SEPTEMBER 1864.
17Saturday. James & Hogan about dam & pile lumber
in morn.. then pick & pile roots on new land;
Tooly & Griffin blast g .. creek; George about
cows &e, to Power's with the jumper, at sundry jobs
in garden & about house ___
18Sunday. Church P.M. Self & Kate to Rob ts .. corner's, turned back_
19Monday. James & Griffin blast g .. creek; Tooly cradle & reap oats;
Hogan at sundries in morn.., reap oats; George
about cows &e, to Berry 's & at sundries till dinner, carry
oats from Gran.. & help in Gristmill___Self about
sundries in morn.., to Power's till diner, mix & grind prov d .._
20Tuesday. James & Hogan dig new ling at Creek till about
o' C, then thrash wheat; Tooly & Griffon blast g ..
for Creek; George about cows &e, trim g .. currant
bushes & about sundries____Self to W m ..Smith's
on horse-back in morn.., to the Interior in buggy
till 4½ o' C, dinner, then up to Power's with Doll__
21Wednesday. James clean& measure up wheat by 11 o' C, bind
& stuke oats till near 3 o' C, clean harness & at sundries;
Hogan help clean wheat & at oats till 1½ o' C, dinner,
then with Doll &e to W m .. Monk's; Tooly about
creek till 11 o' C, cradle oats till near 4 o' C, at creek
again; Griffin about creek & oats; George about
cows &e, bind oats for a start & about sundries__
Self kill a lamb in morn.., at sundries & downtownship-_
22Thursday. James to County Show in waggon; Hogan at
Show-Fair with Doll & foal; Moran at
Do_ do _ with oxen; Tooly finish cradle
oats; Griffin reap g .. oats till dinner, then bind oats;
George about sundries till dinner, help bind oats__
23Friday. James help house 2 load oats, bind & stuke oats
till 4 o' C, then cart dung to 12 Acre-feild; Hogan
cart in oats & bind oats till 4 o' C, then cart slabs up;
Tooly & Griffin blast g .. for Creek; George at sundries__
Self look about till 10 o' C, to Rob ts .., Berry 's & Luton till 1 o' C.
24Saturday. James cart dung; Hogan help rig up new horse_
_cart in morn.. then cart dung; Tooly & Griffin
Blast g .. creek; George about cows &e, to Berry 's for
powder &e, saw wood & about sundries_____ .
Self rig up new horse-cart in morn.., then at sundries__
25Sunday. Church A.M.
26Monday. James & Hogan cart dung till dinner, bind
oats till 4½ o' C, then cart in; Tooly came to
breakfast, at Creek till dinner, then bind oats;
Griffin at sundries in morn.., at creek till
dinner, bind oats; George about sundries in morn..,
repack two barrels of pork, at sundries till 4 o' C,
bind oats___ Self look g .. to pork & about sundries_
27Tuesday. James & Hogan unload oats in morn.. bind
& cart in oats till 3 o' C, then cart dung; Tooly &
Griffin blast g .. creek; George about house & help
finish bind oats, then at sundries in garden__
Self to Berry 's & on to the Interior till 1½ o' C,
called at [Drs_] on my way back for beer & powder__
28Wednesday. James at sundries & dig for creek in morn.., cart
dung till dinner, do _ do_ do _ till about 3½ o' C,
at do_ again; Hogan the same; Tooly & Griffin
blast g .. creek; George at sundries about house
till 11 o' C, take up some tatoes till dinner, boil &
mix 'em, wash buggy & about sundries___
Self kill a lamb in morn.. then about sundries_
29Thursday. James at show-Fair with waggon; Hogan
at Show-Fair with Doll and foal;
Tooly & Griffin help about sheep in morn..,
blast g .. creek till dinner, then scrape up dung
in sheep_yard &e; George about cows &e, saw
wood & about sundries ___Self at Show-fair__
30Friday. James seeing about going to Aylmer till dinner,
then help scrape up dung in sheep-yard &e;
Hogan do _ .. do__; Tooly & Griffin
blast g .. creek; George about cows &e,
at sundries till 11 o' C, help in Grestmill till
dinner, saw wood & about sundries ___
Self look about things till 11 o' C, work
Gristmill till dinner, then about sundries__
