October 1864
1.Saturday. James & Hogan cart g .. dung; Tooly & Griffin
blast g .. creek; George about cows &e, saw wood,
& about sundries____ Self repair g .. the pump
till dinner, then put in several panes of glass & at sundries__
2Sunday. Church P.M.
3Monday. James & Griffin about sundries in morn.., take out
some field tatoes, boil & mix ‘em, point under some
of the window sills back part of house_____ Self to Rob ts ..
& Berry 's till noon, measure lumber & about sundries__
4Tuesday. James spread manure till near 10 o 'C, then rig out
horses & plough; Tooly not here, Griffin spread dung;
Hogan came to dinner, then spread dung; George about
cows &e, repair ceiling in dining room, then about
sundries in flow_garden____ Self see to things & to
Rob ts .. till dinner, then at repairs about dam____
5Wednesday. James plough in manure; Hogan spread
manure; Griffin spread manure in
morn.., then take in corn; Tooly came at night;
George about sundries till 9 o 'C, about ceiling till
noon, then help with corn___ Self to Orchid's
forge till about 3 o 'C, dinner, Horace with me, then
to Luton in even g .. & Mary with me________
6Thursday. James about sundries in morn.., plough till noon,
split big logs in shed, plough till 4 o 'C, thrash oats,
Griffin thrash oats; Tooly & Hogan spread manure
till near noon, thrash wheat; George about cows &e,
scrape up manure at gate of cow_yard, saw
hardwood______ Self measure lumber, repair flails_
7Friday. James plough till noon, draw wood from river
for George ; Tooly & Hogan take out tatoes;
Griffin thrash oats till about 9 o 'C, then repair
tatoe baskets; George about cows &e, churn, boil
a pot tatoes, saw wood & about sundries_____
8Saturday. James thrash oats till about 3 o 'C, then clean up oats;
Tooly do wheat & clean it up by 3½ o 'C, thrash again;
Hogan thrash & clean up wheat by 3o'C, help clean up oats;
Griffin kill lamb in morn, repair tatoe baskets
till noon, then off home by the Steamer; George about
cows & till near 9 o 'C, help in Gristmill till dinner,
saw wood, help put up pipes in Hall & about sundries__
Self at sundries till near 9 o 'C, work Gristmill till
dinner, put up pipes in Hall & about sundries____
9Sunday. James cart down oat straw in morn.., cart dung;
10Monday. Hogan help with do_ & cart dung till 2½ o 'C,
then at tatoes; Tooly & O'Hara thrash wheat in morn..,
then at do_, Griffin not here; George about cows &e
pigs saw wood & at sundries; _____
Self repair floor of fattening pigs house & at sundries,
11Tuesday. James, Tooly, Hogan, O'Hara take out tatoes;
Griffin not here; George about pigs &e,
help repair slash fence, boil & mix tatoes, trim the
grass banks & about sundries____ Ellen began today_
Self rig up clothes_line & about sundries till
dinner, joint two plank, repair sheep_yard fence_
12Wednesday. James spread dung in morn.., at tatoes for a
start, split hardwood till dinner, spread dung
Tooly & Hogan spread dung in morn.., in morn..,
at tatoe for a start, thrash wheat till dinner,
spread dung, O'Hara & Moran spread dung
in morn.., at tatoes for a start, thrash peas till dinner
at dung again; Griffin back by the boat, but no work;
George about pigs, & Cows saw wood till dinner,
help in Gristmill___ Self repair floor in Old
Kitchen & at sundries till dinner, work Gristmill_
13Thursday. James help finish spread dung in morn.., catch
horses & plough; Tooly Moran, O'Hara spread dung
in morn.., take out tatoes; Griffin & Hogan cart
up slabs in morn.., do_do_do; George about pigs &e,
saw wood & about sundries_____ Self rigging up
tatoe steamer till about 3 o 'C, then repair g .. a bed_sted___
14Friday. James plough down manure; Tooly, Hogan,
Griffin Moran & O'Hara at tatoes; George about
pigs & take up tatoes in garden, finish take g .. in corn__
15Saturday. James saw wood in morn.., finish plough down dung
about 9 o 'C, plough pea stubble in 16 Acre_field;
Tooly Hogan thrash wheat in morn.., Griffin Moran thrash peas in morn..,
O'Hara at sundries in morn.., then all at tatoes; George about pigs &e, steam tatoes &e____
