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2 bushs ^ old oats from Gran: to Horses.

High east

wind with

some snow__

C_Payne 72 f t

rough-edge 185 f t

sqaure_ do_ to be

taken out of his

logs when sawed­­­____

ground for fat ng

cattle 6 bush: prov d __

thus ½ bush: oats, 1½ b peas__

& ground the remainder

of the 18 bush l mix d 29 th Ultimo

Rained all last

night. rain & snow

best part of Sunday.

Put up fatten g cattle

on Saturday___

 

ground for fatten g

cattle prov d mixed

thus 7½ bush ls oats.

2½ do__ Peas.

10

& toll 1 do same portion.

11

 

Draw g room

chim y & pipes

clean d

Put up outside

windows___

 

School-room

pipes cleaned__

 

 

James 32 lbs

beef bla ce of rations

for 28 th Oct__

 

Clean d Kitch: pipes.

3 bush ls ^ old oats from

Gran: to the fowls__

 

& 4½ to Horses.

Peas

10 bush ls to Mill__

 

S o porch up__

 

George 25 lbs

bal ce of rations__

 

 

Snow off, cattle

off through the

feilds again___

 

Grape vines

laid down__

 

Began to rain at

night__

 

Newland

Scotch wheat

14 bush: to Mill___

Rain g nearly all

day, & very heavy

at night fall__

 

 

Began to saw

Payne's 3 logs__

 

 

ground

cover d with snow

durning last night__

 

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

 

1/6½ of John Major for a bal ce

he owed of 9½ df & 9 d for a

scant ly he had last night___

Wm Be v rry 350 f t 2 inch pl k

Biddy v Hicks v on

£1..11..10½ bal ce of wages

Geor v ge 50 lbs flour &

cash 1/4 v

Jame v s ½ bush: oats__

32 lbs flou v r, 1 lb toba v cco.

Gr v iffin ½ lb tobacco_

Muldo v on 1 lb tobacco_

Do__ v 65 lbs peas_

Do­­­­­­__ v 1 lb tea__

Geor v ge ½ lb tea__

 

Do v __ 3 lb s soap.

yeast 2 d p d __

 

Pe v ter 1 lb tea.

 

Fre v d ½ lb tea.

 

 

 

 

lt r to D r Hill prep d

 

Muldoo v n 5 q ts salt.

 

 

lent Payne 19 lbs

flour.

 

 

 

 

Jam v es £ 2..__..__

 

Pete v r £1..__..__

 

Total acct: of

saw d lumber

lent C_ Payne__

50 f t of 2 inch pl k

 

700 f t of inch boards.

 

1550 f t of rough-edge.

 

 

 

 

Rec d per James [?]

15/6 that John Archer

owed me__

 

Ja v mes 68 lbs flour,

19 lbs of it bal ce

of the last 50 lbs__

Geor v ge 50 lbs flour.

& ½ v lb tobacco___

 

Payne ret nd

85 f t 2 inch pl k __

92 f t rough-edge

 

143 f t inch boards.

out of 2 logs__

l tr from D r Hill

per M r Berry__

 

 

Pe v ter 2 stove-pipes.

 

Mu v ldoon

50 lbs flours__