DECEMBER 1858.
1.Wednesday. James about horses in morn.., clean up creek
severed yards into woods, Muldoon & Tayler
thrash wheat, clean & put it in Mill, Griffin about pigs
& poultry in morn.., help clean up creek, George
fodder cattle&e, attend fat cows & about house___
Lay renew part of floor at kitch door_Self to
Benning's in train for the sledge & on to Smith's for parcels from Ottawa__
2Thursday. James to the interior, Muldoon about horses in
morn.., help mix wheat, help free water_wheel & gates,
help shift 3 or 4 bags tatoes from cellar to Kitch.. then thrash
wheat, Tayler thrash bats, Griffin about pigs &
poultry, steam tatoes & mix 'em, remove some
tatoes for pigs, repair a leak in dam, refill
steam box, George fodder cattle, attend fat cows,
help in Gristmill & about sundries____ Self mix
wheat, free water_wheel & gates & grind till noon , then at sundries___
3Friday. James not back, Muldoon about horses in morn..,
thrash wheat & help down with a load out straw till
dinner, help remove cups from Old Cellar to N o 2 & 3_
Tayler thrash oats, Griffin about pigs & poultry,
steam tatoes, mix 'em, & draw down a load straw
help remove Cups from Old Cellar to No 2 & 3, and
at sundries___ George about cattle &e, help shift Cups
Self to Berry 's twice about boar, rig up the 2 nd tin in N 2
4Saturday. James no work, Muldoon about horses in morn,
at sundries a while & clean up oats till noon ,
then saw wood & at sundries, Tayler not here___
Griffin about pigs & poultry, shift 4 bags tatoes.
from cellar for do, butcher an old Ewe & at sundries on the 6 th
till dinner, mix pigs food & refill steam box__
George fodder cattle, attend fat Cows, at sundries
& clean up oats till noon , saw wood & at do____
Self mak g .. a tatoes bin in N o 3 till dinner, then
measure up oats, took down dark sow, brought wh t one back___
5Sunday. Church P.M. Miss Butcher went home Friday even g ..__
6Monday. James about horses in morn, at sundries for a
while, help in Gristmill till 1 ½ o 'C, at sundries again
& to Berry 's for the Sow&e, Muldoon thrash g . wheat___
Griffin about pigs & poultry, steam tatoes, kill 3 lambs,
mix pigs food___ George fodder cattle, attend fat Cows,
to the brewery for yeast & about sundries___
Self look about & work Gristmill till 1 ½ o 'C, then at sundries__
7Tuesday. James about horses in morn, at sundries for a start,
help butcher pigs till dinner, clean oats 2 nd time,
put 'em in gran.. take Mr Greene home in train, do up
horses, Muldoon saw hardwood in morn.. help
with pigs & at sundries till dinner, then help with oats__
Griffin about pigs & poultry in morn.., butcher 2 pigs
& 3 lambs, George fodder cattle, attend fat cows,
feed pigs at noon & night & about sundries___ Self
cut lambs up, rig up ash barrel, lime lamb skins___
8Wednesday. James about horses in morn.. draw 2 loads
wheat straw to Cow loft, turn over horse dung
till dinner, at sundries & draw down 1 load out straw,
Muldoon thrash wheat & help draw down straw,
Tayler came at noon , thrash oats___Griffin about
pigs & poultry, help cut up pigs till dinner,
shaft 4 bags tatoes from cellar for do & fill steam box___
George fodder cattle &e, stow away the straw, salt pork.
Self out up pork, cut lambs into quarters____
9Thursday. James about horses in morn.., finish turn
over horse dung & at sundries till dinner,
then clean up oats, Muldoon at home about
wood, Tayler thrash oats till noon , at sundries
till dinner, then help clean up oats, Griffin
about pigs & poultry, steam & mix tatoes,
about sundries & do up cattle &e at night___
George fodder cattle in morn.., then off home___
Self to Rob ts in train after breakfast put
2 new hoops on ham tub by dinner, take pump
to pieces, to Rob ts again after dark______
10Friday. James about horses in morn.., clean up wheat & put
it in Mill, pile 2 inch pile, Muldoon sundries in
morn.., help clean up wheat & pile plank, Tayler draw
down oats & c1 load oat straw in morn.. then thrash peas___
Griffin about pigs & poultry, shift 3 bags tatoes from Cellar
for pigs, shift snows to N o 3 & about sundries____
George fodder cattle &e, help remove tatoes & at sundries
