DECEMBER 1858.

22.Wednesday. James about horses in morn.., help butcher pigs,

& draw a load straw to cow_loft, Muldoon

saw hardwood in morn.., help with pigs & the straw,

Griffin get water ready in morn.., butcher g .. pigs__

George fodder cattle &e in morn.., saw wood &

at sundries____ Self cover up beef & mutton & sundries.

23Thursday. James about horses in morn.., then to his

brother John's wedding, Muldoon to Aylmer__

grief in about pigs & in poultry in morn.., help

weigh & cut up pork till dinner, salt it & at

sundries, George fodder cattle &e in morn..,

to see Mrs Greene, prash out barrels & at sundries_

Self cut up pork &e, to M rs Bridges &e in even g ..__

24Friday. James no work, Muldoon about horses in

morn.., at sundries & draw straw to Cow_loft

till noon , then thrash oats, Griffin about pig

& poultry, help down with straw, & draw a load

soft_wood from Old yard till dinner, then saw

hard_wood & at sundries, George fodder cattle &e,

saw wood, straw away straw & about sundries___

Self do nothing, not well all day___

25Saturday. James about horses, took Rake to Rob ts in

the even g .. , Muldoon bring in wood & water,

Griffin about pigs & poultry in morn.., then to

Aylmer , George fodder cattle &e_____

26Sunday. Church P.M. Mr Butler brought Mary back

again yesterday A.M. Miss Butler came in to

day & took charge of Baby while Rake went to church.

27Monday. James about horses & water from river in morn..,

help kill pigs, Muldoon put on water & sow

from Aylmer in morn.., help kill pigs, Griffin came

from Aylmer in morn.., then butcher the pigs___

George fodder cattle &e help with one trip of water

from river, then to Rob ts came back a few minutes

before 10 o 'C, refill ash barrel, wash 4 pork barrels &

about sundries___ Self hoop some barrels & at sundries__

28Tuesday. James about horses in morn.., saw down pigs, help

weigh & cut up some of 'em, salt pork & at sundries__

Muldoon split hardwood junks in morn.., saw &

split wood, help carry up pork & about sundries___

Griffin ill, George fodder cattle &e, help carry up

pork & cut some up & about sundries____

Self weigh & help cut up pork, to Rob ts after tea_____

29Wednesday. James about horses in morn.., wash out butcher

house &e, clean up oats & draw, some hard

_wood to shed Muldoon thrash wheat, help clean

oats, Griffin ill George fodder cattle &e,_____

Self to Rob ts , then to Edward's & to Rob ts again___

30Thursday. James about horses & sundries till dinner, then

to Aylmer , Muldoon thrash g .. wheat, Griffin

ill__ George fodder cattle &e, & saw wood till

dinner, then stop up S o Cellar door & at sundries__

Self to Rob ts & at sundries till dinner, then repair

stable floor & bore holes in Filo's tail_______

31Friday. James about horses in morn.., black & oil wag__

_gon harness & at sundries, Muldoon thrash g ..

wheat, Griffin ill, George fodder cattle &e,___

Self bad head-ach all day, very sick after tea time, went to bed at 7 o 'C.__

JANUARY 1859.

1Saturday. James about horses in morn.., help clean wheat till

about 11 o 'C, take shoes off Filo & at sundries till dinner,

help put wheat in Mill, carry out Constance 's piano &

draw a load straw to Con_loft, Muldoon sundries in

morn.. help with wheat, piano & straw, Griffin

ill___ George fodder cattle &e_ saw wood, help clean

wheat for a while & about sundries____ John &

Charley to dinner, John took his piano back, Charley removed__

2Sunday. Church P.M. Self took Charley to Aylmer in even g .._

Miss Butler took care of Baby while Rate went to Church, took Arabella away__

3Monday. James about horses in morn.., draw 3 load of

bushes till dinner, help bush the road, Muldoon

saw hardwood in morn.., help with 1 st load of bushes,

then began to bush road, Griffin saw soft_wood in

morn.. come down with 2 nd load & help bush road till

dinner, then saw hardwood, George fodder cattle &e,

help get bushes, then about house_____ Self bush g .. road__