DECEMBER 1861.

6. Friday. James about horses in morn:, draw down peas, help in Gristmill till noon, help put up the porch & 3 double windows & at sundries__
Muldoon about horses in morn:, then at road, Peter ill, Tayler saw wood in morn: at do__
Griffin at sundries in morn:, help shift oats & pea-straw in the barn, saw & split hardwood, help with double windows, Moran shift oats & pea-straw, then thrash oats____
George about cattle, pigs &e, boil oats, cut a hole in roof of workshop for stove-pipe__
Self work Gristmill till noon, then lay up mills for the winter, put up porch &e_______

7 Saturday. James about horses in morn:, polish up new road to hardwood & cut roads through cordwood, Muldoon about horses in morn:, grind ax & at the same road, Tayler saw wood in morn: help grind axes & at same road, Peter saw wood in morn:, help catch sheep & about sundries till dinner, help weigh & draw hay to George's & at sundries__ Griffin at sundries in morn:, butcher sheep & at sundries, Moran thrash oats till noon, then at sundries, & help with hay, George about cattle &e, boil oats, churn, & lay down & cover up the vines ___ Self about sundries till dinner, weigh hay & at sundries again.

8 Sunday. Church A.M. Mr Butler came in buggy __

9 Monday. James & Muldoon about horses in morn:, then butcher pigs, Peter put on water in butcher house in morn:, then help at pigs_
Griffin boil water in Old kitchen in morn: then butcher the 5 big pigs ____
George about cattle &e pgs &e__ lime 4 sheep-skins & pull wool off 4 lamb skins______
Self make 6 gam-sticks & see to things____

10 Tuesday. James about horses in morn:, help clean up sawmill-yard & get ready to saw by about 11 o'C, then saw 3 oak logs & pile 'em up__
Muldoon help about horses in morn:, draw last of logs to mill, draw down a load oat-straw, pile slabs snug up by dinner, then at sundries, Peter saw hardwood in morn:, help clean up sawmill yard, help down with the straw, then wheel away stuff from Old yard Privy , then clean up & measure oats, Griffin saw softwood in morn:, help with logs to mill & at sundries till dinner, then help clean out Privy , clean & measure up oats, George about cattle, pigs &e, help clean out the Privy & help fix it up again & do up cattle &e_
Self put things in order for sawing & rig up Privy_

11 Wednesday. James about horses in morn:, help about pork & salt it, Muldoon about horses in morn:, help carry up & weigh pork, saw & split wood & about sundries, Peter saw wood in morn:, thrash peas, Griffin cut off pigs heads &e, help weigh & cut up the pork_____
George about cattle, pigs &e, wash 6 barrels & 2 tubs__ Self help weigh & cut up pork____
Mrs Mac: rendering tallow & lard___

12 Thursday. James about horses in morn:, help run line for another drain through the woods back of Creekfeild & clear some of it till dinner, then work Sawmill, Muldoon about horses in morn:, then at line for drain, Peter thrash peas in morn:, do_ do_ do_, Griffin saw wood in morn:, then at line for drain____ George about cattle, pigs &e, salt hams & at sundries about house____
Self run line for new drain & look about things till dinner, then see to the sawing of last half of big split oak__

 

Horned cattle to winter

Pigs to winter_ 6 cows_

2 old sows_ 3 oxens_

1 year old boar_ 1 bull_

6 spring pigs_ 1 steer 3 year old.

9 in all_ 2 heiffers 2 year do_

3 do_ 1 year do_

2 calves

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