OCTOBER 1863.

14. Wednesday. James plough fallow; Muldoon, Casey, Toolie, Moran & Tayler take out tatoes; Payne
Griffin about sundries till 3 o'C, then about drain in clothes-yard; George about pigs &e, boil a pot tatoes & about sundries in garden___ Self at drain in clothes-yard_

15 Thursday. James finish plough fallow about 4 o'C, then to Edward's for new plough & to Luton for butter; Muldoon, Casey, Toolie, Payne, Moran & Tayler take out tatoes___ Griffin clean up drain in green-yard & finish do_ in garden by dinner, at sundries for a start, then to the feild for a load tatoes; George about pigs &e, change the place of cellar window in clothes-yard & about sundries__ Self side post for clothes line, about cellar window & drain__

16 Friday. James to Berry's with horse-cart for beer, cart dung into garden for next year's corn, house corn stalks & about sundries_ Muldoon, Casey, Toolie, Payne, Moran & Tayler at tatoes; Griffin about sundries; George about pigs &e, boil a pot tatoes, churn. & about sundries in garden__ Self finish post for clothes line, measure lumber, & about sundries.

17 Saturday. James plough S o end of 16 Acre-feild; Muldoon & Casey clean up wheat & peas till near 3 o'C, then at tatoes; Toolie, Moran & Payne take out tatoes; Griffin uncover drain between doors of Old cellar & repair it; George about pigs &e, boil 2 pots of tatoes, dig in garden & about sundries_ Self repair tongue of stone-cart, help about drain & at sundries.

18 Sunday. Church P.M. Self too Kate to see her Mother before dinner__

19 Monday. James plough till10½ o'C, thrash wheat till dinner, plough again; Muldoon & Moran at tatoes till near 11 o'C, then thrash oats; Toolie at tatoes & thrash wheat; Casey at tatoes & saw hardwood; Payne at do_ till 10½ o'C, then home; Griffin mow weeds in garden & help about sundries in Sawmill till dinner, then gather up weeds & spread dung in garden; George about pigs &e, boil a pot tatoes, kill a roaster, steam tatoes & saw wood_ Self about sundries in morn:, finish rig up water-gate of Gristmill.

20 Tuesday. James plough g S o end of 16 Acre-feild; Muldoon ring pigs in morn:, drive oxen for about an hour in garden, then at tatoes; Casey saw wood in morn:, then at tatoes; Toolie, Moran & Payne help ring pigs in morn:, take out tatoes; Griffin spread dung in garden & plough it by about 11 o'C, then clean up oats & about gate-post of little pigfeild; George about pigs &e; dig in garden, prune plum-trees, clean & measure up oats__ Self ring pigs in morn:, then at sundries & about post of Pigfeild__

21 Wednesday. James take out tatoes in morn: then cart in tatoes; Muldoon cart down oat-straw & oats in morn:, finish take out tatoes by dinner, then help fill bags, Casey help with straw in morn:, help fill up tatoes; Toolie finish take out tatoes by dinner, then do_ do_ do; Griffin finish fasten post of Pigfeild in morn:, do_ do_ do; Moran & Payne take out tatoes in morn:, then do_ do_ do; George about pigs &e, steam tatoes & about sundries___ Self enlarging tatoe bin in N o 3 cellar__

22 Thursday. James about sundries in morn:, cart in tatoes; Muldon to Ottawa; Toolie, Griffin, Moran, Casey & Payne about sundries in morn:, fill up tatoes; George about pigs &e, kill a roaster, steam tatoes & about sundries in garden_ Self repairing tatoe bins in N o 1 & N o 3 cellars___

23 Friday. James plough till noon, then thrash wheat; Muldoon not here_ Griffin ill; Toolie dig about apple trees in morn:, thrash wheat; Moran about sundries in morn:, thrash oats; Casey saw wood in morn:, wheel stone &e out of cellar till near 4 o'C, then at do_ again; George about pigs &e, churn & saw wood__ Self excavating in No 1 cellar till near 4 o'C, take out furs__

24 Saturday. James draw wood for himself till noon, cart in tatoes_ Muldoon, Toolie, Casey & Moran fill up tatoes & cart in. Griffin ill; George about pigs &e, help Gristmill, steam & mix tatoes, kill a roaster___ Self work do___ till about 11 o'C, then making a bin for tatoes in N o 1 cellar_

25 Sunday. Church A.M. Self walked to Rob ts in the afternoon__

26 Monday. James cart in tatoes; Muldoon & Griffin about sundries in morn:, fill up tatoes; Toolie thrash wheat
in morn:, help at tatoes; Moran thrash oats in morn:, Casey saw wood in morn:, then both help fill up tatoes___ George about pigs &e, kill a roaster, boil tatoes & about sundries__

27 Tuesday. James saw wood in morn: cart in tatoes;
Muldoon & Moran thrash oats in morn:, fill up tatoes__ Toolie thrash wheat in morn:, fill up tatoes; Griffin
dig g in garden in morn:, then do_ do _ do_; Casey saw wood in morn:, help fill up tatoes; George about pigs &e, boil & steam tatoes, saw wood & about sundries____