FEBRUARY 1860.
15. Wednesday. James & Muldoon about horses in
morn: then full & X-cut 17 logs___
Peter saw wood, draw down 1 load pea-straw,
then cream peas__
& 1 load hay to sheep-loft ^ G v riffi v n not here till even g ,
George about cattle &c, help with straw & hay,
and help clean peas___ Self about sundries___
16 Thursday. James & Muldoon about horses in morn:, then
lay up 17 logs, Griffin saw wood in morn:,
measure up peas & about sundries till noon, then
thrash wheat, George about cattle &c___ Self weigh
peas & at sundries till dinner, went to the funeral of
Mary-Anne Smith, then took Kate to Rob ts ____
17 Friday. James & Muldoon about horses in morn:
grind axes, fall & X-cut 14 logs, Griffin
thrash wheat, George about cattle &c____
Self took ox-sleigh to Aylmer , got back by noon,
loaded the peas got dinner, measured up a few
bush ls more out of Gran: off to Aylmer , took Peter ___
18 Saturday. James about horses in morn:, draw in
17 logs, Muldoon help at horses in morn:,
lay up 17 logs, Peter ^ recomenced_ saw wood in morn:,
help lay up logs, Griffin thrash wheat___
George about cattle &c__ Self to Ottawa___
19 Sunday. church A.M. Self stopped in do all night,
& to day till about 4 o 'C, got home about 6½ o 'C___
20 Monday. James about horses in morn:, to Aylmer ,
for ox-sleigh till noon, draw in 6 Sawlogs,
Muldoon water from river in morn: grind ax,
fall &X-cut 17 logs, Peter sundries in morn: help
do_ _ do_ _ do__ Griffin thrash wheat, &
draw 2 loads hardwood to sheds, George about
cattle &c_____ Self, about sundries, to Rob ts &c in even g __
21 Tuesday. James about horses in morn: draw
in 14 logs, Muldoon help about horses
in morn:, draw soft wood till dinner, then 1
load straw, 2 load hay from white barn to
Cow-loft, Peter saw wood in morn:, clean up
wheat till dinner, help with straw & hay______
Griffin thrash a few stuke & clean till dinner,
then bay it & at sundries___ George as usual___
Self to Aylmer got back to dinner, then at sundries__
22 Wednesday. James & Muldoon about horses in morn:,
grind a new ax till dinner, fall & X-cut
11 logs, Peter sundries in morn:, then to the woods
for X-cut & saw wood till near 3 o 'C, then
help at sawlogs, Griffin thrash wheat, George
about cattle &c____ Self at sundries till dinner,
then file x-cut, at sundries again__________
23 Thursday. James & Muldoon about horses morn: & even g
lay up logs 14 ^ till about 3½ o 'C, home on get: of rain,
grind axes, v Pete v r to Aylmer , Griffin thrash wheat__
George about cattle &c___ Self to Aylmer about sundries__
24 Friday. James about horses in morn: fill up holes
on sawlog road in wood till dinner, then
help at sawlogs, Muldoon & Peter at sundries
in morn: fall & X-cut 16 logs, Griffin thrash
wheat, George about cattle &c___ Self to Aylmer
got back to a late dinner, took Miss Butler home__
25 Saturday. Ja v m v es about horses in morn: then off
to bring in his cow, Muldoon & Peter
measure up & help load wheat, then lay
15 logs, Griffin clean up wheat & about
sundries, George about cattle &c, help clean
up wheat___ Self to Ottawa with a grist__
26 Sunday. Church P.M. Charles & Hammy up to dinner__
27 Monday. James about horses morn: & even g draw in
21 logs, Muldoon & Peter at sundries in morn:,
lay up 15 logs, Griffin thrash peas, help put away
flour, measure & put away wheat, George about cattle &c__
Self about sundries & to Brewery A.M. at sundries again__
28 Tuesday. James about horses, draw in 19 logs, Muldoon,
& Peter about sundries in morn:, fall & X-
-cut 8 bass, Griffin thrash peas, George about
cattle &c___ Self & James Read hunted up 7 or 8 oats__
29 Wednesday. James & Muldoon about horses in morn: draw 1 load pea-straw
to sheep, 3 load wheat-straw to Cows, 1 load hay to Horses__
1½ lad wood to shed, Peter at sundries, help thrash peas, Griffin
thrash peas, George about cattle &c___ Self repair flails
