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Total Scotch off of about 10 Acres_

213 bush:

 

Wind shifted this night
to hard N.W. drifted all
Monday_

George for rations

15 lbs pork_

23 lbs beef_

Oats from

12 Acre-feild_

16 bush: Horses.

3 do_ Poultry.

19 Cold day & drift g some_

Lamb to Ham

16 lbs_

 

Th er m 8 below [?] all day_

 

24 lbs tallow to John

from Jennings
lb salts_

2 boxes seidlith
box pastils_

 

1½ bush ls peas
to Pigs_

 

Strong E. wind yesterday
began to snow in even g _
snow all night & nearly
all to day__

 

A mild day__

 

3 year old
Lay with
the bull
on the 1 st _
& again on
the 20 th _

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 gls beer_

 

10 large hams
hung up
about this time_

 

Oats from

12 Acre-feild.

20 bush: Horses

31 " Gran:

1½ " Poultry.

52½

 

 

 

 

3½ bush ls Scotch
from tatoe land_

Total of above place.

94 bushels_

 

 

 

 

Bates by Edwards.

2 lbs tea @3/3_

3 lbs do_ @2/6.

6 lbs sugar @5½ d

2 lbs do_

2 lbs tobacco @2/3_

 

1½ bush ls peas to Pigs
about these days_

 

FEBRUARY 1863.

1. Sunday. Church A.M. Ham drove up his family sleigh, returned about 4 o'C, took Margaret & Miss Christie back with him__ Self very poorly_

2 Monday. James & Muldoon about horses in morn: lay up sawlogs; Griffin returned in the even g __
George about cattle &e__ Self a shade better__

3 Tuesday. James about horses in morn:, draw in 11 Sawlogs by noon, to Aylmer with Poll to get the lampas burnt, got back at 4 ½ o'C, then to M rs Bridges & Rob ts ; Muldoon about horses in morn:, thrash oats till dinner, then clean 'em up & draw down 2 loads pea-straw; Griffin thrash oats till dinner, help clean 'em up & help with the pea-straw; George about cattle &e__ Self not quite as well to day____

4 Wednesday. James about horses in morn: draw in 9 Sawlogs, & 3 loads hardwood; Muldoon about
horses in morn:, at sundries till near 9 o'C, then
to Ottawa in cutter; Griffin saw wood in morn:, thrashed 3 stukes oats & came away, he could not stand the cold, then saw wood; George about cattle &e, saw & split wood____
Self & Constance better to day___

5 Thursday. James & Muldoon about horses in morn: fall & X-cut sawlogs; Griffin thrash oats; George about cattle &e,_ Self & Constance not quite so well to day_

6 Friday. James & Muldoon about horses in morn: lay up 19 Sawlogs; Griffin about cattle &e, shovel snow from about doors &e, saw wood____ George at home___ Self a shade better than yesterday, Con: pretty well__

7 Saturday. James about horses in morn:, draw 2 loads of carrots up from Black Hall; Muldoon about horses in morn:, draw in loads soft-wood, help put away carrots & about sundries____
Griffin no work; George about cattle &e___
Self & Constance better_____

8 Sunday. Church P.M. James took Mary, Arab, & the three boys out for a drive before dinner, & in the even g Kate to Rob ts ____ Self mending____

9 Monday. James about horses in morn: then look g after his timber___ Muldoon about horses in morn:, draw in loads soft-wood & 1 load hay to Cow-loft &
about sundries; Griffin thrash oats, help with hay;
George about cattle &e,____ Self getting better____

10 Tuesday. James about horses in morn:, draw in 20 Sawlogs; Muldoon do _ .. do__, in cutter up to Barlow's, then to the Post & Brewery till past 1 o'C dinner, draw in loads soft-wood;
Griffin thrash oats; George about cattle &e,
& saw wood_____ Self still mending____

11 Wednesday. James about horses in morn:, looking after Hawley till a late dinner, draw in 2 loads
hardwood; Muldoon about horses in morn:,
help look after Hawley & timber till a late dinner,
then help measure up & draw down oats__
Griffin saw wood in morn:, clean up do
till dinner, then measure & help stow away;
George about cattle &e, help clean up oats
till dinner, saw wood &e_____ Self to
John Streets & out to Edwards' in cutter after
dinner, Miss Butler with me_____

12 Thursday. James about horses in morn:, draw in 5
loads hardwood; Muldoon about horses in
morn:, clean up wheat & draw it to mill,
draw 1 load straw to Cow-loft; Griffin saw wood
in morn: help clean with the wheat & straw;
George about cattle &e, saw wood & at sundries__
Self file 1 hardwood saw before dinner, then
to Rob ts in cutter, Miss Butler also____

13 Friday. James about horses in morn:, draw in 5
loads hardwood; Muldoon about horses in
morn: to Rob ts with a l tr draw 2 loads hay to
Horse-loft & at sundries till dinner, then draw
in soft-wood; Griffin saw wood in
morn:, at sundries & help down with hay,
then sweep barn & thrash Bl k Sea; George about
cattle &e, saw wood & at sundries in hen-house___
Self at sundries & mend a flail till dinner,
then in cutter to Streets to look at hay

__

Kate had 10/- to
pay Miss Christie 2/6
& -/1½

Margaret expended for us out of it at Brough's 7/-½

9/8

George 9 lbs pork_

& 3½ plugs tobacco makes
with what he got the other
day ½ lb_

 

M rs Mac: 6½ lbs soap.

 

 

Griffin ½ lb tobacco.

 

George 103 lbs flour_

Muldoon £1..15.. __

Do_ 1 g l molassas.

James 3/8

Do_ 1 g l molassas.

G.T. Bate on act:

55 lbs lard @4 d £1..2..11

 

 

 

J.H. Pinhey

24 lbs tallow @5 d 10/-
pays for the barrel
of apples he bh t for us.

 

59 bush: carrots
from Estate of the late

H. Street @1/1 £3..3..11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tayler 1 lb wool

 

 

2 lt rs to Ottawa
prepaid.

 

James 111 lbs flour.

 

Do_ ½ lb tobacco.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

£4..10.. __ of J. Street
out of his act: for
lumber____

 

 

 

Am t Monahan

½ lb sugar 3 d _
he paid it on the 22 nd

 

Jennings by Edwards

A box steel pills.

14 lb gum carry [??]

A box blue pills_

¼ lb peppermints_

A box another
sort pills for Miss
Butler__