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Title A name given to the resource David Martin Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource David Martin Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Private Donor Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1859-1882 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Wentworth County, Beverley Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. David Martin Diary & Transcription, 1859-1862 David Martin Diary & Transcription, 1872-1876 David Martin Diary & Transcription, 1876-1882 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource David Martin Diary & Transcription, 1859-1862 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1859 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. David Martin Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Photographed Manuscript & Typed Transcription Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource David Martin Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Private Donor Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Wentworth County, Beverley Township, Ontario UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Memorandum for 1859</h2> <h2>Jany</h2> Sa 1 Jany Newyearsday fine day Ther AM 20 PM 30 The day kept dully here but some rows {illegible?} Su 2 at church still mild. 26-30 M 3 Kills 4 Pigs then gets to Ellection of Counceller sod row and some fold fou 20-30 Tu 4 threshers here threshes 160 B whet 24-30 W 4 threshing very mild quite a sunny Raus 26-30 th 6 {too faint to transcribe} gets #32 28 34 f 7 snowing almost all Day {too faint to transcribe} 26 24 Sa 8 some snow cold blowing {too faint to transcribe} 10 10 Su 9 cold going to church meets {too faint to transcribe} 32 20 m 10 Last night has been hardest Frost {too faint to transcribe} tu 11 {too faint to transcribe} w 12 collecting {too faint to transcribe} mild cloudy th 13 {too faint to transcribe} 26 37 f 14 {too faint to transcribe} 36 34 Sa 15 {too faint to transcribe} Su 16 {too faint to transcribe} m 17 {too faint to transcribe} tu 18 clear cold John + Jean {too faint to transcribe} above 4 24 w 19 mild clear very fine 20 36 th 20 Remarkably mild clear wind East 30 46 f 21 very wet last night sleighing gone mild now 36 34 Sa 22 frosty last night slight snow {too faint to transcribe} 14 16 Su 23 cold our sacrement. 10-12 m 24 out Statestu meeting 20-26 t 25 cloudy {too faint to transcribe/illegible} w 26 {too faint to transcribe/illegible} th 27 thawing {too faint to transcribe/illegible} f 28 still thawing sleighing gone </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Jany 1858 9</h2> Sa 29 has a bad cold and we at the illegiable 30 54 Su 30 mild still poorly 32 36 m 31 fine very squeamish may poorly 28 34 <h2>Feb</h2> tu 1 John at Rob's we oats mild 30 36 w 2 Innes Mitchel married to day cold blowing 20 20 Neglected to mark this week but mild Su 6 M Innefs lands from (Cubefs?) mild now sleighing 36 m 7 fine weather freezing moderate 22 30 t 8 coldish----26 32 w 9 coldish---24 30 th 10 fine in morning cold after Innefs and me at Rolantynes 30 22 f 11 Ms Innefs goes away 26 30 Sa 12 cold--- 0 20 Su 13 milder ---20 28 m 14 valentines day Paid for Luny's Bell Ms 22 30 tu 15 Thawing and raining some 34 38 w 16 clear mild ---throwing our soiree tonight 32 40 th 17 Rairns soiree proceed of soiree #132 expences #45 Profit #87 Dollars very mild weather 32 40 f 18 clear very warm like summer snow almost gone in clearing quite muddy 32 42 sa 19 still mild closed thawing, far too mild 30 44 su 20 Thunder + lightening with rain last night mild 42 30 m 21 cold blowing hard last night and all day 28 28 tu 22 milder 30 36 w 23 warm very muddy snow all gone brings hom bookcase + lounge 34-46 th 24 colder frost clear 26-32 f 25 cold cloudy wind blowing still from E 18-20 sa 26 milder bit cool snowing afternoon 20-30 su 27 thawing cloudy dry 34 40 m 28 colder cool colder 26 30 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Feby.</h2> <h2>March</h2> tu 1 illegible clear George Nicol + mother here 20 30 w 2 melt clear sunny 40 28 th 3 milder 20 30 f 4 milder thawing John at mill 30 34 sa 5 still snow last night thawing afternoon 32 37 su 6 thawing all day 32 40 m 7 cloudy chilly wind East 30 36 t 8 veery wet last night. hears + sees blue birds transplanted 2 balsams to planting 36 40 w 9 taping for sugar good run gets 36 pails 32 46 th 10 good run in forenoon gets 42 pails blue birds plenty 34 48 f 11 forenoon gets 3 pails in all 80 pails has 30 ltes sugar + sees 3 plowers at Nimos raising 3 quarts molassas 36 48 sa 12 very wet last night no sap frost out of ground sees wild geese 43 43 su 13 no sermon Ms Ponleus at Blandfend no run sees robin 40 43 m 14 coldish gets 30 pails of sap cloudy 36 40 t 15 cold cloudy very heavy rain last night no sap 36 30 w 16 goes run gets 53 pails sharp frost last night 25 38 t 17 good run gets 55 pails warm sees meadow larks heavy rain last night 30 56 f 18 fine frogs whistling, robins + blue birds singing 200 run of sap troughs full of rain water in morning 38 48 sa 19 strange chang great rain last night towards morning 6 killed on garr at Flarnbore sets in frost + snow ground + trees white all day cold storm F my North wind 30 30 su 20 snow sticks to trees all day sap running 28 36 m 21 cloudy g cleans troughed some sap gets 37 pails 28-34 t 22 fine gets sap 27 ^{16} pails 30 40 w 23 fine day gets 45 pails 30 46 th 24 rain + thunder last night no sap hears {phoefes?} 40 56 f 25 no sap collecting for show 38 34 sa 26 hard frost last night cold no sap 26 34 su 27 snow last night no run 30 34 m 28 slight rain in forenoon frost last night gets 19 pails sap 30 38 t 29 no sap 31 36 w 30 no sap some snow collecting 28 34 th 31 no sap 32 38 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April 1859</h2> F 1 retaps the trees gets 19 pails 28 56 Sa 2 gets 12 pails coldish 30 36 Su 3 fine sap runs 30 36 M 4 cold snow showers 26 30 t 5 still cold John at Galt plants some bolsumes 26 34 W 6 cold still bails a better old sap 28 36 t 7 milder John sowing plaister snow last night 28 36 F 8 sap running gets 22 pails 26 38 Sa 9 cold last nigt gets 5 pails 24 36 Su 10 cold 28 34 M 11 fine warm heavy rain last night pair of turn lambs last night 36 62 tu 12 mild cloudy 36 36 w 13 coldish finishes sugar by boiling 10 pails of old sour stuff in the potts sows spring wheat - pair of twins last night 36 48 th 14 heavy rain + thunder this morning then blowing another pair of twins 38 50 f 15 coldish cloudy 36 40 Sa 16 at John Armstrongs frosty last night 34 46 Su 17 very mild growing 40 48 M 18 clear fine 30 50 tu 19 goes to J. Calrks their all night fine w 20 goes into Galt fine gets #33 40 54 th 21 goes a fishing gets nothing 44 35 f 22 Digging garden 36 48 Sa 23 Digging garden 38 44 Su 24 Fine day 44 30 m 25 Frost last night sows 25 B. of peas sows 1 paper onions 28 48 tu 26 Fine rain last night - growin in Galt Fair men dragging 44 48 w 27 frost last night sees two Martlet swallows men sows 15 Bu oats N. field 44 30 30 th 28 coolish clear sows grafs seed on oats steers sold to S.M. Phad 32 48 f 29 ploughing match, fine streamers last night slight frost warm to day sows 16 B. oats an 16 acre field 30 64 Sa 30 sows 16 Bu oats finishes illegible fine warm 32 68 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May 1859</h2> Su 1 warm toads birring at night first time 38 72 m 2 men dragging clear finishes oats 38 66 tu 3 clear digging at garden 38 72 w 4 clear warm plants seed large potatoes 40-74 th 5 very warm Sulby sees chimney swallow and barn swallows woods linger west to green 50 80 f 6 very real summer weather 50 84 Sa 7 still warm everything frowing amazingly fishing - Izzy comes - gets above 100 50 84 Su 8 still very warm never saw such rapid growth the trees quite green Dogwood and plum trees in blossom eanories king birds and proud taylons come farmers crying for rain, distat Mind near night ---50 84 m 9 very wet last night cool + cloudy gets Rhubarb the first ime 45- 45 t 10 cold fair fishing gets none hears whipperwill 40 60 w 11 slight frost last night pulling red root lend E.M #20 32 63 th 12 cutting potatoes dry clear 36 62 f 13 plants 9 bushels Mchanaks(?) cloudy Lizzy goes away Lends John # 30 34 62 Sa 14 slight frost last night Plants 15 bush. cups clear drouthy 32 62 Su 15 fine clear the woods in full flush cherry trees blossoming Apple blossoms appearing 34 70 m 16 cutting potatoes fine rain in after noon a light frost last night 32 70 tu 17 loud thunder last night with rain cuts the lambs has 36 68 in all 40 (biz) 19 Eroes + 21 Rams including pet + anyone 36 68 w 18 glorious weather the woods in full glory apple trees + cherrys in full blossom plants potatoes 50 78 th 19 fine growing. finishes planting potatoes plants in all 65 bushels ---50-72 f 20 fine day 50 76 Sa 21 cloudy thunder + rain in afternoon 56 76 Su 22 cool growings 50 70 m ^23 light frost last night bloods tinny 34 64 t ^24 warm clear Queens Birth Day 50 78 w 25 clear sultry warm growing langholm here in Day 50 80 t 26 at fishing gets about 3 dozen warm 50 80 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May 1859</h2> f 27 washes the sheep thunder with rain then cold 75 60 Sa 28 at Reaching fine 60 70 Su 29 Sacrament rain all last night dry after 50 60 m 30 frost last night braided corn cut down 32 60 t 31 clips the sheep cloudy 40 .64 <h2>June</h2> w 1 Bee at church yard moving dirt 40 70 th 2 warm thunder + rain last night 50 76 f 3 John + women at Galt ^{wish} cool cloudy 50 68 Sa 4 cold cloudy fishing gets one dozen lost them 36 40 Su 5 hard frost last night Butternut, Locust Shumach, Blacken F and potatoes brairded cut down, currants cherries re goose berries damaged our Daliah spoiled 30 50 m 6 slight frost last night fine afternoon 32 70 t 7 warmish thunder at dark 40 74 w 8 clear blowing cool Mr + Mrs Nicol + Mrs. Tadd here. 40 60 th 9 working statute laborer Duncan Mc Coll comes 38 60 f 10 wet roads slight frost last night 32 60 Sa 11 hard frost last night. Ice on trough, clover flowers browned. oats barly + much hurt, this season now looks very threatening, little more will kill fall wheat. it threatens frost to night again. helping John Dickson to quarry down a piece of road sowes 2 acres turnips 30 60 Su 12 rather fine threatens rain of shich their is much need every thing being bamborled the by the frost. sees bad signs of Hessian Fry among our wheat + hears others complaining 34 70 m 13 fine warm rain last night. Gives Mr. Menzie #30 Dollars for Mills Hamilton John at Galt for turnip seed Duncan comes at noon to atone 40 80 tu 14 at Mr Renwicks funeral John sowing sowing turnips after tea 40 80 w 15 warm sultry stoning head of orchard till noon thunder + heavy rain PM then sowing turnip. has examined our wheat and heard reports from others 40 80 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June 1859</h2> by which it seem likely the frost of last Friday night has almost totally destroyed the wheat crop in the neighbourhood the damage proves far greater than suspected 40 80 th 16 cool very. stoning till Teatime then finishes sowing our Turnips being in all 6 acres {the cr over corrected} being the greates quantity we ever sowed 64 60 f 17 cool raising stones 60 70 Sa 18 finishes raising stones at orchard PaidDuncan 6 Days for raising #3 and Day for John Dickson for Stable Labour 6/7h. cool clear 50 74 Su 19 clear fine but a slight Frost last night 32 70 m 20 some rain last night Thunder with fine showers in afternoon very growing warm 60 75 tu 21 growing fine 60 76 w 22 Do Do 60 72 th 23 hurkling potatoes fine at Rt Chambers 60 76 f 24 hurkling Do -- Distant thynder R. Elliot comes here 55 74 Sa 25 hurkling Do---60 80 Su 26 church Drauthy 60 84 m 27 finishes hurkling goes to K. Campbels with R. Elliot 60 86 men cutting wheat for hagat stable [very Frozen wheat tu 28 men mowing orchard clover. warm sultry distant thunder 70 86 w 29 threatening thunder showers. war, lakes in takes in the wheat at stable and orchard hay though the heat was from ---70 80 till 4 o clock at 7 it was but 72 62 th 30 cool clear all signs of rain gone men cutting clover a lakes ago high wind last night 50 70 <h2>July</h2> f 31 1 warmer distant thunder resows some turnips rain at night heavy 60 80 ==July== 60 84 Sa 2 men cutting clover showery 60 84 Su 3 warm in forenoon cool often 60 74 m 4 slight frost last night, raking + taking in hay 40 70 tu 5 clear cool men mowing Raking hauling ve 50 70 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July</h2> w 6 cloudy all ^{day} like rain lukey bull d 50 70 th 7 cloud lowering like rain 50 70 f 8 still cloudy cutting wheat for hay 50 78 Sa 9 clearing up A. Glendiniey comes 50 75 Su 10 warm clear 60 84 m 11 very warm takes sif in the last of our wheat hay 70 89 tu 12 very hot selling up Potatoes Totum Bull d 70 95 w 13 still hot selling up Potatoes Thunder some rain 70 92 t 14 hot finishes setting up Potatoes 70 80 f 15 at Galt gets #24 warm 70 86 Sa 16 begins to thin Turnips at Purvis Funeral 70 90 Su 17 warm, sultry 70 88 m 18 Thinning Turnips Thunder + rain in afternoon 70 92 tu 19 Thinning Turnips Lens Nunnro #20 68 88 w 20 Making Drain at Nunnros bush tends Nunnro 60 76 th 21 cool John fencing very Drauthy at barn 60 74 f 22 cool John fencing Drauth 60 74 Sa 23 Drauthy Doubling Turnips 60 70 Su 24 clear cool 60 74 m 25 good rain last night begins to cradle wheat at noon, poor crop frozen King Birth Day 58 70 tu 26 very cool very windy cradling 50 60 w 27 cool dry windy cradling 48 66 th 28 cradling rain in afternoon 48 70 f 29 cradling fine 50 75 Sa 30 finishes wheat at noon John hauls and + Simpson Sstalker + me goes to cut Peas 58 78 Su 31 moderate slight shower takes Physic 50 74 <h2>augt== ==Augt== ==Augt</h2> m 1 good rain last night clear breezy to Day at T. Gelberts 50 74 t 2 taking in wheat 50 74 w 3 taking in wheat finishes takes in small Peas 50 78 t 4 heavy rain all last night sultry to Day some thunder 54 78 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Augt 1859</h2> f 5 clear Drauthy cool cutting Peas 48 74 Sa 6 at Rocton Pays #12 interest on Mortgage 50 74 Su 7 clear warm 50 78 m 8 taking in Peas warm 50 78 t 9 cuts oats in forenoon finishes hauling Peas 54 83 w 10 cutting Peas clear warm 54 84 th 11 takes in one load of oats heavy thunder PM 54 84 f 12 rain last night me ^n cradling oats + spring wheat Sa 13 fine men cutting oats 54 82 Su 14 warm last night about 11 oclock Dick black guards us all 56 84 m 15 John takes out a warront on Dick we are at Mr. Mallace Magistrate - not decided 54 84 tu 16 men cradling Dick bound to keep the peace 56 84 w 17 warm binding oats 56 84 th 18 cradling oats John + me binding 54 87 f 19 hauling oats in afternoon 54 84 Sa 20 binds oats forenoon hauls in afternoon 54 84 Su 21 clear 50 84 m 22 finishes hauling oats takes a cukoo to Balasstyne 50 80 John at at the Magistrates about young Mc Gonegal tu 23 Gonegal sent to jail men Ploughing 50 78 w 24 rain last night. Rain + thunder to Day men Ploughing men I am cutting Canadian Chistles 50 70 th 25 John at Mm Robson's threshing. cool 52 72 f 26 cool men Ploughing 50 72 Sa 27 cool I am at Rocton at meeting about Show 52 72 Su 28 very cool at church 45 62 m 29 great display of streamers all last night 48 65 T 30 Very dull like rain Father goes to Huron we kill a pig, 48 78 W 31 Dull like rain. John commenced to sow yestorday, 54 60 T </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>September 1859</h2> th 1 clear finishes puting in fall wheat 49 66 F 2 cloudy, streaming out last night very red 50 60 S 3 Dull Grand Shower of rain in the Afternoon 58 69 S 4 Cloudy and breezy 50 M 5 Very dull and like rain 50 58 Tu 6 Clear, a white frost last night 48 60 W 7 Clear and mild 50 59 Th 8 Clear. frost last night potatoes blackend in the hollows 41 66 Fr 9 Very warm we all at Puslinch Lake has a fine soral a great company there 64 * Sat. 10 very sultry a fine shower last night 66 72 Su 11 very cloudy and windy 68 72 M 12 Clear and windy 60 71 tu 13 Clear and very windy 50 53 W 14 Clear cold and windy but no frost 42 Th 15 Cloudy and like rain hard frost lasting Jane and Mrs. Martin away to Pea meating at the Shelfield 32 44 Fr 16 warmer with an east wind we are threshing half a day 46 57 Sat 17 Mild and very dull Last night Dicks wheps Saw Brother John 54 66 Su 18 calm and foggy 54 M 19 Still mild and dull raining in afternoon 57 68 Tu 20 Cool and like rain east winds 50 49 W 21 Drizzling rain from the east Father comes from the Huron 47 Thur 22 very foggy and raining some John brings Mrs. Innefs 54 F 23 cloudy men taking out Dung Sa 24 cloudy Mrs goes away with Daughter + Ms Annes son 40 64 Su 25 our Sacrament warm Mr Robertson here 50 70 M 26 warm growing John at Mill Bengy threshing 50 68 tu 27 growing cloudy trees she now Pump and finds Plenty of water 60 68 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Sept 1859</h2> W 28 cloudy pouring 36 60 th 29 warm frowing Mathew Anderson comes 38 70 f 30 Kndles stumps John + Jean goes to Hamilton 50 68 Sa ==Octr== 46 64 Sa 1 heavy rain last night 46 64 Su 2 fine at church 44 64 m 3 I cleaning out Ditch warm 50 70 t 4 at Ditch Mrs Thos Nicol here warm breezy 60 75 w 5 at Ditch Finishes it men finishes west field 50 70 th 6 Begins to Day Potatoes Dgis 60 Bushels cups 43 70 f 7 Lagging fine cloudy threatening rain Digs 48 cups 40 65 Sa 8 run in forenoon Digging in afternoon Digs 35 cups 40 45 Su 9 no sermon Ms Parleus at Ayr cold frosty 30 40 40 m 10 Mrs Inus comes from Janes Digging 30 32 t 11 w 12 final Digging Giofs 9pm 40 60 th 13 Digging John Elliot comes near night 40 50 f 14 goes with John Elliot to Flamboro{something to faint to transcribe} 30 30 Sa 15 Digging takes up Stalkers potato 40 50 Su 16 fine at church 40 60 m 17 raining no Digging men threshes Peas PM 40 60 tu 18 cold stormy with sleet, showers cleans Island 43 42 w 19 cold Digging however 40 40 th 20 our straw hard frost last night cannot signs {illegible} forenoon so they all go to the show but May + me 30 34 f 21 very hard Frost last night ice on a stub being about 172 inches thick so we cannot dig Potatoes in forenoon but takes up Turnips then takes up Potatoes in afternoon. Streamers out every night 27 34 Sa 22 ground white with snow takes up no Potatoes 28 38 Su 23 very hard frost last night but fine day 25 38 M 24 milder cloudy digging Potatoes 50 44 t 25 hard frost young Me Gonegal found guilty of Rope 24 36 W {over written on Th} 26 still hard frost Digging Potatoes 23 36 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Octr 1859</h2> th 27 at Galt by's a lamp gets #33 hard frost 22 32 f 28 finishes our Potatoes has in all 820 Bush. 32 43 Sa 29 taking up turnips 30 40 Su 30 fine days 30 40 m 31 finishes our Turnips has 1430 Bushel in New barn 1090 old Barn 360 Bu 30 40 <h2>Nov.</h2> tu 1 Men Ploughing young Mr Gonegal found guilty 30 42 w 2 warmish fines 32 80 th 3 our folks goes to Galt to W Cowes wedding at night we go to the wedding 32 56 f 4 Indian sumer I am. Draing men Ploughing 34 60 Sa 5 very fine smoky weather 34 62 Su 6 M Ponteus Preaches to the Imigrants going to California 30 44 m 7 calm I am burning stumps 32 50 tu 8 Bee at meeting house Ditch fine smoky day 32 30 w 9 fine men Ploughings 32 52 th 10 very wet all last night cold showers to Day 32 36 f 11 at meeting house Ditch Mary Glendinning + Father here mom melling 32 34 Sa 12 Mm Johnston's Funeral. Glendinings goes away 30 32 Su 13 very wet all last night cold frosty to Days 30 32 m 14 very cold at Lam Felberts Funeral 26 32 tu 15 fine to Day John at Mill raiking Grisdt Peas 28 36 w 16 fine frosty john at Guelph looking for straw cutter 28 40 th 17 no Frost last night Indian summer Day smoky 34 54 f 18 very fine cloudy calm John + Jean at Guelph for straw cutter 32 58 Sa 19 wet last night rain to Day 32 46 Su 20 rather fine cloudy creek running for first time 30 38 M 21 hard frost 26 32 tu 22 threshing at I. Cowes fine 32 40 w 23 threshing at Wm Robertsons 32 38 th 24 fine cloudy men Ploughing May at M. Nicols seeing zilby 32 38 F 25 hard frost last night kille the ox AM raing ice 26 32 Sa 26 very wet last night 34 40 Su 27 slight frost 30 34 40 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Nov 1859</h2> m 28 Frost but men Ploughing me draining 28 34 tu 29 Frosty alittle finishes Ploughing spring field 28 40 w 30 fine lill a frost 30 36 <h2>Decr</h2> th 1 very cold most all Day 36 36 F 2 snowing most all Day glafs falling all Day 32 16 Sa 3 ground covered with snow. very frosty 6 10 Su 4 rough snowy morring fair afterwards 14 24 m 5 thawing mild foggy haze runing hard at night 32 36 tu 6 good deal of snow last night nes comes about 2 Me Gonegal's sentence is commuted to 5 years Penetebtyart 22 28 w 7 coldish all Day clear 20 24 th 8 very hard frost last night clear above 4 18 f 9 milder cloudy Sa 10 men at R{could be an B ?} Pendlands threshing, clear Frosty 10 18 Threshin at Nimmo's in after {illegible} 18 28 Su 11 clear mildish slight thaw snow soft but no rain 18 ^ 32 24 ^ 36 m 12 cold blowing threshing at Nimmios in afternoon john + Jean at Mr Mc Whinney's 10 16 t 13 {the 3 is blotted ink, looks more like a 6} men threshing Peas cold Grey clouds calm - below 4 22 w 14 {4 is double ink as if overwriting on an error, look more like a 7} John at Mill with Peas Dull cloudy calm above 10 20 Sermon at church Mr Porteus Girl Babtered th 15 {the 5 is overwritting a 6} great spree at our town Fiddling Cancing +e 10 20 f 16 mild 20 25 Sa 17 threatens stern Nominates 2 counsellorship 20 30 Su 18 heavy fall of soft snow with strong gale from the East snowed all night for 12 hours depth of snow 17 inches where not frifted 32 32 m 19 sometimes spittering snow cloudy mild snow soft 30 32 t 20 grey cloudy mild send 4 Dollars to Wm Marlun from I{could be a J} Train 30 32 w 21 {1 is overwritting a 2} colder still cloudy good sleighing but deep 20 22 th 22 {2 is overwritting a 3} cold clear we kill three Pigs 10 20 f 23 {3 is overwritting a 4} moderate grey John buys threshing plower 18 28 Sa 24 {4 is overwritting a 5} mild cloudy John buys threshing Plower </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Decr - 1859</h2> Su 25 {5 is overwritting a 6} no threshing mild 30 30 m 26 {6 is overwritting a 7} Threshers here threshes all Day mild 20 30 t 27 {7 is overwritting a 8} threshing 26 28 w 28 {8 is overwritting a 9} finishes thresing in morning very cold at 0 2 th 29 John goes for thrshing Power cold at 0 10 f 30 cold Grey at 0 9 S 31 very cold john at Blacksmiths fixing sstraw cutter below 6 0 <h2>Newyears day 1860 Jany</h2> Su 1 clear sunny all at church 0 10 m 2 Wm Coiral + McGonegal our first fit very cold below 2 Election of counceller at kirkwall - below 12 10 t 3 Election going on McMillan Elected by the casting vote of Reluring officer 0 10 w 4 Grey cloudy moderate 8 14 th 5 May + Jane goes to Nasagaway moderate 10 14 f 6 Goes to John Dickson for Kirk seats, mild our women comes hom from Nasaagaway10 26 Sa 7 Thaw raining all last night 34 36 Su 8 still thaw mild no rain 34 38 m 9 men at I Cowes threshing mild 34 38 tu 10 very mild still thaw Collecting sear rents 40 40 w 11 slight snow last night Frosty now 26 24 F 13 at Mc Combs spree moderate. i am out at Rocton with money 26 24 Sa 14 fine day 30 24 tu 17 at Galt fine day finds out L. Eroarl 28 30 F 20 Ms Nimmo's chopping Bee thawing 28 38 Sa 21 at church thawing 32 38 M 23 our annual Kirk meeting. Kills a Pig 32 36 T 24 taking Potatoes in from Pitt very mild 34 46 W 25 takes in all the Potatoes John Johnston and John Lee here. clear windy 31 32 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Jany 1860</h2> th 20 fine but Frosty 24 28 F 27 coolish clear joe Glencrofs here this night (27) Dick assualts Mrs Parker 24 26 Sa28 a good deal of snow last night cutting chaff all day 24 26 Su 29 clear mild in afternoon 14 34 M 30 slight thaw last night freezing to day, men at swamp 20 24T 31 Cold cloudy men at swamp above 10 10 ==Feby== below 10 above 10 w 1 very hard Frost men at Swamp below 10 above 10 th 2 clear fine Frosts, men at swamp Fh 3 fine but cold + Frosty Paid 39 cents on Postage for 13 months arrears + 6 months advance on Help + spec. below 1 20 Sa 4 fine M. Campbell here going home men at swamp 4 20 Sat 5 Su 5 moderate snowing in afternoon 20 26 M 6 Thaw last night cloudy Eclipse to night 36 34 tu 7 Cloudy moderate John at Me Millans with oats 20 26 tW 8 mild incling to fresh 30 34 th 9 very sleighing gone near by cuttling chaff, our Soiree 38 37 F 10 at Mc Queens with money Innes comes George Elliot here above 5 18 Sa 11 John at Newhope with Hoops snowing some 10 20 Su 12 find Innes at Church with us 20 26 M 13 Kills our Pigs pretty cold but clear 12 24 tu 14 cuts up the Pilgs T Little here for Potatoe W 15 th 16 F 17 cold to Day clear below 5 10 Sa 18 very stormy snowing all Day john at New^(Hope) alone 16 20 Su 19 clear all at home but John 20 26 M 20 clear thawing men at swamp 20 34 t 21 clear mild men at swamp 20 36 W 22 John + me at Galt with Mr Innes and the Plough I by ^u Darwin's origin of species for 11/7h + Dawsons Archea for 10/7h very warm thawing strong all Day at night thunder 40 54 th 23 cloudy getting colder all Day 40 30 F 24 men at Hunters making sap troughs Sa 25 John Hauls sap troughs with waggon no cleighing now 20 24 Su 26 taking Physic very squeemish 22 24 32 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Feby 1860</h2> m 27 very warm clear thawing John hauling trougphs 40 50 t 28 cloudy thawing some rain at swamp for willows 40 42 w 29 cloudy thawing ground quite black roads very muddy 40 46 <h2>March</h2> th 1 very fine still thawing Crows now plenty 40 45 F 2 clear fine sugar weather if one chose to tap Received from John Tennant #20 part payment on #50 Sees 7 wild geese 40 46 Sa 3 fine mild 40 46 Su 4 still mild looks quite like spring 40 46 M 5 collectinf for show sees Blue Birds for first time at Padlar McDacralds visiting 28 50 tu 6 Taps for sugar rain at night Jean makes 1/2 gall molofses 28 46 w 7 puts rain acct of troughs poor run sees Blackbirds warm clear blowing 40 60 th 8 gathers 14 Pails sap that run yesterday no run to day Mr. Porteus here visiting last night, hazzy to day 32 46 Sees Pigeons flying, but some has seen them 3 days ago F9 collecting for show cold no sap 24 32 Sa 10 cold cloudy hard frost 18 30 Su 11 cold half cloudy snow last night 20 30 M 12 very cold no thaw 18 26 tu 13 still cold no sap Robt Balantyne here for cash 20 30 W 14 poor run cloudy 22 34 tu 10 Good run gets 46 pailfuls 30 40 W F 16{6 overwritting a 7} very good run gets 59 pailfuls frogs whislen 30 55 Sa 17 {7 overwritting an 8} still warm good run gets 57 Pails 30 55 Su 18 {8 overwritting a 9} still warm Frogs whistling loud sap running 32 58 M 19 {19 overwritting 20}Boiling yesterdays sap 32 pailsguls now to day some rain 32 58 tu 20 cold, collecting for show no sap has in all 108 bls sugar 20 32 W 21{1 overwritting an 2} very cold hard frost 20 22 th 22{the 2nd overwritting 1} clear cold still no sap 22 38 F 23 {3 overwriting a 4} clear milder gets 28 pails sap 28 40 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> David Martin_1859-1862_17.pdf <h2>March 1860</h2> Sa 24 Bails our sap no run to Day Johns at Galt for seeds 22 30 Su 25 cold frosty 22 30 M 26 clear still frosty no run John Shingling 24 30 tu 27 still cold some little Sap Posts a Letter to Grace Tennant R Chambers Roup 26 36 W 28 colder. clear Barren weather 24 32 th 29 a little warmer sap running a better Mr Taylor here lecturing John at Mill 30 38 f 30 Great run last night and to Day gets 70 Pails 32 52 Sa 31 very warm busy boiling gets 40 pails of sap <h2>April</h2> Su 1 no sermon, cool no sap Bails the old into {Trggie?} 30 36 M 2 milder men begins to Plough I am Ditching cold 22 34 t 3 warm gets 27 Pails ^(+10 more 37) sap sees lots of Flies laying eggs in creek 32 60 W 4 Bails up our sap no run rain and wind at night Walter armstrong comes 32 50 tu 5 growing weather Sugar seems to be over 32 50 f 6 Walter Armstrong goes away makes a hot bed John at Riddes for siller 32 50 7 Sa at Mr Whinney's sale fine Day 32 50 8 Su a Day like summer warm growing Toads burring at night 40 66 M 9 colder to day bails up the last sap to make Orenega z has made in all 180 lbs sugar + about 8 Gal. molasses + 10 Gal sr 34 46 t 10 goes to the swamp for Soft Maple Trees to Plant mild 36 50 w 12 plants some trees at smiddy with sandy clear 36 50 th 12 Sows west field with spring wheat and seeds very windy 34 50 f 13 coldish at Swamp for trees Plants them 34 48 Sa 14 cold Frosty some snow last night 30 38 Su 15 hard frost see above 1 inch thick clear 28 30 M 16 finishes strain milder 32 48 t 17 John fletting Mother Tennant Ploughing Mc Gonegals some thunder last night I began to dig Garden sacks {lussy langhey?} 34 48 w 18 frosty last night clear digging in Garden 40 36 19 th fine Day at Galt wanted to left Debentures, buys Bane Dust at # 2fr per Barrel gets Greys Bolany at 71 (?illegible) # 3 and Rapes seed 30 lb white clover 3 lb oldikes cloves, lt at 60 total # 11 50 55 f 20 writes to Innes, rain last night fine growing now 50 62 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> David Martin_1859-1862_18.pdf <h2>April 1860</h2> Sa 21 cloudy cooler moves out the Parliament house 36 30 Su 22 M 23 Tu 24 W25 ^(Galt four) th 2 F Frosty at night all these Days and barren Glofs from 28 28 30 th 26 Sows Peas and a few oats 32 34 Fr 27 finishes dragging Peas 34 34 Sa 28 at Rocton at Sgregullurer meeting 36 38 Su 29 our folk at Puslinch hearing Mr Taylor Dooks 38 64 M 30 Sows oats & Grafs seeds 46 68 <h2>May</h2> I have been asked by Alex Innes of Culrofs to keep a Register of the temperature at 9 P A..M. for the month of May for the purpose of comparing Beverly with Culrofs so for the month the Entries will be for 9 A.M. & 2 P.M. T 1 cloudy drizzling rain Men sowing Plaster 40 44 W 2 at Galt for 4 Trees 42 60 th 3 Delving fine some rain near night 42 64 F 4 goes a Fishing gets 17, Innes comes 62 74 Sa 5 fine growing weather Sow 2 Maples tinged with green willows yelling green 62 74 Su 6 warm takes Physic not at church 60 76 M 7 very sultry goes to Galt with Innes buys {Mont?} come thunder & rain gaze 70 87 tu 8 comes from Galt great growing weather. Swallows gets first {illegible} more thunder in {lum?} 70 82 W 9 goes a Fishing gets about 5 Doz warm growing sees King Birds Praird Taylors & c ^(English) cherry trees blossoming thunde heavy rain last night 64 80 th 10 Colt fair growing cooler 64 70 F 11 cuts the Limbs has 23 Rams & 19 Eives including my 2 sows Rapes 58 68 Sa 12 every thing looking green growing weather men draggin Po Roloeland 64 68 Su 13 fine growing at church 64 68 M 14 John drilling ^(for) Potatoes Tennant at Stalkers ploughing 60 80 tu 15 sets 15 Bu. Mechanics and some cups I Watson & Roup 64 67 W 16 sets some Potatoes John goes to R. Hunter's Roup 64 80 th 17 finishes the Potatoes sets in all very bad with the toothache the woods looks glorious apple Cherry (Canidian in full blossom 60 66 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> David Martin Diary, 1859-1862 David Martin_1859-1862_19.pdf <h2>1861</h2> <h2>May March</h2> F 18 very bad with toothache John Brings sand 60 70 Sa 19 Rain last night and forenoon cloudy cool 56 56 Su 20 cool threating rain near night Meg colts 50 54 M 21 heavy rain last night cloudy cool all Day 44 43 t 22 women white washing men pulling Red Root I go a fishing gets 9 fonds a cow of Wm Robinsons laird 50 68 w 23 men puts up Bars in west field I am bad with sore back 60 68 th 24 Queens Birthday at a fox nest gets non growing 60 70 f 25 warm in Morning cloudy afternoon 60 76 Sa 26 at church Bill Parks here I crack thund & shower 60 80 Su 27 fine coolish our Sacrament 60 72 M 28 washes our Sheep warmish 62 74 tu 29 John buildin shop foundation I am digging garden some lightning 58 72 W 30 fine John Meg takes the horse W 30 John building cloudy threatening showers 60 78 th 31 cool cloudy threatening rain clips the sheep 50 64 <h2>June</h2> F 1 John Drilling for Turnips Drauthy looking I sow some beats in afternoon 66 72 Sa 2 very Drauthy. sows 83 Drills of turnips 60 78 Su 3 Drauthy but cloudy at church 60 70 M 4 cloudy with a good deal of rain & thunder John drags the Potatoes 58 64 t 5 at Galt rack wool gets 29 cents per pound buys Johns Mortgage at {pulenduce} 58 64 W 6 wool {darke?} cloud fine weather sows out the west field Turnips 64 64 th 7 working statute Labour temparate 64 70 F 8 working statute Labour cool cloudy 55 65 Sa 9 Finishes Statute Labour very cool wind N.W. 50 60 Su 10 cool & very Drauthy wants rain badly 50 62 M 11 warm Sultry looking like a change 60 80 tu 12 very warm men driving muck very Drauthy 70 82 W 13 warm Drauthy 66 80 th 14 at Galt with Innefs Mortgage very warm 70 84 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> David Martin Diary, 1859-1862 David Martin_1859-1862_20.pdf <h2>June 1860</h2> F 15 cloudy Wm Park comes & D Brydon Thunder an some rain 63 80 Sa 16 cloudy all day mild George Tenant comes 60 74 Su 17 clear Drauthy ground getting Dry again New minister here 60 78 M 18 cloudy John drilling Turnips at Stable I sow 18 Drels with some Dust 65 78 t 19 cloudy at Margt Roberts Funeral 67 78 W 20 John at Mill writes to A. Glen. & Jeffray 66 74 t 21 at Hamilton with Innef's Mortgage to register George Tennant Georg goes with us going to Scotland, cool cloudy 60 72 F 22 cool Drauthy no signs of rain getting burnt up 60 70 Sa 23 warmer drauthy John at Mill 60 74 Su 24 Very warm no surmon 64 84 M 25 at Puslinch lake warm 64 82 t 26 cloudy in morning Drauthy afterwards 60 74 W 27 warm men ploughing 60 80 th 28 Georgina goes away John & Jane goes with her to Guelph very hot I take Physic looks like thunder at night Great Eastern arrive at N.york 60 88 F 29 a fine heavy rain this morning & a good many showers thro the day. after a very severe drouth, Turnips sown 1st June scarcely brourded yet, Pasture burnt up Barly & sping wheat thought past redemption, we'll see what the rain does 60 78 Sa 30 clear breezy cool at church 60 78 <h2>July</h2> Su 1 clear moderate at church sees a Comet at night about N.W. 64 78 M 2 cloudy in afternoon Sets up Potatoes G. Tennant here about his wife 64 78 tu 3 seed looks like rain a sligh shower John at Saw Mill 69 78 W 4 cloudy cool John at Sawmill Mr + Mrs Porteres here thunder and rain at 6 A.M. 60 70 th 5 men begins to mow clean 60 74 F 6 men mowing 62 74 Sa 7 Raking in forenoon hauls 4 loads in afternoon cool 60 68 Su 8 George Tennant's Barn Stables sheds all burnt last night fire seen between 9 + 10 night, fine shower this day cool 55 68 m 9 Bedding people to George Tennants Bee cool 50 68 t 10 at Little Scotland Bidding to Bee men thinning Turnips 50 70 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> David Martin Diary, 1859-1862 David Martin_1859-1862_21.pdf <h2>July 1860</h2> W 11 John Tennant at Tennant & Bee us Raking hay 60 70 tu 12 J Chambers at Tennant hauling Bee The rest mowing. cool 50 70 F 13 Taking in hay & raking 50 74 Sa 14 at Rockton Paying interest in kirk Loan men takes in the last of the hay has in all 16 loads 60 76 Su 15 warm sultry thunder at night 60 78 m 16 thinning Turnips in forenoon {Tenand?} his uncles, warm heavy shower last night 60 80 tu 17 warm clear gets our clock cleaned 60 80 w 18 Sun eclipsed. Very Wet in afternoon, lighting at night 60 68 t 19 very warm, clear, thinning Turnips at Staber 70 80 F 20 Marion & Jane at Dundof very warm men at Tennants Barn raising 70 86 Sa 21 Jane & me at Golt lifts #1100 Debentures Shower 70 86 Su 22 fine at church 70 80 m 23 Marion & me at Dundofs get Debenture No 508 for 1100 people busy with harvest wheat lookmoell our people begins to cust wheat 60 63 tu 24 cradling wheat sadly kill + out cool 60 70 w 25 cradling, this is my Birth day on which I enter on my 60th year verify I am getting old But to Day i have raked and bound after a crondle 60 70 th 26 takes in one load of wheat Some rain cradling afternoon 60 70 F 27 cool cradling forenoon taking in wheat afternoon 60 78 Sa 28 cool takes in wheat all that is {ceit?} 60 72 Su 29 very heavy rain last night very cool cloudy No preaching to day 60 70 M 30 finishes cutting fall wheat poor crop 60 78 tu 31 John cultivating men cutting Peas in afternoon. Gets a letter from Innes 60 80 <h2>Augt</h2> W 1 men cutting Peas very cool harvest weather 60 70 tu 2 takes in the last of the Fall wheat rent cutting Peas 60 74 f 3 bad with toothache & Dysentery wet in forenoon 60 72 Sa 4 men finishes cutting Peas fine weather I bad with Dysentery 62 80 Su 5 I am not at church warm clear 62 80 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> David Martin Diary, 1859-1862 David Martin_1859-1862_22.pdf <h2>Augt 1860</h2> M 6 taking in Peas warm clear 65 86 tu 7 finishes taking peas at noon rain & thunder after we have 17 loads of Peas, Elliot Morton comes 72 90 W 8 begins to cradle wheat cool clear 70 82 Th 9 Rain last night cradls spring wheat afternoon 70 80 F 10 crating spring wheat cool 60 70 Sa 11 in forenoon John Ploughing in Orchard men cradling oats. in afternoon taking in spring wheat, cool 60 70 Su 12 at church cool cloudy threatening rain. 55 70 M 13 Rain Cool night with distant thunder very cool 55 63 tu 14 cutting spring wheat and oats 50 63 W 15 taking in spring wheat & oats 50 70 th 16 takes in all the oats 50 72 F 17 may at Marlin Nichols we cutting spring wheat hearing thunder & rain last night 60 80 Sa 18 Finishes cutting Spring wheat 60 80 Su 19 Sultry her at church 60 82 M 20 heavy rain & thunder last night 65 80 tu 21 threshes here in afternoon threshes 140 Bushels 65 80 W 22 finishes hauling spring wheat. clear fan 68 78 t 23 warm Sultry no spectator comes John cultivating {shears?} the lambs 68 82 F 24 heavy rain & thunder last night fair & warm this forenoon but heavy rain and thunder afternoon the swallows & {Whifferwills?} seems now to have left very growing weather but some signs of rot on Potatoe shows 68 80 Sa 25 Cool cloudy ground soaked with rain, some currants still on bushes 60 68 Su 26 Cool cloudy at church 60 70 M 27 some rain last night to Day breezy cool clear drought 60 65 tu 28 Golt fair fine clear John begins to sow wheat 60 70 W 29 John sows and drags Orchard cool 55 65 Th 30 Sowen wheat at 16 acre field John cultivating it in May at Bell Cowe last night 60 75 F 31 Great rain ^(& thunder) last night Ms W Cowe has a son. Sowing grofs The ground soaked with rain cannot Sow wheat 60 70 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> David Martin Diary, 1859-1862 David Martin_1859-1862_23.pdf <h2>Setpr 1860</h2> Sa 1 men Ploughing our ground too wet to sow wool 38 {illegible number} Su 2 no preaching here. Light frost last night John & Jean at Sebs 32 64 M 3 finishes sowing wheat, sows on 16 acre field 28 Bu of which 18 is soules and 10 Beard cool clear 45 72 T 4 cool cloudy Jhenny Innes here, John waterfurrowing wheat 50 74 W 5 Jean & John goes to Scarboro I take them to Flainboro I get Muggy <pre> J Wallace takes away the sheer warm clear 60 75 </pre> th 6 clear warm Stalker here Ploughing 60 80 F 7 cool clear till towards night thencloudy threatening rain 60 70 Sa 8 a very steady wet Day till afternoon then fair 50 65 Su 9 at church cool and fair but roads very muddy 50 65 M 10 going round with Petition for Township meeting for Mr Rinloue 45 60 tu 11 cool cloudy 45 55 W 12 very cool John & Jean comes from Scarboro 45 60 th 13 cool cloudy men Ploughing 45 60 f 14 men Ploughing clear 50 65 Sa 15 clear brezzy John goes for lumber Stalker at Mrs Mc Kinley's Biel 55 75 Su 16 heavy rain last night cloudy at church 50 70 M 17 clear John & Jean at Mitchels people speaking of rot on the Potatoes ours not bad yet, sees a humming Bird tis late 48 70 tu 18 Starts this morning to the Exibition at Hamilton. a splendid show Sees the Prince of Wales thinks if he had been born in my own grade he was likely to turn out a canny weel doing hiel, but had he does not seem to have any thing very superior about him, warm 60 73 W 19 still Hamilton still warm fine the Prince on the grounds 60 70 th 20 got home last night. cool, very Rainy Day 45 52 F 21 cool Digs 20 Bushes for Pigs Some hail showers 45 52 Sa 22 John at Mill. cloudy blowing mild 50 62 Su 23 fixing fl at church cloudy 50 60 M 24 fixing floor of Pigstye showery some thunder at night 50 64 <pre> John Gilbert Junior that our Dog Major was th with their Dog last Saturday - 22nd and their Dog being mad it is probable ours was bit </pre> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> David Martin Diary, 1859-1862 David Martin_1859-1862_24.pdf <h2>Septr 1860</h2> tu 25 John and the women at Galt, Showery 45 55 W 26 Childrens Soiree at our school Yates here mending machine 50 60 th 27 mixes lime Yates here fixed {fumes?} 45 55 fr 28 Lowers lime cool breezy 40 50 Sa 29 at church frost last night Blackens tomatoes 40 50 Su 30 out Sacrament John cripple with a Boil on his knee 38 48 <h2>Octr</h2> M 1 Wet in forenoon. in afternoon John at Cowes threshing 38 52 t 2 John at Cowes threshing in forenoon threshing Peas with our machine here in afternoon 40 60 W 3 threshes our Barrack of Peas in forenoon then haul {Stains?} for house foundation 40 65 th 4 Threshes the Barley takes all Day 45 60 F 5 Mr Lambert here building foundation gets a letter from J Tennant 45 65 Sa 6 at Richard Hunters funeral John at Mill 50 60 Su 7 at church 40 60 M 8 we dig a load of Potatoes John at Mm Robson's Racking in afternoon <pre> I write to John Tennant at Brucemines </pre> tu 9 John at Galt with Barley we dig 30 Bu Potatoes, Then rains 40 50 W 10 Digging Potatoes Guelfs we take up 100 Bus 45 50 th 11 Diggin cold ^{frost} hail shower takes up 100 Bushels 40 58 F 12 Digging finer to Day Digs 100 Bushels 40 55 Sa 13 Digging good Day 100 Bushels 45 55 Su 14 at church, yesterday Jem Black Burned him self to Death in a logheap 50 60 m 15 Digging takes up 100 Bu we gulf 50 60 Su 16 D at church 45 55 tu 16 Digging takes up 100 Bushel we gulf finish is our Potatoes 45 55 <pre> xfixing for show </pre> W 17 finishes our potatoes has about 6 or 700 Bu x 40 50 <pre> fixing for show </pre> th 18 at our show gets prize for Turnips, fine Day x 48 55 F 19 puts up our Pigs to feed at ours show 48 55 Sa 20 we pull some apples stopt with rain clouds puts up our Pigs to feed 40 50 Su 21 Dull Day some rain at church Wm Chambers comes at night 40 50 M 22 John goes to the Jury men takes up a few Turnips foggy 40 55 <pre> Wm Chambers at Robsons threshing with our horses in the afternoon </pre> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> David Martin Diary, 1859-1862 David Martin_1859-1862_25.pdf <h2>Oct 1860</h2> m 23 Nasty Drizzling rain all Day I'm at Robson's threshing 40 55 tu 24 Taking up Turnips nasty darty job warmish 45 60 w 25 men Ploughing forenoon then takes in 200 Bu Turnips <pre> I pull & pits 14 Bu grafted apples has in all 40 Bu. apples now 40 55 </pre> th 26 Takes in 135 Bushels Turnips 40 55 f 27 Takes in 270 Bushel Turnips 45 60 Sa 28 men Ploughing in forenoon then takes in 135 B Tur Su 28 I Keep house women at Church 45 60 M 29 Very Wet last night men Ploughing, then takes 135 ^(B. Turnips) 45 60 tu 30 I killing a Beef to {Nirnns?} Men taking up Turnips warm 50 65 w 31 very warm takes in 315 Bushels Turnips 60 70 <h2>Nov</h2> th 1 takes up the last of the west Turnips hauls 130 ^(150) Bushels 55 65 f 2 takes in 295 ^(70 Bushels) B Turnips {fen?} warm 53 68 Sa 3 writes to Inc Stewarttamilton and Alex Innes, we take in the last of west field go Bu. Total in field 1320 Bushels fine 55 68 <pre> very wet all last night, men cleans Peas then I Plough John comes from {gurg?} 50 60 </pre> Su 4 at church m 5 taking up Turnips at Stable Pine 50 55 tu 6 takes all the Turnips at Stable has in all 540 Bu. in Stable Field <pre> has in all 1800 Bushels of which about 1450 is at now Stable and 35 at old Stable </pre> w 7 taking Potatoes from Pits takes in 90 B. By Potates 45 58 th 8 taking in Potatoes takes in 90 B. waled Potatoes 30 48 f 9 at Potatoes cold rain near night takes in 84 B. 28 43 Sa 10 Kills 2 Pigs very wet last night cloudy 35 40 Su 11 at church mild cloudy 40 50 m 12 taking in Potatoes cold frosty last night 35 46 tu 13 takes in the last of Potatoes has 300 B in our cellar, takes up Beets 35 48 w 14 clear warm frost last night ^(men Ploughing), writes J Martin with money ^(to aunt) 34 50 th 15 coolish cloudy 36 48 f 16 I begin to make a Ditch for creek 32 36 Sa 17 Ditching men Ploughing 38 50 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> David Martin Diary, 1859-1862 David Martin_1859-1862_26.pdf <h2>Nov 1860</h2> Su 18 Sandy Glenn came here last night 38 44 M 19 Charlzaur horse found hanged this morning 34 44 tu 20 at Doris not 34 44 w 21 at Rocton court Tennant wins his Plea 36 46 tu 20 at Rocton court Tennant wins his Plea 36 46 W 21 at Cories threshing Peas 30 40 th 22 hard frost, cold Sandy goes away 28 36 F 23 still cold cloudy 24 32 Sa 24 very cold I go to Kirk wall mugged 12 18 Su 25 Still cold cloud windy 13 20 M 26 rather milder some snow 28 34 tu 27 John at Nemmos threshing Stalker I set up Sugar boughs at J Dicksons threshing 28 30 w 28 John gets a Belt at wardrops fine clear frosty 24 34 th 29 cool cloudy 26 30 F 30 Do Da 24 30 <h2>Dec</h2> Sa 1 got a pair of Boots from A Smith Price & 43/4 26 30 Su 2 at church 22 30 M 3 ground Black roads rough. 26 30 T 4 threshes some oats with machine Some snow 26 30 W 5 ground white with slight snow 28 30 th 6 cloudy moderate Leon get Porcupine guills 26 20 f 7 John fixing Henhouse 26 30 Sa 8 mild cloudy - John at Henhouse 26 30 Su 9 at church thawing a little at noon 28 34 m 10 a good fall of Snow last night good sleighing 30 32 t 11 hard frost last night clear to Day Mc Whinny here 12 22 w 12 John hauls firewood good sleighing, some snow falls 18 28 th 13 Ken Chambers came last night. cold heavy snow showers 14 18 f 14 very hard frost last night threshing at Kirk wall below 10 above {illegible number} sa 15 {mildiv?} Alex Glendurming comes above 4 20 Su 16 no preaching mild 10 32 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> David Martin Diary, 1859-1862 David Martin_1859-1862_27.pdf <h2>Decm 1860</h2> m 17 Sandy goes away mild men at firewood 10 32 t 18 Dull cloudy men gathering firewood mild 26 30 w 19 Showering very rainy in afternoon, big saw board 34 38 th 20 Showering all Day cloudy 34 36 f 21 fine in forenoon. Snows all afternoon 28 30 sa 22 at church fine day John hauling firewood 28 30 Su 23 at church 20 30 M 24 collecting {Leat?} rents gets #38 John at Galt 22 28 tu 25 Christmass day John & Jean at Robt Chamber's, Robt Ridder Pays me 5th, instalmenant {F.?} Stalkers Mortgage #130 20 22 w 26 mild to Day, Kills {Nemero's?} Pig 22 30 th 27 at Galt {Bageys?} a Buggy for # 22 Pays Chbot Chamber's Journal & Reporter for next year Buys the {cruize?}of the Betsy by Hugh Miller for 1 1/4 Dollar 22 26 F 28 Cutting oats & Pea straw all Day 22 30 Sa 29 moderate weather cloudy collecting seat rents gets #28 gets a hawk from Stolker 26 30 Su 30 at church rather cold 20 26 M 31 John at Mill takes the hawk to P. Ballantyne {gregery?} and niece comes above 12 18 <h2>Jan'y 1861</h2> Tu 1 New years day dine day Shoolmaster here at night 14 28 W 2 mild frezz foes away, Jean takes her home. Rain 20 36 Th 3 Kills the Pigs Pays J. McMillan Globe club and six months Postage on Globe & Reporter 20 26 F 4 John takes Hogs to Brock road hard frost above 10 20 Sa 5 very mild weather to Day cloudy 20 30 Su 6 Elders ordained mild 26 30 M 7 Thaw last night and to Day. Electing counciller Takes R Riddle account of money Paid on F Stalkers mortgage 36 38 tu 8 Election closes McMillan beats Merzer 28 30 w 9 Elects P Pentland Truster for our Shool 20 26 Th 10 at Racton Pays#12 to Treasurer on Kirk debt attends {Shew?} ^moe meeting Malcolm Campbell foes out & comes back with cold 20 12 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> David Martin Diary, 1859-1862 David Martin_1859-1862_28.pdf <h2>Jan 7 1861</h2> F 11 cold sputtering snow all Day men hauling firewood above 4 10 Sa 12 cold clear sunny, hard frost but calm above 8 4 Su 13 tremendous frost clear below 20 low 4 M 14 threshing here finishes above 20 30 T 15 Foggy ice on trees cutting Pea straw in afternoon 26 30 W 16 raining ice all night trees laden till afternoon by which turn it thawed off roads slushy, snowin at night 30 38 Th 17 frosty cloudy 28 34 F 18 chorings cutting Pea straw in afternoon 26 30 Sa 19 getting colder good sleighing 20 26 Su 20 at church 20 28 M 21 May & me at Dundas cold gets # 49 yr man begins for shed to take out timber 10 20 tu 22 hard frost Libby Tad and Mr. Laidlow here men at timber below 8 20 W 23 men 2 at timber cold blowing clear below 4 26 t 24 very snowy all day heavy in afternoon {Cassfiel?} James & Anderson comes 10 34 F 25 clear cold. men at timber Anderson & e goes to Milton 10 24 Sa 26 at church {la?} Preaches 10 18 28 Su 27 our Sacrament clear 2 20 M 28 at Kirk meeting men at timber 4 26 T 29 mild R. Chambers hauling timber men leaving 14 32 W 30 snowing & drifting almost all day men hauling ember 20 30 th 31 fine day, Numerous chopping Bet, show at Kirk & ^(Jean at it) wall John 12 20 <h2>Feb</h2> F 1 men hauling timber heavy snow in afternoon, above 8 22 Sa 2 men finishes hauling timber Snow 17 inches deep with a crust on it 12 26 Su 3 good winter day at church 14 24 M 4 Kills 2 Pigs Campele {Inness?} comes and goes for home 20 31 t 5 John at Brock Road with Potatoes mild 20 30 W 6 Tom Nicol & Esther here John & May at Golf for Plaster, ^(some snow) 22 32 Th 7 I believe this day without exception is the severest I have yet seen in Canada. It has blown a gale all Day often with snow and always drifting, with intense cold at 8 AM. The glass stood 8 above zero but fell all Day till at 4 P.M. it stood at 14 below zero. we shall yet hear of many deaths from freezing this day at 9 P.M the glass at 18 below 0 above 8 below 4 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Feb 7 1861 F8 the glass {thermometer} rose during night to 12 below and during the Day has got to 3 above. dull {closely?} I hauls some fire wood belows 12 above 3 Sa 9 John hauling fire wood Bill chopping, milder cloudy above 14 24 {these daily figures range in temperature that day} Su 10 Strange country, thawing warm sunny 44 50 M 11 raining like mad almost all day cut some oats in afternoon 44 46 T 12 mild some cuts oats +Pea straws in forenoom John hauls some firewood 32 38 W 13 John at Brock road with spring wheat gets {Q? or 9}3 cents per bushel 30 33 th 14 mild John hauls fire wood {Bill?} fill up load of potatoes 30 32 f 15 mild men at R Penland {Pentland} and threshing snowing in afternoon send to New York for book 32 34 Sa 16 men brings a load of straw from RPentland in afternoon John takes a load of potatoes to Mc Millan, still very mild but though the glass every day points to thaw there is no snow melting but spiders and some other crawlers is going on the snow daily 30 35 Su 17 still mild at church 30 31 M 18 mild John hauling cord wood 30 30 t 19 mild John hauling wood Bill chopping. 30 30 w 20 mild snow showers every day 30 30 Th 21 blowing more snow 26 30 F 22 John making cultivator snowing steady from {E?} afternoon snow very deep about 7 feet 26 30 Sa 23 a real thaw, raining all day and often very heavy 32 36 Su 24 a pretty hard sf snap frosty 10 22 M 25 mild again John hauling soft firewood 22 32 tu 26 clear sunny warm, thaw by sun John hauling 30 44 <pre> John at Lindsays Mill racking. get a load of potatoes </pre> W 27 May + me at J. Nicol's very fine mild day, R Chambers 30 50 th 28 very mild been thawing strong, crows come 43 52 F2 March F 1 John + me at Galt, ward meeting at Kirkwall about Clergy reserve money, steady thaw snow going fast away 34 46 Sa 2 very warm for the season, makes hole in Turniphouse for under water 46 32 Su 3 very wet all last night a thorough thaw all the streams running from bank to braeee fields blackening fast sees a grey bird and Bill says he has seen blue birds 46 32 M 4 Yanky President Lincoln elected, thaw stopped getting frosty towards night 36 30 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March 1861</h2> tu 5 Pretty cold & frosty to Day creek gorged and flowering over road 22 20 W 6 cold windy, creek fallen again 20 26 th 7 very hard frost last night, clear & fine today freezing in shade but thawing a little sun 0 18 F 8 got a Langholm Newspaper last night recording the Death of Uncle Matthew Elliot aged on the 17th Jany aged 93 years thawing to Day threateng rain John & Sean at Mill 28 44 Sa 9 threshing Peas in afternoon mild. 30 36 Su 10 fine day. not very well 30 34 M 11 Bill hauling wood temperate 30 32 T 12 Pretty cold. going to Maggy Cowes wedding 28 30 W 13 Kills Saving cord wood with circular saw saws 18 cord 30 32 th 14 Kills big sow, weight 400 lbs Minister at the Ross's 30 36 F 15 John & William at Robsons & Cowes sawing cordwood 30 36 Sa 16 men cleaning Peas getting cold in afternoon 30 30 Su 17 hard frost cold all Day St Patrick's day above 4 10 M 18 Very hard frost last night cold all Day. May at {Mc Georges?} below 4 above 2 T 19 Still frosty Men getting joists in swamp 12 20 W 20 John & Jean at at Preston for Bone dustgets a ton for $20 20 30 Th 21 Snow last night at the Funeral at G Jamieson's daughter 24 34 F 22 clear milder men bring home oak Winter beam 25 40 Sa 23 Raining last night and some to Day puts beam on Barn loft 36 40 Su 24 cold to Day thaws a little in the sun 20 30 M 25 mild Taps for Sugar in afternoon 30 40 tu 26 Very wet all last night and forenoon, empties Sap troughs 36 48 W 27 no sugar to day wet at night emptied troughs again gets 12 nails 36 40 th 28 cutting Pea straw taps Janes Bush we gather 23 Pails 30 36 F 29 Bailing gathers 23 pailfuls 32 44 F 29 poor sun very wet with heavy thunder in after noon gets 12 p 36 44 Sa 30 windy, cold gathers 4 pails, empties the rest half rain water 30 34 Su 31 at Church cool 30 34 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April 1861</h2> {illegible day of week} 1 Snowing almost all Day, Sweeps the troughs near night 34 34 {illegible day of week} 2 Gathers 30 pails Boiling men sowing grass seed on 32 44 {illegible day of week} 3 good run gets 60 pails 30 34 {illegible day of week} 4 fine day good run gets 50 pails 34 48 {illegible day of week} 5 John Sells the Steer to Mc Millen. gets 44 pails of Sap 34 44 Sa 6 Mc Millan takes the Steer away. gets 30 packs of sap 34 48 Su 7 No Sap running to Day rain in afternoon at church hears one whistler 34 46 M 8 Empties rain out of trough Dull cloudy no run, weighs our Sugar has 114 lbs from 237 pails of Sap. the other 20 pails being made into molass {molasses}. the sap this year is very strong being nearby one pounnd to two pails Jane has made 30 lbs which {matches?} our total sap to date 144 lbs. Daffodil painting up yellow 36 46 Tu 9 mild growing no sap, cuts oats hay & Pea straw in afternoon 36 46 W 10 clear sunny little frost last night 36 56 Th 11 gathers 14 pails of poor sap, makes it molasses mild growing warm 36 60 F 12 gets 8 pails sap makes it vinegar Sugar time over {illegible} pails out her sprouts 38 60 Sa 13 rain last night, frogs whistling, Very growing clear breezy men begins to Plough sod 40 62 Su 14 mild at Church Fort Sumptor {Sumter} taken yesterday 38 54 M 15 men stoning Potatoe land brings Pots from bush 34 45 t 16 men Ploughing Potatoe I Plant trees Mrs Watson here 34 41 W 17 men Ploughing, wind north barren weather 34 46 Th 18 men Ploughing takes Potatos No {illegible} comes forenoon snowing all forenoon 36 45 F 19 takes Potatoes to Kirkwall, George Elliot here paying interest 36 45 Sa 20 John Cultivating turnip ground for for Spring wheat, has a bad cold Hears Fort Sumptor {Sumter} is taken on 36 30 Su 21 has been poorly same day. with a cold, at home, very fine 40 65 M 22 men Sowing Spring wheat very warm and windy, slight thunder 40 75 Tu 23 men Stowingsowing Grass seed cloudy calm. begins to dig Garden 40 60 W 24 John rolling Spring wheat Sees three Barn Swzllows. breezy cool thunder & rain last night 40 60 th 25 clear breezy John finishes rolling Wm {William} 35 36 F 26 digging Berry Bushes Sows some Peas 36 60 Sat 27 dragging & cultivating Peas, Rain & Thunder near night 38 62 Su 28 Very wet last night growing weather 38 65 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April 1861</h2> M 29 John at {Peacton?Rockton} for Siller 2 graft some apple Trees 40 75 T 30 John Rolling Peas I go a Fishing gets none 40 60 <h2>May</h2> W 1 ground white with snow in morning thaws before night 32 40 th 2 about one each of ice this morning barren weather Uranus double Halo {the sun} 30 45 F 3 men begins to Plough Turnip land, groundf too wet to sow Pease 32 30 Sa 4 men Ploughing Turnip land ice last night 32 33 Sa 5 Sunny clear temparate 32 33 M 6 rather growing to Day raining in afternoon men PLouhging 36 38 t 7 Very wet last night Showery to day Preston & Donald at course 38 34 W 8 in Bed all day from folly last night 40 36 th 9 clear breezy men stoning 40 60 F 10 men finishes sowing Peas raining in afternoon 38 {55?} Sa 11 men sowing Plaster I go a fishing gets about 20 Sees {Chimla? Chimney?} Swallows 40 65 Su 12 at church growing but the Spring is very backward willows pretty green. Very little green on any other 40 60 M 13 cloudy with drizzling rain Sees humming Bird & Kingbird Post $3 Dollars for Naturalist 35 50 Tu 14 Diggin in Garden all Day men stoning clover. 40 60 W 15 Digging fine in forenoon very windy and threatening rain AP 40 66 The woods has just a slight tinge of Green with the exception of Willows. while last year they were quite splendid at same Date th 16 The Maiden breaks the Buggy Shaft cool Showery men Stoning 56 48 F 17 John & Jean at Galt clear breezy men stoning gets the first rhubarb 40 55 Sa 18 clear breezy John dragging Turnip land, swallows in barn 40 54 Su 19 clear cool at chuch 40 56 M 20 John Drilling Potatoe land 2 go a fihsen gets five Dozen 40 60 T 21 Men hauling dung {inserted above "for tatoes"} the rest cutting Potatoes warmed 45 65 W 22 Planting Potatoes all Day 30 70 Th 23 finishes planting Potatoes Plants in all 39 Bushels, warm 36 74 F 24 Queens Birth Day Men {Sodgering? Soldering?} at Rocton {Rockton}, Meg colts 50 70 Sa 25 Men working turnip land at church 50 70 She 26 our Sacrament Mr Lee here 54 70 M 27 goes a fishing gets five Dozen </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May 1861</h2> {illegible} 28 John Dullny for Turnips I pail Red root 56 68 {illegible} 29 Towing Turnips and Bone Dust 52 70 {illegible} 30 Towing Turnips all Day warmish 52 72 {illegible} 31 John at Brock road with wheat {Wn?} & me finishes sowing Fir 60 74 {written above} pulling red root PM nips {rows?} in all 12. 00 <h2>June</h2> {illegible} 1 washes our Sheep cloudy pulling red root in afternoon 55 72 {illegible} 2 at church Minister going to Montreal next Thursday to consumate the union with Free church, fine rain at night 55 74 {illegible} 3 John at Brock road for Bridge Lumber for Road in Swamp I go a fishing has a good take & some big one gets 56 trouts 36 73 Tu 4 Men hauling Muck, cherry & apple trees in full blossom this is later I think the woods was a forward last year and 17th May 50 72 W 5 clips the Sheep, cloudy cool with heavy showers cuts the Lamb's tails has 40 and the {pet?}= 41 50 60 going to Lucknow tomorrow Th 6 Gone to the Huron cloudy 50 68 F 7 Drawing out Dung Goslings all gone, sky Clear 50 70 Sa 8 Very warm to Day Clear with a breese of wind 55 80 Su 9 Warm and Clear with slite brese from the East 70 86 M 10 very warm and dry with Some wind 68 86 T 11 Warm and Sultry 70 86 W 12 Light Shower Last night with Litening Lightning 60 70 Th 13 Cool Last night A Change 50 62 F 14 {fercy?} Like rain but pafses of {Soroing Plarster ?} on the Turnips, wants rain very bad 42 70 Sa 15 A good thunder Shower this morning 62 82 Su 16 Light Clouds Cool and Pleasant 55 66 M 17 Cool and light clouds Men Workking of the Roads 45 64 Tu 18 Cool and Cloudy like rain 50 62 W 19 Very Warm finished the Road Work 50 80 Th 20 Return from Huron with Mrs Armstrong Mr Notman at Kirkwail Can {illegible} to Election 50 88 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June 1861</h2> F 21 clear Sunny 50 78 Sa 22 at the Funeral of Mr McGonegal's child who was accidentally burned to Death, warm clear 60 80 Su 23 at church cloudy in morning clear after cool 50 73 M 24 choring garden clear cool {V?} Bay 50 75 Tu 25 choring at {2nd?} nights for pills to May 52 84 W 26 May & Mary at P. Pentland's I choring, cool 50 78 Th 27 getting drougthy Spring crops suffering 50 78 F 28 very dry cuts thrissels P.M. at Lowes raining afternoon 55 78 Sa 29 cutting thistles among peas very dry send 2 paper to {Inny?}, Eleclion one 50 76 Su 3 at Church 50 72 <h2>July</h2> M 1 at Dundols at Nomination for member Mr McKenzie has the show of hands buys a pair of shoes for 2 Dollars John boes to Harrisburg with Mary, Sees the comet tonight for first time, it is very large, strange we have not sooner seen it 50 74 Tu 2 Men patching old Barn I cut thistles cove Drouthy 45 72 W 3 Hurking turnips in forenoon John Singling William at John Dickson's Logging Bee John & me Rakes some spear grop Hay in afternoon Mr McKenzie at Kirkwall {camiofing?} at night, very dry 50 84 Th 4 Singling Turnips. the Comet getting shorter in the tail and going rapidly South 60 82 F 5 I hurkle in forenoon men Singling in in one load of hay very warm, llakes 60 88 Sa 6 Singling in forenoon, I hurkle in afternoon 60 88 Su 7 at Church warm Dry 60 86 M 8 John at Rocton Election J. Hurkleing Turnip {written above Turnip} Thunder men Singling 60 88 T 9 I at Election Notman 50 Majority yesterday at noon finishes {written above} Singling Turnips 60 88 W 10 I setting up Potatoes, John at Doctor men begins mowing {written above} ing rain {illegible} 60 82 Th 11 Some rain last night but not much young {Horbellechere?} 60 80 F 12 men mowing cooler I seelling up Potatoes 60 78 Sa 13 coiling & taking in hay cloudy cool 60 72 Su 14 No Sermon to Day Mr {Porters?} at Garafraxa 50 72 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July 1861</h2> 15 cool cloudy we take in all the Hay cut threatening rain 50 72 16 {J Dauble ?} 14 rows Turnips Men moving 60 80 17 Raking & Taking in hay. John at Doctor 60 78 18 nearly frost last night Raking & hauling 50 75 19 takes in Hay at sideroad distant thunder light shower ar noon 60 80 Mr Porteus come Thunder with very heavy rain afternoon which was much wanted everything being badly droughted 60 80 Sa 20 cool at Smiddy with Charly Shakes out hay at {Concafront?} {written above} rakes it 50 72 Su 21 at Church dry clear fine 50 75 M 22 May & me at Dundafs I get #49p, Lodges #100 in Bank 50 75 23 John very Poorly Sing taking Doubles from Turnips 50 75 24 Doubling Turnips William cultivating fallow 25 75 25 gets news that the Yankees was whipt at Bulles run 60 80 26 Hurkling Turnips 60 75 27 Marks our keeping lambs Hurkles 60 75 Su 28 very wet all forenoon not at church 60 78 M 29 cloudy threatening rain Sibby Nicol Mrs Tadd Died 60 78 T 30 Cradling orchard very Hot 60 86 W 31 Cradling at Neels field Hot 60 88 <h2>Augt</h2> th 1 Very Hot I follow a cradler {saer?} work 70 88 F 2 Suffocating hot Doctor here, I Bush, I from noon till Tea 70 94 Sa 3 still hot I still manage to follow a cradler 70 88 Su 4 at Church Mr McLean here 70 86 M 5 takes in Orchard then cradling tu 6 finishes cradling hauling afternoon 60 84 W 7 hauls 4 loads in morning then slopt by rain, cool 60 76 Tu 8 Rain cloudy & drizzling & cool 50 72 F 9 men cut the oats Stalker & me cutting PEas afternoon {written above} cloudy 50 75 Sa 10 men cutting Peas clear drouthy breezy 60 80 Su 11 clear Drouthy good for the wet Stocks at Church 50 72 M 12 takes in all the fall wheat but catched by rain on the last two loads which we stook in the Barn, very wet all afternoon 30 65 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Augt 1861</h2> tu 13 cradling spring wheat cool 50 78 W 14 finishes cradling Spring wheat 50 76 Th 15 taking on Spring wheat fine 56 80 F 16 cutting Peas 56 80 Sa 17 taking in Peas in afternoon 60 78 Su 18 at church John Dickson's Boy christened 60 80 M 19 cutting Peas all Day warm 60 88 T 20 cutting PEas till noon then slopt by rain 60 72 W 21 Brings in the last Load of Peas Eliza Elliot & Isobel here 60 80 Th 22 very wet Last night cloudy F 23 goes for the Doctor for John then goes to Galt, fine Day 50 72 {written above} cowe threshes gets Owen's {Paleontology?} Sa 24 Fine say Stalker hauling Dung 30 75 Su 25 at church 54 75 M 26 Cowe here threshing in forenoon moves traugh to Swamp well 50 74 Tu 27 Threshing at Mm Robsons Stalker Ploughing 50 74 W 28 fine day Men Ploughing heavy thunder & rain at night 54 76 Th 29 gets no Spectator to Day men Ploughing cleans {fence?} 56 78 {written above} seed wheat F 20 cleans Seed wheat in AM then at I. Denhams funeral 50 74 Sa 31 men finishes fallow, cleans some seed wheat 50 72 <h2>Septr</h2> Su 1 at church fine day 34 76 M 2 Sows 22 G. wheat (12 acres) men dragging warm 60 80 T 3 men dragging in forenoon I Law 10 B. in afternoon, finishes {written above} Tower's 60 75 W 4 men finishes dragging I am ditching Wm cradling Hungarian crops 60 78 th 5 I am ditching water furrows in wheat William cradling Hungarian 60 75 F 6 Binds 4 Stocks Hungarian Men stoning and Logging oak Break a yoke 55 75 Sa 7 Breaks stones on lane Doctor here a shower this morning, cool 50 70 Su 8 S No Sermon, Mr Porteus at Caledonia I Nicol here 50 72 M 9 takes in Hungarian grofs John & Jean at Crooks wi woo, Cool 45 62 T 10 Heavy rain last night fair at day 45 65 W 11 Ditching at Sugar Bush warm 50 70 Th 12 men fixing fence on line East I ditching Jane {illegible} 50 7 {written above "Jane"} comes </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Septr 1861</h2> 13 John gone at Galt Buys a Clock for 8 Dollar men chunking fence 56 72 14 {illegible} Wm at {Freellon?} with wheat, J Anderson comes 40 64 15 fine day Joe Anderson & Jane goes away, I at church 50 75 16 cool cloudy, men making Bridge To Janes Sugar Bush one draining 40 64 17 cool men finishes Bridge 40 60 18 men moving fence on Lane 45 65 19 fixing fence 50 65 20 meeting at our school for Root mony heavy rain at night 50 60 21 very wet last night at Church Mr Mulligan preaches 60 70 22 Our Sacrament fine day 53 70 23 Wm away with Load of wheat Stolker chunking fence 50 60 24 I am ditching Stolker at Cowes threshing Peas Wm ploughing {written above "ploughing" Orchard} 40 64 25 I am Ditching Wm down below with wheat fine warm 40 70 26 I am Ditching on Lane Men Ploughing 40 70 27 Ditching Men Ploughing cool very wet in afternoon chil 40 60 {written above} drew Punce at Puslinch Lake 28 Threshes all our Peas with the Machine 40 60 Su 29 at Church M 30 I am at Doctors for Pills for May William finish 40 55 {written above} es his time with John <h2>Octr</h2> Tu 1 John & I at Bridge on creek William at Galt 40 60 W 2 Willam goes away John & me finish the Bridge 40 33 3 cleans 32 Bushes of Peas 40 33 4 I am ditching some rain 40 30 Sa 5 I am Ploughing wiht oxen 2 Potatoes found rotten being {written above} the first seen 40 62 Su 6 very wet almost all Day at Church M 7 I am ploughing Stolker at Wm Robsons threshin Potatoes threatind {written above} with rot, some frost 4 36 33 Forgot to enter this week but I finished the Ditch the has been stowning M 14 Begins to dig Potatoes digs about 30 B. but many rotten {written above} fin day 36 60 T 15 Township shew John Jean & Stolker at it King gets first prize {written above} fine day 36 60 W 16 Digging Potatoes a good many rotten fine mild weather 40 62 Th Digging Potatoes very fine 38 60 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Octr 1861</h2> F 18 Digging Potatoes warmish 36 60 Sa 19 a soft steady rain on drow no Digging to day 36 60 Su 20 at Church fine day 30 53 M 21 finishes our Potatoes Edwin Chambers gets hurt 30 55 Tu 22 Begins to take up Turnips some rain 32 33 W 23 Quarrying at Barn for foundation of shed some hail {written above} taking up turnips 30 30 Th 24 Quarrying at Barn for foundation of shed {written above} hail 30 50 F 25 frost last night pretty hard, taking up Turnips 2{overlayed writing of 6 and 7} 50 Sa 26 taking in Turnips all day William returns 28 50 Su 27 at church very fine John & Wm goes to Edwin 29 54 M 28 hard frost in morning takes in apples about 12 B. John {written above} hauls the Nimmes Turnips hauling Turnips 26 50 Tu 29 hauling Turnips in afternoon fine 30 50 W 30 very wet last night some rain today Wm at McGonegals Bee 24 50 Th 31 hauling turnips William at McGonegals Bee again 34 50 <h2>Nov 36 32</h2> F1 hauling Turnips all Day T. Watson goes insane 36 32 Sa 2 heavy rain all last night and to Day with high winds our creek brought down in great flood pools everywhere 34 40 Su 3 at Church, poor attendance 34 40 M 4 fine day hauling Turnips a sort of Indian summer in afternoon 36 44 Tu 5 finishes our Turn fine a Day a sort of Indian summerhauling Turnips all day 36 55 W 6 finishes our Turnips in all 83 loads of Bushels 186{1?} But took 70 Bushels or 3 loads to Kirkwall 36 38 Th 7 taking in the Potatoes from field a good Deal rotton 30 40 F 8 finishes taking in Potatoes a Damp day frosty last {written above} night 30 40 Sa 9 {water damage or dripped ink obscuring beginning of entry} night clear sunny to Day Delving at Orchard trees 30 46 Su 10 { slightly obscured by ink splotching} at Church fine day 30 56 M 11 Tu 12 W 13 Th 14 Men Ploughing I am choring frosty average 30 46 15 F 15 Puts the Ram to the Ewes,working at ched foundation {blue "x" appears to have been written in later in ballpoint pen} 28 40 Sa 16 at foundation hears the Yankees has taken Beaufort 28 40 Su 17 at church a vile stinking smoke in it M 18 at foundation hard frost 22 40 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Nov 1861</h2> 19 William goes away to Luck now John & I qurrying foundation frosty clear 22 38 20 getting {Liboerastions?} to Browns Testimonial fine 30 40 21 John & me quarrying at Shed foundation fine 30 43 22 {a Dour?} cloudy day wind East Quarrying. Back very sore 30 36 Neglected to write for a spell <h2>Decr</h2> 2 at Lowes killing Pigs kills 9 very good. Snow last night 18 30 3 very hard frost clear sunny writes to D Martin above 2 22 4 fine day mild cleans some Peas Jenny Watt comes, Mr Porleus here {written above} visiting 18 28 5 clear sunny mild cleaning Peasabout 60 Bushel {written above} William returns 16 40 6 Showery last night misty & drizzly rain in forenoon then clear sunny & warm men chopping firewood in Bush 36 50 Sa 7 Jenny Walt & John Goes to Galt some rain in afternoon John gets a Post Office Order for {S?} 4 Sterling for Aunt Betty 40 32 Su 8 at Church Very fine like Summer 40 55 M 9 William & me Quarrying foundation uncommonly mild weather for the season no frost in the ground folk might Plough 40 43 Tu 10 Kills 4 Pigs very fine W 11 William & me Quarrying goundation like summer 30 60 Th 12 Quarrying Frost last night 30 50 F 13 finishes the foundation 28 45 Sa Wm chopping firewood 28 43 Su 15 at Church thanksgiving day for Union fine clear 30 45 M 16 John at Doctor William chopping and hauling wood fine clear 30 50 T 17 William & me filling Lane fence bottom with stones, this is most extraordinary weather their is no frost in the ground anyperson might plough Last night although the sky was clear there was no frost and every night for some time been very slight 30 <2> 45 50 W 18 Kills 4 Pigs very fine slight {iclor?} rain through last night William at Lowes threshing John takes Pigs to McMillen {illegible} meeting at at {illegible} William & me stoning fence in afternoon 30 43 Th 19 Wm at Lowes Thrsdhing John takes Pigs to McMillan, I get the sixth Instalment ($136) from Robery Riddell {written above} the foure weight 1230 lb 30 45 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Decr 1861 {blue "x" as though done in ballpoint pen at later time}</h2> F 20 hard frost last night cloudy cold to day above 20 20 Sa 21 choring gets News of war excitements in Britain 24 28 Su 22 at Church coldish 26 28 M 23 Kills our cow Snow last night, not good sleighing {written above in faint lettering} goes at night to Kirkwall to see Juggler 28 28 Tu 24 hard frost last night John at Doctors for Mrs Stritton 12 18 W 25 Christmas day kills Mrs {obscured by inksplotch appears to say "Rof's" } Pig clear frosty Bill hauling wood 12 26 Th 26 Collecting seat Rents gets $ 33 thaw some rain hears of Prince Alberts death 30 40 F 27 Frost again windy choring, some snow 18 24 Sa 28 slippery walking but no right sleighing 14 30 Su 29 at Church hard {illegible symbol} hobbling, walking little snow 20 30 M 30 Colecting seat rents gets just # 17 some slight thaw 20 34 Tu 31 very mild goes to T. Campbel and I Dickinson gets #6 24 40 <h2>Jany 1862 {blue "x" in ball point pen likely added later}</h2> W 1 New years day.. No frost last night and no snow on the ground not a bit of sleighing yet this year begins glowing prospects for Canada with War with the states is imminent we expect tomorrow mail to decide the question God grant it may decide for peace but the Yankees seem "Crazed Essentially mad" 36 46 Th 2 Received news this day that the Yankees has givenup Sliddel & Mason so war is likely to be postponed for some time, the Meletia out at Rocton today for volenteers did not get enough, but CanadaPaid Globe with Postage also Postage on record & Evangelist all for 12 months if Loyal Quarrell with {writeing smeared; illegible} Choring 12 20 F 3 Threshing Oats here in afternoon, very hard Black, frost no snow on ground {written above} Mis Gilberts funeral above 3 12 Sa 4 very frosty choring Bull at Saw mill sick of Dysentery below 2 12 Su 5 not at Church not very well 8 12 M6 Election for Conseller McMiller Elected without opposition {written above} some snow last night poor sleighing 8 12 Tu 7 Took McQueen over 76 Dollars seat rents Wm hauling wood 14 24 W 8 Yearly schoolmeeting soft Snow in afternoon Wm at Sawmill 20 30 Th 9 Threshing here all day very mild 26 36 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Jany 1862</h2> 10 Threshing till noon thawing all day {"Leg some" written above} William's 34 40 11 Cutting Hungarian grofs afternoon, Snowing afternoon 18 24 12 tolerable sleighing for firstime this winter. Soft slight thaw 30 34 13 wrote Walter Armstron gave Peter Pendland $12 to pay Tresurer at Roctor interest on Kirk Mortgage John & Jean at Robs Some more snow last night pretty good Sleighing now above 10 12 14 Small frost last night Stalker hauling {stain on page} cord wood from Reddels, below bush {"bush" written above} 16 12 15 more snow last night & this morning, good Sleighing now Stalker hauling cord wood from Rideels bush above 10. 20 16 at Shool meeting am Elected a Trustee against my will 12 24 17 more snow Stalker hauling wood 20 24 18 more snow last night snow pretty Deep now 20 26 19 More snow last night a feeding snow now at chuch 20 26 20 John & Jean at Hamilton took my {Detenture?} to Dundafs, Stalker {written above} at Dicksons threshing 24 30 21 John & Jean returns at night Stalker at Dicksons 24 30 22 Mild Stalker hauling wood 24 32 23 William Armstrong comes, at Prayer meeting mild 26 32 24 Lent Wm & Walter Armstong $300 for 3 years John {breskin?" ring {written above} Wm Armstrong goes away 26 32 25 at church No Globe comes Snowing lightly all day 24 32 26 our Sacrament drifting all Day but no snow 20 27 27 our yearly congregtional meeting gives {Jelle?} Queen $43 {writen above} {Leord?}wood choppers comes 0 22 28 blowing with small snow like sleet staulker hauling wood from swamp 22 28 29 a gentle thaw all day John hauling cordwood Stalker at Robsons {written above} threshing 35 35 30 frosty again Robsons threshing finished at noon 26 28 31 Nimmos Bee John at Sawmill clear cold 0 18 <h2>Feb</h2> Sa 1 John at Sawmill Stalker hauling wood 16 20 Su 2 at church fine clear day our Cow calves 20 26 M 3 cloudy John & Stalker both hauling wood R Valens here with agreement with Andrew, the Doctor here 12 24 Tu 4 cloudy John & Stalkerhauling firewood 20 28 {faded "W 5"} John goes to Dunns for Shingles Jean with him John Janefs comes cloudy mild just at thaw in afternoon 6 32 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Feby 1862</h2> Th 6 cloudy thawing all afternoon choppers finishes at noon having chopped 40 1/2 cords at 25 cents per cord 28 38 F 7 Johnat Mill chopping Oats, Stritton has his Bee 26 32 Sa 8 clear frosty John away for Shingle trss, sent {written above} $2 to Fleming for Ch Journal 16 22 Su 9 No Sermon Mr {water damage obscuring name} at WaterdownJohn & Jean at Galt 12 24 M 10 John & Stalker at {words obscured} for Cedar {Sleepers?} cloudy 12 24 T 11 John Stalker & {name obscured by stain} at Swamp finishes hauling the Cedars {stain obscuring word} Dollars to the Queen, mild 28 30 W 12 John & William goes to {Hoilton?} with a Load of Fall wheat cloudy 28 30 Th 13 Gets 4th {obscured by stain} Instalment from Wm Dickson Dan comes 28 30 F 14 We are at {Thas?} Nicols clear cold below 4 18 Sat 15 at Galt Puts $300 in Gore Bank Wm brings Plastera box {written above} look Blackwood= $3 1 ton above 2 20 Su 16 at Church clear above 4 16 M 17 William bring heifer trough cutting chaff in afternoon 12 30 T 18 John & Jean goes to Blenkeim coldish 18 28 W 19 mild in forenoon heavy snow in afternoon & night 30 30 Th 20 John & Jean comes home fine 18 26 F 21 John at Mr Duns about Shingles I am poorly with cold 20 32 Sa 22 at Kirkwall McQuilliam's before Magistrates 28 34 Su 23 Very mild not at Church poorly 36 42 M 24 Very stormy to day drifting a deal of Snow last night We areat George Elliots seeing Eppy & Jean Little 32 20 Tu 25 clear calm roads blocked up tracking to side road as we mean to go to out soiree to night snell frost last {written above} night below 8 16 W 26 at Soiree last night full meeitng with Galt choir to Day at Church hearing Dr Ormiston on Widows Fund , mild 22 30 Th 27 William goes for Shingles cold blowing 16 24 F 28 cold clear blowing May at Mrs McGonegals {written below} to be buried an brought to Galt 14 20 Sa <h2>March</h2> Sa 1 George Nicol here roads drifted yesterday, Dugal Bucham 9 20 Su 2 at Church mild but chilly 16 26 M 3 at William Renwick's Funeral raing ice in forenoon and near night Robt Valens here with Widows fund 30 32 Subscription papers Subscribed $3 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March 1862</h2> {faded writing: inferred date of T 4} {illegible word} more snow last night bad roads with drift now 16 20 {faded writing: inferred date W 5} {John?} at Mill with chopping stuff, mild sunny 14 28 {faded writing: inferred date Th 6} William goes for Shingles to Dunns, John with Sow to Boar {written above} has in house $50 16 26 {faded writing: inferred date F 7} John and me at Galt takes up 5 years Chamber Journal to Bind thawing 30 40 {faded writing: inferred date Th 8} mild cloudy thawing a little 32 34 9 very mild warm thawing at Church 36 45 10 raining all forenoon large pools of water {slanding?} 36 42 11 goes to James Clarks poor sleighing thawing all Day 34 38 12 {Williams?} home, thawing a little 13 Cutting chaff all Day {"finishes" written above}, Thos Wallace & wife here 28 32 14 Wm setting horse power for sowing firewood, drizzling ice 30 32 15 {illegible} morning the trres loaden with ice every straw & twig nearly inch thick many branches and some trees broken Poplars stripped two apple threes broke &c &c 32 32 16 Church & some snow last night the trees look Queer {written above} John Innes comes 30 32 17 Pinlland cutting our wood cuts Forty Cord, ice still on trees 30 34 18 Wm takes wheat to Brock Road and bring Lumer, fine sunny the most part of the ice falls from the trees 26 36 19 William foes for Lumber, clear choring R McDonald & drizzled 28 38 20 Cloudy Men choring William training steers John at {Londrons?} 26 38 21 Snowing & drifting all last night nd till noon to day, heavy falls 30 36 22 Mild cloudy thawing, William breaking up {roads?} with oxen this and the last fall of snow is 14 inches at all event it snowed four-teen hours our total depth of snow is said by some to be 30 inches now 30 40 Su 23 thawing fine mild at church church very thin 30 40 24 Will at Sawmill Doctor Calls being at W. Cowe 28 32 25 William at Sawmill clear thawing in seen glass low 20 34 26 John at Sawmill William at R. Pinllands threshing 24 38 27 William at Sawmill Mr & Mrs Poster Senior here 24 40 28 John and William both at Sawmill to bring home the load of the Lumber. Crows & Henhawks came about a fortnight ago but this the first day I have seen small spring birds, saw 4 Robins some ground birds {word obscured by folded page corner} & Blue {Linties?}, at Cowes cutting wood in afternoon 28 40 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March April 1862</h2> Sa 29 Little thaw John & Jean at Danebrook 28 32 Su 30 S Raining in Morning at Church 32 34 M 31 Thawing a little May at Mr Alisters gives 4 sheep sulpher 32 36 <h2>April</h2> M 1 Showering a little May at McAlisters gives 4 sick Sheep Sulpher 32 36 Tu 1 Thawing, we cannot think of tapping for sugar the snow is so deep 30 46 W 2 cut the throat of 2 sheep that was going to Die, other 2 is sick and we expect them to Die also. Liver rotton Lungs white Thunder near night 30 48 Th 3 one of our my Sheep Dies pulls the wool Shooting crows, John Innes comes 32 45 F 4 William goes on horseback to Galt with John Innefs who says he is going to Frozen River gathers 6 pails sap, no sun threatenin a storm 30 36 Sa 5 Raining some empties the troughs creeks full of water 34 38 Su 6 at church hard job getting through the water, swamp swimming 30 34 M 7 hard frost last night gathers 6 pails of yesterdays sap frozen yet 28 34 Tu 8 hard frost last night & all day, cloudy. Wm splitting Rails, blowing hard all Day 28 28 W 9 still blowing, no sap yesterday or today Wm splitting rails 28 36 Th 10 fine gets 30 pails of sap 30 42 F 11 good sun gets 55 Pails Wm says he heard frogs 30 46 Sa 12 good sun gets 32 Pails hears of the Battle of Corinth 32 48 Su 13 at church cloudy mild 32 48 M M 14 gets 37 Pails yesterday sap no run today Cloudy warm 33 60 Tu 15 got 9 pails no sap sugar seems to be over Frogs whistling a little good deal of snow wreaths lying yet but John Dickson says he is going to begin ploughing tomorrow warm cloudy 34 60 W 16 got 12 Pails of sap poor run, John at Doctors did not see him { "our Ewe Lambs twins" written above}, William filling fence with stones at creek side, I help him in afternoon, Very warm sultry, Cloudy, Frogs in full cry 34 70 Th 17 fine growing, cloudy Rain in afternoon Toads birring at night 60 62 F 18 Doctor here mild grafs & wheat looking looking green Stalkers comes in afternoon {written above} John ploughing 60 64 Sa 19 cooler to Day Stalker & William pulling stones to fence John Ploughing 34 46 Su 20 at Church mild Snow all gone 32 44 M 21 Raining all day cold Ewes lambing 34 36 Tu 22 Digs round some currant Bushes Men ploughing in afternoon brings kettles from bush </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April 1862</h2> 23 hard frost last night Piling wood Wm Ploughingin afternoon 26 32 24 hard frost last night John takes May to King of the West {"Mrs. Rob confin'd" written above} Wm Ploughing botom & the heifer Calves I kill a Calf to to the Rofs, clear breezy 26 48 25 Wm Ploughing I dig round currant bushes 30 46 26 I digging trench in garden Men dragging previous to sowing spring wheat 32 54 27 at Church Saw Swallows for first time fine 34 34 28 Saws 16 Bushels of Spring Wheat in afternoon 34 36 29 Men Ploughing for Ras I high Graft apple tree at Rhubarb 36 36 30 finishes trench at Poplars saws the seed from Plant got {Volene?} Joland grafts high one apple Tree 36 56 <h2>May</h2> 1 Digs 2 holes to Plant Trees gets Grape Vines from Mr Porteus Lends ten Dollars to George Tennant 36 57 2 Plants the grape Vine Men Ploughing 3 {word obscured by tear} takes Physic has sore back, Wm Ploughs garden at Old Barn 40 32 4 No Sermon Mr Perteens at St George 40 36 5 Saws 14 22 Bushels Oats Peas Cuncan McCaul come to Dig holes for apple Trees 40 60 6 Saws 15 B. Oats then Plants 21 apple Trees John at Brook road for them 7 Plants 11 apple Trees 32 in all Duncan goes away in forenoon in afternoon Saw the last of oats 8 Delving for Onions Men taking out Stable Dung frost last night 32 64 9 Chunney Swallows comes Men Ploughing at old Barn William at George Tenants raising in afternoon, saws Barley, Writed D Martin 40 76 10 Cold Fair the Colt cut Men sowing Plaister Wm goes to Dundafs with May wamr & getting Drauthy, Willows & Lilacs looking green. little gren in {jet?} bush 50 76 11 clear Drauthy, at church Swallows in Lum already only 3 days after coming 45 68 12 Scrapes & washes apple Trees John Drags Orchard William at Stalkers Ploughing Sees a humming Bird King Bird and Canary for the first time this season 45 70 13 John & Jean at Galt for Plister William at McGonegals Bee heavy shower in morning with some Thunder keeps cloudy and gets colder 60 30 {water damage inferred date: 14} M. Delving in P M then Sows one Pound of Carrots, clear gets the first Rhubarb 35 65 {water damage inferred date: 15} John at Mill, Framers comes, warm Proud Taylor cmomes or {written above "Ballmore bird"} 40 80 {water damage inferred date: 16} Delving cuts the Lambs at noon has 38 of which 18 in {wetters?} warm 40 80 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May 1862</h2> Sa 16 Stil warm Men {written above "crops"} Ploughing Orchard for Potatoes, Framer Boy cut his foot 50 80 Su 18 at church very weam & sultry till 3 P.M. when the glass ata 80 but from 3 till 6 {illegible} in 3 hours the glass full 40 Deg. riz to 40 68 80 40 M 19 Cutting Potatoes & fix Potatoe land very cold & chilly women white washing {written above} cherry trees in full blossom 36 44 Tu 20 hard frost last night cherry flowers frozen with Clematis Locust &c clear Plants Potatoes in Orchard in afternoon 30 60 W 21 A good deal of rain and pretty heavy thunder tho rather cold all Day finishes Planting Potatoes in Orchard Orchard takes 18 Bushels 36 58 Th 22 goes a fishing gets about 2 Dozen tor clear Men Ploughing at Neils for tatoes 36 70 F 23 Plants Potatoes at Neilson AM, Lays foundation of Shed in afternoon 36 64 Sa 24 some frost last night, at Church Su 25 our Sacrament Drauthy barren weather 38 65 M 26 waters the young apple Trees. Raises Shed in afternoon 38 70 Tu 27 goes to see Mitchel who is sick with drinking Spanish flies 40 70 W 28 Stalker & me pulling Red Root Men Ploughing {tear obscuring temprature record} Th 29 William at Flethchers Raising, Stalker at R. McQueens Stoning Bee I am pulling Red root & John Ploughing Turnip Land apple Tree in full Blossom but everything looks bad with drouth and frost it freezing a little every night frost last night 32 70 F 30 Washes out Sheep Drouthy goes 36 70 Sa 31 choring <h2>Su June</h2> Su 1 at Church M 2 at John Cowes clipping then goes fishing gets about a dozen 50 75 Tu 3 Clips our sheep, the Framers leaves, cold 45 62 W 4 goes a fishing gets about 2 dozen very drouthy 45 70 Th 5 fixing fence aat big spring Edmond Chambers here Drouthy 30 75 F 6 John & Jean at Galt with wool {"got 32 1/2 c per lb} and for Bone dust men at fence slight frost last night 60 80 Sa 7 Pulling Red Root has a bad cold 60 68 Su 8 no sermon Minster at Synad at Toronto John & Jean at Westovers meeting 60 72 M 9 Pulling Red Root the second time May at Mitchels very Drouthy clear, every thing looking very bad their cannot be much hay or any thing else if this weather hold much Longer 60 70 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> { Page is torn and damaged} <h2>June 1862</h2> {inferred date: 10} Warm & very Dry Wm Ploughing sod Edmond dragging with steer & ox 60 80 {inferred date: 11} Drouthy Wm Dragging Edmond hauling chips from new wheat 60 76 {inferred date: 12} Drouthy Sows some Turnips { "& Bone Dust" written above} in afternoon Litirally among Dust 60 78 {inferred date: 13} Slight shower looks like rain Sowing Turnips & Bone Dust cloudy 58 72 14 Slight rain looks like more haulingmanure for last of Turnips cool 50 60 15 not of Church taking Physic 55 65 16 at the Roads all but Edmond who hauls chip manure 60 72 17 at Roads 60 68 18 at Roads finished, heavy Thunder shower near night fills rain trough 60 74 19 Rains in morning seaterig {tear obscuring word} all 20 Sows the last of the Turnips saws {word obscured by tear} seed men cuts furs {written above "Nicol here"} 50 6 21 Some rain last night clear sunny to day rather growing weather but too little rain, Plough still turning up dry dust 56 70 22 Not at church for coughing clear 56 70 {large tear obscuring date inferred: 23} {first portion of sentence obscured} but rather wet 24 {first portion of sentence obscured} Jenny Hamilton and Daughter from Scarbura {written above} arrives here at 1 oclock P.M 60 68 25 John { portion of sentence obscured} Homopathic Doctor men stoning clean 60 78 26 At {Potentially "George Elliots" but obscured by tear} funeral aged 32 65 84 27 warm clear, John at Sawmill 66 86 28 Scarboro folk goes away John takes then to Flamboro Edmond gets a Letter from Mr James plastering Turnips 70 84 Su 29 Mr McLean preaches here fine rain 60 80 30 Wallace takes away 6 Lambs and one Ewe Men Ploughing 60 76 </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/47c664338b3538dd83d3fecb55ef26d7.pdf dc2ac014f6710af39f49895c6d12d459 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/22b6a53719d487d82e90fd12e60638ed.pdf 54c1919979da460086d25d21a31e1007 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b5f6fc68c3500f363ee9d95ba3b29edb.pdf 3720f8301d468429e2d40f8bb1255a26 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2aecb48e3e7906ba815b20971fb13d8f.pdf 176693dbfd99409b8eab25d10fc85e86 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Photographs of Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April 1872</h2> Sa 13 McQueen with circular saw here cuts 43 cords with 14 hands very windy + bad on the eyes gets 10 pails and burns half of it neglect has 4 lambs to day being the first one pair twins and two single 48 50 {these numbers likely represent the low and high temperatures that day} Su 14 All at church but May + Jessie snow all gone + swamp very muddy but it has never been flooded this spring the like never was before since the rape was made {the last four words are written between the other two lines} 30 38 M 15 Has 4 lambs to day both twins both Mays ewes has twins Men at rails although ther is a thanksgiving day for the recovery of the Prince of Wales May + me at church Mr Parters very able some snow {last two words written between lines} 28 33 Tu 16 Has 3 lambs today one pair twins + one single. Walker + Jamieson splitting rails, Hector in afternoon sowing grass seed on 14 acre field Next {illegible} Jean + Jessie gathers 21 pails sap but does not kindle the fire 26 46 W 17 No lambs today gets 48 pails sap + Syrops off 42 pails leaving 27 pails in pots partly boiled down Hector sowing grass seed, wheat badly winterkill 32 48 Tr 18 Has 3 lambs today all single Men yokes the ploughs first time at Neils slashing on Turnip land Syrops of 39 pails sap gather 18 pails left 6 pails in pots yesterday syrop + today's will not make sugar so they go for molasses 30 48 F 19 Has one lamb today single Hector at Rocton on jury but not called on as the case did not come off Stalker ploughing + Hector afternoon gets 8 pails sap but did not kindle fire. Warm + fine. Sugar done pruning apple trees 30 60 Sa 20 Has 4 lambs today one pair twins Men finishes at Neils and ploughs orchard all but a little finishin at trees Jean Syroped off the sap in pots about 14 pails sap to day I hope sugar time is done 31 58 Su 21 Has 5 lambs to day two pair twin and one single one pair of twins had crooked necks + both died so todays lambs is only 3 alive Men finishes orc May Hector + I at church very fine day + about dry, water never over Swamp road this spring 32 58 M 22 Has 5 lambs to day two pair twins + one singl one of the twins died so their is only 4 lambs to day alive, Men finishes orchard and then begins on 4 acre field to plough and for peas Stalkher goes home at noon sick, cold and barren today freezing all day. "Winter hangs long on the spring of the year" Rhubarb just peeping up {last line written between others} 28 30 Tu 23 No lambs today Hector ploughing sod Stalker away to Mr Rae's for a change of potatoes to himself Jack McQueen gets 1/2 ton of hay - price #16 per ton + windy 28 52 W 24 No lambs to day Men ploughing sod. Puts the lambed ewes and unlambed together their is just 12 to lamb yet and one of them is likely Lupyiel {?} Puts the hogs lambs to gras in 16 acre field there is not much grass yet but we think they may shift Mrs Mitchel Mrs Parker + Mrs J Gilbert here warm today {written after first line} 31 60 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April 1872</h2> Th 25 Only 1 Lamb today but another is lambing just now Hector ploughing Stalker + Bob stoning & scraping apple trees, & growing very warm 32 73 F 26 Has 3 live lambs today and one dead lambed - one pair twins Men sows orchard with spring wheat + clover and swamp land at Neils with Barley and clover + drag them Tom Johnstone here collecting for students mission 34 64 Sa 27 Has 1 lamb today men sowing + dragging at Neils in after tea Jean Hector + I cuts oat sheaves + hay very fine today but cooler 36 62 got a letter from A Jones enclosing $12 Su 28 No lambs today all at church but Jefs + Lilly Mr Parlew begin evening service 34 58 M 29 No lambs Hector ploughing Stalker rolling Barley + plowing orchard. Jean at Galt I scraping apple trees + hoes hops cool wind East 31 56 Tu 30 Has 1 Lamb today Hector ploughing Stalker stoning I scraping apple trees I set up grape vine May sows onions Jean sows other things, sees a born swallow for first time but I believe they have been in the neighbourhood some time fine [loads birring?] to night, distant thunder 34 68 <h2>May</h2> W 1 No lambs, fine shower last night and showery to day Men ploughing Jane Jefsie + I fill 25 bags of potatoes - 14 of early Goderich and 11 of Cuscos I then prune + scrape apple trees Hector goes to smiddy with horses, growing puts up the grapes 50 66 Th 2 No lamb Hector at Guelph with 25 bags potatoes + buys peas 18 bushels price of potatoes 75 cents per bag Peas 80 cents per bushel Stalker at Adam Smith's stoning bee I finish scraping apple trees hoes the rhubarb and brings the spouts from sugar bush. fine growing but cool 40 54 F 3 Men ploughing nasty showery day with some hail + some thunder cold + windy No lambs men ploughing full field at end of Old stable slight 31 46 Sa 4 Some frost last night Men ploughing + stoning at Gilberts line Bob Penthlan here for cherry trees + choring at many things gets Gallon oil 30 44 Su 5 All at church but May + Ellick a fine day but ice 1/4 of an inch thick in morning 28 50 M 6 Hector sowing peas at Concesion Stalker + Bob draging I washing apple trees all day, this is by far the warmest day we have had though frosty {next line between others} 24 hours since 50 81 Tu 7 Hector dragging + rolling peas Stalker + Bob stoning I mulching apple trees with saw dust, a Ewe has a dear lamb Put Ewes to grass sees 52 82 Wilbory gaite green {?} hemla swallows in barn W 8 Hector sowing oats Stalker cultivating George Tenant here for cherry trees Teenie Dickson + J. McAlister here and Tom Fletcher cool today 40 62 Th 9 Men dragging + cultivating oats I choring + ducks warm + windy Has 2 lambs today - twins. Burnt brush heap at old oak yesterday 40 78 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>May 1872</h3> {Simple math calculations in top right corner of page} F 10 Hector Ploughing Stalker & Bob {illegible} I go a fishing {author writes on top of line} then to {F.Fletcher?} get 10 {illegible} gives {author writes on top of line} cool 40 64 Last night a little after 10 o'clock the Northern lights was out in the far north then a blank to the {illegible}, where a long narrow belt of light spanned the whole diameter of the heavens from the western horizon to the Eastern, it looked like a turnpike of light accross the whole sky, as straight as a {illegible} & no broader {author writes on top of line} Bees on willows to day Sa 11 Hector dragging oats at Gilberts line Stalker rolling oats I go to Mr.{illegible} about Norway oats for seed price - 60 cent per {illegible} with a {prod?} 50 76 Has 2 Lambs to day - twins Fine growing sultry & cloudy to day Su 12 All at Church but Hector A fine day but coolish All our summer birds {author writes on top of line} come bush getting green M 13 Hector rolling oats gets 3 bushels Norway oats from Mr.{illegible} price 50 cents per {B?}. Stalker Bob & I {illegible} at Gilberts line & little field at old stable at Teatime he goes to cultivate 3 bushel of Peas which Hector sowed today - the last of the Peas 31 56 Tu 14 Hector & Jean at Galt for Plaster Hector sows Plaster on {Bland?} field after he comes home at tea time, Stalker cultivating {illegible} and dragging Peas, I help him, finish 32 66 W 15 Hector again at Galt for more plaster Stalker sowing plaster east of Orchard & Bob & I {illegible} it Hector sows plaster after he comes home, fine day 32 64 {author writes on top of line} gets the first Rhubarb Th 16 Men dragging & Rolling in forenoon it being windy the sowing plaster in afternoon Bob & I {illegible} the Island field Stalker helped us in forenoon 34 64 {author writes on top of line} getting dry F 17 Hector at Morristonsouth a grist & Peas to chop Stalker cultivating Potatoe land Bob setting up stakes among hay land, we cut 8 lb. {Chill?} Potatoes 1 {y lb.?} E.Goderch & 1 lb.Rose Potatoes Wild Plum in full blossom A very few cherry blossoms out 32 66 Sa 18 Hector hauling dung to Potatoe land Stalker dragging & {illegible} D: at Noon Hector takes Nell to Harvey, horse-shoe took him I pulling Red root at Numms bush, smoky 36 68 {author writes on top of line} cloudy Su 19 Great rain last night and a good clear through the day. It was much wanted the creek down - all at church but Jean growing day 38 60 M 20 Men working at Potatoe land till slept at Teatime by a great shower & one crack of thunder We then afters three Boars I went a fishing to McDonalds creek and did not get one bit 40 60 Tu 21 Planting Potatoes Plants Stalker 7 Bags - 18 rows - & for ourselves 10 {Bush?}. Chilis & 2 Bags {illegible} - 3 lb. I did not Plant any only cut 40 64 W 22 Finishes planting Potatoes - 5 lb Chilis of our own & 1 lb Chilis from Stalker 1 1/2 lb Early Goderick 1/2 & Rose & 1 1/2 lb Peach blows Total 22 1/2 Bushels. {illegible} likewise rows carrots - Raining in afternoon Stalker {illegible} Sheephouse Hector at Smiddie cherry blossoms well out now and 40 64 apple trees begginning wood looking green </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May 1872 {Simple math calculations in top right corner of page} Th 23 Hector & Stalker both hauling Dung to turnip land with two waggons and the cart Archie McGrurie here filling & bob spreading dung I am very poorly with a bad cold but I write letters to David Brydon Mr Evans seedman Hamilton about ½ to Superphosphate. & Mr Mayor of Dundas about renewing Defenture fine growing weather cherry trees about full blown & Beeson some apple blossoms F 24 Queen's birthday, Hector May Mrs McAlister Jess & The bairns all at Puslunch at Mr Gilchriats Stalker & {Trainsplanted} broom into not McGrurie at the dining I poorly {shopqeerry} with a cold 30 66 Sa 25 Men at Dung at day May cold a little better Jean & I at Church, clear cool breezy 43 62 Su 26 Our Sacrament all at it but Jepsy & Alick sermon {allso?} at night and Hector Jean & May & Jeps at it Mr Mc Bane from Druminosrll here 50 68 M 27 Men at Dung but in afternoon Hector goes to Cowe’s folks to raise a building with screws & levers I spread some dung a good deal of rain last night and some showers with thunder today Apple trees in full blossom except Northern sky flowering almon coming out, the wood not quite in jel flourish 50 70 Tu 28 Men at Dung finishes hauling for turnips, in prenoon Hector at Cowe’s raising the Barn, out it up six feet I spreading dung, very cool to day but cloudy and good 40 56 W 29 Hector & stalker ploughing in dung Archy Bob & I spreading dung fine & clear 45 64 Th 30 Hector & stalker Ploughing in dung Bob & I finishes spreading dung Archy McGrury went away last night, Hector sold the lambs to Mr Dlrich for $ 2 ½ a piece he took away five apple trees in full blossom, cherry trees fading 45 62 F 31 Hector Ploughing Stalker away visiting his Daughter with Mc Millons Buggy Bob & I gouging thistles Sandy Glen comes with Book's & buggy 50 70 June Sa 1 Hector at Hamilton with 17 Bags Potatoes Sells them from 80 cent a bag down to nothing, bad market, got ½ tone superphosphate = $20 got 12 the turnipseed at 23 cents per {tb?} Bob & I cutting thistles 12 its turnips seed at 35 cents per tb bal Su 2 May Jep & I at church in forenoon Mandrakes a few in blossom Hector & Jean in afternoon {black ink smudge diagonally over previous word) 50 64 M3 Hector & Stalker dragging turnip land Bob & I finishes cull{black diagonal ink smudge cover rest of word} Num 45 62 Tu 4 Heavy showers in morning Cleans up a load of Oats in afternoon Stalker & Hector stoning turnip land Bob & I culling thistles very cool finishes 40 58 W 5 Hector & Jean at Galt with 47 Be oals sold at 41 cents each per B - $19.27 Stalker & Bob slowing after coming from Galt we wash the sheep At Mc Alister I get Brushed, fine warm day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June 1872 Th 6 Hector & Stalker at Turnip land after tea Hector drills & Stalker and I saw Phosphate on drills, drilled only team plants tomatoes 14 drills fine & warm, looks cloudy 30 80 F 7 Hector drew five drills then stops by a heavy rain all forenoon Stalker goes home Hector goes to Kirkwall in afternoon and brings the new turnip tower home after Teawe sweep the lum I stuck some Peas Mrs Mitchel & Maggie here 50 62 Mr Abich's boys cornes and takes away 5 lambs {Author draws rough line under previous sentance} Sa 8 Hector drilling Stalker sawing salt & planter till afternoon when he Hauls rails for new feneein surany. Bob & Click sowing Phosphate before the Plough I take Nell to horse at Mah {author writes on top of line} Lent $200 to the Falconer Dicksons she did not take him 45 72 Su 9 No sermon to day Mr. Perseus at Flamborg. Lefs Colted last might 56 70 M 10 Hector sows turnips in forenoon - Carters drills in afternoon Bob & I sowing Phosphate saws 200 an {author writes above} tts 24 drills Stalker fenung 45 68 Tu 11 Saws out the last of the Phosphate - 130 lls has sown in all 1000 tts Phosphate on 10.6 drills on on a little more than 4 aeros Stalker fencing, Hector drilling in afternoon we clep the sheep - 39 & marks 8 owe lambs for keeping also thywool packs 20 82 W 12 Hector drilling & sawing turnips Stalker sowing salt & Plaster in forenoon and he & Bob fencing in afternoon. Very windy but warm & growing 56 78 Th 13 Hector drilling till stopt by rain {author writes above} same thunder. Stalker & Bob fencing till stopt by rain much {suthor writes above} rain today 50 64 F 14 Hector & Jean at Galt with the wool 35 fleeces sold at 3-3-cents per lb - Weight 202lbs or 6 tts per head lefs 8 lbs but was docked 2 tts for matting so got pay for 200 lb only = $110 or $3.14 cents per head - very good indeed one fleece was return for matting = took 36 and sold 35 Stalker finishes fence and goes to stone 16 acre field I go a fishing bu got only a few I fish me more 54 74 Sa 15 Hector Saws out the lant of the turnips = 70 drills & John Beattie gets the barrow to saw his he then takes Nell to horse but she did not take him in afternoon both Plaughs begin to Plough 16 acre field sad, May at Each Hight 54 74 Su 16 Hector & Jean at Galt church May & I goes to our evening service 36 76 M 17 Men Ploughing sadin 16 acre field I culling thistles among Peas the second time & goes to see Fhai Fletcher who is evidently dyeing. Warm 56 78 Hector took Black mare to Harvey’s horse she took hens T 18 Men Ploughing sad I finish cutting thertles among Peas very warm 60 82 W 19 All at Statule labour an Road. Very hot the hottest day yet 64 88 Th 20 All at roads but it was so hot I did not go in afternoon, Campbel hangd Phoebe 70 94 F 21 Finishes Slatute labour at noon. Men Ploughing afterwards I cutting thistles at north field Peas warm again but breezy 7 87 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June 1872 Sa 22 Men Ploughing I cutting thistles, very drouthy but cooler 65 Su 23 Hector & Jean at Galt May & I at Church at night Lho Fletcer died this morning at 9 o’clock after a long illnes 63 78 M 24 Two Cows taken to Kobs one Bull this morning Hector gets his leg hurt by mars banyeling on Stalker Plough in I take keg to Liniddy and hurkee Teons for a new hurkee then cuts thestles 64 76 Tu 25 Staker digging Lho Fletcher’s grave Hector & I at the funeral in afternoon, cuts some thealles in forenoon, Hector {illegible} to work 60 74 W 26 Hector & Stalker Ploughing I saw 26 rows of Turnips with Plaster thy fly is bad on them {author writes above} this {yimmg?} came here. I then cut theotles then go getting drouthed we want rain 68 80 Th 27 Men Ploughing I cutting thistles very hot and drouthy 72 86 F 28 Men Ploughing I cutting thistles, very hot & some distant thunder 74 90 Sa 29 Men finishes Ploughing 16 acre field I cutting thistles still hot 76 89 Su 30 All at church excessively hot some thunder and the tail of a shower 76 92 July M 1 Dominion day Men dragging 16 acre field sick ox gets sick and not wrought in afternoon Stalker moving round clovier field some thunder And a heavy shower away south but we got little of it, very hot so {illegible} to Times 80 92 Tu 2 Jean & I at Galt I get thee coupen cashed #45 - and gets the Interest of 550 Dollars at 3 per cent from Merchants Bank puts #30 more to principal and gets a Receipt for # 600 buys a leghorn hat for #1.75 and Album for #1:50 a ox sick the farrier comes and gives him an injection Hector begin to cut with mower in Island field, very sullry & hot 75 90 W 3 Hector cutting with mover in forenoon Raking in afternoon Stalker & I cocking, I wrote to Dundas taking their offer for 80 #1200 92 Th 4 Hector sets up the Potatoes Stalker raking with horse in after-noon I at the funeral of old Mr. Tail another old settler gone: 70 75 F 5 Hector cuts the last of Island field Stalker Bob & I Searching together winrows till noon then Stalker goes with heifer to Bull & Hector & I takes in a load of hay till Stalker comes Back we then all at it with one team as the ox is not well yet altogether we get in 4 loads which we put into sheephouse cove 65 75 Sa 6 Hauling hay all day with one team, takes in 9 loads 1 into sheephouse 3 into {illegible} stable and 5 into Lowbyre very drouthy 68 82 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>July 1872</h3> Su 7 I and May at Church in forenoon Hector & Jean in afternoon every body crying out about the drouth. it burning up everything 90 86 M 8 Hector takes a cow to Valen's Bull. Then goes to Harvey's with two mares. We then take in 2 loads of hay from Island which finishes it. We put the two loads into lowbyre loft. Total in field 15 loads of which we put 5 into sheephouse 3 into old stable & 7 into lowbyre Stalker went to Galt for flour and came back at noon Hector cutting hay east of Orchard in afternoon Stalker mowing round the field very hot 70 88 Tu 9 Hector hires David Sloddart from Sullivan for a month for $20 Hector finishes cutting the field Stalker goes to Tom Littles to build a Limekilm & young Tom Little comes in his place Some mowing corners in forenoon then T little & Bob rakes & Sloddart pushes in till Hector finished cutting when we took in 2 loads which we put into horse stable loft Little & finishes raking field. hot hot hot 80 93 W 10 Takes in 4 loads & puts them in horsestable loft at noon it comes a great thunder spate till all was running & it was much wanted for spring crop was just rusted and it is doubtful if they can get recover. McQueen Katy Hotson wife here in afternoon 70 88 Th 11 Men mowing corners Hector dragging fellow Jessie & I shakes out and turns the hay which got a soaking yesterday, at noon it came on a tremndous spate of rain with thunder & the hay when fit for taking in soaked worse than ever. More rain was {incorrigible} & we have got with 80 86 Fr 12 Hector & I brings home a ham priced $11 from D Gilchristi Pushlunch MEn began to their turnips in forenoon in afternoon htey took in alll the hay that was soaked yesterday 3 pickles = 2 loads, put into Cowbyre. Noone looked at the glass today so I must at the head 70 82 Sa 13 Men thinning turnips & Hector hurling till noon I cocking in afternoon Hector hurkles & Men takes in hay from three corners-all that is cur-eg equal to 1 good load & ut into cowbyre I think this {incorrigible} our hay 70 80 Su 14 Hector & Jean at Church in forneenoon & May & me in afternoon 70 80 M 15 Hector Hurkling finishes all the reat thinning of us - a shower & thunder at noon but not much very hot about noon 70 90 Tu 16 All at Turnips but Hector who fixes Reaper and tries it on the Barley some rain & thunder at noon & more after tea. the ground is now pretty well soaked but rather late to benefit some crops gets the first stowed cherries </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>July 1872</h3> W 17 All at the turnips the whole day; more, temperate now 60 76 Th 18 Men finishes thinning turnips & carrots Hector cuts the barley in faternoon & leaves it unbound, I go to smiddy & get two teeth for turnip {illegible} & another mended. cool & drouth to day 60 76 F 19 Hector {illegible} turnips second time all the rest cutting thistles I got to smiddy {illegible} Nell gets cetery plants - 50 from McMullan & plants {author writes on top of line} them cave clear 56 74 Sa 20 Hector and I at Dundas I get two Dundas {illegible} of #600 each their numbers is 595 and 596 Interest Due 1st Nov. and 1st of May Debentures in 14 years being in 1885 Men takes in the Barley a poor drouth crop 56 76 Su 21 At church Hector {Jessie?} & I A pretty heavy rain til about 9 PM 54 76 M 22 Cutting wheat North of sugar bush, the poorest crop I ever saw. does not quite finish it. send a Post office order to Helen Park for €2 sterling 60 74 Tu 23 Finishes North of Sugar bush in morning then goes to 14 acre field next Nimms bush & cuts all day except about 2 hours we were stopt by a gentle rain crop very poor. unequal & wasted, very cool today 60 69 W 24 Finishes our wheat except a patch very green crop very poor 56 74 Th 25 All at {illegible} doubles except Stalker who was dragging {hallow?} and Hector {illegible}, This is my Birthday & I finish my {72nd?} year; 54 76 F 26 Hector sows barley ground at Neils {illegible} with Timothy and clover as it was all rusted out by the hot drouth - Stalker drags it the rest at turnips & Hector {illegible} till tea time - when we went and took in the wheat north of sugar bush. -only three loads off 8 acres 56 76 Sa 27 Cuts the last of the fall wheat in forenoon then took in all that was cut before = 9 loads of which 3 was {illegible}, the last load of 10 {illegible} left in the barn on waggon as it got dark on us fine drouthy day Pasted a Post Office order to Helen Park from John Martin Maggie Sermon here 60 78 Su 28 All at Church twice Mr.Parteus absent and Mr.Young preaches in his Place gives great satisfaction Warm & drouthy - 60 78 M 29 Hector {illegible} till stopt by a heavy shower the thinning the turnips that {illegible} after the rain came in afternoon the men is renewing the fence south end of 16 acre field Bob Ellick & I at turnips cloudy some {author writes on top of line} thunder 60 76 Tu 30 Men at fence till tea time, then takes in the last of the Pale wheat - 2 Louds Bob {illegible} & I at turnips. Looks like rain tonight 56 74 W 31 Men at fence Boys & I finishes turnips & {illegible} headings. cool 50 72 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Augt. 1872</h3> Th 1 Hector & David rebuilding orchard fence on east side, Stalker absent sickly Bob paid off last night, showery in afternoon and some thunder, cool 55 76 F 2 Hector & David at orchard fence in forenoon, In afternoon cradling spring wheat at Neils slashing but does not do much from a heavy shower, Slacker sick At night we attend an Election meeting at Kirkwall to hear the two candidates Mr Mckechnie at Mr JRos. Bain speechify both good speakers 54 76 Sa 3 Hector & David cradling spring wheat all day finishes at Orchard an all rather {author writes above the line} 54 74 Su 4 All at Church Mr Young {illegible} fine sunny day. {illegible} out {author writes above the line} last night 60 82 M 3 Hector finishes {illegible} turnips second time, Slacker & David {illegible} Peas on North 14 acre field the crop is but a poor one a second growth being {author writes above the line} on them {illegible} out again last night 60 82 Tu 6 All cutting Peas all day. very poor crop the second growth quite green, hot 60 86 W 7 All cutting Peas, finishes north field and begins on those {illegible} turnips {author writes above the line} distant thunder 60 88 Th 8 Men finishes cutting Peas in forenoon and takes in the spring wheat in afternoon - 4 louds (veg) 2 from orchard & 2 from New slashing I thin some late sown turnips on mussed drills, I took the glass when it stood at 90 in the shade - when it rose to 106 rise in sun 16 degrees 68 91 {author writes above the line} and set it in the sun - F 9 Hector goes to Puslinch craving siller but none Men {illegible} in 16 acre field till noon & Alick & I turning Peas in afternoon we take in 3 loads of Peas which we put into Barrack very hot streamers 68 90 {author writes above the line} very bright last night Sa 10 Stalker & David {illegible} till Tea time then took in 2 loads of Peas one of which we put into Barrack and run the other into new Barn as it got dark It was a shower of rain this morning which hindered from hauling {illegible} Hector drawing feerings in 16 acre field all day - looks cloudy & unsettled 68 84 Su 11 All at church but Hector - Collection for Congregational funds {author writes above the line} heavy rain last night 60 82 M 12 Hector Ploughing David {illegible} Stalker absent, Peas very wet and mo {author writes above the line} kills a sheep Drouth 60 74 Tu 13 Hector & David Ploughing Stalker absent Showery Peas in a bad state cool 60 74 W 14 Hector at Tom Grey; threshing in forenoon Men choring In afternoon Mc {illegible} threshers here. threshes 50 {lb?}. Barley an wheat both miserable poor quality some showers again grain must sprout {author writes above the line} - in such weather 64 82 Th 15 Hector cutting oats in afternoon Stalker Ploughing David Patching old Barn roof in afternoon in forenoon they were cradling round the field and turning Peas, Peas half rotton, I at Prager meeting at Krikwall and leaves #11 with Mr McMillan to give Dr.Lundy A congreational 60 80 {author writes above the line} meeting Number 10 F 15 16 After Tea we take in 3 loads of Peas the last from north field puts 55 74 them in Barrack, In forenoon Men Ploughing & David cradler some Peas & {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Augt 1872</h3> Sa 17 Stalker Ploughing Hector & David cradling oats at Gilberts line and finishes them at tea time we then take in the last of the Peas 2 {illegible} which we put into Barrack. But whole crop of Peas is put into Barrack and alltogether is only 10 loads and five of them is half rotten last year we had 21 loads in Barrack and a good deal in old Barn, {illegible} 53 82 Su 18 Heavy rain in morning {illegible} everything no {illegible} today 60 80 M 19 Election day for Dominion, votes for Mr. {Bain?} {reformer?}, comes home & in afternoon we rake & stooks all the oats at Gilberts - line they are not very dry but looks like more rain is we took them 65 82 tu 20 Hector cutting oats with Reaper till noon David cradling oats {illegible} old stable {illegible} {illegible} Bob & I turning Oats & Raking {illegible} till noon when it comes more rain & stops us, then Hector & Stalker goes to {illegible} and David & Bob {illegible} & cuts {illegible}, had harvest weather shift 68 84 W 21 Hector Ploughing all day {illegible} absent till noon as it was a heavy shower with thunder in the morning, he Ploughs all the afternoon I spreading out sheaves in forenoon in afternoon Bob and {illegible} helps me after Tea we rake and bind oats but they are not very dry. In fact this weather completly bambozles folk 68 86 th 22 Hector at J Lowe's threshing till noon {illegible} Ploughing till noon {illegible} Jessie & Bob binding oats all day & Hector & {illegible} in afternoon A fine drouthy warm day drying things nicely, it was much {needed?} 70 88 F 23 Hector cutting oats and finishes at noon all the rest binding oats and finishes at night and a tough Job it was to bind them the oats cut to day was snapping bands the oats was so dead and {illegible} they shook out though the the grain is very light. Drouthy 66 80 Sa 24 Hauling oats and finishes them about 9 o'clock at night we had in all 19 loads the last two loads we left on Barn floor on the wagons fine drouthy day, but looks like rain now helped us, George Grey 64 80 Su 25 All at church but Jessie, Evening service discontinued 63 82 M 26 {illegible} Ploughing Hector all {illegible} in forenoon in afternoon {illegible} the 2 loads of oats in Barn hauls the flax and cuts the oats on old carrot patch 5 1/2 {illegible} very rusty and strong {illegible} 62 82 tu 27 Hector & Jean at {illegible} seed {illegible} Brought only 2 {of?} 4 B.D {illegible} at #1.50 as wheat was scarce and poor quality {illegible} Ploughing fine drouthy day, but rain last night gave Hector #20 to buy seed with </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Augt 1872</h3> {Simple math calculations in top right corner of page} W 28 Men Ploughing {illegible} Watson got 10 {lb?} wheat here at #1 poor quality 35 76 Th 29 Men finishes Ploughing 16 acre field and harrowing with both teams as it is very rough & the first {illegible} quite green, some rain with {author writes above line} thunder 56 76 F 30 Men Stalker dragging all day Hector drags till noon then goes doen 9th Con. towards {illegible} looking for seed wheat Got 15 {lb?} at 1.25 = #18 75. cool 50 62 Sa 31 Hector sows some Tread well Stalker & he cultivates & drags and after Tea Hector goes to J Cowes to thresh a few oats, still cool & {illegible} 50 68 Sept Su 1 All at Church but Jane Cool the season is changing 50 64 M 2 Men sowing wheat & cultivating I pull the hops & 5 Basket full cool 48 62 Tu 3 Men finishes sowing wheat Stalker cultivating all day Hector drags till moon then goes to Mr.Robsons threshing, frost last night, Pumpkin vines 38 64 W 4 Men finishes Cultivating & dragging wheat Mr. {illegible} takes away the last of the Lambs - 6 Total Lambs sold 29 25 at # 2.50 = #72.50 #62.12 with 48 68 #100 for wood Total product #172.50 #162.50 besides killing 2 and 9 sheep well {author writes above line} kills a Pig at noon Th 5 Men {illegible} wheat all day May & I starts for Searbors tomorrow to Galt 46 68 F 6 Mr.May & I started this morning for Searbors and did not return # till th - 12 We found all our friends well and brough Jannet Martin with us while they have been drowned with rain here they were droughted in Searbors but has good {author writes above line} crops F 13 Weather warm when we was away glass once go & often so it was 80 on the 12th F 13 Men Ploughing but one of the oxen got sick & Stalker chored in afternoon Georgina Glendinning & two of her cousins came to day weather cool 56 66 Sa 14 Hector cutting second crop of clover all day Stalker Ploughing Pea land at {illegible} slight frost last night Very cool today and clear 40 64 Su 15 All at Church but Hector & Janet Martin white frost last night but but not {author writes above line} severe 36 64 M 16 Hector cuts out the hay & Stalker rakes the whole field new cut & all, Hector & I & {Jessie?} takes in 4 loads puts 1 into old stable left 2 into sheep house left an {illegible} into new barn as it got dark, frost last night again {author writes above line} but not severe 36 66 Tu 17 Hauls all the hay 5 lug loads total in field 8 loads, put 5 into sheep haus loft put 1 into old stable loft & 2 into {illegible} loft afterward Hector mowed The pickle in Orchard, A We had a slight shower and the clover was not very dry 40 68 A gathering of young folks at our house tonight and a great sing present Thos Johnston Mr.Falkoner Thos Grey's young folks & Janet McAlister W 18 Hector Ploughing Stalker absent - Showery - Jean Georgina & {Janny?} Martin goes to A Stewarts & at night to Tom Greys 40 60 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Sept. 1872</h3> Th 19 Hector Ploughing Georgina goes away & Jean sets her up to Galt Stalker about I harvest the corn. A good {deal?} of thunder last night {illegible} rain 38 60 F 20 Hector Ploughing Stalker taking {author writes on top of line} hauling out Dung from sheep {illegible}. {Mr.?} Chambers {author writes on top of line} comes I rake the {illegible} {illegible} in orchard & they haul it only & {illegible}. cool 30 62 {Mr.?} Chambers Hector Jean & Jenny Martin goes to Tom Grey's at night Sa 21 Hector Ploughing & Stalker taking out Dung in forenoon in afternoon. all at Church but {Jessie?} Mr. Frazer of {illegible} preaches Stalker absent, warm 40 72 Su 22 Our {illegible} a fine day and good attendance service at 3 PM {author writes on top of line} rain in morning with thunder 40 70 M 23 Childrens Picnic all at it but Hector who is at Galt Mrs. {illegible} keeps house 40 72 Tu 24 Hector Ploughing at Gilberts line Stalker absent warm some thunder 40 78 W 25 Hector Ploughing Stalker still sick cooler to day - some showers 40 66 Th 26 Hector Ploughing Stalker absent Bob hauling Dung in afternoon. I have a bad {author writes on top of line} cold {author writes on top of line} hull the last of the grapes quite fine slight frost from last night 36 62 F 27 Hector Ploughing Stalker have today hauling dung g pl & {illegible} very cool 36 56 hulls the last of the grapes quite ripe and very Stalker's got Whisky! Sa 28 Stalker Ploughing Hector {Dog?} fixing {illegible} for Guelph show I cutting thistles {author writes on top of line} more turnips 38 60 Su 29 All at church but May & {Jessie?} very windy and heavy rain last night 38 58 M 30 Stalker Ploughing Hector goes away to Geulph shew to show young horses 36 56 Tu Tu 1 Stalker Ploughing Hector at Geulph very cool but {fair?} 34 54 W Stalker dragging Pea land Jean Lilly & Elluck at Galt for yarn and did not {author writes on top of line} get it 32 58 Th 3 Stalker dragging Hector at Geulph, Jean, Jenny Martin & Janet McCluster at Edwin {author writes on top of line} Greys 34 58 F 4 Stalker cultivating & stowing Hector {illegible} from Geulph shew getting the second prize for his team #12 He likewise sold them for #400 to be taken away in a month, he got no money to bend the bargain - fine day 38 70 Sa 5 Stalker {illegible} Hector at J Cowe's threshing Peas in forenoon, warm 40 74 Su 6 All at church but Jean & Jenny - warm heavy showers & thunder 40 74 M 7 Men Ploughing oat land - We intended to begin digging our potatoes to day but the rain yesterday & last night has made the ground to {illegible} 38 56 Tu 8 Begins to dig our potatoes digs 80 bushels of {illegible} which we put in our old house for the Pigs and {to} {author writes on top of line} 4 Bags of Rose & 4 bags of Barly {illegible} which we call only 10 Bushel {author writes on top of line} put into cellar, but it is more Total to day go Bush the crop to a good one and no rot Stalker at a Bee with oxen & cart in bag swamp, giving to Galt very fine day hope it will last till {illegible} is up frost {author writes on top of line} last night 32 54 W 9 Took up 9 B. {illegible} & 120 B. Chilis put the whole in cellar a little frost 34 68 night but some of the Potatoes shaws is quite green gel - very fine day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Octr 1872 Th 10 This morning Jenny Martin went away in such poor health that Jean went along with her to scarbore flecto set them up to Galt & was back by noon. We took the last of the Potatoes 70 Bushels (veg) 150B. Chilis & 20 Peach blow our total crop is 290 Bushels (5 veg) 89 cescas 150 Chilis 20 Beach flow coal 34 46 F 11 Taking up Stalker’s Potatoes takes up 4 waggon loads = 120B. frost last night 32 44 Sa 12 Finishes Stalker’s potatoes in forenoon 39B. Total crop 139B. after 10B seed a very good crop in afternoon Hector goes to Raelon with read list cool cloudy 32 48 Su 13 May & I at church collection for Congregation funds very cold in church 36 46 M 14 Harrows & gathers Potatoes about 6B ushels hauls Potatoes shaws & carnstalk to Barn yard & Potatoes to old house fer Pigs in afternoon goes to meet Jean very salad windy 34 44 Tu 15 A nasty day a shower of snow & the ground white Stalker at home fixing his Potatoes 30 44 W 16 Hector Jelsie & the maerns at Racton shew Hector gets the first prize for young span horses, we gather 5 barrels apple. Stalker at home. Fine day 34 67 Th 17 Frost last night and rain today, at least all the afternoon, we shift spring wheat on to ton of fall wheat & Hector threshes some oats & Flax, gets a letter from John Park Langholm tell how his sister Helen is dying of consumption 31 46 F 18 Men Ploughing in forenoon. In afternoon we gather 6 Barrels apples and 7 Bags of Rambos to take to Galt tommarrow. Misty in forenoon fine in afternoon 36 32 Sa 19 Hector at Galt for bran task up 10B Rambo apples sold one bag for 45 cents and traded the rest off with McBroom for salt ce, Stalker ploughing Jeface & I takes in 3 Barrels of apples good cool day 36 46 Su 20 No sermon to day Mr. Parteus away assisting at a Sacrament. Hector & Jean at Galt hearing Mr. Smith’s farewell sermon as he is going to move to Halifax. Fine day 36 32 M 21 Hector Ploughing Stalker at home drinking I & women gathers 3 Barls apples 38 66 T 22 Hector & Stalker Ploughing In afternoon Hector & I goes to J Cowes to see Ploughing match gathers about 3 Barrels apples very fine day 38 66 W 23 Hector & Stalker Ploughing I carry the last of the apples just a wee when but the snerss & some seedlings is still left on the trees we have in celler 17 Barrels full, & about 4 Barrels in long Box 1 ½ Barrels of Rusly coats an another hard kind total in cellar 22 ½ Barrels besides about 2 Barrels in Shanty & don’t know how many we have peeled & dried fine cool 32 30 Th 24 Hector & Stalker Ploughing, the women & I grinds 3 Bisnow apples for apple sauce Janet Me Alester to get some of it. I fix sheep lurnep house in afternoon 30 30 F 25 Hector at Galt for bran. Stalker at {illegible} Eilliot’s threshing A raw day without much rain but raining now & looks like more 32 30 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Octr 1872 Sa 26 A nasty wet day, little doing. I sweep up old Barn and Hector threshes out the lint 38 52 Su 27 A raw nasty day raining a little all day Hector Jean & I at Church 40 30 M 28 Stalker at {illegible} Elliots threshing in forenoon and at Tom Greys threshing in afternoon. Hector at Tom Grey’s threshing in forenoon at at Janet Mc Alister’s sawing firewood in afternoon Jefsie & Stakes up all the carrots. Clear cool 32 46 Tu 29 Bagen to take up Turnips - Stalker Bob Jefsie & I takes up 24 drills and {tops?} a good many Hector takes in the carrots about 80 Bushels puts them into old house cellar - the man that bought the young horse for $400 came to day & paid #20 on them they to be delivered at Guelph for cave clear 30 48 W 30 Stalker Bob and I taking up turnips all day Hector repairing the cow turnip house the treshers come 31 50 Th 31 Threshers here threshes all the wheat only 109B. Of which 42B. Is spring wheat threshes oats the rest of the day fine day but very slaury in the Barn 30 30 Nov. F1 Threshes out the oats = 410 Bushels & them went to Old Barn and threshed all the Peas = only 92B. From 10 acres, but there is a good of Peas on the floor to clean up get cool & cloudy to day mm Elliots roup to day, not at it 30 46 Sa 2 Hauling Turnips all day 18 waggon loads 30B. Each = 340 Bushels which we put into sheep house Janet Me Alister helps us fine day 32 48 {author writes above} leans up Peas an Barn floor 10B. Total Peas 102. Bushels Su 3 All at Church but Jean the minister telling us to give wheel to collections 30 48 M 4 Hector fixing turnip house in forenoon & Stalker Bob & I taking up turnips. In afternoon we taken in 11 loads = 330B. And puts them into cowbyre turnip house. Jefaie & Bob topping in afternoon. Fine day 30 48 Tu 5 Taking up turnips in forenoon, Hauls 8 loads = 240 B. in afternoon and puts them in Cowhouse. cleans up Peas an Barn floor 10B. Jefsie & Bob shauring. Stayet by rain about 4 oclock 31 44 W 6 Hector at Guelph fair to deliver the span of young horses he sold at the show for #400 Jean goes with Nell & the Buggy bring him {back?} again. We take up turnips in forenoon and hauls in afternoon with one team 5 loads = 130B. which we put in to cowhouse. very wet last night 34 44 Th 7 Hauls in forenoon Hector comes home from Guelph with a yoke of Cattle price $101 their age 5 years past the spring Th 7 Guals in forenoon 11 loads = 33 rains some in afternoon so we lake up & shaw 30 44 F 8 Hauling all day 23 loads = 690 Bushels which we put into Cowbgre much rain last night 34 42 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Nov 1872</h3> {Simple math calculations in top right corner of page} Sa 9 Hector {Pauls?} with one team in forenoon with while Stalker and I takes up the last of the Turnips afternoon hauls with both teams Total loads to day 21 = 630 Bushels of which we put 9 loads = 270B into Cowhouse & 10 Loads = 300 into our old house cellar and 1 Load 30B goes to sheephouse. And 1 Load = 30B to Janet McAlister who has been helping us Our Total crop of turnips is 97 loads = 2910 Bushels of which 2310B 2010 is in Cowhouse 570 B in sheephouse & 300 Bushels in Old house cellar {author writes above line} 10 Loads and 1 load go B to Janet McAlister Total crop 6 acres - a god deal of rot 31 44 Su 10 All at Church but {Jessie?} a fine day and cloudy hard frost last night 30 42 M 11 Puts up the Pigs to feed - 5 put into boiling place 10B. Peas - Stalker {illegible} on Turnip land at noon Hector takes over I and McAlisters load of turnips and kills her Pig I boil two kettles of Peas & Potatoes for Pigs very mild 34 52 Tu 12 Hector & Stalker Ploughing on Potatoe & Turnip land I set up sap troughs might {illegible} 34 42 W 13 Hector & Stalker Ploughing Turnips & {illegible} land I choring. Cold wind East 30 42 Th 14 Thanksgiving day for the Province all at Church but Jean rain last night {author writes above the line} cold all day 32 34 F 15 Hector & Jean at Galt with yarn to weaver Stalkerhauling dirt from Turnip house to {illegible} very hard frost last night cannot Plough ground hard. I choring very {author writes above the line} cold & windy 24 32 Sa 16 Men cutting Oat sheaves in forenoon & {illegible} stones in str sod field in afternoon {author writes above the line} hard frost 24 32 Su 17 All at Church but May & Hector H in the {illegible} now for 3 days {rail?} 26 32 M 18 Stalker splitting firewood in forenoon cleans up a great in afternoon 26 30 Tu 19 Hector at Aberfoyle with a great. had to leave it. Stalker at {illegible} threshing this is now the fourth day of hard frost some of our very blows glasses has been down at 20. it now threatens snow. I cover up sheep turniphouse the men covered the cow over yesterday. I lay down the Broom & flowering almond and carries the cactus and potted Broom into cellar cold all day 24 28 We have Just heard that Mrs.Robt Grey died to day at 12 o'clock:{author writes above the line} noon W 20 Put the Ram to the Ewes and puts out four for sale ties up the young colt they Real winter weather smell frost and most severe last night 20 24 Th 21 Hector & I at poor Agnes Robisons funeral, some snow on ground {author writes above the line} Stalker choring 26 30 F 22 Hector at Aberfoyle for Grist. Tucker 15 Bushels of small apples to Morriston and got them made into cider Stalker chopping firewood in bush 30 36 Sa 23 Hector & Stalker choring in forenoon. In afternoon Hector goes to John {illegible} threshing, Mild yesterday & to day slight thaw 32 36 Su 24 All at Church but {Jessie?}. Being the tricentenary anniversery of the Death of 36 42 John Knox our minister gave us a sketch of his {illegible}, very mild </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Nov 1872</h3> M 25 Hector at {illegible} is threshing Stalker {illegible} Pea land and choring, mild bit very windy. snow all gone ground thawing 38 42 Tu 26 Hector at Mr.Harvey's Roup Stalker choring I {illegible} Illustrated History of the Bible Rice $5.4 fine mild day. Hector 30 36 Bought a cow at the Roup for $38 & 10 sap for pails at 10 cents each W 27 Stalker & Hector choring We fill up 18 Bags of apples for sale very {writer writes above the line} wind & cold 30 - 26 - 23 Th 28 Hector & Stalker cleaning up oats & choring I Dc hard frost {writer writes above the line} slight snow 17 24 F 29 Hector at Galt with 53B oats - sold at 35 cents per Bushel = $18.55 Stalker choring I Do very {snell?} frost all day but calm & sunny 12 24 Sa 30 Hector at Guelph south 18 Bags of apples Got brought home 1/2 Barrel {illegible} Stalker choring I Do very cold windy 12 22 Dec Su 1 Hector Jean & I at church some snow on ground but no {illegible} 26 32 M 2 Some more snow last night, bungs home the Lambs to fodder but not the {illegible} snowing some all day but thawing, Mr. Porleus visiting there 34 36 Tu 3 Hector Jean & Lilly went off this morning to Niagara to attend a reunion of Miss Rye & her {illegible} Miss Grey goes with them to get one of Miss Rye's Girls, George Grey set them down to Dundas station to get the morning train to the Bridge, Stalker fixing bars at sheephouse, I bring home the Ewes, Turnips badly frozen at the door, I shup up the last hole in turniphouse, a good deal of snow now, it would make poor sleighing 30 34 W 4 Stalker choring in forenoon. In afternoon at Mr. Robsons threshing George Grey gets our Nell to go to Galt and meet our Niagara folks I choring & feeding having pigs & sheep to look after 28 30 Our folks arrives from Niagara about 12 o'clock at night Th 5 Hector goes to Galt with four sheep to Mr.Alrich {writer writes above the line} with sleigh. Price two #4 each and two $3 each = {824?} Stalker finishes bars at sheep place 28 34 F 6 Stalker at Tom Little's killing Pigs Hector at {illegible} getting horses sharped and filling up apples & Potatoes to take to Guelph tomorrow It is now a sort of sleighing but not good, Hector had the sleigh yesterday 26 28 Sa 7 Hector & Jean at Guelph with 8 Bags apples & 9 Bags Potatoes with sleigh 22 32 Stalker choring I D. apples 73 cents per bag = $6 Potaoes 4B Comb = $3.60 = $9.60 Su 8 a good deal of wet snow last night good sleighing now Hector took us to Church with sleigh J May {Jessie?} * I the snow is not deep but 36 40 it fell equal and being damp it lay - a thaw but no snow melting </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Dec 1872</h3> {Simple math calculations in top right corner of page} M 9 Smell frost {queer?} climate Hector & Jean at Bill Menzie's getting some feed chopped as he has got a chopping mill Stalker choring cold 10-14-10 Tu 10 Hector & Stalker cleaning up wheat & O I choring smell frost fine day above 5 20 W 11 Stalker at Hamilton with his child to the Doctor Hector fixing stakes for calves & e I am busy enough Just choring boiling Pigs meat & e very fine calm sunny day 14 26 Th 12 Hector at Galt with 35 B Spring wheat - Price $1.15-$40.25 May goes with him to Mrs Nicol's {lame?} with little boots going to Hamilton 14 26 F 13 Stalker at home {lame?} Bill Chambers comes talks of getting married {author writes above the line} Hector choring 16 26 Sa 14 Hector hitches up the young horse for the first time and in the afternoon drives him to Galt with the Black mare he acts well, Gets Brandy for May Stalker choring & I also, a fine day almost a than 22 33 Su 15 All at church but Jesse a fine day and good sleighing steady frost 24 26 M 16 Hector & Stalker choring & chopping firewood in Swamp fine day 20 26 Tu 17 Hector & Stalker sawing logs in swamp fixes ox bows by boiling them in furnace, Hector hurts back mr.Chambers fixes clock mouse trap & e smell frost above 10 22 W 18 Stalker chopping firewood in swamp Hector at Galt with Mr. Chambers going to Listowell Hector brings our clock from Kay's & I don't strike right get a good deal of snow today {author writes above the line} gets a pack of boats from a am $434 20 26 Th 19 Hector at J Cows threshing Stalker choring, Jean at the ministers and pays the {illegible} 45 cents and to McMillan $1.50 for Globe club in advance 10 20 F 20 Hector at Cowe's threshing Stalker choring I boil 3 Patt's Pig stuff = 6B. Potatoes and 3B. Peas. Snowed all last night, plenty of snow now 22 30 Sa 21 Hector at Cowe's threshing till noon Stalker choring In afternoon we cut 200 oat sheaves, hard frost and splendid Sleighing, looks like more snow 7 14 Su 22 High wind last night with some snow and the meadows frost none at Church but Hector {Jefree?} and Alick - The cold {est?} day get but calm, below 13 above 4 M 23 Stalker absent, Hector ties up the calves & chores very cold above 14-12-4 {author writes above the line} above above Tu 24 Another tickling frost last night Hector & Stalker chopping in swamp but had after to come to warm their feet though it has been a very fine day, clean calm & sunny but very frosty in the shade below 13 above 4 Has just heard that poor John Carruthers died to day he was the same age as me! W 25 Christmas & a very coarse day - hazy blowing & the wind East small snow falling all day the Tailor Mr.Chigholm finishes our does my {breeks?} among the rest Stalker broke the old {illegible} handle & Hector smokes a {bold?} 2 above 10 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Dece 1872</h2> th 26 Another stormy day hazy with small snow falling all day this is the second day and night it has snowed continually there is now a great deal of snow {&?} heavy drifts. We intended to kill our pigs to day and one of Watty {Turnbull's?} boys came to help us. but it was so stormy we did not do it and Turnbull went home again. very cold, only choring {kirning?} & c. below 2 above 4 F 27 Kills our pigs Trumbell & Benzy calm fine helps calm fine day {inserted above: "cold"} but. {inserted above: "below"} 2 above 10 Sa 28 Hector at Guelph with three pigs wt 760 {inserted above: "-lbs"} at $5.10 per lbs = #38 80 Stalker choring. I poorly with Dysentry. cuts up two pigs we {inserted above: "above"} 18 20 Su 29 All at Church. but Jessie with sleigh fine sleighing now 10 20 M 30 I collecting Kirk seat rents. Hector & Stalker choring, below & above 20 31 Tu Collecting kirk seats Wm Chambers goes with me in the cutter. Dr. Robt Harbbittle here at night fine day mild 18 30 <h2>Jan 1873</h2> W 1 New year's day which celebrate by attending the funeral. of Helen Parker a young woman in the prime of life - died from the fffects of child birth! Katy Nalens agness Robson and now Helen all gone lately from the same cause!! A calm quiet day. And so we and the world is launched on another God only knows who shall see its close. 20 Th 2 Hector Wm Chambers Jean Lilly Elizabeth & I at Galt. I pay Fleming & Co #6 for Chambers & Blackwood bought a fur cap #3 an pipe 30 cents Levers Burke of ours 75 cents. A very nastly day hazy and raining ice almost all day, also paid Reformer for 73 for self & J McAlister {inserted above: "#3.50"} 26 30 F 3 Quite a thaw last night and today rained heavy Stalker absent 34 36 strained my foot badly by a wrong step korns but gets no butter Sa 4 Hector choring Stalker absent I doing very little, Frost again 20 26 Su 5 Hector May the Bavins & I at chruch {inserted above: "with sleigh"} snowing a good deal {inserted above: "and it got"} mild 24 28 M 6 Hector choring Stalker at Wm. Robson threshing Jas. McQueen comes and I pay him #103 seat Rents.. Frank Parker here. Fine suny day 20 24 Tu 7 Hector & Wm Chambers chopping in swamp Stalker at Wm Robsons threshing. I pay Welwood McMillan postage for Globe & Reformer = 40 cents and likewise for Janet McAlister 20 cents for her Reformer. fine day 20 26 W 8 Hector & Stalker chopping I choring John Elliot comes. snow 20 34 showers in afternoon. Jean's Birthday mild slight thaw Lewis Napoleon died to day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Jany 1873</h3> Th 9 Mr. Chambers & Hector chopping in Swamp Stalker absent 14 10 6 {author writes above the line} above F 10 Hector hauling firewood Wm. C. chopping Stalker absent below 0 2 above 6 Sa 11 Hector & Jean goes to Mr. Gilcrest, in Puslinch Stalker & Wm chopping above 2 12 Su 12 Jessie Alick & I at Church, John Elliot goes away to Tom Nicole 20 30 M 13 Hector casting the road toward Kirkwale Wm & Stalker chopping till stopped in afternoon with rain as it came on quite a thaw 34 40 Tu 14 Hector hauling firewood Stalker & Wm Chambers chopping. Fine mild 30 32 W 15 Blowing & snowing small snow in forenoon, Hector hauling firewood in afternoon Wm & Stalker chopping quite a thaw in afternoon 26 36 Th 16 Very wet almost all day, Hector takes the sow to Boar at Mr Andersons and leaves her as she would not take him Hector's friends comes from {author writes above the line} Keppel 36 42 17 F Hector & Mr. {name is erased} goes to Malcolm's they being old acquaintance Mrs Sandy Mc Caeg from Keppel goes away Stalker splitting firewood above 16 12 Sa 18 Hector & Wm. Chambers at Galt gets a Barrel of Salt and brings the saw from Mr.Anderson (she had taken the {boat?}) Stalker & Bob chopping A steady snow almost all day, but calm. - very keen frost above 3 above 4 Su 19 All at Church but Jessie Sleighing good 10 14 M 20 A slight snow almost all day Hector & Stalker in swamp in afternoon in forenoon we cut one run of bad sheaves, Wm Chambers at Galt in cutter to left his money from Bank as he is going to live at Medonte and get married there very mild 20 26 Tu 21 Snowing heavy all forenoon, Bill goes away to get married & Hector takes him to Lynden Stalker choring, Very mild almost a {illegible} 28 32 W 22 Hector hauling firewood Stalker chopping Very mild snow pretty {illegible} 22 28 Th 23 Snowing & drifting all day with a strong east wind, only choring 8 10 F 24 Snowing & drifting all night It has snowed and drifted over 24 hours and I never saw bigger snow banks. Hector & John Dickson casting the road to Kirkwale & letting the road goin to McQueens field Stalker absent, I casting snow & redding up after the storm 10 16 Sa 25 All at Church but Jessie never saw the roads so blocked up with snow wreaths Maggie Leman come Turnips finished up to {mudde?} Pillar in sheephouse, Mail did not come yesterday, bad roads I suppose Very poor attendance at Church, Got #8 from D.Buckle for Church seat 10 16 Su 26 Our sacrament all at it but Jessie Mr.Perteus had no help The 17 22 stormy weather having prevented him coming </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Jany 1873</h3> aM 27 Our Annual congregational meeting. We voted Mr. Porteus $100 more salary raised the price of a member's sitting to four Dollars and a whole seat with two members Ten Dollars - it was for merly 8 Dollars adherents to continue as they were two Dollars {inserted above: "John Elliot comes"} a sitting There will be tough job to {inserted above: "raise it"} 10 22 Tu 28 Kills our cow Wm.Dickson helps us is mild in morning but the glas fell all day and reached zero at Dark John Elliot goes away Jean sets him up to Martin Nicols {inserted above: "above"} 17 10 0 W 29 Hector & Jean at Galt with Cow skin dried {inserted above: "clear sunny fine & cold"} apples & great frost - hardest of the season Mr.Mills insurance man here {inserted above: "choring"} Stalker below 18 above 2 Th 30 Hector cuts up the cow frozen as hard as a stone Stalker choring, above 3 16 F 31 Hector hauling firewood Stalker absent Very fine sunny day 10 24 <h3>Feb.y</h3> Sa 1 Hector at Mr. Menzie's getting some grain cracked Stalker goes to Egypt to Mr. Lim's to get out cedars sleepers for turnip Kaus {inserted above: "at home"} Lims out {inserted above: "above"} 10 6 Su 2 All at Church but Jean & Lilly A {inserted above: "more"} moderate but cold still 10 10 M 3 Hector & Stalker at Mr. Lim's. Egypt getting out & hauling sleepers 16 26 T 4 Quite a thaw all day but no rain. Hector at {Lmiddy?} Stalker choring in afternoon We cut Oat sheaves in forenoon - 38 42 W 5 Hector hauling sleepers from Egypt Stalker chopping {wood?} 26 31 Janet Parker aged 16 years died this morning at 10 oclock! M {inserted above: "Th"} 6 Hector hauling from Egypt Stalker absent. very gentle mild thaw with a clear sky a rare thing in February 38 43 Th {inserted above: "F"} 7 Hector hauling from Egypt in forenoon in afternoon at the funeral of Janet Parker I don't go having the Dysentery Stalker absent. Another mild sunny thaw fields all spotted & sleighing bad 18 42 F {inserted above: "Sa"} 8 Hector hauls the last of the sleepers from Egypt Stalker chopping. mild 34 34 24 Su 9 Men choring & chopping I not doing much Colder 18 26 Su M 10 No {ink stain} Mr Porteus at Flamboro sacrament 10 20 M T 11 Men in Swamp all day chopping firewood, snell, below 2 above 20 Tu W 12 Hector chopping in swamp Stalker absent in afternoon 28 34 W Th 13 Hector takes May & I to Grizzy's Hector goes to Galt to see the fair and and puts into Merchants Bank for me #50 fine day but coldish 12 18 {A broad "x" is drawn across the last two entries} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>{???} 1873</h2> W 12 Hector takes May & me up to Griggy's Hector goes to Galt to see the Fair and puts #30 Dollars into Merchants Bank for me 12 18 th 13 Hector & Father chopping in swamp Cloudy. coldish day Rob!McQueen his a party at his School house Jobie and Alick at it 7 12 F 14 Valentine's day. Hector did not get it choring Cleans up a Grail Stalker absent 14 22 Sa 15 Hector at Aberfoyle with a guest Stalker absent I choring Calm above 5 28 Su 16 all at Church but May & Alick a fine day 18 32 M 17 Hector at Aberfoyle for the Grist he left Stalker absent with cut finger, got a letter from David Ellis{l?}asking help 26 38 tu 18 Hector chopping Stalker absent I choring Very mild clears sunny Hail 20 40 W 19 Hector chopping in forenoon & hauling in afternoon a slight sun thats by 28 34 Th 20 Hector hauling firewood in forenoon Laid up with sore back in afternoon 20 28 F 21 Hector laid up with a sore back Stalker absent his time about up Got the jany No. of C Journal to day. some snow high wind & drifting 18 22 Sa 22 Hector at Galt jean & J Me alister goes with him to Buy Janets Wedding 2 men comes with our new Bull Barn Nelson brawls Hector brings a Ton of Caledonian Plaster piece #6 per ton 20 26 Su 23 May Jebie & Jat Church Hector & Jean Keepin house cold below 4 above 2 M 24 Hector goes away to Puslinch to Pay for the Bull #75 May goes with him to Mr. Stratton's cold strong day cloudy a little snow 0 16 Tu 25 Hector at Galt with cordwood for Wm Mr. Millar Stalking choring Jean Pays Hector note for the cow he brought at Mr. McVaner dale 18 26 Jean at McAlisters baking for wedding W 26 Hector laid up with a sore back a rather fine day I choring 20 33 Th 27 Hector laid up with sore back stalker absent choring {above} some snow land ought 20 29 F 28 Hector & Jean goes out to see the Doctor about his sore back but did not get him at home a fine sunny day Stalker absent below 18 2 26 <h2>March</h2> Sa 1 Hector at Galt to see Doctor and get something for his back 0 34 Su 2 All at Church but May & Hector his back being very bad 20 33 M 3 Hector still a {L???} Stalker choring I do. cold & colder 12 10 6 2 Tu 4 Stalker choring Hector rather better. Cuts Oats sheavsin afternooon Jean at McAlisters fixing for the wedding clear cold below 2 above 16 Pea straw finished today & fed only once a day all {???} -& half twice a day W 5 Stalker choring Hector cripple, clear sunny small frost last below 5 above 20 Th 6 Hector Very poorly with headache Stalker choring & choring 0 35 fine clear day Jean at McAlisters cooking for {illegible} 0 35 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Feby March 1873</h3> F 7 All in afternoon at Janet McAllister's Wedding, came home about 9 o'clock Stalker keeping house. very fine quite a strong sunny thaw 40 36 48 Sa 8 Hector & Jean away Jollifying with the New married folk Stalker choring 40 34 Su 9 All at Church but Jessie a fine day but cold in morning 12 32 Sees the first crows of the season to day. M 10 Hector Hauling firewood in forenoon in afternoon Jean and he goes to McAlisters to bring home chairs Mrs.Robt Petland here 18 36 Tu 11 Hector choring goes at night to a meeting of kirk managers fine 17 36 {author writes above the line} Stalker absent The creek coming down on top of ice, crows plenty, fields half base W 12 Hector & Stalker at Galt fair with the {fat?} oxen Sold them for 4 cents live weight they weighed Thirty nine & 80lbs = a truffle under $160, mild 20 36 {author writes above the line} hundred Th 13 Hector choring Stalker absent Mr Julge Stewart & Daughter here. fine 20 38 F 1314 Hector choring Stalker absent at night had a great {illegible text} Janet McAlister her husband & every sae monie mae here, fine 22 38 Sa 1615 Great thaw raining about all day & now Gr creak over the road at Bridge Great pools standing every where, Winter broke up 38 44 Sun 1716 All at Church but May & Alick, Roads very bad water running over the long swamp going to Kirkwall, very fine day 22 34 M 18 17 Hector choring I Do hears Blue Birds but did not see them 26 38 Tu 1918 Hector choring but it has been snowing soft snow almost all day Stalker absent, saw four Robins in Orchard today. The first {author writes above the line} seen 32 36 W 2019 Hector & Stalker splitting stovewood got Feb.Chambers J. write Mr.Emslie about their negligence {sees?} a Meadow Lark thaw 36 45 Th 2120 Nasty day snowing soft all day and pretty heavy in afternoon Hector & Jean goes at night to John Dicksons to have a {Jolli} {illegible text} the new married folks, We cut oat sheaves in forenoon 34 36 F 2221 A good deal of snow yesterday & last night at least 6 inches, Stalker splitting stovewood Jean & Hector at Mr McCalligans with new folks mariied 28 38 Sa 2322 Men splitting stovewood in forenoon, In afternoon Hector Jean & May goes a {illegible text} to John Valen's fine day, slight thaw cool 26 36 Su 2423 No Sermon to day Mr Porteus at Dundas Preaching 40-34 - 24 M 2524 Men splitting stovewood I fix Sugar spouts Small frost last night 1210 26 Tu 2625 Men cleans up 10 Bushels of Peas & puts them in the {bark?} J.McQueen brings the horse power here to be ready when we cut our firewood 15 24 A very nasty day snowing a little all day with keenfrost </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>March 1873</h3> W 27 26 This has been as thorough winter day as we have this season it snowed all last night and all to day & is snowing {author writes on top of line} 6PM now often quite heavy - a great deal of snow has fallen our summer birds that had come is catched they are gone again except the blue {illegible} poor things the snow birds is still here get Hector boiled a pot of Peas & carrots for Pigs, Stalker absent, only choring 20 26 Th 28 27 Hector at Galt with sleigh for ton of Plaster he has now got 3 ton Stalker in afternoon, gets {illegible} of Blackwood, good sleighing, above 4 28 F 29 28 {illegible} splitting cardwood in forenoon, in afternoon Hector Jean May and the {illegible} at School Examination. I dug snow from Boiling place {author writes on top of line} second timed 11 38 Sa 30 29 We expected to have circular saw to day but word last night that, J. {McQueen?} is sick two hands came we got the rest stopped thawing all day, I sick work could {illegible} 36 40 Su 30 All at Church but May & me I very poorly took a powder last night & {falls?} today 28 34 M 31 Men choring in forenoon Sapping trees in afternoon, women {illegible} I {illegible} 36 42 April Tu 1 Men Taps the rest of the trees Women gather 39 pails sap and {syrups?} off at but six left in Pots, Men fells a big Maple & sawing at it I very {author writes on top of line} poorly 38 40 W 2 Women sugars off yesterdays sap has 16lbs no saps to day, very wet all last night & some to day Stalker absent women, empties boughs & of rain I sick 38 34 Th 3 Stalker at {Mr.Robsons?} sawing stovewood Hector chopping in sugar {author writes on top of line} bush poor rum of saps but syrups off 16 pails leaving {four?} and {illegible} Tom so far recovered as to feed the sheep today but far from get {right?} 31 42 F 4 Men chopping up a Maple in Sugar bush, Women syrups off 21 pails sap. A small run to day, Sap very strong, has made twenty four pounds from Forty Eight pails besides what we {illegible} in {illegible}. I rather better but still {author writes on top of line} pooly 28 40 Sa 5 Men cutting out sheaves in forenoon I do not help them I in afternoon It was a very heavy thunder sttended by a great spate of rain & hail preceded by great darkness - so great that I could not read a newspaper close to the window & my specs an and could scarcely make {illegible} with my face close to the clock that it was half past {one?} PM, no sap to day I rather better 36 40 Su 6 Very loud thunder last night with some rain, Raining all forenoon no one at church too wet and the bad, very fine an afternoon quite warm 40 38 M 7 Fine growing day snow all gone now but snow {illegible}. Men chopping in sugar bush. No sap, Rhubarb peeping up Digs some parsnips frost out of {author writes on top of line} {garden?} 38 48 Tu 8 May's Eve died been sick for some time Men cleans {illegible} the wheat - 30 Bushels a good deal of {illegible} again {illegible} 36 40 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>April 1873</h3> W 9 - Galt seed fair nobody at it from here. Raining almost all day Hector opened the Ewe that died yesterday there was three lambs in her 34 40 Th 10 Men sawing in sugar bush got 4 pails sap & no more this is the first dry day for a week past, frool out of ground 32 40 F 11 Men sawing in sugar bush, women syraps into molafres 16 pails sep Heard the first frop to day me run of sap too little frost 32 52 Sa 12 Men choring women get 9 pails sap syrups at of of very {illegible} 34 52 Su 13 All at Church but Mag & me Jam still poorly, very fine day 36 38 M 14 Hector begins to Plough sad {author writes above} aer the Dyke in afternoon goes to Mr.Blakes sale 10th Con - weoman syrops of 16 pails sap me right run of sap yet poor sugar year yet 34 36 Tu 15 Hector Ploughing sad aer the dyke women gets 3 pails sap fine 34 30 W 16 Hector Ploughing Stalker Lloning in forenoon absent in afternoon A Hog lambs has no milk & cares nothing about 34 44 Th 17 Hector Ploughing Stalker stemming. Me Grurie comes to help him Another Hog lamb to day she is fond of it, heavy rain last night 34 42 F 18 Hector Ploughing Stalker Bob & Me grury raisting stones I very poorly 34 42 Sa 19 Hector Ploughing. Me Grurie & Bob raising stones Stalker absent cripple from the kick of a cow he got last night, collish to day 32 36 Su 20 All at Church but May & me I being still poorly. mild. Lamb to day M 21 2 two Lamb to day - twins Men stoning & Ploughing {author writes above} Mad 2 gallons {malasks?} the Doctor comes to see me and says I have Bronchitis. A bad {lob?} made 16 pails {malas?} 30 40 Tu 22 Has 4 Lambs today - twins Hector & Jean at Galt for seeds Men stoning young Gelchrist comes to tell us his mother is very ill, Hector must go & see her 30 46 W 23 Hector & Jean goes to Puslinch to see his sick sister men stoning Has 3 Lambs to day all single I had to help Ewe to lamb 34 44 Th 24 has 3 Lambs twins Men stoning cool 34 44 F 25 has 1 Lamb Hector & Stalker Ploughing Potatoe land Me Grurie goes away 32 42 Sa 26 Has 8 Lambs to day but 2 died leaving 6 alive we have now 19 Lamb alive from 13 Ewes Men Ploughing fine day but coolinsh 30 46 Su 27 Hector got word this morning that his sister Mrs Gilchrist Died yesterday of inflamation after child birth - sad news Had 6 Lambs to day & 2 Dead leaving 4 to day we have now 25 Lambs and 12 to Lamb. very fine and genial to day Jean only at Church As Hector & Jessie went to Pushngh to his sisters 30 54 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>April 1873</h3> M 28 1 Lamb to day Jean & Hector at his sister’s funeral she has left a family of nine children the oldes of which is not over 15. Stalker Ploughing mild 31 34 Tu 29 Lambs twins to day Hector saws spring wheat & barley. the Doctor here 36 54 W 30 No Lambs to day Men dragging spring wheat & Barley, quite warm to day Jean boils 5 pails poor sap pull the spouts out, poor sugar tume 36 62 <h3>May</h3> Th 1 Has 2 Lambs Hector sawing grass seed & dragging 36 38 F 2 4 Lambs to day one pair twins raining heavy in morning and draw all day we now only 3 Ewes to Lamb 38 44 Sa 3 Has 4 Lambs to day with twins one Lamb died last night le leaving only 3 Ewes to lamb which we put with the rest Hector ploughing at Neils slashing an land where gran failed to take Stalker ploughing also, trapped a Skunk, still very poorly 38 48 Su 4 No Lambs to day None at Church but May Jefsie & Bairns, saw a Barn - swallow the first 30 30 M 5 Has 1 Lamb to day Hector sowing Peas Stalker cultivating, very fine 36 62 Tu 6 No Lambs Hector Ploughing & sowing Peas Stalker cultivating Peas 36 60 W 7 Hector sows the last of the Peas Stalker cultivating them No Lambs - 36 58 Th 8 Very wet all day from the East Hector at Smiddy No work done 36 46 Leaves off {gwing?} the sheep turnips. We think they can shift now F 9 Hector Ploughing Stalker hauling turnips from old house. Lees 6 chiney swallows 36 52 Sa 10 Hector Ploughs the garden and goes for Mr Farish to come and see a sick Cow he also gelds the colt Stalker absent sick goodish day rain last night 38 60 Su 11 None att Church but Jean Jefsie & the bairns Saw Pigs - 7 Eewe Lambed 9 dead 1 Lamb 38 60 M 12 Hector dragging at Neils Stalker stoning, women sows onions Parsnips & e Me Millan gets 300th hay by guefs I cut the basket willows 36 60 Tu 13 Men stoning up at Concefsion, I doing nothing being poorly. Cool 36 50 W 14 Hector sowing {outs?} on Pea growing at concession. Stalker cultivating cool frost last night 31 54 Th 15 Stalker cultvating outs Mm Black here for {eats?} fine day 36 62 F 16 Nell colted last night after going 12 months all but 2 days (her colt is a mare) Hector sowing Plaster Stalker & Bob stoning I stick same of the hops, The willows beginning to look green, fine 38 62 Sa 17 Stalker hauling old rails to sugar bush Bob & Aleck pulling redroot and cockle. Hector and Jean at Himilton Gils 1 Ton Leper - phosphate Price #20 per ton and 10 tts Turnips seed & white - yellow clover Flalian Rye grass & e very fine day 38 64 Su 18 all at Church but Jean Hector & I quite warm 38 66 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>May 1873</h3> M 19 Cuts our Lambs has 39 twenty Ewes and 19 weathers Hector sowing the last of the oats & grass seeds Stalker dragging Bob sowing Phosphate an Oat land swallows in Lum another fine growing day 39 66 got the first Rhubarb. Swallows in Lum for first time Tu 20 Men Doing various Jobs such as rolling stoning hauling Turnips from house & spring rather backward no cherry blossoms out, willow Green bud no green an wool 36 60 W 21 Men sowing Plaster Mr Menzie. Sen. Mrs Wm Menzie May {Lnaith?} And Mr Porteus here Jam still very poorly very bad cough, warm 38 70 Th 22 Hector hauling Dung for Potatoes Stalker & Bob stoning North of sugar bush warm to day & Bees on willows - first day, Bush linged with green 38 74 F 23 Men hauling & spreading Dung for Potatoes at old stable. Very warm grouth has made great advance the last two day woods looking quite green now May, _at ministers 40 8 Sa 24 Men Ploughing Potatoe land in forenoon Women culling Potatoes Stalker goes home at noon Hector takes Nell to horse. she took him May & Jean at Church Queens Birthday but no celebration here, wild Plum trees in blossom 40 72 Su 25 Our Sacrament May Jean Jefsie & the Bairns at Hector & I keeps house as I am still very poorly. the Doctor here finds me much worse than he expected very fine day growth rushing out at a great rale 40 76 M 26 Our People Planting all our Potatoes. Stalker absent since Saturday at noon he has either got whisky or the Pet - bad Job. fine day 40 80 Tu 27 Hector Plough land for carrots & Stalkers Potatoes but he is so bad in the pet it is doubtful whether he will plant them or not. The country now looks glorious cherry trees quite white apple blossoms coming out and wood quite green. Mrs. Valens here blisters me with croton oil. wrote to Falconer 40 84 W 28 Hector & Jefsie sows the carrots then hauls dung to turnip land Stalker has left us in a Pet he is not expected come back there was no quarrel 40 76 Th 29 Hector at Brock road with a grist Jean goes with him and they go to Mr Gilchrist. Archie Me Grurie comes & he and Bob hauls dung to turnip land. Dr. Lundy here and Bob Hunter, fine a shower near night 45 80 F 30 Jas Grey comes to work a while all at Dung for Turnips fine 40 68 Sa 31 All at Dung in forenoon. Washes the sheep in afternoon Mr Millian has a Roup at 6 PM Jean and the bairns at it 40 68 Got sixteen Dollars - $16 from Mr. Falconer being one years Interest on his Note. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>June 1873</h3> Su 1 No Sermon to day Mr Porteus at Ancaster helping Mr Walker 50 76 M 2 en at Dung in forenoon finishes for turnips. Then & Hector and Jas Grey Ploughing in Dung Mc Grurie and Bob spreading. splendid weather country looking glorious cherry blossoms fading apple tree in full blossom 53 76 Tu 3 Hector & Jas Grey Ploughing in Dung Mc Grurie spreading Bob pulling cockle & red root 50 80 W 4 Hector & J Grey finishes Ploughing turnip land in forenoon Mc Grurie borins stones for blasting in afternoon Hector & Jean goes to Galt for things for hauling stone be tomenorow. same thunder and fine rain in afternoon. very sullry & hal 60 84 Th 5 Had a Bee hauling off stones - 3 ox teams Mr Porteus here my pulse 88. got a letter from T. Johnstone about a museum 56 80 F 6 Hector & Grey Ploughing sad Bob cutting thistles among Barley, the Doctor here 58 76 Sa 7 Hector & Grey clips the sheep - 40 Bob harrowing Hector takes Black mare to horse 40 74 Su 8 All at Church but May and me. Mr Young Reaches. Mr Parteus absent 50 76 M 9 Mc Grurie & Bob stoning turnip land & e Hector at Harvey's with the Jefs. Mare to horse - she took him. In afternoon Hector goes to Galt to meet Brother John & wife from Scarboro. They arrive about Dusk 60 81 Tu 10 Hector takes the turnip sawer to Blacksmith to hoop then drilling fer turnips Mc Grurie & Bob hauling stones. some thunder with fine rain 60 74 W 11 Hector drilling & sowing turnips in afternoon Brought the turnip drill at noon Mc Grurie filling holes an sad Bob dragging, fine cool fresh day 30 72 Th 12 Hector drilling & souring turnips Mc Grurie & Bob at many thing. Mc Grurie goes away 50 74 F 13 Brother goes away this morning Hector & Jean takes them up to Galt with the wool = 36 fleeces got 35 cents per tt weight 227 lls being 6 1/3 tts each fleece and 3 tts over Total value $79.45 or a little over $2.20 each sheep Bob cutting thistles among Peas Hector drilling after coming home 40 72 Sa 14 Hector drilling & sowing turnips Bob sowing Phosphate and cutting thistles. At noon Hector took the mares to horse. did not take hepes they in colt 50 80 Su 15 All at Church but may & I Jam a good deal better now warm 60 82 M 16 Hector drills & sows the last of the turnips Bob sowing Phosphate Mr Parteus the Doctor & John Roberts here. very warm & sultry rain wanted 60 85 Tu 17 Hector at Road working slatute labour I pay for mine 2 day at 75 cents per day #1.50 cents being hardly fit to work. Hears the Bag is bad on Potatoes 30 76 W 18 Hector at roads & hired Mc Grurie to help him. G Elliot here warm again 60 84 May & Jean at Galt May gets a new Bonnet & at kirkwall Th 19 at night hearing Mr Needham Preaching in open air many there all our folks but May and me </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>June 1873</h3> Th 19 Hector finishes Road work at noon then goes to Parkers Barn raising in afternoon, very warm with a high west wind, a queer day 70 91 F 20 Hector Ploughing sod, hard work very dry Bob cutting thistles windy drouthy wind N.W 60 76 Sa 21 Hector Ploughing Jas Grey comes in afternoon to help him drouthy 60 80 Su 22 All at Church but Hector & I. Very cool & cloudy looks like rain but only a few drops 50 66 M 23 Hector Ploughing young Tom Grey comes Ploughing with the oxen kills a Pig at noon, very cool wants rain badly, looks like rain {illegible} it would come 46 66 Tu 24 Great rain last night and thunder rain too though very cool, the rain was much needed Men Ploughing, at noon two Emigrants came and HEctor hired one for five months at #18 per month a long wage for a Pig in a poke but hands is scarce & harvest is coming on. cloudy 50 66 W 25 Hector & Tom Grey Ploughing Bob & the Emigrant cutting thistles Maggie Lemon here 30 74 Th 26 Tom Grey went away last night Hector finished Ploughing the end rigs this morning then dragging the Emigrant also dragging with the oxen Bob at thistle 30 80 F 27 Hector & Emigrant dragging all day Bob cutting thistles. Mr Abuch’s man takes away 8 Lamb at $3 = $24 Buys a washer & wringer for $15 from Mr. Wylie 60 84 Sa 28 Hector kurkles the POtatoes corn & carrots Bob & Robert Erp the {memo?} of our Emigrant stoning fallow very hot wants more rain 60 86 Su 29 All at Church but Jefsie, I go too the first time since the month of March 60 84 M 30 Thunder with rain last night and very heavy showers all day field standing in great pools & creek full. Men clean oats & chores 60 74 <h3>July</h3> Tu 1 Dominion day, Hector & Eip mows the orchard Jefsie & I hoes the corn & cuts thistles 60 80 W 2 Jean & I at Dundas I get #36 for Coupons Men snows corner at {Necls?} some rain last night slashing & e 64 80 Th 3 Jean & me at Galt I get #30 Interest on Bank Receipt for $600 Puts $100 to it and gets a Receipt for #400, Men Teds Orchard mows & e 60 80 F 4 Hector sets up the Potatoes RT Esp & Bob cutting thistles on Coio pasture till Tea time Jefs & I turns hay in orchard the we all cack it after Tea 60 84 Sa 5 Hector cutting hay North of Sugar bush till Tea time then rakes The corner at Neils slashing with horse Rake Esp & Bob stoning till noon we then hoe carrots and Turnips till Tea then cocks corner at Neils 60-80-66 Su 6 All at Church but Jean a fine day many at church 64 76 M 7 Hector cutting hay. We haul 2 Loads of hay from Neils corner and puts them into old stable I got {illegible} often two loads 3 little ones from orchard put into Cowbyre loft and 3 from field North of sugar bush puts them into horse stable 60 76 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>July 1873</h3> Tu 8 Hector cutting in Island field Robt & Bob piling Dung at sheep house in forenoon then raking corner in Island field then Hector Rakes & we haul in 2 loads from North sugar bush which we put into horse stable loft, a slight shower this morning then drouthy 60 78 W 9 Hector cutting & Raking in Island field Robert mows round field East of orchard in forenoon In afternoon they haul 3 loads from Island field which is put into Cowbyre loft I at turnips singling though many of them is too small. braird irregular 60 76 Th 10 Rain last night & some to day No hauling or cutting to day Men at Turnips HEctor hurkling 58 68 F 11 Hector cutting east of orchard in forenoon we thin carrots & turnips, In afternoon Hector Rakes all Island field and we habl 3-Loads from Island puts 3 into Cow byre & 2 into sheep house 58 70 Sa 12 Hauling hay all-day 4 Loads from Island put into Cowbyre wluches Island field Total Loads in ISland field = 12 We also haul 4 Loads from East of orchard which we put into horse stable loft Hector Raking E.of.O in afternoon drouthy 58 74 Su 13 All at Church but Meiy Cactus flowers first time very warm 70 86 M 14 hauls 1 Load of hay from East of Orchard as it threatens rain then Hector hurkled and all the rest was singling turnips, no drouth to day 60 76 Tu 15 All at Turnips all day but Hector, who cuts the last of hay East of orchard 70 86 W 16 All at Turnips in forenoon, in afternoon Hector rakes all the hay in East field and we haul it all = 6 loads 4 of which we put into horse stable and 2 into Cowbyre. This finishes our hay harvest all well got get the first mefs of cherries, Not very ripe but eatable & suppable 65 80 Total Loads of hay = 33 dividthusly = 2 Loads into Old stable loft 15 into Cowbyre 2 into sheep house loft and -14 loads into horse stable Th 17 All thinning turnips, heavy thunder last night with some rain very hot & sultry with dist thunder all day May at Jam McDonalds 70 90 F 18 Hector at Galt May goes with him to Nicol’s. We finish singling turnips in forenoon, IN afternoon has very heavy thunder showers great pools standing every where but no thunder, very sultry creek running 75 84 Sa 19 Hector goes to Aberfoyle with a Grist Mr Gilchrist & children comes, Hector Hector missing them on the road, did not get the grist home with him we doubling turnips & thinning some carrots - cutting thistles & e, very cool 60 74 Su 20 All at Church but Jefsie Expecting to hear Mr Young but he gave us the begunk and did not come Mr Parteus was absent So the Elders affected & e = Quarterly collector 56 68 M 21 Robert Cultivating fallow. All the rest cutting thistles I thinning carrots 60 76 Tu 22 Robert Cultivating Bays cutting thistles Hector hurkling turnips I thin the last of the carrots George Nicol & Mother here gets cherries fine sunny day 66 82 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>July 1873</h3> W 23 Hector taken very ill this morning with colic and retching Robert goes for the Doctor who comes and prescribes - but to ought he is no better Robert cultivating of his return we taking out doubes in turnips 70 88 Th 24 Robert at at Aberfoyle for Grist left before Hector somewhat better the rest taking out doubles in turnips a fine drouthy day & warm Katy loofbat here for cherries 70 86 F 25 My Birthday, high ho! finished my 73d year I am an old man: Robert cradling round 16 acre field - miserable poor crop of wheat only grain round the fences Mrs Lo {suppat?} here for cherries the rest Timothy Hector hurkling turnips. very hot 70 88 Sa 26 Great rain with heavy thunder almost last night creek down and pools every where we finish taking the doubles from Turnips in forenoon, and Robert & Hector fixes up the reaper. In afternoon we work with reaper in 16 acre field - very sultry & I get bushed at Tea time 70 86 Su 27 All at Church but Hector Jas Stewart Preaches a very able sermon 68 84 M 28 Cutting wheat all day with Reaper in 16 acre field sultry in forenoon 70 82 Mr Alrich’s people here for cherries Tu 29 Men finishes reaping the 16 acre field, take the Reaper over to the Barley and cradles round it I got bushd with the heat - don’t stand the heat now 70 86 W 30 Hector begins to cut Barley with reaper till he broke something and went to Dundas to get it mended Men stoning fallow I killing Colorada beetles on Potatoes they are getting pretty numerous warm 70 86 Th 31 Hauls 7 loads of wheat form 16 acre field pick as it is cloudy look like rain James Stewart here from Pucken ham he looks well - Sultry 70 82 <h3>Augt</h3> F 1 A shower last night Hector gets the waggon tor gue mended at kirkwall and kurkles turnips in forenoon the cuts barely with Reaper the Bobs stoning all day I don’t do much warmish in afternoon cleans out cistern at stable 60 82 Sa 2 Slight last night & today Hector hurkles turnips and after Tea cuts the last of the barley Men stoning pretty warm again cloudy 66 84 Su 3 All at Church Jane fine drouthy day a good many at Church 68 80 M 4 Takes in the last of 16 acre field 8 loads - Total loads of fall wheat - 15 loads and very poor. The Bays & me raking & binding Barley. John Dicksons child died this afternoon. cool today & drouthy 65 76 Tu 5 Hector Raking 16 acre field we Rake & Bind all the Barley and hauls one load of wheat rakings. Fine drouthy day & cool 56 76 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Augt 1873</h3> W 6 Hector kurkling turnips in forenoon Men stoning fallow In afternoon Hector and I is at the Funeral of John Dickson’s child. Men hauling Barley & Hector helps after Tea finishes it = 5 loads Lilly & I killing Potatoe bugs, gets the first new Potatoe 60 82 Th 7 Hector kurkling turnips then goes to Puslinch hunting siller Men aloning I at Prayer meeting 70 84 F 8 Men begins to cut Peas, very hot and sultry it will bring more thunder 70 83 Sa 9 Men cutting Peas two of the Turnbull Boys helping them warm drouthy 70 84 Su 10 All at Church but Jefsie A Minister from kilbride preaches drouthy 70 82 M 11 Men at Peas in forenoon Jefsie & turning Peas. In afternoon much rain and heavy thunder 70 80 Tu 12 Men finishes cutting Peas in forenoon. In afternoon their thunder and some rain and no work done all our cut and lying drenched wet wet 60 80 W 13 Men stoning & Ploughing. a piece of new ground south of swamp some rain now and then all day - no drouth quite cold. This is the Parliament meets - will it be prorggued? 50 64 Th 14 Men turns all the Peas in morning then cuts a few eats at Concefsion In afternoon turns all the Peas again and hauls 4 loads which we put into Barrack 50 76 F 15 A draw this morning but begin to haul Peas about 10 oclock though they are rather wet we haul 13 loads of which we put 9 into Barack and 4 into old Barn & lofts. Hears Parliament was prarogued on the 13th 50 70 Sa 16 Some slight rain in morning, In afternoon we finish hauling the Peas - 8 loads of which we put 5 loads into old barn 1 into Barrack and 2 into New Barn Total loads of Peas 25 laods of which 14 is in Barrack = 9 into old Barn and 2 into New barn. after Tea the men Rakes and binds oats & Hector cuts oats with Reaper, very cool today 64 64 Su 17 Hector cut All at Church but me & Jane threatened with Dysentery 34 66 M 18 Hector cutting oats all day & finishes the oats at Concefsion. A little mildew Men cutting thistles & e till noon then we all bind oats till Tea then slopt by a little rain with distant thunder in the south quote cool season seems changed 54 64 Tu 19 Hector cutting oats all day finishes all in the north oats rusted badly we binding and stooking - a fine sunny day and warm again 34 80 W 20 Hector cuts the spring wheat and the las of the oats. We binding, warm 60 84 Th 21 Sheep died Binding & stooking all day finishes wheat & oats, kills a sheep warm distant thunder 60 84 F 22 Choring in forenoon Speans the Lambs Hauls 12 loads of oats in afternoon, very sultry slight shower at night 60 85 Sa 23 Men blasting a stone and buried the dead sheep in the hole in afternoon we hauled 5 loads of oats from Nul which finishes all the oats at the North 58 77 Su 24 All at Church but May fine drouthy day & coolinsh 60 76 M 25 Rain last night oats wet Men begins to Plough for seed in afternoon 60 78 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>augt 1873</h2> tu 26 salt leed fair, Hector team & lilly at it, got 14 bushels {told?} lead {wellhobert?} Bloughing set up stooks chores & {drawthy?} cool 32 74 w 27 hector & robert ploughing in {faremoon?} mattermoon lakes in the ladt of the oats = 5 loads = puts 4 on soft and one on mow 30 70 th 28 lakes in the {thing?} wheat 3 loads-very poor, men ploughin in after 30 70 f 29 men ploughing in foremoon, at cowes threshing in aftermoon, draw -34 78 sa 30 men ploughing very hot & {luetry healming?} hunder 60 86 su 31 duot churoh put same rain with same thunder last night 60 76 <h2>sept.</h2> m 1 men ploughing some rain & thunder last night, very windy to day cool 60 74 tu 2 men ploughing fine cool {freezy?} sunny day doing men thing 34 74 w 3 men ploughing field nearly finish looks like team at night 32 78 got the langholin paper of the 6th augt announcing the death of my cousin Helen park on the 4th aged 33 years of {consumrlion?} th 4 men pushes the ploughing, a good deal of rain in foremoon, in aftermoon hector goes to salt to meet rolt martin & wife from 32 78 f5 hector & martin goes to bolt hunter for seed wheat {eup?} dragging wheat {land/and?} before sowing fine day and cool 34 74 sa 6 hector sows all the fall wheat on field our the dyke very cool 30 72 sun 7 all at church fuil {fefrie?} johnst one preaches drowgening rain & cool 30 38 m 8 men dragging all day finishes dragging wheat very cool 30 60 tu 9 holt martin & wife goes away hector takes them up to salt bolt stoning wheat lone, {barnunu?} great shew at brantlord, cool 28 62 w 10 men cleaning out ditch on north of wheat field fine day & cool 30 72 {hears?} mr. mc phails brother with family is come with family from - th 11 men mowing clover at neels slashing and in orchard, warm 60 80 f 12 men cutting thutles in foremoon, after tea takes the clover from neils = 2 loads which is put into old {platiles?} soft, very warm 60 84 sa 13 cuts some oat sheaires cuts thutles and takes in from orchard ond little load of clover which lushes own hay this season puts into new country soft, some thunder last night with a little rain very cool 30 degrees cooler than yesterday lights the {pest?} {pere?} in own 51, 54, 50 su 14 hector & sean at puslunch each aiment all the rest put felie cool 38 32 m 15 cleans out big {lpuing?} {gold?} young {loans?} & hureshers peas at new farm smell {bout?} lat night melons cucumbers tomatoes & potatoes cut down some 32 36 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>sept 1873</h2> tu 16 men thrashing peas & general choring cleaning some peas & c 30 {60/66?} w 17 all at guelph shew put jame & lilly a good day & good shew hector takes some chopping stuff to aber fayle, loe left at 4am got home at 9 pm front last 38 61 th 18 men stoning pea land & not doing much, very hot for the season 30 80 f 19 thunder and rain last night men stoning pea growed 30 60 sa 20 men stoning pea growed, loundy & cool season fairly changes now 36 30 su 21 fill at church leut robert & {alick?}, frost again last night graph leaves 32 32 m 22 men hauling dung for potatoes & killed a pig at noon, rain afternoon 40 38 men cleaned up the two little loads of peas that was put into new rain {reckoned?} no bigger than some of our {jungle?}loads - had 14'/2 bushels tu 23 men hauling dung all day - fine day after a wet night. clear 40 62 w 24 men hauling dung all day jack roberson married today. fine clear 40 64 th 25 men hauls out the last of the dung to potatoes land, then plaoghing nol stalker comes to spread dung,much rain last night. clear & growing to day 40 65 f 26 men ploughing bol stalker spreading dung, very fine growing day 45 68 sa 27 men ploughing in foremoon & robert all day, all the rest at church in after- moon except fefrie rev.t.johnstone wings his collection of {flouiday?} gueer things here for me to keep for him till called for very hot summer heal 40 82 su 28 our {jachament?} all at but fefrie mr. wilson of caledona reaches 72 86 m 29 a deal of heavy rain last night and this morning men ligs some curse potatoes for pigs & c, {children?} pic nic all at {it last?} hector & robert - 60 32 tu 30 begun to dig potatoes, digs about 70 {illegible} 50 b.chilis 10 {biearly?} {garderich?} and 10 b.role a very fine day clear sunny not warm 30 64 <h2>Oct.</h2> w 1 dig 70 potatoes {illegible} 33 chilis & 13 peach blows fine day slight frost last 32 60 th 2 digs 105 potatoes {illegible} 30 b chilis & 33 cuscos puts the {suto?} old house for digs we have now finished diggen potatoes our total {aropes?} 243 bushels 36 38 f 3 threshers here thrashes all own pea 195 bushels, a fine but cool 36 32 sa 4 thresher own barley 84 bu 21 b. per {acre?} & spring wheat 20 bu only 5 {boper ache?} as there was4 {aches?} of each spring wheat and barley {stwas?} very wet this morning but we got on about 9 & threshed till one 40 38 su 3 all at church but jame fine day but cool 38 32 m 6 jame & me at gall gets a salt delen ture off 300 at 96 to be paid in ten years {illegible} 6 per cent no of debenture 3. men puils cool of we byce to night 36 44 {at the very bottom of the paper is very faded writing} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Oct 1873</h2> tu 7 men Hector Ploughing robert at tom greys digging potatoes echoing 40 34 w 8 men ploughing in foremoon in afternoon at {for shiaves?} {seprates?} the {ram?} from lambo & gathering fallen apples very fine sunny day 32 64 th 9 robert takes hector {jean?} & {alick?} up to salt on there journey to keppel they will leaway at least a week fog this morning fine clear 43 64 f 10 robert takes the pumpkins until old stable & then ploughs carrying fallen apples very fine clear day like indian summer but early 40 64 sa 11 robert ploughing echoing leds pigs & some showers cloudy 40 38 su 12 all at church but robert and lilly a fine day but cool 40 38 m 13 robert ploughing carrying apples in foremoon {feline?} & afternoon 40 38 tu 14 robert plouging {felie?} & carrying apples all day, very fine indian 43 64 w 15 robert {gies?} up to salt to meet our peapie from keppel {lelie?} and carries the last of the good apples, has in all about 22 barrels, without {cranling?} small ow people comes home from keppel 40 62 th 16 all at {aw?} {lownohep?} shew but jane gets last {illegible} for bull 40 64 f 17 hector & robert ploughing {fepie?} & carries the last of small apples cool 40 34 sa 18 hector & robert ploughing till stoft by {rain?} about 9 am a good deal of rain afterwards {choung?} aftermoon buy 2 axe handles 40 36 su 19 jean & I at church {mr gilray?} preaches Mr Porteus absent 38 32 m 20 men ploughing finishes field & begins 16 ache field. told three pigs to Mr alrich for 6 per hundred, sleet at night 38 - 34 36 tu 21 men ploughing in 16 ache field tile stoft by rain, hector then goes to kill a pig per mrs moalirter & robert & cleans up a load of barely, mr mc phail from Jamaica here, a very nasty day some 36 44 w 22 men ploughing choung mr henderson collector here fine 38 34 th 23 hector at dundas with 35 b.barley got $1 per b #33 a wet {duagrealile?} day, parliament meets today at ottawa a hey for a 34 34 f 24 hector at {aber bable?} with chopping still robert ploughing edwin chambers & wife here, says his brother robert is dying 32 48 sa 25 men ploughing & the women {gunding?} apples for sauce fine 32 48 su 26 robert goes to {salt?} all at church form elliot goes away 34 46 m 27 robert not return from salt we take up and hauls the carrots = 34 bushels puts them {untils?} cellar shaws a few {illegible?} 34 46 tu 28 hilled three pigs sold to mr oldiesle a {maity?} wet day and sometimes soft snow, woods quite bale winter comeing on 32 44 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>oct 1873</h2> w 29 robert hauling firewood we shawing & talking up {illegible} hector at salt youth three pigs at 672 at 6 per hd-840 and 24B barely at {illegible} 3 = 824 70 snow on the ground this morning cold 30 38 th 30 men repairs {illegible} in foremoon we showing & talking up {illegible} smarter hauls 12 loads of {illegible} 30 B per load = 360 B put units sheep house 30 42 f 31 shawing & taking up twirls till stoft by rain & snow in foremoon cleared up a little before night and threatens to be a hard frost 32 40 36 <h2>Nov</h2> sa 1 hard frost last night & the ground white with snow we shaw and take up {illegible} all day hauls none a pretty good day 30 40 su 2 no reaching today mr parteus at caledoria a roger meeting held to robert at it hector & jean at moriston 31 42 m 3 heavy rain last night but white with snow this morning taking up {illegible} in foremoon hauls in aftermoon = 10 loads = {3oob?} of {which?} we put 7 loads into sheep house = 210 B and {illegible} total in sheep house 570 bushels cold looks {he?} winter 34 32 tu 4 hauling {illegible} all day 18 loads 12 waggon loads & 6 cart loads as we broke the axle tree of one was gon we had take the cart of {lerward?} we {illegible} the cart 23 B & the waggon 30 bushel = total today 310 B which we put into cow {byle?} a fine day but frozen hard in mor 30 49 w 5 hauling all day-15 loads of which carl loads of 23 beach the wagon 30 B total to day 410 bushels a fine day but frosty in the shade 30 32 th 6 thanksgiving day all at church but {fepie?} aftermoon hector robert and elliok at {illegible} very hard frost last night clear fine day winter 26 38 f 7 hauling {illegible} all day 18 loads of which 9 was carts & 9 wagons total to day 49 5 bushels hard frost again last night but very fine day 29 46 sa 8 hauls 11 loads of {illegible} of whcih 6 was carts at 3 wagons = 300 3 which finishes own {illegible} crop = total crop = 2375 in 84 loads but mr mc pilister got 30 B {deducting?} which we have 2343 of which here is in sheep house 570 B & in cow {byre?} 1773 bushels jean and hector goes to mr {gilhursts?} puslineh {goodeshs?} day 44 44 su 9 all at church but hector, young {gilchrust?} here cool 32 38 m 10 cuts oat sheavys in {morning?} {sheaus?} the colt, ploughing afternoon 28 34 tall hills two pies in foremoonmen ploughing in afternoon 30 36 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Nov 1873</h2> w 12 a real winter day 60 {rymoches?} of snow and some mows wreaths last night and it has melted nine all day. winter fiarly at present Hector win robsons threshing robert at tom gregs threshing. Cold now 30-34-30 th 13 Hector at tom gregs threshing in foremoon & robert at robson in foremoon in aftermoon hector & jean goes to {mo william?} with cheese robert choring no than yet quite winter weather weighs could go 26 32 f 14 tremendous frost last night for the season men getting dry firewood in {swamp?} {illegible} riddel & wife here fine day done 3-28-24 sa 15 men during {twin houses?} & choring rather mulder to day but very little snow has gone it is still {poselle?} for cutters to win this is the {thirel?} night the cows has been put up, own {feefers?} 24 38 su 16 all at church but robert fine day & thawnig {mildy?} 30 38 m 17 hazy day mot freezing & but {tillie?} thaw men ploughing 30 34 tu 18 jean & meat dundas & get 36 dollars for coupens gets a pair of potatoes $2.50 & a pair of calf skin boots $4 men ploughing 30 36 w 19 men ploughing still though thaw to day cloudy 30 30 th 20 robert at mr deekers threshing, hector tried to plough but could not for frost & get up the carrots & beets in garden 24-26-21 f 21 put the ram to the {swes?} robert at deekers threshing & make a twin up {creel?} hector chouing snowing almost all day winters 21 35 su 22 hector at aber royle with gust robert choung john duekon comes with a mate, there is now snow enough for heighs to go but supose coheeted carriage coill still be used for heavy loads 28 36 su 23 all at church but may hector & jean at puslunch heaving mr {me jab?} the rest at kirk wall mild day but no thaw 30 34 m 24 more snow last night enough now for heighing men bring home the plough & laying by tools for winter john me luan comes with circulars saw on heigh and sets it in afternoon the horse power has 28 34 tu 25 sawing own firewood cuts 32 cords with 13 hands and finishes at half past 3pm began at 9am very smart work coldish day 21 28 w 26 hector at aberoyle with heigh for gust, Robert at Bensy Dicksons {hrishing?} good laghing now led the lambs with hay, hard proof 7 24 th 27 hector & both at benyys threshing in foremoon cuts oat sheaves snowing to day good heighing now brings home the {cloes?} to feed hard 24 16 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Nov 1873</h2> f 28 hector at salt. Jean & john at Fanets robert went to john Dicksons to thresh this morning but the machine broke down so they did nothing splendid hug {hen?} now plenty of mow & winter fairly {melt?} frost 7 28 sa 29 hector & jean at freelton with yarn to weaver robert at John Dicksons threshing Johns Dicksons cousin goes to swamp after rabbits no tracks fine heighing 16 24 su 30 all at church but jean takes the sleigh excellent heighing 16 26 <h2>dec</h2> m 1 snowing and drifting heavy all day snow quite deep robert at Dicksons 14 26 tu 2 raining ice last night a hard crust on the snow and trees loaden thawing {south?} rain to day and dark fog near night {fefine?} goes away to salt to sewing school robert takes her up in cutter 30 38 w 3 raining and thawing all day snowing going fast men choring {heshing?} oats puts up 18 bags of bambo apples and after chores & 38 48 th 4 great gale of wind all day & now setting in a hard frost. John Dickson goes away & hector take him up to guelph with 16 bags apples they will get their burnet set for it is very cold, robert choring 37 28 f 5 men choung snow all gone. a griming fell to day frosty 22 26 <h2>wek down in full flood</h2> sa 6 men choring patching we byre the wind has whipped & 20 28 su 7 all at church but may and alick freezing 24 30 m 8 men ruins up 23 bags of peas & go to me {anmalgs?} to steroscopec news of lierra newada milder in morning then misty & thawing 28 28 tu 9 hector at salt with the peas = 35 bush at 32 cent per bush = $28.60 robert puts dung to some of the apple trees, thawing all day 36 40 w 10 hector at salt south 20 bush potaes to mr.roberson at 30 cents =#6 we kirm all day and gets no butter & warn hands for threshing to 30 34 th 11 threshers here threshes 94 bushels of wheat all the crop of 16 acres begins the oats in afternoons a soft day and having all day 36 40 f 12 finishes the oats at noon 210 bushels {hresherd?} goes away at mr chelols and mate here from salt. some snow last night 32 36 sa 13 men cleaning up chall in {swin?} for timothy seed. snowing hard all day plenty now for pleughing again but no frost in the ground sheep frostened again. ashes 34 28 su 14 all at church but withh sleigh but jane plenty of snow for good heighing 28 30 m 15 men choring {zildling?} chall filling beds with chall & straw fixing timothy seed & cutting oat sheaves & c 28 32 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Decr 1873</h2> Tu 1516 Hector goes to Galt with 30 {Ba.?} Potatoes to Jo Adams at 30 cents = and to a sale at - Baydon's {illegible name} Robert choring. warm 30 38 {author writes above the line} -#9 W 16 17 Hector & Robert both at Cowes threshing I choring, A sun thaw 28 40 Th 17 18 {Men?} at Cowes threshing in forenoon choring in afternoon sunny very mild 30 40 F 18 19 Hector gone to see {illegible name} both who has the measles at Grandmother's Robert choring, Begins to give the Pigs Peas - shut them up to day, thaw 30 38 Sa 19 20 Robert choring Hector goes to see Elizabeth in afternoon goes with Jean in buggy with cheese to Kirkwall, getting colder 30 24 {author writes above the line} paid globe & Postage do W McMullan Su 21 Hector & Jean seeing Elizabeth May I at Church frosty 20 26 M 22 Hector & Robert choring I {illegible text} Mrs. Porteus at Teeny here 15 24 Tu 23 Hector & Robert at Mr.Menzie's with chopping stuff May goes with them to see Old Mr.Porteus smell frost clear 11 30 W 24 Men cleans up a load of oats & chores. I Plant six seeds of the great Californian tree god from B Mc{illegible name} 20 34 Th 25 Christmas day our men goes to Clyde to shoot for Turkeys But they got none, A very fine day mild thaw {author writes above the line} {illegible name} J McQueens I no kirkwall 20 36 F 27 26 I collecting seat rents for church Men choring {author writes above the line} snowing at night 20 34 Sa 27 Collecting seat Kents & Hector takes me round in {illegible text} {author writes above the line} very mild thaw 30 36 Su 28 All at Church but Robert who is taking {physic?} coolish 26 26 M 29 Kills our beefs cow Wm.Dickson helps us. some snow drift and 30 28 Tu 30 Hector at Robert {illegible name} Roup who has sold his farm for #4500 splitting firewood & choring. cold today with hard frost above 11 26 W 31 Hector at Galt with oats 66B at 36 per B = $23.76 Robert choring Mr.Childs comes with Hector mild day 20 33 Another year has passed, our life glides on Tommorow & old seventy three is gone But who shall see the close of seventy four; The answer is beyond all mortal power </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Janury 1874</h2> th 1 and this is new years day one night moralise but {floont?} the men is on only choring & do fine mild day 30 38 f 2 men sawing up old oak before old house flake $143 to me lueen for 34 38 sa 3 hector jean alick lilly & is at salt hector took up a few oats mr childs went away with us & got $32 1/2 interest from salt coupens paid flemung & es $6 for blaxkwood & chamleers for a year in advance paid beformer #2 got custom oil cents, thawing mild all day no heughing coming home 42 32 su 4 all at church but may a singular day for the season no rain and the glals at 32 in the morning and 63 at 2 pm mow gone all 32 63 m 5 men sawing old oak & choring fine day------- 26 30 tu 6 hector robert & fat church this being the week of prayers a coarse day snowing all day something like ice hail winter is back again 26 26 w 7 jean & leey at janet mo alesters men at old oat druggling all day a cost of half rain which sticks to the trees as ice, trees load in now 30 32 th 8 hector jean may & fat {wm?} riddels {vriting?} jeans birthday robert keeping house the trees loaden with ice hard crust on mow height 30 34 f 9 men at old oak, mild day calm snow in afternoon trees loaded 30 36 sa 10 hector finishes splitting up old oat robert at salt to see childs a good plughing now, trees loaden 30 31 su 11 all at church but jane robert comes back from salt 30 33 m 12 men chopping fallen trees in sugar bush pretty {smell?} clear 20 24 mr falconer pays $130 on his note of $200 and $8 of {intereil?} leaving $30 still to pay. to do {luhieh?} have given him another year tu 13 men cleaning wheat, not doing much. smell frost last night 4 22 w 14 hector at rocton court about malcom & mr falconer plea about harrows robert chopping in sugar bush fixing a creel snel 11.22.18 th 15 hector & jean at salt with wheat send with them #130 cash and a bank deposet aecept 30 to be put in merchants bank robert chopping in sugars bush doing little very {smell?} all day 9 10 f 16 hector at Dicksons killing pigs. roberts chopping in sugar bush {smell?} 3 14 sa 17 men chopping in sugar bush, {smell?} clear {heny?} good slughing 4 23 su 18 all at church but may & {I?} as {I?} am not very well threshed with 20 26 m 19 hector & robert takes a sow to bear at mom Dicksons robert then picking apples hectors goes to mr chugholins with clothes to make 30 37 thawing mostly all day. queen country this canada of awrs. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>jan {7?} 1874</h2> tu 20 men bungo now home fromboar me william here for 3 potatoes bags in aftermoon men in sugar bush chopping pretty {snell?} again above 8 22 w 21 hector & jean at the funeral of -- johnston a young man aged 25 and nephew of mrs martine nicol robert chopping snow and rain last night and a thaw all day quite mild 34 40 th 22 men choring creeching graith & hector goes to valens take declar ration as frustee heavy rain last night & to day creek in full {flood?} 36 47 f 23 hector goes to pudlunch about a horse but was sold robert {chowing?} 36.34.2 sa 24 hector may & church creek in full flood {sunmuny?} over the love strong at budge but over the load in swamp, near night heavy mow showers & wendy & cold setting per a hard frost & stormy night 30 26 su 25 {run?} {facraiment?} all at church but alick & robert cold dear 14 14 m 26 fat church are congregational meeting. #30 short of funds pea thraw inwee byre finished tu 27 hector at the funetal of beattie aged 39 thawing and snowing 32 w hector cold mr oldruch two flurs for #70 and a pig for #8 w 28 men at salt {touth?} trees & pig john goes to drive the horses the gets #2 from dr lundy over ched to me by mistake 36 2 th 29 general ellection all over the province none here own member mr bain going in by acelaination me in at firewood 26 30 f 30 men at firewood {bune?} dry cedar from 9th con for kindling very cold and above 4 sa 31 men at firewood mr childs went away, cold clear above 5 <h2>Feb</h2> su 1 all at church but may & lilly still cold and stuff wind 8 m 2 men at firewood in foremoon snowing hard all aftermoon men chung above 6 16 tu 3 men at firewood mr paterson old comodoze {buried?} to day 20 w 4 robert at won robertsons threshing hector choung snowing after 20 th 5 robert at robsons threshins hector in bush chopping firewood 0 f 6 hector & jean at ms {gilchrusts puslinch?} robert choring - cold windy above 2 looks very like a storm of snow to night, wind east small snow sa 7 hector goes for the doctor to alick who has been sick for some day, doctor coming {timoprerw?} {illegible} oat sheaves in aftermoon. lushmules in sheep hous up till middle pillar forne anore snow last night <h2>clear sunny</h2> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Feb 1874</h2> m 9 men at firewood {cloudy?} but pretty mild 14 30 tu 10 men at firewood choring mild with some snow showers 14 26 w 11 hector robert at salt with {wm?} {lowe?} bought a circular saw and left it to get fixed robert went to say goodbye to childs who is going home 14 26 th 12 men at firewood doctor here at slick johns is threatened {couth?} fandice 20 32 f 18 great thaw last night and all day with heavy rain last night but not to day men chopping whian fair creek down {lug?} pools in the fields 44 44 sa 14 men at firewood fine clear day frost last night pools all froze 20 30 su 15 all at church but robert & alick a collection laken up to make up our defiency of funds. got $46.30 the largest collection ever made 24 31 m 16 hector goes to pustinch looking after a horse robert chopping loundry 31 30 tu 17 hector & robert at cowes sawing wood. rev mr nav here fine 18 22 w 18 hector & jean at frayerville hewery mr me nal lecture on red wer robert chouing having got a finger {friused?} yesterday at cowes 14 22 th 19 hector goes to neil me saters in puslinch & buys a horse for $130 and brings it home robert at couses swamp with the oxen making rod 8 mild thing to day robt me dueens social tonight 30 38 f 20 men chopping firewood fine mild thaw huging gone much black ground concert at our chove to night h.r & joined at it collected #42/2 36 36 sa 21 mild and mowing soft all day men choring goos sleighing moy 24 37 su 22 all at church but jane, thawing gently all day 30 36 m 23 mawed or rather hailed last night something gelwen ice hail a hard crust this morning hector hauling firewood to mrs me alisten robert hauling firewood home with arlen thawing again 28 39 tu 24 cutting oat sheaves in foremoon men hauling firewood afterwards 18 22 w 25 hector at salt for plastey jean goes with him to return some collon yarn that wont weave rob thawing firewood mowing now 6 pm wind 14 22 th 26 men hauling firewood bible to wet meeting at church here 0 26 f 27 hector at brock road for lumber rob hauling & e 26 30 sa 28 men dragging old logs out of swamp for firewood a pet of a day sky clear but house sede, {zunming?} by sun heat skunk got away from 24 36 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>march 1874</h2> su 1 all at church but may & lilly very fine and thawing with a clear sky plighing last fields spotting lost grapped 24 46 m 2 men having firelog out {twany?} till thaw lungs the water down a strong thaw with clear sky {llughing?} entrely done fields nearly black the snow has never been one lost deep this 30 46 jean says she saw three blue {birds?} to day a glendinning comes tu 3 men at firewood more blue birds seen saw a ground bud a singular fine day sunny and strong thaw ground black except patches this weather cannot last creek open heavy rain at night crows plenty 36 52 w 4 frost again last night men at bush chopping firewood 24 30 th 5 men at bush chopping hard frost last night creek road swelled mr porteus here visiting clear & cold 19 30 f 6 men at bush chopping & piling cloudy strong east wind with something between snow and rain all day very disagrealie 28 33 sa 7 a nasty disagreable day it had rained ice all last night and this morning the trees was loaden with clean ice but all came down before noon, men choring blast 30 40 su 8 all at church but may & allick coldish but some snow 20 30 m 9 men choring, cold loundy stormy day with snow blasts 19 24 <h2>begins to feed the sheep {lurnys?} three times per day they are</h2> tu 10 men spilling firewood at home windy and cold grapped 20 26 hector brother sandy comes from keppel w 11 hector and his brother at salt per bran, robert {spelling?} wood 19 22 th 12 hector & his brother going about robert spelling wood very cold 14-18-12 f 13 hector goes to aber royal with a gust his brother sand goes with him robt walens & wife here they put next tuesday for luck 10 22 sa 14 hector comes home with the gust he was at mr.gilchrests all night bill robson brings me peas me pear grafts robt splilling wood 20 32 su 15 all at church but hector collection for widow fund 20 34 m 16 men takes up a load of hay from old stable, we them cut a mixing it with straw we then cut oat sheaves till tea time thawing 30 40 tu 19 hector at salt with ram and gets clover seed & robt & over hauling rotton lurnips in sheep house & thawing 32 42 w 18 men mending fences I sharpen spouts strong thaw loads 40 32 deep & {glouve?} all gone blue {winds?} & robins guile plenty. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>march 1874</h2> th 19 men sitting timothy & mending budges between gote & sugar bust very mild the frost almost out of the ground snow all gone but 30 36 f 20 men finish the bridges in foremoon & afternoon taps some of our sugar trees kunmung pretty well also takes out the sugar {kettles?} 30 36 sa 21 men tap the rest of the trees I fix boling place, we gather 18 pails of sap & {sarops?} off 16 pails leaving 2 pails in middle pals puts loader 30 48 su 22 all at church but jane tap running pretty well coolish 30 38 m 23 cold windy day with hard frost last night & today the sap which ran yesterday frozen hard in laughs men choring very cold 18,20,17 tu 24 hector at mr mensie getting peas & oats cracked robert takes the circular saw fron I cowes to mr mo alistons intending to saw her firewood {tomouow?} 12 26 w 25 hector & robert at mr mc alistons sawing he wood I gather 13 pails of sap some of it very strong as it was frozen & threw away the ice a queen climate this thawing all and freezing hand freezing hard yesterday 30 40 th 26 gets 33 pails of sap & by {illegible} off 43 pails as there was pails in patts and to night we leave 5 pails in potts men cleaning peas as old burn thawing day but cold wind & freezing at night 38,38,30 f 27 no no tap to day gathered only 2 pails hector attends school examination julia mc queen married elliot 24 36 sa 28 no sap to day freeing men choring threatening snow 26 33 su su 29 all at church but jane & lilly cool no run hard frost last 22 34 m 30 gatherd 9 pails of sap did mat kindle they use men choring hector goes to brock road to weaver got a web did not get it 24 38 tu 31 hector at salt grening home {fefine?} & getting some seeds lime & robert making a gate for north field at concgsion, hard frost no sap 18 26 <h2>april</h2> w 1 hector & jean away seeing a sick child of gilch at mr macntyo robert making a gate a snell frost for april no sap worth 12 34 th 2 gather 11 pails sap but boiled none men choung snowing now 6pm 28 40 f 3 hector sick with colie robert goes for the doctor and is not come home yet this is good friday and robt is keeping as a sunday some snow last night but not much no sap guide frosty 26 33 24 sa 4 doctor {seung?} hector who has {illegible} of the bowels and is very ill boils down sap in pots makes into {illegible} 10 24 <h2>very cold</h2> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>april 1874</h2> su 5 robert goes to talk the doctor about hector may & I at church snowing hard in afternoon and very stormy 18 28 m 6 I clean the snow out of the tough doctor here seeing hector thinks he has got the turn robt wm cowe barney mr armaly & john lapsley moves our old workshop up to new plalile mild 20 36 tu 7 robert takes me one cart load of {lurnys?} for sheep, mr porteus here seeing hector we gather 27 pace of {aop?} and lyroys it off leaving water in jettles, fine warm but pool win snow 30 42 heals one frog whistling in swamp for rust time w 8 robert choung, we gather 14 pails sap but boils none fine day 30 37 last night robt {fefine?} alick & lilly at kirkwall {heaving?} mr russel preach th 9 gets 40 pails sap {illegible} 36 pails leaving 9 in pats roberts cleans the baltie & last my bet of a plug of {lsbacce?} 30 37 f 10 gets 34 pails sap & {syrops?} off 34 leaving 9 pails in pots the same as last night robert & hector fixing old work shop at new barn 30 42 sa 11 some snow last night sap cold windy and frosty piolt choung 30 26 su 12 pill at church but jane & hector who is much worse to day 20 36 m 13 robt goes for the doctor to hector {illegible} does not see him we gather 28 pails sap & be syrops off 30 heaving 14 pails in pots 28 46 tu 14 doctor here last night says hector has {william?} ation of the bladder we got 24 pails sap & syroped of 38 robt carpentering old {shore?} 40 62 w 15 got 18 pails sap but did not kindlw the fire robt & alick at salt fair & lungs E childs here to work mild in morning but colden all day 52.46.3 th 16 got 26 pails sap syrops 37 & left 9 pais in pots robt & childs fixing old workshop & hanging {gates?} at north fields the doctor here mr posteu & ms porteus here got a letter from walter armstrong with brother 28 4 f 17 men chounig {raining?} stone & fixing sheep {illegible} house as the ocen ran away per the end of it {fefrie?} gather only 2 pails 30 36 sa 19 18 men {illegible} stones we got 41 pails sap and syroped off 39 pails leaving in pots the last boiling & this is to be morales fine 30 44 su 20 19 has pair twin lambs the twist = 2 fine day sap running 32 32 m 21 20 has one pair twin & one lunge = 3 men kill a pig I am bad with dysentery a wet day & some thunder tho women gathered 21 pails of yesterdays sap & syroped off 32 pails 40 46 leaving water in the potts </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>april 1874</h2> tu 22 21 had 3 lambs to day one pair {to cns?} men raising stones, no sap 32 44 w 23 22 had 6 lambs to day three pair twins men raising stones hector and jean at salt for seeds, gathered 13 pails sap boiled none very fine 34 49 th 23 has 3 lambs to day 1 pair twins & one we wont take her own lamb men raising & blasting stones got 4 pail, sap & syroped off 17 pails, fine 34 46 f 24 has 5 lambs to day two pair worms men raising stones hector begins to plough in 16 ache field, up till to night has 22 lamb from 14 {ewes?} there being 9 pair twins & four angle, has last none yet gathered 31 44 sa 25 has 9 lambs to day 3 pair twins and 3 single men cutting the last of the oat sheaves in fore moon. snowing aftermoon gathered 6 pails sap nasly 30 38 yesterday got a langholrnpaper with a sketch of my {bommy?} sel! who a the pigs worried a lamb to day pulling it through the logs of thee byre su 26 may & me at church hears wm drone our precenter died last night rad 2 lambs to day twins one lamb died to day snow all gone 30 40 m 27 no lambs to day got 1/2 ton of hay from R pentland price #6 men choung craft apple at old cheese pres {10th?} fall pippins 28 44 tu 28 no lambs to day hector ploughing in little field at old slable in foremoon men taking off stones in aftermoon hector & fat the funeral of wm drone aged 32 his sudden death has created a profound sensation women gathered 3 packs sap and syroped off 11 pails execpt this the 30 42 w 29 has 3 lambs to day all jingle hector & robert. childs at salt for medicine to hector cold barren north wind crows out but no 30 36 <h2>neil colted last night a male colt</h2> th 30 men ploughing with three ploughs hector having the two years old that was never {harnefsed?} before and he does well I bring home the spouts from sugar bush barren weather 33 46 <h2>may</h2> f 1 this is the first of may & a barren day it is blowing hard & wind north no lambs to day puts the {wnlambed ewes?} - 11 into field {illegible} 30 50 at newtable all three men ploughing at gilberts line sa 2 2 lambs to day both single childs & richardson slowing robert ploughing hector at salt for a son of coarse salt 35 30 su 3 has 2 lambs to day toms all at church but may & lilly 34 52 m 4 has 2 lambs to day twins hector sowing salt & barley men dragging 35 50 jean & {fefsie?} at kirkwall school house heaving me paynter preach. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>may 1874</h2> 5 no lambs to day hector sowing peas & seeds a swedies of {sweet?} brings her lamb home to pet men dragging skin the ewe has a cold 36 60 w 6 no lambs, men rolling sowing and harrowing took phyice and am 36 32 th 7 one ewe lambed a dead lamb 1 put another lamb to her which she is likely to take men ploughing to hard a frost last night 30 30 the men could not harrow may plants sop & polaloe one ons <h2>neil look the horse</h2> f 8 a ewe lambed a dead lamb bad luck that two men finishes dragging 16 ache field sees 2 martlet wallows puts up the fine saws {sunflower?} quite warm to day 35 71 sa 9 1 lamb to day single 1 the ewe that lambed yesterday died to day its effects that is two ewes dead lately men stoning & rolling 16 acre field finishes stoning it very hot to day 36 85 su 10 1 lamb to day single these is now only three ewes to lamb all at church but me & {fefice?} I have hurt my rib and {tis?} very sore, late spring no broille growth on willos yet hat 46 84 m 11 no lambs men cutting hay with cutter cant help them with {?} {illegible} men kills a calf in aftermoon green an willows lust veseble 40 38 tu 12 having finished lowing the men has been choung to day fixing gate at old house & saw pigs =6 fine growing day willows getting 40 76 w 13 hector salt {fefore?} goes with him to buy {?} robert ploughing potatoe and thunder with fine shower last night great growth mow 46 76 th 14 men ploughing we cut 12 bushels of potatoes a ewe lambs twins one of them a monster with only one eye night in the front and no upper jaw we killed it & boiled the head & feet the skull in museums we cut the lambs has 43 with one to lamb yet weather 19 ewes 24 = 44 hector told 26 boats to eduson greg & mr at 40 cents per b f 15 men at potatoe land un foremoon in afternoon planting potatoes cuscor & chilis cuscor at the westms mr mensir here fine dry 46 64 sa 16 plants the last of our potatoes in aftermoon rose & {gode rich?} it was raining in foremoon last week vegetation has gone a head at a great gate willow quite green & the bush getting a greenish tinge cold to 40 black more colted last night su 17 all at church but hector & lilly the last ewe lambed 44 38 and a dead lamb bud luck with late lambed ewes </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>may 1874</h2> m 18 jane rain last night & men hauling off stones in aftermoon {illegible} ploughs pumpkin patch puts the owes to sugar bush. pulling 46 36 tu 19 men hauling stones from field east of orch and to foundation of fence at swamy pulling cockle & bedroot - cochle very bad fine growing weather but not warm 46 38 w 20 men hauling stones to swamp fence {fefoie?} & pulling {cocker?} & red root 50 54 th 21 men blasting stones in foremoon, cutting the last of the hay in aftermoon we pulling {cocker?} & helping to cut hay clear sunny cool 46 62 f 22 men at stones puchie piling dung at sheep house we finish pulling {cocker?} but will have to over it again as there is much missed gets the puns rhie - 46 62 sa 23 men at stones in aftermoon hector jean may & at church bees on willows 50 70 su 24 but parament all at church but {fefine?}. robert goes to salt {?} to go to with {illegible} to niagera tomorrow, some blossoms peeping out 50 70 m 25 lueens birth day robert away hector ploughing thunder with good rain last night it was much wanted things was gettig very dry rather showery all day 40 60 tu 26 hector sowing plaster in foremoon jean & {fefrie?} plants the corn robert not returned from lueen day fount yet i pulling cockle, cool 40 34 w 27 hector ploughing robert stoning I pulling cockle apple & plum trees 45 76 th 28 men begins to haul dung for {illegible} may & fat rayer meeting at church very hot to day a fine sheep hog died awalt a pily apples in 36 90 f 29 men hauling dung I cutting cockle country cooking splendid warm 36 80 sa 30 men hauling dung I not doing much very hot country cooking glouous some apple trees in full blosson where nearly some man drake flower out but not not many lukes coming out 56 88 su 31 all at church but jean, fine shower but not enough 38 82 74 <h2>June</h2> m 1 men finishes hauling dung much cooler to day looks drowthy 56 62 tu 2 men spreading dung dung & ploughing for {?} in the aftermoon we wash the sheep fine day flowering almond in full {floom?} 46 70 w 3 men ploughing richie spreading dung a muckle pet {wi?} rules now!! flowering almond in full blossom wood in about full {fotage?} cool 40 68 4th men plough ung & spreading dung fine shower with thunder last night 30 80 f 5 hector & jean at kamilton with 13 bags potatoes & to buy phosphate {?} & {illegible} one ploughing the other seatterin dung warm 33 8 sa 6 men ploughing richson finishes spreading dung I doing little one peony in full blow the rest just bursting out hat 55-82-70. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>june 1874</h2> 7 at church fine showers with sharp thunder warm 36 80 m 8 men ploughing hector drags the potatos & funds the bug on them 46 72 tu 9 hector ploughing sod robert bob grags barn rasing & gathering bugs off the potatoes the potatoes just brawding & crowded with bugs a great deal of thunder last night but no rain here but much south 98 80 w 10 hector & robert clips the sheep, I would not help them for their pets I gathering bugs they are more plentyful to day than yesterday and on the very place, I learned yesterday all our neighbours has them bad cool 30 72 th 11 raining a good deal men plough sod and lakes off stones very 40 48 f 12 men hauling off stones I chunk some fences and lets the pigs out they have been kept up all winter keeps one in to kill and the sow & pigs may sent for to mrs wm cowe a shouting very cool 40 60 sa 13 men hauling off stones & blasting I catching potatoes bugs & cutting this - 46 66 su 14 hector & jean at puslunch sacrament robert keeps house the rest at church 50 76 m 15 men ploughing sod I killing potoe bugs cloudy & some drizzling rain 50 68 tu 16 raining a good deal in foremoon but the men finished ploughing sod east of orchard I cutting thistles & killing potatoe bugs blast them 30 60 w 17 hector at forest mill with a gust robert stoning and dragging {swany?} land {fefore?} & killing bugs in foremoon richardson & I cutting thistles among barley peas & oats, fine day shower last 30 74 th 18 hector drawing lunch dulls robert sowing phosphate & dragging till tea time when he & I sows weat bery swamps on west side of field richardson & I cutting thistles among oats in formoon fine clear 60 76 f 19 hector drilling robert sowing phosphate & & sowing {twineps?} wm here in foremoon dragging richardson stonery an crocping dung at old barn in aftermoon robert at {illegible} with the {illegible} I cathcing bugs very fine clear & warm 60 83 sa 20 hector drilling & sowing turnups robert at cowe's with open logging 60 73 su 21 the longest day! all at church but robt & {fefsie?} fine warm 60 80 m 22 men working platute labour but pay 81 92 for my time 2 day hector sends richardson in his place & he drills the last of turnups 66 81 tu 23 men at platute labour in foremoon hector sows the last of the turnips then goes to a raising at watsons at roads in aftermoon I sow headings with turnips for grasshoppers which {?} 66 86 to be quite a plague this year then catch bugs {loan?} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June 1874</h2> w 24 men finishes their statute labour at noon in afternoon cuts some old hay to mix with meal for oxen and chorer & bourus cath bugs 60 76 th 25 hector jean may lilly & alick at salt with wool 37 pieces weight 23lbs 230lbs average weight per sheep 6.8/37 lbs price 37/2 cents =$86.25 may got new gown parasol & robert john cowe & nobody at home but {fefine?} & fine little shower here with some thunder but much more at salt 60.88 72 f 26 hector dragging pallow robert at cowes & the {burns?} killing bug but they are now well thinned. cool & getting colder 6pm wind east & queen hun 60.76.60 sa 27 hector & robert dragging nell took the horse again the lad and the barn catching bugs pat only 446 a mere {tutle?} now mr {pienius?} here 65 81 su 28 all at church but hector & jean very hot the hottest day we have had yet 70 93 m 29 robert at A janiths barn raining hector drags out the {pallow?} and then while the potatoes & carrots I cut the {stles?} & catch a few bugs but we have thinned them but the graps hoppers threatens to be a ten times worse plague they are in millions has eaten the most of our fares & will soon finish the remainder as well as the carrots & is eating more pasture than all our stock 70 82 tu 30 hector & robert hung carrots in foremoon & hund corn in aftermoon hector comence cutting hay at neils slashing & field N of sugar bush both bery bery poor. robert goes to mow wuno the clover & I cut thistles 34 76 <h2>july</h2> w 1 dominion day robert at guelph. hector cutting & raking hay north of sugar bush I killing bugs & cocking hay, warm 63 82 th 2 in the morning hauls me small was of hay from the corner at neils then cuts + takes the rest of field n of sugar bush & robert {fefine?} & I haules it in 4 wee load & puts it in horse soft poor poor day 50 74 f 3 hector cutting clover all day robert mowing orchard catching bugs 60 78 sa 4 hector cutting & raking all day= finishes cutting one field in afternoon robert & I cocking at horse rake good crop of clover 60 76 some rain & a good deal of thunder last night but we want more su 5 all at church but rob & alick very {illegible} & drowthy clear 63 82 m 6 hector raking in foremoon robt & I hauling 3 loads of hay I loading {2m?} afternoon hector robt & {felise?} hauls 5 loads {illegible} raking orchard 63.86 tu 7 hauling hay all day with two teams in foremoon frank {train?} helping in aftermoon only one team hauls 9 loads puts 1 load into old stable 80 95 into ewe byre 5 into cowbyre & 1 into horse sloble I get bushed stopt by thunder & rain at tea time fine shower {ruil mat?} enough very very hot. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July 1874</h2> 8 hector in foremoon cutting hay in island field. robert & I shakes out the cocks that got wet last night. they haul it in aftermoon 2 loads puts them into old stable loft then goes to help mr cowe hill hot 84 {90?} th 9 hector cuts out the Island field in foremoon - the last of our hay robert taking what was cut yesterday I hung pumpkins in aftermoon we haul what robert raked = 4 loads put into horse 74 82 f 10 some rain last night so we hoe out the pumpkins in aftermoon hector takes all the hay & we haul 3 loads for horse stable I loading the last load was {?} to barn as it came on heavy rain with thunder we left one load infield cocked and that is all the hay we have out got a complete ducking coming home, there is now a comet in the north just seen on the night of the first of june 72 82 sa 11 hector sets up the potatoes robert & alick cutting hustles lilly & I cathing bugs in foremoon in afternoon jean {fefise?} & alick helps us and we get three tin pails full to the brim of the young {?} in for they are hatched now. after tea we take in 1 load of #hay the last of our crop total no of loads 32 but some 65 76 su 12 all at church but my & lilly robert at {cult?} after we came home it began to rain & rained all night plenty of rain now and we had much need of it for our pasture was gone with {?} and 65 72 m 13 robert comes ome at noon then we all cut thistles mrs valins and two daughters here our turnips not brauded yet though down on the 19th & 20th of june we are afraid they will never come 60 74 tu 14 hector jean & fat salt jean gets a sitting spinning wheel sput #36 dollars into merchants bank bug bleak 90 cent 65 80 86 w 15 men cutting thistles all day we catch bugs in forenoon 70 88 th 16 men finishes cutting thistles & fences at pumpkins & orchard some heavy thunder spates last evening with thunder very cool 50 67 f 17 me {?} clover for second crop alick & I cutting thistles 60 78 sa 18 men fencing in garden & repailing orchard pen I fence peas and two apples trees from calves let into orchard & cutting thistles 65 86 su 19 all at church but hector & jean very hot 70 88 m 20 cutting thistles on pallow in foremoon in aftermoon hector & robert goes to cowes to rake & bind wheat as he begins 60 78 harvest to day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July 1874</h2> tu 21 men at cowes harnesting in foremoon in aftermoon {nadling?} in our wheat around the fences & stones heaps I thinning carrots & cutting 60 78 w 22 cutting wheat with reaper in afternoon wm cowe & frank helping us cut thistles on turnips land in foremoon fine day but warm 70 82 th 23 cutting wheat all day & finishes our crop of fall wheat wm cowe & frank train helping us - better crop than we expected - fine day 70 84 f 24 hector & robert at cowes binding wheat alick & I hoeing up thistles in hot 70 90 sa 23 my birthday finished my 74th year hugh ho! hector cuts all the barley and we rake & stock it all but that at end of old stable - very sultry & hot the air soft & opressure 70 88 su 26 all at church but may & robert some rain last night 70 80 m 27 bakes the barlet in we field at old stable and hauls all the fall wheat in afternoon 16 loads & a pickle, cool cloudy 60 76 tu 28 some rain last night hector rakes the wheat stubble & takes it in robert & alick cutting thistles & stoning pallows I get a pound of tobac 35 68 w 29 robert {cultwating?} pallow hector jean & may goes to brock road to see cheese factory alick & I killing bugs not very many now 60 78 th 30 men {cullouting?} & flowing till tea time after which we haul all the barley 7 loads and finished about 10 oclock as it looks like rain 60 82 f 31 men choring at many things mr gilchust and children here, some rain & distant thunder last night but not much deouthy to day 60 82 <h2>Augt</h2> sa 1 hector at the mill for gust & chopping stuff robert cobbling gate posts 35 79 su 2 all at church but {fefsie?} me porteus sick no preaching elders officates 36 74 m 3 hector sowing plaster on second crop of clover, robert in afternoon at alfred dickers threshing mr alick takes away 2 {?} price# 30 34 tu 4 men fixing barrack in foremoon threshers here in afternoon & threshers barley 107 bushels & wheat 38 bushels I dont help them 60 77 w 5 men begins to cut peas mr puold? takes away all the lambs get {illegible} $lll they were very lean & hector gave some lambs into the bargain and #4 dollars {beride?} our pasture is ruined by grasshoppers 60 80 th 6 men cutting peas all day fine drowthy want a little rain 60 80 7 men cutting peas all day, warm distant thunder at night & like 60 86 pa 8 men finishes cutting peas at tea time I heading kye on odd corners as our regular pasture is a desert with the grasshoppers 63 86 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Augt 1874</h2> 9 all at church but hector luarteuy collection fees torn johnston with his young florida {lorle?}- very hot 68 88 m 10 men turning peas in foremoon hauls 6 loads in afternoon 60 86 tu 11 hauls the last of the peas = 7 loads puts 4 into barrack and 3 into new barn bauns goes to party at ministers very hot 70 90 w 12 men choring in foremoon in aftermoon at cowes threshing blood heat this has been the hottest day per the last six years 75 98 th 13 hector cutting oats all day we binding and stooking much cool 60 80 f 14 hector cuts the last of the oats in 16 acre field in foremoon and we bind & stook then much damaged with grasshoppers & mildew very drouthy & like to be we want rain but looks like a set drouth 60 78 sa 15 men cleans out big spring in foremoon cuts the spring to heat in aftermoon 3 acres & we bind & stook it mr gilchrest here telling us of the death of his child at mr mc intyre of dysentery - very prevalent just now 65 82 su 16 all at church but robt & {fefine?} clear very drouthy 70 84 m 17 robt cradles the last of at swamp in afternoon we haul the oats 8 loads from 16 acres fields much eaten by grasshoppers 70 90 tu 18 hauls our spring wheat = 4 loads & rakes & hauls the little patch of oats in swamp - 1 load this finishes our harvest - rather poor one james elliot patching the barn & old house things very dry 70 84 w 19 men choung in afternoon hector goes to salt about a boar - kills 65 83 th 20 men putting out dung on pallow I pull about 3 bushels astracan apples slight showers all day & looks like more and it was never more wanted here for our regular pasture is quite a desert with grasshoppers & drouth but the cattle is rather off just now since the fields was cleared of grain they have more picking & room 65 83 f 21 men putting out dung & robert begins to harrow down the {illegible} drills as they never came sow have no turnips this year sorue 60 79 sa 22 men dragging turnip land for wheat hector drawing the edges 60 74 su 23 all at church but my & lilly quite cool 56 74 m 24 hector & robert ploughing where the turnips should have been we shall not have a turnip this year cool 30 72 tu 25 salt seed fair hector at it robt ploughing cool 60 78 w 26 men ploughing fine day but very drauthy want {raid?} badly beet the grasshoppers is misty gone 60 76 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Augt 1874</h2> th 27 men ploughing finishes field begins to plough east of orchard 33 78 f 28 robert floring in foremoon hector cutting second cropof clover crop very poor drouthed cuts only patcher - in aftermoon we zake & cock 60 78 sa 29 men ploughing till tea time then we haul the clover 2 little loads which we put into sheep house loft - clear drouthy 55 76 su 30 all at church but robert & alick dry very dry & drouthy clear 60 82 m 31 men ploughing put 13 old ewes into island field with {lup?} & pet 60 85 <h2>Sept</h2> tu 1 men ploughingnwe intend to start for the huron - luc know to morrow so I shall not be marking down for some time 60 82 f 18 we started for luck now on the 2nd and returned yesterday the weater was dry & very hot all the time the glass sometimes at 92 and bush fires every {cohere?} & much {muschied?} done, we found our funds all well I trained hard yesterday and must have done much good, our wheat is {sown?} and coming up, men ploughing to day on14 acre field at {conupon on?} land where grass failed to catch in hector at the funeral of old mrs aut who died of syrentery 30 74 sa 19 men ploughing hector at the funeral of john gilbert child in afternoon fine day but raining now with some 55 80 su 20 all at church but robt & alick much rain last night cool 30 60 m 21 hector at {ary?} for bran & shorts gets one ton price #13 robt at {Iehort?} in foremoon cleaning out the reenip ploughing in aftermoon fine 35 64 tu 22 men ploughing cool the warm weather all gone season changed 50 62 w 23 hector & jean goes to porvincial shew at toronto to robert takes themup to salt ploughs in aftermoon fine clear day one night shower 30 68 th 24 robt ploughing very fine clear day but the season is now changed 50 78 f 25 robt ploughing in foremoon, in aftermoon goes to salt to meet hector 30 78 sa 26 all at church but jean, mr robalson preaches fine & warm 55 80 su 27 our sacrament all eat it but robert & alick who has dysentery 50 60 m 28 {sab bath?} shool picnic may {fefsie?} lilly & I at it collection #14 50 64 hector at puslinch for oats debt robert ploughing </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Sept 1874</h2> tu 29 men ploughing in foremoon in afternoon robt goes for salt {shew?} with the bull, hector ploughing I carry some robston pippons 50 6 w 30 all at salt {shiw?} but may {fefise?} & me got no prize for bull - cold 46 38 <h2>Octr</h2> th 1 hector at hamilton with barley robt ploughing in aftermoon 45 5 f 2 men ploughing much rain last night hector got a ducking before he got home he had 30 bushels barley price 7 york shillings - 88 cents = 44 cold 40 54 sa 3 men ploughing I carrying pippun apples cold dear 40 34 a {?} A su 4 mr porteus at flambose mr hunter a young man preaches jean poorly hector takes her to the doctor after coming from church tomatoes blackened with frost last night the first of the season 32 44 m 5 begins to dig potatoes lakes up 35 bush cuscos poor crop 32 34 tu 6 rain last night and saw all day men cleans a load of barley me alrich buys 3 pigsat #45 cot 7 cut & old ewes at #3 each 40 34 w 7 saw in foremoon & men ploughing in aftermoon takes up 15 B chili potatoes 40 54 th 8 digging potatoes all day takes up 50 B chilis fine cool day 45 58 f 9 finishes digging potatoes takes up 12 B peach blows & 6 bu roses total crop 35 b cuscon 63 B chilis 12 B P B & 6 B roses = 118 bushs dont reckon small in {goderich?} about 20 B which we taken for {rag?} takes one waggon load pumpkins & takes in the corn stalks 45 62 sa 10 cuts corn stalks & pea straw for cattle in foremoon in aftermoon hector & jean goes to {mooreston?} with yarn to weave and goes to mr {gilchrusts?} all night heavy showers in morning & aftermoon 45 58 su 11 no {lermon?} to day mr parteus absent but {folk?} {?} 40 50 m 12 hector down below with barley 48 bu at 90 cents # 43, 20 robert kills a sheep in foremoon ploughing hears I lapsley's {barn?} was two day among our ewes & taken out last saturday the 10th cool 36 44 tu 13 men ploughing may at york wights very cool & cloudy 34 38 w 14 hector at salt with 3 pigs alive to mr alich robert took out 4 barrels of apples to mr millan at #1.23 cents per barrel then haulspumpkins 40 5 th 15 men ploughing in aftermoon robert takes 25 B apples to mr willans {fefise?} jane & I pulled them with a little help from robert all but one barrel which we took from cellar a frost last night which withered the grape leaves 32 f 16 {illegible} shiw none at it but robert hector ploughing I carrying 33 salma apples has 3 barrels of them very fine sunny day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Octr 1874</h2> sa 17 hector at salt with gust & takes up circular saw to get mended robert ploughing in 16 acre field I carrying apples another very fine sunny day {soundy?} 40 62 su 18 may all at church but jean & hector expecting doctor to come to see alick who has a very sore eye very fine day & sunny 40 38 m 19 frost last night & some ice, hector ploughing robert at tom gregs threshing the doctor here this morning & blisters alick's head for sore eye 28 34 tu 20 men ploughing in foremoon in aftermoon took inthe last of the corn & cuts corn & pea straw john elliot came last night after being at mr trains roup who has sold his farm very fine indian summer 45 66 men ploughing we carry the last of the keeping apples total kept 18 barrels john elliot goes away & I do not to see him again as he is going home fine 40 34 besides 18 barrels apples kept we sold 12 barrels and pored dear knows what & small to pigs 20 altogether our apple crop is far over 100 bushels w 21 men ploughing very fine indian summer weather collector here 40 38 th 22 men ploughing another fine indian summer day 43 55 f 23 men ploughing in foremoon hector & fat the funeral of - dren mrs james wight who died of {childbed?} and left a family of 10 chil 40 56 our clock made it to strike right by a tramp called allen sa 24 men ploughing hector goes to chees factory for {siller?} very fine 45 64 we grend apples for apple sauce 19 {pailpals?} su 25 all at church but robet & alick mr james preaches very fine 50 70 m 26 men ploughing I clean out old well, mr porteus & wife & mr james 30 70 tu 27 men ploughing cooler to day no indian summer to day 40 60 w 28 men ploughing a little rain in aftermoon & threshing more 40 34 th 29 provincial thanksgiving day all at church but {fefise?} a fine day but very in aftermoon f 30 men ploughing. cuts corn & straw at noon then ploughs very cool 40 48 su 31 hector jean {fefise?} & robert at salt robert goes to see after a pousage to home as he is going home & stalker is here ploughing in his place I choring and wheels dung to little garden before the door, cold 34 42 <h2>nov</h2> su 1 all at church but robt & alick very cold & no fire stove out of order 30 44 m 2 men ploughing we fill 37 bags with leaves for beding at sugar bush 32 44 tu 3 men ploughs with 3 teams stalker ploughing with oxen speans the colts we get 34 30 2 loads of leaves of 41 bags each & puts them in {?} very moky </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Nov 1874</h3> W 4 Men Ploughing with three Ploughs, Hears John Elliot starts tomorrow for home from Galt fare #23 from Galt, I finish {being?} the garden, very smoky 30 44 {author writes above the line} Killed a sheep Th 5 Raining lightly all forenoon Men fixing barn in forenoon for threshes Men Ploughing afternoon {Aldrish?} takes away 10 Ewes 38 54 F 6 Threshers here threshes about 120B wheat about 120 of oats 32 54 very fine clear day, Grasshopper eat 2/3 of our {illegible text} Sa 7 Threshers finishes wheat & Peas in forenoon Peas 90 Bushels 30 B. Peas was threshes at seed time Total 120 B as much as oats per acre, fine 34 56 Su 8 All at Church but Jean May & I at Church very fine 48 62 M 9 Hector at Galt for circular saw did not get it Robt & Stalker at J Ga J Cowes threshing fine clear day no smoke, last night some rain 40 34 Tu 10 Men Ploughing In afternoon Hector goes to Galt for circular saw but did not get it it broke in the mending. At we had a party holding Robert's {pay?} as he starts for home on Thursday, fine day for the season 40 54 W 11 Men Ploughing where Im {illegible text} corn grew feels quite cold to day 32 48 Th 12 Robert goes away for home gets the cars at 2 PM in Galt for New York Hector & Jean takes him up to Galt Stalker gets a new stove Ploughing in afternoon hard frost last night 28 40 F 13 Men Plouging but rather stiff with frost in the morning quite cold all day looks like winter it kept off well 26 32 Sa 14 Hector at Forest Mill for chopping stuff Stalker choring in forenoon, goes home at noon, Ground frozen too hard to Plough small frost 19 32 Su 15 All at Church but Jessie & Alick a pretty mild day 30 44 M 16 Hector Ploughing Stalker absent women cleaning house Alick and I brings 7 bags of leaves from bush for Pigs 28 44 Tu 17 Hector Alick & I cutting corn oats & straw Stalker at J{illegible name} Threshing 32 36 W 18 Men choring Coal weather 30 38 Th 19 Hector at Galt for bran Stalker at B Dicksons threshing cold fine 26 34 F 20 First fall of snow last night ground all covered snowing a little all day Men hauling cardwood from bush with sleigh Puts the Ram to the Ewes winter begun but ground dry no water in swamps 26 34 Sa 21 Still snowing a little Men hauling firewood with sleighs In afternoon Hector & I goes to Kirkwall Schoolhouse & votes against the Railroad spoken of when we left there was 47 votes against & not one for it 26 32 Su 22 Jean & Jessie at Puslinch hearing theer minister, I was 23 34 the only one at our church from our house, a deal of rain at night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Nov 1874</h3> M 2223 Circular saw here we had only 8 bands all told but we cut about 26 cards and left about 4 uncut which we intend to cut tomorrow Quite a thaw snow all gone. Very clarty sawing wood. 38 46 Tu 2324 Finishes cutting the wood we left last night Hector hurt his back lifting at the horse power putting in to the waggon & hurt my breast very bad inside nasty day snowing mostly all day. i am quite knocked up and useless with my breast 26 30 W 2425 Stalker at Mr. Dickers threshing I am laid up with sore breast & Hector with sore {inserted above: "back"} 26 28 The Book man brings the Polar Worlds Price #5.25 Th 2526 Hector & Stalker choring splitting wood. I take Castor bad with breast 26 32 F 2627 Hector choring Stalker absen thawing snow gone I useless 33 44 Sa 2728 Hector & Jean at Dundas with a load of wheat & 10 Turkeys Snowing all day wheat sold at Dundas 35 {inserted above: "spring"} B at 93 = #32 10 Turkeys 118 32 34 They look my Dundas coupons and got them Cashed #36 Su 2928 None at Church but Jessie & the bairns 10 or 12 inches of snow {inserted above: "running"} cutters 24 38 M 2930 Hector & Jean & Alick at weavers Stalker at with our oxen None here to do the chores but Jessie very cold last night winter fairly good sleighing {inserted above: "above"} 6 - 18 - 5 <h3>Dec</h3> T 1 Hector goes to Galt for bran takes Jessie to her grand mothother's Got 1/2 ton of bran #6 Stalker here I doing nothin, weather milder 18 30 W 2 Mild and thawing a little. Hector choring Stalker absent 28 3842 Th 3 Snow all gone, thawing all {inserted above: "no rain"} night. Hector choring I doing nothing 40 44 F 4 Hard black frost last night. Hector choring I still useless - 16 26 Sa 5 A little snow this morning Hector Alick & Lilly cuts some straw {inserted above: "slight thaw"} &c 26 34 Su 6 All at Church but Lilly & I. Mild cloudy day gentle thaw - 32 36 M 7 Kills six little pigs Benzy & Stalker helps us venture worries dot the {cat?} {inserted above: "young"} 30 37 Tu 8 Hector at Tom Gilbert's {stumping} bee. In afternoon Stalker is at Wm Robson's threshing Wm killing 6 Turkeys in afternoon Mr. Stalker {inserted above: "helping"} 13-24 W 9 Hector takes Jessie up to Galt to get the cars to Southhampton where her Father is to meet her & take her to Keppel Jane goes to Galt with 6 Turkeys Stalker fixing the chores milder to day, {inserted above: "shower"} snow 30 36 Th 10 Hector choring I doing nothing Katy McQueen &c here 26 38 F 11 Hector choring I go to Kirkwall after being laid up about a fortnight Millie {inserted above: "Robie"} Valens died this morning he was always a cripple with {inserted above: "rheumatism"} 20 26 Sa 12 Hector choring I doing nothing I forenoon Hector goes to Forest mill for chopped Peas for feed cool 20 24 Gilchrist children comes </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Decr 1874</h3> Su 13 All at Church but Hector & May the G{illegible text} goes away 20 26 M 14 In afternoon Hector goes to Robie {Valen's?} funeral hard frost and a good deal of snow last night, plenty for sleighing now 12-14-8 Tu 15 Hector at Forest Mill for chopped stuff very hard frost last night at 9PM last night the glass was below zero, this morning above 3 now above 18 W 16 Hector choring milder to day threating a thaw 20 33 Th 17 Hector & Stalker cleaning a load of wheat, Slight thaw 36-36-28 F 18 Hector choring I doing next to nothing, cold windy, snow k {author writes above the line} shower 20 26 Sa 19 Hector Choring & deep in the Blues all this week, no cause, I {illegible text}, slight thaw 32 36 Su 20 Hector take us to church in Sleigh Jean keeping house mild 28 34 M 21 {Duck?} Yates here fixing Pump pretty mild day cloudy 20 32 At night gave Hector $100 to help him through Tu 22 Hector choring quite a gentle thaw all day 32 36 W 23 Hector & Stalker at J Cowes threshing, a very little thaw no rain 30 32 Th 24 Hector & Stalker at Cowes threshing till noon, Choring afterwards Pays McMillan Globe Newspaper #1.70 price for 875 & postage & also 20 cents 26 32 {author writes above the line} postage for banned for {1874?} F 25 Christmas day, dull enough with me nobody here but myself Hector Jean May & Alick gone to Thas McDonaldi hilly at Stalkers & Tom keeping house Stalker is fixing the {illegible text} mild day but frosty 18 28 Sa 26 Hector choring I collecting Kirk seat got all I could claim, day fine 20 36 Su 27 All at Church but May & Alick Minister pretty good 24 38 M 28 Kills a Steer Wm{illegible name} helps us fine mild thaw all day no {illegible text} 36 40 Tu 29 Collecting for Kirk gets all I could claim Hector goes along with me with Buggy but the cutter could have gone nicely the road was so icy but the snow is mostly gone, cold 20 24 W 30 Goes to JDicksons collecting 1/4 the Beek & Bungs {illegible text} cellar very cold 12 16 Th 31 Hector & I at Galt Hector gets 15 Bags, Bran, I got #60 for Galt Coupons Pays Reformer #2 & Lundy's Bill #2.50 to {MrStrong?} & Chambers & Blackwood To Fleming & e #68 Pastage 48 cents gets a Diary for Jean 45 cents a fine sort of day but poor sleighing & rather cold more waggons going than sleighs but we had the sleigh. And this day finishes 14 28 old 74 oh Dear how time slips away </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Jany 1875</h3> F1 New years day I go over to R McQueen's in forenoon, Tom McDonald & his wife Janet comes & we have a Turkey & {e?} 14 26 2 Sat. 1873 goes all to McQueen & Pays him #150 for congregation Pays Mc Millan Pastage on Rreformer, snow good sleighing 20 28 3 Sat All at Church but Jane, A good New Years sermon from Minister 20 28 M 4 Cuts up the Beef In afternoon Hector goes & votes for counsellers We have, {have?} that Mary (Mrs Armstrong) is very Ill & Jean & Bell {illegible text} is going to see her tomorrow I gave Jean #10 to pay her face 16 24 Tu 5 Jane starts with Mrs Wm Cawe to see her aunt Mary at Lucknow Wm Cowe took them up to Galt, Hector took a load of Tread well wheat up to Galt with sleigh 23 Bags = weighed 49 B price 96 cents = $47.4 I fixing chores feeding sheep & c cold 12 14 W 6 Hector at Guelph fair looking for cattle feed & to shew his horses which he wants to sell this being the week of Prayer I go to meeting in afternoon above 7 22 Th 7 Hector Choring I Dc Keen first last night fine day cloudy, snow now {author writes above the line} 5PM 10 22 F 8 Hector gets 2 loads of straw from Mr Decker I fix the sheep, This is Jean's Birthday forty one years ago heigh ho how time slips away 18 26 Sa 9 A very cold stormy day & all day snowing some but not much but drifting hard & wind high - Im fact intensely cold & the glass low Hector goes to Galt to meet Jean from Lucknow the will get there {illegible text} set up above 5 - 0 - 2 below Su 10 One of the Hector got a Telegram from Jane at Stodarts saying there was no trains running Railroad drifted up, she will as soon as possible Su 10 The hardest frost yet our glass 8 below zero but J Malcolm says their glass was 16 below and others says their glass was 12 below Set was {snell?} anyhow - I went to church but their was few there, fine cold calm day - below 8 above 8 M 11 Another Ewe dies bad Job - We cut stuff in afternoon milder today, sunny above 5 above 16 Tu 12 Mrs. Robt Chambers came last night. Hector goes up to Galt to meet Jane cold windy above 2 22 Hector did not meet Jane uneasy about her detention now W 13 Hector choring milder to day I not doing much thawing by glass 26 36 {author writes above the line} - but snow melting Th 14 Stalker & Tom comes to chop firewood Hector choring No word from Jane yet 18 18 F 15 Men choping & hauling old Logs from swamp for firewood pretty sharp above 5 16 Jean waves from Lucknow, Her aunt Mary on Wednesday night and is to buried on Saturday (tomorrow She was a woman who meant what she said & said what she meant. It would be a better world of all was {author writes above the line} - like her Sa 16 At kirkwall shool Hector & I voting against the county taking the roads 13 20 In afternoon at {ava?} school hearing Mr{illegible name} & Stock seeking our vote </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Jany 1875</h3> Su 17 All at Church but May & Alick fine day & Frosty 7 18 M 18 Election day for Ontario at Kirkwall {above - by Ballot} Votes for {illegible name} {above - {opponent?}} Stock his 11 16 Tu 19 Hector Jean & May at Galt J Valens & Mrs Wm. Valens here but as there was nobody at home but me they did not stop. Mrs Robt Chambers here and we expect her back again tonight to Se Jane. Stalker fixing things # 9 16 W 20 Hector & Stalker piling firewood, Hears Mrs Nicol died to day she had several {illegible} strokes. Our people saw her yesterday she could not speak: 9 16 Th 21 Hector & Stalker piling wood in forenoon Cutting corn & Straw in afternoon {above - a good deal more snow}. 10 16 F 22 Hector at Mrs. Nicols funeral and bring home {illegible} from Stalker at {above - {illegible}} 27 20 Sa 23 Jean & I at Church Hector hauling firewood from Lapsley's for Stalker 9 24 Su 24 Our {illegible} all church but Tilly Stalker keeps house 12 30 M 25 Stalker at wood Bob at Robsons threshing Hector at annual meeting {above - none else} 20 20 Tu 26 Men at wood in forenoon, Cutting corn & Straw in afternoon Cloudy cold 16 18 W 27 Hector & Jean at Galt with Peas to chop Stalker & Bob at wood, some snow 15 22 Th 28 Men at wood and choring A little snow every day feeding snow 15 32 F 29 Men at wood & picking at big spring as it has got so low the cattle can {illegible} drink; never saw it so law, every body wishing for a thaw, {splendid?} sleighing {above - about 14 inches snow} 7 22 Sa 30 Men at wood in forenoon Stalker & Bob goes home at noon and Hector goes to Puslinch to try & here a man, does not him 11 22 Su 31 All at Church but Jean & Tilly, Collection for Precentor {Middle of the page - Feby} M 1 Jany gone and no thaw every body crying for water spring lower than ever Men at wood cold windy keen frost, a winter without rain 7 18 Tu 2 Men at wood Hector hauling to the house, milder to day 15 32 W 3 A thaw today but little snow went but we got a little water into our {illegible} some rain but now freezing like sixty Hector choring 33 - 42 20 Th 4 One of the most {illegible} days I have seen, last it blew a hurricane and all day quite a gale & intensely cold though the sun shone & sky clear no work it was impossible to stand the cold wind, many noses will be frozen below 2 above 6 F 5 Men at wood at night Alick Tilly & I goes to our Shool Concert Where there was good {illegible} from Galt Guelph Hamilton Dundas & e It was ga great {illegible} though a cold stormy night {illegible} 25 cent Got # 37 well done our folk above 2 10 Sa 6 Men at wood in forenoon cutting, straw & corn in afternoon, corn done 0 above 4 Su 7 The hardest frost for many year our glass 18 below Mr.{illegible} 18 24 below, below 18 above 8 All at Church but May & Alick sunny calm </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>feby 1875</h2> m 8 hector at salt for bran he el get froye for it desperately mill and pretty but it is clear & sunny he stalker & bob at wood glass at yero thin up & down 0 above 3 below 4 tu 9 hector takes the bull per salt fair tomorrow for sale if he can stalker & bob at very cold with clear sunny sky & some biting wind cold day below 11 below 4 0 w 10 men at wood another mill day terrible hard weather below 16 above 13 th 11 a good deal of snow last night blowing & drifting all day hector choring stalker absent the glass ranged over 46 degrees from yesterdayy morning till this morning above 30 a bin 22 above 8 f 12 another mill day & drifting some clear sunny men at roads trying to get them passable to the corner riddles hill completely blacked goes into mc lueen bets 6 0 sa 13 hector goes to mr sergusons to buy at some hay he is to get 3 tons cold, below 11 above 8 no mail to day this is the third day no mail road blocked with snow likely su 14 all at church but jean & lilly very hard frost again winter in canada below 14 above 4 m 15 mill dear sunny men at wood and liketo be frozen below 13 above 4 tu 16 hector brings a load of hay from mr fergusons then hauling wood rest at wood 6 above 13 w 17 men at wood milder to day at night may jean & I go to forsee at church abov 14 abov 12 th 18 mill again men at wood clear & sunny but frost smell as over below 13 above 10 f 19 hector & bob at cowe's cutting firewood stalker choring jean & I cleans above 7 above 22 sa 20 mild & cloudy hector hitches up black colt first time he went well above 18 28 su 21 all at church but hector & may middling mild to day above 12 14 m 22 fine mild & cloudy quite a thaw in afternoon hauling wood gets 0 above 40 tu 23 thawing last night got about ten inches of water into cistern no thaw to day but very near it men at wood hector hauling in aftermoon 30 32 w 24 {?} a thaw last pea night and all day creek down & slanding at bridge great pool on wheat field and little bridge acrofs road to small to let off the water ground black where the snow was blown of last night hector jean alick & lilly at kirk wall school house at a social recepts #23;90 37 44 25 th no thaw hector & dickson trampling sad to kirkwall mc lueen field being too bare now some little snow last night men at wood cold wendy 28 32 22 26 f hector goes to brock road to weavers for cloth stalker & bob at wood frosty 12 14 sa 27 men at wood splitting & hauling smart frost again jane send siller abou 3 su 28 all at church but jane snell frost last night again below 3 above 10 <h2>March</h2> m 1 this is narch & my {centie?} the first day is a leaver snowing blowing and drifting all day barrels not at school men {cruching?} graith having bob stalker for a year he begins his time to day above 18 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March 1875</h2> tu 2 clear sunny & calm men clearing away snow drifts & confusion w 3 another tempest of a day in aftermoon I never saw a worse snowing heavy & drifting furisously, hector & fat mrs carrutheis funeral very {?} there & we only met them at the grave yard no work done today bad as ever below 3 above 18 th 4 fine day sunny calm clearing up confusion after yesterday storm clearing roads & in foremoon hector hauling wood in aftermoon sees 2 crows 16 30 f 5 moderate day men choring, three days this week no mail from snow 18 26 sa 6 fully six inches of more snow fell last night there must now be about two feet on the level but is so much drifted it is hard to tell the depth cutting hay in foremoon men choring afterwards 30 28 su 7 all at church but may & alick roads very deep very few at church 16 31 26 m 8 hector at salt for bran fine sunny bob splitting wood hector 12 30 got only 200 bran brught a ton of caled onion plaster price #6.25 tu 9 hector hatches up young horse he very camy mr porteus here veseling 10 34 w 10 winter now seems to be giving back a little but is tough & down men choring hauls some wood & bol splitting & 28 32 th 11 hector & bob goes to mr fergusons per hay gets 1600 cent mild 18 36 f 12 men choring fine day sent a setter to david elliot sa 13 hector at salt with cordwood for mc millan jean & may away seeing janet mc alister mrs mc donald coup the sleigh mild 18 36 su 14 all at church but jane foggy in morning then a little thaw 30 38 m 15 thunder distant with some rain thawing all day with a good deal of rain creek {doon?} & pools standing every where in fields winter going now at least we hope say saw one ground bird to day the first summer bird of the season hector takes a grist to forest mill & left it jane goes with him janet mc donald who is very poorly saw 34 38 tu 16 frost again but not hard, heavy snow showers & very windy hector bob & john dickson opening road to kirkwall having gone through mc lueens fields lately got a letter from alexander james 30 38 17 w st patricks day very cold cuts some hay hector breaks the 14 16 th 18 very smell last night hector at salt with 3 bags to chop and get some bran, had a seen rise party last night young pidler mc donald boys and some young women sees a blue bird on grape vines poor thing too cold - above 4 14 f 19 school examination hector & jean at it bob choring D finer to day above 6 18 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March 1875</h2> sa 20 stormy cold day hector goes to forest mill for gust her left jean goes with him to see janet me allister more snow & drifting to 14 18 su 21 all at church but may & lilly a fine day had badly drifted but are 12 20 m 22 hector at forest mill buying chopping stuff very hard frost above 3 23 tu 23 another hard frost cuts hay in foremoon in aftermoon hector & I goes to the funeral of mrs hetherington aged 90/70 {?} ground below above 26 a ground bird to be seen & plenty of crows but other summer birds is wanting w 24 hector brings is load of straw mr dahers more snow last night mild 34 36 th 25 hector goes to jane elliot to try get some strow he is to get some at $4 per load fine sunny day but no thaw bob splitting wood 18 28 f 26 thawing all day & raining all foremoon clear in aftermoon but still thawing pools in fields hector & bob brings a load of straw from from I elliot gets 34 44 sa 27 hector & bob goes two take to jar elliots for straw gets 2 loads at #4 per load thawing slowy all day feilds spotted where drifted not much snow melted some pools on fields but swamps still dry never filled this winter 34 40 su 28 all at church but jean fine day thawing s little by the sun 34 38 m 29 cutting straw in foremoon in aftermoon hector goes to mr {menfie?} for seed peas I dig out the sugar boiling place it was completely covered up with snow the snow seems now going by mere sun power, strong thaw pools every where 32 46 tu 30 great sun thaw all day creek down & over the load men lets water off the wheat sees red butterflies flying about the grapes pools everywhere {winter?} going 34 50 w 31 warm great sun thaw riddles folk {faps?} trees for sugar robins here 36 32 <h2>April</h2> th 1 my wedding anneversity 43 years ago heigh ho and to day the great thaw of the season, walter armstrong somes quite warm 46 58 f 2 me hector & dickson widening load at riddles hill for wheel carriges for the funeral of grace fletcher who died yesterday and is to be buried tomorrow bob at wm robsons sawing wood the fields is now quite black except snow wreath but deep in bush yet creel chan 36 47 sa 3 {fam?} for sugar in foremoon in aftermoon hector & I goes to the funeral of grace fletcher aged 66 our folks gathered 10 pails sap & left in the pots did not kindes 34 48 su 4 roads bad gone at church but hector bob & I fine sunny thaw 36 30 m 5 got 26 pails syrops off 24 pails & leaves 12 pails in pots, heave a {frog?} 34 48 tu 6 got 4 pails sap & syrops 16 leaving water in pot, no sun windy wind east sjy hazy {ring round sun?} men begins to stone field at 32 38 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April 1875</h2> w 7 cold but the trees {ruin?} pretty well in aftermoon gather 25 pails but boils none hector goes to dr lund for bullie 30 36 th 8 gets 28 pails sap & syrop 46 leaving 7 pails in pots men slowing at 32 48 f 9 gets 28 pails sap & syrop off 29 pails & leaves 6 pails in the stoning men 34 56 sa 10 gets 18 syrop 24 pails leaving 2 pails in pots men cutting straw and stones 40 38 su 11 all at church but hector very fine day snow all gone without rain 42 52 m 12 got only 20 pails sap syrops 22 and leaves water in pots men fencing 38 44 t 13 jean gathered 9 pails boild none a saw day a drow men fencing 34 38 w 14 gets 14 pails sap syrop 19 leaving 4 pails in pots hector alick 40 52 & bob at salt fair getting seeds th 15 gets 11 pails sap boils none men fencing till slopt by rain at tea 40 52 f 16 hard frost no sap sligh snow showers mencing & cutting straw waiter armstrong here he has been being his brother ben in suit 26-24-22 sa 17 no sap hard frost men fencing hears old mr porteus died to day 18 26 22 su 18 hard frost regugal winter weather again all at church but may & 16 24 m 19 men cleaning wheat in foremoon at the funeral of old me porteus in aftermoon aged 86 years 10 months & 10 days, miller 30 36 jean cleans the toughs & syrop off 15 old sap in pots no seen tu 20 hector at salt with 20 bags of wheat for sale boys sawing wood no sap a ewe has pair of toins but leavs one a spell and now wont own it, this is the first lambs of the season 26 34 w 21 sill frosty men fencing no lambs winter hangs on long 22 32 th 22 hector & jean at mr gilerists for seed potatoes I gather 4 pails sap 30 40 f 23 gets 22 pails sap syrop 26 & leaves 5 in pots men choung 34 42 snow showers in aftermoon has 2 lambs to day {fefise?} comes sa 24 gets 29 pails sap syrops off 31 leaves 5 pails in pots men fencing 32 42 ground white with snow this morning mostly gone now 6 pm su 25 all at church but {fefise?} fine day sap runing 30 48 m 26 gets 30 pails sap syrops of 27 leaves in pots 8 pails men pen 32 56 tu 27 gets only 10 pails syrops off 18 leaving water in pots bol hauls old rails 30 34 w 28 gets only 5 pails sap {fefise?} boils it into syrop hector ploughing for pices bob stoning I plant an apple tree and princs quite warm 38 62 th 29 no sap men plough pea land till slopt by rain I running women begins house cleaning a heavy set rain now 6 pm 38 48 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April 1875</h2> f 30 much rain last night men choung lilly & tempties win from sap 36 42 <h2>May</h2> sa 1 this is the first of may but more like the first of march jean & lilly went to salt and got a rough day about noonit began to snow heavy then it {?} into ice & now it is cold rain 6 pm all the ground white with snow 32 34 su 2 all at church but may & hector snow mostly gone barren weather 32 36 m 3 hector & I at the funeral of mrs mc clillan in aftermoon another old settler gone 32 46 puts the sheep to grass through their is little but we gave them some peas tu 4 hector gets a load of straw from paekwe I running men ploughing 32 34 w 5 men ploughing I running a ewe died gentle rain in aftermoon 36 48 th 6 hector sowing peas on 16 acre field I craping apple trees fine day slight frost 32 55 f 7 men harrowing & cultivating peas I scraping apple trees 36 32 sa 8 men stoning & cullevating I put on 6 grapts 2 of wine sop & 2 of king of lomkings c & 2 of I puts in burgs very fine warm cloudy grouging this the first day of real growth we have had. no frost last night 46 74 all the thre kinds of swallows come the first time we have seen su 9 all at church but hector & jean fine growing day fine growth now 44 68 m 10 men dragging peas great rain with thunder last night m 10 men dragging peas on 16 acre field I scraping trees fine day 46 68 planted sunflowers a great many in odd bits tu 11 hector sows oats our the dyke bob & alick dragging I dig rhuborl 38 64 w 12 men cutting {feed?} in foremoon many things after cool windy 38 44 34 th 13 men harrowing richardson casting dunghight frost last night but 38 58 f 14 hector at salt for coance salt very rainy in foremoon men stoning in aftermoon mrs mc winny mr & mrs parker growing day but cool 40 52 sa 15 men stoning oats down hectorsows some barley on killed wheat 40 56 su 16 all at church but may & alick sunger choir bungled first time 36 54 m 17 men sowing salt on barley & dragging fine day willows shewing some 40 64 t 18 jeans & I at dundas I get coupons cashed #36 may goes to r hunters with us fine day & growing the willows visibly green men busy 40 68 w 19 men rolling & thing I plant beans on horse course fine clear day 40 68 th 20 hector & jean at salt getting coorce salt & coin stalker sowing plaster bob rolling peas at concefrun I filling cockee & red root fine warm 51 76 f 21 hector at routon on jury men fixing fence at gilberts fine failling cockle hears that yesterday mr stock was unsrated & diqulified for breathing 76 74 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>may 1875</h2> sa 22 all at church but {fefire?}very fine warm & growing bees on willows 72 81 su 23 our sacrament all at but {fefoie?} & lilly very warm & growing 70 82 m 24 lueens birthday boys shooting kills two rabbits hector rolling out very fine warm & growing wild plum in blosson cuts the 70 82 lambs has 33 pet includer big 18 wedders & 15 ewes from 25 mothers tu 25 men stoning in 16 acre field I cutting cockle & red root hears david dalens died yesterday another old settler gone, very hot 72 84 w 26 I at the funeral of David valens aged 67 men hauling dung for potatoes women cutting seed cooler to day cherry & plum blossoms out 65 76 saw some young grasshoppers to day hope they may not be a plague th 27 men yoor king at potatoe land bob sick & goes home stalker in his place 60 74 f 28 plants our potatoes about an acre with roses chilis & cuscos fueling 70 84 sa 29 hector at forest mill with chopping still I pulling red root moug clover 38 66 su 30 all at church but jean fine dry already farmers wanting rain 50 72 m 31 men ploughing for corn at neils flashing quite cool and drouthy cherry blossom falling apple trees nearly in full blossom except northern spies whis not out yet the woods quite green now 50 68 <h2>june</h2> tu 1 hector ploughing for corn at neils slashing bob at home sick I cuting cockle & red root very cool & drowthy farmers crying for rain 34 72 w 2 hector sow corn at neils men dragging stalker here in bobs place hot 60 80 th 3 men hauling dung for turnips in foremoon washes our sheep in aftermoon hector washes them all himself alick & bol gupa them 60 78 f 4 men hauling dung I pulling red root on pasture north of sugar bush pays mc millan 5 cents postage on bamer till october doctor here to fully 60 78 sa 5 at dung I pulling red roots at pasture fine day doctor here again 60 76 su 6 may & I an church r mc lueen leads a sermon lilly very ill doctor 56 72 m 7 men at men at dung I cutting among peas lilly no better very cool 50 65 tu 8 boys & stalker spreading dung hector ploughing it in doctor here again at lilly he says the had plurapnumonia & is dangerously ill 55 74 w 9 men at lurnys field I cutting thistles & red root doctor here again to poor lilly he has now no hopes for her but giver her brandy 60 74 th 10 doctor here again thinks lilly somwhat better hector at salt to meet lilly sister from st cathrines she did not come 60 76 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June 1875</h2> f 11 doctor here again this morning think may will live if we get her to take nourishment as he says the information has subsided a little we clip our sheeps very hot the warmest day yet day 70 88 sa 12 doctor here has good hopes of lilly though he says she is far from being out of danger {putten?} at turnip field alick & I cutting the {slees?} among the barley yesterday was the hottest of the season with distant thunder in the north last night to day is quite cold wind high sky clear & very drouthy yesterday at 2 oclock the glass stood 88 in the shade to day at the same hour it stood at 36 and now at 7pm it at 32 very likely to beat freezing before morning 5370-56-52 su 13 none at church but me & {fefise?} lilly a good deal better hector goes out to the doctor to tell how she is white frost last night but nothing cut down 48 50 m 14 doctor here thinks lilly out of danger pulse down to 88 it has been at 130: hector at guelph with wool price 34 cent per wt 119 from 19 {pieces?} hang 6 1/4 per sheep #4/.5 money amount stalker & bob dragging & sloning turnips I cutting {thistls?} 40 66 tu 15 hector drilling turny drills stalker sowing plaster salt & bone dust as hector got 1300 weght yesterday which I paid for #20 I cutting thistles 60 76 w 16 doctor here again lilly keeping better hector sows turnips & drills but I dont much from the turnips the drouth is so severe they connot grow and is they did the grasshoppers is so plenty they would be aten, men hauling dung to island field I cutting thistles warm to day but terribly drouthy 60 80 th 17 hector drilling & sowing turnips men putting out dung, very cool and quite day very hazy almost a fog wind east and some slight rain oh for 34 52 56 f 18 hector drilling & sowing turnips stalker & bob spreading dung on island field alick & I cutting thistlws among pea grasshoppers fearfully 38 74 sa 19 hector finishes sowing turnips I cutting thistles bob raising slon in island 60 74 su 20 all at church but may & hector mr porteus back from montreal at synod accomplishing the union of all the {reobyleruans?} in Canada drouthy 60 78 m 21 longest day and terribly drouthy every thing turning up fast and grasshoppers in count {?} millions a dark look out feries! hector at mill 70 84 tu 22 a gentle rain this foremoon but not wet the ground above one inch it will do no good unlep it comes more, men sloning swamp corner of island field alick & cutting thistles among peas in aftermoon some distant 68 86 w 23 men working statute labour alcik & cutting thistles very hot 70 88 th 24 men at roads alick & I picking bugs off potatoes in foremoon cutting thistles after till slopt by rain & thunder lowering the heat 18 deg. in two hours 70 88 70 the rain was heavy & will do good start the turnips perhaps. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June 1875</h2> f 25 men ploughingsod at neils corner alick & I killing bugs cutting thistles 70 84 sa 26 men finishes corner at neils bob & alick ploughs & sows south corn old pumpkins patch hector begins to plouch in island field I killing bugs a fine shower aftermoon we things will now {wart?} a little lilly 70 85 su 27 hector jane & {fefise?} at puslinch sacrament I only at own church 68 82 m 28 hector ploughing in island field I catching bugs cutting thistles in cool peas 66 76 tu 29 men ploughing butcher byces bones the cow price #25 and takes her away a slight rain about noon kills a calf. very cool 60 68 w 30 men ploughing bob & alick mending fence in foremoon I killing bugs in aftermoon alick & I killig bugs & cutting thistles, clear sunny 70 80 <h2>July</h2> th 1 dominion not kept here men at island fields I at the bugs 60 74 f 2 hector ploughing bob at mengles aftermoon barn raising {u?} & I 60 74-64 sa 3 jane I & lilly at salt gets #60 debentures men ploughing island 66 80 su 4 all at church but {fefise?} mr porteus gave us notice from the pulpet that tomorrow week when the {respytery?} meets at hamilton he will give up his paster of this congregation some camps has been now dying him & he feels his dignity insulted so he is going to clear out 70 84 m 5 men ploughing finishes island field at noon aftermoon hector goes to salt to meet brother {folm?} & wife from scarbors fine rain noonwith thunder 78-86-66 tu 6 hector sows corn on south & west of turnips fine day with 68 82 w 7 # jane to john & wife to salt to see an old acquaintance men sowing plaster on turnips & corn I cutting thistles firce day 66 82 th 8 hector cutting hay with mower men raking 66 84 johns wife may & jean goes to a slewarts on a {visit?} f 9 jane my brother & I goes to {tarn?} nicols find him very pail hector & men hauling hay very warm hector 70 84 sa 10 jane takes brother john & wife up to salt we cutting thistles hector finishes setting up the potatoes 70 84 su 11 all at church but bob & alick a fine day good {attendana?} 66 {80?} m 12 hector cutting hay the rest at thistles I at the bugs all day 30 80 t 13 hector finishes cutting hay all the rest at thistles cool 60 70 w 14 raking & hauling hay all day hauls all but one load fine day 66 80 th 15 takes in the last load of hay-total loads only 13 men fixing fence aftermoon 70 8 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July 1875</h2> f 16 men at many things thistles fixing though & hector goes to craft for shoes jean goes to see ms valens who is poorly some thunder last night 70 86 sa 17 hector & bob cutting thistles alick & I catching bugs all day 70 84 su 18 all at church but {fefise?} mr melead of ancaster preaches by appoinment of prebytery as mr porteus is going to leave us if he gets leave from the presbytery which there is no doubt he will get & we will be a flock without a herd 66 76 m 19 hector at salt getting shod boys fencing I cutting thistles I glen 66 74 tu 20 hector hurhling turnips all the rest thining thins 63 noon {braird?} very good but the grasshoppers has taken one acre & likely to take another 56 82 w 21 all thinning turnips all day cool clear breezy 30 78 th 22 at at turnips finishes thinning all but some ends left grasshoppers 60 84 f 23 finishes all end left of turnips hector look a cow to bull then cradles some wheat good grain but slupt by grasshoppers they have rain died wind our barley alick & I at bugs in aftermoon cool 38 76 sa 24 hector & bob harrowing fallow I killing bugs gilcrust people here for cherries the grasshoppers seems likely to take all our {lamps?} 60 80 su 25 my birthday finished my 75 year {?} old all at church but hector the oncaster minister preaches parleus preaches here 60 86 m 26 hector cuts the barley per green feed the grasshoppers having eaten the grain cuts like wise a little wheat we put ashes on some turnips left but the grashoppers has take 2/3 of them & will likely 60 84 tu 27 hector & bob at I cowes cutting wheat alick & I {binds?} up & stooks some wheat ledt unbound last night in aftermoon attends a congregational meeting to send delegates to presleytery on the 29th to shew cause why mr porteus should not leaves and they are instructed to shew no cause but let him go but to depend the congregation against any charge he may lay 58 80 w 28 hector & bob at cowes hanwesting alick {fissie?} & I puts out & then cocks the barley straw per the grasshoppers has taken all the grain warm & looks like thunder rain cannot things now mend 60 86 great land of liberty loggers and choppers land of potatoe bugs frogs and grasshoppers land where the lasses is shrunken & shriveld land where all crops is by vermin bediveld th 29 cowes people here helping us to cut wheat cuts out the field very warm & pultry - our felegates at resbytery 60 80 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July 1875</h2> f 30 cowes people here & we cut all the fields east of orchard some dead ripe & some green being winter killed this finishes our wheat cool sa hector sows corn on turnips land where grasshoppers had eaten the turnips wether take in the barley straw the bermen had left bob & alick with I lapsley at F yates harvesting quite cool to day 56 76 <h2>Augt</h2> su 1 all at church but bob & a pedlar mr poteus preaches his farewell sermon the last he will ever preach here he a gouk 38 74 m 2 hauls all our wheat 17 loads in all -10 from east of orchard and 7 from the other field - very cool & cloudy looks like rain 32 70 tu 3 men fixing box in big spring in foremoon I cutting thistles in aftermoon hector goes to rocton with statute abour report bob horseraking wheat stulble alick lilly & I catching bugs till stop by some rain we want a great deal more cool 50 6 w 4 hector dragging island field hoys fixing the corner george famies on goes to mr porteus to fins the price of his property he sets it #2400 besides some extras such as book case & cloudy cool no rain 50 74 th 5 men begins to cut peas our only crop not damaged by grasshoppers i lilly & eligabeth killing potatoe bugs land glen here last night 55 79 f 6 fine showers in foremoon but we want much more in aftermoon men cutting peas moderately warm sa 7 men cutting peas I doing little very cool & cloudy - chilly 50 68 su 8 all at church but {fefise?} & hector mr mc lea of nairn preaches our church vacant & so farewell johnie porteus thou has no heart 36 74 m 9 men cutting peas I bas of dysentery in aftermoon killing bugs in foremoon cannot go to a congregational meeting about buying the manse per dysentery I wonder if they & porteus will agree 60 80 tu 10 hails 3/2 loads of peas after finishing all in 16 acre fiels in foremoon in aftermoon stopt hauling by a short heavy thunder shower south some thunder I rather sickly but gather some bugs 60 78 w 11 hector begins to cut oats the grain the grasshoppers has left seems ripe enough but the straw is quite green stopt cutting by rain in aftermoon 60 8 th 12 men cutting peas till 10 am then cutting whe oats {?} lyke I poorly 60 8 f 13 men binding oats till noon then hauling peas I poorly 60 8 sa 14 hauls the last peas from 16 acre field total 1320 loads 9 in new barn and th 4 i barrack in aftermoon finishes cutting the oats 60 8 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Augt 1875</h2> su 15 all at church but me & hector I laking physic 38 82 m 16 hauls 5 loads of peas& puts them in barrack = total in barrack 9 loads cowes people helping to cut {a lot?} I lapsley 60 86 tu 17 men 2 loads of thisly peas & puts them in old barn totall loads of peas 18 loads besides 2 thisly ones in old barn I out all day getting subsription to buy mr porteus property show 60 80 w 18 I collecting subscriptions all day hector & fefise at salt with gust 60 80 th 19 I collecting subscriptions all day. hector & fefise at salt with gust 60 80 f 20 I collecting in foremoon men deepning old well & stoning & showers it thunder 60 76 at night hector & the rest of the managers pays mr porteus for his property $2000 being for manse land orchard & george jamieson advances the cash at sa 21 men cleans 13 1/2 bushels of peas being the product of one bushel seed got from stalker then the cut barley & pea straw put up 2 steers yesterday to feed a good deal of rain in aftermoon with thunder weather seems broken got letter from {frine?} 60 74 su 22 all at church but jane mr samyth of salt preaches well liked 60 76 m 23 men thins some turnips we had left for the grasshoppers in aftermoon we haul all our oats 46 74 tu 24 hector away by salt for bran we cut thistles on ploughed corner at neils slashing hears old john ferguson died yesterday aged 83 cool 30 74 w 25 boys fixing for threshers hector & I at mr fergusons funeral drouthy 38 76 th 26 thrishers here in foremoon 1/2 day threshes wheat oats & peas gets saw dust from {fennants?} 36 78 f 27 I go to ms buckles for subscriptions & takes the paper to mr mc lueen there down the paper #1109 with promises of a good deal move our people goes again to lenants for sawdust for bedding our folks culwating wheat land mr mc lueen finishes sowing wheat to day 60 80 sa 28 hector ploughing pea land for rye bob cullwating for wheat alick lilly & I catching bugs very {warm?} and sultry to day I {douk?} 56 84 su 29 all at church but bob mr sinclair preaches we have done well porteus 60 87 m 30 hector at forest mill with peas to crack bob stoning wheat land 60 84 tu 31 hector ploughing on neils place paying debt bob at roboons threshing 60 84 <h2>Sept</h2> w 1 hector at guelph fair to sell his horses never got an offer boys stoning island field I & jean at prayer meeting mr {findair?} officates 60 88 th 2 men ploughing & stoning very hot with thungder and some rain, this is the warmes day this season & very fully 65 92 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Sept 1875</h2> f 3 men stoning & ploughing in aftermoon thunder with wind and thunder spate wich laid the young corn flat the rain wanted 65 84 sa 4 {luite?} cool now men in island fild fixing & c 60 74 su 5 at all at church but may mr vincent protationer preaches frod 64 80 m 6 hector sows the wheat on island field I at the funeral of joseph scot another old settler gone mr ferguson from blenhum here 60 76 tu 7 men calluating # & dragging the wheat in aftermoon jean is at mr porteus roups he is selling off everything I wonder what he will now, cool 50 76 w 8 men ditching & fixing swampy corner in island field warm 55 84 th 9 boys sepairing fence at island field jean at mr porteus spitting hector goes with a load of his splitting to warnacks and now our minister is off I wish he may not spent it but is his look out 60 84 f 10 men fencing at island field and cleaning wheat. very cool 50 60 sa 11 bob ploughing pea land for rye hector jean & lilly at salt with a load of wheat for sale 32 bush price 9/yk #36 slight frost last night 42 58 hears this day in the funeral of james nicol son of tom nicol an old friend of mine he had a farm ton in furnberry and has left a widow and family I think his age was 55 years su 12 all at church but bob & alick mr mc lead of oncaster preaches he seems to please one all and we talk of giving him a call 30 68 m 13 men ploughing cutting straw fixing old wells & c warmer now 50 74 tu 14 men deepening & stoning up old well jean at salt doe apple pares may goes with her to I me donalds r valene & wife here from luck now. cloudy to day & mild stalker here 54 74 w 15 hector at guelph shew stalker shearing corn bob ploughing I get a eoban harp from the rev I johnstone, looks like rain 50 73 th 16 much cold rain to day hector returns from guelph with 23 B rye from mr gilchrist sat throughly wet at night we are at church mr smith of salt preaching a good attendance for such weather 60 {32?} f 17 men ploughing stalker cutting corn I kill a lamb alich takes away 10 lambs price #3 each = #30 40 54 sa 18 men ploughing stalker cutting corn I help hime some - cold frost last night corn cuuembers & e come what blackend 39 52 su 19 all at church but {fefise?} mr cross preaches - very able all the ministers that has come yet since porteus left is able 43 53 scarch a drowy day puts on flannel over shirt. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Sept 1875</h2> m 20 men plough in foremoon finishes the field for rye flulker cutting corn in foremoon then all stoning rye land season seems changed 44 53 tu 21 hector sows rye on pea land & barley stubble then drags bob cutting nating barley stuble stalker stoning cutting corn & threshing cold peas 40 52 w 22 hector finishes dragging rye on pea land then cuts corn south reaper stalker threshing peas bob culwating barly stubble hardcst some frost yet 34 50 th 23 hector at forest mill with peas to crack bob dragging I killed lamb the hardest frost last night grapes leaves sniftened corn melons 32 58 f 24 hector finishes cutting corn with reaper at neils then he bob & alick binding corn an I have a bad cold tried to get a sweat this morning 36 62 sa 25 men binding corn in aftermoon all at church but {fefise?} mr cross preaches afterwards we hold a meeting about calling a minister prousing #800 and a manse mr mc leod will likely get it 46 58 su 26 our sacrament mr cross officiates a fine day 43 60 m 27 men binding corn in foremoon in aftermoon all at childrens pea mic but me who has a bad cold mr cross & mr mc devmid there it was a great {succels?} collection #22 we get along well very fine 46 72 tu 28 men hauling corn from neils slashing & stooking it in field oer dyke at new barn a fine day but I bad with a cold not working 39 54 w 29 some rain this morning men hauls some corn puts in stableloft 40 52 th 30 stormy last night with thunder & rain and some hail & cold men fencing corn stocks & ploughing east of orchard quite cold 40 50 <h2>Octr</h2> f 1 men ploughing east of orchard fine day but cool 37 32 sa 2 men ploughing in foremoon hauls the last of the corn in aftermoon 40 52 su 3 all at church but hector who is - mr young preaches clever 44 60 m 4 men ploughing at neils slashing for rye in after jean {fefise?} & I at church mouerating a call for mr mc lead oncaster to come and be our minister - the call unamaus except peter dickson who got no se conder- 44 64 tu 5 men plouging corn stubble at neils slashing cloudy famp luke rain 40 50 w 6 very wet last night & heavy showers all day with thunder in aftermoon men cleans up the barn for threpers & ploughs a little till slopts by rain I am bad with dysentery. very cold for thunder 40 52 th 7 menat flowes threshing I kill a sheep cloudy & very cool 38 32 the bush is now of many colours looking waster already </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Octr 1875</h2> f 8 men at cower thershing in foremoon. freshers lenants here in aftermoon cold & cloudy for the season 40 50 sa 9 freshers finishes about 3 biloch threshes wheat 80 B ice salt east cold oats 60 B pear 96 B cold 34 30 su 10 all at church but may & lilly mr young preaches 36 46 m 11 hector sows the last of the rye at neils hashing bob at I gregs threshing I carry 1 1/2 barrels apples cold ice 32 44 tu 12 hector dragging & cultvating rye bob ploughing east of orchard fefise & I carries about 4 barrles of apple hard frost last night 31 40 w 13 digging potatoes digs 30 b roses & bushels chilis forsty this morning 30 40 th 14 all at town {shep?} shew but may-fine sunny day & great shew got entries being 300 more than last year great crowd of peope. pay dr lundy #29 = {?} slashed=25 for lilly #3 for may & #1 for 31 54 gave rt mc lueen #5 subscription for advance on mirutern stipen f 15 raining to day no potatoes dug {mom?} cleaning oats 38 46 sa 16 digs all our potatoes 36 B roses 50 B chilis & 30 B cascos total 130 bush cold 38 40 sa 17 lueer climate this quite a fall of snow to day = 4 inches with some thunder all as completely coverd with snow as mid winter jean & fefise at church I have a sore hunton my knee & at {hane?} 34 38 m 18 hector at mill with gust boys kills a lamb in foremoon bob ploughing in aftermoon ploughing down snow. & little the ground we white 34 36 tu 19 men choring in foremoon in aftermoon digging stalkers potatoes the snow is now all gone but lay till this aftermoon milder to day 36 44 w 26 men digging stalkers potatoes finishes the total 9 102 bushels for stalkers very fine day mc falconer dets married to {mils?} grey may & leezie goes to m lurnbid 38 58 th 21 men ploughing the women & i carry some apples after lea jean goes to kirkwall with 3 bags rambo apples & 10 hens plucked for sale 40 62 f 2 men ploughing our dyke before door women killing turkeys alick & I carrying apples - very fine indian surnmer warm 40 66 sa 23 jean lilly & alick at salt with ten turkeys sold them from 75 cents to 60 cents each men ploughing fefise & I carrying apple - very fine 40 66 su 24 all at church but may & fefise mr fall preaches hears 49 converts was 44 66 dipped at george resacks yesterday and 7 today into some queen seet!! </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Octr 1875</h2> m 25 men cutting stuff in foremoon & shawing turnips in aftermoon the woman & I carry the last of the apples total crop 18 on 20 barrles cool 40 50 tu 26 raining all foremoon men cleaning wheat in aftermoon shawing {?} 38 50 w 27 all shawing and taking up turnips pretty cold a little snow 38 48 th 28 stalker fixing turnips house there & hacking up turnips in foremoon in aftermoon hauls 7 loads of 30 B each 210 bushels put into cow byce house 36 40 f 29 elletion day between dr mc mahon & dr miller goes & boten heavy rain in morning & disagreeable all day does nothing at turnips 38 42 sa 30 raining nasty foremoon men taking up turnips in aftermoon 60 66 36-44 su 31 all at church but the boys mrs watt an old kirkwal dorrunie preaches very smart & clever but not very reverent we think 40-48 <h2>Nov.</h2> m 1 mr alich takes away 2 steers for # 60 in foremoon in aftermoon hauls 7 loads = 210 bushels turnips hard frost all day 32 34 tu 2 in foremoon hector {bungs?} home the ram lamb he bought from fait & the men cuts stuff in aftermoon hauls 9 loads turnips = 270 B frosty last night & since ever we began to hauls but manage 32 34 w 3 very hard frost last night & cold & cloudy all day we take in 3 loads of turnips = 130 B then stopped by snow hears mc leod is not coming here 27 32 th 4 hauls the last of our turnips 9 loads 270 on 37 loads total crop 1110 bushels which is all the grasshoppers has left us of 6 acres of well maniured land 30 38 f 5 hector at salt with wheat & for bran bob ploughing milder to day cloudy 33 40 sa 6 jane & fefise at salt with turkeys & my debentures men ploughing 34 46 su 7 all at church but fefise mr monteith preaches - very able & augenal 34 49 m 8 men ploughing & cuts some corn and straw at noon cool 33 36 tu 9 men ploughing I mined this day 32 40 w 10 men ploughing & cuts some corn and straw at noon cool 33 38 th 11 hector at I middy men at oak log in bush ploughing in aftermoon 33 46 f 12 men ploughing stalker & richardson at oak logs in sugar bush fine 34 52 sa 13 men ploughing pea land in 16 acre field the {rest?} at oak logs 7 lake up beetles 40 40 su 14 real winter day snowing and freezing none at church but fefise lilly & alick mr young from toronto preaches 26 30 m 15 ground covered with snow but thawing aftermoon men 30 38 tu 16 snowing all foremoon hector & bob hauling stone pile in 16 acre field stalker & richardson at oak logs 34 36 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Nov 1875</h2> w 17 men hauling stones from stone pile & blasting oak logs walter armstrong comes here after being home at old country 28 36 th 18 hector at salt for bran men at oak log bob ploughing 34 36 f 19 cuts stuff in foremoon in aftermoon men ploughing mild 40 43 sa 20 hector at forest mill with peas to chop & goes to blair for cloth bob at ouch logs splitting rails mild & snow all gone 32 38 su 21 all at church but bob mr wait walerdown preaches cool 28 34 m 22 puts the ram to ewes. the hardest frost yet mrn choring 22 30 tu 23 rakes and takes home 21 bags leaves. men choring thawing 36 40 w 24 men kills a sheep splitting oak rails choring & {c?} cloudy 32 30 th 25 men at oak rails cold cloudy & {C?} 26 32 f 26 bob at I dicksons threshing where our dog venture got killed his tail twisted into the lumbling nod & he was smashed raining all foremoon mild everywhere frost out of ground 38 46 sa 27 frost again cuts stuff bob at benyys threshing coldish 23 34 su 28 all at church but may & lilly me chrsler preaches pretty cold 23 30 m 29 my certie this is a smell day for the season wind high and the ground covered with snow begins to fother the sheep & walter an {miea?} goes home to luck noe they get there birret set up - 14 12 8 tu 30 the last day of Nov. and a tickler bob chopping firewood hector at bob + hunter {soup?} he has sold out below zero above 0 8 - 6 <h2>Decr.</h2> w 1 hector at guelph fair with horses for sale poor chance to sell their bob chring fefsie puts to I vance jean & may goes with her above 8 16 th 2 men at firewood modirate to day but winter set fairly {bothering?} 13 24 f 3 men at firewood fine day thawing in the sun dear sunny 20 34 sa 4 men cuts stuff and getting fire wood cloudy look like rain mad 30 34 su 5 all at church but hector & bob mr guild preaches. a {queen?} dark day a drizzle all day freezing & sticking to the trees 30 34 m 6 men choring another drizzling day & sticking to the trees 30 32 tu 7 another strange dark drowy day freezing & slicking to the trees the trees is now loaden with men cleaning wheat & choring 30 33 w 8 kills a pig the only one we have feeding men choring another dark day the trees loaden with great branches of the willows breaking off with the weight of ice 30 33 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Decr 1875</h2> th 9 a little snow last night the trees still loaden with ice and many great branches breaking with its weight men choring 28 32 f 10 hector choring bob hauling firewood to his father I get a snow bird from 30 32 sa 11 hector & jean at salt with wheat & turkeys for sales some snow to day & snowing now soft good sleighing now thawed a little 32 36 su 12 all at church with sleigh but alick & bob mr tinyth preaches 20 30 m 13 men cutting stuff in foremoon sawing firewood in aftermoon bob & I both sickly with a bad cold good slughing 20 28 tu 14 hector & jean at mr gilhists bob choring ice off trees now above 11 20 w 15 men choring at firewood snowing lightly almosts all day 20 32 bob his father sawing in bush to I cowe in foremoon till slopt by snow 16 bob & his father sawing with long saw in cowes bush hector choring 20 32 17 cutting unthreshed peas at nearbarn with cowes chalf cutter cold clear 11 14 18 cros cutting our firewood about 30 cord finishes about 30 clock with 11 hands good cold day 10 14 su 19 all at church but may & I both has a bad cold mr bincent preaches he seems to have pleased well likely we may give him a call it has been very snell all day freezie mc lueen got her log frozen coming 5-0-8 20 men cleaning cut pease fine calm day & looking like thaw 8 28 39 21 hector at forest mill with peas to chop bob piling wood mild thaw 44 44 22 men cleaning peas in foremoon in aftermoon hector goes to forest mill for what he left yesterday all the rest at congregatonal meeting about calling a minister agrees to call mr vincent who preached fine sunny thaw hughing all gone crekk sunning 38 46 23 men cleans up alll the peas we with cowes cutter about 46 bushels last was a very peculair one for the season the sky quite clear all night & the grass never below 45 mow all gone roads muddy & creek running a curious season this 45-48-44 24 hard frost last night none it is raining ice from the east and sticking to the trees men piling firewood and this is christmas eve 29 30 sa 25 christmas day all our people at {?} mc donald bob shooting and I left alone to keep house thaw all last night freezing 40 32 su 26 all at church but may & lilly mr straight preaches a young probationer {noon?} 40 44 m 27 nomination day for councillwes at rocton men choring fine day 26 26 tu 28 collecting seat {cents?} the rest kills a beef cow fine day 26 34 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Decr 1875</h2> w 29 deer collecting for {I cut?} renty lenant boys roup 26 34 th 30 deer men chopping saving firewood break the cow I collect a 40 46 f 31 decr the last day of the year and a strange one for the season the ground clear of snow the crack sunning clear of ice and the gap at 60 men at firewood and so farewell old 1875 46 60 <h2>Jan</h2> sa 1 new years day the mc donald her we have a larky no work 48-44-44 su 2 all at church but jan mr straight preaches cool but fine 40 40 m 3 out at kirkwall boting for reeve & couniliers cutting stuff after 33 38 we are to have a meeting at church tonorrow to give a call to mr bineent we are not ananimous & expects sad divisons! tu 4 congreational meeting to call mr vincent the poll went 50 for vincent & 16 for mr wait of waterdown keem frost 14 22 w 5 hecotr jean & I at salt I draw out of the merchant bank #200 loaned to hector bugs a cap #l.12 cent a book on {?} #1.25 pays the reformer #2 pays chambers & blackwood #6 bendes postage hard frost in the morning the mud as hard as rock but it burned thaw and rained hard coming home broke the of waggon seat 26 45 tu 6 men choring a springing of snow last night frosty to day 26 28 f 7 hector a sale in pusling wants to buy ladder fine day seen thaw 29 36 sa 8 men choring thawing strange open winter some rain 35 42 su 9 all at church but may & lilly mild thawing 38 46 m 10 men choring after a singular spell of mild weather it looks as if we were now going to have a spell of {cointer?} the ground is coverd with snow last night and today it is cold & stormy the colder snap we have had was the 31st nov. when the glass in salt was 5 below zero there has been little hughing decr & on the last day 31st the {slafs?} in salt stood at 65 & for sevaral days many people was ploughing will get snill payment for this yet likely above 12 1 tu 11 men at firewood stalker wit us some in {aw?} but no sleighing 76 w 12 shool meeting hector at it bob & stalker sawing firewood in beish 15 1 th 13 men at firewood in bush a little snow last night but poor sleighing 12 1 14 f men at wood a little more snow but no heighing yest and the roads 20 26 very rough mr bineent note corning here we are all a broad again. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Jany 1876</h2> 15 hector at forest mill with gust stalker & bob at firewood 24 35 16 all at church but bob & alcik mr young preaches very able thawing 34 36 17 cuts stuff in foremoon posts a registered letter to fefsie mothe kippel thawing all last night and all day the pickle snow snow all gone queen 34 40 18 raining small rain all day bob wind wn robsons to thresh but swing to the rain they did not begin berily there is a strange winter 40 40 19 mother strange day for the season shawing all last night and to day the post out of the ground in most places to day i turned a compost heap in garden & the frost was quite out men pilling oak rails very mild 40 43 36 20 the {?} came down last night and running nearly full to day sll bugh considerably goryed with ice the ground slightly covered with snow which fill last night frosty to day men at rails 22 26 21 men at rails colder to day road very south was going 20 24 22 a gold bet of snow last night but not in ough for my 14 22 23 all at church but may & lilly mr wilhle preaches a young boyish looking student very clever thawing again queen winter 36 33 24 hector & jean away south looking for straw bob at him robsons threshing alick fixing things keen frost roads slippery 20 26 25 splitting & snowing all day hector at mengies looking for oats to buy he is going to get some freezing all day 22 30 26 hector at {?} with waggon buying outs the grasshoppers having eaten the most {?} bob {?} pretty frosty to day but no slughing yet 18 26 {2?}7 {hector?} at forest mill with chopping stuff, bob choring, thawing all day 42 38 28 cutting stuff in foremoon men choring thawing & raining almost all day &/+ quite misty now we are like to have no slughing this year at least we have had none yet & the ground is quite black again 34 36 30 bur sarament all there but bob mr carrick officates very earnent 14 34 31 our annual meeting mr {carrieh?} preaches gives I mc lueen #4 seat for I deaths 18 36 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Feby 1876</h2> tu 1 men choring snowing all afternoon {?} snow although the glafs points to 36 perhaps {?} 28 36 w 2 hector at guelph fair for bran with sleigh a good bit of snow on the ground and fair slughing to day keen frost clear above 2 8 th 3 hector at salt with slugh & 3 pigs at 45 each = 15 snowing light all day enough snow for good slughing but our lane down to the sugar bush to quite blocked up bob tried to bush it up with the oxen & harrows but stuck it will have to be east with shovels 10 20 f 4 hector & bob at mr gilchirsts with slugh for straw alick choung 11 22 sa 5 hector at mr mingies for may & jean goes south him bob breaking the road to {?} with shovel oxen & {?} 0 22 su 6 all at church but lilly mr d.stewart preaches able wants a call and likely to get one from us thawing all day 30 40 m 7 cutting stuff in foremoon men hauling firewood in afternoon with slughs though sleighing is done nearly ground black & thawing 28 38 tu 8 frost last night but thawing all day men hauling firewood 28 39 w 9 spittering ice all day & sticking to the trees men choring 29 39 th 10 hector & bob at gilchrist for straw trees & road caked with {?} 30 30 f 11 another great thaw sleighing gone creek down {?} full and lane crossed by streams from fields men choring 46 46 sa 12 hector & jean away hector salt for payment for pigs in lean to see mrs I mc donald boys choring a {?} thaw 26 40 su 13 all at church but may & alick mr hume st george preaches 24 36 m 14 quite a thunder storm last night avoid lightning great rain & then frost this morning the trees was loaden with ice and the ground one sheet of ice creek in full flood then thaw men choring 30 38 tu 15 hector away at troy along with wm cowe for hay bob choring 32 32 w 16 men choring r harbottle here snowing in aftermoon steady 24 24 th 17 hectorj ean & may away at davy mitchels {?} bob choring 24 26 f 18 hector away at troy for more hay price #13 per tne bob choring 24 33 sa 19 my nephew walter marton from elmo comes here men choring 32 38 su 20 walter martin goes away to robs hunters all at church but lilly mr swing preaches he looks sickly but preached well 18 34 m 21 men choring thawing rain ground nearly black again we have not has a weck slieghing this winter 22 34 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Feby 1876</h2> 22 men chopping in swampjean & feezy at joch wights a good deal of snow in aftermoon slughing perhaps 22 30 23 hector & bob at gilchrists for straw with slugh poor slughing cold 0 10 24 hector & bob at gilchrists again for straw with slugh but poor slughing for & mrs porteus here coldish day 8 20 25 hector away at troy for hay bob at father hauling firewood in foremoon 16 26 26 men {chowing?} in foremoon cutting stuff in afternoon saw a crow the last i have seen this year cold windy & cloudy 20 22 27 all at church but may & lilly a very cowes day a pirly kind of snow or hail falling all daybut few at church rob & martin comes 18 24 28 {?} martin going ancon goes away hector takes them salt may & jean goes with them to mr mac geligans visiting i suppore it is pretty good slughing to day hector took the slugh 20 20 29 hector & alick at gilchirst for straw with slugh bob at benjys cutting straw with house chalf cutter pretty good slughing now 20 24 <h2>March</h2> 1 hector at guelph fair with two horses for sale bob hauling 22 28 sold the pair of horses two hundred dollars 2 bob hauling firewood hector choring clear sunny frosty above 12 22 3 hector away about troy looking for clover seed may & jean goes with him to robt hunters clear sunny but the sun thaws a bit 8 34 4 him sawing firewood in swamp jean & lilly at mr lurnbulls 13 38 bob went away to night being hired to far pentland su 5 all at church but jane mr preaches thawing sowing 30 48 m 6 quite a strong sun thaw slughing all gone hector choring he has 38 32 tu 7 sees a robin hector choring thawing all night & all day creek in full flood snow at gone but wreaths glare everywhen 50 52 8 {?} frost again sees a blue {?} hector choring cold 20 24 9 hector got his eye hurt last night by one of the chorses driving the grass against it is very sore now not much done to day mr smith of salt is to reach in our church to night good at tindapce 24 32 10 hector bad with his hurt eye - choring jean alick & lilly at our school concert slight thaw cloudy roads rather muddy 28 34 cutting stuff in aftermoon hector is eye getting better fast cloudy thaw & fragging some small rain near night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March 1876</h2> su 12 all at church but may & me I taking physic very {?} day & {?} church tuning small all day mr harknes preaches 38 38 m 13 small frost & snow last night & all day blowing hard & drilling 20-20-13 tu 14 another small frost hector mr yates with broken pump rod 10 24 w 15 hector at cowes in foremoon setting machine for sawing wood mr campbell from st baile reaches here very able jean & {?} at salt buging {blows?} but comes in time for {?} at 21m 10 23 th 16 very stormy day small snow or hail falling all day hector went to I cowes in the morning to saw wood but come back it was to rough 22 30 f 17 hector at salt for corn for feed got none but brought home bran 23 33 sa 18 snell frost last night likely to be harder to night hector at cowes 0 11 su 19 all at church but alick with slight clear w harknes preaches 8 2 m 20 hector at mrs mc alisters & edmond decker sawing firewood snowing blowing and drying at most all day alick choring 18 23 tu 21 up till to day the gilt refouncer says the deepest snow we have had this winter was only four inches but yesterday snow is much more than than that it now good sleighing but cannot belong 20 20 w 22 afternoon all at church at a meeting of the congregation to see if we were prepared to give a call to a minister & to whom there was proposed mr campbell mr hume & mr ewing the majority of votes was for mr campbell and the call is to be given this day wekk clear cold & good sleighing 20 26 got a letter informing me of the deat of my cousin david elliot he had ben 10 years blind the was written by this doughlen lemmet elliot 15 orange st swansea 26 feby he is the last of his fathers family mathew elliots family is now all gone! th 23 got five dollars from mrs hitchell to pay manse & glibe cuts some straw hector shoring mrs mitchell & maggie blak here wm little & a mr good fellow here looking for horses 24 37 f 24 hector at salt for corn for feed mr robson & wife here i give mr lueen #4 for seat & +5 for manse from mrs milchel 20 36 sa 25 a cold icy rain all day slicking to the trees it {?} snow last night a very nasty disagreeable day doing nothing 34 34 su 26 all at church but lilly mr chillar preaches again a good sermon 32 38 27 cuts stuff in foremoon alick left school last saturday 32 34 28 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March 1876</h2> 28 a very stormy day blowing from the east and {illegible} & drifting all day by far the heavest {illegible} 26 33 29 this day was appointed for a meeting to call a minister but swing to snowed uproads mr fishecoals {illegible} did not come to preside so we could not proceed it was just as wellas there was very few at church mr christer preached 30 30 24 30 hector at mr youngals soup to buy hay alick choring good slighing 30 33 31 hector at forest mill with gust alick choring I take accurly slick to 33 36 <h2>April</h2> 1 hector & alich away at mr yougals for hay {illegible} bought two {illegible} #13 {illegible} my wedding day 43 youwayo!! 23 36 2 will at church but alick mr chrystal preaches thawony 23 38 3 {illegible} came just as we were preparing to go to church call a minister so none went but one the call was ananimous for mr campbell of st hillude no other being proposed thawing 33 42 4 hector choring in foremoon takes the potato sugar bush thawing 34 42 5 cutting stuff in foremoon saps some trees in afternoon {illegible} 33 42 6 saps the rest of our trees carries 4 pails poor {illegible} clear windy 30 44 7 sap to day emties the trough of rain & goes formal roads very bad forter over roads in swamp now going fast hector choring 36 40 8 hector at salt for pig feed we gather 26 pails of sap and syrops 30 pails leaving water in the kettles looks like hard front wind 33 36 9 all at church but may & lilly mr puller from blen {illegible} roads very muddy water the road in swamp we go by giberts 30 40 10 {illegible} we syrop off 44 pailpals & leave 13 pails in pots 30 42 this makes 37 pailpals to day hector choring 11 gets 36 pails sap & syrop off 37 {illegible} leaving 10 pails in pots quite warm to day not sun well in afternoon snow {all?} one put pak his 33 32 12 rain with thunder this morning no sap in afternoon hector & I attends the funeral of our old nighbour robt peaves who died at dundad aged 75 old onrs is midly all gone now 40 41 13 raining all day we cut some stuff near night jean syrops off the 10 pails we left in pots & leaves water in pots no sap 40 46 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April 1876</h2> f 14 cleans the sugar brought of rain in foremoon then it came a putting thunder shower & I had to go and loom again hector away in horsback fishing for oats go to the promise of some from mr ganick gets a pap from mc rueen 49 60 sa 15 old sap to day hector choring snow all gone but some patches 39 46 su 16 all at church but alichmrs ambre preaches roads very muddy 36 46 m 17 hector begin to plough sod north of sugar bush we gather 22 pails sap boiled it a little and it the pots cold wind nw 31 36 tu 18 gets 37 pails sap syropt of 48 pails leaving 11 packs in pots hector splitting firewood in foremoon ploughing hinging firewood 32 40 w 19 hector goes for a loadof hay to mr yougals for the last of the hay he bought we get 32 pails sap & syrop of 32 pails leaving 10 pails in dirts fine day but loads muddy yet 32/+16 th 20 gets 33 pails sap syrop off 36 & leaves 7 in pots yesterdayis not very goos sugar so we wont make any mike herted plough 32 42 f 21 gets 20 pails sap syrop off 23 & leaves 4 pails in pots hector ploughing 40 48 sa 22 cutting stuff in foremoon in afternoon hector goes to mr goal who for oats we get 19 pails sap & syrop off 20 leaving 3 pails 40 35 su 23 no minister to daythe elders holds a prayer meeting 40 52 m 24 got 6 pails sap did not kindel the fire hector & jean goes to salt with boar which mr aldich bugh part #12 H stalker spleming stakes I skin a dead ewe 43 52 tu 25 gets 3 pails sap 7 syrop off 12 pails leaving water in pots no run thinks sugar miooe hector & alick ploughing for spring wheat in 16 acre field stalker at {?} field fencing 43 25 w 26 delives sut garfen & plants to onions hector ploughing richardson stalker & alick at island field ending no sap 43 6 th 27 hector & alick ploughing hut chichardson splitting firewood springing a little & brings some dishes from bush sugar time done 48 f 28 hector & alich ploughing richardson splitting firewood I get grafts I susrenee & yellow bells from I gregs falls fine 42 38 sa 29 hector at guelph for seed spung wheat stalker ploughing I craft some st laurence apples foes the first wallow 43 su 30 all at church but jane mr wight preaches new from jeokand we 36 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May 1876</h2> 1 hector sows spring wheat in aftermoon stalker & richardson fincing I bring spouts & some dishes from bush pats {illegible} apples eggs to chat 34 48 2 hector dragging stalker & richardson on fencing may sows seed onions I craft st lawrence on gloualand & prines 34 52 3 hector sows peas stalker callivating dr I o land potatoes in garden and sows sunflower seeds on other swallow jouring & is fine 43 60 4 hector + stalker cultivating in peas fine loads boring last night put ewes & lambs to sugar bush mr campbell is come to be 44 52 5 men cultivating peas & floning to south stone beat till slopped by rain in aftermoon wind east & cold 40 44 6 hector at salt for brand alick & stalker stoning jean palnling 44 60 7 all at church but hector mr wight preaches fine growing 46 58 8 men dragging peas frunes the last of the trees fine growing 60 58 9 hector sowing oats & grasseed stalker culivating in oats In growing 46 54 10 hector at i cowes ploughing stalker cultivating oats i plant an apple at old house work shop floor growing rain last night & showers 42 52 11 men dragging oats I buy a pair of shoes at mc milians for #1.40 48 58 12 hector begins to plough sod our dyke at new barn for corn I scrapes some apple trees saw two chunks swallows yesterday the frost rain 42 58 13 hector ploughing at new barn mr firries here altering a colt 44 58 14 all at church but lilly a mr finclair preaches cloudy 40 60 15 hector & 6 more teams goes to killside to flit our new minister mr campbell sho is to be induiled tomorrow cloudy & threashoning rain all day but did not rain much jean & some others goes to rid up the manse in aftermoon willows getting all the green a late spring 48 44 16 in aftermoon we are altogether at the induction of our new minister mr campbell of kilbride there was much good speaking last nigt we had a farse which realised #71.40 st was a mice meeting 44 58 17 thunder & rain last night very fine growing day the finiest this season hector ploughing in aftermoon ground very wet 54 72 18 hector ploughing stalker & alick stoning fine growing day 52 70 19 hector ploughing sod for corn stalker ploughing potatoe land very fine growing day seek few beer on willow at {illegible} very late this 38 72 hector {illegible} stalker & alick stong i cutting {illegible} among hay gilberts fines bees in our willows in full force warm fine 58 80 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May 1876</h2> su 21 all at church but alichchwich well filled to hour mr campbell just onion be gives I think general sales paction hot 60 82 m 22 hector ploughing stalker & alick hauling dung for potatoes I cutting resroot cuts the lambs after tea has 29 from 21 ewes #2 ewe lambs & 12 weathers colder now than in morning 66 54 tu 23 hector ploughing alick & stalker at dung a lamb deer frost 42 62 w 24 {illegible} for seed potatoes being {illegible} birthday people generally taking holiday 43 58 th 25 men at dung every blossoms coming out maples in flowers 70 71 f 26 men fixing {illegible} we cut 12 bushels of potatoes clear 48 78 sa 27 planta 13 potatoes on 26 drills 8 bushels horses on the east them hunsots 3 & last 1 1/2 b. peach blows very hot saw some grasshoppers every trees in full blossom everything booling fine 60 85 su 28 all at church but hector who goes in afternoon to the funeral of ms alich cummin with ocrat& carried the coffin our new minister pleak well to day - hope it will on 60 80 m 29 good deal at forst mill with gust stalker & alick fencing no end {illegible} field cherry blossoms faded aples in blossom 48 55 tu 30 hector at forest mill withgust stalker & alick fencing with end of syrop old cherry blossoms faded aples in blossom 48 35 w 31 hector sows at prayer meeting at night minister does well 52 79 <h2>June</h2> th 1 men hauling dung for turnips jean & I plants corn land fees mandrake flours out and a grint mant young grasshoppers likely to be as bad as last years 61 84 f 2 men at turnips dung same thunder & rain 62 83 sa 3 jean lilly & at dundas gets coupons cashed $36 pays banner great rain & some thunder men at turnips land 60 80 su 4 all at church but lilly our minister very popular pleasing 60 78 m 5 men at dung land #7 to adam smith & gives $30 to hector 50 6 u 6 men at dung sweet but in garden cool & cloudy thunder 62 68 7 men at dung finely it wing weather not very hot 60 74 men at {illegible} fine day sets up harden potatoes 61 83 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June 1876</h2> 9 men at swamp land till campell men with {illegible} thunder shower it had no effect in the grass sa 10 very hot men ploughing in & spreading dung for su 11 all at church byt hector very hot the glass at go at 10 12 clips owr sheep 33 very hot we try to sesle young 13 men at swamp land stalker fencing at wheat 14 hector{illegible} dragging stalker absent sti 15 hector ploughing for corn rest dragging swamp 16 hector at salt in afternoon for salt for turnip {illegible} hue ploughing corn for feed till slopt by heavy men 17 hector soroing corn for feed till slopt by heavy men were at and nominated 7 for elders they wont all has no effect in hilling grasshoppers in sprit of rain the 18 our sacrament all there but lilly mr cameron does the who 19 stalker & alick stoning hector drilling sows turnips after foremoon 20 stoning & sowing turnips hector drilling do fine and cool 21 hector drilling & sowing turnips stalker kingy's I {aillo?} 22 hector drilling & sowing turnips kills colt & I skin 23 finished drillig & sowing turnips & hopes they is chewshead grasshoppers but it doubtfull for they are as plinty as of 24 hector & lean at salt south wool - 29 fleeces - weight {illegible} weight for fleece 6 1/2 lbs price 28 cents stalker I lapse 3 u hauling & raising stones I cut thistles & total value of wool at 28 at cents $49 but then they were duke for matte fleeces #4.48 cents to which reduced the total to $4 su 25 all at church but jean mrs campbell very and ran minister very down hearter poor man two do to have a consultation abut her tomorrow 26 hector ploughing stalker & alick finan & mp thistles in oats & kills bugs on tu 27 sudor in foremoon at fas wight raising in of lerg grasshoppers stalkers ploughing sod I cut thistles cooler to as to thres hector it roan may jean & I goes to ice janics claiday so they but alick found he died this morning at 4 am born in 1800 the same year as me! </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>June 1876</h3> Su 21 All at Church in forenoon. In afternoon at the funeral of first sermon James Caliday{?} May & Jean goes to Warwicks{?} to M 22 Hector ploughing & we call for them coming back from funeral 64 84 I gathering Red{?} road work Hector bring him sod in afternoon 12 17 Ewe Lambs Bugs on Potatoes, much cooler today 62 76 Tu 23 Hector plough Tilly{?} W 24 Clear Fine to plough, but stopped about 10 oclock It rained been dull and wet{?} all all day & looks like more & it is wanted{?} Th 25 Men at Dingh{?} but Tilly Mrs Campbel a little better some rain 68 F 26 Men & oxen{?} at Galt gets our Negatives taken for Photographs Sa 27 Plan to 13 12 1/2 {?}rape 2 Sterascope{?} fine day slight showers Then Russets 3 {illegible}Bank Fifty dollars #50 grasshoppers to now has at end of old stable but stopped by Su 28 all at Chur afternoon men cutting hay I kill bugs 70 80 {illegible} & T goes to Galt I was surprised to hear that our new {page ripped} Mr{?} Clark had left me one of his executers M 29 A good deal the widow Mrs Clark Mr Scot & I thought that altogether{?} too old - I am now 76 so I referred to Tu 30 Hector at released. Men cutting hay, some clovers 70 80 {illegible} end, bugs in forenoon men cutting hay in afternoon W 31 Hector barn{?} 3 good loads of hay 2 into old byre and one sows{?} at old stable to be pitched tomorrow morning 68 8 Th 1 {illegible} mare but a pretty smart shower Raking in afternoon {illegible} at Gilberts line - a good crop. very sultry 9 get burled 70 88 many more 7 good loads of hay which we put into cowbyre F 2 Men at New barn after tea we rake & cock the rest of Sa 3 Team Team 2 at Gilberts line, very hot all day & sultry 76 Says Bannerwich but Hector This is the hottest day I ever saw in Canada 80 9{?} Su 4 all at Church 2d{?} load of hay in forenoon 2 into old stable M 5 Men at dung byre and 2 into new cowbyre. Hector has got Tu 6 Men at dung from Missouri - began his time this morning W 7 Men at the dung{?} goes Joseph Pearson Stalker & he mowing orchard in {illegible, page water damaged} Hector setting the last of the Potatoes. got Bushed {Illegible} showers going roung with thunder. We got none 76 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July 1876</h2> 11 hector jane alick & lilly at sles menager brings home may's & my photo stalker & pears on mowing orcharding thistles 76 w 12 petrol cutting timothymen mow foremoon in afternoon rockest to kes in 1 ip loads a good deal of disant thunder here pickel cherrie 13 hauls 6 loads of timothy & puts me stable a good deal of distant thunder round but we got none very by 14 look in 5 loads of timothy & gust then soft for threshers & 15 took in 2 loads timothy & a pickel this {illegible} tomorrow 32 50 hector cutting thistles with mower {finloudy?} cool 33 38 hay has a good crop & well saved for 29 our I dont know su 16 all church but lilly & I not bun all door bush some 28 38 17 men begins to cut wheat in island is bas ign of aftermoon too upe whet shrunh & bands snapping crop very cool 30 40 18 cutting wheat till stoped by a great thistles forenoon 30 40 one of the loudsst cracks of thunder I ever heard me down our creek red after 3 oclock we went back to the wheat 19 cuts all our fall wheat on island field a great cropof su but poor in grain being scorched with heat & {wsted?} stalker 20 begins to cut rye till stopped by high wind we go and begins to thin turnips hector hurkling them cool to day 21 jean at salt with cherries to mr alrich we at rye i ikes is the barley loose after a quite cool now hot spell over sa 22 hauling wheat from island field took in 12 loads, sligh thaw su 23 all at church but alick & joe me wander preached 24 all thinning turnips all day mr warden & R mc lueen at us for money for knox's college i gave then #3 hector #142 60 74 25 my birthday & I have to day my 76 years I am now an old old all of us all day thinning turnips a good brand bug grasshoppers 26 hauls 7 loads of rye in aftermoon our me goes to cowes to wren but got a be gunk as they are not going to thresh till friday so they one home & cut rye mre stalker lilly & I thin nine afternoon very cool drouthy & nice to work </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July 1876 {illegible} to cut peas stalker {illegible} cuts all day, In afternoon, hauls rye from Necks slashing {illegible} 66 the peas {illegible} stalker fully finishes the before fraird but the {illegible} Peas all day hauls 13 loads of {illegible} Peas all day very hot again Peas finishes them at night of Peas Puts into New Barn 6 and 3 into old barn breezy day Cutting finding bats all day fine finishes cutting bats all the bats Hector Lakes the Reaper to spring wheat hot 66 stock the last of the spring wheat stalker out in afternoon Hot with dirt ant thunder this afternoon aged 23 minister is a young went away this morning at o'clock to accompany the Mrs. Campbell to {illegible} to Peterborough her {illegible} Place. Stalker at Deckers thresheng in we haul all the spring wheat 9 loads {illegible} in day Mr Campbell being away to Peterborough {illegible} Takes in all {illegible} which finishes Riddel here collecting {illegible} {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Grafting Wax</h3> {torn page} part Resin, three parts beeswax & three parts Lard <h3>Another</h3> Three parts Resin two parts beeswax and two parts tallow Rev. Thomas T Johnstone. Fernandina Florida <h2>Nov 1876</h2> Ru 12 Mr. Gould here reaching fine day Indian summer 34 46 sheep diet of turnip shaw 13 Mom makes a Log enclosure for straw in yard as we expect the thresher tomorrow threshing with flails for the house breaks up the Pig and fixes the barn for threshers tomorrow 32 50 Threshers here puts out the straw all day. Cloudy cool 33 38 15 Thresher finishes at noon & the goes to Benjy. {illegible} know the yield Total Rye about 190 B. Wheat songs. Bush some 28 38 If Hector at Beny's threshing in forenoon at Howe's in afternoon {Jelling} Peg's Alick at Benjy's in afternoon Cloudy cool 30 40 Mon Ploughing Jean at J. Louis Killing Turkeys. forenoon 30 40 Ru 18. Mon Ploughing Mr. & Mrs. John Malcolm here cool 34 44 Ru 19 All at church but Lilly Mr. Crystal preaches at 3 PM 38 48 20 Mon Ploughing @ Liddesdale drove all day dull 34 44 21 Mon Ploughing @ Liddesdale again all day This the 4th day 34 42 22 Mon burns her Island field + Lakes the Plackyk Er Pla Lorland in the acre field. Puts Raintow{stain}s 34 42 28 Hector Han + Alick at lyatt couth wheat + Luwrkey get Bean 32 35 24 cutting stuff + horeeng {pi?} Cloudy cool 30 34 Mers Patching a begrent in kitchen slors growing 30 34 ground covered with snow this morning all at Church but May + Lilly Mr Campbell comes back and preaches, It is expected he will continue to be our Minister again, I voted against him coming back. he went away in such a strange I would have him stay away but the majority wants him + here he{illegible} 30 34 27 In afternoon Hector is at the Funeral of the Jameson's daughter aged 22: Snowing a good deal, Roads bad. {Hushy?} 30 37 A good deal of now snow but too soft for Sleighing Mr. Campbell here. 28 36 {illegible}ong up the pace the mantle up games be bye same. :: </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Nov 1876 Ru 29 Kills our Pigs—zouly Mr. Lowe helps out Got a Letter last might from John Elliot Lared 15 Nov 26 Th 30 Hector + Jean at Guelph with 12 bags of Peas La going to step at Damian gilchsrs all night very cold. Glanas at 14 marming 14 Dec P1 Very cold. Hector brings from Plough from Gilchrists and some herring. Gets # 4 from May {lor}th as part Raymont of #7 adam mord Ru 2 Malls old s mott not thawing but nosla hong Roads very rough. May get a peer of over shapeac #41.3 20 24 Ru 3 All at Church but Alick Mr. Campbell preaches very able 23–28 Ru 2N.4 Men charing J. not doing much, clear + sunny 26 28 Annnan observer 20th Feb. 1880 Dumfriesshire Population 48.241 Annan 4631 Canobie 3055 Dumfries 14341 Eskdalemuir 551 Ewes 338 Langholm 3735 Lochmaben 3085 Moffat 2543 Westerkirk 540 Illigitimate Births BanfBannshire highest 19 percent Kirkcudbrightshire 15.6 Aberdeen + Wigton equal 14.2 Dumfriesshire 13.7 Rots + Cromartiy lowest 4.8 Births in Scotland 30.064 deaths 1748 Marriages 6523 </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7fce3be2122659373f7d7df5d78a48f5.pdf 7da8e0631b46adcb34222c0ec3b24fb1 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/059419d429e6828919efde5880d61652.pdf 2a178fe3c03ff18c1d15c7a55bbc78d5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0ac4000d32f5e84be9152973edc53233.pdf a1bc02dab4d91d0ee5c0f59975997a32 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1b99b8c863fd8a677716c9b27e504d07.pdf 24b2794a1cc6c998e3af3c5389e58982 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Photograph of Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Extract from Mr. McKenzie's speech at Toronto June 1878</h2> Let me say this what I have stated at almost every meeting I have attended that the only accusation ^that they can bring against the present admi^nistration is one simply of want of prudence in purchasing rails in advance of the time when they were required. Now Sir I dont believe that we purchased too soon; but I say now as I have said on other occasions that all the rails we bought we bought by open tender, whereas the rails they bought were purchased through a relative of of one of themselves to whom they paid a commission of two & one half per cent and who cheated the government of Canada by charging them $20000 that we know of, more than he paid the manufacturer; and ^same this person got his two and a half per cent even upon that: upon a light {illegible} that was purchased we found the amount paid this same person was more by $3000 or $4000 than was paid by him to the builder. We {illegible} have the judgement of the court for that. Then at the very time that we were buying rails by public competition at $54.60 delivered in Canada we were receiving deliveries at #85 of rails bought by them. Now with regard to the Neebing Hotel the price paid for this famous hotelry was about 500 5300 if I recollect aright; and all the charge is that the valuators of the government valued it too high Well I don't know whether whether they did or not; but if they did the government is not to blame. We appointed a conservative as one of the valuators joining with him one of our own friends; these gentlemen valued the structure; and yet this is one of the great issues that the Tory party have to go to elections on - that, $200 or 300 too much was paid for the Nebing Hotel (cheers & laughter) - We found on the other hand that the leader of the opposition gave to one of his friends $2500 for nothing out of the public purse and we have never got anything for it up to the present time, and yet {illegible} have the effrontery to come forward and say that we paid too much through our valuators by $200 or $300 for this Hotel, We do not hear these gentlemen say that we kept the secret service money fund in our posses-sion We never defrauded the Government out of money that was due to the country by a railway corporation which was controlled by a political ring and yet these people attempt to make a cry out of such matters as I have referred to; why Sir ^it is the merest trifling with the workman June 12th 1878 D.M. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Decr._1876">1 Decr. 1876</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_1">1.1 F 1</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_2">1.2 Sa 2</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_3">1.3 Su 3</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_4">1.4 M 4</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_5">1.5 Tu 5</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_6">1.6 W 6</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_7">1.7 Th 7</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_8">1.8 F 8</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_9">1.9 Sa 9</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_10">1.10 Su 10</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_11">1.11 M 11</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#T_12">1.12 T 12</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_13">1.13 W 13</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_14">1.14 Th 14</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_15">1.15 F 15</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_16">1.16 Sa 16</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_17">1.17 Su 17</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_18">1.18 M 18</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#T_19">1.19 T 19</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_20">1.20 W 20</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></div> <h2>Decr. 1876</h2> <h3>F 1</h3> Very cold Hector brings Iron Plough ^Pays Mrs. Laing the Globe #175 for ~77 from Gilchrist's and some herring from Guelph Gets #4 from May Smith part of #7 Adam borrowed last summer, To get the rest soon? ^above 6 18 <h3>Sa 2</h3> Still coldish snow not thawing but not thawi Sleighing Roads very rough, May gets a pair of overshoes-price #1.40 20 26 <h3>Su 3</h3> All at Church but Alick Mr Campbell preaches - very able 23 28 <h3>M 4</h3> Men choring, I not doing much clear sunny 26 28 <h3>Tu 5</h3> Hector at Deckers threshing in forenoon, goes to Crief in afternoon after a pair of Boots, snow lying but no sleighing 22 30 <h3>W 6</h3> Hector at Forest Mill with grist of wheat & rye Alick choring 26 34 <h3>Th 7</h3> Men choring Donald Paterson & wife from California here with Tom Grey & wife Milder today clay but fairly winter 26 32 <h3>F 8</h3> Men choring hauling ^old rails to Bailing place cold 22 26 <h3>Sa 9</h3> A very cold stormy day drifting and snowing some but not enough for Sleighing yet men choring above 3 3 10 <h3>Su 10</h3> All at Church but May & me I having Dysentery 6 14 <h3>M 11</h3> Men choring Culling stuff in afternoon snowing a little every day but not enough to make sleighing 8 18 <h3>T 12</h3> Men clears some wheat to take to Galt Ed Chambers here 16 32 <h3>W 13</h3> Hector & Jean at Galt with wheat and Turkey's thawing all day 36 {42?} <h3>Th 14</h3> Hector at Wm Robson's threshing till noon, thawing a little 24 36 <h3>F 15</h3> Hector at Wm Robson's threshing all day, stormy snowing & drifting in ^afternoon 14 16 <h3>Sa 16</h3> Very stormy snowing & drifting, Hector went to Wm Robson's to thresh {but it} was so stormy they did not begin, Very cold Hector got his ^finger froze above 2 6 <h3>Su 17</h3> All at Church but Tilly No Sermons Mr Campbell gone to Toronto for what nobody knows & made no provision here cold 3 8 <h3>M 18</h3> Hector at Robson's threshing finishes at noon, a good deal more snow last night Plenty of snow now for sleighing 4 10 <h3>T 19</h3> Hector at Galt for Bran and about a paper he got about his land in Keppel. The Presbytery meets to day and will decide whether Mr Campbell will continue our minister 10 16 <h3>W 20</h3> Cutting stuff in {forenoon?} In afternoon Hector goes to {J Cowes?} to thresh but not begin because the threshers did not come. Hears to day that Mr Campbell is not coming back to our kirk is vacant We have had nothing but vexation with this fellow The Presbytery n dont like him he is a fool! above 3 12 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Decr._1876">1 Decr. 1876</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_21">1.1 Th 21</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_22">1.2 F 22</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_23">1.3 Sa 23</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_24">1.4 Su 24</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_25">1.5 M 25</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_26">1.6 Tu 26</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_27">1.7 W 27</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_28">1.8 Th 28</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_29">1.9 F 29</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_30">1.10 Sa 30</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_31">1.11 Su 31</a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1877">2 1877</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_1">2.1 M 1</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_2">2.2 Tu 2</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_3">2.3 W 3</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_4">2.4 Th 4</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_5">2.5 F 5</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_6">2.6 Sa 6</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_7">2.7 Su 7</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_8">2.8 M 8</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_9">2.9 Tu 9</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_10">2.10 W 10</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_11">2.11 Th 11</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_12">2.12 F 12</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></div> <h2>Decr. 1876</h2> <h3>Th 21</h3> Hector at J Cowes threshing Alick fixing chores Milder today 10 20 <h3>F 22</h3> Hector Jean & May away at {illegible} {illegible} ^did not see him with Mr Stalker's? daughter who is not well this long time, not bad sleighing now 14 28 <h3>Sa 23</h3> Hector at J Cowe's threshing finishes him moderate day 14 22 <h3>Su 24</h3> All at Church but Alick Mr Crystel Preacher, very able above 4 20 <h3>M 25</h3> Christmas day all our people away at Mr Donald's but me as I am left to keep house Dull cloudy but rather mild 10 20 <h3>Tu 26</h3> Collecting for seat rents Men choring cloudy mildish ^hears {Rob?} Fletcher is married got #54 20 28 <h3>W 27</h3> Hector Jean May & Tilly at Donybrook Alick & I keeping house ^clear 18 22 <h3>Th 28</h3> I collecting seat rents Alick takes me with cutter Hector choring & hauling firewood cloudy dull 14 26 <h3>F 29</h3> Very stormy snowing & drifting all day I take to McQueen #138 16 24 <h3>Sa 30</h3> A great deal more snow last night & drifting the road is now badly blocked up and Hector & Alick has been breaking up ^weather hard 13 22 <h3>Su 31</h3> Mr McMillan brought Mr Frazer the minister here last night he Preached here to day & stopped with us all night liked him well 14 22 <h2>1877</h2> {originally wrote 1867 but crossed out the 6 and wrote a 7 over top} <h3>M 1</h3> New years day, Robt McQueen takes Mr Frazer away to Galt to meet the Train at 10 oclock, The McDonalds here eating Turkey & A real winter time now, good sleighing, but rather blocked up with snow drifts in some places O dear how old I am, born 1800: 13 24 <h3>Tu 2</h3> Hector at Forest Mill with chopping stuff Jean goes with him to see ^Jessie 12 26 <h3>W 3</h3> Cuts stuff in forenoon Hector hauls some firewood. Clear calm snell frost ^above 3 10 <h3>Th 4</h3> Hector Jean May & I on a visit to John {Armstrong?} fine sleighing Mr Telfer sent here #8 seat rent for 2 members, but as there is 3 members he owes #4 yet 12 20 <h3>F 5</h3> Hector Alick & I at Galt I get coupons cashed #60 & Interest on deposits {#1750?} leaves #50 in Merchant Bank Pays Blackwood & Chambers #6.50 buys two {Diaries?} Pays Reformer #2 buys a {Driever?} #2 an Almanack illegible} good winter ^day 14 24 <h3>Sa 6</h3> Hector hauling firewood all day very fine day and mild 16 34 <h3>Su 7</h3> All at Church but May & Hector Mr {Gould?} preaches, mild day 18 34 <h3>M 8</h3> Hector & Alick hauling firewood all day mild but getting colder ^Stalker & Bob cuts down our only Pines for {wood?} logs 16.20.10 <h3>Tu 9</h3> Hector & Alick hauling firewood all day Stalker & Bob getting firewood ^above 6 12 <h3>W 10</h3> Men at Logs for Sawmill & firewood Walter Armstrong comes mild 16 24 <h3>Th 11</h3> A good deal of snow again snow getting deep men choring {illegible} 20 30 <h3>F 12</h3> Very hard frost last night & all day Hector hauling sawlogs to sawmill a little more snow to day below 11 {by?} 2 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1877_Jany">1 1877 Jany</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_13">1.1 Sa 13</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_14">1.2 Su 14</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_15">1.3 M 15</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_16">1.4 Tu 16</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_17">1.5 W 17</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_18">1.6 Th 18</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_19">1.7 F 19</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_20">1.8 Sa 20</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_21">1.9 Su 21</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_22">1.10 M 22</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_23">1.11 Tu 23</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_24">1.12 W 24</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_25">1.13 Th 25</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_26">1.14 F 26</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_27">1.15 Sa 27</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_28">1.16 Su 28</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_29">1.17 M 29</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_30">1.18 Tu 30</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_31">1.19 W 31</a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Feby">2 Feby</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_1">2.1 Th 1</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_2">2.2 F 2</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></div> <h2>1877 Jany</h2> <h3>Sa 13</h3> Hector hauling sawmill in forenoon culling stuff in afternoon ^above 6 14 <h3>Su 14</h3> No sermon today the minister expected did not come snow deep 16 22 <h3>M 15</h3> Hector hauling sawlogs to mill Alick goes to school W Armstrong ^here 14 24 <h3>Tu 16</h3> A great deal of ^snow again last night it is now at least 15 inches deep on the level, but a good deal drifted in the open Kills a steer in afternoon {Messrs?} Thos & John McDonald helps us ^clear sunny 16 22 <h3>W 17</h3> Stalker & Bob cutting firewood Hector choring fine sunny day calm ^below -4{degree symbol} 20 <h3>Th 18</h3> Hector at Galt with steer skin and to get Bran W Armstrong goes away 16 28 <h3>F 19</h3> Hector hauling sawlogs to mill Stalker choring Snow now about 15 inches ^deep on level 22 32 <h3>Sa 20</h3> A thaw last night & this morning but soon cleared up & set in a hard frost Hector hauling sawlogs to mill, snow won't drift after this wee thaw 36 18 <h3>Su 21</h3> A May Jean Tilly & I at Church Hector & Alick at home attending a sick Cow who is swelled in the {wame?} Mr. Russel Preaches and a poor stick he is 4 20 <h3>M 22</h3> Hector takes the last sawlog to mill a fine day of sort calm clear & milder 16 26 <h3>Tu 23</h3> Men I cutting stuff in forenoon Threshing oats in afternoon, clear ^cold 12 16 <h3>W 24</h3> Men threshing oats with flail & choring cold and clear a {illegible} snow fell 12 14 <h3>Th 25</h3> Men cleaning wheat choring & {c?} cold, a little snow last night which drifted 12 18 <h3>F 26</h3> Hector at Galt with a load of wheat Stalker choring, milder to day, clear 18 32 <h3>Sa 27</h3> All at Church but Alick Mr Waite & Mr Crystel officiates I give McQueen #12 seat rents mild day good winter weather 26 33 <h3>Su 28</h3> Our Sacrament all at it but Tilly, Hears my old friend Alex Innes Culross died last Monday I feel his death leaves a sad blank to me. He was three years younger than me! 18 32 <h3>M 29</h3> A thaw, with a clear sunny sky strange weather Hector choring 14 40! <h3>Tu 30</h3> A mild thaw all day cloudy but no rain our annual meeting Mr Fletcher of Hamilton & Mr Crystel officiates, after paying all our floating debts & #400 to Tom Jamieson we have left #80 but firewood is still to bye which perhaps may be #20 33 34 <h3>W 31</h3> Hector at Freelton Mill with chopping stuff Stalker choring still a thaw & a mild one no ice cloudy but clearing now 24 38 <h2>Feby</h2> <h3>Th 1</h3> Men cutting stuff in forenoon Thawing all day & all last night but no rain. the mildest of thaws this cloudy 36 42 40 <h3>F 2</h3> Hector at Forest Mill with Grist & at Galt Jean went with him, thaw this is one of the mildest thaws the ground is a good deal spotted here the snow has drifted off but there is not much snow gone 28 40 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#.7BFeby.3F.7D_1877">1 {Feby?} 1877</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_3">1.1 Sa 3</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_4">1.2 Su 4</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_5">1.3 M 5</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_6">1.4 Tu 6</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_7">1.5 W 7</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_8">1.6 Th 8</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_9">1.7 F 9</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_10">1.8 Sa 10</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_11">1.9 Su 11</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_12">1.10 M 12</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#t_13">1.11 t 13</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_14">1.12 W 14</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_15">1.13 Th 15</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_16">1.14 F 16</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_17">1.15 Sa 17</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_18">1.16 Su 18</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_19">1.17 M 19</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_20">1.18 Tu 20</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_21">1.19 W 21</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_22">1.20 Th 22</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_23">1.21 F 23</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_24">1.22 Sa 24</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></div> <h2>{Feby?} 1877</h2> <h3>Sa 3</h3> At the funeral of Mr Falconer's child Hector & I still a mild and thaw {34?} 40 <h3>Su 4</h3> All at Church but Alick Mr Fletcher a young new licenced Preaches 28 40 <h3>M 5</h3> Hector & Stalker at J {Coise's?} sawing wood Alick choring, now thaw 18 30 <h3>Tu 6</h3> Hector at Forest Mill for Hector Pays me #12 Interest on note 20 34 {{so?} #42 interest from Hector written above} <h3>W 7</h3> Men cutting Peas with J {Coise's?} cutting machine it cuts & threshes at at the same time or rather the cutting threshes the Peas I do not help them Mrs Moffat & Mrs {Harbottla?} here mild thawing 34 38 hears our old neighbour Peggy {Fengland?} died this morning! <h3>Th 8</h3> Cutting Peas in afternoon very {stoorie?} I helping, gets a letter from Mr Armstrong telling of the death of Banatino {Poet?} 20 32 <h3>F 9</h3> Hector & I at the funeral of Peggy {Fengland?} another old settler aged 77 Just about my own age, I must go soon! 12 34 <h3>Sa 10</h3> Hector Jean May & I at John Malcom's visting, Stalker Bob & Alick cleaning Peas very mild & Thawing Sleighing bad 26 44 <h3>Su 11</h3> All at Church but Tilly young Mr. Fletcher Preaches able 20 38 <h3>M 12</h3> Hector choring thawing a little at night Getting colder all day 34 28 18 <h3>t 13</h3> Hector choring Stalker absent I met frost last Sleighing gone 12 28 <h3>W 14</h3> Cutting Peas in forenoon till a cog wheel failed and Hector went in the afternoon to Galt with it {Stalks?} shifts firewood, melt frost ^above 6 30 <h3>Th 15</h3> Hector at a Bee at Stalkers having house boys milder 28 35 <h3>F 16</h3> Cuts the last of the Peas at new Barn & Takes the cutter {Cowes?} where they saw some cedar {benches?} long for Pavent for Stable 22 40 30 <h3>Sa 17</h3> Hector & Alick clean up the last of the Peas in New Barn {Total?} about 70 Bushels cold & frosty all day & cloudy 22 28 22 <h3>Su 18</h3> All at Church but Alick Mr Haigh Preaches & very able snowing ^a little all day 18 28 <h3>M 19</h3> Hector choring more snow last night pretty cold clear ^above 8 22 <h3>Tu 20</h3> Hector brings 18 bunches of shingles from Tenants Sawmill made from his {own?} logs, cutting straw afterwards George Nichol and Wife here visiting, clear sunny, good sleighing 12 30 <h3>W 21</h3> Stalker & A {McGrurie?} sawing firewood in {Lugar?} Busk Hector choring Rev Mr Haigh & J Dickson here visiting. Sun thawing ^strong 20 42 <h3>Th 22</h3> Hector hauling firewood Men sawing in bush strong thaw clear 32 46 <h3>F 23</h3> Hector choring {McGrurie?} threshing Oats with {flail?} thawing 36 40 <h3>Sa 24</h3> Hector at J Cowe's getting out Logs Archie threashing oats A strong thaw again Sleighing all gone, In all the thaws we have 36 42 had there has not been a drop of rain only high temperature </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#.7BFeby.3F.7D_1877">1 {Feby?} 1877</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_25">1.1 Su 25</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_26">1.2 M 26</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#tu_27">1.3 tu 27</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_28">1.4 W 28</a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#March">2 March</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_1">2.1 Th 1</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_2">2.2 F 2</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_3">2.3 Sa 3</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_4">2.4 Su 4</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_5">2.5 M 5</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_6">2.6 Tu 6</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_7">2.7 W 7</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_8">2.8 Th 8</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_9">2.9 F 9</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_10">2.10 Sa 10</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_11">2.11 Su 11</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_12">2.12 M 12</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></div> <h2>{Feby?} 1877</h2> <h3>Su 25</h3> All at Church but May & Lilly Mr. Thyne Preaches very able 32 38 <h3>M 26</h3> Hector at Galt for Bran Stalker & McGrurie sawing firewood 28 34 <h3>tu 27</h3> Men sawing firewood in Bush Hector galt ^ {hears?} a crow sells fat cow to {illegible} Wallace for #40 he takes her away, Hector goes to Harveys to Pay horse 28 38 <h3>W 28</h3> Men sawing firewood Hector choring, Lees {for?} summer Birds but too distant to tell their species, Very fine clear & the sun thawing strong fields black except snow banks and this thaw has been without a drop of rain Our house {illegible} is dry ^since a week 28 38 <h2>March</h2> <h3>Th 1</h3> Hector at Forest Mill with chopping stuff ^Men at Bush sawing Very fine suny thawing 20 40 <h3>F 2</h3> Rained a good deal last night and nearly all day the first rain since some time in {Jany?} & little then McGrurie threshing oats Donald McPherson aged 28 buried today in Puslinch - killed last Tuesday by the {couping?} of a load of lumber on him: 34 44 <h3>Sa 3</h3> Hector at J.Cowe's hauling logs with oxen for building McGrurie threshing oats Mild thawing but snowing now 6PM and like to be more Very {illegible} the weather Prophet say we shall have ^3 feet yet 30 40 <h3>Su 4</h3> All at Church but Alick Mr McKay Preaches very able, some sleighing ^again 24 30 <h3>M 5</h3> Stalker has a Bee {sawing?} logs for new house Hector hauling firewood May & Jean away in {sitter?} visiting at Archie {Steiourts?}, cold 18 24 <h3>Tu 6</h3> Hector hauling wood no one else here cold snowing in afternoon {illegible} tapped for Sugar last thursday the trees {summing?} pretty will, Indeed I believe the trees would run almost all {Feby?} and some of {Jany?} the glass was often high enough, but now it is ^winter again ^zero 0 24 <h3>W 7</h3> Hector hauls 4 logs to Stalker McGrurie threshing Oats in afternoon we go to Church Mr McKay Preaches and very able & earnest 16 24 <h3>Th 8</h3> {illegible} ice all day and sticking to the trees McGrurie goes away having finished threshing all the oats Hector choring none else here 26 32 <h3>F 9</h3> Been raining ice all night the trees loaded & many branches with the weight of ice on them, ^{illegible} Stormy & {illegible} to day Hector choring 16 26 22 <h3>Sa 10</h3> Hector takes log to sawmill for Stone boat Trees loaden with ice yet 8 20 <h3>Su 11</h3> All at Church but Lilly Mr McKay Preaches very able strong {crust?} on ^snow 16 24 <h3>M 12</h3> Hector & Stalker ridding up the Barn about 2 inches of snow last night, cloudy, trees loaden still with ice, good sleighing again 26 30 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {numbers at the end of each entry are suspected to be the high and low temperatures of the day} <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#March_1877">1 March 1877</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_13">1.1 Tu 13</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_14">1.2 W 14</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_15">1.3 Th 15</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_F_16">1.4 Th F 16</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_17">1.5 Sa 17</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_18">1.6 Su 18</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_19">1.7 M 19</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_20">1.8 Tu 20</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_21">1.9 W 21</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_22">1.10 Th 22</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_23">1.11 F 23</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_24">1.12 Sa 24</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_25">1.13 Su 25</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_26">1.14 M 26</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_27">1.15 Tu 27</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_28">1.16 W 28</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_29">1.17 Th 29</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_30">1.18 F 30</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_31">1.19 Sa 31</a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#April">2 April</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_1">2.1 Su 1</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_2">2.2 M 2</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></div> <h2>March 1877</h2> <h3>Tu 13</h3> In afternoon all at Congregational meeting to call a Minister an unanimous Call given to Mr Robt Thyne from London Township Hears our old neighbour George Grey died about 3 PM to day he was over 80 the old pioneers is wearing away my turn will come! soon 22 32 <h3>W 14</h3> Hector choring mild this morning but colder in afternoon & windy the trees get clear of their load of ice, more snow last night 34 37 ^6pm 20 <h3>Th 15</h3> At the funeral of George Grey aged 82 my old friend and hears George Tennant died yesterday: how the old pioneers is dying out Mr Turner Peggy Fingland Mr Grey & now George Tenant all in little more than a month my turn must be soon; cold 16 28 <h3>Th F 16</h3> Hector & I at the funderal of George Tenant from Moriston to Kirkwall aged 63 another old neighbour laid by Drizzling smal snow 8 26 <h3>Sa 17</h3> St. Patricks day our Putunia blooms Men cutting stuff in forenoon choring afterwards smell frost last night clear below zero 3 20 6PM 14 <h3>Su 18</h3> All at Church buy May & I, I have a bad cold Mr Haig preaches above 10 26 <h3>M 19</h3> Hector choring & hauling firewood Alick leaves school. I taking {plysic?} ^above 3 24 <h3>Tu 20</h3> Hector breaking in Colts & choring fine day Sun thawing a little below 2 32 <h3>W 21</h3> A great deal more snow last night Mild & sunny to day Hector & Alick creiching horse grath I still bad with a cold 26 34 <h3>Th 22</h3> Hector at Galt for Bran, Thawing mild Alick choring 28 38 <h3>F 23</h3> Hector at Freelton with chopping stuff Alick choring, thawing ^clear 38 38 ^6PM 34 <h3>Sa 24</h3> Hector breaking Colt Mr Frazer comes, Not thawing much 24 34 <h3>Su 25</h3> {illegible} one at Home Mr Frazer Preaches {this entry is squished in between the Saturday and Monday entries, no numbers at end of entry} <h3>M 26</h3> Hector choring raining gently almost all day creek {comeing?} down 36 38 <h3>Tu 27</h3> Hector choring thawing & creek down but over the road 36 38 32 <h3>W 28</h3> Hector choring, Cold & Blowing Mr Frazer was going away, but is too cold 24 30 <h3>Th 29</h3> Mr Frazer goes away Hector takes up to Galt Alick choring I am {illegible} ^poorly, 24 34 <h3>F 30</h3> Men choring in forenoon Taps half of the trees in afternoon I too poorly to help them Some summer birds come Blue Linties 26 14 <h3>Sa 31</h3> Taps 16 more trees Gathers & boils to syrup 20 pails gathers 5 pails more & leaves them in the Pots Hector goes to Gilchrists to see about spring wheat drizzling rain trees not running much Hector saw a lot of Robins to day some blue Linties also {32?} 36 <h2>April</h2> <h3>Su 1</h3> All at church but Tilly & I, great sunny thaw ^saw a Robin Mr Fletcher preaches 36 58! <h3>M 2</h3> Our folks gathered 28 pails of sap to day cold no {sun?} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {numbers at the end of each entry are suspected to be the high and low temperatures of the day} <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#April_1877">1 April 1877</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_3">1.1 Tu 3</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_4">1.2 W 4</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_5">1.3 Th 5</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_6">1.4 F 6</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_7">1.5 Sa 7</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_8">1.6 Su 8</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_9">1.7 M 9</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_10">1.8 Tu 10</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_11">1.9 W 11</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_12">1.10 Th 12</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_13">1.11 F 13</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_14">1.12 Sa 14</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_15">1.13 Su 15</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_16">1.14 M 16</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_17">1.15 Tu 17</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_18">1.16 W 18</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_19">1.17 Th 19</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_20">1.18 F 20</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_21">1.19 Sa 21</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></div> <h2>April 1877</h2> <h3>Tu 3</h3> No sap to day Boiled all they had 33 pails into molasses, ^men choring cold frosty 23 32 {illgible} my {nephew's?} wife Mary {illegible} {large blank space but underline still visible} the {field?} {illegible} {aha?}; <h3>W 4</h3> gathered 20 Pails this forenoon & kindled the fire for afternoon Hector at Walter Turnbull raising a Barn Trees running well afternoon 30 42 gathered 16 more pailfuls in afternoon in all there is 36 pailful to Boil <h3>Th 5</h3> gets 47 pails sap syrops off 73 pails full and leaves 10 pails in Pots last night some chaps at our Bush making Taffy but did no mischief 36 42 <h3>F 6</h3> Got 44 Pails of sap a good run clear suny Men choring 30 44 <h3>Sa 7</h3> Got 38 Pails sap & 8 pails in Pots = 46 which they syroff in afternoon got 20 pails more = 58 leaves the 20 pails in the Pots 30 46 <h3>Su 8</h3> All at Church but May & I Mr Frazer preaches, Sap running 30 44 <h3>M 9</h3> Got 33 pails sap Syrops 50 and leaves 3 pails in Pots 30 44 <h3>Tu 10</h3> got 12 pails sap Syroped off 14 left one in Pots poor run warm 30 54 <h3>W 11</h3> No sap to day Hector at Galt seed fair & Forest Mill warm no frost last ^night 34 58 <h3>Th 12</h3> Got 14 Pails sap poor run ^Syroped it off Richardson comes to Dig garden Hector begins to plough for corn at Nimmo bush Mr Nimmo here hears Mr Thyne is coming to be our Minister 34 50 <h3>F 13</h3> Got 25 pails sap & Syroped it gathered 3 pails more & left in ^pots Last night heard frogs for first time & they are quite busy to day but some say they heard them on Monday the 9th 30 46 <h3>Sa 14</h3> Got 23 Pails and Syroped them leaving 3 pails Men Ploughing for ^Spring wheat 32 34 <h3>Su 15</h3> All at Church but Tilly Mr Frazer Preaches pleases well ^Mr Menzie showed me a grasshopper 32 36 <h3>M 16</h3> Got 25 pails sap & Syroped off 28 Pails there being 3 left in Pots on ^Saturday going to make no more sugar so this last 28 goes for molasses we have made 107 tts {lbs?} sugar out of 265 pails sap a very good yeild. Men Ploughing for Spring wheat. So sap to day. No frost 38 46 <h3>Tu 17</h3> Men finishes Ploughing for Spring wheat in 16 acre field gathers no no sap to day though the trees ran a little Jean & Tilly goes to {illegible} {Pentland's?} to swap Roosters & get Bramah eggs to set, warm & looking like thunder 40 60 <h3>W 18</h3> Men Ploughing in forenoon Raining in afternoon Men cuts stuff Got 10 Pails sap this forenoon & Syropped it into Molasses 38 46 <h3>Th 19</h3> Raining all day less or more nothing but choring doing 38 44 <h3>F 20</h3> Men Ploughing sod for green feed emptied the troughs of rain fine 37 45 <h3>Sa 21</h3> Hector at Galt for a ton of Salt to sow on Spring wheat Alick Ploughing some talk of war being proclaimed to day between Russia & Turkey: if so when or what will the end be God only knows </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {numbers at the end of each entry are suspected to be the high and low temperatures of the day} <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#April_1877">1 April 1877</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_22">1.1 Su 22</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_23">1.2 M 23</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_24">1.3 Tu 24</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_25">1.4 W 25</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_26">1.5 Th 26</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_27">1.6 F 27</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_28">1.7 Sa 28</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_29">1.8 Su 29</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_30">1.9 M 30</a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#May">2 May</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_1">2.1 Tu 1</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_2">2.2 W 2</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_3">2.3 Th 3</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_4">2.4 F 4</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_5">2.5 Sa 5</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_6">2.6 Su 6</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_7">2.7 M 7</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></div> <h2>April 1877</h2> <h3>Su 22</h3> All at Church but Alick Mr Robertson from St Catharines Preaches ^very able 38 68 <h3>M 23</h3> ^gave T. McQueen #4 from R. Telfer for seat rent Hector & Alick Ploughing Stalker stoning Richardson sowing salt I plant one pailfull of Rose Potatoes at house & sows snflowers has one Lamb today the first this season good growth of grass put the hogs down to sugarbush last Saturday very warm today 40 72 <h3>Tu 24</h3> Hector & Alick ploughing Richardson turning dung at sheep place ^war proclaimed today two ewes lambs on pair twins = 3 today distant thunder growing 52 62 <h3>W 25</h3> Men Ploughing Richardson turning sheep dung jean away helping to clean out the manse as we are to get Mr. Thynne inducted next Tuesday. Barn swallows came today fine 40 56 <h3>Th 26</h3> Hector sows Island field with Peas Alick dragging Hector rolling 16 acre fied war proclaimed by Russia ^Tuesday last 40 60 <h3>F 27</h3> Men dragging six teams away to Galt to bring Mr. Thynnes furniture to the manse, sowed yesterday & today Top onions seed onions Parsnips Lettuce cooler to day & cloudy look like rain 38 54 <h3>Sa 28</h3> Hector & Jean at Galt Hector for Bran & Jean for Beef for Ministers Dinner next Tuesday Raining slightly all but like more wind East 38 40 <h3>Su 29</h3> All at church but Tilly Mr Frazer preaches much rain last night with thunder & Lightning growing weather 40 52 <h3>M 30</h3> In afternoon at the funeral of Mrs. Peter Dickson who died after a long illness Mr Frazer officiates ^got the firs rhubarb some sleety showers 44 44 40 <h2>May</h2> <h3>Tu 1</h3> Hector & Alick at Sawmill for last of the Lumber in forenoon in afternoon all but Alick goes to the Induction of Thynne our new Minister There was a great gathering Hopes he will please After the Induction there was a soiree at Church they got #89 38 44 <h3>W 2</h3> Hector at Gilchrists for seed oats Alick & Richardson hauling Dung 38 48 <h3>Th 3</h3> Men hauling out Dung for Peas Streamers out last night some frost 36 58 <h3>F 4</h3> Hector stoning in Island Field, Alick at Stalkers house raising I fix a fishing rod & line coolish today <h3>Sa 5</h3> Men hauling dung Menzie & I goes a fishing he got one and I got none not a bite too clear & calm very cool but sunny 32 52 <h3>Su 6</h3> All at Church but Alick Mr Thynne's first sermon a great attendance to hear him. thought his sermon very approbriate 34 <h3>M 7</h3> Hector sowing Peas Alick cultivating Richardson spreading dung Mr Thynne here visiting Barren East winds lately 36 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#May_1877">1 May 1877</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_8">1.1 Tu 8</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_9">1.2 W 9</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_10">1.3 Th 10</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_11">1.4 F 11</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_12">1.5 Sa 12</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_13">1.6 Su 13</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_14">1.7 M 14</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_15">1.8 Tu 15</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_16">1.9 W 16</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_17">1.10 Th 17</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_18">1.11 F 18</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_19">1.12 Sa 19</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_20">1.13 Su 20</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_21">1.14 M 21</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_22">1.15 Tu 22</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_23">1.16 W 23</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_24">1.17 Th 24</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_25">1.18 F 25</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></div> <h2>May 1877</h2> <h3>Tu 8</h3> Men sowing Peas cultivating & scattering dung cloudy 38 58 <h3>W 9</h3> Men cultivates the last of the Peas, cutting {illegible} after Tea Willows getting green ^some rain 40 58 <h3>Th 10</h3> Men Ploughing for oats oer dyke at New Barn. Bought cheese 16 cents per lb 48 58 <h3>F 11</h3> Men Ploughing cloudy & some slight showers fine growing day 48 60 <h3>Sa 12</h3> Men finishes Ploughing at New Barn & sows it with oats, cloudy 52 64 <h3>Su 13</h3> All at Church Tilly, good attendance, Thinks Mr. Thynne will do 53 70 <h3>M 14</h3> Men stonning & finishing oats o'er the Dyke very warm & sunny Trees in bush getting a tinge of green willows quite ^green 34 74 <h3>Tu 15</h3> Hector at Forest Mill with grist jean & me at Dundas to get Coupons cashed #36 buys a coat for #6 1/2 & 3 books for 50 cent second hand things rather earlier down there Maples in flower and English cherries in full blossom a fine small rain coming home pay the {Banner 1 yr?} 56 70 <h3>W 16</h3> Men hauling dung, very fine warm & growing 58 76 <h3>Th 17</h3> Men spreading for Potatoes, Bees on willow first time this year, fine shower today fine warm growing day, wild ^plumb & black cherry in bloom 60 78 <h3>F 18</h3> Hector & Ploughing for Potatoes stoning {looked today?} Stalker hay field, we cutting Potatoes ^very hot 62 84 <h3>Sa 19</h3> Plants all our Potatoes = 16 B. Stalker get 6 bags. planted cherry and apple trees blossoming very hot & things growing amazingly 72 86 <h3>Su 20</h3> All at Church but Hector, People well pleased with Mr. Thynne 70 84 <h3>M 21</h3> Men mending fences fine heavy shower last night it will do much good I picking red root. The country looks splendid at present our cherry trees in full blossom and apples just coming out but many of our trees is going to have no blossom this year ^year some thunder today in the north and a little rain 70 82 <h3>Tu 22</h3> Raining all forenoon Creek risen a good deal it will do much good cuts the lambs in afternoon - 33 {(Red'y?)} 18 weathers & 15 Ewes cooler today but fine & growing 62 76 <h3>W 23</h3> Men ploughing for corn & Stalker fencing I pulling red root slight frost last night & cold today great change 46 54 41 <h3>Th 24</h3> Queen's birthday some keeping a holyday our men ploughing I puling Red root at Gilberts line tis very thick frost last again but it has no ill yet. Starts for Scarbro Jean & I tomorrow 40 54 <h3>F 25</h3> Jean & I starts for Scarboro from Galt gets a return ticket for both to Toronto & back for #6 finds them all well at Scarboro but brother John very deaf and David very disconsolate for the loss of his young wife </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#May_1877">1 May 1877</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_26">1.1 Sa 26</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_27">1.2 Su 27</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_28">1.3 M 28</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_29">1.4 Tu 29</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_30">1.5 W 30</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_31">1.6 Th 31</a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#June">2 June</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_1">2.1 F 1</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_2">2.2 Sa 2</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_3">2.3 Su 3</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_4">2.4 M 4</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_5">2.5 Tu 5</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_6">2.6 W 6</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_7">2.7 Th 7</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_8">2.8 F 8</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_9">2.9 Sa 9</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_10">2.10 Su 10</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_11">2.11 M 11</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_12">2.12 Tu 12</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_13">2.13 W 13</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_14">2.14 Th 14</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_15">2.15 F 15</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_16">2.16 Sa 16</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_17">2.17 Su 17</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_18">2.18 M 18</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></div> <h2>May 1877</h2> <h3>Sa 26</h3> At Scarboro <h3>Su 27</h3> At Scarboro church <h3>M 28</h3> At Scarboro <h3>Tu 29</h3> Returns home I may ^never see brother John again he is much failed and is now 83 years old & I am 77 both old & the last of our family ^of five <h3>W 30</h3> Men sowing corn at Nimmo's bush 12 acres I pulling red root 60 84 <h3>Th 31</h3> Hector & Alick dragging corn Stalker stoning Do I pull red root 64 86 <h2>June</h2> <h3>F 1</h3> Men finishes dragging corn & washes the sheep warm 68 88 <h3>Sa 2</h3> Men hauling dung for Turnips McGrurie & Stalker here some thunder 60 80 <h3>Su 3</h3> At at Church but May & McGrurie the minister pleases well 60 68 78 <h3>M 4</h3> Men hauling dung & Hector ploughing it in I set hold up a few Potatoes 56 68 <h3>Tu 5</h3> Men hauling & spreading dung Hector Ploughing it in very cool 52 64 <h3>W 6</h3> Men spreading dung & Ploughing it it in In afternoon we clip our sheep = 33 fine day but cool 56 66 <h3>Th 7</h3> Men Ploughing & stoning Turnip land - Ed Chambers & wife also old Tom {Nicol?} he is very deaf & blind & aged 83 56 76 <h3>F 8</h3> Men stoning turnip land Hector drilling warm sunny 60 82 <h3>Sa 9</h3> Stalker & Alick stoning Hector drilling & sows some turnips ^cool 60 76 <h3>Su 10</h3> All at Church but May & Tilly good attendance cool 52 70 <h3>M 11</h3> Hector drilling Stalker & Alick sowing turnips & stoning, slight frost tonight 42 68 <h3>Tu 12</h3> Hector goes to the Jury at Hamilton this morning Stalker and Alick repairing fences round farm very cool now some distant thunder last night & very slight rain 52 64 <h3>W 13</h3> Stalker & Alick fencing I cuting thistles among Spring wheat 52 64 <h3>Th 14</h3> Stalker & Alick repairing fences I cutting thistles among Spring wheat 62 78 <h3>F 15</h3> Stalker & Alick stoning I catching bugs on potatoes warm; dooks 62 88 <h3>Sa 16</h3> All at Church in afternoon but Tilly Mr. Smith of Galt Preaches Hector came from the Jury last night and drilled some turnip in morning & sowed them after coming from church He goes back on Tuesday 62 76 <h3>Su 17</h3> Our Sacrament a large gathering & 23 new members 66 78 <h3>M 18</h3> Hector sows the last of the Turnips I killing bugs 62 80 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#June_1877">1 June 1877</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_19">1.1 Tu 19</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_20">1.2 W 20</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_21">1.3 Th 21</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_22">1.4 F 22</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_23">1.5 Sa 23</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_24">1.6 Su 24</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_25">1.7 M 25</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_26">1.8 Tu 26</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_27">1.9 W 27</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_28">1.10 Th 28</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_29">1.11 F 29</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_30">1.12 Sa 30</a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#July">2 July</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_1">2.1 Su 1</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_2">2.2 M 2</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_3">2.3 Tu 3</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_4">2.4 W 4</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_5">2.5 Th 5</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_6">2.6 F 6</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_7">2.7 Sa 7</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_8">2.8 Su 8</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_9">2.9 M 9</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></div> <h2>June 1877</h2> <h3>Tu 19</h3> Hector goes back to the Jury by way of Galt Jane Alick and Tilly goes with him the take up the wool 26 fleeces which weighed 137 lbs weight per fleece {5.7} lbs 26 sold at 28 cents per lb or about #1.46 cents per fleece. Total about #38 but was docked 2 lbs for matting. Stalker repairing fences I killing bugs, got 1/2 dollar tobacco 62 80 <h3>W 20</h3> Stalker & Alick repairing fences & Tilly killing bugs 60 76 <h3>Th 21</h3> Men at Roads I killing bugs Grasshoppers too plenty, very dry & droutty 68 78 <h3>F 22</h3> Men at Roads I killing bugs. We are mastering them very cool 48 70 <h3>Sa 23</h3> Alick & Stalker stoning in forenoon I kill bugs Frost last night some cucumbers & a good many potatoes blackened yet said {following is written between the two sentences} Hector comes back from Jury glass {repeated below, like author started to write below the last sentence} Hector comes 32 74 <h3>Su 24</h3> All at Church but Tilly warm & dry, looked like rain at night 62 82 <h3>M 25</h3> Hector & Alick begins to Plough sod fallow very dry. 72 86 <h3>Tu 26</h3> Men Plouging fallow but stopped by a fine rain from noon till Tea then yoked a again. We would like a great deal more rain it is much needed 60 68 <h3>W 27</h3> Men Ploughing fallow I killing bugs. Clear & very droutty again 62 86 <h3>Th 28</h3> Hector & Alick Stalker Ploughing Alick dragging I choring 62 88 <h3>F 29</h3> Men Ploughing but stopped sometimes by fine showers, much needed 58 76 <h3>Sa 30</h3> Men Ploughing, Barny Macanally brought us a Telegram from Galt to day that Brother died to day & is to be buried on Monday I intend going to the funeral, he was born in April 1794 and was therefore a little over 83 years old I am now all left of a family of five: and there is not two buried in one churchyard 72 84 <h2>July</h2> <h3>Su 1</h3> All at Chuch but Tilly Mr McDiarmid preach - able 7 80 <h3>M 2</h3> Jane & I starts for Scarboro to attend the funeral of Brother John at 2 PM he died of apoplexy unseen in the field as We got there in time the funeral was a very large <h3>Tu 3</h3> Resting all day at Scarboro hot - plenty rain at Scarboro 65 82 <h3>W 4</h3> Returns from Scarboro very tired hot & dry here but 58 82 <h3>Th 5</h3> feels not very well hector setting up the Potatoes 60 82 <h3>F 6</h3> Hector resows some turnips && some hay crop very light I am very poorly 60 80 <h3>Sa 7</h3> Men takes in some hay Hector cutting I am very poorly 64 86 <h3>Su 8</h3> All at Church but Hector & I very warm the hottest yet 64 88 <h3>M 9</h3> fine heavy shower with thunder this morning Men at hay cutting and raking the same hay at once. Miss Porteus here Mr. and Miss Thyne here she got 3 {vols?} of {Darwin?} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#July_1877">1 July 1877</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_10">1.1 Tu 10</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#We_11">1.2 We 11</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_12">1.3 Th 12</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_13">1.4 F 13</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_14">1.5 Sa 14</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_15">1.6 Su 15</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_16">1.7 M 16</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_17">1.8 Tu 17</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_18">1.9 W 18</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_19">1.10 Th 19</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_20">1.11 F 20</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_21">1.12 Sa 21</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_22">1.13 Su 22</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_23">1.14 M 23</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_24">1.15 Tu 24</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_25">1.16 W 25</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_26">1.17 Th 26</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_27">1.18 F 27</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_28">1.19 Sa 28</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></div> <h2>July 1877</h2> <h3>Tu 10</h3> Men cutting raking & baling hay Walter Armstrong comes & brings me a copy of {Baluntines?} {since?} the author on his death bed. 64 76 <h3>We 11</h3> Men at the hay Mrs Malcolm Campbell & a lot more from Lucknow here 62 75 <h3>Th 12</h3> Men takes in the last of the small crop of hay only 10 loads very hot & dry again we want more Grasshopper very bad 64 86 <h3>F 13</h3> Men cutting thistles Walter Armstrongs people pulling cherries J Cowes poeple cutting ripe Rye 60 76 <h3>Sa 14</h3> Hector takes Walter Armstrong & his people up to Galt and brings a Grist from Forest Mill very warm 62 88 <h3>Su 15</h3> All at Church but Tilly & me very hot and dry 66 90 <h3>M 16</h3> Hector at Galt getting Reaper repaired Men cutting thistles hot 70 92 <h3>Tu 17</h3> Stalker at Benjys Reaping wheat rest choring fine shower 70 84 <h3>W 18</h3> I at Galt with McMillan getting Coupons Cashed - #60 leaves #30 in Merchants Bank. Total in Merchants Bank now #460 All our men at Cowes Reaping 70 80 <h3>Th 19</h3> Men Cradling roun wheat & trying Reaper in turnips I cut thistles 60 74 <h3>F 20</h3> Cuts all our wheat on field north of sugar bush Cowes people helps us it is but a light crop but pretty sound & plump & better than we expected the grashoppers has cut the head of much I stooked 60 74 <h3>Sa 21</h3> Men cutting Rye finishes the field I killing bugs fine warm last night 64 80 <h3>Su 22</h3> All at Church but Alick Mr Thynne getting more {popular?} every day 62 86 <h3>M 23</h3> Our folks all at Cowes harvesting I set up fallen stooks Rob Fletcher & wife here for cherries she is encient! 64 84 <h3>Tu 24</h3> All our men at Cowes harvesting I killing bugs hot They were chevereeing Johnny Lapsley last night 70 88 <h3>W 25</h3> Cowes people here & they cut the Rye field east of orchard My Birthday 77 years ago I now enter my 78 year an old man few sees my age at Prayer meeting at night 70 90 <h3>Th 26</h3> We haul all our fall wheat 10 loads and all the Ry in nex field 5 loads very hot & like thunder rain some rain 74 92 <h3>F 27</h3> Hector goes to Galt & brings Tilly's sister here Alick Ploughing & Hector also in afternoon Stalker blasting stones 70 86 <h3>Sa 28</h3> Men Ploughing for Rye Stalker putting new {zink?} on cistern I righting fallen Rye stooks 74 86 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#July_1877">1 July 1877</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_29">1.1 Su 29</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_30">1.2 M 30</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_31">1.3 Tu 31</a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#August">2 August</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_1">2.1 W 1</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_2">2.2 Th 2</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_3">2.3 F 3</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_4">2.4 Sa 4</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_5">2.5 Su 5</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_6">2.6 M 6</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_7">2.7 Tu 7</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_8">2.8 W 8</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_9">2.9 Th 9</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_10">2.10 F 10</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_11">2.11 Su 11</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_12">2.12 Su 12</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_13">2.13 M 13</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></div> <h2>July 1877</h2> <h3>Su 29</h3> All at Church but Hector good attendance & good sermon 74 86 <h3>M 30</h3> Takes in the last of Rye last of orchard in forenoon, men cutting Peas in Island field in afternoon hot but breezy 44 85 <h3>Tu 31</h3> Men cutting Peas, fine breezy sunny day Grasshoppers bad 64 84 <h2>August</h2> <h3>W 1</h3> Men cutting Peas in forenoon Hauling Peas in afternoon from Island field = 7 loads which we put into Barrack, hot but airy 70 90 <h3>Th 2</h3> Takes in the last of the Island Peas = 2 loads which we call but one as they were small Men cutting Peas afterwards some rain and thunder afternoon but not much, very hot 70 90 <h3>F 3</h3> Men cutting Peas on Island field, cool clear breezy 62 78 <h3>Sa 4</h3> Men at Cowe's threshing in forenoon Cutting Spring wheat in 16 acre field in afternoon It is too ripe and badly eaten by grasshoppers or it would have been a goodish crop, cool 66 78 <h3>Su 5</h3> All at Church but Tilly & her sister Mr.Thynne very able 62 76 <h3>M 6</h3> Cuts the the last of the spring wheat & left half of at unbound. it was so ripe At Teatime we went to haul Peas but rain came on we only got a rackfull into Barrack and small load run into new Barn looks like more now 7PM 66 86{numbers slightly faded} <h3>Tu 7</h3> Cuts oats in Island field and finishes then at noon then hauls the last of the Peas = 8 loads puts six into Barrack and two into New barn, I got a bad cold by getting wet yesterday 66 84 <h3>W 8</h3> Men binds & stooks the oats we left yesterday then Alick and Hector ploughing for Rye Stalker cutting the green Peas on Island field 72 86 <h3>Th 9</h3> Takes in a Load of oats in forenoon, Cooks here Threshing in afternoon Same rain & Thunder at noon 70 84 <h3>F 10</h3> Hector Plougs till teatime then he & I takes in little load of spring wheat Stalker cuts the last of the green Peas on Island field in afternoon Stalker & Alick at Lapsleys threshing cool 64 80 <h3>Su 11</h3> Takes in the last of the spring wheat in forenoon badly eaten by the grasshoppers in afternoon Alick & Hector Ploughing for Rye Stalker turning Peas on Island Cool breezy 66 84 <h3>Su 12</h3> All at Church but Hector some rain last night cloudy 64 78 <h3>M 13</h3> Hector & Alick Ploughing In afternoon takes 2 loads the last of the oats from Island field, cool cloudy like rain 62 70 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Augt_1877">1 Augt 1877</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_14">1.1 Tu 14</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_15">1.2 W 15</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_16">1.3 Th 16</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_17">1.4 F 17</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_18">1.5 Sa 18</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_19">1.6 Su 19</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_20">1.7 M 20</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_21">1.8 Tu 21</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_22">1.9 W 22</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_23">1.10 Th 23</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_24">1.11 F 24</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_25">1.12 Sa 25</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_26">1.13 Su 26</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_27">1.14 M 27</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_28">1.15 Tu 28</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_29">1.16 W 29</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_30">1.17 Th 30</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_31">1.18 F 31</a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sept">2 Sept</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_1">2.1 Sa 1</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></div> <h2>Augt 1877</h2> <h3>Tu 14</h3> Men Ploughing We thinning turnips hand pulling them being too big for the hoe. Stopped by heavy rain & thunder at noon. Jeannie Taylor goes to her services at Mrs Whitoms 67 74 <h3>W 15</h3> Men Ploughing we thinning turnips by hand a good deal of thunder & some smart showers, very growing 62 76 <h3>Th 16</h3> Hector at Brock road with grist & chopping stuff the rest thinning turnips in forenoon Thunder & many showers in afternoon Alick Hurkling when fair but not much done afternoon 66 74 <h3>F 17</h3> All thinning turnips all day finished all but 4 rows We guess the grashoppers has destroyed 3 acres leaving 3 acres 68 80 <h3>Sa 18</h3> Hector at Tom Grey's threshing We finish thinning the turnips & Stalker & Alick takes in the green Peas on Island field = 2 loads put into old Barn & pretty damp a smart shower 62 84 <h3>Su 19</h3> All at Church but Alick Church well filled warm 66 86 <h3>M 20</h3> Cutting stuff in forenoon Men choring afterwards 66 86 <h3>Tu 21</h3> Galt Seed fair Hector at it we thinning turnips 64 84 <h3>W 22</h3> Men Ploughing for fall wheat we thinning nips 68 88 <h3>Th 23</h3> Men Ploughing then 6 rows nips Grashoppers now much fewer than lately, our nips half destroyed 71 84 <h3>F 24</h3> Men Ploughing I finish thinning the last of the nips 70 82 <h3>Sa 25</h3> Men fixing foundation of fence on north end of spring field I cutting witch grass in turnip drills cool 62 78 <h3>Su 26</h3> All at Church but Hector fine day 64 80 <h3>M 27</h3> Men Ploughing I pulling witch grass drauthy 66 84 <h3>Tu 28</h3> Hector sowing Timothy on 16 acre field Alick hurkling turnips Stalker Ploughing Thunder & heavy rain at noon 66 84 <h3>W 29</h3> Hector at Wm Robsons threshing Stalker at Mr Deckers threshing Alick Ploughing May Jean & I at Prayer meeting at night 66 86 <h3>Th 30</h3> Men Ploughing A fine temperate day cloudy a good deal of wheat sown in this neighbouhood alredy 66 84 <h3>F 31</h3> Raining heavy all forenoon. The ground is now wet enough Men Ploughing in afternoon quite cool to day 64 68 <h2>Sept</h2> <h3>Sa 1</h3> Hector sick with Dysentery but Ploughs in afternoon Alick Ploughing Stalker fixing fence Jane at Galt for Plumes sent by the Lucknow folks very cool 62 70 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Septr_1877">1 Septr 1877</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_2">1.1 Su 2</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_3">1.2 M 3</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_4">1.3 Tu 4</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_5">1.4 W 5</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_6">1.5 Th 6</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_7">1.6 F 7</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_8">1.7 Sa 8</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_9">1.8 Su 9</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_10">1.9 M 10</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_11">1.10 Tu 11</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_12">1.11 W 12</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_13">1.12 Th 13</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_14">1.13 F 14</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_15">1.14 Sa 15</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_16">1.15 Su 16</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_17">1.16 M 17</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_18">1.17 Tu 18</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_19">1.18 W 19</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_20">1.19 Th 20</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_21">1.20 F 21</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_22">1.21 Sa 22</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_23">1.22 Su 23</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_24">1.23 M 24</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_25">1.24 Tu 25</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></div> <h2>Septr 1877</h2> <h3>Su 2</h3> All at Church but Jean & Hector Hector very poorly cut down Balm of Gilead at Pump kindled a fire in our house at night first time this fall 58 64 <h3>M 3</h3> Men Ploughing Hector better very cool season seems changed 56 63 <h3>Tu 4</h3> Wm. Cowe here with sowing machine sowing wheat all day Clawson & 2 Bushels silverskin the rest stoning & harrowing before the sower fine drouthy day but cool 62 74 <h3>W 5</h3> Wm Cowe here in forenoon & finishes sowing our wheat with sower Men at stone foundation of fence. All but May & I at prayer meeting 61 74 58 <h3>Th 6</h3> Men fixing fence & clear & cool the season fairly changed 52 64 <h3>F 7</h3> Men fixing land at Nimmo's bush for sowing Rye, cool 52 60 <h3>Sa 8</h3> Men fixing field for Rye fine clear & cool Grashoppers {spare?} now 52 68 <h3>Su 9</h3> All at Church but Tilly, Young Gilchrist here fine day 54 73 <h3>M 10</h3> Hector sowing Rye & cultivating it Men stoning looks like rain now 56 74 <h3>Tu 11</h3> Hector cultivating Rye Alick Stoning Jean at Nairn at the Induction of their new Minister, cool season changed 64 74 <h3>W 12</h3> Men cultivating & dragging Rye Fine warm day sunny 66 83 <h3>Th 13</h3> Hector & sulky at Forest Mill with chopping stuff Alick hauling firewood Mr Wood of Rocton brings Marion Hunter here May & her goes to see Mr Parker. Very fine day clear and warm 66 84 <h3>F 14</h3> Men stoning Rye Yesterday Jean Taylor sister to Tilly had a bairn at Mrs. Whitoms!! Poor Devil what will become of her 62 84 <h3>Sa 15</h3> Hector at Rocton with Road list brings Hunters bairns 66 84 <h3>Su 16</h3> All at Church but Tilly fine day & sunny 62 82 <h3>M 17</h3> Men fencing & putting up bars at wheat field Tilly goes to stop a while at Mrs Whitoms to attend on her luckless sister 58 62 <h3>Tu 18</h3> Men fencing at wheat Adam Smith agrees to pay me fifteen dolars for his #25 note on the 20th Octr poor pay! cool 34 62 <h3>W 19</h3> Men choring I wheeling dung to Garden = 16 barrowfuls 52 70 <h3>Th 20</h3> I went with J Cowe to Galt to the great Grit Picnic. Great speeches and my certie the Tories did catch it. very fine day 54 60 <h3>F 21</h3> Men hauling firewood logs from swamp Clear cool & sunny slight {frosts?} at night cucumbers {caught?} 54 64 <h3>Sa 22</h3> Men hauling logs from swamp. I hoe in dung in Garden Mrs Hunter Mary & Jean goes to Rt McDonalds visiting. fine 52 72 <h3>Su 23</h3> All at church but Alick Minister very earnest 54 74 <h3>M 24</h3> Men hauling logs from swamp. very fine warm 52 80 <h3>Tu 25</h3> I at Galt getting getting Photograph taken for Mr {Paltridge?} prize Picture Men at swamp very fine warm day 54 84 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Septr_1877">1 Septr 1877</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_26">1.1 W 26</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_27">1.2 Th 27</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_28">1.3 F 28</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_29">1.4 Sa 29</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_30">1.5 Su 30</a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Octr">2 Octr</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_1">2.1 M 1</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_2">2.2 Tu 2</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_3">2.3 W 3</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_4">2.4 Th 4</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_5">2.5 F 5</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_6">2.6 Sa 6</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_7">2.7 Su 7</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_8">2.8 M 8</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_9">2.9 Tu 9</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_10">2.10 W 10</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_11">2.11 Th 11</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_12">2.12 F 12</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></div> <h2>Septr 1877</h2> <h3>W 26</h3> Hector & Alick at Roads working up arrears of Statute labour 62 82 <h3>Th 27</h3> Hector at Galt for bran Tilly goes with him with Miss Turnbull to buy present to Miss J Riddel their Sunday school Teacher Alick Ploughing cool 52 62 <h3>F 28</h3> Begins to dig potatoes, Takes up 40 B of Roses fine day 60 78 <h3>Sa 29</h3> All at Church but Alick in afternoon In forenoon we dug 30 Bushels of Russets Mr Murray from London Preach 34 76 <h3>Su 30</h3> Our Sacramont all at it but Tilly & her sister 60 84 <h2>Octr</h2> <h3>M 1</h3> Children's Picnic Mr Murray assists good gathering In forenoon & at night took up 30 Bushels Russets Potatoes 54 83 <h3>Tu 2</h3> Finishes our Potatoes in forenoon Digs 36 Bushels {Climas?} & Roses In afternoon begins Stalkers digs 30 B-Russets hazy & cool all day 64 62 <h3>W 3</h3> Taking Stalkers Potatoes takes up 30 Bushels all kinds Stalker at Deckers threshing all all day, All going to Guelph tomorrow 54 62 <h3>Th 4</h3> All our people at Guelph show, a nasty showery forenoon but cleared up in afternoon, Season some shedding their leaves & the Bush getting many colours 54 62 <h3>F 5</h3> Finishes Stalkers Potatoes, 30 B his total 90 Bushels A Bee at Churchyard fixing fence Hector not at it, cold today & I put on flannel shirt White frost last night 32 56 <h3>Sa 6</h3> Hector cleang Grist for J Cowe & us Alick not returnd from Guelph show yet Tilly & 7 more presenting Janet Riddel with writing desk for her faithfull Sunday shool teaching. This is pretty in Scholars 44 56 <h3>Su 7</h3> All at Church but Jane Tayler & I who has a very bad cold and is taking physic. Frost last night but not severe 31 58 <h3>M 8</h3> It began to rain this morning about 1 oclock and has rained heavy almost ever since = 15 hours we have had no rain like it since summer began 48 56 <h3>Tu 9</h3> Hector at Forest Mill with Grist Alick Ploughing 54 60 <h3>W 10</h3> Hector did not get the grist yesterday so he is gone for it today Alick ploughing I am very poorly with a bad cold 54 58 <h3>Th 11</h3> Men Ploughing choudy with some showers 42 56 <h3>F 12</h3> Men Ploughing Got from Adam Smith #15 as payment in full of a Debt of over #30 & am glad to get even that 44 52 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Octr_1877">1 Octr 1877</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_13">1.1 Sa 13</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_14">1.2 Su 14</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_15">1.3 M 15</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_16">1.4 Tu 16</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_17">1.5 W 17</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_18">1.6 Th 18</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_19">1.7 F 19</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_20">1.8 Sa 20</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_21">1.9 Su 21</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_22">1.10 M 22</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_23">1.11 Tu 23</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_24">1.12 W 24</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_25">1.13 Th 25</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_26">1.14 F 26</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_27">1.15 Sa 27</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_28">1.16 Su 28</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_29">1.17 M 29</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_30">1.18 Tu 30</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_31">1.19 W 31</a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Nov">2 Nov</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Th_1">2.1 Th 1</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#F_2">2.2 F 2</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sa_3">2.3 Sa 3</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Su_4">2.4 Su 4</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#M_5">2.5 M 5</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tu_6">2.6 Tu 6</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#W_7">2.7 W 7</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></div> <h2>Octr 1877</h2> <h3>Sa 13</h3> Men Ploughing I very sickly with Bronchitis fine day 48 66 <h3>Su 14</h3> Hector goes to Galt for the Doctor to me all the rest at Church 50 70 <h3>M 15</h3> Men Ploughing in forenoon kills a Pig in afternoon 50 74 <h3>Tu 16</h3> Our Worlds Fair only Alick & Tilly at it Hector goes to Blair {illegible} 44 60 <h3>W 17</h3> Hector at Galt for Bran bring me some whisky got about a bag of apples stolen last night Alick Ploughing 45 58 <h3>Th 18</h3> Men Ploughing quite cool I am very poorly indeed 40 54 <h3>F 19</h3> Raining almost all day Hector & Jane visits Mr. Thyne at Manse 4 56 <h3>Sa 20</h3> Men Ploughing. The assessor here. very cool 32 46 <h3>Su 21</h3> All at Church May & me Hector goes to see the Doctor for me after Church but not see him but left a note 34 48 <h3>M 22</h3> Threshers here George Nicol came to see me. frost last night 31 56 <h3>Tu 23</h3> Threshers finishes at about 3:30 PM has about 120 B. Peas Mr Thynne here seeing. expected the Doctor but he is not come 40 60 <h3>W 24</h3> Men Ploughing in Island field very fine day 44 62 <h3>Th 25</h3> Men Ploughing Mr Alrich takes away 8 Lambs #24 fine in forenoon gets cold raw & hazy in afternoon 44 62-40 at 3 PM <h3>F 26</h3> Men Ploughing east of orchard harch colday cold last {coind?} 34 46 <h3>Sa 27</h3> Men at J Cowe's threshing in forenoon cold harch air 34 46 <h3>Su 28</h3> All at Church but Jeannie Preaching at 3 PM by Mr Andrews Mr Thynne gone to London to help Mr Murray cool 38 48 <h3>M 29</h3> Men taking up Turnips in afternoon only Stalker helping 38 54 <h3>Tu 30</h3> Men taking up Turnips they are not ripe but afraid of frost hears that last Monday 39th old Mr McKnight died aged 97 also that John Stewart of Inneskilling died on same day 30 50 <h3>W 31</h3> Men taking up turnips, a hail shower fell 38 48 <h2>Nov</h2> <h3>Th 1</h3> Men taking up turnips Hector in the sulks since Monday 38 48 <h3>F 2</h3> A coarse showery day men fixes turniphouse hauls firewood 36 46 <h3>Sa 3</h3> Another cold raw day Men taking up turnips I a little better 34 40 <h3>Su 4</h3> All at Church but May & I Mr Thynne Preaches a funeral sermon for Old McKnight 34 44 <h3>M 5</h3> Hector Jean & Tilly at Galt A coarse Winter day Groun coverd with snow 30 40 <h3>Tu 6</h3> Ground coverd with snow men fixes sheep turnip house hard frost last night but snow thawing by the sun 20 34 <h3>W 7</h3> Butcher comes & kills 2 Pigs which he took away with 10 Lambs #30 Men hauling Turnip in after noon snow nearly all gone 23 40 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Nov. 1877 Th 8 A complete soaking wet day & all day Hector at Galt with the two Pigs Mr Alrich bought & killed yesterday poor fellow he will be a thorough wetting if he comes out 38 44 F 9 Men taking in turnips the two Pigs yesterday weighed four hundred at #5 1/2 per hundred #22 cold to day 34 34 32 Sa 10 Men taking in turnips hard frost last night 20 34 Su 11 All at Church but May & I fine day but cold 23 44 M 12 Men taking in turnips weomen cleaning house finished hauling turnips has 36 loads 30 B. each = 1080 Bush 24 44 Tu 13 Men Ploughing not much frost last night. cloudy 32 44 W 14 Men ploughing Stalker fixing turniphouse fine 32 34 Th 15 Men Ploughing east of Orchard milder to day 38 54 F 16 Hector & Stalker Ploughing in forenoon, Alick sick in afternoon Stalker goes to J Dickson's threshing 44 52 Sa 17 Hector & Jean at Dundas with Turkeys and to Cash my coupons $36 Stalker at John Dicksons threshing I set up sugar troughs 44 54 Sun 18 All at Church but Jeannie & I Mr Howie preaches 34 40 M 19 Hector at a funeral on 10th Concession Stalker at Benjies threshing in afternoon Mr Menzie here. 26 34 Tu 20 Men choring hard frost last night cold to day 20 34 W 21 Men trying to Plough this afternoon but will be hard from yesterdays frost. A good milder today we must expect cold now Put the Ram to Ewes 30 42 Th 22 Provincial Thanksgiving all at Church but May Jeanie & I 38 40 F 23 A raw day but scarcely rain- a drow. Hector & Alick at J Cowe's threshing, May & Jean at Robt. Fletchers visiting 38 46 Sa 24 Very wet last night and to day Hector & Alick went to Cowe's to thresh in afternoon but it was too we[t] so did not thresh 38 46 Su 25 A raw day neither May nor I at Church but I am better & could have gone had it been fine. All the the rest there 38 46 M 26 All the men at Cowes threshing finishes in forenoon, cutting stuff in afternoon Another raw day but no rain 46 48 Tu 27 Men choring cleaning wheat for grist & chopping stuff 43 48 W 28 Hector & Alick at Forest Mill for Grist & chopping stuff, cold 32 35 Th 29 Men kills a sheep lamb & choring cold and cloudy 28 30 F 30 Men choring cold keen frost all day winter setting in 22 26 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Decr. 1877 Sa 1 Hector at Galt with wheat to sell. Alick at Decker's threshing 22 30 Su 2 All at Church but Jeannie and Tilly this is the first time I have been at Church for 8 weeks, keen frost 14 30 M 3 Men choring ground now hard creek coverd with thick ice wrote to David Martin Scarboro about Mothers name on monument Tu 4 Men sawing firewood short in bush Alicks hauls some this is a [spot obscures word - soft?] hazy drowy day scarcely rain scarcely fair calm 30 40 W 5 Men sawing firewood some small soft rain but not much 38 48 Th 6 Hector at Galt with two fat sheep. the rest choring frosty 28 34 F 7 Hector at J Cowes killing Pigs the rest getting firewood 22 34 Sa 8 Men at firewood & hauling it with the open frosty a snow shower 30 34 Su 9 All at church but Jeannie keen frost & no thaw 22 32 M 10 Hector choring Alick at Stalkers getting firewood 30 40 Tu 11 Men choring, kills two Lambs thawing all day no rain 40 44 W 12 Hector at Galt fair Alick & Stalker at firewood, thawing 26 44 Th 13 Our annual Bible Society meeting Mr James from Hamilton & Mr Frazer from St Thomas here, a good meeting 40 44 F14 Hector at Wm. Robsons threshing Alick & Stalker at wood 22 36 Sa 15 Hector at Robson's threshing again the rest at firewood 32 46 Su 16 All at Church but Jeannie large congregation 34 46 M 17 Men cutting stuff Jean helps then choring men here about horses 32 46 Tu 18 Hector at Tenants {south?} chopping stuff, the rest choring 25 38 W 19 Kills our Pigs - 6 Wm. Cowe & J Lapsley helps us. Very mild 40 51 Tu 20 Hector Jean Alick at Hamilton with Pork & Turkeys leaves Tilly at R Hunters. Stalker choring Robt Parker died last night about 6 o clock. another old settler gone 40 46 F 21 Men choring cutting up Pork in cellar & I In afternoon at the funeral of Robt. Parker aged 73 Another old settler gone 38 46 Sa 22 Men at firewood Frank Stalker here, foggy all day 30 44 Su 23 May & I not at Church at close damp fog all day 32 36 M 24 Hector & Alick choring. Another day of close damp fog 32 36 T 25 Christmas & all our people at T. McDonalds but Jeannie & I. Another misty day this is the third day of close wet fog not raining but so damp that trees is constantly dropping water I never so long a fog in America 31 34 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Decr 1877</h2> W 26 Collecting seat rents gets only #26 a man here pouring our sheep to kill {illegible text}, no fog but cloudy 30 36 Th 27 Collecting for seat rents all day Alick drives me in the Buggy a fine day after a slight frost 28 36 28 F Paid over for Seat rents to J McQueen #129 very fine day A slight frost last night but Alick is Ploughing peas stable and in fact Ploughing might have been done all along lately this has been a Queer fall, fogs drizzling down but not frost 30 44 Sa 29 Cutting stuff in forenoon Hector & Alick Ploughing in afternoon 30 46 Su 30 All at Church but Tilly & Jeannie Mr.Thynne says he is going to begin next sunday to lecture on Revelations 30 40 M 31 Hector and I at Galt to meet the funeral of Grizzy Anderson who died at {Colborne?} at her niece Jane Anderson aged 78 another old aquaintane gone and just my age! 18 32 <h2>Jany 1878</h2> Tu 1 New years day. another year gone and many gone with it us old folks will soon be all gone. Thos Anderson here 24 34 W 2 ground covered with with about three inches of snow this morning the biggest snow this season yet men choring very hard frost all day. Winter now 20 18 12 5 PM Th 3 Thos. Anderson goes away We set him up to Galt leaves May at Wm. Riddel's Jean goes with us to Galt I get Coupons Cashed #60 & got Interest from Bank of #430 = 21.50 =#81.50 Paid Dr. Lundy #11 Mr. Elmstie for Journals & Diaries #8 & {adn?} Paid Reformer #2 {gradsve?} #21 & I then {comes?} to Wm. Riddels to Dinner. Snow on ground but no {sleighing?} very rough roads snell above 6 20 F 4 A good bit more snow last night Men at firewood 13 20 32 Sa 5 Men at firewood & choring, dribbling snow sometimes 9 18 Su 6 All at Church but Jeannie Mr. Thynne begins to lecture on Revelations. I doubt he will have a hard nut to crack 6 20 M 7 Men at firewood. Poor sleighing but people trying it very snell below 3 14 Tu 8 Cutting stuff in forenoon Men at wood in afternoon snowing a little 13 23 W 9 At the annual School meeting, Alick sick Milder to day 24 36 Th 10 Thawing all day with small rain Men choring 33 36 F 11 Men choring thawing all day Sleighing all gone roads very slushy. There has been no good sleighing yet 32 38 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Jany 1878</h2> Sa 12 Thawing again all day the little pickle snow we had is nearly all gone. a very queer winter, men choring 33 36 Su 13 All at church but Alick & Jannie good attendance 28 34 M 14 Men at firewood a little snow last night but no sleiging 30 34 Tu 15 Men at firewood in bush a trifle more snow mild 30 38 W 16 Men at firewood in bush No right sleighing above 9 23 Th 17 Kills a Cow Wm. Dickson helps us. cloudy colder 20 28 F 18 Hector at Galt for Bran Alick & Stalker at firewood, mild 29 36 Sa 19 Men cutting stuff in forenoon at wood in forenoon Mr Clark comes to board a while. very mild Thawing all day 30 42 Su 20 All at Church but Jeannie & Tilly Our Minister is going to have meetings in church every night this week. 30 42 M 21 Men choring very mild snow all gone, Hector & Jean goes to meeting 33 41 Tu 22 Men choring colder to day & like snow Sermon to night again 31 34 W 23 Men at firewood very snell last night. ground black above 4 14 Th 24 Men at firewood at night all at meeting but Jeannie & Tilly 19 28 F 25 Men at firewood Milder to day 31 38 Sa 26 All at Church in afternoon Mr Andrews Preaches, thawing 32 36 Su 27 Our Sacrament, Mr. Thynne has made an addition of 54 members since he came. Mr Thnne alone to day 30 34 M 28 Our Annual Congregational meeting #162 behind 12 7 16 Tu 29 Men choring & hauling firewood ground quite black snell Doctor here for Mr. Clark 11 28 W 30 Men choring very cold & windy Jessie {hired?} to Mrs. Valens 9 24 Th 31 Men choring very cold & windy, we want snow to protect wheat 19 21 <h2>Feb</h2> F 1 Snow at last! Last night it snowed enough to make good sleighing, there has been nothing like sleighing before not more than three or four inches of snow. Alick cripple with sore pains in his feet Hector choring 23 26 Sa 2 Hector choring good sleighing if it only lasts J Watson daft 12 28 Su 3 All at Church but Hector Mr. Thynne absent R McQueen acts below 1 20 M 4 Hector at Forest Mill with Grist did not get it clear sunny above 6 36 Tu 5 Our women at W. Turnbels visiting we cut stuff in forenoon 8 32 W 6 Hector at Forest Mill with sleigh for Grist, clear sunny thawing Sleighing going fast this is the only sleighing we have had this winter and is very poor all ready it will be soon be all gone 26 38 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Feby 1878</h2> Th 7 Hector choring very fine warm sunny sleighing gone 28 44 F 8 Hector choring, Thawing all day raining a little 32 43 Sa 9 Hector choring, Colder to day and snowing a little at times 26 22 Su 10 All at Church with sleigh but Alick & Jean poor attendance 16 20 M 11 hector hauling firewood with sleigh keen frost clear above 4 21 Tu 12 Men cutting stuff in forenoon Hauling firewood with two sleigh Teams in afternoon, fair sleighing now 16 28 W 13 Men hauling firewood & finishes all that is cut Thawing 16 32 Th 14 All visiting Thomas Nicol he is now very old & frail 16 32 F 15 Wrote to Thos. Anderson men cuts Poplars & willow at old garden Sa 16 Hector at Benjys cutting stuff fine mild cloudy 18 36 Su 17 All at church but Jeannie & Clark large meeting 16 26 M 18 Hector at Cowe's hauling logs from swamp. men chopping poplars 10 26 Tu 19 Men at willlow firewood mild cloudy snell last night zero 0 32 W 20 Men at firewood very mild and a gentle thaw all day 32 44 Th 21 A drizzling half rain but freezing on the trees near night Hector at smiddy with both spans of horses 34 34 F 22 A complete wet night and raining a little all day creek down great pools in the fields and a {plash?} every where Hector goes for the Doctor to Clerk, did not get him, he was gone to Toronto Clark is very poorly 38 38 Sa 23 Hector away hunting straw but got none thawing 36 38 Su 24 All at Church but May & Jeannie Road very water over the road in some places Mr. Thynne & Miss Thynne here near night & McMillan to see Clark, Begins 3 navy plugs - I'll must see how long it lasts 30 32 M 25 cuts stuff in forenoon Jessie & Mother comes coldish 26 28 Tu 26 Hector takes away Jessie & Mother to McDonalds Alick & Stalker choring 24 38 W 27 Hector takes Jessies Mother to Gilcrists Jean goes with them David Martin from Scarboro comes Alick choring 30 43 Th 28 Hector at Tenants {with?} chopping stuff, Alick fencing 28 44 <h2>March</h2> F 1 David Martin goes away Hector sets him up to Galt Alick choring 24 28 Sa 2 Raining lightly almost all day Men choring roads muddy 28 38 Su 3 All at Church but May Road very muddy creek open all along 40 49 M 4 Men choring snell frost last night & to day crows comes the first time this year 24 28 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March 1878</h2> Tu 5 Men choring a sun {thaw?} all day winter seems over 36 26 42 W 6 Men choring a remoarkably fine day like spring Cowe tapped ^for sugar 40 53 Th 7 Very fine day Hector at Galt for Clark who is very ill the oxen gets some meal in a Barrel & eats it all. I go to the ministers 38 53 F8 Very fine Taps for sugar Mr Thyme here visiting poor Clark who is very ill hears Blue birds & frogs 36 56 A few days ago we had three pair of born Lambs = 6 all doing well When we Tapped our trees there was no snow in bush Sa 9 Boiled down 24 pails sap into syrup I left in pots 18.0 36 60 Dr Smith comes to see Clark he is evidently dying Su 10 All at Church but Jeannie & Hector Toby comes to Church after us & disturbs the minister the ill bred son of bitch 40 64 M11 Got 22 Pails with 18 pails in Pots = 40 Boiled them into syrup Robins plenty no run to day Tu 12 No sap to day though I got 4 Pails full. A dul hazy {illegible} foggy day looks like brewing a storm of some kind Hector & Alick goes for a load of straw to Minholands, cool 34 42 W13 Some snow last night men choring cleans the troughs 36 48 Th 14 No sap cleans the troughs, full of rain Men choring mild 36 42 F 13 gathers 14 Pails of sap & Syrops it of Men hauls two loads of straw from Minholands fine day but poor sun 32 48 Sa 16 Last night two boys Minholand & {Droiggly?} was at our bush boiling down sap Hector went out about 1 oclok when they ran away leaving two coats two teaspoons a gun a knife a chunk of butter some Powder but they took some Pails which they must bring back before they get their things back, Got about 30 pails sap and Syroped it Hector at Galt for grasseed Walter & Alick bring straw from ^Minholands 31 48 Bob {Glacker?} breaks 4 pains of glass in our pantry window with a shot Su 17 All at but Jeannie {May?} got an excellent sermon 34 30 M 18 Got & boiled into syrop 23 Pails of sap W. Tait here puts in the 4 Pains of glass Bill only 80 cents, Bob's {a rowdy?} 36 48 Tu 19 Wm Cowe comes comes with circular saw to cut our wood tomorrow poor run of sap syroped off 11 Pails & left {coater?} in Potts 36 46 W 20 Circular saw here gets all our wood cut fine sunny day but cool sap running but we gather {illegible} some frost 32 44 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>March 1878</h3> Th 21 Men culling stuff Geto 37 Pails sap Syrops off 33 Pails and leaves 2 pails in Pots cool clavedy 32 48 F Men ploughing in 16 acre field Got 40 Pails sap Syroped of 39 & left 3 packs in Pots. some growth now, 32 48 Sa 23 Men Ploughing. We get 32 Pails sap and syroped off 35 Pails leaving water in Pots Mrs A Henry here seeing Clark 35 34 Su 24 All at church but Jeannis Tally Alick very cold, winter again 20 12 M 25 Men choring still cold barren & wintry no sap 16 27 T 26 Hector at Galt for Bran I clean the troughs some sap runs 26 37 W 27 Hector at Cowes cutting fuel with Circular say loe gather & Pails sap but does not kindle the fire. thunder 32 50 Th 28 Great rain last night creek quite large. We emptied the troughs quite full of rain water, men charing 36 47 F 29 Men Ploughing North of Sugar bush, we gather 21 Pauls sap making 29 with what we had in Pots before. We did not kindle the fire today but has 29 to start tomorrow with 32 44 Sa 30 Men Ploughing A good sum of sap though very cold & windy Lilly & I gather 40 Pails & We syruped off that and the 29 we got yesterday lefs 12 We left in Pots. leaving 57 Pails that we syroped off. We will make no more sugar 32 44 Su 31 All at Church but Lilly & Jeannie Mr Thynne begins the Mary Mitchel - Mrs D. Beckei died today 36 46 <h3>April</h3> M1 Got 51 Pails sap to day there was 26 Pails in Pals = 77 We syroped off 69 Pails & left 8 Pails in the Pots This is the anniversary of my wedding in 1833. 25 years ago! 32 54 Tu 2 Men cutting stuff & Ploughing George Nicol here seeing Clark. I gather 10 Pails sap + leaves them in Pols with 8 left yesterday. there now in Pots 18 Pails 36 58 W 3 Hector Ploughing aer stone Dyke Alick + Slalker brings Sawdust from Tenants for bedding lather 2 Pails sap & Syrops off 20 Pails no run very fire & warm a good but of growth Rhubarb appearing Tulips above ground. 36 59 Th 4 Hector was going to the funeral of Mrs Henderson to day but had to go for the Harrier for a sick cow that cannot Calf a dead Calf the barrier cannot help her so I suppose she must die Stalker spitting rails, no sap to day, warm 38 59 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>April 1878</h3> F 5 Alick & Hector Ploughing with horse stalker hailing rails with oxen and splitting rails. Warm growing 36 59 Sa 6 A cow died of Calving last night + Hector goes with the skin to Galt Men brings Pots + e from bush I bring home the sports delves ground for onions Alick Ploughing 38 54 Su 4 All at Church but Hector Jeannie fine day 36 56 M 8 Hector Ploughing Stalker + Alick hauling hay +e from old barn I plant top + seed onions fine day again 36 54 Tu 9 Raining slightly all day Men charing cool 38 52 W 10 Men Ploughing, fine growing day. A good deal of Growth now 40 54 Th 11 Men Ploughing Stalker sows grasseed I plant a packfull of Potatoes 44 59 F 12 Men sowing + and dragging spring wheat our Stone Dyke 41 58 Sa 13 Alick & Stalker slowing Spring Wheat Hector drawing beerings north at concession where grasshoppers eat the young grass las year 40 54 Su 14 All at Church but Lilly & Jeannie good Mendance. fine 40 58 M 15 Men sowing Peas north of sugar Bush. I plant sunflowers long prain. 40 52 Tu 16 Hector & Jean at Galt gets $ 50 on account for nursing Clark Stalker & Alick storing North of sugar bush fine day 40 58 W 17 Hector sows grasseed Alick & Stalker slowing apple trees 43 62 Th 18 Men stoning & cutting stuff Hector rolling Peas ground very fine day very early spring Willows getting Green tonge Apple budding strong had a pair of town lambs to day the first of regular lambing tower 44 66 F 19 Hector Ploughing Alick & Stalker goes to Rolet Fletcher for straw a fine shower last night everything looking very fresh 1 Lamb today 48 68 Sa 20 Thunder last night with much rain creek down Men Ploughing with three Ploughs, Grand growing weather Willows Green as far as one can see them everything budding strong, this is the warmest day yet 50 40 Su 21 All at Church but Jeannie & Alick fine day good attendance 46 68 M 22 Cold east heavy rain almost all with much thunder some of it pretty loud it seemed unnatural so cold. Men cutting stuff 46 40 Tu 23 Men Ploughing A classy. half musty day but good growing weather 46 54 W 24 Heavy tain today with thunder ground completely soaked creek big but fine growing great growth for the time of year 60 66 Th 25 Hector & Alick at R Fletchers for straw fire growing the maples at Sugar bush in full flower & looking green but no leaves 52 62 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>April 1878</h3> F 26 Men Ploughing cloudy but fine and growing I plant some Carroway North of house to see of at could grow 46 62 Sa 27 Cutting stuff in forenoon Men storing grass for coard fine growing I think it is the earliest spring I have yet seen in Canada. The Black cherry blossoms is quite auld the wild Plumb is gust bursting is to flower the wheat looks splendid more damaged I am afraid we shall have frost for this yet 46 64 Su 28 All at church but Jeannie & Alick fine day 44 64 M 29 Very wet this forenoon In afternoon Hector & Jean at Old Mrs Porteus funeral aged 93! John and Mrs Velens here 54 64 Tu 30 Hector & Alick at Mr Ferguson's for 1/2 ton of hay. price $10 per ton wild Plum tree blossoms out young cherry trees just bursting out we could get Rhubarb too but has not tried it yet never saw the like in April before 54 64 <h3>May</h3> W 1 Hector at Guelph Fair trying to sell his horses Got the first Rhubarb I go a fishing and gets 7 Jean Plants Parsnips Beans &e Black cherry & wild Plum in full blossom common cherry just bursting in to flower can see white about off 54 68 Th 2 Hector at Galt for Bran Mr Alrick takes away three Lambs price #3 each #9 Alick stoning very fine growing 50 70 F 3 A good deal of rain today weather vera brick Men choring woods looking quite green cherry trees nearly in full bloom & Plum trees in full bloom This year is certainly about 20 days earlier than usuall 60 70 Sa 4 Cutting stuff in forenoon Hector then begins to Plough wee field at old Barn. Three tris flowers out. Cloudy cool 46 60 Su 5 All at Church but Jeannie this day twelve months Mr Thynne Preached his first sermon here and he gave an anniversary sermon & good one cool near frost 39 58 M 6 Mr Clark died here this morning at 7 o clock Hector goes Ai Galt to settle with Mr Paterson about the fun Mrs Riddel & wife here Alick Ploughing & Red root pulling Hector brings A coffin John Dickson Mr Cowe and at Mr Darson come at night and we put the Corpse in the Coffin 46 64 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>May 1878</h3> Tu 7 Hector sows Oats in Island field Alick dragging warm cloudy 44 72 W 8 The funeral of poor Clark to Galt cemetery I dont Go Raisins heavy with some pretty loud thunder at night 46 68 Tu 9 Men Ploughing Hector not very well some showers. cool 46 62 F 10 Hector Jean & Lilly at Dundas I got Copens Cashed 36 46 54 Sa 11 Men stoning Very cool today but everything looking 42 46 Su 12 Men sowing Oats & dragging at Cones Bah Bah! A blunder! All at Church but Jeannie & Lilly large attendance 46 54 M 13 Men dowing Oats at Concefsion Frost last night some ice on horse trough. Potatoes cut block in garden nothing else hurt yet but it looks like more frost tonight. hopes not 34 48 Tu 14 Men hauling dung for Potatoes Another hard frost last night Grape fines a little touched Potatoes quite black but on the whole not much damage done. the grain does not seem to be damaged at all Logest Buffed most Blackened 34 54 W 15 No frost last night Hector May Jean at Galt May gets a Bonnet, it was a fear day Men taking out Dun for Potatoes 38 56 Th 16 Men hauling dung for Potatoes a little frost but not much 38 64 F 17 Men hauling dung no frost last night hopes there will be no more 41 68 Sa 18 Men Ploughing in dung for Potatoes No frost last night 46 64 Su 19 All at Church but Jeannie & Lilly, fine day but Cool 42 36 M 20 Men fixing Potatoe land We cut Potatoes some thunder last night & more today with very heavy thunder shower 52 74 Tu 2 Plant our Potatoes about 14 Bushels and some carrots and mangles yellow Globe 40 58 W 22 Men sows corn at end of Old stable Alick & Stalker stoning Pea land over dyke at New stable Swallows in Lism Tulips in slow 45 53 Th 23 Hector & Alick at the raising of a Great Barn at McDonalds hears that last night the little steamer on Blaind Dam Galt went over the {Pail?} with 18 people on board of which seven or 8 is reported drowned a sad sad affair! 42 66 F 24 Hector Alick Ploughing in Corn over Dyke at New Barn Queens Birthday Age 59 Mr & Mrs Stratton here. Warm 52 74 Sa 25 Men Ploughing Peas with three learns Jane May Lilly and I at Church Mr Topp from London Preached and gave us a good sermon on the superiority of Charity 60 78 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May 1878</h2> Sa 26 Our Sacrament Mr Topp Beaches All at it but Jeanne 46 64 M 27 Hector at Mill with Grist Alick showing swamp in Island field 52 64 Tu 28 Men storing in Island swamp Marks the keeping laws more libs 51 64 W 29 Men fixing line fence between Benjy & us. Cool nearly a frost last night 48 62 Th 30 Men hauling dung for Turnips. We Plant three rows of corn 50 64 F 31 Men hauling dung for Turnips. Warmer today clear 60 74 <h2>June</h2> Sa 1 Men hauling fung fine clear sunny day 62 74 Su 2 All at Church but Hector & Jeannie fine day drouth 58 70 M 3 Men finishes hauling out dung for turnips cloudy 60 76 Tu 4 Men spreading dung in forenoon in afternoon washes our sheep at Fletchers creek clear sunny 60 74 W 5 Hector & Alick Ploughing in dung clear cool and now 7 PM looking rather like frost but we hope not 50 68 Th 6 Men Ploughing in dung a very little frost last night 50 64 Sa 8 Men fixing turnip land. Poor Toby our dog paralyzed on hind legs. last night Alick & Lilly at Barn heating Ball at Mefors Mc Donalds Heght rain last night 44 50 Su 9 All at Church but May & Jeannie young David Bickle a student preaches ans shapes coell to be {cleaer?} 50 66 M 10 Men sows corn in forenoon. We dip our sheep in after-noon A very heavy shower just as we were finishing 55 76 Tu 11 Hector May & Jean out at Laings store getting Turnip-seed Alick & Walker stoning turnip land till stopped by thunder and rain with pretty heavy hail mild 52 64 W 12 Hector away in forenoon bying oats in afternoon drilling Turnips Men slowing turnip land & dragging to 52 70 Th 13 Hector drilling turnip & Men stoning in forenoon in afternoon Alick & Stalker sowing turnips and Hector + I sat the funeral of Katy McQueen wife of William Eliot aged 31: 52 76 F 14 Hector drilling Men sowing turnips I killing Potatoe bugs 54 79 Sa 15 Men finishes sowing turnips and cleans up old backyard Plough lo 59 80 Su 16 All at Church but the two Jeans good Mendance 58 79 M 17 Men storing old sod at Benjy's lone swamp clear and rather cool I set up Potatoes with hoe at home 51 70 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June 1878</h2> Tu 18 Alick cutting thistles angng spring wheat I killing bugs. Hector & Jean at Galt with wool-18 fleeces weighed 99 the weight per fleece 5 1/2 tts price only 20 cents per {litte?} 19 80 a very small price indeed but still wool will sell 60 74 W 19 Men storing swale at Benjy's line We kill bugs on Potatoes 60 80 Th 20 Men stoning May & I goes to J McQueen's visiting it looks like rain just now. It would do good things is getting dry. 56 82 F 21 Hector at Guelph trying to sell a span of horses. Alick at Statute labour in afternoon. slight rain today it will do good 54 74 Sa 22 Men at Statute Labour I threaten with Dysentery. not bad A little more rain to day & looking like more showers 56 72 Sa 23 A good deal of rain last night & wettish today Neither May Lilly nor me at Church cool from morning till night 64 64 M 24 Men at roads I kill bugs cut thistles among Potatoes weed 64 74 Tu 25 Hector Ploughing Stockyard Alick & Stalker showing swamp 54 80 W 26 Men stoning swale. Very hot though not much sunshine 62 87 Th 27 Hector at a bee on big swamp 9th Con. May at a teazing at I Dick 64 84 F 28 Hector rest stoning. Mr Paterson here about the late Mr Clark's affairs. Clarks friends pays all expenses. This is the hottest day yet Sa 29 Men stoning Hector Ploughing fallow I killing Bugs 68 88 Su 30 All at Church but Jeannie Mr Mc Dearmed from Puslinch Preaches. Mr Thyme being gone a furlough of three weeks 68 92 M == July == M 1 Dominion day Alick at Galt sporting, rest stoning & Place thing hot 68 94 Tu 2 Hector ploughing & dragging Men stoning I Lapsley helping cloudy with some distant thunder showers around but we got none 70 90 W 3 Hector Jean & Lilly at Galt I get #60 for Debenlures Lilly gives me a hipe 40 cents I gave her a krubee 64 76 Th 4 Men storing swale Lilly & I killing bugs fine 66 80 F 5 Hector at Galt getting ceaper repaired Men stoning 64 8{second digit smudged out} Sa 6 Hector setting up the Potatoes the men stoning 76 93 Su 7 All at Church at 3 PM Mr Robertson from Nairn acts 70 90 M 8 Hector begins to cut hay it not hurt with grasshoppers 68 88 Tu 9 Hector cutting hay in afternoon Mr. Hay School Teacher comes Alick rakes & Slalker & Hay hauls 4 loads which we put into horse Slalile loft 76 90 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July 1878</h2> W 10 Hector cutting hay all day in the acre field we haul 8 loads of hay put into horse stable & Cowbyre 74 86 Th 11 Hector finishes cutting 16 acre field and we haul 7 loads of hay rather green some slight rain looking lyke more 72 80 F 12 Much rain last night forenoon Hector hurkels turnips Alick cutting thistles Staker choring. In a pet about a have finer 70 74 Sa 13 {Thinning?} turnips in forenoon the hauls 5 loads of hay and furnishes 16 acre field last 2 loads small 66 84 Su 14 All at Church but me & Jeanne I laking PhysicMr Beckle preaches 71 90 84 M 15 Begins to cut our wheat good crop we have no help wants to hire two or three as everything is ripe 70 90 Tu 16 Hector cutting what Alick Walker Jean & Lilly binding I am very useless cant stand the heat & gets bushed 72 93 W 17 Hector nearly finishes cutting the fall wheat it is a very good crop their will some left unbound tonight distant thunder & a shower in the north very hot 72 96 Th 18 Men binding & stocking the wheat left last night then stopped by a very heavy shower with thunder In afternoon Hector & Jean goes to Galt to look for help Mrs. Stewart comes & we all go to them Turnips till driven by more rain & thunder, Still cool the air 72. 94. 79. F 19 Men furnishes the wheat by crud ling some wet places Hector then cuts the Barley & Stalker & Stewart crade around the Rye the women & I kills bugs 74 90 Sa 20 All hands at the Rye but me I cant stand the heat 76 90 Su 21 All at Church but Jeannie at 3 PM Mr Smith preaches Galt 72 84 M 22 finishes cutting Rye at Teatime then hauls 4 loads of wheat & 2 of barley quite cool today a blef sed relief 66 84 Tu 23 hauls all the Barley 10 loads and 8 loads of wheat fine cool day some pleasure to work 60 80 W 24 Hauling wheat all day hauls 17 loads fine day 58 82 Th 25 My birthday 1800 What an old man I am + failing. hauls the last of the wheat 3 loads & 15 loads of Rye when we were stopt by rain leaving about three loads of Rye 40 stocks in the field if it gets a Ducking we cannot help it we have done our best 58 80 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July 1878</h2> F 26 We were slapt by rain last night by rain and it has rained steady till now 6 PM one of the longest rains I have seen our 4 stocks out will get a soaking it looks now as if going to fair no work done today very cool everything soaked. creek running 54 64 Sa 27 All the men cutting Peas Lilly & I sets up the falles slocks 61 78 Su 28 All at church but Jeannie Mr Thyme returned & Preaches an anomily 66 76 M 29 Men takes in the last of the Rye - 3 loads & puts them on Byre loft then goes to cut peas in afternoon Alick at Ben Jackson's threshing We have now in of fall wheat 32 loads of Rye Barley 12 loads Rye 18 loads. There is an Eclipse of the sun today but it is cloudy so we cannot see it 62 74 Tu 36 Men cutting Peas all day. Cloudy damp & like rain cool Alick & Hector at John Dickinsons threshing in afternoon W 31 Alick + Stalker at J Dickson's in forenoon Hector strained his wrist yesterday. Men finishes cutting Peas fine 66 82 <h2>August</h2> Th 1 Takes in all the Peas north of sugar bush 12 loads 62 78 F 2 Cuts the spring wheat half doron with Hefsean thy some would not bind so it was left loo we took in 2 loads of loose sheaves & run them into the Barn but did not unload them 70 82 Sa 3 Takes in all the spring wheat 6 loads with 2 last night making 8 loads of spring wheat altogether Slalker absent Stewart goes away 70 84 Su 4 All at Church but Jeannie warm day & good Men dance 68 87 M 3 Much loud thunder last night and at short intervals all day to day some of the peals were terrfie I think I never saw so much thunder at one spell with heavy rain Hector has gone to Forest Mill with a grist he & it will get a soaking 68 68 Tu 6 More thunder today with a pelting shower Alick cutting thistles Great destruction of property in Toronto yesterday with hail & rain 66 84 W 7 Hector cutting rats in Island field stalker bending the oats is not good-white in the head & green in the straw but we have no grasshoppers this year to hurt anything 66 76 Th 8 Hector finishes cutting the oats We bind a few but they are very green 66 86 F 9 Hector & Alick binding oats I slook a bit Slalker at Benjy's some thunder last night but no rain 67 84 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Augt 1878</h2> Sa 10 Hector harkling the turnips the second time they look well Stalker & Alick cuts the Lares for seed & mows and takes in a small corner of grass for hay. Distant thunder looks like rain 63 80 Su 11 All at Church but Jeannie Mr Masson of Galt Preaches 66 82 M 12 The threshers mefares Stewards here with steam thresher in afternoon did not begin till about 4 oclock PM threshed 66 Bushels wheat 32 B. Oats & 23 Bushels of Rye M. eclipsed 64 80 Tu 13 Hauling oats from Island field = 6 loads and 1 threshed yesterday total loads in Island field 7 fine day 66 84 W 14 Hector cuts with mower the green corn at old stable fine day but distant thunder but no rain here but big {shouser?} north 64 85 Th 15 Hector &e digging stones at fallow at Gilbert's line I Johnstone wife took away his museum 64 82 F 16 Men digging stones Stratton here this day with {zain?} in afternoon 66.84 68 Sa 17 Men Ploughing at Gilberts line we turn corn at old stable 68 78 Su 18 All at Church but May & Jeannie large Men dance 62 76 M 19 Men Ploughing in forenoon in afternoon we put corn at old stables into winrow and hauls 3 loads which is put into Old cowbyre loft for the sheep 64 78 Tu 20 Hauls 3 loads of corn & puts it into New cowbyre loft 66 78 W 21 Men fixing at fallow & cleans a load of wheat clear 68 78 Th 22 Hector & Jean at Galt to get one Bushel of Arnold's hybrid wheat at #3 per bushel took a load of wheat sim Stewart Stalker & Alick cutting late Peas air Dyke at N. Barn 66 83 F 23 All the men cutting Peas Stalker goes away at noon. hot 68 85 Sa 24 men furnishes cutting Peas over Dyke at new barn - poor crop heavy shower afternoon Hector goes to plough Stewart the late patch of oats on swamp corner of island field. cool 68 78 Su 25 All at Church but May & Jeannie fine day 66 85 M 26 Men cuts the oat Patch we then turn the Peas at old barn in afternoon takes 5 4 loads of Peas stacks them beside Barrack 48 74 Tu 27 Takes in the last of the Peas 4 loads Stewart patching Barn W 27 Took in the oats 1 big load & run it into the Barn at night. 52 80 W 28 Hector and Alick at J Cowe's ploughing Stalker & Stewart fixing drain from cistern very cool today season seems changed 56 66 Th 28 29 some fixing at fallow Stewart finishes drain at Cistern 60 80 F 30 Hector Jean at Galt with May to the Doctor, J Riddels sows wheat Alick at Robsons threshing 60 82 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Augt 1878</h2> Sa 31 Men at fallowo till stopped by rain Alick at Deckers threshing 68 80 <h2>Sept</h2> Su 1 All at Church but Jeannie & Mau some thunder in afternoon much rain last night 68 80 M 2 Men at fall ow Hector Ploughing rest stoning very sultry 64 84 Tu 3 Men hauling dung to corn stubble at old stable Hector ploughing 68 80 W 4 Hector Ploughing Men stoning May very very poorly 64 78 Th 5 Children's Picnic Hector Ploughing Stalker absent D~Lundy here 66 74 F 6 Men at fallow in forenoon. In afternoon Noon Lowe here sowing wheat with machine at Gilberts line. Bull Stalker here and takes away stalker he is going to Mandolia Mr Thyme here seeing May Mrs. Mitchel too also many more! 66 84 Sa 7 Men sowing wheat Wm Lowe doing it with machine 68 80 Su 8 None at Church but me and Lilly May very sick Hector ill with sore cheek Alick at Galt to consult the Doctor 66 82 M 9 We expected the Doctor to day but he did not come Stalker + Alick begins to cut corn with hooks Hector very ill 68 80 Tu 10 Alick + Stalker begins to plough for Rye where Rye was last year at Nimmis bush, some rain in afternoon Doctor not come yet 70 76 W 11 Hector & Lilly goes to Galt to meet Jenny Marten & her mother from Scarboro. A nasty wet disagreeable day. Puts on my drawers very cool 56 58 Th 12 A nasty disagreeable day not much work done very cool 52 58 F 13 Great rain all night creek down in full flood nearly filling the bridge never saw a bigger flood at this time of the year our stove fire kindled 54 58 Sa 14 Men cutting corn Dr. Lundy here thinks May's case very bad 48 58 Su 15 All at church but Aunt Jenny from Scarboro 48 60 M 16 Men Ploughing for Rye I am at the funeral of Johnstone 50 68 Tu 17 Scarboro people goes away Hector takes them up to Galt then comes back and votes as it is Election day for Dominion Parliament I vote for Mr Bain our old member 56 76 W 18 Hector & Alick ploughing for Rye Stalker cutting corn hears the Tories has beat us by a majority of at least 30 58 74 Th 19 May was very ill last night and this morning Hector went to Galt and brought Dr. Lundy, he says she has congestion of the liver in addition to other disorders, gave her Clyster. she is easier now 60 80 F 20 Men Ploughing I carrying fallen apples The apples falling very fast this year, season changing 60 74 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Sept 1878</h2> Sa 21 Men Ploughing we expected the Doctor today but he did not come May somewhat easier 48 60 Sa 22 Jean waiting on her Mother all the rest at Church The Doctor here. Frost last night Cucumber leaves Blackend 32 60 M 23 Men Ploughing in forenoon Alick & Hector at Cowes threshing in afternoon I gather fallen apples Stalker at corn 46 64 Tu 24 Men at Cowes threshing but owing to breakdowns there was nothing done 48 64 W 25 Men at Cowes threshing Me & The women carrying apples 11 Rambo's Bush 56 62 Th 26 Men sowing & dragging Rye we carrying Rambo apples 54 59 F 27 Men dragging & stoning Rye Dr. Lundy here again alas he gives but poor hopes of May's recovery very say very cold 40 54 Sa 28 Hector & I at Church Jean at home waiting on her Mother. 40 48 Su 29 Our Sacrament Jane stops at home to wait on Mother Dot begins to walk 44 50 M 30 Hector was going to Hamilton show with horses for sale but did not go on account of May's weak state him and alick setting up cut corn warm to day 46 73 <h2>Oct</h2> Tu Tu 1 May very low no hopes of her recovery! Men at Corn Helen Lowe married to day to Joe Parker Thus the world goes some marrying and some dying! 64 76 W 2 Men at corn poor May very very low! cannot last long Just two hours after I wrote the last words my poor dear wife breathed her last at 6:30 PM and I am left desate, we were married on the first of April 1833 and lived together 45 years 66 66 Th 3 Hector & me at Galt getting coffin & c 64 70 F 4 To day we laid my poor May in her cold grave at Kirkwall and oh how empty & lonely the hous does seem 60 72 Sa 5 Begins the cold work of the world again, digs 50 B. Potatoes 46 56 Su 6 Hector & I at Church Jean not at it. fine day sunny 46 58 M 7 Digs the last of our Potatoes only about 35 B. Total 75 B Took up Stalkers Potatoes also about 45 B, much rot this year 46 56 Tu 8 John McMurchy begins to drain the swamp Alick pulling the stumps Hector Ploughing north of sugar bush we carrying fallen apples A fine day 48 62 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Oct 1878</h2> W 9 Hector Jean & Lilly at Galt getting mournings for Mother Stalker and Alick Ploughing John McMurchy threshing oats 40 60 Th 10 Hector & Alick Ploughing Stalker & J McMurchy takes up the mangles J the women Lilly & Mrs Stalker carries 35 B apples 42 60 F 11 Lilly Mrs Stalker & J pullings apples all day Hector & Alick at Galt County show to sell a span of horses, I post Papers to Walter Elle at John Park &e giving an account of May's death Sa 12 Hector sold one of his horses yester for #155 to be delived on Tuesday 41 56 Sa 12 Hector at Freelton Mill with Grist Stalker & Alick taking up and hauling carrots one waggonload 42 61 Su 13 All Church but Jeannie fine day good attendance 48 66 M 14 Hector & Stalker at a bee in long swamp 9th Con covering corduroy with gravel I gather a few seat rents #42 & takes it to McQueen 56 74 Tu 13 World's fair at Rocton Hector & Alick there to deliver the horse he sold at Galt. A very fine but some sharp thunder last night with pelting shower Lilly & at apples 50 70 W 16 Hector Ploughing Alick chorting Lilly carries apples 56 74 Th 17 Hector & Alick Ploughing till stopt by rain rains all afternoon Lefsie Porteus here helping Jean to sew blacks 44 56 F 18 Men Ploughing I not doing much very cool wood lirling fast 40 50 Sa 19 Men Ploughing Sandy Gilchrist comes Lilly & I carries the last of the apples has in all about 87 Bushels besides 4 Barrels of fallen in shanty ≈ 10 Bushels or 97 Bushels now besides What we have eaten 40 46 Su 20 All at church but Jeannie got a Sermon in Revelations—dark 44 50 M 21 Men Ploughing I carry 26 Pails of apples for Pigs clear sunny 43 63 Tu 22 Alick & Hector Ploughing Bill Stewart comes in afternoon to Shingle my old bedroom Stalker at church for Hector Hector digging space for new furnace to heat the Church. I finish carrying apples 41 64 W 23 Nasty wet day allmost all day Stewart shingling old house 42 62 Th 24 Hector at Galt for Bran Stewart shingling old house Stalker fixing Post for Gate going to Benjy's cool frost last night 32 52 F 25 Men choring scattering straw &e Threshers coming tomorrow Paid Walter Sait repairing & frowing Buggy #6 40 50 Sa 26 Steam threshers here not a nice day After raining but but they stuck to it all day. The woods now quite bare and thing looking a good deal like winter </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Oct 1878</h2> Su 27 All at Church but Jeannie cold in Church. John Dickson cousin came no fire 36 48 M 28 Threshers here snow on ground this morning 32 44 Tu 29 Threshers finishes at New Barn at noon J Dickson went away and the Peas at Old Barn in afternoon. We have not had so much threshing since Hector came The total this time was Spring wheat 45 B. Fall D. 230 Barley 115 B. Rye 13 Do Oats 126 Peas 126 Total this time 772 Bushels & 66 B of wheat Rye 22 B. Oats 32 before harvest Total = 89! Bushels. A lot of stuff certainly 30 46 W 30 Yesterday Hector took John Dickson to Galt and bought a Lup Lamb for #9 Alick & Win Stewart begins to share Turnips in afternoon Hector has a cold. Puts up Pigs to feed 34 46 Th 31 Alick Stewart Stalker & Burton shawing turnips very cold high wind from the north. Hector sick 28 34 32 <h2>Nov</h2> F 1 Hard frost last night could not take up turnips in forenoon but did in afternoon. cold windy 28 44 Sa 2 All taking up turnips but Alick who is at Robsons threshing It rained in afternoon & Stopped us at turnips 36 46 Su 3 All at Church but Jeannie Minister on Revelations 38 44 M 4 Jeannie Taylor goes away to Stayner near Collingwood where she is hired Hector sets her up to Galt the rest Hauling turnips to Cowbyre with Hector in afternoon takes in 11 loads at 30 Bushel per load = 330 Bushels hard frost this morning hopes winter will not catch our turnips 26 40 Tu 5 Takes in 11 loads turnip to Cowbyre = 330 B hard frost 22 32 W 6 No turnips to day ground covered several inches with snow Men ridding up the Barns little or no thaw all day 32 34 Th 7 Men choring. No turnips. Some thaw but not much 32 40 F 8 Snow mostly gone Men cutting stuff in forenoon trying to take up turnips in afternoon not much thaw 28 38 Sa 9 Taking in turnips hauls 13 loads = 390 Bushels snow all gone 28 42 Su 10 all at Church but Mr Thyme tells us we are a bad lot 32 46 M 11 Takes up the last of the turnips 5 loads with check house 150 Bush. rains 36 48 T 12 Takes in one load the last, to sheep house & 2 loads we left last night total in sheep house & loads = 240 Bu. inside in Cowbyre 34 loads = 1020 B Total crop of turnips 1260 Bushels. 36 46 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Nov 1878</h2> W 13 Hector & Alick Ploughing in Island field. I plant an apple tree Th 14 Men Ploughing Frost last night but not hard 30 38 F 15 Men Ploughing. fine day but folk prophesying a storm 30 40 Sa 16 Men finished Ploughing Island field hauls corn & cuts some 36 44 Su 17 All at church but Lilly & I a half misty raw day so I slept at home 36 46 M 18 Men Ploughing Jean goes to Frasers with yarn and to Vallanees 38 50 Tu 19 Men Ploughing in spring field A fine mild cloudy day Alick at Robsons 38 48 W 20 Hector Ploughing Alick at Benjy's threshing. Jean Lilly & Dot at Mefirs. Mc Donald's for Peacock & Pea hen. Very mild cloudy 38 48 Th 21 Hector Ploughing Alick at J Dicksons threshing and cloudy 32 48 F 22 Alick at J Dicksons threshing till noon Hector & I clips the tails of the Ewes and puts Ram to them Raw cloudy 38 42 Sa 23 Men Ploughing. Today the "Fishery award" is to be paid by the Yankees to England after all their shabby grumbling, the Yankee Nation is the meanest on Earth 36 42 Su 24 all at church but Jean Roads very muddy 36 40 M 25 Men hauling corn from field & firewood A little snow on ground 30 34 Tu 26 Hector at J Lowe's killing Pigs Alick at Smiddy, coolish 30 33 W 27 Very nasty day raining ice wind east, cuts stuff. men choring 30 34 Th 28 Mr & Mrs Thyme here Hector choring Mild cloudy 31 38 F 29 Hector & Alick at Galt cloudy I dont do much Hector took some fall & Spring wheat to Galt he got 85 cent per Bushel for his fall wheat and only 60 cents for spring 30 38 Sa 30 Men choring not much doing Road very bad, water oer swamp 28 40 <h2>Decr</h2> Su 1 All at Church but Lilly Mr. Thyme says we are to have some monthly lectures this winter 28 38 M 2 Very wet last night & today Men choring I make a creel 36 40 Tu 3 Hector Ploughing Alick at Tenants with Peas to chop 36 42 W 4 Thanksgiving day all at Church but Lilly water over road 30 38 Th 5 Lilly & I carry apples from old house Wm. Stewart comes & they get firewood in sugarbush ground white with sproug in afternoon on Hector gets a new croscut saw 22 28 F 6 Men getting firewood Alick hauls some snow still on ground 20 34 Sa 7 Hector & Jean at Dundas with Turkeys & my Debentures Alick & Stewart getting firewood Alick cut his foot with axe 20 32 Su 8 No Sermon Mr Thyme at Waterdown R McQueen officiates Lilly and I at Church 20 34 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Decr 1878</h3> M9 4 or 3 inches of snow last night raining small rain today, Men bring in some corn and {illegible text} wet 32 36 Tu 10 Slight rain & thawing Men choring Women killing hens and old Gobbler to take to Galt Fair tomorrow 34 39 W 11 Hector & Jean at Galt with chickens Turkeys apples & Alick choring 24 32 Th 12 Men choring Dull cloudy roads very rough 24 32 F 13 Men cleans a load of wheat in forenoon, At firewood after 24 32 Sa 14 Snowing all day Men at firewood {illegible text} for sleighing now 24-26-22 Su 15 All at Church but Tilly hard frost all day 20 22 M 16 Alick and Stewart at firewood Hector at Guelph with wheat & sample of Barley 41B wheat at 88 cents #36 20 25 Tu 17 Men breaking colt goes with to it to Tenants with chopping 20 26 W 18 Hector at Forest Mill with chopping stuff Alick choring 20 25 Th 19 Hector at {illegible text} {breaking?} young horse at nightgt Hector Jean & Alick goes to hear a lecture at Church by MrMc{illegible name} Paris subject "anything will do" 16 26 F 20 Men choring Gilchrists & family comes hard frost 18 24 Su 21 Snowing all day Hector & Jean goes to A Stewarts with a {illegible text} 18 26 Su 22 Alick at Robsons threshing Hector cl blunder Su 22 All Church but Jean good sleighing now plenty of snow 18 24 M 23 Alick at Robsons threshing Hector choring 10-14-10 Tu 24 Alick at Robsons threshing Hector choring hard frost windy 10 12 8 W 25 Chirstmas day Alick Jean & Tilly at McDonalds visiting Hector at Robsons threshing fine sleighing now cold 12 18 Th 26 Men choring Hector takes sow to Boar at McQueens 12 24 F 27 I collecting seat rents men at Deckers & cowes threshing 14 28 Sa 28 Alick at Cowe's threshing, In afternoon Hector & I at the funeral of Robt Johnstone aged 69 aftershort {illegible text} 14 26 Su 29 All at Church but Tilly Minister on Revelations 14 28 M 30 I collecting Kirk seat rents Men choring 18 26 Tu 31 Hector at Galt for Bran & grog Alick choring 14 20 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Jany 1879</h3> W1 New years day McDonalds MrsParteus here all very guest #12 26 Th 2 Vicious cold day highwind Men choring I take #94 to McQueen 10 14 {author writes above the line} Mrs.{Maie?} F 3 Snowing & drifting all day very stormy MrValene brings Jessie here {illegible} and takes Mrs.Parteus back with him Hector goes for the newspapers 10 16 Sa 4 Roads blocked with drift Hector out Breaking them to corner 14 24 Su 5 All at Church but Jean Roads not well broke yet 18 26 M 6 Hector at Forest Mill with grist Wm. Stewart comes {Hecto?} having hired till the beginning of March Alick & him at firewood in bush 16 25 Councillers is elected today but I dont go to it Tu 7 Men cutting stuff and sawing & hauling firewood, rather fine 14 24 W 8 Men kills 7 Pigs I dont help then WmCowe & {illegible} here mild 20 30 Th 9 Hector at Dundas with 4 Pigs Alick & Stewart at bush 18 22 F 10 Men at firewood in Sugar bush Hector hauling Do smell frost 10-22-18 Sa 11 Hector Jean & I at Galt, I get #60 coupons Cashed, Put #30 into Merchant Bark I get #24 Interest on #480 and spends #10 with Mr{illegible name} on Book{illegible} Blackwood & Chambers Toward Cruise of the Chalenger two Diaries almanack & e fine day 18 26 Su 12 All at Church but {Kelly?} Mr.Greg a student preashes {illegible text} 16 24 M 13 Men cleaning a load of Wheat and choring I Murray here Tayloring 18 24 Tu 14 Hector at Galt with load wheat price 87 cents per Bushel Alick & Stewart choring 24 29 W 15 Hector hauling firewood Alick & Stewart sawing in bush {illegible text} above 2 10 Th 16 Men at bush and cleaning wheat cuts up the Pigs 8 16 F 17 Hector at Guelph with Barley {illegible text} the Sleigh twice before he got there Roads badly drifted, Price of Barley 50 cents per Bushel 10 24 Sa 18 Men cutting firewood in Sugar at {illegible text} line bush fine winter day clear 20 30 Su 19 All at Church but Jean fine winter day pretty {illegible text} 16 26 M 20 Men takes in corn from field & cutting D.o I got up {illegible text} above 8 26 Tu 21 All the men chopping firewood at Gilberts line coldish 10 24 W 22 All the men chopping firewood Hears Mary Nicol is dead at Galt and is to be burned tomorrow her old Father is seeing many of his family away 16 24 32 Th 23 Hector & Alick at Guelph with a load of barley and to deliver a horse he has sold for #130 cheap perhaps but he had no use for it, let it go 20 26 F 24 Hector & Alick returns from Guelph, Hector Pays me #100, Stewart choring 20 32 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Jany 1879</h3> Sa 25 Alick at Tenants Mill with chopping stuff all the rest at Church but Tilly & Stewart Mr.Black preached at night Mr.Thyme & Mr.Black comes here Mr.Black is from Garwald Shiels {illegible text} and son of an old school fellow of mine Margeret Holliday his Mother we has a fine crack about old affairs, very windy 20-38-19 Su 26 Our Sacrament Mr.Black Preaches, very {small?} frost - blow 3 19 {numbers slightly covered by ink} M 27 Our annual church meeting I resign Collectorship after collecting over 40 years. Wm. Cowe appointed in my place thawing 30 41 Tu 28 Kills a Cow Hector Stewart & Alick only at the killing, thawing 38-38 W 29 Hector at Galt with {illegible text} Tucker & Cowhide Men at Bush 20 33 Th 30 Hector sick of a cold so am I Alick at Miss Porteus firewood Bee Stewart chopping firewood some thaw but not much 20 34 F 31 Hector at Galt in forenoon fore {illegible text} all the rest chopping firewood in bush slight thaw 20 33 <h3>Feb</h3> Sa 1 We All have a bad cold Stewart & Alick at bush 14 26 Su 2 None at Church but Jean & Lilly hears my old fried {inserted above: "n"} Thomas Nicol died yesterday! I cannot be long here 20 30 M 3 I go to Mr Thyme with some books and takes his Father Wm Knox's poem "O why should the spirit of mortal be proud" 24 32 Tu 4 Hector at the funeral of Thos" nicol at Kirkwall, Alex Glen. comes he says he is afraid he is going blind! 20 33 W 5 Men at firewood a little snow fell last night 24 32 Th 6 All the men at bush Hector hauling forewood very mild 24 35 F 7 Men at cordwood Hector hauling D° mild 20 28 Sa 8 Hector & Jean at Galt for Bran Alick & Stewart at {inserted above: "bush"} 22 32 Su 9 All at but Lilly Stewart & I. I am bad with a cold 20 30 M 10 Hector Hauling firewood Alick & Stewart chopping Jane takes me in cutter to J {or T} Cooks for kirk money #8 22 33 Tu 11 Very slight drizzling rain all day men at bush 34 39 W 12 A good bit of snow last night men chopping 18 24 Th 13 Hector at Tenant's with chopping stuff the rest at bush 14 11 F 14 Men at bush Hector hauling firewood pretty snell 13 14 7 S 15 Men at bush Hector hauling firewood very snell 0 12 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Feby 1879</h2> Su 14 All at Church but Jean the minister on Revelations 16 24 M 17 Men at Bush Hector hauling Robert Hunter & Wife brings Lilly home from Hamilton where she has been with them for the last week 14 22 Tu 18 Men at bush Hector hauling Jean goes to visit Mr. Joe Parker 14 23 W 19 Men at bush Hector at Limddy getting sleigh mended 16 28 Th 20 Men at Bush Hear David Burke died last night 16 28 F 21 Men at bush Hector hauling Jean visiting Mrs. Menzie zero 0 18 Sa 22 Hector at David Bickle's funeral Rest at bush. 16 35 Su 23 All at Church but Lilly, The minister very earnest choice 3 24 M 24 Men at bush Hector hauling Jean away to see David Mitchel who has sold his farm and is going away to Michigan tomorrow He will never do much good anywho 16 24 Tu 25 Hector at John Jamesons Roup who has sold out and is going to Michigan—two of our neighbours clearing out and Stewart at bush. We expect the saw here tomorrow 12 28 W 26 Has the circular saw here saws 36 cords of wood 20 27 Th 27 Stewart splitting wood Hector at Galt for Roots to Alick. hears a man got his head cut off in a sawmill at Galt to day snell 0.8.6 F 28 Men splitting firewood & sawing Elm saw logs in sugarhand Jean & Dot visiting at G Jamiesons hardest frost yet below zero -12 18 <h2>March</h2> Sa 1 Hector takes Elm saw logs to Tenants Mill & gets it sawed thawing Men cleans out the cistern, it was very low & dirty 20 42 Su 2 All at Church but Jean a very good Mendance 14 32 M 3 Men choring Jean goes into Lowe's fine day above 4 34 Tu 4 Hector at Mill with chopping stuff Men at Bush. thawing all day First crows seen today they came on the 3 last year 36 36 W 5 Men at bush Hector in afternoon at Mrs Decker sawing wood Had a Scottish American newspaper from Scarboro last night in which I see the death of James Potts who died on the 25 of last december! I think he was about the last of my old friends schoolmates & acquaintances. All dead! 16 28 Th 6 Men in bush in forenoon Dipping Lambs in afternoon some snow last night 26 42 F 7 Men in bush Men dipping Ewes in forenoon in bush after 26 32 Sa 8 Hector & Alick at Cowe's cutting firewood with saw. Some thunder near night. Thawing 28 32 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>March 1879</h3> Su 109 All at Church but Tilly Mr.Mc{illegible name} Preaches great sun thaw very warm snow going fast 28 52 M 11 10 Bill Stewarts time up today. He, Hector & Jean goes to {illegible text} MrThyme in afternoon. Blue Birds come to day Big thaw warm creek down thunder last night I clean out the snow from Sugar {illegible text} place 28 30 Tu 1211 Men {illegible text} up the {illegible text} Bill Stewart makes a sawing sheet for Hector more thunder last night 28 36 There has been thunder the three last night, cold the water is over the road between here & sugar bush deep. W 1312 Hector, Jean Tilly & Dot at Church. It is the annual over hauling of our {illegible text} affairs, a lot of ministers there I have got a bad cold so did not go to church 28 36 Th 14 13 Alick & I both bad with a cold Hector choring 38 34 F 15 14 Hector, Jean & Tilly cuts stuff Alick & I invalids 28 31 Sa 16 15 Hector at Galt about Horse {illegible text} Alick fixing chores 20-24-18 Su 17 16 All at Church but Jean rather cold today 16 23 M 18 17 Men cutting stuff Hector cuts his finger with cutter {illegible text} 18 28 Tu 19 18 Bill Stewart making sap {illegible text} Hector goes to Mr{illegible text} for Cloverseed {illegible text} one bushel for #4 be brought to Kirkwall above 10 24 W 20 19 Bill Stewart at Bob Cook is for Hector cutting firewood Alick splitting & piling firewood Hector a {illegible text} cut finger with 20 30 Th 21 20 Men choring Papers comes with NP tariff we shall now see how "this Canada of our" likes to be taxed 22 35 F 21 Men choring in forenoon, In afternoon we take out the {illegible text} fixes them & taps two trees they were running, No Gloves comes 26 35 Sa 22 Snowing & storming all day Men choring 28 28 Su 23 All at Church but Jean & I have got a bad cold 24 34 M 24 Hector Jean & Dot at Walter Turn but is visiting some 28 40 {author writes above the line} raining some snow last night Tu 25 Hector at Galt for grass seed I gave him #10 little thaw 28 33 W 26 Men choring in forenoon Cutting stuff afternoon I help them 26 34 Th 27 Hector at Egypt at a sale Alick choring We have not tapped yet 26 36 F 28 Tapped for sugar gather & {illegible text} of 26 pails & left 2 pails in Pats 34 40 Sa 29 Great rain with some thunder last night Men choring to Tilly empty sap {illegible text} of rain 40 42 Water, No sap to day, snow nearly gone </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March 1879</h2> Su 30 All at Church but Jean rather cold 34 34 M 31 Hector at Morriston getting a mould bound on Plough We gather 22 pails sap fills the Pots & Leaves 6 pails unbarred 26 36 <h2>April</h2> weight of oxen count 36.10 Tu 1 Hector takes the fat oxen to Guelph, Edwin Grey having bought them to ship to the old country at #4 for one or 3 3/4 {Three and three-quarters mixed fraction} for the other live weight per 100 We gather & syrups off 36 pails and leaves 14 pails of sap in the pots Trees running well left 28 36 W 2 The rowdies has been at our sugar bush last night and boiled down much of the sap left in Pots Alick goes to Guelph with waggon to meet his Father, No sap today. Cold some snow 26-28-24 Th 3 Very cold Men choring, Hector pays me #100 on his note of #300 which I gave him up and foregave him the other #200 24 24 F 4 Cutting stuff in forenoon choring after smell cooler weather 18 24 Sa 5 Hector at Tenant's mill with chopping stuff Alick choring 19 30 Su 6 All at Church but Tilly sap running but coldish 28 40 M 7 Gathered 60 pails of sap & syruped off 51 leaving 9 in Pots 30 42 Tu 8 Gathered 45 pails sap syruped off 43 & left 11 Pails in Pots 28 46 W 9 Hector Jean Alick & I at Galt fair I put #2 join Merchant Bank Wm Stewart at home gathered 50 Pails sap and syruped of 61 Pails leaving 2 pails in Pots 34 52 Th 10 Raining ice all day trees loaded with it No sap today 34 34 F 11 Gleaned out the troughs in morning gather no sap today though the trees is running pretty well hears frogs 30 36 Sa 12 Gathers & syrups 40 pails sap & leaves 2 pails in Pots going to make this syrup into Molasses. We have made 100 to sugar 32 47 Su 13 All at Church but Jean mild & sap running 32 46 M 14 Great rung gathered 89 pails of sap and syrope off 76 pads leaving 13 pails in Pots This is the biggest gather I have seen frogs loud 34 48 Tu 15 Gatherd 17 Pails & Syroped off 28 Pails leaving 2 in Pots Men cutting stuff in afternoon Wm Stewart hops them 34 46 W 16 Gatherd 25 pails sap syroped 25 leaving 2 in Pots Hector at Mill with grest Rhubarb peering above ground but not much growth yet 34 46 Th 17 No sap today I supose their will not be much more Hector begins to plough 36 48 F 18 Gatherd 8 pails sap did not kindle the fire Hector Ploughing 38 52 Sa 19 Hector ploughing, no sap we syroped off 10 pails & hopes it will be the last this year 38 50 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>April 1879</h3> Su 20 All at Church but Tilly fine day 34 58 M 21 Gatherd 14 pails sap boiled there them down a but & brought them to make vinegar Hector ploughing stubble east of orchard pulled out the sprouts hot 34 64 Tu 22 Hector ploughing I begin to dig the little garden Tulips in night 34 70 W 23 Men Ploughing, I delving Garden, very fine weather 52 60 Th 24 Men Ploughing Wm. Stewart digs big garden Rhubarb 48 58 F 25 Men Ploughing Wm. Stewart shingling our old Milk house I plant seed & lop onions. I forgot to state that on the 22nd we brought the Pots from bush. We made 110 tts sugar & org Gablons molasses 44 68 Sa 26 Hector at Galt for salt for barley I plant Top onions & 2 parsnips for seed women painting Kitchen floor 52 68 Sa 27 All at Church but Jean fine warm growing day 52 72 M 28 Hector & I at the funeral of Kirsty Clerk aged 24 in afternoon Wm. Stewart sows Barley East of orchard and Hector & Alick harrowing afternoon thunder at night 46 56 Tu 29 Stewart sows grassed on Bailey & oats North of sugar bush I plant Sunflowers Parsnips & carrots 38 64 W 30 Hector cultivating Oats North of Sugarbush Stewart & Alick stoning barley East of orchard I sow one east of Brets & carrots 40 64 42 38 <h2>May</h2> Th 1 Men stoning & I sow some more carots lettuce crelses 34 44 F 2 Hector at Tennants with chopping get a Bushel of Lime at Mr Valens Wm. Stewart pruning Apple trees & digging for Potatoes 34 54 Sa 3 Hector Ploughing Stewart & Alick stoning Stewart fixes the top of our chimney which was split 34 56 Su 4 All at Church but Tilly Mr Thyme's anniversary sermon 38 54 M 5 Men Ploughing in forenoon clearning wheat in afternoon 48 60 Tu 6 Hector at Galt with wheat Alick Ploughing cool 38 50 W 7 Men Ploughing in springfield I plant more sunflowers 36 54 Th 8 Men Ploughing dragging Wm. Stewart sowing oats in springfield things very backward but willows getting a little green 38 60 F 9 Men finishes sowing & dragging spring field. culling stuff afterward 38 64 Sa 10 Hector & Jean at Dundas cashes my Coupons #36 I give Hector 4 B. Peas for seed price 80 cents per B. = #3.20 our own Peas in full of Bugs Alick & Stewart slowing hayfield all the kind of swallows same now 34 71 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May 1879</h2> Su 11 All at church but Jean good attendance warm at night Jean Hector & alick at prayer meeting when Mr. Thyme gave the Rowdies a heckling for their shamefull doings 38 72 M 12 Hector at the Ministers with others Ploughing Stewart & alick stoning I plant Potatoes in garden. very hot 60 82 Tu 13 Hector & Alick at Galt for Bran Stewart casting dung I pulling Red root. Bees on willows first time. Very hot thing growing fast I bathe 64 86 W 14 All the men stoning clover I pulling Red root Black cherry in full blossom Mr. McMahon at our Schoolhouse Electioneering for Local house. Our Cistern goes dry 64 82 Th 15 All the men stoning I pulling Red root some rain cool & cloudy Cherry trees pretty while & could plum wood greenish 62 68 F 16 Men finishes stoning clover I pulling Red root second time 60 68 Sa 17 Men hauling dung for Potatoes I pulling Red root fine 60 68 Su 18 All at Church but Tilly fine day but getting dry 61 68 M 19 Hector at Preston for a gang plough alick dragging Stewart spreading dung on Potatoeland. I dipping blofsoms from crab 61 80 Tu 20 Hector Ploughing in Peas with Gang plough alick & Stewart hauling dung I clip crab blossoms. takes Wm. Cowe Kirk book and gives him #2 = 1/2 years seat kirk 62 84 W 21 Hector finishes ploughing in Peas Stewart to Alick finishes hauling Dung for Potatoes very cool to day wind north 50 66 Th 22 Hector dragging Peas after Gang ploughing Alick ploughing in dung on Potatoe land Jean at Mr. Laing's north bruck old 34 54 64 F 23 Hector Rolling Peas & Barley Aling in dung we cutting seed Potatoes some front last night some Mandrakes at sugarbush wilted nothing else hurt some mandrakes in flower 60 64 Sa 24 All at Church but Tilly & Stewart & Alick Alick dragging Stewart cutting Potatoes. looks like rain to night 48 68 Su 25 Our Sacrament Mr. Fisher Preaches & he preached yesterday 46 66 M 26 Sets all our Potatoes = about 15 Bushels very cool threadineng frost every night & very dry planted the Potatoes just among dust 40 64 Tu 27 Hector Alick & Tilly at Mr. Gilchrist's vesting, Stewart takes to Board at 10th Concession Mr. Slurges very cool cloudy 38 62 W 28 Men sows Mangles & carrots then hauls rails to fence swamp pasture Slight frost every night for a week past but not much damage done 38 64 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May 1879</h2> Th 29 I dont go Washes the sheep in afternoon The fence across swamps burnt = 20 punel I had a fight to put out warm I lake plysic 54 82 F 30 Men hauling dung for turnips - warm, distant thunder in afternoon 64 85 Sa 31 Men hauling dung till stopped by thunder & heavy rain near night. It will do much good for everything was got very dry over Potatoes was planted among dry dust 65 86 <h2>June</h2> Sa 1 All at Church but Tilly Mr. Masson from Galt preaches Our creek down & the ground well soaked cool 58 64 M 2 Men hauling dung for Turnips Alick & Stalkers spreding Stalker has not been here for months, has had the wet very cool 54 58 Tu 3 Men hauling Dung in forenoon Alick Ploughing it in Stalker spreading Dung Tilly & I plants two rows of coin Raining in afternoon creek running, Plenty of rain now 54 56 W 4 Hector Alick Ploughing sad Stewart & Stalker spreading 56 68 Th 5 Jeannie Taylor lands this morning from Staynor Our Local Election for Ontario When I left not a single Tory had polled nor had they a Scutineer, Men at Dung 56 68 F 6 Men Alick ploughing in dung Stalker spreading Stewart and Hector hauling dung very cool every day but fine & growing 54 68 Sa 7 Hector & Jean at Galt for corn & turnip seed Alick Plowing in dung Stewart spreading dung clear, frost might last 36 68 Su 8 All at Church but Tilly fine day good growing weather 54 70 M 9 Hector & Alick clips the sheep very warm & growing 56 78 Tu 10 Hector stoning swamp on Island field Alick ploughing in dung, Pianies & yellow rose out some thunder & rain 56 78 W 11 Hector & Alick Ploughing in dung very hot & growing 68 82 Th 12 Hector & Alick at turnip land fixing it warm clear 56 80 F 13 Alick dragging Hector Jean at Tilly at Galt with wool 33 fleeces weighed 203 lls prove 22 cents portt =#44.66 weight per fleece 6 5/33 tts very good weight 54 78 Sa 14 Men finishes dragging & stoning Island field 6 PM coming on Rain 56 68 Su 15 all at Church but Tilly some rain last night but not much 54 66 M 16 Hector sowing salt & ashes on Turnip & corn land Alick ploughing 52 68 Tu 17 Hector at Galt for seed corn Alick drilling for corn and turnips Hanlan won the Boat race at Newcastle yesterday very cool 55 66 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Centered}June 1879 W18 Hector sows corns, drills & sows some, Alick drag corn and turnip land Farrier here blistering Nell for {sparen?}, cool 52 66 Th19 Hector drilling turnips Alick ploughing sod till teatime then sowing turnips, good clear cool weather, not many grasshop { 'pers' above 'grasshop'} 56 74 F20 Hector sows the last of the turnips at noon and goes to road work in afternoon Alick & {Wm?} Stewart at road work all day with team {Rout? or Road?} Fletcher & {cofe?} here at Tea, I pay {illegible} 1/2 to Pathmaster for statute {'cabour?' above 'statute'} 56 76 Sa21 Men at Road work {smudged &} finishes their time, cloudy warm 60 78 Su22 All at church but Jean, warm and getty day again 62 82 M23 Hector & Alick poughing and Stewart cutting {thestles?} among {cats}? 70 84 Tu 24 Hector & Alick Ploughing sod Stewart cutting thestles, hottest day {'get' on top of 'day'} 70 88 W 25 Hector&Alick Ploughing Stewart gone to A {Nolens?} still hotter 72 90 Th 26 Hector at Freelton Mill with Peas to chop Alick Plough- {'ing' above 'Plough'} in afternoon a fine shower with some thunder- needed 66 84 F27 Hector and Alick Ploughing ^sod at Neds {sloughing?}, cooler but sultry 64 84 Sa28 Hector and Alick Ploughing at Neds, some Thunder but no rain last night quite cool today & now 7PM looks like 7am 56 74 Su29 All at church but Sally & Mrs {Nimrno?} Mr {Seringour?} from Glen- moris Preacher & gave us a good sermon cool & drouthy 38 72 M30 Alick & Hector Ploughing Two young men Wm Cornel and George Shaver comes and takes away the Organ belonging to Edwin Chambers, clear & drouthy things getting dry 64 78 July {large, centered on page} Tu1 {wrinkled page} Dominion day, all working Hecotr and Alick finishes Ploughing sod at Niels slashing, very clear and drouthy 64 80 W2 Hector Jean& {Tat Galt?} I get #{dollar/ cent sign}60 for Coupons, clear warm 64 86 Alick cutting hay with mower all day, the first cut Th3 a good deal of rain with Thunder to day no hay day Hector cutting thistles with scythe & Alick {Do?} 64 82 F4 Hector Raking hay In afternoon we haul 4 Loads puts three into Cowhouse and runs one into Barn {'breezy cool' over 'Barn, very'} very 66 42 Sa5 Hector Raking We haul 7 6 loads puts 4 3 into Cowhouse and 3 into horse stable clear & fine hay weather {slightly smudged} 64 76 Su6 All at Church but Jean, Fine and sunny day {inkblots over the 'f' in 'Fine' and 's' in 'sunny'} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July 1879 {large, centered on page} M7 A little rain this morning but Hector Raked all the hay cut and we cocked it it then rained steady and looks now - 6PM like a settled wet night 66 76 Tu8 Alick & Hector Ploughing in field oer dyke at New barn Alick {hurkles?} some {mangles?} & carrots Stewart & {F?} thin-ning them in afternoon, breezy warm& drouthy 66 80 W9 Haliling hay all day took in 10 loads put into Cowbyre Stable & sheep house Th10 Hector at smiddy in farenoon Alick raking Stewart Raking corners We take in one load & {run?} it into newbarn as we were stopped by rain & Thunder, Hector & Alick ploughs after 38 84 F11 Hector Ploughing rest cutting thistles when fair, but before noon it was a great rain with Thunder, pools everywhere 60 84 Sa12 Hector cutting hay in 16 acre Pasture field The rest shaking out wed hay in forenoon and turn- it, I{n} afternoon we take in 3 loads which finishes the field over the Dyke Total=24 loads 4 ones{on top of '4'} big. 70 84 Su13 All at Church Jean Warm & sunny good attendance 70 86 M14 Hector cutting all day in the 16 acre field, {on top} got the first {cherregs? or chores?}, We haul with one team 5 big loads. The field was pastured and ^not meant for day but we will get much more {on top} out of it 70 90 Tu13 Hector cutting in forenoon & rest cutting thistles till stipped by rain with thunder after Tea Hector rakes & we cook after him- like more {on top}rain 70 89 W16 Hector Ploughing in forenoon In afternoon we haul 5 load from 16acre field fine breezy 70 86 Th17 finished our hay = Total 34 35 big loads, plenty of hay this year Th17 Hector ploughing Stewart at Robsons barn raining I picking {on top} cherries 66 74 F18 Jean {'& Alick' on top} at Galt with cherries Hector finishes Ploughing sod at New barn, In afternoon we cradle round the wheat for Reaper to work, Wheat good but cut much by {Hefian fly?} 64 76 Sa19 Puts Paris green an our potatoes in forenoon In afternoon cut the wheat at End of old stable & cuts some at Gilberts fine wheat very good but a good deal cut up by {Hefsiane?} fly which seems in {creuething?} in Canada 60 76 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July 1879 {large, centered on page} Su20 All Church but Jean Mr. McDiarmid Preacher= very able 64 80 M21 Cuts all the wheat at Gilberts fine except some too green Hector then begins to cut the barley east of orchard crop good. {on top} warm 66 88 Tu22 Hector cuts Barley till stopped by rain Alick & Stewart mow-ing Red top grass till rain stops ^them a good deal of rain with thinder our cut barley will be soaked as it lies in loose {on top} sheaves 70-80-70 W23 Hector & Alick setting up Potatoes & {Hurkling?} carrots in forenoon In afternoon cuts ou the Barley & some green wheat A soaking rain last night everything wet 66 86 Th24 Hector finishes cutting the wheat We turn the Barley that was soaked Jean at Galt with cherries got only two pence per quart. Great crop of cherries this year 66 74 F25 Men hauling Barley-loose- all day hauls 9 loads. This is my Birthday And today I enter on my 80th year a long age I cannot expect to see many more 25th of July. 64 72 Sa26 Some slight rain today but the men hauled 3 load of Barley till stopped by more rain, I cook hay till stopped by {on top} wet 66 80 Su27 All at church but Tilly Minister Preaches on Revelations 66 80 M28 Men takes in 3 loads of Barley. Total loads of barly 25 We then takes in 6 loads of Wheat till stopped by rain & thunder {on top} at teatime 67 81 Tu29 Hector Raking Barley stubble We take in 6 loads wheat 66 78 W30 We take in 3 loads wheat Total wheat 15 load and one load Rakings We likewise low{or tow?} loads raking Barley {& or 4?} one load of Meadow hay, Hector at {Lapiley?}. threshing after {on top}noon 66 78 Th31 Takes the last of Meadow hay= 1 load the cut Rye- hot 70 88 Augt {centered} F1 Men cutting Rye finishes it very hot & sultry lik thun-{on top}der. 70 90 Sa Hector at Mill with {grist?}. We haul all the Rye= 8 loads 2 of which was loose sheaves & little else but thistles, after tea a good deal of thunder & rain We just finished in the nick of {on top} time 72 90 M Su3 All at church but Jean fine day & hot 70 88 M4 Hector & Alick dragging fallow Stewart thinning carrots & finishes them with my help begins to thin turnips 72 78 T5 Stewart Tilly & I thinning turnpis Hector & Alick dragging fallow & in afternoon Alick hurkling turnips 68 78 some thunder last night but little rain </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Augt 1879 {centered, large} W6 All thinning turnips but Hector who is dragging fall at Neds {above} slashng 68 84 at fallow 6 Th7 All thinning turnips & finishes them 116 {illegible} Hector {above} 66 84 F8 Hector at falow Alick & Stewart moving dung for foundation straw stack Mrs Cole from Brum {monifille?} ^& Mrs Smith here, very cool 64 66 Sa9 Hector Ploughing with Gang plough on fallow. Men storing fal- {above}-low. 54 64 Su10 All at Church but Tilly Minister Preaches on the Mode of Babtism 60 72 M11 Hector cutting oats N. of {Lugarduish?}, Alick & Stewart at lowes threshing 64 76 Tu12 Hector cutting oats the rest hauls 2 load jog of oats & fixes for the {above} threshers 68 82 131 W13 Stewart here threshing Threshes 303 Bush Barley 50 Bush of wheat 27B {badly smudged} of Rye 52 B of ots total day work 432 Bush 66 78 Tu 14 Hector & Stewart goes to Mr. {Warnodes?} to see a trial of Reapers but it was yesterday so they got a {begunk?} after returning they bound oats & I {stocked?}, cool 68 78 F15 Hector cuts the oats at Nimma's bush Alick & Stewart binding North of Sugar bush & I stock after them, very cool 50 68 Sa 16 Hector & Jean at Galt selling butter Alick & Stewart fixing Barley & oats from heating, very cool the season seems already changed. Kinled a fire in my end first time this sum {above}mer. 30 58 Su14 All at Church but Tilly fine day and good attendance 60 70 M18 Hector cuts out the oats next spring field rest {lunduag?} 66 78 Tu19 Binds & stooks the last of the oats in forenoon. In afternoon hauls the oats North of sufarbush= 10 loads 2 not big 66 80 W 20 Men cutting Crown Peas till teatime hauling oats from Nimma's line after hauls-3 loads. I am sick 60 83 Th21 Men hauls the oats by spring field then hauls {above: 2 loads} crown{above:Peas} 60 84 {smudged} F 22 Men cutting Peas {above: stalker helps} in forenoon then hauls 2 loads crown Peas 70 84 Total loads of crown peas 4 loads& hauld 1 load common Peas Sa23 Stewart Hector& Stalker cutting Peas Alick Gang Ploughing 70 82 Su24 All at Church but Tilly & I No sermon R McQueen acts 66 76 M 25 Men hauling late Peas all day = 7 loads= total loads of Peas 12 loads All put into Barack, fine 66 78 Tu 26 Hector & Jean at Galt seed fair gets seed {above: Alick Ploughing} wheat 64 74 W27 Men fattering Barley with our horse power fine day 68 76 Th28 Alick dragging fallow Hector Ploughing it. Speanid the Lambs 68 84 F29 Alick dragging Hector Ploughing fallows, cloudy. {muith?} 70 84 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Augt 1879 {centered, large} Sa30 Hector at Guelf to enter horses for show Alick Ploughing 70 84 Su31 No sermon today none at Church. Hottest day this year 70 98 Septr. {centered, large} {hundering?} North 7 6 PM M1 Hector Ploughing Alick hurkling turnips second time 70 92 Tu2 Hector Ploughing Alick finishes t hurkling then fencing Pea Bar-{above:} rack 64 74 W3 Hector & Alick both Ploughing. Great change since {above 'change since':} slight rain Sunday. very {above:} cool 60 74 Th4 Hector & Alick both Ploughing Very cool season chan {above:} ged 64 70 F5 Hector & Alick both Ploughing Very cool again 46 70 Sa6 Hector Ploughing at Neils slashing Alick & Stewart stoning trees beginning to change couler not long & the'll be bare 46 74 Su7 All at Church but Tilly & Mrs {Nemms?} Minister's sermon babtism 46 70 M8 Hector sowing wheat Alick dragging very cool indeed 46 60 Tu9 Alick dragging all day Hector till noon. then & I cleans a load of wheat 40 60 W10 Hector & Jean at Galt with wheat 32 B at 95 cents 30 {above: #}. 40 {above: C} slight frost 38 64 Th11 Hector Ploughing Alick dressing harness for Guelph show I dug the Beuties of Helborn Potatoes we planted 7 tts & has 112 tts 46 66 F12 Hector sows the last of the wheat at Neils slashirig. Alick dragging frost last night Pumpkin leaves blackened {smudged 'd'} in Island field 38 74 Sa13 Men creeching Graith for the horses at Guelph show & {mae?} mair 41 70 Su14 Rainy day-(much wanted) & none at church but Alick 46 68 M15 Hector goes tp Guelph show with span to rhew Alick and Stewart cradling green corn in island field slight {above: frost} 36 64 Tu16 Alick & Stewart Cradling corn In afternoon Alick at Cowes thesh {above:ing} 53 64 W17 Alick & Hector at Guelph show, Lord Lorne & Princes to be there 48 63 Th 18 Stalker cutting corn {above: finishes} Hector still at Guelph slight showers 50 64 F19 Alick & Stalker binding corn Hector at Guelph fine sunny day 40 60 Sa20 Hector came home last night from Guelph. Got 3d prize for his horses. Ploughing Today at Neils slashing for Rye Alick & Stalker binding & I looking corn 44 60 Su21 All at Church but Jane good attendance 40 64 M22 Hector Ploughing Alick binding corn alone Stalker {above: absent} 48 68 Tu23 Alick sowing Rye at Neils slashing. Hector dragging, fine 52 68 W24 Hector & Jean at Galt with truck Alick da{above: r }gging rather cold 44 54 Th25 Hector binging corn Alick at Robson thresh peas in forenoon {above: frost} 34 56 F26 Hector Alick & Stalker binding corn fine & sunny 34 64 Sa27 At Church in afternoon Mr Frazer preaches, Raincoming {above: home} 40 66 Su28 Our Sacrment all at it but Tilly get wet with rain coeth 44 68 {below: }thunder coming come </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Septr 1879 {centered, large} M29 Hector & Alick hauling dung for Potatoes & turnips. the Childrens Pic nic in afternoon only Tilly & I at it. fine warm 48 72 Tu30 Hector & Alick hauling dung Very hot today 62 78 Octr {centered} W1 Hector Alick & Tilly at Hamilton Show very tine day & very hot for the season. Our grapes all {cloneia?} good crop and ripened well never touched by the frost. I {clook? maybe 'dook'?}{above: ed} 64 80{smudged} 80 Th2 Hector Alick & Stalker hauling dung very hot again 64 80{smudged} 80 F3 All the men hauling dung. Thunder & rain last night {above: cool} 60 70 Sa4 All the men hauling dung I carry 18 pails fallen apples 44 68 yesterday I carried 12 pails big apples. put into bing Su5 All at Church but Tilly Mr. Masson of Galt Preaches 56 76 M6 Hector & Alick at dung I carry _ s 10 Pails apples warm 62 80 Tu7 Taking up Potatoes takes up 24 B. poor crop bad braved hot 64 82 W8 Taking up Potatoes in forenoon {above: only} 12 Bush soft rain afternoon 44 68 76 Th9 Lifting Potatoes after the harrow 9 Bush. finishes. Total 45 Bush 44 76 F10 Hector & Jean at Galt with Barley & Factory cheese Alick Tilly & I carry 23 B. of apples. Very hot 60 80 Hector had 21 bags Barley wiht 48B price 55 {above: cents} = #26.40 Sa11 Men cleaning two load Barley I carry 3 1/2 B. apples hot 60 80 Su12 All at Church but Jean very hot fine weather 60 81 M13 Alick cleaning harness for show Hector Ploughing I carry 5 Bush. apples quite cool today 50 64 Tu14 All at World's fair at Rocton a fine day & good show the biggest turnips ever seen some 39 lb weight. Hector Got 2nd prize for havy draugt horses Jean 3d for bulles 50 70 W15 Hector & Alick at Galt with two loads Barley 96 Bush at 56 {above: cents} = #53.76 We Grind 16 pails snows for sauce 60 76 Th16 Men cleaning Barley carrues opy apples 60 76 F17 Hector at Galt with 63B. Barley at 56 {above: cents} per B. = #35.28 we carry apples Bush getting bare but no frost to kill 50 70 Sa18 Finishes carrying aples has about 70 Bushels besides a lot of small put into old house for Pigs. Very cool 50 64 Su19 All at Church but Tilly Very cool 45 64 M20 Alick & Stalker spreading dung & stoning land for {above: ploughing} 34 64 Last Saturday 18th lent Rev. J Johnstone Geology of Canada </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Octr 1879 {large, centered} Tu21 Hector & Alick Ploughing Stalker spreading dung 36 63 W22 Hector Ploughing in forenoon hauling corn for sheep afternoon I taking up Mangles. quite cool now season {turnd?} 46 64 Th23 Hector & Alick hauling corn then haul 2 loads Mangles Stalker cobbling turnip house roof very cool 44 45 F24 Takes and hauls the last of mangles 2 loads Total. 4 load{smudged} takes in likewise carrots 1 Load cold going to freeze 30 38 Sa 25 Takes up & hauls all the carrots 2 1/2 loads Total- 3 1/2 loads begins to take up turnips Mr Murchy & sister helping {above: frost} 28 38 Su All at Church but Tilly Mr Bickle preaches 30 46 M27 Taking up & hauls 4 loads of turnips fine day 28 58 Tu28 Taking up turnips all day hauls none. Showery 40 50 W29 Hauling turnips all day with 2 teams takes in 10 loads 40 50 Th30 Hauling turnips all day 12 loads- Total loads taken into cow byre 26 al 30 B per load = 780 Bushels 38 44 F31 Men hauls the last of the turnips 7 loads = 210 B. whis is put into sheep house= Total Loads 33 at 30 B per load= 990 B 32 44 November {centered} Sa1 Hector at Rocton Mill with Grist Alick & Stalker hauling corn & puttin into New barn, fine but cool 26 36 Su2 All at Church but Tilly. Snowing almost all day. Cold 28 32 M3 There is about 8 inches of snow on the ground now Alick at Robsons tull they frose down in forenoon! Hector at Cowes in afternoon Killing Pigs very snell today winter {above: fairly} 28 25 Tu4 Alick at Robsons threshing in afternoon Hector choring {above: alone}- 10. 32 26 W5 Alick at Robson's threshing Hector hauls firewood for thresers Eengine. We expect them on Suday. little thaw today 14 35 28 Th6 Thanksgiving day All at Church but Hecotr & Tilly Road very slushy snow melting ssome sleighs out bunty but only on mud 36 44 F7 Threshers here threshes 74 B wheat & 300 B of Oats Mud thaw 32 42 Sa8 THreshes our Peas at Old barn in forenoon 80 B then goes to Ben Dicksons very fine day snow all gone warm 38 62 Su9 All at Chruch but Jean. A very fine day. 42 64 M10 Hector Ploughing Alick an Benjys threshing I set up sugar troughs & plants clubmass in trough 50 54 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Nov 1879 {centered, large} Tu11 Raining small all day Alick at J Dickson's threshing Alrich men takes away the last of the Lambs= 13 at #3 {above:= #36} 38 46 W12 Hector Ploughing in forenoon till stopped by rain Alick at J Dicksons threshing. Very wet afternoon 42 48 Th13 Hector Ploughing Alick & Stalker spreading Dung 38 52 In forenoon Alick at {Crief?} getting measures for shoes F14 Very wet with thunder, creek down, Men {draikit?} 50 60 Sa15 Hector& Alick Ploughing, fine day after the rain dear 40 52 Su16 How all Church but Tilly fine day but cool 38 42 M17 Hector and Alick Ploughing Stalker spreading dung 30 43 Tu18Hector at Cowe's killing Pigs Alick Ploughing. A little snow 24 31 W19 Hector Jean & Tilly at Galt with Turkey Butter {illegible} Alick {above: Ploughing} 28 38 Th20 Ground hard cannot Plough Men choring, I dug carrots {above: coundy cold?} 18 22 22 F21 Put the Rain to the Ewes F21 Hard frost last night creek frozen hard Men choring 12 22 Sa22 Some snow last but night but not much Men choring 18 26 Su23 All at Church but Tilly No Sleighs at Church yet snow not {above: deep} 32 28 M24 Men choring, snow stilly lying though near thawing 28 32 Tu25 Hector takes Waggon wheels to smidely Mild cloudy 30 38 {instead of the usual line of ink across 38, there is a jumble of pencil scirbbles} W26 Hector at Galt for Coal to Minister Alick choring 22 38 Th27 Men choring Mild thaw all day {above: Jeannie Taylor comes}, snow going fast 32 46 F28 Hector Ploughing, very-very Mild for the season , some {above: rain} 48 56{above:56} Sa29 Men finishes Ploughing little field at end of old stable {above: J Taylor goes away} but was very hard & frosty today Collector of taxes here 28 28 Su30 All at church but Jean a fine day very little thaw 18 30 Decr.{ large. centered} M1 Men choring ve mild for the season I get Kiddom's spoon {above: mended} 30 43 Tu2 Hector & Alick at Cowe's threshing but broke down at noon but got mended & started again mild thaw {above: day}all day 34 44 W3 Nasty half thaw small sleet Men at Cows Threshing I kirning 34 30 Th4 Ground caked with ice& trees Do Cuts stuff in forenoon 30 33 F5 Fog all day with a drow ar drizzle of the smallest rain {above: east} wind Women Killing Turkeys & chickens to take to Dundas men {above: choring} 32 38 Sa6 Hector Jean & Tilly at Dundas with Turkeys chickens and my coupons Tilly going to Hamilton tp stop a week at Robt Hunotery Alick choring very mild strong thaw 34 50 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Decr. 1879 {Centered, large} Su7 All at Church but Alick Mr Nixom a young student preaches. {above: - very able} 36 42 M8 Hector Ploughing Alick choring. frost entirely out of ground 30 34 Tu9 Men Ploughing at Gilberts line till stop'd by rain. looks like {above: a wet night} 30 32 32 W10 Hector Ploughing in forenoon till stopped by rain Alick choring in afternoon Hector goes to a bee on Ridde's hill shovellin hd 40 54 Th11 Hector Ploughing Alick choring freezing last night & {above: today} 28, 32, 26 F12 Hard frost & a little a little snow last night men choring 22 24 Sa13 Hard froast again Hector choring Alick at McDonald's 20 28 Su14 All at Church but Alick who is to boil a haggies 26 33 M15 A good picke snow last night folk coill try sleighing now 30 34 Tu16 Men choring snowing a little. fed the sheep last night {above: -first time} 14 24 W17 Killed our big breeding sow a Tough job very heavy cold 20 22 Th18 Hector at Guelph {above: with sheep} with big sow wright 410 lb price #6 her-cow=24.60 A good ddeal for one Pig Alick choring {sleighing?} {above: now} 10 23 F19 Hector at Galt with oats {above: 34C per B} Alick choring fair sleighing now 10 22 Sa20 Men choring Alick Crief for his boots 12 23 Su21 All at Church but Tilly Vertt snill & cold below 2 2 {above? about?} M22 Men choring raining sleet last night wind Eeast {or Beast} 30 35 Tu23 Hector and Jean at Galt with cipples & butter 10 25 W24 Hector Wm Cowe & Alick kill 3 Pigs I have a bad cold 30 35 Th25 Christmas day Hector & Jean at Robt Fletchers with a frock to the young Laird. I take physic not well Alick choring 12.24.12 F26 hard crust on the snow Men choring Snell frost above 9 10 Sa 27 Men choring Robt Valens & John Valens here 19 26 Su28 All at Church but Jean & I both bad of a cold mild day 23 33 M29 Hector & Tilly at Galt with oats. Gets a Jug for Bride {above: thaw} 38 47 44 tu30 Men choring forst last night hard crust on snow 19 28 W31 Hector & Jean at Aggy Cowe's Wedding to Maddoc Gentleman 12 24 I did not go the wedding being to bad of a cold Alick choring Jany. 1880{large centered} Th1 Newyears day & to another year! Mr& Mrs Thynne here all very {above: quiet clear} 26 32 F2 Men choring. Thawing with a clear sunny sky 26 41 Sa3 Hector Jean Dot & I at I got Coupons chashed payed Magazines {9C or 8C?} came to Wm Riddels to Dinner Raining sleet coming home 26 40 Put #40 into Merchants Bank & Interes on 50 $530 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Jan 1880</h2> Sun 4 All at Church but Alick thawing ground black on 31 46 M5 Mon horing not much thaw but some 26 34 Tu6 Mon horing, foggy + thawing all day sleighing gone 30 42 W7 Mon horing Mild cloudy but not much thaw 32 34 Th8 Mon splitting firewood at home. Thawing all day creek running strong & channel clear of ice 36 40 F9 Hector at Galt for Jean's dress Alick horing Gelsony boots mended, Still thawing snow almost all gone 36 44 Sa10 Men choring Shell Shawon a queer counter 34 46 Su11 All at Church but Lilly very Mild a Scotch counter 33 54 M12 Mon splitting firewood at home heavy rain last night. after Frost 28 30 Tu13 Mon splitting firewood Mr. Stewart helping keen frost last night 22 32 F Free by the papers that Floors mear kelso on the 4th of December the thermometer stood 9 degrees below zero the coldest day of this century in Scotland on the same day here our glass stood 30 Degrees above zero We seem to have exchanged seasons this year W14 Alick + W. Stewart chopping in Mcdonald's Bush. Hector takes Jean to Hamilton on her way to visit Mr Porteus at Dalhousie 26 34 Th 15 Hector at Halt with 6 fat sheep price #5 each each $30 Walter Dabzell here from Medville Alick + Stewart felling firewood 24 31 F 16 All the men in bush getting firewood. Thawing all day ground black 36 41 Sa 17 All the men in bush. Thawing all day again. A strange counter 36 46 Su 18 All church but Lilly mild thaw Shaw I have never saw the wheat 33 44 M 19 Men at bush getting firewood. People might Plough. no snow on the ground 36 40 Tu 20 Men at bush some snow last night + snowing a little all day. It looks as if we are going to have a tough touch of counter at last 30 24 W21 All the men at Bush chopping firewood some snow might last 18 31 Th 22 A nasty day Hector at Corner Alick piling wood Stewart Bob Gray. 36 41 F 23 Hector goes to Hamilton to meet Jean I am at Church Mr Thomson preaches 30 36 Sa24 Alick + Stewart at Bush chopping firewood Hector Jean Fa with Hector 28 Su 25 Our Sacrament all it but Kelly + Stewart frost 28 M26 All at Church but Lilly & Alick Mr. McKay preaches. Our annual congregational meeting we paid up pretty well, thawing all day 28 30 Tu 27 All the men at Bush very fine mild and thawing clear 34 W28 Alick sick with a bad cold puts a mustard blister on his breast Hector + Strwart at bush. Jeannie Taylor comes & goes back to Warnocks 32 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Jan.y 1880</h2> Th 29 Hector at Bush Wm. Stewart at Mifs Porteaus forewood Bee Alick suck 18 20 F 30 Hector & Stewart at bush. Thawing with some rain queer winter 26 46 Sa 31 Hector & Stewart at bush Alick still sick freezing all day 27 28 <h2>Feb.y</h2> Sa 1 None at Church but Hector Jean & Tilly. very cold & windy 14.9.8 M 2 Hector & Stewart at Bush Alick choring. cold ground entirely black 14 17 Tu 3 A good deal of snow last night & today there will be sleighing now Hector & Jean goes to McDonalds in Sleigh Stewart goes with them to clyde a coarse day 14 20 W 4 All the men at bush Stewart making axe handles but put a man in his place 18 20 Th 5 All the men at bush some small snow pretty good. sleighing mos 16 28 F 6 Hector at with 48 BuWheat price #1.20 =# 57.60 Jean with him store at Carpenting 18 22 Sa 7 Stewart putting shafts to cart to fit horses rest choring good sleighing 19 22 Su 8 No Sermon today Mr Thyme ad sent R McQueen reads a sermon 11 32 M 9 Hector hauls some forewood Stewart at Coloes in afternoon killing a Pig Mrs Robert Pentland & Peter here. fine sunning day-no thaw 9 32 Tu 10 Hector hauling firewood Stewart & Alick Mrs Mitchell Wm. Mitchel & Wife here fore day but little thaw 19 33 W 11 Hector takes Jean & Dot this morning to the Credit Valley Railway at Blakes they are going to Scarboro to Jenny Martin who is evdetty dying of consumption! Thawing today the poor sleighing going 10 42 Th 12 Hector at Galt for Cattle lice cure Stewart fixing horse Cart Sleighing all gone great thaw, ground black again-wheat will be thrown out an open counter is seldom good for Canada & this this is the mildest ever seen 46 50 F 13 Men fixing at horse cart thawing gently no signs at a right wint 32 36 Sa 14 Men choring Mild cloudy day. Jean comes home from Scarboro Su 15 All at Church but Jean light thaw some snow but little 30 34 M 16 Men cutting stuff in forenoon making cart after strong thaw 24 46 Tu 17 Hector at tenants with chopping stuff Stewart at the horse cart Poor Tom Watson has been crazy for a week past-very wild 33 50 W 18 Hector away North paying Bull seller Jean. At Mr. Menzies visiting 48 33 Th 19 Hard frost last night & all day Ground black men charing 14 24 20 F 20 Men kills at fat Cow I dont help them. frosty, now thaw 10 26 Sa 21 Hector at Galt with leigh with Crowskini A good pick snow last night folk will be trying sleighing again there is about 6 inch of snow 28 34 Su 22 All at Church but Tilly No sleighs at Church all Baggies and Democrat. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Feby 1880</h3> M 23 More snow last night Hector hauling firewood with Sleigh but is not good Stewart began to make a {illegible text} on Saturday & at at today 28 {24?} Tu 24 Hector hauling wood with sleigh but the sleighing is very poor the little snow we had is nearly all gone Stewart {illegible text} making 22 W 25 Raining less or more all day the {illegible text} {puckle?} snow all gone Hector any Jean goes to the store to buy a Beef & Soap barrel Stewart kirn making 40 Th 26 Snow all gone frost nearly out of the ground creek running full and no ice in its channel Men choring. A {clear?} winter 34 F 27 Another Spring day heard Blue birds & Mr.Cleland told me his son saw two today - too early - Men choring Stewart {kirn?} making 34 Sa 28 Men choring Still mild no winter this year crows plenty 34 Su 29 All at Church but Jean, Cold & frost today No snow 28 M 30 1 Hector at Forest Mill {above - March} with Great Alick choring Stewart absent We have had a letter from Dearborn telling us that my niece Janet Martin died last friday & is to lie buried today - a young {above - {illegible text}} 26 Tu 2 Men cutting stuff in afternoon, fine day not much thaw 26 3 W 3 Hector Jean & Dot at {Mr.Gilchrists?} thawing & raining slightly 28 {40?} Th 4 Men having thawing all day no winter this year 42 52 F 5 Men choring A New {illegible text} keep come to McMillans today thawing 46 38 Sa 6 Men choring dont know what they are doing - little thaw 32 38 Su 7 All at Church but Tilly Mr.Anderson of Paris Preaches - very able 28 34 M 8 Hector & Alick at Brock road delivering 3 fat cattle price $120 clear 12 28 Tu 9 Men choring Bell Cowe here with papers about Lucknow property 28 30 W 10 Hector & Jean at Galt for Bran paint for Doors & e No thaw 16 20 Th 11 Men Got {illegible text} & c for Cart price $12 Th 11 Men sawing old shanty into firewood Jean at Prayer meeting 16 32 F 12 Men choring. Two new storekeepers come to Krikwall some day ago {above - small} 12 20 Sa 13 Hector at Smidy Stewart Painting waggon Alick choring cold windy 20 24 Su 14 All at Church but Jean pretty cold no thaw Minister {above - {illegible text}}24 32 M 15 Men cutting stuff & choring ground black & like to be 28 34 Tu 16 Snow last night & same today Hector hauling firewood {above - with sleigh} 28 32 W 14 Hector hauling firewood Stewart painting Doors windows & e No thaw 14 32 F 19 Men choring Alick & Stewart painting thawing snow mostly gone 26 34 Sa 20 Men choring & Painting a little thaw but not much 26 37 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March 1880 Su 21 In afternoon all at church but Tilly 28 38 M 22 In afternoon tapped 53 trees rumming mudotting 30 44 Tu 23 Hector & Alick at J Cowes in afternoon cutting firewood Jean carried 26 pails of sapfruit 19 into pots & 7 into barrel did not {Illegible} 32 44 W 24 Men choring in fornoon. In afternoon all at church but Telly it was our annual missionary meeting. Very cold, no sap 13 20 Th Men fixing horsepower & saw for cutting wood tommorrow no sap c heard a frog whisling 10 32 F 26 Crawler saw here sawed all our wood & finished about 5PM gather no sap 28 40 Sa 27 Syroped off 42 pails sap and left {Illegible} pails gathered this morning 16 pails with 26 before makes the 42 gather 6 pails today & left them in the pots a nasty rainy day went went to Lapsly to saw wood but never began 30 36 Su 28 None at Church but Hector snow last night & roads abominable 28 36 M 29 Men at Lapsley cutting wood we gather 16 pails sap but kindled no fire much ice in troughs David martin from Searlow comes 24 36 Tu 30 Men Choring gathered 18 pails {Illegible} Syroped 34 Pailfuls clear sunny 28 44 W 31 Gathered 34 pails and Syroped {Illegible} 40 and left 4 pails in pots clear sunny David Martin went away Hector set to Railway 32 50 April Th 1 I Gathered 16 pails of poor run did not boil any Frogs plenty 36 30 F 2 Gathered 35 Syroped 40 Pails and left 15 in pots Hector and Tilly {Illegible} 32 48 Sa 3 Emtied the trough of rain water as it had been raining all last night Boiled down 15 pails left in the Pots and left water in them Raining again 36 54 Su 4 All at Church but Tilly more rain last night Grass growns 36 44 M 5 {Illegible} the troughs again no sap Today. Plants an apple tree men 40 44 Tu 6 Some snow last night which soon melted Alick and J gathered 24 pails but did not kindle the fire, some snow today Showers 38 44 W 7 Boild down the 24 Pials and left water in pots no sap today men choring 24 33 Th 8 Men choring Gathered no sap trees runing very little clear sunny chilly {Illegible} stuff fornoon 32 36 F 9 Gathered 38 pails sap boiled none. Trees still running men choring 32 20 Sa 10 Gathered 62 pails sap Syroped off 90 pails and left 10 pails in pots a fine day wend SW till afternoon when a sudden change with wend with snow a heal storm and storming now 6 PM 36 40 32 Su 11 all at Church but Jean our minister Jean Mr Bickl Preached Cold 23 28 M 12 No sap today Hector Plaughing in afternoon snow all gone clear but harch out 25 37 Tu 13 Gathered 30 pails sap & Syroped off 28 pails & left 12 in Pots in afternoon Hector & {Illegible} the funeral of a son of Solm McQueen aged 6 years 30 60 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April 1880 W 14 Galt Seed fair Jean Alick & Dot at it Tilly & I gathered 28 Pails sap & Syroped 33 pails left in Pots fine day trees not running much Th 15 Gathered 10 pails sap & syroped off 16 water pots Men plaughing very warm 58 F Raining all day with very high wind men tried plaughing but stop 36 Sa 17 Thunder last night Men plaughing fine day no sap I hope it is Ewes sent to gram but theire is very little growth {Illegible} Su 18 All at Church but Tilly very wet coming home 40 50 M 19 I bring home the spouts & men brings Pots from sugarbushWe have made only about 63 {Illegible} sugur & 4 Galons molasses The sap very weak this year, warm 48 66 Tu 20 Men choring we have had 4 lambssome days ago fine mild I digging garden at house the ground is rather wet a more culted this morning 42 54 W 21 Another mare culted this morning both doing well Hector Gelerist's for seed Potatoes Alick choring has 2 lambs today turns that makes 7 more up to date {Illegible} 42 6 F 23 Chilly east wind alick plaughing Hector hailing Dung with eart Jean goes to see Julie Stewart who is thought dying Sa 24 Julie Stewart died last night at 9 oclock aged 48 Hector hailing Dung Alick plaughing, barrens windy day 38 44 Su 25 In afternoon Hector Jean Alick only at Church a disgreable day 40 48 M 26 In afternoon Hector Jean & I at Julia Stewarts funeral 40,60 50 Tu 27 Saw a swalley at kirk wall the first this season W 28 Alick plaughing Hector hailing Dung {Illegible} Stewart digging Garden I pruning apple trees & having Rhubarb fine growing all day 48 62 Th 29 Hector at Galt for salt for for manure very wet {Illegible} salt will melt I plant sum flowers Stewart digging for potatoes 46 36 F 30 Hector haling Dung Alick Plaughing Stewart finishes Garden 36 36 May Sa 1 Men turning dung at sheep house I have {Illegible} a cold frost 30 40 Su 2 All at church but Alick & I taking castor oil fine day 40 56 M 3 Hector hailing Dung Alick Plaughing & I plant in Garden one pailful of Rose Potatoes this is the warmest day yet 51 74 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Tu 4 Hector sowing Oats & Barley on Island field Alick sowing {Illegible} {Women?} & I sows Parsnips & Beets & Chimla swallow came down the lam & we set it off poor thing I did not think they were come yet I have none flying about This is a remarkable hot day the willowes looking green with yesterday & today 36 80 W 5 Men dragging in Island field Another very warm day. Vegetation has made a wonderful start within the last three day the old Plum is bursting into blossom & Maples in sugar bush appears greenish from the house Four days ago there little signs of bud 62 88 Th 6 Alick stoning Hecto ditching in Island field Jean at {for plants (written above sentence} at flowers 36 64 F 7 Hector & Jean at Galt Hector for bone dust & Super Phosphate Jean with {Illegible}. Loud thunder with heavy thunder shower but very cool We see by today {Illegible} their is no hope of George Brown recovering from the the Pistol shot recieved six week from the ruffian {Illegible} Brown dies Canada will lose a power none can replace 48 36 Sa 8 Hector sowing grasseed on Island field Alick spreading Dung Been on willow Jean says they were on he 3th hot with {Illegible} Su 9 All at Church but But Hector & Tilly Jeannie Taylor here warm thunderwith ice shower at Creff Swallows in {Illegible} Black Cherry in full blossom & Wild plum 61 80 M 10 Alick rolling {Illegible} Hector stoning Hector & Jean goes at night to the minister about Babtizing Dot I pruning apple trees cooler 34 74 Tu 11 Men stoning & Rolling grass A Ewe dies awalt I pay two men from the speler 2 1/2 Dollars for grafting the branches of 2 trees News that George Brown died last night Sunday of wound his place Place will not be easy filled he was a power in Canada 30 68 W 12 Men stoning I pruning Mr Brown to buried today at 3PM 48 64 Th 13 Men finishes hailing dung Minister here Baptizing Dot by the name of Esther May, our dog Toby die today I buried him him in garden F 14 Men Plaughing {Illegible} stone at New Barn I at the funeral of Uncl Tommy McKnight aged 82 very cool today 46 64 Sa 15 Hector & Jean at Dundas Got my coupons I pulling red root Cashed #36 Alick Plaughing 28 62 Su 16 All at Church but Alick commom Cherries in full blossom fineday 46 79 M 17 Men Plaughing I pulling Red root clear runny & hot 56 82 Tu 18 Men sowing draigging stoning Oats oer dyke at Newbarn I having red roots on pasture at Concefron Tulips out Cherries in full blossom and apple trees nearly in full flower. Distant Thunder in the North </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May 1880 W 19 Men drags out the oats & sows Peas {Illegible} out slight shower 60 Th 20 Men dragging Peas, sees one mandrake in flowers the first hot 58 F 21 Hector Jean & I at Church Mr Dickson of Galt preaches Mr Thynne is going to Old Country & Kirk seats was being collected to give him I paid my seat #4 also #1 to J McQueenfor young's history of Dunfrefs, A very wet day it {Illegible} Sa 22 Men Plaughing for Potatoes very cool & cloudy today 58 Su 23 Our sacrament Mr Thynne takes leave of his congregation for a few months as he is going home to Scotland he next wednesday starts & sails from New York on the 29th a good voyage to him M 24 Queens Birthday Allick Tilly & Dot goes to McDonalds in afternoon Hector Rolling Peas at {Illegible} line. I cut 2 B beautees of potatoes Hebron 61 Tu 25 Men Plaughing for Potatoes we have cut 8 1/2 B Poatoes in all {biz} 2 B Hebrons 2 B Climax and 4 1/2 B bases, Hollest day yet 64 88 W 26 Men fixing Potatoe land We out 7 B.tatoes of which 2 is Runnets on 4 drills Mr Thynne starts today for Old Country & Edwin Frey with cattle & sheep for London severed others {viz} Joe Parker Davy Goldbraith assesling We eish them all a prosperous voyage & safe back 68 84 Th 27 Plants all our Potatoes, about 13 1/2 But of which about2 B was Hebrons in afternoon Thunder with heavy rain 70 84 F 28 Men at Turnep land Tilly & plants the corn, In afternoon Hector Alick & Stewart washes the sheep & one died among their Alick {illegible} comes J lend Hector # 10 46 Sa 29 Hector & Jean at Galt for salt for turneps ver cool he is to fill Mr Thynne's place for a sepll he s rather clever 60 M 30 Hector Plaughing turnep land June T M1 Hector Plaughing turnep land Alick hailing rails to Stewart {Illegible} last saturday night W Tu 2 Men at turnep land very cool forgot to mention was very rainy & the creeks still running quite break cool 58 T W 3 Men at turnep & cornland Alick dragging Hector drilling for corn 52 F Th 4 Hector Plaughing sod for wheat of sugar bush Jean at church living the book of their seat Peong in flower and the prickly locust in full flower cool again 50 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June 1880 Sa 5 Hector goes with Alick James Galt going home Alick choring fine 54 72 Su 6 Very wet almost all day Hector goes to {Illegible} with vron plug 54 64 M 7 All at Church but Tilly fine day & growing weather but cool 54 74 Tu Su 8 Men Alick & Hector Plaughing sod follow very cool 62 64 M 8 Clips over sheep well woveled not lousy & fail but may all 60 74 W 9 Men plaughing soel I silver a bit of glass clear looking like drowth 56 72 Th 10 Men plaughing sod cloudy & looks like more rain 60 70 F 11 Men plaughing but stopt by thunder & heavy shower with wind Men thoroughly drock it Hector sickly & cross. Thundering now 7PM 68 88 Sa 12 Men plaughing but driven in twice wet to the skin with thunder spates & thundercreek running smart ground soaked growing 68 87 Su 13 All at Church but Hector fine day & cool M 14 Men finishing sod follow I plant Cabbage in turnep field very cool 52 64 Tu 15 Alick & Gang Plaughing turnep land Hector hurt by Plaugh stilt and doing much clear but cool growing weather 36 70 W 16 Men gangplaughing & dragging turnep land wrote to A Times 64 78 Th 17 Alick sowing Bone dust of Super Phosphate on {Illegible} land Hector and Jean at Galt with wool32 fleeces bought 224 lbs price 30 1/2 cents per lbs # 72.80 #68.32 weight per fleece 7 lbs good very good 65 82 F 18 Hector drilling & Alick bone dust & Phosphate till Hectors hurt breast got too sore & he set Alick on to drill & went to 64 82 Sa 19 Alick drilling Hector & I sowing turnips he driving the horse & I holding the barrow hot & clear but threadining them 66 84 Su 20 All at Church but Tilly Campbell the student very 64 84 M 21 Alick finishes drilling & Hector & I finishes sowing turnips ground will need rain before they brawd 68 82 Tu 22 Hector dragging follow Alick cutting the thistles among peas 68 84 68 W 23 Hector goes to Grief with Cultivator irons Alick choring -dry 68 88 Th 24 Hector and Alick at roads I pay #1 1/2 for my time piece Mrs Christie # 1/2 for sum das Banner bought out go 72 F 25 Hector & Alick at road a good of rain today it will do Sa 26 Hector away to Mr Oliver's for a young boar Alick cutting thistles & cutt thistles on lane clear dry 70 86 Sa 27 All at church but Hector who is not very well showers 70 84 M 28 Hector at Forest Mill with Grist Alick cutting thistles I doing the same fine showers ground wet {hero?} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June 1880 Tu 29 Alick hurkling Potatoes Mangles & Carrots {Illegible} Campbel here afternoon Hector begins to cut hay with mowes {Illegible} 62 76 W Jean Valens (Mrs Robson) died yesterday she was the first woman came into 9th {Illegible} East of this house W 30 Hector cut hay in fornoon the rest cutting thistles I rak round In afternoon Hector & I at the funeral of Mrs Robson July Th 1 Dominion day Stewart fixing sill of horse stable Alick cutting thistles Hector at the Doctor I at potatoes cutting 60 74 F 2 Hector cutting thistles with mower very showery bad hay weather I bransplanting Mangles distant thunder Alick & Stewart cutting thistles among Potatoes very cool 60 70 Sa 3 Hector Jean & I at Galt got Delentueres Cashed 60 got home at noon then raked & cooked all the field east of orchard except at Galt a little uncut Bought stucco tinfoil mercury & watch glasses 64 76 Su 4 No sermon today the student gone to Fergus fine day 66 80 M 5 takes in 4 loads of hay not very dry 2 unto old stable & 2 unt Sheep house then we were stopped by rain and looks very wet like nows 3PM 62 3 Tu 6 Young Hobson comes he Alick and Stewart cutting thistles in fornoon & Hector cuts the hay left in field east of orchard & then cuts in field west of house afternoon men rakes & corks cohat Hector cut today in east field I cut thistles among mangles clear Hector cut today in last field I cut thistles among mangles 62 W 7 Hector cutting & raking the rest hailing hay 8 loads 2 putinto cowbyre & 5 6 into horse stable rather hot & clear 62 8 Th 8 Hails 10 11 load of hay Hector mowing & raking hot 66 8 F 9 Men hails 11 load I get Bushed with heat {Illegible} like raise and thundering now 5PM little hay weather Sa 10 Men hails, 6 loads in afternoon which finishes over hay Total 40 loads I did not help today rain & thunder last night got the first new Potatoes today they were pretty dry 68 Su 11 All at Church but Tilly & I I looking physic being but poorly 66 M 12 Alick & Hobson thinning carrots Stewart mending Reaper Hector at Rocton for watering carm to kill Bugs thundering & rain 12 noon Tu 12 Men putting Porous Green on Potatoes and fixing Reaper after tea comenced to reap the wheat distant thunder. Dooks </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July 1880 W 14 Hector cutting wheat all day Alick & Stewart binding I hurt my ribs badly while climbing a fence while pulling cherries for the women 68 84 Th 15 Hector finishes cutting wheat poor crop & very grassy my ribs very sore arm tenant here 70 83 F 16 Hector cutting Rye at Neils slashing Men bending, very cool windy 66 74 Sa 17 Stewart & Hobson sets up fallen stocks & {Illegible} carrot Hector and Alick at Galt with 17 fat sheep to go No England {Illegible} 4 cents live weight averge weight each 170 {lbs?} Total weight 2890 lbs at 4 cents per lbs # 11560 nought pays like sheep cool 66 74 Su 18 All at Church but Tilly & I I taking Physic Mr Thomson preches cry{above sentence} show 66 70 M 19 Men cleans The Mangles then thins turneps till stop by rain in fact it thunder & rains almost every day bad harvest time very cool 60 64 Tu 23 20 Men thinning turnips Alick finishing hurkling clear cool 60 38 66 W 24 21 Men hauling wheat I cannot help them ribs still ver sore cool 60 72 Th 22 All the men thinning turnips they are getting rather too big 60 74 F 23 Men finishes thining turnips Bennet to hanged today for Murdering Geroge Brown of the Globe (He was hanged) Hopes they have done it 60 76 Sa 24 Hector cuts the Barley a good crop but bad with {Illegible} the rest cutting thistles & stoning follow clear & drowthy 64 84 Su 25 This is my birthday. This day I was born at dear Glendinning Eighty years agone and now with stiffend joint up and worn This day I enter my eighty one I am the last of our family of five and no two of them lies in one church yard. William lies in Westerkirk beside our father Walter I think in Douglas Lanarkshire. Jenny in Eskdalemoor John in Scarboro and our Mother lies near Cornwall where she died of Cholera in they year 1832 Truly the old race as elleed away & I feel as one of the last All at church but Jean & I ancaster minister preaches 66 84 M 26 Hector & Alick plaughing follow Stewart choring some thunder & rain yesterday which wetted our Barly now lying out in the sheaves 64 80 Tu 27 Takes in all the Barley Frazer helps Tilly in mow weeds in the cabbage field 64 76 W 29 28 Hector & Alick cross plaughing follow Stewart choring Mrs Parleves here 64 74 Th 29 30 Hector & Alick plaughing Stewart making cheese {Illegible} sunny 64 74 F 30 Hector Hector & Alick plaughing sunflowers coming out Stewart finishes cheese Press-hot 66 82 Sa 31 Hector & Alick Plaughing I kill thistles among Potatoes hot breezy </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Jul August 1880 {large dispersed smudges all over paper} Su 1 All at church but Tilly Mr Scrimgour Glenmors preach 64 86 M 2 Thunder and rain this fornoon Hector Alick Plaughing afternoon 62 70 Tu 3 Hector & Alick Plaughing in forenoon I afternoon Hector & Jean goes to Galt to meet Mrs Dixon from Kingston Alick at J Dicksons threshing afternoon 60 66 W 4 Hector Alick & Stewart at J Cowe's threshing till Tea then Plaughing I cutting thistles among turnips very cool breezy & clear 58 64 Th 5 Men finishes crossplaughing follow Alick begins hurkling Mangles & turnips I cutting thistles {Illegible} 54 76 F 6 Hector dragging follow Alick hurkling turnips I {cutting?} thistles among turnips {Illegible} Lennon here {drowthy?} 50 7 Sa 7 Alick finishes hurkling turnips I finish cutting thistles among them Hector cuts a few oats with a cradle for use very {drowthy?} 60 7 Su 8 No sermon today fine clear drowthy & hot 66 88 M 9 Hector cuts the oats in Island field looks like rain now going thunder worth 7 PM 64 8 Tu 10 Men bind and tooks the oats on Island field and cuts round little field at old stable some thunder south at tea time but little rain 66 W 11 Men cutting oats in little field at old stable till stopped by a Light rain with thunder a smart shower last night rather cool now 62 84 Th 12 Men stoning follow fine day Mr Dickson's got measles Dr Smith here to child 66 F 13 Alick Tilly & I at Galt {Illegible} great gather Hanlan ther on a 60 74 Sa 14 Hector laid up with a Boil on his {Illegible} Murray stoning 64 76 Su 15 All at church but Tilly & Mr Dickson up Hurne preaches 52 76 M 16 In afternoon we hail the Island field oats 5 big loads clear very cool 2 60 68 Tu 17 Men cutting peas in forenoon in afternoon the men hails all oats cut 6 loads at end of old stable & to the patch I taking physic has a cool 52 74 W 18 Men cutting Peas all day some rain last night 68 80 Th 19 Men finishes cutting the Peas after tea begs no to haul done thunder with a little rain last night with the greatest {Illegible} of lighting I ever say for about 20 minutes the cloud seemed in a constant blaze at least fifty blazes for this one peal of thunder more thunder and some rain today but much cooler 60 76 F 20 Men cutting & binding oats at dyke at new barns I {Illegible} Sa 21 Men finishes cutting & raking all the oats at New barn the {Illegible} Sa 22 Jean & Tilly at church a {Illegible} preaches I put Crolon on {Illegible} M 23 Men hauling Peas hails roads all put the Barack </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>August 1880</h2> Tu 24 Men hauls the last of the Peas = 20 loads = 19 in all the Barrack holds them all so some of them must have been smallish men then hauls oats 8 loads Hector & Jean at Galt fair gets some seed wheat 66 86 46 W 25 Some thunder & a little rain Men hauls dung till Teatime When hails the last of the oats 2 loads total loads 10 loads Dr Smith for mesels 46 66 Th 26 Men hauling Dung all day to wheat fallow. Dr here again 50 74 F 27 Men hauling dung all day the Doctor here again Child getting better 64 Sa 28 Men at dung all day I am still very poorly with Bronch{itis? paper is stained} 66 Su 29 Jean & Tilly at Church Puslinch minister preaches pretty rarny 60 71 M 30 Hector at Lapsleys threshing rest hauling dung the Doctor here 6{second digit erased} Tu 31 Little Willie Dickson died here this morning of Measels Hector went to Galt for Coffin & Telegraphed to his Father at Chicago he will be here tomorrow How uncertain life is 56 <h2>Septr..</h2> W 1 Men hauling dung John Dickson arrived from Chicago this morning they are going to start for Kingston tonight at 11 o clock Hector is going to take them to Guelph I lent them #11 dine day 6{digits erased}5 Th 2 Hector went with John Dickson & wife to Guelph they had to get a Doctors certificate that the child did not die of infectious disease & had to pay #2 for it & got one for summer disease after all they got the train about 5 o clock AM. Men finishes dunging all the wheat field 640 F 3 Men at fallow slight showers & very growing threaten them at Sa 4 Men at fallow but driving in several times by rain & thunder 82 Su 5 All at Church but Tilly Mr. Thyme come back & preaches away 3 month 6{digit covered by folded page} M 6 Men Ploughing seed fallow Potographers here wanting to take house 6{digit covered by folded page} Tu 7 Men Ploughing, our grapes mostly ripe very early. cool Got the Negative of the house taken this morning. 58 W 8 Men Ploughing very cool season seems to be changing 46 50 Th 9 Men Ploughing & hauling off stone heaps. Clear drouthy but very cool 54 62 F 10 Men Ploughing fine clear day I take soda for we fiery boils 50 70 Sa 11 Men Ploughing another fine clear day. I pull the beans 56 74 Su 12 All at Church but Tilly The minister preaches terror 50 70 M 13 Alick finishes wheat fallow Hector goes to James for seed wheat buys 6 Bushel at one Triller per 13 Very cool season hanging 58 64 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Sept 14th 1880</h2> Hector & Alick at J Cow's helping to saw wheat Wm Stewart took leave of us going to start tomorrow for Australia I gave him a year volume of Chamer Journal 50 62 15 Men dragging & Stoning Wheat fallow to fit it for sowing with machine 54 6{second digit obscured} 16 Wm. Cowe here sowing with machine the rest stoning 56 7{second digit obscured} 17 Men finishes sowing wheat in afternoon Hector J is at the funeral of Wm. Fingland our Elder after long illness -thunder 6 PM 54 7 Sa 18 Hector Jean & I at Galt I take 2 Deport repps up Geb #16 Interest 54 74 Su 19 All at Church but Tilly. threatening all day but little fell 56 7{2nd digit obscured} M 20 Men Ploughing wheat stubble fine clear cool 68 70 Tu 21 Men cuts the corn with Reaper very cool & windy I carry fallen apples 54 6{2nd digit obscured} 22 Begins to dig Potatoes digs 15 Bushels very cool 50 66 23 At the Potatoes all day poor crop took 20 B frost last night Tomatoes Blackend brought them home to mak Chow chogal 34 58 Su Hector Jean & I at Church Alick Stalker & J. Murray taking up Potatoes takes up 20 B. very fine day calm hear 40 7{2nd digit obscured} 24 At the Potatoes look up 20 Bu but Hector Jean was Church up after noon Mr Laing preaches at Church Sa 25 finishes our al does 23 B-13 russets & * B. whites besides 10 B beauties of Hebron total = 78 Bushels 48 7{2nd digit obscured} Su 26 Our Sacrament All at it but Jelly Mr Robinson helps 50 74 M 27 Our Picnic all at it but Lilly & Alick Collection #14 46 74 28 Men choring I cary Pig Apple Kill a Sheep Mr. Porteus here 40 60 29 Hector Alick & Lilly at Hamilton shew heavy showers 42 54 30 Threshers came did not begin to thresh till afternoon Got a better from Wm. Chambers saying he needs #100 46 5{2nd digit obscured} <h2>Octr.</h2> F 1 Threshing at New Barn all day goes to old barn at night wrote to Wm. Chambers he should get #00 he wanted 44 54 Sa 2 Threshes out the Peas at noon then goes to Bejys Our Total crop is about 300 Boats Pea 130 Bushels Barley 133 Wheat about 86 and some Rye I carry Pig apples 50 6{2nd digit obscured} Su 3 All at Church but Jean Mr. Bickle Preaches good attendance 52 6{2nd digit obscured} M 4 Men at Benjy threshing great rain with Thunder last night Pools every where and creek running very cool 48 60 Tu 5 Hector & Jean started this morning for London shew Alick & I goes with them to Galt I got a Post office order for Wm. Chambers for $100 on Coldwalter Post Office Bought an accordian $5 36 56 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Octr 1880</h2> 6 Wrote & Posted a letter to Wm. Chambers Medonte with A Pool offic money order for $100 one coldwater P.O. afternoon young Hobson helps to carry apples all Rhode Island Greenings We geufs we carried about 7 Barrels 46 54 7 Carrying aples all day mostly N. Spies carried about 11 Barrels finiday 46 56 F 28 Carrying apples all day carried about 12 Barrels we geufs fine 36 64 Sa 9 Carries 13 Barrels apples Hector at Cooks picking Potatoes warm 40 74 Su 10 All at Church but Tilly fine warm day good attendance 46 74 M 11 Hector at Forest mill with Grist Alick & Jullarray turns the corn whis is likely to go into muck. Gather 4 Bcorls appes 50 7{2nd digit obscured} Tu 12 Hector & Alick cleans up a load of Barley Lilly & I carries 6 B apples 46 5{2nd digit obscured} W 13 Hector at Galt with 50 B. Barley prie 55 cents = $27.p I carry 1 Belrel I am at the funeral of John McQueen's child. Only one left out of four! 46 5{2nd digit obscured} Th 14 All at World Fair at Rocton-A good shew a great croud & fine day. Jean got 3rd prize for cheese J Murray Ropt house 46 F 15 Hector & Alick cleaning Barley let the Pigs units orchard 48 Sa 16 Hector & Alick cleaning up a load of Barley I choring Su 17 All at Church but Lilly & J Murray rather cold 4 M 18 Hector & Alick at Galt with Barley Alick with Rack to carry Apple Barrels as Hector has sold 30 Barrels to Mccold Nicol 4 Tu 19 Hector & Alick takes up the mangles a poor braird. cool Hears Eliza wife of George Elliot died yesterday 34 40 W 20 Hector at Galt for apple Barrels Alick & I lakes in 3 cart mangles loads Hector got 30 Barrels & While loading fell of the waggon & got hurt 32 50 Th 21 We packed 30 B. apples & Hector went Galt with 11 in afternoon Hector goes to Galt with 11 Barrels apples in afternoon 36 F 22 Hector & alick at Galt at Galt with 19 Barrels apples in rain which turned to snow & now 6 PM the ground is white 36 38 Sa 23 Ground white with snow this morning men cutting stiff 40 40 Su 24 All at church but Alick very cool sermon very elaborate 32 40 M 25 In afternoon Hector & I takes up carrots,Alick hauls mangles 3 loads and 1 cart load of carrots which was put into house cellar 36 48 Tu 26 Raining all day Hector & Jean goes to Clyde to Me Nicols who sought the apples and and traded all out being #22.50 or 75 Barrel compper 40 50 W 27 Hector Alick & I taking up carrots all day my back very sore 34 38 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Octr 1880</h2> Th 28 Taking up carrots all day Alick takes 2 wagoon loads. Cold 28 38 F 29 Taking up carrots Alick takes on 3 wagon loads mild 40 50 Sa 30 Stalker & Turnbull comes laking up turnips all day Alick hauls at the carrots 4 wagon load total 10 load 9 of waggon and of cart Total Bushels 290 all need into house cellar A very damp day shaws wet beet one team 40 Su 31 All at Church but Hector & J Murray cool clear 38 4{2nd digit obscured} <h2>Nov</h2> M 1 Taking up turnips Stalker helping Alick hauls 3 loads in afternoon 40 5{2nd digit obscured} Tu 2 Taking up turnips Alick hauls 6 loads fine day dry 30 46 W 3 Thankgiving day all at Church but Alick & J Murray In afternoon hauls turnips with two learns hauls 6 loads 38 49 Th 4 A loat of folk with us today hauls 14 loads Lilly & I in turnips have get very wet near night & slapped us making turnips 40 5{2nd digit obscured} 5 Damp not much done in forenoon four takes turnips in afternoon 40 {2nd digit obscured} Sa 6 Raining all day not doing much mild 42 Su 7 Coarse day only Lilly & I at church Hector & Jean at Dr Smiths about a swelled thumb he says is inflamatory Rheumatism The water is running over road in swamp. never saw it so early 32 34 M 8 softest weather in afternoon. hauls 8 loads, turnips 34 3{2nd digit obscured} Tu 9 Hauling with two teams all day takes in 11 loads Alick & Deckers 40 8 W 10 We hauls 5 which fills turnip house 51 loads = 1530 Bushels Alick at Deckers threshing in forenoon In afternoon it came rain but Hector & Stalker brought in a load each for sheep-house but rained so they left them in the wagons where they {words obscured by paper rip} 34 4{2nd digit obscured} Th 11 Stalker hauls 5 loads to Sheep house. Hector Jean & D at Galt brings home a Ram Lamb weighing 143 lb = a good weight 34 46 12 Takes in the last of the turnips total 3 loads total in Sheephouse 10 loads = 300 B. total in Cowhaus 1550 & frulsad to Stalker 30 B total crop of turnips 186 Bushels in afternoon Men hauls corn to Dunghill as it is spoilt & uselefs 30 34 Sa 13 Men hauling corn to Dunghill we take up the Beets frost 30 36 Su 14 All at church but Lilly fine day but cold 29 36 M 15 Mr Decker here and we are making Cyder all day makes 19 Pailfulls 38 pailfuls fills one Barrel with 22 pailfuls and puts 16 pailfuls into another Barrel. calling each pail 2 Gallons we have made 76 Gallons, cold 28 32 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Nov 1880</h2> Tu 16 Winter seems on us in good earnest the ground this morning is covered with four or five inches inches of snow & the air is cold Men choring. Hector at Galt for new cutting Box 26 36 W 17 Hector killing Pigs at J Cowes in forenoon hauling corn to Dunghill after. Alick at Robsons threshing I set up broughs 30 28 26 Th 18 Hunter fairly & the glass at Winter cold 6 inches at least on the ground + some sleighs running Hector choring Alick at Rols ans threshing very cold to day hears won the race against Stricket quite easy Put the Rain to the Ewes 22.22 F 19 Hector at Mr Oliver's Dumfrees with sow to Boar Alick at J Robsons threshing till machine broke 20 26 Sa 20 Hector Jean & Lilly with Sleigh at Dundas with Poultry &e Am Smith keeps house for us. Gets my coupons cashed Alick at John Dickson's Threshing It now seems winter fairly 24 24 Su 21 Cold stormy with snow showers None at Church but Lilly & alick 10 40 M 22 Hector & Alick at Mr. Cowe's threshing Snell frost last night at old house everything frozen furnace Potatoes apples &e above 6 18 Tu 23 Hector & alick at J Cowe's threshing till noon which finishes the threshing this year A very snell & early winter in earnest 10 24 W 24 Hector at Olivers for his sow at the Boar Alick at Galt for coals to Mr Christie Still winter in earnest 18 26 Th 23 Hector goes to Galt for Mrs Cole Alick choring lnt him $10 fine & ccountry 18 28 F 26 Hector & Alick hauling corn to Dunghill among snow sleigh is running but not very well some waggons going above 4 24 Sa 27 Hector got hurt last night taking a barrel of salt down stairs I cannot work to day, Alick choring good counterday, cloudy 12 28 Su 23, All at church but Lilly sleighs wagons mixed on road 18 30 M 29 Hector takes Mrs Cole to Galt Alick choring milder now 32 33 Tu 30 Men choring & putting things to rights for counter good winter day Hector at a Roup in Puslinch Bought nothing Mefs came here to make some drefses 18 24 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Decr 1880</h2> More snow last night fair sleighing now Men choring 28 30 Th 2 Men choring Mild day nearly thaw 28 33 F 3 Men choring Mild & half thawing no snow melting 30 34 Sa 4 Hector at Galt with Rye gets 75 cents per B Brings Mrs Cole & John Dickson here A sort of thaw 30 36 Su 5 Lilly & only at Church A hazy thaw roads slopy 40 46 M 6 Hector goes to Galt with John dickson freezing again 20 26 Tu 7 Men making steps at New barn cold 16 24 W 8 Men choring smell frost What country weather 16 20 Th 9 Men choring a cold wintry day Glass steadily law 12 18 F 10 Men in bush getting firewood. fine sunny calm but snell above 4 12 Sa 11 Hector goes to Waterdown with Mrs. Cole Rest at firewood 20 30 Su 12 No sermon to Day R McQueen acts Hector & Lilly there. thaw 32 36 M 13 Men getting firewood Slight thaw again Sleighing gone 30 34 Tu 14 Thawing all day but little rain Men creeching graith 32 38 W 15 Hector at Galt with Peas 30 Bel Wear Men at firewood 32 34 28 Th 16 Men getting firewood Rather snell all day A Squad of our Sunday School folks takes R McQueen a watch 22 26 F 17 Men kills 3 Pigs one big & 2 little I do not help 14 24 Sa 18 Hector at Guelph with fat Pigs Real at firewood 18 23 Su 19 All at Church but Lilly & I my back sore 20 24 M 20 Men choring cloudy. threatening snow 18 23 Tu 21 Hector at Mr. McBane's funeral at Puslinch Alick char 20 26 W 22 All the men getting wood Hector Alick Stalker & Hobson snell 14 20 Sa 23 All the men getting firewood. Mild cloudy. calm 22 22 F 24 Men at firewood cloudy moderate mild 22 32 Sa 25 Christmas all our people at Mefirs McDonalds J Murray and I keeping house Taps the cyder Su 26 All at Church but J Murray young Mr. Malcolm Preaches. good I have seen in an Annan Newspaper the death of Andrew Anderson Glendunning on 12th Novemer aged 90 year I think he was the last man I knew in Westerkirk except Wm Jackson 28 32 M 27 Men at firewood some snow good sleighing 28 34 Tu 28 Men getting firewood very snell last night above 2 8 29 Hector at Mill with Grist the rest getting firewood very small below 4 above 4 30 Men choring the snellest at frost yet & very cold below 6 above 10 31 Men at firewood last day of 80 heighs! fine but snell below 3 above 10 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Jany 1881</h3> Sa 1 New years day {illegible text} McDonalds here & Wm {Ridds} young folks with Benyy & e a fine winter day clear calm {above - below} 4 {above - above} 16 Su 2 All at Church but Alick Mr. McKay {illegible text} - a young student 0 18 M 3 Hobson in bush & Alick hauling firewood Hector & I at Election of Councillors 26 26 M Tu 4 Men kill 4 little fat Pigs Getting firewood after mild 18 26 W 5 All the men at firewood Alick hauling, mild & cloudy 10 28 Th 6 Men at firewood Mr.Stephens & {illegible text} & e here sitting mild 10 32 F 7 Men at firewood Moderate cloudy counterweather 20 26 Sa 8 Hector Jean & I at Galt gets my {coupons?} Cashed leaves the whole $60 in Merchants Bank fine sunny mild above 10 26 Su 9 All at Church but J Murray Minister preaches to the young 14 28 M 10 Hector & Alick getting firewood A fine calm sunny day 14 24 11 Hector & Alick getting firewood Keenest frost yet but calm {above - got Seller from W added} below 0 22 W 12 Hector at Freelton south chopping stuff Alick choring below 5 22 Th 13 Men Walter {illegible text} New married people here last at {above - night} Th 13 Men hauling firewood Mild & thawing but little snow going 32 40 F 14 Hector hauling firewood & cutting stuff for horses frosty {above - above} 6 10 Sa 15 Men choring dark cloudy looks like brewing a storm 6 10 Su 16 Only I at Church Alick & Tilly at D {Gilchrists?} Hector has a sore arm kicked by a horse Mr.Thyme's {illegible text} about Whisky and {illegible text} people {illegible text} at him too cold 12 20 M 17 Men hauling firewood fine sleighing weather 16 26 Tu 18 Alick at Galt for coals to Mr.Christie Hector choring small below 6 22 W 19 Men hauling firewood fine sunny day but frosty above 6 24 Th 20 Men hauling firewood fine winter day 16 26 F 21 Snowing & Storming all day & mostly last night & now 16 27 Sa 22 Men choring snowing a little all day, snow pretty deep now 24 24 Su 23 All at Church but Tilly keen steady winter weather 6 24 M 24 Men cleaning wheat & choring Grand sleighing 0 22 Tu 25 Alick hauling firewood. Hector choring cloudy 16 22 {W?} 26 Hector at J Cowe's Killing Pigs Alick choring steady frost 14 18 27 Kills a fat Cow Wm Dickson helps keen frost snow about in 18 {illegible text} 4 12 28 Hector Jean & I at Church at Church Mr.Robinson {illegible text} preaches above 6 20 Sa 29 Hector at Galt with wheat I send #642 to {illegible text} for B&C 10 24 Su 30 Our Sacrament Dr.Reid of {illegible text} Preaches very able. 34 26 M 31 Our Congregational meeting hymns voted in by a Majority of Total vote!! Just 7 for and 4 against 18 24 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Feb.y 1881</h2> Tu 1 Men choring snow deep & snell frost 0 above 4 W Hector Jean Jefsie & Dot goes Geloprests blow 20 3 Th 3 Alick choring our people returns home below the Glas yesterday was 31 below zero at Guelph 14 10 F 4 Jefsy goes away Alick & I goes with her to Galt Jorder a Dazen Photographs buys a Thermometer for 35 cents below 4 12 Sa 5 Hector takes Jean to the Doctors for bad cough Alick choring below - 10 20 Su 6 All at Church but Jean fine winter day but snell - 2 20 M 7 Men choring live sunny & much milder above 14 30 Tu 8 Thawing a little all day. Hector & Jean at Mr Thymes Alick choring 30 37 W 9 Thawing all day cleaned out the cistern yesterday then nau 4 feet of water in it 5 PM and zainenjmans 40 42 Th 10 Men choring thawing all day ground pools standing everywhere the bridge on our creek full but channel not open 40 44 38 F 11 A slight thaw all day cuts stuff creek swimming 32 38 Sa 12 Men choring a very little thaw Mr & Mrs R Hiender here Tho. Carlyle Died on 5th inst 32 38 Su 13 None at Church but Alick. No Sermon. Mr Thyme at Elora 20 18 M 14 Men choring fine day but frosty clear & Sunny above 6 20 Tu 15 Men choring not so snell Alick & Eliza at Galt for their Photos 14 28 W 16 Hector at Galt with wood for Cook sighns a Petion to Galt Council to give us $200 to gravel the Swamp on 9th Concession 20 30 Th 17 Alick at Stalkers wood bee Hector choring 18 26 F 18 Snowing gently all day snow is deep now Calm dull 20 28 Sa 19 Men choring sawing wood & clear sunny Keen frost {paper ripped}22 Su 20 Hector Alick & I at Church Jean sick & in bed. snef frost below -2 24 M 21 Hector goes for the Doctor to Jean did not see him. not come 4 PM yet The Doctor came & things Jane will soon be better 30 33 Tu 22 Hector sold a horse to Mr. Hall Spragges road for $140 Jean a good deal better Men choring. Mild cloudy 22 38 W 23 Hector at Galt with cordwood for Lapsley Alick choring above 8 Th 24 Men here to buy two yearling Colts offered $150 for them did not sell. Very snell frost but calm below -16 above 10 F 24 Got a letter from G. Tennant Carluke Men choring above 12:26 12 Sa 26 Hector Sold two yearling Colts for $75 each $150 to the deber and on Monday at Harrisburgh fine clear winter day above 12 30 Su 27 All at Church but Alick good sleighing good Men once thawing 34 42 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Feb. 1881</h2> M 28 Hector Alick & J Dicksons boy goes to Harrisburg to deliver the two colts sold for $150 Stalker here choring 32 36 <h2>March</h2> Tu 1 Hector at Galt getting the yankee money he got he got fair yesterday for the colts changed Alick choring cold & breezy above 14 16 W 2 Hector at Robsons sawing firewood. Alick sick with cold choring 16 26 Th 3 Hector hauling firewood to Stalker blowing. got new Lamp disagreable 20 31 F 4 Snowing last night and almost all day men choring 30 36 Sa 6 The snow is now very deep. No mail came to Kirkwall today. Yet the snow is not much drifted men choring 28 34 Su 6 All at Church Hymns introduced first time Menzie Cleard out 32 44 M 7 Men sowing firewood in sugarbush very fine. Sun thawing 20 41 Tu 8 Hector Jean & Jefsie att Sam McDonalds Alick choring Mild 16 36 W 9 Alick takes Jefsie up to Galt Lilly to get her Photo. laken Hector choring 20 42 Th 10 Hector & Jean goes to see Mrs. Mitchel Alick at Cowes selling sawing machine Mr & Mrs. Wm Riddel here last nigh a deputation went Jas. McQueen & presented with donation of $100 for his long services as treasurer for the Kirkwall congregation 30 42 F 11 Men sawing firewood at home very fine day Afsefsor here 10 28 Sa 12 Hector & Alick at J Cowes sawing wod young Gilchrist & McJintire comes Ann Tenant here. At present very like a storm 5 PM 14 28 Su 13 None at Church but Lilly I have a bad cold mild 30 38 M 14 Men setting the saw going to saw tomorrow fine day 14 40 Tu 15 {paper ripped}ing bee to day. but did not finish it all fine day 18 40 W 16 Sawing in forenoon & finishes McQueen here seeing me 28 42 Th 17 Hector & Jean at Galt getting bed stead get G. Brown's Picture hears the Emperor of Russia was assassinated last Sunday 36 40 F 18 Men choring & creeching graith Lilly Collecting. saw a Robin. fine 30 40 Sa 19 Great thaw raining & blowing all day men creeching Jean 32 36 Su 20 All at but J Murray & J Swamp road flooded from end to end water over road at our bridge great thaw 34 38 M 21 Men choring still thawing great flood in creek on top of the ice 32 36 Tu 22 Men choring likyy to freeze now Glass varied very little today 30 32 28 W 23 Men splitting firewood and choring fine day but frosty 20 32 F 24 Hector & Lilly at Galt Jean & Alick at Missionary meeting at Church Collection $11 fine day 30 36 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March 1881</h2> F 25 Men choring Tilly at a Quilting at Mr Deckers 22 32 Sa 26 Men splitting wood & choring frosty but mild 28 32 Su 27 All at Church but we Jean rubs Croton on her breast 22 36 M 28 Hector goes to McDonalds Alick croring Tramp goes away 30 34 Tu 29 Men choring weather moderate cloudy 30 36 W 30 Men fixing David & Robert martin comes 32 38 Th 31 Cloudy with something between & rain falling slow Got a Letter from Wm Martin 30 38 <h2>April</h2> F 1 Hector takes Rolt & David Martin to Galt Lilly ges with them to sell butter Wm. Wallace comme freezing 30 26 Sa 2 Wm. Wallace went away men choring frosty 14 30 2 Su 3 All at Church but Lilly fine day but frosty at night - 16 31 M 4 Men cutting stuff Hector not well dizzy very hard frost 12 28 Tu 5 Hector still poorly taking physic Still frosty Alic choring 14 28 W 6 Hector goes to the Doctor & gets some pills Alick choring 18 28 Th 7 Men choring very fine sunny & thawing strong 26 40 F 8 Hectors till rather poorly Alick horing fine day 30 40 Sa 9 Alick & Lilly at Galt selling butter Hector Chorin thawing 36 46 Su 10 All at Church but Jean fine day hears frogs first time 30 48 M 11 Men splitting wood thawing all day. 34 44 Tu 12 Men splitting wood Sent a Letter to Wm. Chambers. Got Lamp glass 36 46 W 13 Hector & Jean at Galt for Salt & Sugar Alick choring 34 44 Th 14 Hector at Blacksmith's Alick chorin fine sunny 34 46 F 15 Jean very poorly got plurasy Dr. smith here men choring. 30 50 Sa 16 Men choring very fine day clear sunny warm paper ripped Su 17 All at Church but Jean & Lilly Dr. Smith here seeing Jane the minister preaches on temperance & says whirky is cursed 46 58 M 18 Men choring has two lambs twins the first this year Men commenced Ploughing 46 58 Tu 19 Men Ploughing Dr Smith here the third visit Paid his bill #7 he is not coming back 42 50 W 2 Hears Lord Beaconsfield died last Monday. He will be missed Hector & Alick plouging King Dodds Lecturing against the Scott act at our Schoolhouse at 3 oclock PM I dont go 38 58 Th 21 Hector & Lilly at Galt with Grist Wm Smith here helping us 46 60 F 22 Men Ploughing Mifs Thyme Mifs Warnock & Mifs Porteus Scattered the sawdust around to let the ice & snow thaw 48 62 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April 1881</h2> Sa 23 Men Ploughing Stalker choring fine spring weather 42 66 Su 24 None at Church but Lilly & Alick the rest rather sickly hot puts croton nail on 56 76 M 25 Men Ploughing Stalker choring I dig up Parsnips Toads burring puts Ashes on onions 52 72 Tu 26 Men Ploughing A Cow Calls Stalker choring fine growin weather 37 72 Th 28 Men Ploughing Frazer digging in big Garden Stalker winning dung 44 64 F 29 Hector at Galt for Salt for manure Am Smith brings Porter for Jane 40 58 Sa 30 Men Ploughing I plant Potatoes on south paper I see 2 Barnsual pows 38 50 <h2>May</h2> Su 1 All at Church but Lilly & Jean who is still poorly frost 46 38 66 M 2 Hector sows 10 acre field with oats + Barley fine 40 60 Tu 3 Alick & Stalker stoning Hector harrowing aglittle frost nightly 44 52 W 4 Men Ploughing Stalker choring sowing grass seed drouthy already. cool 38 62 Th 5 Men Ploughing Stalker choring ground getting dry rain wanted 38 64 F 6 Men Ploughing Stalker digging for Potatoes I choring warmish 52 70 Sa 7 Men Ploughing Stalker turning dung I plant Potatoes on East patch Willows green but no bees on then yet Chomla swallows here summerheat 52 76 Su 8 None at Church but me Mr. Thyme preaches anniversary sermon 51 80 M 9 Men sowing & draging oats at Gilberts fine very hot getting cloudy 60 86 Tu 10 Men dragging & stoning at Gilbert's line Wild Plum half in flower-slight shower last night two chimla swallows came down the lum put out the lamp we catched them & let them out this the first of their being in the lum 56 76 W 11 Men Ploughing at old stable Beeson Willows Wild plum in full bloon two swallows came down the lum again tonight I set them off 60 86 Th 12 {hole in paper} harrowing for Potatoes & turnips at Neils slashing, very hot 62 90 13 Men hauling Dung for Potatoes Cherry trees in full bloom. lefs warm 55 80 Sa 14 Men hauling Dung some apple trees in full bloom other coming out. Cool & thundering now 7 PM pretty heavy looks like rain 60 80 60 Su 15 None at Church but me fine rain last night & much needed our cistern was dry & it got 2 1/2 feet of new supply things quite green 50 62 M 16 Men spreading dung for Potatoes I go a fishing & got only 2 trouts & a chub 53 60 Tu 17 Men Ploughing in Dung for Potatoes Women clearning the house and papering a room yesterday & today Katy Thomson helps them very cool 50 66 W 18 Men Ploughing in dung I finish pulling redroot in wheat very little of it cold 46 60 Th 19 Hector & Jean Lilly at Galt Alick Ploughing. Cool has a fire very night 46 60 20 Preaching today Hector & I at Church Cloudy cool growing Alick Ploughing 3 mandrakes in flower 60 68. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May 1881</h2> Sa 21 Men Ploughing & dragging We cut the Lambs after Lea No 21 wethers #15 Ewes only 6 cool cloudy & raw looks rainy 60 7 Su 22 Our Sacrament Mr. Thyme preaches very fine day 60 78 M 23 Alick & Tilly plants the Potatoes 16 Bush. Mr. Thyme here. warn Cucco come 60 80 Tu 24 Queen's birthday Hector & Alick goes to Galt with the 2 fat oxen the 2 oxen weighed 27 90 at #54 percent amount about #146 W 25 Hector drilling for mangles Alick sows carrots & some Mangles 68 Th 26 Alick & Lilly finishes sowing mangles as I got Bushd with heat Hector & Ploughing We here that on the 24th at London Ont an overloaded steamboat capsized and 230 passengers drowned rot 68 8 F 27 Hector & Alick Ploughin for Peas & corn very & Sultry Laits Glen ours 92.68.8 Sa 28 Hector & Alick Ploughing in forenoon Hector sows Peas in afternoon & alick dragging cool dull cloudy & like rain. getting cooler all day 70.64 Su 29 Mr. Thyme away no Sermon all at home getting hot again 70 84 M 30 Alick & Lilly at Galt to see a show of beasts Hecto dragging Peas 72 8 Tu 31 Hector & Alick dragging stoning & Rolling Peas. Cloudy getting drowthy 66 84 <h2>June</h2> W 1 Hector + Alick washes the sheep Rather cool slight rain last night 60 7 Th 2 Men Ploughing in 16 acre field in forenoon In afternoon we attend the funeral of Leezy McAlister aged 36 years. Cool 58 6 F 3 Men Ploughing in 16 acre field cool cloudy 59 68 Sa 4 Started for Elmo Jean Dot & I took a return ticket for six days from Galt & Back for #6.40 f Wm. Martin well and busy making cheese at the daily rate of 300 & 600 lbs daily {page ripped} F 10 Returns from Elmo after a pleasant 6 days absence hot 60 82 Sa 11 Hector & Alick clips the sheep Stalker grips warm & sunny 66 80 Su 12 All at Church but Jean & me I taking Physic warm 64 8 M 13 Men Ploughing turnip land I go to Mr Morris's funeral at Kirkwall ducks 66 80 Tu 14 Hector Ploughing for corn Alick dragging turnip land distant thunder 66 80 W 15 Men at turnip field Hector sows corn after Lea. sold 5 hoggets at 5 each - #25 60 7 Th 16 Men stoning sowing ashes & drilling for turnips very cool lights a fire 46 60 F 17 Men sowing ashes in forenoon fine rain last night Hector drilling & Alick sowing turnips quite cool all day 50 6 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June 1881</h2> Sa 18 Alick drilling for Turnips. Hector & Jean at Galt with the wool Sold 21 fleeces at 22 cents per ll weight of 21 fleeces 139 tts = value #30 58 weight per fleece 6 13/21 over 6 1/2 tt per sheep. Very cool clipping 66 80 Su 19 All at Church but Lilly fine cool day breezy & clear 60 78 M 20 Hector drilling Alick Ploughing Jordan a Tombstone of Mr Robinson 60 76 Tu 21 Alick & Lilly at Sunday School Picnic at Puslinch Lake Hector Ploughing Longest day. Evening Rum roses coming yesterday & today 58 68 22 Men working Statute labour fine working day but very cool & dry 60 66 23 Men at Statute labour fine working day but very cool & dry 56 62 24 Men Ploughing. After tea Alick takes a load of stones to grave yard a comet seen North 60 68 25 Men Ploughing. looks like rain now 6 PM wish it would com. Much wanted 60 76 Su 26 All at Church but Lilly & Hector Mr. Chrystol Preaches could not hear him 58 72 M 27 Men Ploughing till stopped by a fine rain. but we want more 66 74 Tu 28 Men Ploughing furrows turning up as dry as every although we had some thunder & another pelting shower today wants more 60 78 W 29 Men finishes Ploughing 16 acre field & begins dragging I cut thistes among carrots & mangles 68 78 82 T 30 Hector begins to cut hay on Island field Alick finishes dragging 16 acre field I finish cutting thistles among Mangles and Carrots they dont look well 66 76 <h2>July</h2> F 1 Hector finishes cutting Island field Alick raking with horse rake 66 82 Sa 2 Hector Jean & I at Galt I get Coupons cashed #60 Alick Raking We get home about 2 oclock & then goes to Cockhay in Island field 66 84 Su 3 All at Church but Jean Heard yesterday at Galt tha Garfield was shot that morning! strange times Affsassination rife 66 86 M 4 Hauls 6 load from Island field puts them in horse stable. hot 72 88 Tu 5 Bull McQueen & - Hunt comes to help hauls 6 load and finishes Island field. Hector cuts the field at over the Dyke at must zarn 70 90 W 6 Hauls all the hay in field opposite Newbarn = 6 loads 5 loads put to sheep and one to Cowbyre Hector begins to cut in afternoon in field east of orchard 70 88 F 7 Raining all day but never heavy Men working off cool 60 72 8 Alick & at Galt I get #230 Bank Receipt altered to a #2008 #30 Receipt to Gets home 2090 70 82 Su 9 Men rakes & cocks all the field east of Orchard takes in load hok 70 92 Su 10 All at Church but Hector & I Heavy thunder and great fter noon It was wanted but will drench much hay out 70 90 68 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July 1881</h2> M 11 Shakes out some cocks takes in 4 loads puts 2 into horse stable & leaves 2 on the waggons in the barn. Little drouth today but cooler & more pleasant 66 78 Tu 12 takes in the last of the field east of orchard Total 3 loads - Total in field 9 loads. Takes in 1 load from field oer the Dyke west of house. then stopped by rain at tea time. looks like more 72 8 W 13 Takes in 4 load from the same field cut yesterday breezy but hot 72 8 Th 14 Hector setting up Potatoes Alick hurkling Mangles carrots & turnips 70 82 F 15 Men thinning carrots & Mangles Hector sets the last Potatoes Wm Dickson begins to cut wheat others about ready 70 84 Sa 16 All thinning turnips they are too thick sown 70 82 M 18 Men at turnips. In afternoon cradles round wheat field and fixes the Reaper for work tomorrow cool 60 72 Tu 19 Hector cutting wheat all day Wm. McQueen & Alick binding hears that George Jamieson Died last night another old pioneer Gone 66 7 W 20 Men finishes cutting binding & stooking all the wheat 64 8 Th 21 Thimming turnips in forenoon Alick hurckling. In afternoon Hector & I attends the funerall of George Jamieson aged 77 years! 62 7 F 22 Hauling wheat all day & finishes it = 19 loads & good 60 7 Sa 23 Men turnips Alick rakes wheat stubbe with new sulk rake 60 7 Su 24 All at Church but Lilly warm and sunny 64 8 M 25 Men finishes Thinning turnips some slight rain thunder distant This was my birthday 81 years ago Truly I am an old {man?} 58 7 Tu 26 The men dragging & Gang ploughing wheat fallow. Very cool 66 8 W 27 Hector Gongploughing fallow Alick dragging cool 60 7 Th 28 Hector cutting the barley Alick cutting thistles Still cool 62 7 F 29 Hector & Alick Ploughing till teatime Bill McQueen turns the barlet after tea they take in 1 load of Barley 66 8 Sa 30 The men takes in all the barley 7 loads rather warm 70 8 Su 31 All at Church but Jean. Some smart thunder afternoon 64 7 <h2>July August</h2> M 1 Alick taking Barly stubble in forenoon Hector & Nick McQueen cutting thistles afternoon thunder & some rain & cutting thistles 66 72 Tu 2 Men cutting thistles till tea then haul the barley rakings. I turned the barley raking 57 83 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Augt</h2> W 3 Hector goes to Forest mill with Grist Jean & Dot goes with him to Mefors McDonalds Alick at Beckers threshing Wm. McQueen cutting thistles very hot I Dook 70 93 Th 4 Hector to Roctor with returns of Statute labour Alick voting cultevoting 72 95 F 5 Hector & Alick Ploughing & Cultivating fallow very hot Hector & Alick at fallow stopped at 10 oclock by a fine rain with thunder we all got wet but more rain is wanted. Hector in the dumps cool 72 94 68 77 67 Sa 6 Hector & Alick at fallow cool & cloudy 60 74 Su 7 All at Church but Hector Mr McCauly of Creef Preaches able 58 73 M 8 Hector cuts the oats north of Sugarbush cool Alick binding 58 76 Tu 9 Hector & Alick binding oats Wm. McQueen helping in afternoon they finish binding & Stooking at Teatime then turns Dung at Sheephouse 66 83 W 10 Hector with gangploughing Alick hurkling turnips carrots & Mangles 58 78 Th 11 Men at fallow till teatime. Then takes in all the Oats 3 loads worth of Sugarbush. left 2 loads on waggons in Barn 66 78 F 12 Men at fallow but in afternoon Alick at Mr. Phails Barn raising 6 88 Sa 13 Men at fallow. Our Granite monument put up in Graveyard 58 73 Su 14 All at Church but Lilly Fine day & drowthy 60 76 M 15 Hector finishes Gangploughing 16 acre field. Alick mowing round oats this day at noon Stewarts steam thresher set fire to Mr Clelan's Barn burnin the whole crop & Stewarts 4 horses and separater I subscribed #10 & Hector #4 it is a dreadful affair 58 72 Tu 16 Hector at Dundas with something broken on Reaper Alick mowing laid oats 61 73 W 17 {Hector?} cutting oats at Gilbert's line &c Wm McQueen & I Murray helping 62 78 18 Hector cuts the last of the oats Men binds & stooks them drouthy 58 80 19 Hector Alick Bill McQueen & J. Murray cutting Peas all day. warm Paid $200 to Mr. Robinson Agent for Hurd & Robson for the Granite monument at our Gravelot Kirkwall 61 82 Sa 20 Hector & Jean at Galt & Blair the rest hauling Oats all day 9 loads 62 80 Su 21 All at Church but Tilly got a good Sermon very drouthy 60 82 M 22 Men takes in the last of the oats 2 loads Total loads of Oats 14 loads then all goes to cut Peas & 3 goes to Lowe's threshing 62 80 Tu 23 All at Peas till noon then Alick Wm McQueen & Hector goes to J Cowes threshing 64 81 Tu 23 All at The Peas finishes cutting them then streightens the Barra Mr Thyme here 72 82 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>August 1881</h2> W 24 Hauls all the Peas 15 big loads 14 loads into Bark and one load into New Barn Peas in fine order 60 82 Th 25 Alick & Hector dragging in 16 acre field our harvest all over Put the kye into the corn 52 84 F 26 Alick & Hector Ploughing fallow. very dry & cloudy 50 82 Sa 27 Hector & Alick at Cook's threshing in forenoon choring afterwards Lilly at Galt with Anny Smith selling truck very hot 66 89 Su 28 All at Church but Jean very hot & dry & smoky 64 88 M 29 Hector & Alick Ploughing fallow dry hot hazy 66 89 Tu 30 Hector goes to Galt with Jean & Dot on their way to Kingston where they intend stopping a week or two with This is the hottest day this season & very dry. earth is dost Pasture burnt up & pumps giving out but out pumps not faded 68 97 W 31 Men Ploughing Mr & Mrs Wilson here thunder now & looks like rain 7 PM it much wanted very hot rain 66 97 <h2>Sept</h2> Th 1 Hector & Alick goes to plough at J Cowe's at very heavy thunder storm in afternoon with rain & some hail the thunder & lightning was fearful & I have just heard that Thomas Swinton was killed by the lightning he was young about 24! 68 88 70 F 2 Hector & Alick at Cowes Ploughing in afternoon Hector comes home at Ploughs close smoky & m{paper ripped} 66 Sa 3 Hector at Galt for Lizzy Taylor Alick Ploughing & Hector Su 4 All at Church but Lilly & her sister Mr Thyme at Dye and Robt McQueen officiates still hot 62 84 M 5 Hector & Alick Ploughing Five days ago Mr Frear it away when it is 6 weeks old. Very hot looks like a storm 60 97 Tu 6 Hector & Alick Ploughing I pay W. Sait $1.10 for to Seat & mefor stuffing our seat in Church. Very hot again 74 9 W 7 Hector & Alick Ploughing in forenoon then preparing for threshing - 72 9 Th 8 Threshers here. Threses Wh 188 B Bar 116 B oats 26 B. Peas 10 = total 270 B cool 60 F 9 Hector & Alick Ploughing All the country smoky 64 7 Sa 10 Hector & Alick Ploughing sad accounts from Bush fires great destruction of property 60 7 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Septr 11 Su 11 all at church but Jully & her sister. Mr {Thynne?} very able 38 74 M 12 Hector & alick dragging follow. Very cool today only 34 70 Tu 13 {Illegible} Cause sowing our wheat with machins the {east?} stoning I hull the beans & {Hope?} very cool & very droughty 36 72 W 14 Men finishes sowing & fust among dry dust 55 74 Th 15 Men water {illegible} wheat still cool but looks like 62 74 F 16 Hector chasing Alick at Gart Caledonuan Games. Got a letter from {illegible} last night a a little today it was much wanted Sa 17 Men hauling in forenoon. Then begins the haulding to {illegible} land 54 74 Su 18 all at church but Jully & lezly. a a good deal of small rain. 56 72 M 19 Men hauling. I {illegible} Because of fallen apples Warm 54 88 Tu 20 Men hauling dung. Very smokey again there must be fires. 34 74 W 21 Men hauling dung this is the coldest day yet. Clear but smokey 46 66 Th 22 Men hauling dung gave 34 dollars to two {illegible} sees in the papers today that Garfield died on the 19th {illegible} wall hung now 66 82 F 23 Hector & I at church in afternoon alick at the dung. breezy 66 82 Sa 24 Hector goes to Galt to meet Jean from Kingston alick at the dung 68 83 Su 25 {Illegible} Mr Thynne has no {helh?} 66 {88?} M 26 Taken my one leg waggon load = 30 lb potatoes 68 84 Tu 27 Some small rain in forenoon in afternoon took 10 lb potatoes 68 78 W 28 Duh 18 lb potatoes a fine day My back very sore 64 78 Th 29 Finishes our potatoes at noon only 7 lb {illegible} cool 38 64 {illegible due to ripped piece of paper} whole {illegible} of potatoes in but 65 {illegible} F 30 Men cleaning up a load of barley {illegible} some fallen apples 60 84 a good deal of {illegible} {loot?} night{illegible} today- forenoon Sa 1 Hector & Jean at Galt selling butter good {illegible} in 56 64 Su 2 all at church but but me and Lilly {illegible} not very well 54 66 M 3 Hoctor and I bad {illegible}alick plaughing fine day 60 76 Tu 4 alick plaughing Hector at Guelph with barley. very cool get 54 56 food had 49 bush juice 80 cents per lb. amount $39.20 W 5 Hector spradding alick plaughing the rest carrying apples frost the grapevine leaves {illegible} and very cool today but clear 32 50 Th 6 Men plaughing I carrying apples frost {illegible} 32 60 F 7 Men plaughing some {illegible} this morning. goeing to {illegible} 44 64 to {illegible} season. {illegible} changed </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Oct 1881</h2> Sa 8 Went to Scarboro found them all well but the old woman who is poorly Returned home on Monday the 10th after a very pleasant Jaunt Tu 11 Hard frost last night In afternoon all carrying apples 30 54 W 12 Hector at Galt for Bran Alick choring a muggy damp day 60 64 Th 13 World's Fair at Rocton and all at it but Jean & me Jefsie came Mc Cay Hector got the second prize for Jean & one for mare & colt 40 58 F 14 Hector & Alick at Ayrshew quite cold to day no frost 38 4 15 Hector choring Alick at Galt with Lilly & Lizzy going going Ingorsel I bring Barney-a wee dog from I freres price 50 cents warmish 40 74 Su 16 All at Church but Jean church rather thin morning raw 40 56 M 17 Alick at Galt meeting Lilly & Lizzy we carry the las good op 38 54 18 Men begins to take up Mangles in afternoon. Lets Pig into orchard cold 48 50 W 19 Men Taking up Mangles cold and uncomfortable and hauls them all 4 loads at 30 B. perloa = 120 Bushels 40 54 42 54 Th 20 Thanksgiving day all at Church but Lizzy & J. Murray 46 56 F 21 Hector at Guelph with 20 bags Barley 43 B at 80 cents = $36 Alick hauls all the carrots 5 cart loads = 75 Bushels 46 56 Sa 22 Hector Jean & Lilly at Galt selling butter & getting rolls Alick fine choring 48 65 Su 23 All at Church but Lizzy Mr. Duff of Galt Preaches cool 46 48 M 24 Foggy & damp takes up no turnips a Scotch must & disagreeable 42 46 25 Hector Alick & I taking up turnips - very small crop 48 56 All at turnips in forenoon Hector & Alick at Lowe in thresh in afernoon 32 54 Th 27 Hector Alick Stalker & 2 McMurchys at the turnips frost 28 56 F 28 Alick hauls 6 loads of turnips the taking up I in turnip house 40 55 Sa 29 Raining in forenoon Hector & Alick at turnips in {afternoon?} 64 Su 30 All at Church but me & Lilly I am taking physic 46 60 M 31 All at turnips takes in 9 loads into N Barn 48 38 <h2>Nov</h2> Tu 1 takes in 8 loads of turnips P 6 into Cowbyre & 2 into Sheep house 46 58 W 2 Takes in 5 loads 4 into sheep hows & 1 into Cowbyre Bor whole crop of turnips 840 Boiz 660 in Cowbyre and 180 in Sheep house. A very fine day—50 56 Th 3 Alick at Benjy's threshing in afternoon Hector choring 44 55 Sa 5 threshers here threshes all the oats & some wheat but it was a nasty showery day & they were often stopped—cold 40 46 Su 6 all Church but Lilly Collection for Children's Books 44 56 M 7 Thresers finishes our at noon & thin goes to J Dicken's 42 56 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Nov 1881</h3> Tu 8 Alick went to J Dickson's to thresh but they brokedown Hector went to Stewarts for shingles to patch old barn. Very fin W 9 Hector ploughing Alick at J Dickson's thres hung. Clear & cold 42 Th 10 Men ploughing & finishes at Gilbert's line very, cool, cloudy 38 44 F 11 Hector ploughing Alick & Stalker cleaning wheat fine day 40 50 Sa 12 Hector at Galt with 461/2/3 B. wheat price #1.26 value #58.59 Alick ploughing 42 54 F 11 Hector at Galt with 461/2 B wheat at #1.26 per & value #58.59 - 42 52 {inserted above: "Raining last night heavy creek down"} Sa 12 Raining last nightand this forenoon Men ploughing after {inserted above: "noon"} 44 4 Su 13 all at Church but Lilly a good day cold and cloudy 38 M 14 Men ploughing. This is the {sterns} was to school but cloudy 36 44 Tu 15 Men ploughing Frost last night & cold to day I emptied the leach and Kirned 32 34 W 16 Men ploughing. cold & cloudy some frost with a cloudy sky winter coming 32 36 Th 17 Alick at Robson's threshing Hector ploughing Milder to day 38 32 F 18 Alick at Robson threshing Hector ploughing cloudy women killing Tur {inserted above: "keys"} 34 40 Sa 19 Ground covered with snow Hector & Jean at Dundas with turkeys and my {debentures?} Alick at Robsons, threshing in forenoon & finishes there cold 30 34 Su 20 All church but Jean cold & freezing all day winter now snow lying 28 32 M 21 Hector sold nine Lambs to Mr. Pickard at #4 each 36. kept too few! 32 36 Put the Ram to use T 22 Hector Jean & Dot at {Mefrs?} McDonald. Alick choring. Coldest day {inserted above: "yet"} 22 W 23 Hector at {Cauies?} killing Pigs Alick choring milder to day 26 40 Th 24 Men clearing up a grist the snellest frost yet no ploughing now 20 26 F 25 Hector at Rocton Mill with a grist Alick choring hard frost 20 28 Sa 26 Hector and Alick choring Collector here milder to day cloudy 34 38 Su 27 None at church but Hector some snow but thawing 34 40 {page torn} arn K Parker here Men hauling & breaking stones on road to {inserted above: "new barn"} 20 38 29 Hector at a Bee hauling gravel on 9th Con. Alick & Stalker breaking stone on the road to new barn Mild & thawing to day now mostly {inserted above: "gone"} 34 50 30 Men making roads in bush Alick shingling old barn. Very mild & fine {inserted above: "snow all gone"} 34 50 <h3>Dec</h3> 1 Men choring fine day but getting colder all day. look at this 48 40 36 2 Men breaking stoneson road to new barn. Mild & equal all day 36 36 Sa 3 Men repairing fence on 16 acre field. Mild cloudy weather 34 40 Su 4 All at church but Alick singularly mild weather roads bad 34 40 M 5 Man fixing fence on 16 acre field. Fine mild day - 34 38 T 6 Men at the fence no frost still mild strange weather {inserted above: "Lilly went to Hamilton"} 36 48 W 7 Men killed Pig & fixed 16 acre fence Mild in morning gets col {inserted above: "der"} 34 30 Th 8 Men choring hard frost last night road hard but rough 28 32 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Decr 1881 Unchoring & at the fencing freezinging all day 32 30 Sa 8 Men chring & fencing freezing all day Black frait 24 28 All at Church but {illegible} 22 28 2 Men choring mild & raining some in afternoon 34 40 13 Very {illegible} last night & {illegible} deal all day Men choring 40 55 14 Men at fence & choring getting colder all day 38 30 15 Men at fence & choring cold frosty & clear 26 34 16 Men choring & fencing fire winter day sunny 28 38 17 Alick goes to Hanelton to bring home Sally Hector choring line 40 44 18 All at church but {illegible} Mitchee fine day very mild winter 38 42 19 Men fencing strange weather winter 28 44 20 Hector & Alick at lowe threshing fine mild cloudy 3{illegible} 44 21 Hector & Alick fencing a little frost last night {illegible} 44 22 {illegible} last night & raining to day men choring - soft spell (illegible} 23 Hector & Jean at Galt with Turkey frost last night 2{illegible} 34 24 {illegible} Mitchel goes home Hector goes with her. clear frosts 20 32 25 Christmas all at Church but Tilly fine day 34 42 26 A holiday {illegible} amation to hold Christmas Hector 27 Men choring very mild wonderful sownter almost no frost 32 42 28 Men choring rain again last night very mild 40 48 29 Men choring never saw so much mild weather in winter 36 4 30 Hector choring Alick at {illegible} chopping stiff frosty 28 32 31 Men choring cold - Last day of the year: time flies 22, 3 1882 Jan 1 New years day. All at church but Tilly {illegible} preaches^^ 12 14 2 The {illegible} McDonald's here - we had Turkey, the hard {illegible} 3 Men choring little moco last night. Cold getting colder, all day 24 16 4 Men kills the pigs Beryy {illegible} helps snell frost all day - winter below 4 5 Men choring I got a letter from Wan Chambers {illegible} 12 21 6 Hector Jean & Tat Galt I got coupons cashed #60 Bought Deariest 20 32 7 Hector & Tilly at Hamilton with pig = Wt 306th price #8 {illegible} = #25y4 20 34 8 All at Church but Jean. Thawing all day with small rain 36 48 9 Men choring cloudy & rain air freezing {illegible} 24 32 10 Hector Jean & {illegible} at Hamilton, with a harse cold for #200 and to get an organ so we shall have a quick {illegible} now 28 36 11 {illegible} folks mat come from Hamilton yet Alick choring 32 38 12 Men choring at the funeral of {illegible} another old settler gone aged 70th years </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March 1882 W 25 Men choring very fine heard {illegible} ^^Hector at the funeral of Mrs Denholm 36 22 Th 30 Men choring fine day but a little {illegible} heard fr ago for {illegible} 30 F 31 Men choring & heard frogs yesterday & today, coldish 20 34 April Sa 1 Hector freezing apple trees Alick goes to {illegible} fine day 30 58 Su 2 All at Church but Hector the hottest day this season yet 60 61 M 3 Men sawing firewood in sugar bush fine clear day now 4pm 34 48 Tu 4 Hector pruning apple tree Alick hailing prunings away raining 46 68 W 5 Men getting firewood Women doctoring silly rigs the sow had 15 some dead is {illegible} 32 Th 6 Hector begins to Plough sod and the Drykewest of house Alick hauls wood 32 40 F 7 Men Ploughing very fine day spring birds mostly come 40 6 Sa 8 Men Ploughing Tilly at Galt and brings home my clock yesterday Mr Thyme told the {illegible} he is going to resign 30 Su 9 All at Church but Tilly Mr Thyme gave in his resignation so we have to look out for another minister. Fan sorry {illegible} no M 10 Men Ploughing rather cold & rosty all day but they can plough sod 24 2 Tu 11 Men cutting stuff in forenoon . In afternoon at Carl Wright raising Leman to sawmill hard. Frost last night and all day. Ploughs stopped Hector choring in afternoon 22 32 W 12 Hector Jean & Alick at Galt seed fair stalker here choring {illegible} 28 36 Th 13 Hector choing Alick hauling firewood from sugar bush 34 40 F 14 Men ploughing moderate nice cloudy day 34 Sa 13 Men ploughing a fine moderate cloudy day 35 Su 16 All at Church but Tilly & Alick a fine day got a good sermon 3{illegible} M 17 Men ploughing ^^digging in garden streamers out night bright and every night late Tu 18 Men ploughing Mr Thyme & Sloter here at night fine day 36 W 19 Raining in forenoon Men somtimes ploughing sometimes not 44 Th 20 Men ploughing stalkers sowing grasseed. I planted onions 36 F 21 Men ploughing I plant onions a fine day we have 6 40 Sa 22 Men ploughing I fplant all the onions sows nosed onions 3 Su 23 All at Church but Jean fine day and sunny 34 4 M 24 Men ploughing I breaking {illegible} Garden clear 38 4 Tu 25 Men ploughing Alick to his a cow to Bill. I saw sunflowers dear 34 50 W 26 Alick ploughing Heitorat Galt for salf for Barley & turnips 38 50 Th 27 Men ploughing Mr Menzie here a shower of rain in afternoon growing 38 50 F 28 Men ploughing Trans plants the siberion honeysuckle fine day 38 46 Sa 29 Men ploughing. I plan on pailfull of Rose potatoes in the garden frost 38 50 Su 30 All at Church but J Murray & {illegible} Mr Thyme very earned 34 5 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May 1882 M 1 Hector sows Barley. Alick sows salt and drags showers. 36 46 Tu 2 Men drags out the Barley & Ploughing frost last night 30 44 W 3 Hector at Guelgh for seed {illegible} Alick dragging Barley some frost 32 56 Th 4 Hector sows grass seed Alick dragging & stoning. Warm - 32 62 F 5 Hector Jean & Tilly at Gatt Telly getting a bonnet Hector getting Bran 34 48 Sa 6 Men sowing & dragging {illegible} a little frost last night {illegible} east 34 48 Su 7 All at church but Hector Mr Robert son preaches for Kirk vacant {illegible} are to have a meeting next Thursday to fix in {illegible}. 36 54 M 8 Hector sowing & dragging Todd, burring first line {illegible} Alick & stalker stoning 40 62 Tu 9 Hector dragging Alick stoning. Finegrowing day some rain small 36 68 W 10 Raining all day very windy from the East Men choring 30 44 Th 11 A wettish day Men choring Hearford Cavendes is murdered ^^{illegible} 40 44 F 12 {illegible} raining attend a ongregational meeting about Mr Thymes resignation the vote not unanimous to keep him so he goes 40 42 Sa 13 Raw but not rainy. Men fixing sheep dung & hailing for {mangles?} 40 48 Su 14 All at Church but Jean fine day a good deal of Growth now 45 50 M 15 Hector & Jean at Dundas with my {coupon?} get #36 fine 46 58 Tu 16 Hector at Guelph with Mare to horse with {illegible} Got first {Rhinebarb} - 46 64 W 17 Men spreading for Mangles a very fine clear sunny day 46 60 Th 18 Men fixing ground for Mangles ^^a swallows come. Very fine day clear & sunny 30 62 F 19 Men fixing Potato land Hector at Galt with by sow price #18 fine day. We cut potatoes 50 60 Sa 20 Men sows Mangles & carrots, fine warm day we {illegible} 10 B. Hebron 60 68 Su 21 All church but me Wilter Armstrong here Mr. Thyme preaches firewall 60 68 M 22 Men fixing potato till stopped by rain we {illegibile} 40 56 Tu 23 Men fixing potatoe land. Cool and cloudy - 42 54 W 24 Queens Birthday plant the potatoes. I don't help Walter Armstrong here. Wild cherry in full bloom, Last year was in full bloom on the 11th so this year is 14 days later than last year = a very late spring 40 60 Th 25 Men ploughing & onto the {illegible] only 18 fine day 40 62 F 26 Men ploughing Jean & Dot at Mrs. Beatties {illegible} 32 70 Sa 27 Men stoning & choring. Raining in afternoon Black cherry bloom 50 62 Su 28 All at Church but Jean Mr Crystal preaces our Church vacant 31 64 M 29 Men stoning clover fine woods getting Green Reeson {soil?} 50 62 Tu 30 Men stoning & rolling peas. Jean taken farewell of Mr & Mrs Thyme 52 72 W 31 Raining men choring cherry trees in nearly full bloom {Nurse tea?} - 51 66 June Th 1 Men ploughing for Turnips rather {illegible} to day Jean at Cowes for a cat 36 62 F 2 Men ploughing some shivers. Apple trees coming out cherry trees in full blossom 48 66 Su 3 Hector & Jean at Galt with {name?} & for Bran & Salt for {illegible} 48 54 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June 1882 Su 4 All at Church but Jean. Mr. Kechie preaches. We want a minister 46 61 M 5 Men at roads. I pay #7.50 for my share of {Sabaur?} wind North 40 62 Tu 6 Men at Roads. Very fine day bush pretty Green now 50 72 W 7 Men {illegible} road work in forenoon & washes the sheep in afteroon. Warm 52 80 Th 8 Men choring & ploughing cloudy & cool woods green now 62 74 F 9 Men sows corn & dragging at summer follo is Tulips & Mandrakes bloom 52 Sa 10 Hector & Jean at Galt for Jalt. In afternoon, I attend at meeting at our {illegible}to hear Mr. {name?} {illegible} on potato to as the elections coming on. Alick ploughing soil in Northfield Su 11 All at Church but Hector. Mr Warrener preaches. I pay Kirk sea {salt?} illegible M 12 Men harrowing ploughing fine day & fairly warm {illegible} Tu 13 Men ploughing & dragging Mr & Mrs Robert {illegible} fine {day?} W 14 Hector & Alick {lips?} the sheep. Some slight rain but mild 52 70 Th 15 Hector ploughing soil. Alick dragging west of house {illegible} 60 71 F 16 Hector ploughing. Alick {illegible} ploughing. W. Armstrong & Niece here 64 87 Sa 17 Men at turnip land. Some thunder south. Tilly at Puslinch lake 68 86 Su 18 All at church but Jane Mr. Warrener preaches - 64 80 M 19 Men ploughing & shoveling salt on {living?} land Tu 20 Election day Hector & me goes to Kirkwall & votes for Bain. Hector sows turnips 66 80 W 21 Men drilling and sowing turnips. Fine day & growing 66 78 Th 22 Alick {hurkling Mangles?} & carrots Hector ploughing 60 80 F 23 Men at Mangles & finishes ploughing soil. Heres {illegible} 60 86 Sa 24 Men thinning Mangles yesterday. Mr Tacto {glas?} {illegible} hotter now 70 90 Su 25 All at church but Glen Tilly & I. I have a bad cold. {illegible} 66 84 M 26 Hector & Alick thinning Mangles. A Glen goes away he is very {bend? bad?} 60 82 Tu 27 Men thinning Mangles & carrots another fine day 56 82 W 28 Alick at Cowe ploughing Hector & I. McQueen {in the steaming?} 68 82 Th 29 Hector at Cowes ploughing Alick gang ploughing I. {illegible} this 58 82 F 30 Hector Jean & I at Galt. I get my coupons cashed # 60 heavy cream 60 80 July Sa 1 Dominion day. Men {sitting thistles?} among potatoes 52 64 Su 2 All at church but Hector & I. Murray Mr Warrener preach 54 68 M 3 Hector at Rocton Mill with Grest, Alick & little McQueen {illegible} 50 72 Tu 4 Alick {illegible} at Puslinch Lake. Hector thinning carrots 52 74 W 5 Hector & I McQueen at carrots. Alick gang ploughing cool 51 70 Th 6 Alick Gang ploughing Hector at Galt with wool = 17 fleeces {wt 117?} being 68 per fleece price only 18 cents per = #21.6. Fine cool 54 78 F 7 Alick begins to cut hay in spring field. Hector sets up potatoes 40 80 Sa 8 Hector hauls firewood Alick cutting hay very cool for July 70 74 Su 9 All at Church but I Murray Mr. {name} preaches 68 78 M 10 Hector bought a {illegible} of {cattles?} from Edwen Grey for #137 then dragging follow George Elle of here 70 80 </div> transcribed