| Friday |
12 |
Chas & Ia's chopping dry land NW. - Christ'n ploughing So with oxen - W'd do with Mares - drefsing Hop Hills behind fence
taking up Rhubarb plant for Mrs Tye. Christ'n still poorly |
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beautiful |
44 |
62 80 noon |
| Saturday |
13 |
Chas & James chopping - Christ'n & W'd ploughing @ 5 1/4 - W'd sick obliged to give in after breakfast - Christ'n came in @ 11 having broken the ox yoke - rode to Stratford but could not get one - evening Ia's went home for one on Nell. Martha to Stratford - Em & Chas to b{illegible} to meet her - ret'd of Gad Curtis for 3 Bush's Potatoes @ 2/6 yk & 5d for short pd for Oats 17 Jan having given me a {illegible]penny piece for a quarter Dollar |
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4 |
8 |
Do |
47 |
62 82 |
| Sunday |
14 |
Chas on Nance to Junks with Annie & Ia's - got home @ 10 1/2 |
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gloomy |
52 |
66 |
| Monday |
15 |
Christ'n & W'd ploughing - Chas & Ia's fanning oats &c
pd Mrs T for Mrs Anglin Knitting pr Stockings
turnd out young Boar & Sows - finished drefsing Hop in field |
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1 |
3 |
light showrs |
56 |
60 |
| Tuesday |
16 |
Christ'n & W'd ploughing - Chas & Ia's chopping forenoon
the latter bust by a sapling falling on his foot - he & Chas spreading manure afternooon opposite House
T Daly took to Hobsons for Mrs Ty a Sachel Ly{illegible} & Seeds - pd Mrs Stewart & Cath'ne Crerer
manured & dug Strawberry Bed, Wash |
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3 |
~ |
fine |
60 |
50 |
| Wednesday |
17 |
Christ'n & Wm ploughing Chas & Ia's chopping
Wheeling into Garden Manure & Ashes & finished drefsing Hops |
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Do |
34 |
35 |
| Thursday |
18 |
Ploughing as yesterday - Chopping Do {rest of line all stroked out and illegible} |
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Do |
22 |
34 |
| Friday |
19 |
Ploughing as 17th Chopping Do Chas to Stratford had a tooth loosened by Mr Daly & replaced. Preparing 2 Boxes for Cabbage Seed & planted 4 Dublin Carrots & 3 Beets for Seed Saw first Swallow |
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Do |
26 |
45 |
| Saturday |
20 |
Christ'n brot in Load firewood - aftern'n with W'd sowing & dragging
8 Bush's Peas on about 3 3/4 acres South. Chas & Ia's chopping morning - afternoon spreading manure behind Garden |
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Do |
40 |
51 |
| Sunday |
21 |
Chas & Em'y to Stratford - Methodist . Ia's & Ia's Beatty here to dinner
Alex & Nance W'f - W'ds Blacky came home this morning with a Heifer Calf which frightened at seeing so many of us ran back into Seigmiller field & has not bee since 9 pm - Thrush singing |
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Do |
44 |
56 |
1844 April
| Monday |
22 |
Wilfreds Calf at home with the Cow this morn'g & is stabled
Chas & Ia's taking Potatoes out of Cellar & put into Barn
sold to Alex bran 4 Bush's @ 2/6 y/k & rec'd
Christ'n rep'd front Gate & pottering - Wilf'd at John Stewarts for the day making Harrows
had 1 1/2 doz plants American Creeper from Mrs Meany
& send here 6 Rhubarb plants & a little Corn {illegible}
Sowd Geere's Drumhead WW's Non{illegible} & Rileys Early Yk
(old Cabbage Seed in Boxes - |
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6 |
3 |
rain great part of the day |
48 |
49 |
| Tuesday |
23 |
Christ'n ploughing South - Wilf'd in Paddock - Christ'n at choping
Sowd Box Poly - Mr Cowmans had Rhubarb & Malta Lettuce Seed
& W top Plant - also some Currant Cuttings ( fall cut)
pd Mr Cowmans for spinning 3 1/4 lb wool @ 10 d 2/8 1/2
carding --- " do -- 4 - 1/1 |
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3 |
9 1/2 |
showers |
46 |
60 |
| Wednesday |
24 |
Christ' ploughing So - W'd sowd 1 1/2 Bls Sp Wheat in Paddock & dragging &c - Had In's M. William for the day chopping with Charles & Ia's Casey Christ'n hauld 4 waggon Loads manure to Garden Gate
pd Mrs T. on acc't of D & J Keppan viz
Mrs D Keppan 1/10 - Mrs S. K 5/2 Christ'n Stewart 22/2 1/2 |
1 |
9 |
2 1/2 |
fine with high wind |
57 |
45 |
| Thursday |
25 |
Christ'n ploughing & sowing over 5 Bush's South - W'd harrowing till he broke whipple tree - took it to Duncan the Smith & had it repaird - Chas & Ia's chopping morning - afternoon Cas dragging Wheat - Ia's ploughing for a short time & even'g chopping |
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fine |
33 |
53 |
| Friday |
26 |
Settled with Duncan Keppan for thrashing Mill $9 = L2.5 viz
pd Mrs T yesterday on his acco 1.9.2 1/2 {illegible} Bull 2.6
pd here this day pmean 13.3 1/2
Christ'n ploughing - Chas & Ia's chopping morning - finished
afternoon splitting rails & repairing fences in Road East
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13 |
3 1/2 |
Showers |
49 |
38 |
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Wilf'd dragging Wheat forenoon - afternoon to Stratford &c. took a Barrel Flour to Saml Monteith on acco't James Casey $5 --'
brot G Gale Cask Whisky from Kostners @ 3/6 yk Cash |
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5 |
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