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6 th Ewe

a lamb.

3 d roaster off

2 nd oldest Sow__

 

 

Borrowed

28½ lbs Salt bag of T. Read,

 

 

7 th Ewe

a lamb.

2 nd roaster off

white Sow__

 

Prov d for pigs__

8 bush - oats to

•  do peas__

 

Prov. For Oxen &c.

4½ bush. oats & 1½ bush. Peas__

N o 8 Ewe

a lamb__

 

9 th Ewe twins

•  do 1 lamb.

 

 

11 th Ewe a lamb.

 

4 th roaster off

2 nd oldest Sow__

 

 

12 th Ewe

a lamb.

 

 

Lay Cow

a heifer calf__

to be raised_

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 th Ewe

a lamb__

skined the

3 year old

heifer with

white face.

 

5½ bush. Peas

sow d in Barnfeild

S o side drain__

 

 

Cauliflowers

sowed in a box.

 

 

 

 

lame Fanny

with the bull

about this time__

 

N o 3

roaster off old Sow.

14 th Ewe

a lamb.

 

2 nd Oldest Sow

died in a fit

7½ bush ls Peas

Sowed on grass-land.

 

 

15 th Ewe a lamb.

16 th do__ do.

17 th do__ do.

Sowed 6 row of pea

in garden__

 

 

 

 

 

 

18 th Ewe

twins, makes

20 lambs living.

 

 

APRIL 1858.

 

23. Friday. James work Sawmill, Muldoon about

horses, finish plough grass land, Tayler pile

boards in morn - , chop soft-wood till dinner,

finish lumber trussel, pile some on it, help down

with hay, Griffin pile boards in morn - , kill a

roaster, plough till dinner & for an hour after,

then cart hay, George about cattle &c, do some

work in garden & about sundries___

Self about sundries, file handsaw___

24 Saturday. James work Sawmill & help in Gristmill for

about 2 hours in afternoon, Muldoon

about horses & plough in Barnfeild, Tayler

sundries in morn - pile same boards after breakfast,

then chop soft-wood till dinner, then plough oxen,

Gr v iffin sundries in morn - plough in Barnfeild

till dinner, then home by Steamer, George

about cattle &c, saw wood & about sundries____

Self at sundries till dinner, grind some Prov d __

25 Sunday Church P. M.

26 Monday. James work sawmill & give saw a good file g ,

Muldoon about horses in morn - , plough in

Barnfeild till about 6 o 'C. then last year's pea-land

about middle of 16 Acre-feild, Tayler sundries in

morn - plough in Barn-feild till dinner, then

chop soft-wood, Griffin roll logs to Mill in

& about cattle &c in morn - at sundries & riddle peas

till dinner, plough in Barnfeild & do up cattle__

Geo v rge ill______ Self rode out to Nash's & on to [Traoss]

27 Tuesday. James work sawmill, pile some boards & take

chips &c out of Do__, Muldoon about horses,

plough in 16 Acre-feild, Tayler pile boards in

morn - , split & pile soft-wood till dinner,

plough oxen till near 6 o 'C. then gather up

dung about house in Old Pigfield, Griffin pile

boards in morn - , plough about 2 hours in Barnfeild,

then in Old Pigfeild N o side drain till dinner,

to James Read's as cow-doeter till 6 o 'C. plough again,

George about cattle &c, do some work in garden___

Self to Armitage's before dinner, then to Rob ts __

28 Wednesday. James work sawmill till noon, help ring Sows

&c till dinner, help skin heifer & at sundries till 6 o 'C.

then saw again, Muldoon about horses in morn -

harrow peas in Barnfeild S o side, Tayler sundries

in morn - , cart harrow & peas to Barnfeild, finish

plough N o side of Old Pigfeild about 4 o 'C. then into

churchfeild, Griffin riddle peas in morn - , sow

peas till near noon, & sundries till dinner, skin the

heifer & about sundries, George about cattle &c,

29 Thursday. Jam v es at his brother Fred's, Muldoon

about horses in morn - , finish harrow grassland

soon after dinner, then harrow in peas, Tayler

pile boards in morn - plough in Churchfeild,

Griffin riddle peas in morn - , to Rob ts blast g

stumps till 11 o 'C, roll peas in Barnfeild with

Poll by 6 o 'C. then at sundries, George about

cattle &c, do some work in garden____ Self

about sundries till dinner, sow peas, repair a fence_

30 Friday. James work Sawmill, Muldoon about horses

in morn - , at sundires till dinner on act - of rain,

then finish harrow peas on grass-land, Tayle v r

at home. Griffin about sundries till dinner,

then plough Churchfeild, George about cattle

&c, saw wood & do some work in garden____

Self repair g a trace of plough harness before dinner,

then finish sow peas on grass-land________

 

MAY 1858

1 Saturday. James work Sawmill in morn - , roll peas

on grass land by dinner, sow again, Muldoon

about horses in morn - , finish plough pea-stubble

in center of 16 Acre-feild, Tayler sundries in morn - ,

finish plough Church-feild about 6 o 'C. then began

pea-stubble at near end of 16 Acre-feild, Griffin at

sundries, Geo v rge fodder cattle in morn - , after flour

till dinner, sow peas in garden, help wash wheat_____

2 Sunday. Church A.M. Little Horace christened by the

Rev d John Butler__ Griffin put Ellen across

so on after dinner________

 

 

George 9 lbs An v ne 13/3 bal ce

of Con's pork of wages & off

 

 

 

Ja v mes 5/-

 

To v m 10/- on ac t

of cordwood.

 

 

 

 

Jam v es 5/-

Griffin v 11/3

 

 

Credit Ro v b t

with 7/6 for 3 Cut

of hay @ 2/6

charge it to

Payne­­ v __

 

 

 

 

Tay v ler 3 lbs soap

 

 

Griff v in 6/3__

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Geo v rge £1 " 5 " __

 

 

 

 

Muldo v on ½ lb tea.

 

 

 

 

 

James 30 lbs pork

for rations__

 

 

& 61 lbs flour__

 

 

 

 

 

 

M r from S o March

p d .

Geor v ge 3 labs soap.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tay v ler 4 dollars.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

yeast 3 d p d __

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gri v ffin 7/6

 

Parson 10/-