigs___ Self look too thing file 2 woodsaws___
17 Thursday. Jam v es to the Interior, Muldoon about horses
in morn:, then draw wood for Geo v rge ___
Peter v ill, Griffin feed pigs in morn: then
thrash wheat___ George about cattle morn: & even g
boil a pot of tatoes, saw soft-wood & at sundries___
Self new bottom & otherwise repair a pail till
dinner, put up S o porch & about sundries___
18 Friday. James about horses in morn:, trying to
work Sawmill till dinner, then clean up
wheat, Muldoon split g up big hardwood junks
in morn:, drive all the cattle up to Woodfeild,
cut away bridge crossing drain back of his house,
cart away from Gran: stable__ into garden & at sundries.
Peter trash oats, Griffin feed pigs in morn:,
thrash wheat till dinner, then clean up____
George about cattle in morn:, steam & mix tatoes,
lay down the grape vines__ Self trying to
get sawmill to work till noon, then making
new pins for works of gig-wheel water-gate____
19 Saturday. James help at repairs in Sawmill in morn:,
then saw, Muldoon about horses in morn:, at
sundries & cart wheat to Mill till dinner, then heap
up dung in garden, scrape up dung in front of wood-
-sheds & at sundries, Peter thrash oats in morn: help
drive cattle up to Woodfeild, & at sundries till
dinner cart away stones from about wood-shed,
help scrape up mud in front of do__ do__
G v riffin v ill, George about cattle & pigs,
steam tatoes, saw & split soft-wood________
Self rig up water-gate of gig-wheel in morn:,
rather poorly all day, booked about things______
20 Sunday. Church P.M. M r & Miss Butler came
in soon after dinner half frozen______
Ram with ewes soon after breakfast
