OCTOBER 1862.
5.Sunday. Church P.M. Jane here yesterday even g ..,
& this fore_noon___
6.Monday. James help put up pigs in morn.., plough in Wood_
_field, Muldoon cart in a load tatoes, take out tatoes,
Peter help put up pigs in morn.., cart dung to Wood_
_field, Griffin , O'hara take out tatoes, Moran
at tatoes for 2 or 3 hours, then spread dung, Toollie not
here, George about cows &e, dig & at sundries in garden____
Collins paint gallery floor, finish off wheel_barrow & paint it_
Self at sundries till 10 o 'C, repair a trough for spring pigs___
7Tuesday. James finish plough in Woodfield the 2 Acre Wheat stubble_
Muldoon & O'hara at tatoes, Peter cart dung,
Griffin at tatoes & dig out a leak in dam till
dinner, then ill, Toollie not here, Moran at
tatoes & spread dung for a start, George about cows &e,
dig in garden, saw wood & at sundries, Collins
make a short pig trough, mortice & fit to wheels..
the axle for stone__ Self mark out mortice
&e of do_, iron off two pig_troughs & repair part of
the floor of spring pigs fathering house_____
8Wednesday. James began to plough Bl k .. Sea stubble in 12 Acre_
_field, Muldoon, Peter, Toollie, Moran,
& O'hara take out tatoes,.. Griffin at tatoes
in morn.., help at dam till 3 o 'C, clean out
little pigs yard, George about cows, pigs &e, at sun_
_dries in garden to Edwards's for a little pup__
Collins put bands on acle & paint post_caps &
wheel_barrow by dinner, then at sundries plant
sawmill & dam____ Self repair g .. dam_____
9Thursday. James plough g .. Bl k .. Sea stubble in 12 Acre_field__
Muldoon, Peter, Toollie, Moran, O'hara's son
at tatoes, Griffin help at dam, George about cows
& pigs, at sundries in garden, Collins making sundry
oak fixing, for sawmill, paint_wheel_barrow
& caps for posts_____ Self repair g .. dam about gate__
10Friday. James plough g .. Bl k .. Sea stubble, Muldoon,
Griffin , Toollie, Moran, O'hara's son at
tatoes, Peter cart home a load tatoes in morn..,
cart earth to dam till dinner, then a load gravel
on to mill_dam bridge & 4 loads to little
bridge x-ing creek up at White barn, George
about cows & pigs, steam tatoes, saw wood___
Collins make another oak conesu for sawmill,
alter a little clothes horse, & make g .. another____
Self finish off floor &e of Spring pigs, fattening
house & about various jobs_______
11Saturday. James help up with spring pigs in morn..,
finish plough Blk.. Sea stubble, Muldoon
at tatoes till dinner, then draw wood for George __
Peter, Toollie, Moran, O'hara'son at tatoes,
Griffin in help up with Spring pigs & saw wood in
morn.., then at tatoes, George about cows & pigs
steam tatoes & at sundries, Collins finish clothes
horse, plane up boards for double sleigh__ box &
at sundries____ Self flooring &e part of
fattening pigs house & about sundries_______
12Sunday. Church A.M. Self took Kate to Rob ts .. in buggy in even g ..__
Jane here from yesterday even g .. to this even g .._____
13Monday. James plough pea stubble in 16 Acre_field__
Muldoon, Griffin , Moran, Toollie & O'hara'son
fill a load tatoes in morn.., then takeout tatoes__
Peter cart in tatoes in do_, then to the forge for
3 remove & a new shoe on Spring & some plates on the
wheels , George about pigs * cows, steam tatoes &
at sundries_____ Self at sundries till near 11 o 'C, then
to Berry's, Rob ts .. & John Streets till near 2 o 'C, dinner,
to Do's again in even g .. to measure sleigh pole &e___
14Tuesday. James to the forge with Poll & Major for 7 removes,
got back to dinner, then plough, Muldoon, Peter,
Toollie, Moran finish take out tatoes at noon,
then Peter cart in, & the others fill bags in field___
Griffin kill a lamb in morn.., clean & excavate a
good while in N o .. 1 cellar, house corn, O'hara'son
at tatoes in morn.., then do_ do_, George about
cows pigs &e, steam tatoes, saw wood & at sundries__
Self at sundries in morn.., pull down old par__
_tition in No 1 cellar & carry out a lot of rubbish, put 5 props
under the sleepers, then began to place sleepers for a new floor_____