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1 ½ buch oats boiled for pigs & cows_

 

James for rations.

24 lbs beef_

1lb tea_

 

Peas

20 ½ bush.. gran..

3 do left

23 ½ in

old kitchen to sack

for Pigs__

killed the

3 old ewes &

the year old do or

winter lamb_

White sow

with boar yester y ..

 

 

3 ½ bush.. oats

Boiled for pigs & Cows,

between yester & today.

2 bush.. peas from

gran.. in soak __

 

 

The 16 ¾

bush.. Scotch only

weighd.. 16 in Ottawa ,

got 640 lbs flour-

3 bush peas from

gran.. in soak -.

1 bush.. oats

to Poultry

from mill-

& 2 bush.. boiled

for pigs & cows_

 

2 bush.. peas

from gran..

in soak.

 

& 1 bushl.. dry

for store_pigs.

 

 

 

Ding.. room

chim.. & both

pipes going in

to it cleaned -

2 bush.. peas

in soak_

 

 

 

 

15 bushl..

Scotch No side

Creekfield_

Total off

same place

31 ½ bush ls

Total oats off

No side old

Pigfield 57 bush..

thus

2 bush.. boiled-

31 do_ Horses

18 do_ mill.

 

1 do fowls

2 do boil d .. pigs & Cow.

3 do Poultry

57

2 men X d .. ice

on foot yesterday

2 bush.. Peas

in soak_

 

 

 

 

 

 

Snow g .. nearly

all day___

 

 

Weight of

the four quarters

of Major Cow

520 lbs_

Wind N o W st ..

drifting_

3 bush.. Peas

in soak__

 

DECEMBER 1860

1.Saturday. James about horses, work saw mill put,

away steambox, Muldoon saw & split

wood till dinner, clean up peas & draw 'em

down, Peter thrash peas till dinner, then

clean 'em up, Griffin only shelled some corn__

George about pigs, cattle &e__ Self a little better__

2Sunday. Church P.M. Robt.. Mary_Jane, Mr.. Butler & the

two Berry 's looked in after_they all came in sleighs_

3Monday. James about horses in morn.., rig out wood_sleigh,

fill up wheat & e, attend to cattle, pigs &e, Muldoon

sundries in morn.. & until dinner, then to Ottawa___

Peter thrash oats & at sundries for a start__ Griffin at

sundries & kill 4 sheep, George ill___ Self not very well

4Tuesday. James at the fair, Muldoon returned just

at dark, Peter saw wood & at sundries till

dinner, went to the post, thrash oats, Griffin

about sundries, cut mutton into quarters &

thrash wheat for a while, George about cattle,

pigs &e______ Self repour a flail after break_

_fast; a little better since noon______

5Wednesday. James help weigh & stow away flour,

& about various jobs, Muldoon about

horses in morn.., saw wood & at sundries

till dinner, then draw soft_wood over

from Old yard, Pet er thrash oats, Griffin

butcher 6 W. lambs , George about cattle, pigs,

&e, scrape & wash So.. porch___ Self mending___

6Thursday. James about horses in morn.., cut up the

mutton & at sundries till dinner, then help

remove sawlogs, Muldoon saw wood, draw

down oat straw & at sundries till dinner, then

draw sawlogs nearer to mill, Peter thrash oats

till dinner, help at sawlogs, Griffin thrash

wheat, George about cattle, pigs &e____

7Friday. James about horses in morn.., shift_sawlogs,

& at sundries till dinner, then clean wheat__

Muldoon saw wood, draw sawlogs & at

sundries till dinner, then in cutter to the

widow Water's; took Miss Butler out___

Peter thrash oats in morn.., help at sawlogs

till noon , thrash again, Griffin thrash

wheat till dinner, then clean up______

George about cattle, pigs &e, sweep 1 chim..

& help clean 2 set of pipes____

Self much better, helped with the pipes____

8Saturday. James about horses in morn.., at sundries

& put wheat in mill, then off explore g ..

for sawlogs, Muldoon draw down oat___

_straw in morn.. finish measure up & put

wheat in mill, then explore road to get at

sawlogs, Peter help with straw in morn..,

clean up & stow away pats & at sundries____

Griffin saw wood in morn.., finish up

wheat, help with oats & at sundries____

George about cattle, pigs &e, pull wool off

3 sheep_skins____ Self no so well as yesterday__

9Sunday. Church A.M. Self cat some roast fowl for

dinner, went out for an hour in afternoon.

10Monday. James about horses, help butcher cow till

dinner, then at sundries, Muldoon saw

wood & bring up water for wash g .. in morn..,

help about cow & saw wood till dinner, then at

sundries, Peter saw wood & help carry up the

water in morn.., help with cow for a start,

then thrash peas, Griffin sundries in morn..,

butcher cow till dinner, wash out barn, cut up

the head, saw down the beef & sundries____

George about cattle, pigs &e, pull off wool___

Self a little better, had boiled fowl for dinner__

11Tuesday. James about horses, help weigh, cut up, & put

beef in gran.. till dinner, then salt beef

& at sundries, Muldoon draw hard wood

down to shed & at sundries, Peter thrash peas___

Griffin saw wood in morn.., weigh & cut up

beef till dinner, then at sundries____ George

about cattle, pigs, &e_ finish pull off the wool__

put pea straw on vines __ Self only middling,

atthin ded to cut any of beef

 

took of M r Smiths prov d ..

3 bags weighg.. 214 lbs includ g ..

the bags__

 

George 1 bush snows

 

Muldoon 1 bush_ do_

Peter 1 lb candles_

 

Fred 96ft.. 1 ½ inch pl k ..

M r .. Berry

300ft.. rough edge

226ft.. inch boards__

2/6 of Tom Jerdon

for 62 ft inch boards

Frank Armitage

301ft.. 2 inch pl k ..

James 5/_ & 1 bushl.. snows

& 1 lb candles__

Frank Armitage

300ft.. 2 inch pl k

Mr Smith_

300ft.. inch boards @4/_ 12/_

16 slabs @ 1d.. each ¼

Rec d .._ 13/4

 

 

2 tolls to Ottawa 1/_

George 100 lbs flour

James 80lbs do_

30lbs of it bal ce of

rations.

Muldoon 50lbs flour.

 

3 d .. Berrt for yeast

Alice 2/6_

 

 

 

 

 

Peter 1 bush.. snows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peter ½ lb tobacco.

 

from Bates on the 4 th

12 lbs washg.. soda

from McCullough

a pr.. boots for Mary

do_ do for Arab..

 

9/6 to Mrs Jerdon do_

for 12 lbs butter @ 9 ½

& 9/6 to Fred for

12 lbs at same rate

@ 10 ½ to Joe Smith for

½ lb acid drops-

 

 

from Jenning's

by Joe Smith.

½ lb pepper mints.

&b tl .. N. H. Downs

vegetable balsamic

elixir_

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lee taken all a-x

last Wednesday_

_night_

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Muldoon ½ lb tea.

 

George ½ lb tea

 

¼ bush onions of

A.L. Smith

Ltr.. from Mont. . Back

p d .. & registered