JANUARY 1858
1.Friday. Ja v mes at home till noon - , then give plough
harness 2 nd coat of oil, fix up waggon
do___, harness horses & across the ice to open
gates &c, George fodder cattle &c, & saw wood,
also across ice to help open the old hill road____
Self put new middle piece in hardwood-saw &
file it by dinner, then at sundries & across the ice___
2 Saturday. James about horses in morn - , draw down oat
straw, & 1 cord of Con's wood from barn,
x-cut a log dry pine, split it up, saw hard-wood,
George fodder cattle &c, help with straw &c________
Self to Ottawa about girls, Charley came up____
3 Sunday. Con - & John came up about noon,
charley & Do went back in the even g ___
4 Monday. James about horse in morn - ,
bring up wash g water with
the horse (1 st time this winter), clean
out stables &c, empty & refill ash
barrel, dust horse stable windows,
wash pleasure sleigh & the Cutter____
Geo v rge ill at home______ Self fodder cattle & rig
up water sleigh in morn - about sundries till
dinner, file soft wood saw do up cattle &c__________
5 Tuesday. James about horses in morn - , cut some
bushes, draw 2 loads across & leave a 3 d load at
foot of hill by dinner, then draw it over & help
bush, George fodder cattle morn - & even g , help
cut & load bushes till dinner, bring back the horse,
then saw wood, Payne help bush road________
Self up lake road after breakfast in cutter for Payne,
change harness, help draw 1 load, then bush road_____
6 Wednesday. James about horses in morn - , help finish bush g road,
at sundries & to the woods for a drag of pine before dinner,
at do again & X-cut the log, George about cattle &c,
saw wood & help do do____ Fred came about
breakfast time, thrash wheat______ Self fodder cows in
morn - , finish bush g road, rig a place to hold hay for lame
yearlings in fattening pigs house by dinner, the to Benny's______
7 Thursday. James about horses in morn - , draw in a drag for
Geo v rge , draw 1 load hay to Cow-loft, & 1 load wheat-
-straw, then at sundries, George fodder cattle morn - &
even g help down with hay, saw wood & at sundries____
Fred finish trash Siberian wheat & thrash some oats____
Self to Ottawa , took one girl to catch another, also
took Miss Dyer down_______________________
8 Friday. James about horses in morn - , at sundries & clean
parlour chimney till dinner, then clean up wheat
George fodder cattle morn - & even g , at sundries,
help sweep chimney & help at wheat_____ Self at sundries___
9 Saturday. James about horse in morn - , saw
wood for a start, put horse s too sleigh,
to the woods for a drag dry pine, finish
clean-up wheat & put it in Mill by dinner,
then draw a load straw & a load have to Cow-loft,
George fodder cattle morn - , & even g saw wood,
help clean up wheat, & help with straw & hay______
Self to Aylmer to see about a man_________________
10 Sunday. Rob t here before dinner, Mary to Aylmer church
with her Aunt Anna in M r Smith' sleigh____________
11 Monday. James about horses in morn - , bring up water for
washing, clean out Cow-house &c, thrash oats till dinner,
then at sundries for a start, thrash oats till sunset, make a
little drain at back door & help do up the things, Geo v rge fodder
cattle & feed pigs in morn - , then off home in a pet__________
Self dressing horses manes & tails, to bennys, help do up things_
12 Tuesday. James about horses in morn - , draw 1 load oat-straw
to Cow-loft X-cut & split up the 2 logs dry pine &
George fodder cattle morn - & even g ,
help down with the straw & help X-cut & split the pine___
Self took Margaret & Bridget back to Ottawa___
13 Wednesday. James about horses in morn - , & even g , thrash oats,
George fodder cattle morn - & even g , saw wood________
Self a little beyond Christian's looking after girls______
14 Thursday. James about horses in morn - , thrash oats till dinner,
draw oat-straw down, & about 1 hardwood from Barn,
George fodder cattle morn - & even g saw
wood, help down with straw____ Self to Bells corners
& 2 miles beyond after a girl, picked up Maria Read on the way home__
