SEPTEMBER 1864.
5.Monday. James bind oats till dinner, reap a road into
B lk .. Sea to get at some cut a few days ago, cart it
in, at oats again; Tooly cradle oats & help reap the
road into B lk .. Sea; Hogan not here till breakfast,
bind oats, help reap the road & cart in B lk .. Sea;
at oats again; Griffin ill, George about cows &e,
hoe paths & at sundries ___ Self to Berry 's on foot
in morn.., make wire hooks & fasten back green shutters
with ' em till dinner, then downtown as far as Luton __
6Tuesday. James & Hogan reap & bind B lk .. Sea till 5½ o' C,
then cart in a load; Griffin reap & bind B lk .. Sea;
Tooly not here; George about cows &e, to Benning's
with horse-cart for a load sand, mix mortar & at
sundries till 3½ o' C, then bind B lk .. Sea____ Self to
Benning's & Smith's & at sundries till dinner, then to
Luton with Kate till 5 o' C, gather wheat into lumps_
7Wednesday. James reap & bind B lk .. Sea till near 5 o' C, then
cart in 2 small load; Tooly cradle oats & wheat;
Hogan reap & bind B lk .. Sea till dinner, bind after
cradle till near 5 o' C, then cart in 2 small loads;
Griffin reap &e B lk .. ; George about cows &e in morn..,
about sundries till dinner until 4 o' C, then reap & bind
B lk .. Sea ____ Self at sundries & trying to prevent rats
from getting on milk shelves till 4 o' C, lump up wheat___
8Thursday. James, Hogan & Griffin reap, bind & stuke
B lk .. Sea; Tooly cradle & do_ B lk .. Sea;
George about cows &e, help bind do _ do ____
Self to Power's forge in morn.., paint meat_safe
till 11½ o' C, to Berry 's till near dinner, do _ do _ do __
9Friday. James fork off a load wheat and cart some
gravel from river in morn.., help quarry
drain till 10½ o' C, then cart in oats; Hogan stow
away the wheat & cart up slabs from mill in morn..,
cart roots in new land till 10½ o' C, help house oats;
Tooly cradle two patches of oats & at sundries in
morn, help cart roots till 10½ o' C, bind oats till
3 o' C, then help at drain; Griffin kill a lamb
in morn.., blast g .. do _ till 10½ o' C, bind oats till
3 o' C, then at drain again; George about cows &e,
& at sundries till 11 o' C, bind oats till 3½ o' C, then at
sundries again ____Self see to housing oats at sundries__
10Saturday. James fork off a load oats & at sundries in
morn.., help pile roots in new land till
dinner, bind a few stukes oats, cart'em in & last
of wheat; Hogan stow away oats & at sundries in
morn.., cart roots till dinner, bind oats, cart
in oats & wheat; Tooly & Griffin blast g .. for
creek; George about cows &e, saw wood &
about sundries___Self look about till near
10 o' C, to Power's till noon , repair ox-cart & at sundries__
11Sunday. Church A.M.
12Monday. James & Hogan fill up stump-holes in
new land; Tooly & Griffin not here;
George about cows &e, at sundries about
flower garden___Self about sundry jobs in
old cellar, put more rivets in new horse-cart wheels__
13Tuesday. James & Hogan fill up stump-holes in
morn.., then cart stones off wheat land in Woodfeild;
Tooly & Griffin not here; George about cows &e, and
at work on flower garden___Self at Rob ts .. till
dinner, at sundries till 5 o' C, then to Luton , Mary too__
14Wednesday. James & Hogan finish cart stones off
wheat land in Woodfeild about 4 o' C,
then cut up sods on new land; Tooly & Griffin
blast g .. for creek; George about cows &e, up to
Power with the pumper, at sundries in garden___
Self kill in morn.., make a frame & nail on wire
15Thursday. James & Hogan at repairs about dam;
Tooly & Griffin blast g .. new line of Creek;
George about cows &e, saw wood & about sundries_
Self ring Spring pigs in morn.. repair dam_____
16Friday. James about dam till dinner, drag new
land with horses; Hogan about dam; Tooly &
Griffin blast g .. for Creek; George about cows &e,
to Rob ts .. for 3 parcels & about sundries till dinner,
to Benning's for his sledge, had to go to Power's
for it, then saw wood ____Self ring some
of the big pigs in morn.., repair g .. dam____
Racheal 3/9 for Alice -
