1855 August 12 Went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Benning preach fine day 13 drew in 7 loads of hay finished mowing the 2 field fine Day 14 drew in 4 load of hay & finished mowing 2 field 15 began to mow in conszion field Robert Heughs came to help mowed 2 swarths & then quite his sythe was no good he went home & Wm came at noon 16 mowed in the cons field Wm Heugh & Robert Armstrong helped showry Day finished the field 17 spred & raked & cocked part of the cons field Robert Armstrong & Wm Heugh helped half the Day Moores thrashing machin came here 18 the thrashing Machn thrashed the fall Wheat & had 56 1/2 Bushels & 2 1/2 that we thrashed before, 59 in all finished rakeing the cons field 19 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Throup in the afternoon he is A new ministerof Fence Church 20 drew in 10 loads of hay from the cons field had tow waggons 21 began to cut the Black see wheat 22 finished the Black see wheat it was very thisely 23 mowed the Thompson place very warm day 24 began to cut the oats & peas Jock & the boys raked the Thomspon place fine Day 25 went to charleston with Barrels for Elenhany Jock & the boys finished the raking 26 went to Caintown & herd the Rev M German preach 27 made A stack & that finished haying drew in the Black see 28 Jock & the boys began to hook the peas & cut the oats & peas 29 worked at the peas finished the peas & oats