MAY 1865.
19 Friday. Tom about horses in morn:, plough for tatoes; Tooley at sundries in morn:, plant tatoes; Griffin not well; Jackson about horses in morn:, X-harrow oats in Creekfeild & open drills till dinner, plough in 16 Acre-feild; George about cows &e, help plant tatoes & at sundries in hen-yard_ Self to Berry's to meet Bessy, Edw d brought her up in the boat & Do_ came back the high-road, made an evenner in afternoon__
20 Saturday. Tom about horses in morn:, finish plough for tatoes in 12 Acre-feild about 9½ o'C, then plough in 16 Acre-feild for tatoes; Tooley sow grass-seed in morn:, plant taoes, sow carrots & about sundries; Griffin ill,
but sowed grass-seed in morn:, Jackson about
horses in morn:, roll oats & grass-seed in
Creekfeild by dinner, harrow tatoe land;
George about cows &e, plant tatoes, help at
carrots & about sundries____ George 50 flour.
Self see to things & help sow carrots___
21 Sunday. Church A.M. Self took tea at Rob ts ___ Tom
22 Monday. Tom & Jackson about horses & cut tatoes oats
in morn:, plough in 16 Acre-feild; Tooley
plant g tatoes; Griffin shearing for A.L. Smith;
George about cows &e, plant tatoes & about sundries__ Self poorly all day___ Collins mak g a little frame____
23 Tuesday. Tom about horses in morn:, plough for oats
in 16 Acre-feild; Jackson about horses in morn:,
open drills till about 3½ o'C, plough for oats in 16 Acre-feild; James & Tooley cart 1 load hay to Horse-loft
in morn:, plant tatoes; Griffin at A.L. Smith's;
George about cows &e in morn:, cut tatoes_____
24 Wednesday. Tom about horses in morn:, harrow oats in 16 Acre-feild & plough for an hour or two; Jackson about horses in morn:, plough pea-stubble in
Creekfeild N o side; James & Tooley help with the bull
in morn:, plant tatoes; Griffin help alter do_ do_
in morn:, sow oats & at sundries till dinner,
sowing grass-seed & cut tatoes; George about sundries in morn:, cut tatoes, plant & patch Rusties in garden,
& dig for caulie-flowers____ Self alter the bull
in morn:, help sow grass-seed below the gussets___
25 Thursday. Tom about horses in morn:, plough for oats
S o end 16 Acre-feild; Jackson about horses
in morn:, roll oats below gusset by dinner;
harrow wheat in Creekfeild N o side;
James help cut pigs & lambs in morn:, then to
O'Neil's &e for tatoes for Tom & George till 1½ o'C, carry harrow & wheat to Creekfeild, then plough
for Collins; Griffin help cut pigs & lambs in
morn:, fill up an old drain in Creekfeild
by dinner, plough for Collins ; Tooley at tatoes in
morn:, help fill up the old drain by dinner, then
away home; George sow stringless beans, dig in
garden & about sundries____
Conny & Ham: Hill came up yesterday by
the Steamer & went back to day___
26 Friday. Tom plant g his tatoes in morn:, plough
for oats in 16 Acre-feild; Jackson about
horses in morn:, grind colter & plough new
land; James plant g Tom's tatoes in morn:,
plough for Collins till noon, then at sundries;
Griffin at Tom's tatoes in morn: plough & drag
for Collins till 1½ o'C, then about sundries;
Tooley at home; George about sundries in morn:,
finish plant To m's tatoes about 11 o'C, then
help do_ do_ mine by dinner, do some
work in garden, help in Gristmill____
