on this farm. - Tuesday 22nd April - Men turning & driving dung, and slaking lime shells. - Ploughed a part of the potatoe field. - Ploughed ten furrows myself. - Eggs in the Dewhurst's nest. - Wednesday 23rd April 1834. Go to town today Thursday 1 May 1834. Returned to Coldstream from Aberdeen. Potatoes planting. - Ploughing land for turnips with 4 Horses yoking. Saturday 10 May 1844 From 1st till this date the general routine of farm work. Yesterday the cattle were put upon the grass, which is looking wery bare and dry, but the few heavy showers which came on last night will make a great difference on it soon. The poor animals, who for the last 10 days have had nothing but straw looked wery melancholy all that time for want of green food, the turnips being all done. Went with Cauldie to my brother James's over to Mr. Sanderson's roof at Swain. Three milch cows sold here as high as twelve pounds six on average. Monday 12 May 1844. Sold Mr Gibb at Bridge of Die, seven stott at nine pounds a head. To be sent over on Wednesday 14th for the roup at Kilduthie which takes place on Thursday. Wednesday 14 May - Went to Tillyoch, Parish of Echt, to Mr Strachan's roup of displenish. - a very dull sale, and terrible rains - cattle giving not near their value. Returned home at 7 P.M. soaked to the skin. Thursday 15 May 1844. Kilduthie's roup took place today. - A perfect antipodes to that at Tillyoch. Everything sold very high particularly Cauldie's stotts - none of which sold under nine and some above twelve pounds. Mr Thomson, Kincrigford judge at both of these roups. The country since yesterday is quite changed in its appearance all things looking green and fruitful, and every prospect of plenty for man and beast. - the calves were this day