FEBRUARY 1864.
15. Monday. James about horses in morn:, clean & measure wheat till dinner, then draw in 2 load hardwood; Muldoon about horses in morn:, draw in loads soft-wood, draw wheat to mill & one load straw to Cow-loft; Tooly not here; Griffin saw wood in morn:, help clean up wheat, help down with wheat & straw; thrash again; George about cattle &e, boil 2 pots tatoes, the last in Old cellar___ Self at repairs in stable till dinner, to Aylmer in cutter_
16 Tuesday. James about horses in morn:, rig out horses &e for Self till near 9 o'C, , then draw in 14 logs__ Muldoon & Tooly about horses & saw wood in morn:, lay up 17 logs; Griffin thrash wheat; George about cattle &e_ Self in Aylmer & back about 3 o'C, took D r Church home from Rob ts .
17 Wednesday. James about horses in morn:, fodder cattle &e after breakfast, to A.L. Smiths with oxen for hay, his yard so drifted could not get in, took 1 load out of white for Horse-loft by dinner, then draw in 3 logs & 1 load hardwood; Muldoon & Tooly about horses & saw wood in morn:, fall & X-cut logs; Griffin help about hay, saw & split wood, do up cattle &e, George at home_______ Self in house all day, did not feel very well______
18 Thursday. James & Muldoon about horses in morn: then make a rollway & open out an old road; Tooly saw wood in morn:, help at roll-way &e; Griffin about sundries till dinner, then thrash wheat; George about cattle &e___ Self at sundries till dinner, to Berry's with teem in even g __
19 Friday. James about horses in morn:, then to Ottawa ; Muldoon & Tooly about horses & saw wood in
morn:, lay up logs; Griffin thrash wheat exercise
the Tracy mare; George about cattle &e
Self to Ottawa with double sleigh_____
20 Saturday. James about horses in morn:, measure up tatoes, draw hay from Mr Smith's, 1 load horse-loft, & 1 load cow-loft; Muldoon & Tooly about horses & saw wood in morn:, grind axes, fall & X-cut logs; Griffin at sundries in morn:, help with tatoes & hay; George about cattle &e;____ Self to Aylmer with some tatoes, got back to a late dinner, weigh flour & oats_____
21 Sunday. Church P.M. Self took Muldoon & wife in cutter to Mowbry's corner before dinner, then drove Nance to Rob ts corner & back again, then took Kate to Anna's__
22 Monday. James about horses in morn:, draw in 17 logs_ Muldoon & Tooly about horses in morn:, lay up
logs; Griffin not here; George about cattle &e____
Self to Ottawa in cutter_____ Cheque C.T. Bate
23 Tuesday. James about horses in morn:, $50 __.. on ac t
draw 18 logs__ Muldoon & Tooly Cheque to Cash
about horses & saw wood in morn:, grind a new ax, carry oats (15 bush l ) from Gran: to Stable, draw some oat straw to cow-loft; Griffin not here; George about cattle &e, saw wood__ Self new hand & stable-shovel, new handle new ax___
24 Wednesday. James about horses in morn:, to Aylmer
with Self till 3½ o'C dinner, then about sundries; Muldoon & Tooly about horses & saw wood in morn:, fall & X-cut 17 logs; Griffin returned with Self, no work_ George about cattle &e, saw & split wood__
Self to Aylmer with double sleigh till 3 ½ o'C, then exercise Nance & Duke__
25 Thursday. James about horses in morn:, draw in 21 logs_ Muldoon & Tooly about horses & sundries in morn:, lay up logs; Griffin no work; George about cattle
&e,___ Self to Aylmer in cutter & back about 2 o'C___
26 Friday. James about horses in morn:, to Ottawa with Self_ Muldoon " " " " fall & X-cut logs; Tooly help measure tatoes in morn:, do_ do_ do; Griffin " " " " thrash wheat; George about cattle &e___ Self to Ottawa with double sleigh__
27 Saturday. James about horses in morn:, at sundries for
a while, draw in 18 logs; Muldoon & Tooly
about horses & saw wood in morn:, lay up logs__ Griffin finish thrash Bl k Sea by dinner, then saw
wood & at sundries; George about cattle &e, boil &
mix 2 pots of tatoes____ Self about sundries
till dinner, then to W m Tracy's in cutter_____ Smith &
28 Sunday. Church A.M. Do_
Do_
29 Monday. James about horses in morn: clean up wheat, draw 1 load hay to cow-loft & some straw; Muldoon
& Tooly about horses & sundries in morn: fall & X-cut logs; Griffin help with wheat, hay & straw, George about cattle &e_____ Self to Ottawa in cutter___