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took Darksow

away from

her 5 pigs & rung'em_

 

gave Joe Smith

a year old hog & little

pig 6 weeks old for a

year old boar__

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put hams in lime,

4 large.

11 small.

 

 

Kate put to bed.

of a girl at midnight .

 

Doll foaled

a filly foal__

 

 

9 bush l .. oats to

Horses_

1½ bush l .. to Poultry.

 

 

 

 

 

N o .. of rows tatoes.

James' 21_

Peter's 14½_

Muldoon's 10½

 

 

 

 

Cut lambs_

9 Wethers_

3 Rams_

14 Ewes_

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26 in all

 

 

 

3 bush l .. oats less

1 g l .. sowed

N o .. side olf Pigfeild.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

took little

pigs off white sow

& put boar along

with her__

 

 

Sheep washed__

 

MAY 1861.

30.Thursday. James saw till dinner, cart harrow, tatoes &e,

& plough up to Woodfeild till 4 o' C, then open drils,

Muldoon about horses in morn.., pick up stones till dinner,

harrow tatoe land till 4 o' C, plant tatoes, Peter at home,

Griffin & Dolan pick up stones in Barnfeild till

5 o' C, then plant tatoes, Geroge about cows &e, at

sundries in garden, saw wood ___ Self look about__

31Friday. James saw in morn.., open drills till dinner, saw again,

Muldoon about horses in morn.., harrow land for tatoes,

Peter at home, Griffin & Dolan plant tatoes, George

about cows &e, help plant tatoes ___ Self not well

 

JUNE 1861.

 

1Saturday. James saw in morn.., open drills for about 2 hours,

then saw again, Muldoon about horses in morn..,

finish harrow land for tatoes soon after breakfast, then

open drills, Peter at home, Griffin & Dolan plant tatoes,

George about cows &e morn.. & even g .., plant tatoes till dinner,

then about sundries____Self about a few light jobs___

2Sunday. Church P.M. Self walked out in even g .. to arrange with

M rs .. Edwards about coming in__she walked in

via long bridge before dark___Muldoon off to Ottawa

on horse _back at 11 o' C at night for D r .. Hill__

3Monday. James work sawmill, Muldoon got back to

dinner, finish open drills & about sundries, Peter

at home, Griffin & Dolan about sundries in morn..,

then plant tatoes, Moran & Payne plant taatoes

from breakfast time__George about cows &e, cut

some tatoes, wash buggy & about sundries ___

Self took M rs .. Edwards home in buggy about 11 o' C, then

down to John Mayor's with a note for M r .. Bridges, got back

to dinner, took D r .. Hill in buggy to Berry 's __ file & set millsaw_

4Tuesday. James work sawmill & cut a few tatoes in even g ..,

Muldoon about horses in morn., plough N o .. side

Old Pigfeild, Peter at home , Griffin & Moran plant

tatoes in morn.. draw logs to mill till 11 o' C, at tatoes

again till dinner, then cart stones off S o .. side Creekfeild_

Dolan help with logs to mill & pant tatoes, George ill_

 

5Wednesday. James help catch lambs & at sundries in morn.., help

cart stones for an hour or two, dig hole & help at

post for gate of Creekfeild till 5 o' C, then saw___

Muldoon about horses in morn.., harrow oats in

Old Pigfeild & help at stones till dinner, then plough

in Creekfeild for oats, Peter at home, Griffin help

catch lambs & turn over cups in morn.., saw oats, cart

stones, fasten in gate-post, Dolan finish tatoes in

morn.., pick & pile stones on new meadow in

16Acrefeild till 5 o' C, then help at carting stones ­­­­-

Moran help finish plant tatoes in morn.., help

cart stones, George hoe & stick peas & at sundries -

Self cut lambs in morn.., fix up a post with a

foot-peice for gate at Muldoon's_______

6Thursday. James saw till dinner, help cart stones & take

out a stump in Creekfeild, Muldoon about

horses in morn.., plough do__, Peter at home__

Griffin & Moran finish stones in Creekfeild,

then brand up stumps, Dolan pick up stones

in 16Acrefeild & fill up some stump-holes in

Creekfeild__George hoe paths, to M rs ..Bridges with

asparagus, about cows &e ___Self rig g .. up gate__

7 Friday. James plough oxen in Creekfeild till breakfast,

saw till dinner, then at sundries & pile lumber__

Muldoon about horses in morn; plough Creekfeild_

Peter at home, Griffin dag sheep in morn..,

plough in Creekfeild _ Moran & Dolan pitch a

pile of branchs into woods, take out stumps___

George hoe g .. paths &e, help pile lumber, & about cows &e___

Self measure boards; to Armstroug's forge in even g .._

8 Saturday. James saw in morn.., wash sheep, pile stumps

till dinner, saw again, Muldoon about horses

in morn.., wash sheep, finish plough for oats___

Peter at home, Griffin finish dag sheep in morn..,

catch sheep, pile stumps & help finish plough for oats__

Moran help wash sheep, help pile stumps &e__

Dolan catch sheep, help pile stumps, Geroge at sundries in

morn.., help catch sheep, weed g .. in garden, & about cows &e

 

 

lt r. to Pat Murphy

paid it_

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$6_.. of

W m Major jun r ..

for 1000 ft.. rough

edge

 

 

 

 

 

Peter ½ lb candles _

 

George 50 lbs flour_

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Muldoon 1 bush l ..

snows_

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peter 2 bush l .. tatoes. .

 

James ¼ bush l .. salt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 bundles shingles

of W m .. Major jun r ..

@

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D.A. Inglee

$8_.. for

horse insurance

by ld s .. p d .. & register d .._

 

 

M r .. from Montreal

Bank p d .. & register d ..

 

 

M r .. Mae 1/3

 

Peter 1 bush_ tatoes.

 

 

Dolan ½ lb tobacco.

 

 

gave W m Major

on act.. shingles

 

3/2 f t .. plk..@6/- __..18..8

100 ft..lds..@3/- __.. 3..__

in Cash. __..10..__

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$ 1..11..8