William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

Beatty, Walter Journal April 1883 to May 1886

{breeding chart for cattle}

1883

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July16	Do our spoted 2 year old to a bull in the show ground
August 11	Do Ads old line back " " Wm McNiels
23	Do our Grea Cow to a Bull in the Fairground
Sept 5	Do our Red 2 year old heffer Wm McNeils
Dec 10	put the Sow in with the Boar this morning
1884 January 7	the sow went again
1884	took the Farrow cow to Wm Webster D Bull
June 3	took our 2 year old to Bruces Do
	Do the Mary Cow Do Do
18	Young Pett Do Do
17	our Duck cow Do Do
21	3 year old Duck Do Do
28	4 Do Do Do Do
30	Lillie Cow Do Do
July 7	our Line Back a Bull that was on the {illegible}
Sept 8	White Cow to Bruce Bull
December 29	Ad too the Berkshire to the Lawyer boar at John Cooks
1885
June 11	our linnie to Abs Holstein Bull
August 6 21	Mary cow again ~~Bruce Bull~~ S. Johnstons
24	Jersey yearling Do Do
26	Dutch cow Do Do
29	Bud Do Do
July 1	Big farrow heffer or Killie Abs Holstein
3	the 3 year old webster to Bruces Bull
14	the 2 year old heffer Do
August 1	Whiete cow Abs Holstein
18	Red Cow B{illegible} or Lill
{on left margin written vertically}	the Heffer at the Christy took the 31 of July 1885

1884
June 4	{illegible} mair to Purchin horse
{illegible}	{illegible}
1885
June 15	Kate mair to the Purchin horse

1883

April 1		{illegible}
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	3	Dan went to Wallace's place with {illegible} Matthews & they cut what was on the railway {illegible} boys & {illegible} helped for Dan went with Bruce to {illegible} to cut {illegible} the railway they got it ready {illegible} it stormed so that stop they got nothing d1
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	6	Dan Drew down to the North field where the Buckwheat was last year
	7	stormed & snowed most of the day Dan oiled the double harness in the Weavers room
8		Revd Mr Shane preached this morning after the sermon the members chose Hugh McKay as an elder for Lansdowne there was no one to they chose for Fairfax & one for Sand Bay
	9	Dan went to Abs they sawed what was on the railway {illegible} brought the horsepowr to Bruces on a slaugh
	10	Dan took the cirkler saw out to Bruce {illegible} they sawed it all that he had out fine day
	11	I went with JW Darling to Rockport for to here a complaint that was laid against them for selling goods with a license it was tried by Mr Cornell he fined him $10 & cost it was the most unjust dicision I ever heard according to the Evidence given Cornell had decided the case before he heard the evidence at so apealed
	12	Dan put up our road fences this morning the travel has been through the whole {illegible} of our field & across the end all winter {illegible} to the {illegible}
	13	Dan is not very well he has a very bad cold
	14	we painted the Bobslaughs fine warm day
15		Revd Mr Craig preached this morning Mr Shane at night
	16	we cleaned up what seed oats was in the east bin we had 31 bushels
	17	we bored some post holes & put in some of the posts in the concession line

1883

April	18	we finished setting the posts on the concession line
	19	rain most of the day split some wood & fix the {illegible} to Wallace's {illegible}
	20	Dan went to Gananoque with Jennet Bessie & Aunt Jane fine day with cold wind I put up the boards on the posts & finished the fence
	21	Dan brought 15 bags of oats from the road Barn we cleaned them up & he took them to Escott got them ground for hens
22		Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
	23	Dan began to plow in the midle field east line the half where the thisels was is rather wet the plow would not clean he then plowed the sod it did well
	24	Dan plowed in the same field cold raw day I was {illegible} at the milk Buggy shaftes I have a bad cold
	25	Sowed about 2 inches last night the ground is all white Dan drew dung to the Buckwheat ground this forenoon he plowed in the afternoon
	26	Dan plowed all day cold day I fixed a pair of new shafts for the Milk waggon
	27	Dan is plowing in the same field cold day
	28	Dan finished plowing the sod ridges that run north & south in that field cold Day
29		Revd Mr Bailey preached this morning Mr Shane at night
	30	Dan plowed in the North half of the same field where the thistles is he got the plow point laid I have been working at a stone boat when I was able I have a bad cold

1883

May	1	Dan is plowing in the thistle field it is a good deal warmer this morning I took cair of {illegible}
	2	Dan is plowing in same field
	3	rain most of the day I went to the funeral of the child of Alex Cornett the Reverend Mr Crage preached in the house cold damp day
	4	Dan is drawing the old rails that was in the fence where we made the new one to Johnston line I have some headace
	5	we cleaned seed oats in the New Barn in the forenoon I went to Fairfax to session meeting Henery Landon & Miss Shields joined the church very few out
6		the Communion was held at Fairfax this afternoon Revd Mr Shane preached the church was well filled
	7	Dan plowed where the thistles was in the center field
	8	Dan is plowing I sowed 1 half bushel of Timothy seed on the fall wheat I put it on 9 ridges began at the East Side
	9	Dan is plowing cold morning he finished that part of the field & began to sow & sowed 4 bushel of little oats I drove the horses while he sowed
	10	sowed 3 bushel more rain in the afternoon
	11	heavy rain most of the night we fixed the Barnyard fence could do nothing in the field ground too wet
	12	Dan sowed 5 bushel of small oats the ground works well
13		Revd Mr Shane preached in evening Mr Balie in the morning
	14	Dan sowed 7 bushel of the Austrilion oats on the South end of the midle field it was plowed out of the sod this spring drags up well I brock it in with the cultivator
	15	Dan sowed 5 bushel more of the same oats I brock it with the cultivator fine day rather cold
	16	Dan sowed 6 bushel of peas oats & barley mixed on the east side of Buckwheat ground
	17	Dan got the wheeled cultivator & cultivated the Buckwheat ground where it was plowed last fall & plowed the remainder of the field
	18	Dan sowed 6 bushel of the small oats I sowed Timothy seed on the most of it

1883

May	19	Dan sowed 1 1/2 bushels of Barley on the West side of the Buckwheat ground then I sowed 3 lb of Black Barley on the south head ridge west end then 5 lb of {illegible} improved barley then the full of the wash basin of {illegible} all 3 kinds on the headridge that finished the field fine warm day
20		we had no meeting to day Mr Shane is at Morisburg
	21	rain this morning we left the cows out last night for the first time I put them in at 4 oclock this morning
	22	rain all day nothing done except some chores
	23	still raining this morning I worked at a gate for the lain & fixed some hinges for it we have the cows in most of the time
	24	Dan bored & we set some posts & nailed on some boards on them for a lain fence
	25	Dan took the young cattle out to the sixth Concession Wm McNeil went with them
	26	Dan is laid up with the quiney
27		Revd Mr Richards preached this evening Wm Cornett took him to Fairfax & Sand Bay
	28	I got Fred Johnston to help me for a few days he began at noon to day Dan is sick he drew dung into the garden that is the {illegible}
	29	rain most of the day we cleaned up the seed peas & wheat & 12 bushels of wheat for a grist 16 bushel of oats for feed
	30	Fred went to Escott with the grist Robert Beatty & Unkel Rob came up yesterday Rob got 2 pigs very heavy rain shower
	31	we took the potatos out of the cellar Unkel helped us

1883

June	1	Fred & me took the {illegible} of the potatos to {illegible} out & cleaned out a lot of dust {illegible} out of the cellar this forenoon Fred went home at noon that makes 4 days that he helped me
	2	I picked over some of the potatos Dan has {illegible} done no work yet he went together with Kate
3		Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
	4	Dan sowed nearly 5 bushel of peas on the 6 ridges next to the midle line I draged {illegible} he sowed the ground drags well
	5	Dan is plowing on the ends of the midle field they run east & west they are wet enough
	6	finished plowing the head ridges & soed nearly 1 1/2 bushel of wheat on the North End
	7	sowed the south end this forenoon & sowed better than a bushel on it he then plowed rolled draged I rolled & cultivated the garden is it in bad order
{illegible not in margin}	8	Dan worked at the garden cultivating rolling & dragging it is better then it was we planted the ridge next the fence with the cow corn put it in drills
	9	we planted 2 1/2 bushel of potatos that is the first that we have planted in the garden I went to Fairfax to the meeting of the session with William Cornett
10		Revd Mr Shane preached this evening
	11	Dan plowed parts of the field back of the {illegible} drew dung for the potatos & some {illegible} of the Barn he took the {illegible} for the potatos
	12	I raked & made some beds for beets & carrots & {illegible} Ellen helped me I planted some beans that for {illegible}
	13	Dan {illegible} for the potatos to the midle field & at the ground back of the Barn for the corn & roots it is very rough he rolled & cultivated
	14	John Coslow sheared the sheep in the forenoon Dan furrowed out the potato ground him & {illegible} planted 1/2 bushel of the Erely Rose that is {illegible}
	15	Dan plowed back of the old Barn cultivated {illegible} rolled & cultivated {rest of line {illegible}

1883

June	16	I raked & {illegible} 2 rows of carrots on the {illegible} of parsnips on the east side we {illegible} of Erely Roses then rolled of {illegible} we then sowed & drills peas with the winter {illegible} turned this {illegible}
	17	Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
	18	we finished the planting of the western corn we put in drills covered it with the cultivator upsides down finished with our {illegible} corn I planted 4 rows of beans it rained in the afternoon
	19	very hard rain last night the ground is very wet I planted some popcorn & more beans that finished the field back of the Barn then drew some wood for Reverend Mr Shane & piled some of the lumber
	20	we worked on the roads some showers
	21	Do Do Dan worked in the forenoon I worked all day that finished our 5 days Dan got a big plow from Bruce & began to plow in summer follow in the North field near the {illegible}
	22	Dan plowed at the {illegible} plow it plows well
	23	we planted 1 bushel of Black potatos & 1 1/2 of the Erely Rose on a piece we got of J. Purvis Bruce plowed him & William planted there too Dan went to {illegible} rest of line {illegible}
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	25	Dan plowed at the sumac rest of line {illegible}
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1883

July	1	the Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
	2	{illegible} in the orchard with the machine I cut some with the scythe fine day {illegible}
	3	Dan mowed some in the North Field west side in the forenoon he went to Sand Bay with B McNiel in the afternoon I mowed in the afternoon it is all clover & heavy
	4	Dan drew 3 loads of dung to the summer follow & cultivated some of the follow the hay is too wet to {illegible}
	5	raked & cocked the orchard Ellen & me went to Sand Bay church opening Reverend Dr Landon preached Reverend Messer McQuague & Greace adressed the people then there Tea in the Grove after fine day
	6	we raked & cocked first peace that we cut in the north field it is in good order I raked a piece on this side it is heavier & greener we could not cock it had not time
	7	heavy rain most of the day we got in the hay that was in the orchard before it came or there was 2 loads of it put in over the cow stable in the new barn
8		Revd Dr Landon preached this morning
	9	we spread out some of the hay this morning Fred Johnston helped in the afternoon to draw in I raked
	10	Johnston helped to draw in all day John Coslow helped in the afternoon got a good job done
	11	we mowed over next the fall wheat I mowed Dan took it away with the fork it is so heavy it gathered in bunches & is lodged & lying down fine warm day
	12	we finished the cuting of the North field it is very heavy so that we cannot rake it up till dry some
	13	heavy rain last night Dan drew some dung
	14	rain still very little done Dan Drew dung I attended preparatory service & session meeting
15		Revd Mr Shane preached we had the communion here there was over 50 par took of it
	16	we went out to the 6 con Dan brought home the cattle that was there I brought a load of sawdust for the milkshed
	17	Dan went to look for a man for to help to stack he came back after noon brought his Father with him we made a stack bottom 9 loads in it

1883

July	18	we turned over the heavy clover & shook it out then I raked up with Mr McLaughlin horse Dan & his father drew in 7 loads it is very good order
	19	we put nearly 2 more loads the stock when it began to rain we filled up the midle & had to quit they hoed in the garden
	20	we finished the stack this afternoon I turned over the windrows & top of the stack in the forenoon they hoed
	21	Dan went to Kingston to see the show his Father & me raked & cocked up what was left in that field we had 50 cocks Mr Dan Norman went home at noon I gave him five dollars for his work & 1 for his son Wm he worked 4 days hoeing
22		Revd Mr Shane preached at night
	23	I mowed in the midle field about one quarter of it Dan cut round the fences & hoed
	24	Dan went with the cultivator through the potatos that we planted on Burnes place in the forenoon we then raked & cocked what I mowed in the center field
	25	I got Mr Watts to help we began a stock in the midle field put 2 loads in the bottom of the clover hay from the north field & 4 from the midle field that was all we had cut there is over 150 cocks in it
	26	I mowed the North East quarter of the center field then finished hoeing the potatos on Burnes place
	27	I mowed part of the center field & Dan cultivated some of the potatos in the East field in the forenoon we raked & cocked what I cut on Wednesday
	28	Mr Watts began to work this morning a wet day we cleaned up 10 bushel of wheat & 20 of Oats Dan took them to Escott Mill Watts bored post holes for the line fence
29		Revd Mr Jordan preached this morning Dan took him to Fairfax
	30	we took the hay that was wet of the stack & stirred up the cocks this morning after dinner we got nearly 3 loads on the stack when it began to rain we filled up the midle
	31	at odd times Watts bored post holes in the north side of the lain Dan & me nailed on the fence boards to day Watts picked up the old stack bottom east of the old Barn no hay weather

1883

August	1	Dan took the old rails that on the lain fence & fixed the road fence around the North Field Watts is hoeing the potatos in the midle there is a misty rain
	2	we finished the stack in the midle field there is 13 loads in it is poor hay we put a good deal of salt on it
	3	we drew 2 loads out of the midle field put them in the new Barn Watts hoed potatos Dan cut the hay in the field in the east side south of the first ditch
	4	Dan cut in hey the center field north west corner I raked the hay in field that Dan cut yesterday Watts cocked it then finished our cuting to night
5		Revd Mr Shane preached at night
	6	Dan & Watts made a stack bottom & drew 2 loads to it I raked where Dan cut on Saturday & drew 5 loads into the new Barn it is good hay
	7	we finished the stock that was begun yesterday this forenoon it is the best hay we have had this season it got no rain they helped Bruce at his wheat in the afternoon fine day
	8	Dan & Watts is helping Bruce to day with the team they drew in his wheat & some hay fine day
	9	Bruce brought out the reaper he got our fall wheat & Barley before dinner his two boys Dan & Watts bound till noon it was so warm that the bands broke they all went out to Bruces drew in for him
	10	Bruces two boys & daughter Mary came this morning & bound up our wheat this forenoon then they all went out to Bruces & helped him I went to Gananoque with Jennet I McLaughlin horse very warm day
	11	Dan & Watts is drawing our fall wheat had three & half loads had half a load of Barley they helped Bruce after
12		Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
	13	Dan is cultivating the summer follow Watts hoeing
	14	Dan is drawing dung Watts is loading he drew 18 loads
	15	Do Do Do uncle Rob came on the mixed Mrs Dobb & Ellen Scott came on the Express Dan & Watts is at the dung
	16	Mrs Dobbs & Ellen Scott went to Brockville on the Express Dan & Watt is at the dung

1883

August	17	Dan helped Bruce to saw wood Watts helped half the day he went to Gananoque for him self
	18	Dan & Watts is at the dung I have been fixing the hen yard
19		the Revd Mr Wright preached this morning Mr Shane at night
	20	Dan & Watts finished the dung this morning then drew 1 load from Nowlans wanted that to finish the follow he began to cross plow it Watts is spreading the dung
	21	Dan is plowing Watts is cuting the Black Barley & Rennies {illegible} I got 3 lb of the Black & 5 of Rennies & spreading dung
	22	Dan is plowing watts is cradling a swath around the oats where the Buckwheat was last year Bruce came with the reaper & this afternoon fine day
	23	Bruce is cuting the oats on the thistle field his two boys help to bind Dan & Watts bound too after finishing the summer follow there was a little rain this morning
	24	Dan & Watts went this morning helped Bruce bind wheat ~~his wheat~~ they got it finished
	25	Dan & Watts Drew in 3 loads of oats off the Buckwheat ground & bound some of the oats
26		the Revd Mr Shane ordained Messer Donovan & Herbison as Elders of our session at Fairfax the church was well filled
	27	Dan & Watts drew in a load & a half off the buckwheat ground loads of the thistle piece
	28	they got in all that we had cut & ready this afternoon & toped off the stack of hay in the midle field they helped Bruce to draw in the afternoon
	29	heavy rain last night Dan & me Drew 3 loads of Oats from Burns Barn & I cleaned them up we had 15 bags the ground is very wet
	30	we drew 24 bags more of oats to day clean them up in the forenoon Dan took 24 bags of oats to Escott mill for to get ground for the hogs this afternoon he did not get them home with him

1883

Sept	1	Dan cradled the peice of ats that was left that to green this morning he had then helped Bruce to draw & I went to Sand Bay to a session meeting & church
2		the communion was taken in the Sand Bay church there was a large attendance 51 communion five new members
	3	Bruce & Baynan is helping Dan to hook the peas they finished them this afternoon
	4	Dan went to Escott Mill for the grist this morning he helped Bruce to draw in this afternoon
	5	Dan cut some wood for Abia he helped Bruce to hook peas in the afternoon
	6	Dan help Bruce to draw in all day
	7	Do Do Do they drew one load of oats that we had in left in the North field it was too green to cut when the rest was cut
	8	Dan thrashed some fall wheat for seed I helped a little in the forenoon went to an Agriculture meeting at Deans
9		Professor Moatt preached this morning
	10	Dan & Bruce plowed 4 ridges on the west side of the summer follow & sowed the bushel of the Martin Amber fall wheat this morning that I got from Rennies
	11	Dan is helping Bruce to draw & he was there in the afternoon yesterday I made a gate for the corn field
	12	Dan drew in our peas Banian helped him Bruce cut part of our oats I went to the Bay for pig for the Socitie that we got from Luther Loweys
	13	Bruce finished cuting our oats this morning Dan is drawing in for them fine day
	14	Dan is helping Bruce to draw his oats
	15	Do Do Do fine day
16		Revd Mr Nicolson preached at Fairfax & Sand Bay in the morning & noon here at night
	17	rain last night & this morning I went to the Kingston Presbytery at noon on the Express Dan & Bruce is plowing for the remainder of the fall wheat
	18	I got home on the Express Dan is drawing some of the oats
	19	Dan and Bruces Boys finished drawing the oats I raked the ground with Mr Shanes horse very warm day

1883

Sept	20	Dan helped Bruce to thrash with the team fine day
	21	they finished the thrashing this forenoon they plowed the summer follow & sowed part of it
	22	Dan finished sowing the fall wheat he sowed four 4 bushel Bruce cut the spring wheat this afternoon
23		Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
	24	Dan & Robert Armstrong bound the wheat I stooked it it is very green plump cornel
	25	heavy rain last night & this morning Dan Bessie & Jane & me went to Delta in the afternoon to the Delta Agriculture Fair stoped at Lizzy's all night she is well
	26	I acted as judge on class J it was poor on account of the rain got home about 8 oclock Daves two oldest children came home with us a telegram came after we left that Jennie was at James Scott sick with the scarlet fever Jennet went right down to Brockville
	27	got a letter from Jennet that Jennie is not dangers Dan plowed and scraped part of the cross ditch in the midle east field
	28	Dan went to road & began to dig the potatos they are very poor some of them is roten
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1883

Oct	1	heavy frost last night we drew in the spring wheat I helped Dan with one load I went to Mr Shane's to meet Revd Mr Greacey & Mr Gillise on our church matters
	2	Dan went to Gananoque with 12 bushel of wheat he could not get it ground for a fortnight the water was out of the pond on account of the railroad he bought 50 lb of flour $1.50
	3	Dan plowed in the forenoon finished the digin the potatos at Burns place
	4	Dan plowed this forenoon Doug potatos in the afternoon hard frost last night
	5	we all atended our Township fair I took hogs & sheep took 1st on aged Southdown Ram & aged yewe 2nd on yearling Ram 1st yearling ewes 1st lamb 2nd Breeding Sow 1st boar pig and sow pig
	6	Dan finished diging the potatos in the garden there is a good many of them roting
7		Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
	8	Dan dug the potatos in the midle field they are very poor
	9	Dan plowed in the midle field I fixed irons for my new wheel barrow
	10	Dan drew a load of wood from Wallaces to Bill & got it sawed with the circular saw brought it Back
	11	Dan plowed part of the garden with the iron plow McDonald is fixing the other plow the ground is very dry he went to Greens & 16 bushel of Apples
	12	Dan plowed in the East midle Field I picked the sweet corn
	13	heavy rain last night Dan went to Gananoque for the grist that he took last week I went with him to see Mr {illegible} about Abers morgage he got a deed from Gilbert that is the best thing
14		Revd Mr {illegible} preach this morning Mr Shane at night
	15	Dan is plowing I'm fixing things about the house
	16	Do Do

1883

Oct	17	Dan plowed in the East midle field I got in the beets & in the beans in the barn hard frost
	18	we picked up & drew of the stones at the East west ridge on the south end of the {illegible} field there was some very large ones we had the stone boat at fine day
	19	Dan plowed the East & West Ridge he finished plowing began to plow the {illegible} half of it
	20	Dan is plowing in the same field cold day I atended an Agriculture meeting at Deans
21		Mr {illegible} a student preached this morning he stoped here JP McCormick took him to Fairfax
	22	Dan is plowing I cut corn for the cows it was frozen & is laying almost flat
	23	we drew in two Jags of the corn & put it on the barn floor this morning & 1 {illegible} to Abby's Dan is plowing now I cut & the cows every morning
	24	Dan is plowing I went to the River as a fence viewer to view a fence between Charles Shipman & Finnan Cross Wm Robinson & Wm Trickie where the other viewers
	25	Dan plowed & I cut some corn for the cows & finished digging the parsnips they are poor
	26	Dan is plowing {illegible}
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28		Mr Neil preached this {illegible} Mr {illegible} this morning {illegible}
	29	{illegible} finished plowing in the midle {rest of entry illegible}
	30	Dan {illegible} in field below the house at the North east corner & {illegible} little done he plowed some in the garden
	31	Dan {illegible} plowing the garden & cleaning out the {illegible} it is {illegible} good {illegible} the spring we put the cows in stable to night first time cold raw

1883

Nov	1	Dan cleaned out the furrows where the {illegible} the stable {illegible}
	2	we went to the plowing match at Wm Websters place there was only three plowed it was a very place for it & a cold raw wind
	3	Dan plowed & scraped a short ditch in the field & back of the old barn & plowed part of it
4		Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
	5	Dan plowed in field below the house I worked at the hen house cleaning some of the old grout away it is bursting out the siding
	6	Dan is plowing I went to the funeral of Mrs Wm Armstrong she was buried at the Ebenezer Church Revd Mr Crage preached there was a large {illegible}
	7	Dan plowed {illegible} in the grenary we expect the reaper to come on Friday
	8	Dan plowed I fixed some grout for the hen house the south side of it all came out
	9	{illegible} boys came this morning to thrash they thrashed the fall & spring wheat they're 40 bushel of fall wheat {illegible} at Spring wheat
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	13	{illegible} a very stormy day
	14	the snow is 5 inches deep this morning Dan drew 2 loads of dung from the Barn at the road
	15	we went to Gananoque with the wool & 3 bags of peas & oats got yarn for the wool paid $3.30 for {illegible}
	16	Dan drew more dung snowed 6 inches more last night cold with high wind
	17	Dan drew 2 loads of wood 1 from 6 con & 1 from Abs road is good I went to Fairfax with Mr Shane to a meeting of the session {illegible}

1883

Nov 18		Ellen & me went to Fairfax to the communion there was a very large meeting than seven added the church new members Revd Mr Shane preached
	19	Dan went to Abs with Bruce & they sawed up a lot of drags for wood the snow nearly all gone
	20	Dan plowed in the field north of the house
	21	Dan Do Do Do.
	22	Dan Do I grouted the hen house
	23	Dan is plowing I took Ellen to see Benjamin Young he very sick I do not think he will live long he is not able to sit up alone
	24	Dan is plowing I am making a frame for the Seller door fine day
25		Revd Mr Shane preached at night
	26	Dan is plowing this forenoon very heavy rain in the afternoon I went with Mr Shane to Fairfax there was to be meeting of the session about altering bounds there was no meeting
	27	the ground is too wet to do anything out it is freezing now Ad came home at midnight Express all well
	28	David & Vive came on the midnight Express Watt went down to Brockville on the Lightning Express they are all well we put in a new frame in the outside seller way it was all roten and the stairway was caved in we are going to build it up with stones Dan has them drawn for it it has been very stormy rain & snow nothing done out doors
	29	Dan took all the old straw from over the stable we put it in the yard & new straw from the barn over the horses
	30	stormy day Dan thrashed the flax seed {illegible} noon got wood from own woods
	31 {this might be Dec 31st's entry?}	Dan drew wood that he has cut there is a good deal of dead wood in the bush the thrashers came at noon & thrashed bushel of oats John Johnson man and one horse helped Bruce team & two Boys Charles Arms George Arthur helped

1883

Dec	1	Dan cut wood in our bush & drew it to the house fine day
2		Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
	3	Dan got more wood fine day
	4	Dan & Ad fixed the Barn for the thrashers we expect them tomorrow they moved the straw so that we can keep it all in they fixed the poles over the {illegible}
	5	the thrashers came at noon they finished the thrashing we had bushel of oats
	6	Dan built up a Stone wall on the side of the cellar
	7	Do he finished the walls this afternoon & went home
	8	I finished the making of the steps for the seller & got them in so that we can out or in from the outside I have to cover them in yet
9		Revd Mr Tigh preached this morning Mr Shane at night
	10	very stormy this forenoon I {illegible} for {illegible}
	11	I worked at the {illegible} for the seller
	12	Dan came home from his Father's he helped him for three days he got wood & other chores got ready for killing the hogs & brought the sheep from {illegible}
	13	we killed the hogs Bruce helped us fine day
	14	Dan helped John Johnston to thrash with the team fine day I finished covering in the cellar way Ad went to Young on the Mixed
	15	Dan went to John Johnsons this morning they finished thrashing at noon he got wood after
16		Mr Johnston preached this morning he is a student
	17	Wm came on the Mixed stoped off at Kingston on Saturday from Perry Sound to Bessie's & she was home Dan & me cleaned up 9 bushel of the old wheat that is the last of it we cleaned 12 bags of oats intending to go to the Mill tomorrow
	18	very stormy this forenoon & all day we took the top of the snow stack in the yard
	19	Ad went to Gananoque to Mill he had 9 bushels of wheat & 12 bags of oats the roads very ruff Dan cut wood
	20	Ad went to Gananoque for a load of coal for their stove he brought 2200 Dan cut wood in the woods & put on the double windows

1883

Dec	21	Dan & Ad is drawing & chopping wood in our own woods {illegible} of dead wood {illegible}
	22	Do Do Do
23		Revd Mr Shane preached this evening
	24	Dan cut & drew more wood it snowed about 5 inches last night with a misty rain most of the day it is a good deal warmer than it has been Watt & Lizie came on the Mixed from Brockville this evening
	25	no work to day
	26	Dan drew 2 loads of wood from Abs left one at A & one here fine day Billie came from Delta at night Mr {illegible} son brought him in a cutter
	27	Ad went to Delta with Donnour to bring Kate home Watt had her in Brockville Dan drew a load of wood from Sand Bay
	28	Dan cut some in our own woods
	29	Dan thrashed the seed peas that was in the New Barn had 5 bushels cold day I attended our Preparatory service there was very few out
30		Revd Mr Shane preached & had the communion there was 3 added the to our Church Mr & Mrs Service & Robert Shields there was a good attendance very cold day
	31	{missing}

1884

Jan	1	Dan went for a load of wood to Sand Bay in 1 from Ab McNeil David & Vive came from Delta & Wm Scott from GlenTay & Abia was here all took dinner it was good to have them
	2	snowing all day no work
	3	snowing & blowing all day Dan went to Bruce help him the thrash it stormed so that they did nothing the roads so drifted that he did not come home
	4	Dad came home this morning there is no traveling on the roads our road is nearly as high as the fences
	5	Dan split wood & shoveled snow at our gate at the road it is as high as the fence
6		the Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at night
David & Vive went home to day	7	Dan went to help Bruce to thrash the thrashers did not come he came home after a while
	8	stormy day no work only taking care of the cattle
	9	Dan went to Bruces to thrash did very little there chain kept breaking Ad shoveled the roads
it has been very stormy this week wind and snow	10	I went to the annual meeting of our Agriculture Society there was a good meeting for the state of the roads nearly all the old board of directors was put in again Dan went to Bruces the brock down again got very little done
	11	Dan went to Bruces to help to thrash they broke down we killed the Younge cow Bruces helped find winter day
	12	Dan went to Bruces to thrash they broke part of the horse powr so that they will have to take it to Brockville to get it fixed & came home after {illegible}
13		Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
	14	Ad & Dan drew in the remainder of the {illegible} that was left put 2 loads over the horses the rest in the barn
	15	Dan went to Sand Bay for a load of wood {illegible} help cold day the road is no going
	16	Dan went to Sand Bay for wood he to {illegible} Bruce's & B Landon brought the horsepowr & circular saw here this afternoon
	17	{illegible} & filed the saw & they saw it this afternoon drove {illegible}

1883

Jan	19	they finished sawing this forenoon then Dan went with Bruce to finish the thrashing cold day
20		Dan went to Gananoque for cash he went with a cutter Jennet & Jennie went with him {illegible} {illegible} cold day
	21	Dan {illegible} rigged up the {illegible} {illegible} new frame for drawing things on them
	22	very stormy all night & day no work
	23	high wind snow & drift Do Do
	24	Do Do Do Do Do
	25	fine day no travel on the roads Dan took the horses & slaugh to the station & broke the roads
	26	Dan went to Mallorytown this afternoon
27		Revd Mr Shane had a short service this morning then he closed A child of Henry Faires was dead the funeral was at 11:00 in the English church the Revd Mr Tygh preached the church was full
	28	Ad is loading up things that he brought from Toronto for the boys he is taking 2 veal skins 4 deakin 2 sheepskins with the wool on & 2 that the wall is taking off Dan & me cleaned up 12 bushel of oats & 12 of wheat for a grist
	29	Dan went to Gananoque with the grist this morning there was about 3 in of snow fell last night fine day several lines {illegible} the road is so bad that could {illegible} bring {illegible} time rest of the line {illegible}/td>
	30	rain Dan stoped to chop wood<
	31	the roads is so bad that there is no travel on them {the rest of line illegible}

1884

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Feb	1
	2
	3
	4
	5
	6
	7
	8	stormy day Ad did nothing with the horses
	9	{illegible} & Watt came from Montreal on the morning Express he was at the carnival Ad took him to Young to his Mothers stormy day Haffie took the team to Sand Bay Dan & him brought home of wood
10		Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
	11	Ad & Dan went to Sand Bay with the team Ad brought home a load of wood with the Bobby
	12	Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he took it home the roads is very bad there was snow last night and wind to day the roads filled full
	13	rain this morning & last night the snow has got {illegible} most of the day I am quilting
	14	the roads is very soft muddy {illegible} wind turned North in the afternoon {rest of entry illegible}
	15

1884

Feb	16	Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at night rain
	17	rain most of the day Dan did chores I spooled for Jennet
	18
	19	rain part of the day Dan took the top of the stack in the midle field & brought it the Barnyard & spread around for the cattle it is badly spoiled
	20	very high wind with snow Dan went out back to look at a farm of John Burns he wants to buy it
	21	Dan took the team to Sand Bay for wood this morning he brought home {illegible} load Ad came home to day the road was too bad to come
	22	Dan went to Sand Bay for wood
	23	Dan went to Sand Bay for wood Ad began to draw the stack of hay in the midle field young Hughafie helped him
24		Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
	25	Ad & Houghfie finished drawing the stock Dan helped Bruce to draw ice from the river the ice is very poor
	26	Dan went to Sand Bay for wood Ad went to Gananoque for shingles for the house & brought 7000 ceader shingles paid $3.50 per thousand for them very stormy in the afternoon rain & snow
	27	Dan drew 2 loads of cord wood to day
	28	snowed about 6 inches last night & is still snowing this morning Dan did very little stormy
	29	still storming Dan split wood in the shed it has been very stormy most of the {illegible} 30 sowed {illegible} 60 {illegible}

1884

March	1	Dan went to {illegible} they {illegible} of wood {rest of entry illegible}
	2	Revd Mr Greacie preached this morning {illegible} cold day
	3	Dan is done {illegible} he drew 2 loads for & drew 1 load of wood then went back to the shanty stop there all night
	4
	5	Dan brought a load of wood this morning & another at night took them both to Ads
	6	Dan drew 1 load of wood this to day
	7	Dan brought 1 load of wood this morning & another in the afternoon {illegible} went back to the shanty for to one in the morning
	8	it began to blow & snow in the night & stormed all day there is a fearful drift wind from the East Dan came home this morning brought a small load of wood I intended to Sand Bay to the meeting of the session there was going it stormed so
9		very stormy day the roads all blocked up so that Mr Shane could not go to Sand Bay the communion did not take place there was Sabbath school here
	10	Dan went to Sand Bay with the horses his father is going to work in his place he is looking about some land we cleaned up 5 bags of oats then took this week is for feed before he went away
	11	stormy day in the afternoon no work done Ad & Bruce started for GlenTay in the morning before it began
	12	Dan father came out with a load of wood {illegible} the snow has got a great fall the roads is {illegible}
	13	Dans Father brought out a load of wood & went back in the afternoon I went to a session meeting at Sand Bay
	14	Dan's father drew a load of wood & banked more
	15	Do Do Do has 2 loads more banked out that is father is going {illegible} that place
16		I went to Sand Bay with Mr Cornet in {illegible} {rest of line illegible}

1884

March	18	I am going to the {illegible} at Kingston this morning Dan {illegible} is going {illegible}
	19	Do Do drawing load of wood 19 again Daniel load of wood I came home on the express from the Presbytery at Kingston there was a good attendance of both ministers & elders & a good deal of work done
	20	Dan went to Sand Bay & banked out wood stoped all night there x
	21	Dan came home this afternoon brought a load of wood he banked in the forenoon Ad got home from Perth this afternoon he brought home 2 horses with they are large one 5 & the other 3 year old a horse & mair with foal due Percheron horse
	22	Dan & Ad went to Abes for a load of hay for Wallace the roads is very bad I taped 24 trees
23		Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
	24	Dan went to Sand Bay to bank out he came home on the Mixed this morning he went to Haigs to the wife on Saturday night
	25	I took care of the cattle fine weather
	26	Do Do
	27	Ad went to Escott Mill with 19 bushel of wheat & bags of Oats the roads is very bad he broke the waggon he had Bruce's mare & his own
	28	{illegible} split some wood took care of the cattle Ad put {illegible} the flour & meal
	29	very stormy this afternoon rain & {illegible} the snow is going very fast frost at night {illegible} came here from Sand Bay he left slaugh & came on horseback
	30	Revd Mr Tigh preached this morning Mr Shane at night
	31	very little work done showing & getting ready to saw wood & moving the clover hay into the little mow from cover the cows

1883

April	1	{illegible} to snow in the forenoon {illegible} snowed about 4 inches the forenoon Ad & Dan took the horsepower & sawing apart
	2
	3	Dan & Ad went to ABS with the waggon for a load of Wallace's hay the roads very bad
	4	they sawed at Ads wood to day cold day Bruce & his boys & Matthias helped
	5	{blank}
6		Mr Moore a student from Kingston preached this morning I took him to Fairfax Mr Shane went to Newburgh & Camden to preach
	7	cold blustery day
	8	Ad Dan & Kairns shingled the south side of the house & part of the North side fine day
	9	Mr Grame came this morning they finished the north side Dan went to Sand Bay for the chains & brought 2 18 feet sticks from the sawmill for Wallaces wood shed fine day
	10	little rain dance split some wood this forenoon then him & Ad went to ABs for a load of Wallaces hay
	11	Ad & Dan is covering the horse stable with {illegible}
	12	Ad went to Gananoque with the milk waggon Dan drew stuff for Wallacein the forenoon & split wood in the afternoon
13		Revd Mr Tye preached this morning Mr Shane at night
	14	Dan went to Sand Bay to Bank of wood fine day we had 2 pair of twins 1 of the full breads & one half
	15	heavy rain this forenoon Jennet went to {illegible} came home on the mixed
	16	{illegible} night from {illegible} {illegible} 2 & a half bushel Timothy & 1 bushel of clover seed $7.00 the Timothy $2.25 {illegible}
	17	I let some water of the garden & other chores
	18	we sowed {illegible} I dug & planted 18 gooseberry sprouts

1883

April	19	{blank}
	20	Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
	21	Ad went to Delta with the milk waggon for a heifer calf from Watts Jersey cow then split wood in the forenoon we drew dung & the dirt that came out of seller way into the garden north of the buried grape in the afternoon heavy frost & high wind
	22	Dan is fixing up the fences Ad came home this afternoon & brought the calf with him
	23	Ad began to saw Dan cultivated he sowed 4 bushel of the White Russian spring wheat he draged
	24	Dan went to a bee of Humphrey Youngs to plow Ad sowed 2 bushel more of the White Russian
	25	Ad sowed 2 bushel of the White Russian wheat that we got from Rennies in Toronto on the 7 ridges West of the other 6 bushel & 3 ridges from the West fence they saved about 4 bushel of Austrilan oats North half of the center field
	26	they have sowed 16 bushel of the Austrilan in all the ground is in good trim
	27	Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at night
	28	they finished the midle field Ad rolled where the fall wheat was last year & the Clover {illegible} he says that the fall wheat stubble is very stiff the Clover is very bracket
	29	they are cultivating & dragging in the field below the house & here sowed 12 bushel of black oats that he got from Bruce all next to the lower ditch & the ridges runs east & west & they have a mair Wm McNeil's
	30

1883

May	1	sowed our own small oats 1 1/2 bushel with center field west of the wheat & 4 bushel in the field front of the house
	2	Dan plowed where he left off below the New Barn Ad went to Gananoque I went to the post office saw the smoke coming out of Robert Cornetts house along with JA Bradley we gave the alarm got pails & poured on water all to no use it was burned he lost most of his things there was a general turnout every one did their best Darling store caught fire & was burned down they saved Dean's shop & house which was between Darling store & Cornetts house Darling got out all his Goods out before they were damaged
	3	I went to Fairfax this afternoon with Mr Shane the commission to be tomorrow Dan plowed
	4	Revd Mr Shane had the commission at Fairfax good attendance
	5	Dan drew dung to the garden in the forenoon plowed in the afternoon fine growing time fine shower last night
	6	Dan breaking {illegible} Ad sowed the black barley & the grass {illegible} east side of the field then 3 bushel of peas that he bought off the Widow {illegible} I planted 6 gray {illegible}
	7	Ad sowed 4 bushel of own peas Dan is breaking in an {illegible} I planted a grapevine of Wallace it is the Polkington & the Prentice grape & a Niagara raspberry came from F G Association fine rain this afternoon
	8	the ground is too damp to drag Dan & shoveling out crossrows he helped to plant 4 apple trees that Ad bought at the station 1 Wealthy 1 Wallbridge 1 Fameus 1 MacIntosh Red 6 of the gray raspberries I bored & set some posts for grapevines
	9	Dan drew some dung to the garden little rain
	10	we drew stones for the foundation of Wallaces Woodshed he expects the framers on Monday
	11	the Revd Mr Tyghe preached this morning Mr Shane at night
	12	Dan went to Gananoque for a load of lumber for Wallace this afternoon I dug some in the garden
	13	Dan drew dung to the Garden in the forenoon he then draged the head Ridge at the old well & sowed about 3/4 of bushel of peas I sowed nearly 2 wash basins full of {illegible} David & his family came from Delta Bessie came with them {illegible} with them
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	15
	16
	17

1884

May	14	David & {illegible} went to Toronto on the express Bessie went with them Dan Drew Dunn to the garden in the forenoon fixed some {illegible} after Dan {illegible} drawing dung to the garden then {illegible} got Bruces wheel cultivator & cultivated the garden & then throwed out some furrows heavy rain at
	15
	16	Dan helped Humphrey Young to plow I began to {illegible} & clean out the hen house light showers
	17	Dan helped Humphrey to plow Ad took yearling & 2-year-old heifer to the 6 concession this morning we planted 10 rows of potatos {illegible} to the hen house in the garden
	18	Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
	19	Dan can do nothing he has a boil on his hand Ad took some of the clapboards of the house & then put a lath on the stud & nailed them on again that brought the stud out even with the grout he intends new clapboards on
	20	Dan went to Mallorytown on the Mixed this morning we put the cows in the midle field for the first
	21	Ad went to Gananoque & brought 8 barrels of plaster of Paris for to put on the land & 2 Spades 1 for ditching & 1 for digging Dan can do nothing
	22	Ad took 5 barrels of the plaster to the north half of the East midle field Dan is doing yet
	23	Ad drew 2 load of rails from where the stocks was to make a lain at the end of the barn Dan is doing {illegible}
	24	Ad & me put up the fence for the lain
	25	Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at night
	26	Ad went to Gananoque with 3 bags of wheat 4 of barley {illegible} 3 bushels of plaster on the midle field he began on the east side
	27	Dan drew some stones of the south end of the midle field & cultivated it with the wheeled cultivator
	28	Dan & Ad Drew dung & cultivated the field back of the barn
	29	they furrowed out & planted 6 rows of carrots 1 row of parsnips 2 rows beets & planted some sweet corn & popcorn in the garden
	30	Ad went to Gananoque for a load of clapboards Dan took some of the old clapboards off the South end of the house
	31	Ad went to Gananoque for another load of clapboards Dan is taking off the clapboards

1883

June 1

Revd Mr Shane preached this morning

2

Dan plowed the peice for potatos Ad & me cut 3 bushel of Erely Roses warm day

3

Dan finished plowing the potato ground he then dragged it he {illegible} it with {illegible} & Kate

4

Dan cultivated & dragged the potato ground {illegible} cloud out on of it & planted part

5

they planted some more Dan went to dung Bee of Samuel Johnson in the afternoon

6

Ad went to Gananoque for a load of lumber for the house to 208 lb of tar paper we planted 6 rows of corn east of the old barn & some Western corn

7

Dan planted more of the western corn I planted 22 Hills of cucumbers they plowed the head Ridge North of the new barn & sowed it with cow corn

8

Professor Fowler preached at Sand Bay in the afternoon & here at night I took him to Sand Bay

9

we all worked on the roads had the team drew gravel they began at our N West corner & came this way

10

Do Do Do

11

Do Do Do Do

12

Dan & me worked this morning on the roads had the team I attended an Agriculture meeting at Mr Deans revised the prize list Dan worked at the house

13

Dan worked at the house I planted some cabbage & tomato I attended a meeting at the drill shed on the Scott {illegible} Judge McDonald Revd Mr Crawford Revd Shane & Craig & others spoke on it

14

15

Revd Mr Shane preached this morning David came on the Morning Express Vive & the children was with him

16

Ad went with David to Gananoque Dan cultivated the potatos in the garden

17

Ad David & Vive & the children to Delta Dan & me {illegible} & wheeled the sand & clay for {illegible} 2 sides of the house in the forenoon we then took {illegible} the line on the road Dan bored some holes for posts for a line fence

1883

June	18	Ad came home from Delta at noon he took up the line with the instrument next hour line was wrong Dan filled some of the holes that he had bored
	19	Dan bored a number of holes on the right line I worked in the garden & trimmed some trees
	20	Dan sowed plaster on the oats & peas front of the house this morning Ad took a load of posts to the road line we set some of them
	21	Dan bored post holes Ad & me set some of them very warm day
22		Revd Mr Tygh preached in forenoon Mr Shane at night
	23	Dan went to the 6 con to bank out wood Ad took the spoted heifer with her calf she has lost 1 of her teats they are going to let the calf suck & beef her Mr Graham & Mr Ferris came to clapboard the house
	24	Graham & Fairns are at the house I am helping cutting the clapboards for the front of the house
	25	they are working at it Ad is taking of the clapboard front of the house we moved the cupboard of the seller way
	26	they are working at the clapboard
	27	Do Do Do
	28	Ad went again with Bruce's team for more lumber & tar paper Dan has been at the 6th con since Monday with the team we expect him home to night I attended services in the church & a meeting of the session I was repointed representative Elder for the ensuing year & Revd Mr Shane preached
29		Revd Mr Shane preached there was 54 communicants partook the church was well filled fine day
	30	Dan is cultivating in the garden & hoeing the ground is very dry there has been no rain since the 11th of the month Wm Hazelwood & Isabla or rather {illegible} {illegible} came on Saturday {illegible} line James Robinson & his daughter from {illegible}

1883

July	1	Dan is hoeing in the garden Ad has a lame-back can do very little
	2	Ad is cutting behind the barn
	3	Dan is hoeing behind the barn Ad went to Leeds & laid out a road Dan is riging up the mower & other chores Ad went to Young with with the buggy he took {illegible} {illegible} & his daughter & Bessie
	4	d went to the river with a load of picknickers Robinson his daughter Jennet Bessie & Jennie was with him they went to the Bay very warm rain in the afternoon
	5	rain this morning dull hazey day the Carpenters finished the house last night they have been 21 days working at the clapboarding & corner
	6	Mr Gillies preached at night Mr Shane went to Kingston
	7	Dan came home this forenoon I may say that he has lost 2 days Friday 1/2 Monday 1/2 Saturday all I went to the Presbytery to Belleville the Revd Mr Shane resined his charge here to the Presbytery he has got a call New Brunswick
	8	I got home on the Express all well the crows has took up all our potatos they are planting them over again
	9	finish planning the potatos & began to mow & mowed a little in the orchard
	10	finished cutting the Orchard & cut a piece in the Northfield West Corner fine day
	11	raked up the Orchard & drew it in 3 small load they raked & cocked up the piece that was cut yesterday it is too green to draw in
	12	fine rain most of the day mowing done this forenoon Dan bored some posts holes on the road
13		Revd Mr Greacie preached this morning
	14	I painted some Dan bored post holes on the read side of the midle field Ad went to Brockville
	15	Dan is boring Ad is mowing in the North Field
	16	Ad & Abia went to Sand Bay to Mr Keys Dan mowed some of the fence & cocked some that I raked {illegible}

1883

July	17	Ad got the {illegible} out of the milk waggon & hurt his back shoulder by the fill bolt coming out broke fill
	18	Dan mowed in the Northfield got the waggon fixed again Dan raked & cocked some in the field
	19	we fixed the roof of the cow stable the part had spread Ad got iron rods & bolted a belated the plate of the beam of the old barn I raked Dan & I Coslow drew 4 loads put 2 over the horses 1 over the cows 1 is left on the waggon {illegible}
20		Revd Mr Shane preached at night I read his resignation of his charge he is going to St Johns NB to take charge of the mission stations we are all very sorry that he is leaving us he has done wonders for us
	21	I went to Kingston with Mr Shane he took his horse & Buggy to Gananoque we then took the boat Ad & Dan drew in the hay that was in the North Field
	22	Dan went through the potatos with the cultivator & hoed them there was a little rain
	23	they went to Wallaces place & cut part of it & raked it up & drew it in fine
	24	Dan mowed more at Wallaces they drew in 3 loads I raked with Maud fine day
	25	Dan finished mowing at Wallaces this forenoon I raked Ad & Dan drew drew in all that was fit
	26	I raked & Ad & Dan drew in all that was left on Wallaces Place Dan cut part of the Northfield I raked it in the afternoon they drew in 2 loads & took it to Wallaces stable
27		there no minister with us to day I went to the Methodist Church in forenoon
	28	Ad went to Bruces riged up the reaper he cut the Martin Amber wheat in the afternoon it was winter killed a little Dan & me set posts on the roadside midle field
	29	Ad & Dan cut part of the other fall wheat this afternoon there a very heavy dew this morning
	30	Ad & Dan finished the wheat & the hanging fine day they drew in 1 load of hay they took 6 {illegible} table that is 3 loads that they took there
	31	heavy rain last night in the day very little work done

1884

Aug	1	Dan & Ad helped Bruce with his haying fine day we had an examination of witnesses on Timothy {illegible} for stealing a {illegible} of {illegible} from & rest of line {illegible}
	2	Do Do Do {illegible} of the piece
	3	Professor Nicholson here at night Fairfax in the morning Sand Bay at noon I heard Mr Tygh at Fairfax in the morning Sand Bay at noon
	4	Ad & Dan drew in our fall wheat they put 2 loads in the little mow it our own old Fall wheat & the load of the Martin Amber on scaffold with {illegible}
	5	Dan pulled weeds out of the potatos where the crows dug them up they are very small
	6	Dan is plowing through the potatos & hoeing I went with Nicholson to Sand Bay yesterday we took dinner at Herbison we had J Shields horse we went to James McCormick's James Cornetts & the Widow Cochran's Cornetts has over 150 beehives
	7	Dan is working at the potatos fine day
	8	then finished holding the potatos I can do very little
	9	Bruce is cutting the spring wheat with the Reaper Dan Coslow & 2 of Bruces boys is binding
10		Revd Mr Nicholson this morning James McMillan took him to Fairfax & the Union then brought here
	11	Ad finished cutting the S wheat Bruces 2 boys help they finished about the midle of the afternoon fine day
	12	Dan helped Bruce to cut some wheat he took the cradle Ad went to Gananoque took Dan Hazelwood & brought 2 bags of flour home I took Nicholson to Darlings {illegible} McCormicks & Smiths had Shields horse
Mrs Kellock com from Almount on a visit	13	Ad & Dan is drawing the wheat that was cut on Saturday some of it is rather soft they cut some of the front of the house very warm day
	14	they helped Bruce at his harvesting in the forenoon Ad cut all the oats front of the house expect a piece where the old barn stood it is too green
	15	they got all the wheat in & 2 loads of oats
Bessie & Jennie came home young	16	they helped Bruce most of the day then they got in 2 loads of oats very hot day
17		we had no preaching to day I heard Mr Tygh
Bessie & Jennie came home young side noteMrs Kellock went home on the express	18	Ad & Dan got in all the oats that was cut front of the house I raked the ground with Kate

1884

August	19	Ad and Dan helped Bruce at his wheat very warm day the ground is very dry
fine rain this morning Aunt Jennet came from Branford on the Express	20	Dan helped H young this afternoon to draw in wheat Ad took the spoted heifer to the 6th Concession
	21	Dan hooked peas very dry time Ad is at Bruce's
	22	Dan hooking peas Ad finished cutting the oats in the field front of the house & cut some in the thistle field
	23	Dan hooked peas Ad raked up the oats in front of the house drew them in & some of the peas Ellen came from Glentwa on the express she had the 3 children with her they are all well
frost in some places {rest illegible}	24	we had no meeting I heard the Young Matthews minister
	25	they drew in 2 loads of oats Dan hooked peas
	26	little rain last night very little done this forenoon Dan worked at the peas in the afternoon
	27	Ad finished cutting the oats that finished our reaping they then drew in 1 loads of oats & 3 of Oats very warm dry weather Bruces boy helped there
	28	they drew in 3 loads of oats & 1 of peas the time came off the waggon yesterday they had to get it on this morning it was near noon before they begin
	29	very heavy rain last night & this morning & most of the day very little work done Dan drew a load of rails from Wallaces fence the cows got into Bruces field
	30	rain this morning Ellen Jennet Bessie Jennie & Nancy Hazelwood all went to Brockville on the mix this morning Dan went to fix Wallaces fence in the forenoon he then began to plow for fall wheat where the old barn stood
31		we have had no Minister I heard the Revd Mr Tye

1884

Sept	1	Dan plowed this forenoon Ad turned over the oats that was left in the midle field they drew them in & I raked all the field & that finished all the oak crop they then drew in a load of peas fine day
	2	I was taken with a cold chill in the night & could not get up Dan & Ad hooked & got in more of the peas Bessie & Phillia went to Kingston on the Express Ad plowed Dan finished hooking the peas & they got them in that finished our harvesting expect the grass piece they are not fit to cut
	3	Ad & Dan went out to the road & helped Bruce David came on the express from Perry Sound Vive met him here fine day
	4	Dan helped Bruce all day Ad in the afternoon ~~David & Vive went to Delta on Expres~~s
	5	Dan plowed Ad did George David & Vive went to Delta on the Express fine day
	6	Ad hooked the grass piece there is good crop of straw Dan plowed warm day Revd Mr Hyde came on the express Jay McMullen met him & took him to Stewarts
7		Revd Mr Hyde preached this morning A Cochran came for him took he preached at Fairfax & Union
	8	Dan finished the plowing for the fall wheat & began to draw down to it from the Barnyard
	9	Dan drew dung this forenoon then he drew in the grass peas one of Bruces boys helped him warm day Ad took Wm Scott Ellen & Bessie to Delta they took the wool to Lyndhurst to get it spun also
	10	Dan is drawing dung I took the cows to water this morning for the first time Monday week
	11	they are drawing for the fall wheat very dry time
	12	Wm Scott & Ellen went home on the Express Ad went to Gananoque with Bessie in the afternoon Dan finished drawing dung for the wheat
	13	Ad is thrashing wheat for to sow Dan is spreading dung for the wheat
14		I took Revd Mr Hyde to Fairfax & Sand Bay he preached here at night
	15	help to clean the seed wheat Dan is cultivating the dung that he spread on the wheat it is very ruff

1884

Sept	16	the ground is so ruff that they had to roll it before sewing it they then sowed it I went to Kingston on the Merchant Express to Presbytery
	17	got home on the Express all well we are to have regular supplies on Sabbath days it was a good meeting they sowed the wheat cleaned out the furrows then rolled 2 rounds at the bottom one round in the midle & are at the top of the piece to test the smooth or ruff surface they cut up the corn in the garden Dan drew lumber from the station to the showground in the afternoon we got a cane load from Sharbut Lake Bessie came from Toronto this morning
	18	Dan is cutting corn Ad is helping to pack Bessie trunk she is going to Indonia & central India as a medical missionary she went on the Express to Brockville Ad went with her this afternoon
	19	Dan is cutting corn I helped J Cook and Dean at the fair ground we took up the lines & mark the places for to put the post the ground is very dry & sand
	20	Madis Colt got its forward leg brock last night or this morning we've been fixing it most of the day Dr Hanna put plaster of Paris bandage on it & splints I do not think it will do any good
21		Mr Hyde preached this morning fine day
	22	heavy rain most of the day Dan thrashed oats
	23	we tried to put the colt in a sling it would not do we cut out the bandage & sawed a point off the bone of & put on another plaster bandage & 2 iron splints on
	24	Dan finished cutting the corn in the forenoon & drew dung to the thistle field in the afternoon
	25	very heavy rain last night & this morning they fixed the horse stable in the forenoon & drew some large stones that was at the first ditch Dan plowed then below {illegible}
	26	Dan finished the plowing below the wheat & he drew down to the thistle field I intend to go to Ellen's tomorrow
	27	I went to Perth on Mixed to Brockville took the {illegible} Express to Perth Wm Scott met me there got to Ellens before dark they are well good country
	28	we went to their church Mr Smith a student preached
	29	I looked over their farm it is a good one loam & standing high
	30	went to their Fairground to make their entries {last line cut off }

1884

Oct	1	John took me to the Perth show it is a very good one in some things very few cattle & sheep & only middling Hogs & horses Fair roads good {illegible} work good
	2	Wm took me to Ramses stoped at James Robinson all night good roads they are all well Wm over to Joe Johns took tea then came back to James stayed there all night cold day & night
	3	Wm took me Almont Fair we stoped Mrs Kellocks they had a better Fair than at Perth grain roads good fronts good & a good display of everything there {illegible} in the hall fell down & hurt a number of people there was over 10,000 in the ground it is said the grounds was very muddy with the rain
	4	started on the first train for Brockville got to Brockville after the Express had gone got home on the Mixed all well glad to be home & thankful to God for all his mercies
5		the Revd Mr Giffend we had no minister
	6	they are fixing for the fair fine day I got the Brady boys to fix up some fixings on the fence around the ground fine day
	7	fine day we took the sheep & cattle got cook price the flock of fine wools on the Jersey calf 1 year-old & 2 year-old heifers it is the best Fair we have had in every way I was in the hall as usual fine day
	8	Dan went home last night he did not come back till the afternoon ran this morning
	9	Dan plowed up the cross stitches then Ad & him is clearing them out with the scraper it is the field below the barn
	10	Ad & Dan plowed & scraped this forenoon Ad went to Delta in the afternoon with the team to bring out a load for David he is going to Parry Sound
	11	Dan went to Bruces & helped him to thrash the machine is there Ad came home after dark & another & another man with him with a load
	12	Mr Smith a student preached at night & McMullen took him to Fairfax & Sand Bay
	13	Dan & Ad helped Bruce to thrash in the forenoon dug potatos in the afternoon

1884

Oct	14	Ad & Dan dug potatos they cultivated or dug up the {illegible} with a spring cultivator it cut a good many of the long potatos they are small expect first planted David & Vive went away on the Express Watt came at noon
	15	Dan finished the potatos Ad is loading Davids lugage in a car he took his horse & a cow that he got from Ad it is the 2 year old that came in lately
	16	Dan & Ad plowed the potato ground & picked up some of the small stones brought them up to the Barnyard
	17	Dan began to plow in the field below the house the ground is very dry & hard Ad is cleaning up the Barns for the thrashers fine day
	18	Dan is plowing Ad is fixing the Barns he making a bin in the New Barn to hold the grain that in it
19		Revd Adam Spencer preached this morning
	20	Dan plowed Ad & me fix the {illegible} over the sellerway very dry time
	21	Dan is plowing Ad cleaned out some of the ridge ditches north of the house & braced the posts along the road for wire fence I made a slat door for root seller
	22	Alf Green came with the thrashers this morning they started at noon & thrashed the wheat we had bushels the likewise a run of Oats fine day
	23	thrashed bushels of oats they then put the machine into the new barn & the grass peas had bushel the black barley had bushel peas bushel
	24	finish the peas this forenoon had bushel we put in some {illegible} the straw
	25	Dan plowed front of the house part of the paster
26		the Revd Mr Spencer preached at night {illegible}
	27	Dan plowed Ad & me cleaned up 18 bushel of spring wheat & 8 bushel of oats he intends to go to {illegible}
	28	Dan is plowing in a field below the house
	29	Do Do
	30	Dan finished the field & plowed the garden
	31	Ad went to Young with the grist Dan shoveled the furrows that was left in the field below the house in the garden & pulled the turnips {illegible} they are very poor they did not come

1884

	1	Dan drew in the few turnips & beets there was only two or three baskets next the east fence Ad came home with the grist at dark it rained quite hard
2		I hear the Revd Mr Gifford this morning we had no minister
	3	Ad & Dan went out to the sixth con to stump & plow I am fixing a door for the front of the house
	4	Ad came home last & went back this morning they are stumping & ditching the ground is very wet in the swamp
	5	rain & snow most of the day we put the cows in the stable for the first time Ad went back early this morning Dan has stoped there
	6	the roads very ruff Ad did not go back to day very hard frost last night everything is closed up
	7	Ad went back to the chanty this morning it is raining windy & stormy looking
	8	Ad went back to the chanty this morning he is ditching then is plowing fellow went with him they intend to bring the Pett cow home they did so Dan brought home a load of wood to Thompsons place
9		heard the Revd Iby preach we had none
	10	Ad & Dan killed the hog this morning Ad moved to Thompsons house this afternoon Dan went to The chanty after took a load of hay with him
	11	Ad is fixing about the house getting things fixed I am fixing stuff for to put in the room windows
	12	I covered the greapes vines & other chores
	13	Ad is fixing at home Dan is plowing at the chanty
	14	Ad went to the chanty to ditch they did all that they could do & came home at night Dan brought a load of wood
	15	Dan plowed in the northeast corner of the corn next John Johnstons the groung is very dry Ad took 11 yews{ewes} to John Cooks Southdown Ram
16		Mr McKinnon preached this morning & at Fairfax in the afternoon
	17	Dan plowed Ad got a horse from J Stacie to pull with Kate he plowed in the afternoon along with Dan
	18	heavy frost last night so that no plow Dan tryed but could do nothing he brought the plows home he picked up wood in the bush here

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1884

Dec	16	Jessie was buried at the stone church at the west of Mary Braden Beatty grave the Revd Mr Richards of Lyn preached a sermon in our own church it was as full as it could hold they they left here at 12 oclock There was a number of teams went to Young with them hey got home about 7 oclock at night very stormy day snow & wind
	17	Vest went to Brockville on the Express to go to Delta he took Philo withe him cold day no work done
	18	voted for the Scott this morning there is a great aggitation about it for and against it fine day
	19	very cold day I had to in{illegible} before I got the chores done the Revd Mr Greacie came here with Mr McKay he to preach for us two sabbaths
	20	little Wat and Billie came down from Toronto last night they were at J. & McDonalds Demonstration Billie went to Delta with Kate & the cutter Wat Ellen Robson, Dunken and Watson & Daughter went to Brockville on the Mixed train this morning
21 stormy day snow		Dr McKay went to Fairfax this morning he preached at Sand Bay at 1/2 p 2 & heare at night Alexander Cornett sent him there with his team
I went for the sabbath leasson Back & send Boys 10 35 cents	22	Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood it rained after left & rained most of the day
	23	Ad went for the sheep that he took to John Cooks Ram fine day
	24	very stormy day Snow and wind all day
	25	fine clear morning no work done
	26	I split some wood and took care of the cattle
	27	Ad went to the chanty for a load of wood it began to rain after he left rained most of the day after
28		Dr McKay preached this morning
	29	we killed the hogs Dan Bradley and Bruces Boys helped fine warm day
	30	I cut up the two hogs that was left here Ad took two home
	31	Ad took Jennet to Gananque I salted the pork {illegible} all gone

1884

Dec	1	Dan took the team out to the chanty & Drew in to Ellem logs McCreadys Sawmill for Ad stable & brought home a load wood good slaughing
	2	they began to draw the last years stack of hay from the North field it is all clover
	3	they finished drawing the stack of hay Dan then drew some of the rails from the road fence to the midle fence to field north of the house & barn
	4	we cleaned up 12 bags of oats Ad took them to Greens Mill at the outlet Dan left of work this morning
	5	Ad worked at his stable at home I fixed in a door sill in the front door for the door to shut on
	6	Ad took the plow to plow in the north field he finished 2 ridges that was before the snow came there is too much frost & snow
7 wind & rain all day		Mr Smith a student preach this evening James McMullen took him to Fairfax it was so stormy Wind & Rain that no one came out he brought back home he stoped here
	8	Ad helped Bruce to thrash this afternoon rain in the morning I fixed a new post at the road frount of the house
keen frost this morning	9	Ad helped Bruce to thrash they finished he had 900 bushels of oats snow & rain most of the day I fixed some in the hen house
	10	Ad put putty around the chimneys on the roof & put in a new bed piece in the cook stove this morning
	11	I took care of the cattle & other chores Ad is fixing at home
	12	fixing the stable & other chores Jessie is very poorly the doctor says that her left lung is failed
	13	~~strike through~~ Jennet went for the doctor last night he was here most of the night & Jessie died this morning five minutes from five oclock he could not think she was dangerous till a few hours before she died Ad Telegrafed to her father as soon as the office was open we are all in a very mournfull state
14		Mr McKay a student preached this morning
	15	Ad is getting things for the funeral her father got here on the Express this afternoon he was just 8 hours on the road

1884

Nov	19	Dan cut & drew the dead wood that he could get in the bush & drew to the house Ad & me filed some of the outside windows for the house
	20	Dan drew sand from the pit to bank the house Ad & me finished all the windows they had all to be made smaller & fitted inside the new casings fine weather
	21	Dan is overhauling the old fence along the road of the midle field I fixed some of the Bales in the Stables
	22	Dan drew the old rails that not fit to put up again to the house for wood & Philo & him brought the heffer Dan brought {illegible}
23		Mr Linton went to Fairfax this morning Ad took him he did not go to Sand Bay there was very heavy rain most of the day & night
	24	Dan plowed to 3 furrows both sides of the post that was set along the road Ad shoveled the furrows Dan then plowed in the northeast corner field turned very cold & freezing hard with North Wind
	25	Dan is drawing the corn stocks that is behind the barn then he went to Bruces for the horsepowr & saw
	26	they set the horse powr & saw got a coupling fixed
	27	Ad & Dan with Bruces Boys & team sawed the wood this forenoon Ad went to Gananoque for wire for the road fence in the afternoon fine day
	28	they are fixing for beginning to put on the wire put some fine day
	29	they put on the rest of the wire along the road of the midle field they had very little off the 2 bunches of barbed wire they lack some of the one bunch of Buckthorn to finish the two rows on the top it was after dark before they finished
30		Revd Mr Lincon preached this morning he is a probationer he went to Fairfax in the afternoon

1885

Jan	1	cold north west wind this morning freezing a little very little work done
	2	Ad went & laid out a Road in the 5th concession of Leeds fine day
	3	Jennie went to Brockville on the mixed this morning she is going to teach school at Glen Buel Ad is choring so {illegible} I fell down our seller stairs just before I went to bed & got badly hurt
4		Mr Pottery a student preached here at night
	5	Ad got the doctor to come yesterday I am not able to get out of bed I write this a week after Ad attended the township meeting
	6	Ad helped Bruce to kill his Hogs & his own chores
	7	stormy day Ad is taking care of the stock
	8	Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood & attended the Agriculture meeting he got $7.25 of premiums & left $1.75 as membership & Farmer the doctor has been here twice every day since Sunday it has been snowing & freezing all most everyday
	9	Ad went to Blairs Sawmill for the stuff of an Elem log that Dan drew in some time ago the roads is very soft
I have been up & down the writing in entries to day	10	Ad is sawing & splitting wood here at home & fixing up fence between the orchard & church field fine day & thanks be to a good & kind God for all his mercies {illegible}
11		11 the Revd Mr Smith preached here this morning
	12	rain & wind most of the day Ad taking care of cattle
	13	fine frosty day Ad fixing things here & at home there is no traveling on the roads
	14	very high wind no traveling on the roads they are very rough Ad split some wood here
	15	a little snow last night flurries have snow most of the day it is about 3 in deep at night
	16	Ad & Dan Bradley & a man that Ad hired he is a French man his name is Francis Fountain he is to do chores & to get $4 a month they killed the 2 year old heffer that we were feeding windy day
	17	heavy wind with hail & Rain most of last night very high wind with snow most of the day they cut up the heffer Ad took half of it home
18		there was no {illegible} to day I was not able to out yet
	19	Ad brought 1 load of wood from the chanty this morning he left it here he attended the council in the afternoon fine day there was about 3 inches of snow came last night that made fair slaughing

1885

Jan	20	Ad drew 2 loads of wood from the chanty he took them home Francis is cuting wood & taking care of the cattle he seems to be careful of everything
	21	Ad went to a wood bee of Mr S Copelands this morning Francis is cuting wood here & at Ads
	22	Ad drew a load of wood this forenoon home he then went to Gananoque with Kate & the cutter find cold day that thermometer is 10 below zero
	23	Ad drew 2 loads of wood he left them both here one was sled legs the other cord would
snowed about 3 inches last night warm so that the house eves is dripping	24	Ad Drew 1 load of wood it is 6 feet long he made a bargan Dan & his father cut the large timber that lenth the tops longer it is dead where the fine killed
25		I went to the Sabbath school this morning it is the first time since I got hurt we had no Minister
	26	Ad went for a load of wood to Sand Bay he got upset about on the road near the midle field there was a very high wind & drift
	27	Ad brought a load of long wood & left it here fine day the roads is very heavy
	28	very stormy day wind & snow first half day Ad went for a load of wood in the afternoon
	29	Ad took oats & straw from here home this morning he drew a load of wood here in the afternoon
	30	Ad drew a load of long wood here this forenoon & a load of cordwood home in the afternoon windy
	31	Ad drew a load of long wood for the drag saw he put it on the lain below the house & of cord wood home fine day

1885

Feb 1		Revd Mr McCleand preached here at night
	2	Ad went to Escott with Bags of oats to grind for the pigs & cows cold fine day
	3	Ad drew a load of wood home this morning he went to the outlet for a load of wood {illegible} Landon
	4	Ad drew a load of hay from Bruces for his horses Frank is taking care of the cattle & getting wood
	5	Ad was up all night here with Phillow he has got a {illegible} of the scarlet fever the doctor Hannah was here for 4 or 5 hours last night Jennet & grandma has been up most of the night for a week Ad went for a load of wood this morning he left it here
	6	Ad drew 2 loads of wood he left one of them & took the other home cold fine day
Ad Telegraph they went from {illegible} to {illegible} he is very low with his fever is affected	7	Ad drew a load of cordwood in the forenoon to Mallorytown {illegible} doctor Turner came to see Philow along with Dr Hannah he left is here & brought a load of longwood & left them
8		Revd Mr Cleand preach here this morning he got Mr Darling to him to Sand Bay & Fairfax at night Ad & Abia was here all night Philo he a little easier
	9	Ad brought a load this morning he took it home it stormed all the afternoon snow & rain at night
	10	rain most of the night snow & heavy crossed Ad was here half the night with Philow he is very weak Ad went to Brockville on the Mixed got back on the Express
	11	very stormy last night rain & snow with high winds all night most of the day Mrs Highcock came out yesterday afternoon to see Philo he is very low the doctor is here every night & morning
X	12	very fine forenoon snowed & blue every high wind Mrs Highcock went home this morning Watt & Lizzy came from Delta this afternoon Jennie came on the Express to be here for dinner this is our wedding day we were 50 years ago Ellen & me got a present of a pair gold mounted Speck from little Watt from Pembroke they are very fine ones Ad & Abia Watt & Lizzy & Jennie all took dinner together & had a good time Philow is a good deal better
	13	the roads is very bad very little travel Jennie went to her school at Glen Buel on the Mixed this morning
	14	Ad drew a load of wood this morning

1885

Feb 15		we had no Minister I atend the Sabbath school cold day
	16	very stormy day with heavy fall of snow all day Francis Fountain he left here with the intention of going to the English church at half past seven oclock he has not come back got Wm Earls horse & cutter was taken from our church shed it's supposed that he stole it they can get no account of it
	17	the roads is completely blocked up Ad is doing the chores he let out the cattle to water this afternoon they was not out yesterday it was so stormy
	18	Ad is fixing about the stables & Barn cold day & sawing wood he has cut wood for both of us
	19	Ad is setiling the circlur saw there & the jack for the belt he tended them put snow & water about them so as to freeze them down
	20	Dan McNiel brought the horsepowr here Ad loaded & put it in its right place then put snow & water around it so as to freeze it
	21	Bruce & Freeman Mr Trawll & a man of Charlie Stewarts came & they cut what wood that Ad had here they filled the wood shed cut more put it outside they took the saw to {illegible}
22		we had no Minister I atended the Sabbath school
	23	Ad sawed what wood he had at his house & they took the saw Wallaces went to file it and found that it was cracked
	24	Ad drew a load of wood to William Thompsons this morning he put part of his own wood into his wood shed fine day
	25	I went with James McMullen to Hugh McKays & Samuel Donovans on church matters we had Kate & Ad's cutter fine day white Frost
	26	Ad drew oats & straw from here to his stable he has no hay for the horses
	27	Ad drew 2 loads of wood to the station fine day
	28	Ad drew 1 load of wood there has been a white frost for three or four days the trees & everything is covered with it it is quite warm & thawing

1885

March 1 rain most of the day with a little snow		the Revd Mr Stevenson preached here this evening Mr Samuel Donovan came for him this morning took him to Fairfax & Sand Bay & brought him back at night
	2	snowed last night with a little frost & some to day we cleaned up 11 bags of wheat & 18 of oats for feed
David came on the Express	3	Ad went to Escott with the grist he did not the wheat ground the mill was full of wheat he will not get till next week
	4	snow this morning Ad put away the ground feed & other chores blustery day
	5	Ad went to Sand Bay & brought home a load of round stuff for The Granary fine day
	6	Ad brought 2 long logs 24 ft & 2 14 ft & other stuff for the sills of the granery cold day
the 3-year-old calved this morning bull calf	7	Ad went to Sand Bay this morning & home a load of timber for an ice house at home fine day
8		the Revd Mr Stevenson preached this morning very few out
	9	Ad worked at his ice house this morning he went for a load of sawdust at noon it began to storm wind & snow about one oclock there is a fearful drift the snow is blowing all away to the north
	10	very cold this morning Ad went for a load of sawdust
Ad drew a load of wood	11	they fixed the saw this forenoon & sawed some in the afternoon cold windy day
	12	finished the sawing at Wallaces this morning Ad went for the grist to Escott it was not ground & could not tell when it would be there is no water
	13	Ad & Freeman drew wood to Abs for a load of hay for Wallace it was cut on his own place they {illegible} of it home there I helped {illegible} last night
	14	Ad {illegible} brought off it home I went to Sand Bay with James McMullan to a session meeting Revd Mr Stevenson did not get there Hugh McKay was to brought him & he did not do it so there was sermon Mr Alexander Cochran read a chapter & praded
15		Revd Mr Stevenson preached at night here very few out Mr Herbison was to have come for the minister this morning it was so stormy snow & wind the roads is completely blocked up there is no such thing a horse getting through

1885

March	16	Ad went to Abs for a load of hay for Wallace I went to Kingston to a meeting of the Presbytery on the Express
	17	Ad went to the river for ice cold day
	18	Do Do Do he got the house filled with ice I got home on the Express there was a good meeting no {illegible} yet
	19	Ad went to abs for a load of hay this morning Wm McNiel Abs son helped him & brought another load
	20	Ad went for a load this morning that is all the stack he put it in his loft over his horses very cold day
	21	Ad went for load of sawdust cold day
22		Revd Mr Stoneman preached here this morning hear no one came to take him to Sand bay S Donovan ought to have come Mr Stevenson walk to Fairfax & preached at night
Ad hired a boy named WJ Powrs for $4 per month for the first month	23	Ad went for a load of sawdust this morning & cleaned up 6 bags of wheat & 6 of oats for a grist
	24	Ad went to Gananoque with the grist it was a fine morning it began to blow & snow at noon there was a fearful drift all the rest of the day
	25	fine morning Ad brought the grist here this morning & home some straw
	26	Ad went to Sand Bay for to get out lumber & wood he took Matthews with him I help to fix the church for the funeral of Mrs Service she was buried at the Ebenezer
	27	I went to the Funeral of Mrs Service the Revd Mr Stevenson preached in the church a large number out
	28	Ad came home with a load of logs for his driving house this forenoon he helped Bruce to saw in the afternoon
29		the Revd Mr Stevenson at Fairfax in the morning & at Sand Bay at night here at night A Cornett took him to Fairfax in the morning
Wat came back at noon	30	Ad went to the chanty this morning he is going to bank of cordwood he intends have a bee tomorrow
	31	Ad Aleck Cornett & David Johnston brought loads of grain cordwood the roads is very bad there was wind & snow about noon it was very soft & wet the man & horse

1885

April	1	Henery Johnston brought a load of wood from the chanty Ad brought a load of timber for his driving house he brock the reach of his Bobbys fixed it & went back
	2	Ad brought a load of timber this forenoon it began to storm in the afternoon & stormed all the afternoon
	3	stormed all day no work done snow rain & wind
	4	still storming this morning snow & wind the road is completely blocked up it is hard job to get to the Barn the snowed is piled up at the hen house & in the lain & Barnyard wind N West
5		I attended the Sabbath school we have no minister
	6	Ad took Jennie to Gananoque this morning got back at noon then she went to Glenbuel on the Express Ad sold 2 cows to Mr Dempster for $60
X	7	Ad went to Sand Bay with the team I went to the station to see Watt he is going to the North West as a guid to the Troops in Riels Rebelion
	8	rain this morning no frost last night fine day in the afternoon
	9	Ad is working getting out lumber for the driving house & granery house
	10	I went to Gananoque with A Cornet to see the Revd Mr Greacie about our supplys we dont want any for two months unless he can promised himself with a horse
Lizie came home on the Express from Mallorytown	11	Ad came home last night he broke through the ice with Kate & cut her knee on an axe that was left on it by Matthews through carelessness
12		I atended the Sabbath School heard Revd Mr Gifford preach a memorial sermon on the Late Mr Malles
	13	Ad tried to breack the road from our gate got his horses down gave it up the snow quite soft with some rain
	14	Ad went to Sand Bay to get out lumber heavy frost last night
	15	hard frost last night cold day Ad is at the chanty yet
	16	heavy frost last night warm day the sap runs well snow is going off the fields the roads is bad
	17	heavy frost fine day sap is running well
	18	frost last night Ad came home at noon to day warm & clear sun shine

1885

April 19		I atended the Sunday School the atendance midling fine day
	20	Ad was at Wm McNiels most of the day his Black mair is sick very warm day
	21	Ad helped Bruce to saw wood in the afternoon
	22	they finished sawing this forenoon him & the Boy drew two loads of hay from the stack at the crossroad
	23	they got the stack all at night put it all in the New & old barn very warm day
	24	Ad went to Escott mill with 15 bags of oats & brought home the grist that he took the 1st of March
	25	Ad is doing chores windy day the snow is nearly gone
26		I atended Sabbath school & heard Revd Mr Tye preach this morning heavy rain most of night & day
	27	the linie cow stepped on my foot I cannot get on my shoe Ad & Watt is dowing the chores he sowed clover & Timothy seed on the fall wheat
	28	Ad took the milk to the Factory this morning this morning for the first I atended a meeting of the session of the church Mesers Donovan & Herbisn & me was all the elders present Revd H Greacey moderator Mr Gracey reported that he had a letter from Mr McClean that he could get A Mr Ross sudent it was agreed that we would take him for the time being there was a fearfull storm of wind & snow from N East Mr Herbison stoped all night
	29	not much work done expect doing the chores
	30	Ad laid the bottom rails of a midle fence from the fall wheat as far as the rails would come

1885

May	1	Ad & the Boy is fixing up fences & other chores
	2	Ad drew 3 loads of sand from the gravel pit to the garden north of the Burnt greapes so as to bring the ground up level with the garden
3		I atended the Sabbath School I have a sumer cold
Mr Ross a student came on the Express this afternoon Mr McMullen met him I took him home	4	light showers of rain & snow most of the day my cold is no better very little out of doors
	5	Ad is drawing dung to the garden from Matthews he brought it had 5 load
	6	Ad started to plow in the North field North East post it began to rain a little before noon rained all the afternoon
I planted 9 2 year old curren bushes in the garden 1 of Fays Prolific north of cedar post & 1 year old from the fruit G Acoistium	7	I have done very little yet Ad went to Escott with 6 bags of Wheat & 3 of peas cold damp day
	8	Ad worked at home I did a little at the milk waggon
	9	Ad drew rails from the road where the wire fence is made to finish the midle line in the center field Joe & me fixed the banking around the house & leveled it all around the front door
10		Mr Ross a student preached a night I heard Mr Tye in the morning
	11	Ad drew straw & hay from here home to day
	12	Ad helped me to put the reaches & rear head block on the milk waggon
	13	Ad cultivated 4 ridges in the garden & then went to the North East field & cultivated there
	14	Ad sowed 4 bushel of the Australian oats
	15	Ad sowed 8 bushel more of the above oats
fine warm time first potatos planted	16	Ad finished the cultivating of the North East field this morning & cultivated 4 ridges in the garden cultivated with the wheeled cultivator in field north of the house & sowed 1/2 bushel of spring I planted 10 rows of potatos from the hen house got the seed from Ab McNiel
17 the woods look green		Mr Ross preached this morning
	18	Ad sowed 10 3/4 bushel of wheat north of the house making 12 1/4 bushel in that field
	19	Ad sowed bushel of the Black oats in the field north of the house Bruces clock came

1885

May	19	with the seed drill & sowed Timothy Red & Alsike clover on the wheat ground he then sowed the oats with the drill
	20	Ad sowed 2 1/2 bushel of the black barley on the cross ridges below the fall wheat & on the potato ground south of the midle field
Lizie went to Brockville on the mixed this morning she is going to Delta	21	Ad plowed & cultivated field east of the barn & sowed 1 1/4 bushel of wheat & 2 1/2 Ridges of flax seed next to the Barn the ground is getting dry
	22
	23	Ad went to the North field to cultivate the peas he sowed grass seed front of the house this morning very cold
24		Mr Ross a student preached at night I heard Mr
	25	Ad sowed bushel of the Black oats in the North field this forenoon Ezra draged it they are going going to the chanty in the afternoon fine day
	26	Ad sowed to 1/2 bushel of Black oats at the Shanty
	27	Freeman McNiel helped Ad to plow in the North field the clover is all killed so that the meadow is no good fine day the ground is very dry
	28	Freeman is with Ad plowing Ad sowed bushel peas & oats & a little black Barley mixed
	29	Freeman helped to plow & drag in the North field they sowed 2 1/4 bushel of the grass peas & 2 1/4 bushel of the common peas
	30	they are plowing next to the road the clover is all killed out it was no use for meadow sowed 6 bushel peas oats & black Barley mixed
	31	Revd Mr Green preached this morning on the spread off the Bible & its circulation there was a good meeting the collection was two dollars

1885

June	1	Ezra & Ad they drew dung from Ads stable to the North field in the forenoon Ad went to Gananoque in the afternoon we had very heavy rain in the afternoon
	2	Ad & Ezra went to Sand Bay this morning they took a plow & drag with them they ~~planted 6 bushel of potatos & sowed 2 bushel of oats~~
	3	Ad came home this afternoon they planted 1/4 bushel of potatos 2 bushel of oats there
	4	Ad is fixing up fences drawing rails from the road where the wire fence is
	5	rain most of the day
	6	Ad cultivated with the wheel cultivator the piece of ground between open dich & the lain fence & then plowed it for cow corn fine day
7		Mr Ross preached at night I heard Revd Mr Tye in the morning
	8	Ad & Ezra is working his road work at the station he has 3 days to do for his work he has the team on Ad took his mother to see Margret she has had paraletic stroke
washed the sheep	9	Ad got home at noon Margret is no better Ellen stoped there Watt came here this morning he took Charlie & went to Gananoque left his horse till he came back
	10	Ezra draged the corn ground & then went to the chanty with the horses he is going log & burn
	11	Ad is fixing a place in the hog pen for the young pigs we planted the cow corn about a bushel
	12	Ad finished the place for the pigs & put in it fine warm day Ellen came home on the Express Margret is no better
	13	I mended the Buggy harness Ad is working at home
14		Mr Ross preached this morning fine day
	15	Ezra and me worked on the roads Charley is lame Ad took Kate to Bradleys & put her to the Purchen horse
	16	Ezra & Freeman he had their mares with Maude drawing gravel & me that made 6 days that finished our work

1885

June Coslows sheared the Sheep I helped to catch them	17	Ad & Ezra went the chanty with the team to put in the new land they took oats & Turnip seed
	18	Ad came home at night & brought a load of sawdust for the milking shed fine day I worked a little in the garden
	19	Ad went to the shanty this morning fine day
	20	Ad & Ezra came home at night he sowed 5 bushel of oats & about 3/4 of a pound of turnip seed on the new follow they got in good order
21		Mr Ross preached for us at night I heard Mr Gifford at night
	22	very heavy rain last night & this morning the diches is all full & running along the road Ad is fixing for moving his stable him & Ezra
	23	they are working at it Ad went to Kaeting for a pair of runners to move the stable on this afternoon
	24	Ezra went to Katings a Jack this morning there are getting the runners under Bruce & Freeman is helping find a rather cold I am not right & not doing much
	25	they worked at the stable & got it to its place all right
	26	they fixed the sleepers & got the floor laid Ezra went home fine day
	27	Ad cultivated the potatos & then went through them with the plow & hoed some of them & went to the funeral of Mrs Gifford the wife of the Revd Mr Gifford Revd Mr Hall preached in the Methedist Church the corps was taken to Stratford on the Express
28		Mr Ross preached this morning
	29	very heavy rain last night Ad worked at his stable doing the floor
	30	Ad drew stones for to underpin his stable in the forenoon went for a load of lumber to Blairs saw mill in the afternoon fine cool day I cleaned the hubs of buggy wheels for to paint them

1885

July	1	Ad is working the drain of his celler it has got filled up
	2	Ezra is digging up the old drain from Ad house it is along the path from the main road to the house
	3	Ezra went to Gananoque with Ellen fine day Ad is fixing at his house drain I painted 1 wheel of the buggy
	4	Ad is working at home Jennie came home on the Mixed from her school at Glen Bulel I painted the other 3 wheels
5		Mr Ross preached at night I heard Mr Tye in the morning
	6	we got the rods made for the hay fork at McDonalds 1 is 57 feet long the other is near 40 feet Nores Andres began to work for Ad at noon to day he hoed in the garden hoeing the potatos
	7	Nores is hoeing in the garden Ad is working at home
Ad expected the hay Fork man put it off he is not come yet	8	Do Do Do Ad went for a load of lumber to McCreadys Sawmill heavy rain at night
	9	Nores mowed around the house after we ground the syth Ad went for a load of lumber he brought the six posts for his driving house & barn heavy rain last night Noris is drawing dung to the North field the barn yard is very wett cleaning out at the Barn doors
	10	Noris drew dung to the North field Ad is atending to the colt Mode had it last night
	11	Noris went home at noon he drew dung in the forenoon Ad is fixing at home fine day I shaked that the hay & raked it up
12		Mr Ross preached this morning
	13	Noris went through the cow corn in the forenoon with Charley & the cultivator Messrs Reed & Ellot cam and put up the rods in the old barn & cow stable for a hay fork the rod is 56 ft long rain at night
	14	Ad went to Delta he took the Jersey heffer in the Buggy he made a Box of slats put her in it he took the wool to Lidenhurst to get spun very heavy rain most of the day Reed & Ellot came this afternoon & put up the rods in the new barn
	15	Ad came home to day she took the Stevens Jersey Bull he left her there Noris pilled up dung in the barnyard it is very wet rain this morning

1885

July	16	Ad & Noris went to Sand Bay to hoed the potatos they took the cultivator with them
	17	Noris soped at the shanty last night Ad came home Jennet Jennie & Philo went to Gananoque with Kate
	18	Ad went to The shantie this morning he intends to bring his saw logs down the creek to the mill Noris came with Ad he has been working at the potatos
19		Mr Rows preached this evening Mr Gifford in the morning
	20	Ad took Noris to the shanty to hoe the potatos he drew 2 loads of lumber from the mill
	21	rain this morning Ad went for a load of lumber Noris came home with him & went for another load of lumber
	22	Noris cut the grass back of the barn Ad is fixing at home I worked at a ladder for the barn
	23	Ad & Noris drew some stones for the foundation of his barn & driving house
	24	Ad had his barn raised this forenoon it went up well
	25	Ad began to mow he mowed the orchard he has been drawing lumber & stuff that he could not get at it
26		Mr Ross preached this morning he had Kate to Sand Bay
	27	we raked & got in the hay out of the orchard unloaded it with the horse fork it is a hard job to get into the load it works well when you get it in
	28	Ad mowed in the north field east of the peas it has a good many daisies in it I raked it Noris cocked it Ad mowed some in the middle next the east line
	29	I raked that that cut yesterday they drew it in & some of the cocks that was in the north field
young doctor came this morning & stoped fathers knows from bleeding	30	Ad mowed the part that was left in the midle field this morning there was a little rain we drew a load of the cocks that was left in the north field that 12 loads that we have got in so far this season
	31	Noris is mowing in the midle field east side then we drew in 4 loads put them in the old barn I raked fine day for the hay

1885

August	1	we drew in 3 loads but them in the New barn from the midle field east line
2		Revd Mr Gifford preached this morning Mr Ross at night
	3	heavy rain all day Ad & Noris worked at his Barn got the rod for the hay fork up & other fixings
	4	Ad is fixing at the barn Noris mowed in the midle field rain in the afternoon
	5	rain this morning Noris is splitting & sawing wood Ad went to Gananoque for pine lumber for his Barn door
	6	Noris finished cuting the midle this forenoon he went to the North field I raked up what was there they drew in part & cocked up the rest
the hay fork is hard to get into fine hay	7	Noris mowed in the North field I raked up all that was cut they drew in & cocked all that was left of it it was after dark they drew in 3 loads of it to Ad Barn this afternoon unloaded it with the hay fork it works well in the cours Timothy
they finished our haying expect some corners	8	Noris finished the North field this morning they got it all in after dark young Grea raked in the afternoon I went with Revd Mr Graceyt to Sand Bay he preached Mr Ross took Mooreheads horse up & he brought it back
9		Revd Mr Greacy preached this morning & at Sand Bay he dispensed the sacrament in the afternoon there were 35 communicants
	10	they cut the Black Barley with the syths it is good Noris cut part of Wallaces hay he brock the mower Ad finished it with the scythe
	11	I raked it up & cocked it up Noris is not well find a very warm
	12	Ad & Noris drew in Wallaces hay & our barley I helped Jennie went to the outlet for Watt & Bruce Sanders they went to Gananoque to work
	13	Ad & Noris is cuting the fall wheat it is a good deal winter killed & thisley Ad cuting with mower
	14	Noris cut part of the Barley Ad went out to Sand Bay to see the crops there they are middling heavy rain at noon with wind
they went with {illegible} Charlies {illegible}	15	Noris finished cuting the Barley & cocked some of it we drew it all in 2 small loads I raked it and the fall wheat ground Ad cocked it there is a heavy crop of Alsike clover on it

1885

August 16

heard the Revd Mr Tye preach this morning Mr Ross preached at night

17

Ad & Noris helped Bruce to stack his hay fine day

18

Ad & Noris drew in the most of hay & fall wheat they took 1 load to Ad stable & 5 in the old Barn

19

Ad & Noris finished the drawing in of the stuff & the rakings of their fall wheat ground & then they drew a load of rails & fixed up the road fence

20

Ad & Wallace went to Kinston in Stewarts steamboat this morning Noris drew stones to underpin Ad stable

21

Ad & Noris went to help Bruce to draw in barley it began to rain about 10 oclock & stoped them Noris & me cleaned up the fall wheat that was in the greanary & some of the spring

22

Noris & me cleaned the rest of the wheat & put it in bags we had 12 bags 1 was fall wheat for to crack

23

Mr Ross preached this morning

24

Norris drew some gravel to Ads Barn rain this morning Ad went to the audit for Watt at noon

25

Ad began to cut the oats near of the house after cuting to the north field & cut the white oats

26

Ad & Norrice drew 3 loads of oats rear of the house fine drying time

Ad took the Grist to Escott at night there was 12 bags

27

they drew in 3 loads more of them Bruce & his Boys helped them they drew 2 loads from the North field they were too green so they left them out till dry more Norrice hooked some peas

28

Mr McFadden came with his binder he cut the wheat near the house & flax behind the barn it is good

29

Ad & Noris drew in 3 loads of oats from the north field they were in good order

30

Mr Ross preached at night Mr Aylesworth son was buired at the Ebenezer Church this afternoon the Revd Mr Tye preached the sermon in the English church here it was filled up every seat & some standing

31

heavy rain last night Noris cut & split some wood in the forenoon Ad & him hooked peas in the afternoon

1885

Sept	1	heavy thunder & rain last night Norris & Ad fixed up the fence along the road to the gravel pit and drew
	2	Ad & Norris drew stones for the foundation of the Granary this forenoon I helped till I fell & hurt myself they drew all the oats that was cut in the afternoon from the North field 4 load
	3	McConnel & Taylor came this morning to fraim the granary Ad & Norris is working at the foundation in the forenoon they drew in 7 loads of off the wheat in the afternoon Birron McNiel help them
	4	they drew in 3 loads this forenoon that is 10 loads in all it is put in floor of the old Barn rain at noon
	5	Norris went home in the afternoon yesterday Ad cut some of the oats in the North field this afternoon rain at night
6		Mr Ross preached this morning
McConnel & his man are working at The Granery	7	Ad finished the reaping this forenoon Norris & Sam drew the peas in in 1 large load they then went out to help Bruce to draw in oats Norris came home last night
	8	Ad & Norris finished cuting the oats with the syth that they could not cut with the reaper they were lodged so
	9	heavy rain most of the day the ground is all in a swim John Smith & his sister Isabla from Durram came from on the Express from Lyn this afternoon
	10	Norris drew 10 loads of gravel for John Coslow for to grut his house with the ground is very wet
	11	Ad & Norris turned over the oats this morning & drew in loads Birron McNiel helped them
	12	they drew in 3 loads of oats this forenoon I raked the ground with Maude they then went to help Bruce to draw in fine drying day
13		Mr Ross preached at night Mr Tye in the morning
	14	very heavy rain this morning & last night John Smith & his sister Isabla went home this morning on the Express the ground is very wet Norris is splitting wood
	15	Ad & Norris & 2 of Bruces Boys went to Sand Bay & cut the oats that was there they are damaged a good deal with cattle getting in

1885 {assume September}

16 I made a dog house		Norris helped John D Latimer to thrash he had Charley horse Ad cut some of the grass peas
I am making a long waggon box	17	Norris helped John D Latimer to thrash same as yesterday Ad went to Sand Bay & finished the cuting the oats
	18	heavy rain in the night Ad & Norris cut some of the grass peas the ground is very wet Ad got 2 pigs from Henery Armstrong
	19	Ad & Norris went with the team to help Bruce to draw in this morning they finished him up
20		the Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
I went to Kingston on the express to the Presbytery	21	Bruces two Boys & team went with Ad & Norris to The Chantty they stack the green oats on the new piece & brought home 2 loads of oats that was at the chanty
	22	they hook the peas & got them in this morning before the rain it begins rain about 11 oclock & rained all afternoon I got home on the Express is all in a swim
Ad took Dans skin & 3 lambskins with the wool on to Collmans to get tanned	23	Ad went to Delta fair this morning Philo went with him Norris is cuting up the cow corn
	24	Norris is working at the corn it terable down Ad got home this afternoon he brought Jonney with him
I went with Revd Mr Millard to see Mr McCormick he has been very sick he is some better we called at Smiths & Mooreheads	25	they took the plow to the North field the ground is so wet they could do nothing with it
Ad bought a side of harness leather & a veal skin from Mr Collman	26	Ad & Norris is drawing dung to the midle East field from the stable door picking up stones & putting at the door it is a bad hole Ad is at Bee of
27		I heard Mr Gifford this morning Mr Millard preached at night
	28	Norris is drawing ~~strikethrough~~ dung to the pea field
	29	Ad & Norris went to the shanty to dig potatos there is a great many of them rotten
	30	Ad & Norris went to the santy to dig potatos there is a great many of them rotton very fine weather very warm

1885

Oct	1	Ad & went to The shanty & finished digging the potatos they were a fine crop if they had not roted the late rain then warm weather roted them all over these parts
	2	Ad & Norris dug the potatos in the garden here there is not many of them roten yet
	3	Ad & Norris finish the potatos in the garden to day I {illegible} rain last night
4		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he gave notice of a congregation meeting to be on the 12th at Fairfax for to moderate in a call the Revd Mr Greacey to preside
Winkle Rod came on the Express	5	Ad picked apples Norris drew dung to the North field
	6	they finished {illegible} the Apples & any greapes there is not many greapes this year cold day
	7	we took sheep & cows a yearling & a calf to the Fair I was in the Hall with Revd Mr Tye there is a good turnout
	8	I am in the hall It is Well filled honorable Mr Carlon Postmaster genarll came on the Express & opened our new fairground there was a fine show of grain vegetable & Apples & of horses & cattle Ad took 3 on draft team & brood mair first on a cow yearling bull and calf 3 firsts on sheep first on spring pig 2nd grapes do on pears
	9	Ad & Norris drew dung to the North field
	10	Norris went home his time was up Ad plowed in the north field or rather plowed 1 round in each ridge
11		Revd Mr Tye preached in the morning Mr Millard at night
	12	Ad plowed this forenoon he helped Bruce to thrash in the afternoon I went to Fairfax to a congregational Revd Mr Greacy preached we all signed a call for the Revd Mr Millard they paid $241 two hundred & forty one dollars in Lansdowne $217 on Fairfax 192 on Sand Bay making $600 in all
	13	Ad helped Bruce to thrash in the forenoon rain so that they had to stop Ad & Birron sawed some wood with the crosscut saw for {illegible}
	14	Ad helped Bruce to thrash they finished the stooks Ellen went to Lyn on the Express Aunt Margret is at Jones she went down on a visit a little rain to day
	15	Ad began to plow grass seed in the North field South East part of it

1885

Oct	16	Ad plowed sod in the South East part of the North field fine day
X	17	Ad is plowing I went with Revd Mr Millard to the funeral of Henery Landon of Fairfax he was buired at the Ebenezer buirying ground there was 37 teams came to the graveyard sermon preached in Fairfax Church
18		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning & we had the call for Mr Millard signed by all the members & Adherent
	19	Ad is plowing sod in North field fine day
Ad hired a man his name is Wright for a while $4 a month	20	Do Do in forenoon he went to WA Webster sale of stock very heavy rain in the afternoon rained all night & most of the day side
	21	rained all night & most of the day
	22	Ad plowed sod in the North field I went round the Station & got subscriber to a call for Revd Mr Millard to be our Pastor he being since the 20 of last month
	23	Ad is plowing sod in the North field rain in the afternoon
	24	Ad plowed in the midle field began west side
25		I went with Revd Mr Millard to Fairfax & Sand Bay to about the signing the call the had A Cornetts horse
	26	Ad drew stones & sand for the foundation of his stable in the forenoon he plowed in the afternoon
	27	Ad is atending James Calhoun he builder the wall Baryon McNiel is plowing in the midle field
	28	Ad is atending the masin Baryon is plowing
29		~~Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he went to Sand Bay with Kate heavy rain at night~~
	29	Baryon plowed Ad is his stable
	30	hard frost last night so that the mud is frozen
	31	the ground is frozen so that you can walk on the ice

1885

Nov 1		Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning he took Kate to Sand Bay Mr A Cornett went with him
	2	heavy rain all day with a little snow
	3	Ad took a hog to the station he sold it to Mr Goodall for $4 1/2 four dollars & fifty cents per 100 lb it weigh was 275 lbs he plowed in the afternoon
	4	Ad sawed wood this morning with George Matthews some of the logs in the lain he went a plowing Bee of A Cornetts in the afternoon there was 14 teams
	5	rain all day no work done Ad got his finger-lamed {could be lanced}
	6	Biron plowed Ad can do nothing he has a poultice of Basswood bark on it that is finger
	7	Biron McNiel is plowing in the midle field Ad can do very little his is some better
8		Revd Mr Greacy preached at night Gifford in the morning
	9	Ads finger is very bad he got it lanced again very little work done
Ad hired Keaton to work 50 cents per day	10	Ad plowed this morning Keaton plowed in the afternoon Ad cleaned out some ditches
	11	Keaton plowed Ad fixed some stalls in his stable for the colt and cow fine day
	12	Ad Keaton & George Matthews worked at the ditch at the bottom of the field below the house they plowed & then through out the sods with forks
	13	Matthews finished shoveling this for {illegible} Keaton is plowing raining in the afternoon Ad & Keaton fixing the cow stable & sawed wood in the afternoon
	14	Keaton plowed Ad cleaned out ditches in the midle field where they are plowing fine day
15 put the cows in the stable last night for the first time		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he took Kate to Sand Bay & Fairfax I read the {illegible}
	16	Ad plowed in the midle field fine day
	17	Ad plowed the Revd Mr McKay Mr Houston & Mr Greacye {illegible} but the Revd Mr Millard into our congregation as our pastor this afternoon there was a good meeting fine day

1885

Nov	18	Ad plowed a little this forenoon the rain came on about 10 oclock rain most of the day
	19	Ad plowed in the midle all day I split wood in the morning I was fixing the hook to hold the woodshed door fast when the other half got loose & threw me off the sill into the shed & cracked the joint of the stiff knee & I have been in bed most of the time since Dr Hannah put a plaster Paris bandage on my knee 8 days after I write this the 10th of December afer
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1885

Dec 20		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
	21	Ad is drawing dung from the back of the old stable Jonney is {illegible}ing he is draining with {illegible}
Ellen came from Perth Jennie on the Express	22	Ad is drawing dung from the new Stable Jonney is loading he is taking it to the North Field South West quarter there a little snow & rain
	23	Ad finished drawing the dung from the stables this forenoon rain most of the day
Jennie came home on the Express from Glen Buel	24	Jonney went to Gananoque to bring Philo home from the school examination & to bring a load of coal for Wallace McNiel he had the Waggon he brought 2300 & 50 lb
	25	no work done except the chores fine day
	26	Ad & Jonney is riging up for the thrashers they came at 3 oclock this afternoon & thrashed what was on the floor they piled it outside fine day
27		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
	28	the thrashers thrashed all day & got most of what was in the old Barn done
	29	the thrashers got what was in the old Barn done before noon & moved the thrasher & horsepowr to the New Barn & finished what was in it all but the peas there is only 1 load of them they are going thrash them with the flayel they had wheat 33 bushel Barley 25 bushel oats 342 bushel
	30	Ad & Jonney put in all the oats straw in to the old Barn that was left they left spring wheat straw in the Barnyard it was rusted very badly
	31	they are all at Moores Hall fixing it for the Christmas tree for our Sunday School to night

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1885

Decm 1		Ad sawed some wood this morning he went to Sand Bay for a load of wood for himself with wagon roads very bad
	2	Ad banked the house in the forenoon with sand from the pit helped to fix the church shed in the afternoon
	3	Ad drew sand & covered the grape vines in the afternoon he helped Hugh McKay at the church shed in forenoon
	4	Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood {illegible} the roads is very bad then was a little the snowing {illegible}
	5	Ad cut wood for us here
6		Revd Mr Millard went to Fairfax this morning with Kate very stormy day preached here at night
	7	Ad drew a load of wood from Sand Bay
	8	Ad brought a load home from Sand the roads bad
	9	rain most of the day the snow nearly all gone
	10	the fields look bair this morning Ad went to Gananoque this afternoon with Philo to get some cloes for him he brough me a pair of under shirt
	11	Ad & John Lewis is working at the Granary
	12	Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he left it here Jonney worked at the Granery Ad had the waggon
13		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine morning began to at noon & snowed all the afternoon
	14	snow about 4 inches deep this morning Ad went to look for a thrasher Stacie is to on Saturday Jonney worked at the Granery he got 3 hens {illegible}
	15	Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood Jonney worked at The Granary
	16	Ad drew two loads of wood one here and one to home Jonney is at the Granary
	17	Ad drew a load of wood he left it here Jonney is at The Granary there is rain & snow
	18	Ad went to Sand Bay & banked out wood Jonney is cuting wood for the house & {illegible} the thrashers at the Barn we expect them tomorrow
	19	snow & rain last night Ad & Jonney tried to clean the Barn floor of the green {illegible} was on it by putting it on the mow they rest

1886

Jan	1	no work done Wm Scott came on the Express {illegible} Ad and Abia & Revd Mr {illegible} & Mrs {illegible} was here for dinner fine day
	2	Ad & Jonney is doing chores & getting wood fine day
3		Revd Mr Millard preach this evening a little this afternoon
	4	heavy rain all day no work done {illegible} on it {illegible}
	5	Ad took Wm Ellen Jennie & Jennet to Margrets this morning in the buggy he intended to have gone yesterday the rain kept them from going began to snow at dark
	6	Ad came home to day the snow is about 4 inches deep the road is very bad the frost is out & it is very cold hard frost the buggy wheels is loaded
	7	very cold day the Revd Mr Millard held a prayer meeting here last night Jonney is sawing some wood
	8	Ad went Abs for the sheep he sold him of 5 them for $5 each & paid for the use of his Holstein Bull & the ram Jonney & Philo {illegible}
	9	no work done snow & wind from the East expect 8 bags of oats for peas very hard Frost
10		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning cold day
	11	Ad went to Escott mill with 6 bags of wheat & 8 bags of oats very cold day Jonney did chores side note this is still first of new wheat
	12	Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood very cold day & poor roads
	13	Ad & Jonney took down his ice house of the {illegible} hand tends to it against the hen house then he went to Escott for his grist the road is bad
	14	Jonney is helping JJ Latimer to thrash Ad is doing chores for a day
	15	Ad & Jonney is helping Bruce McNiel to thrash
	16	Do Do Do Do {illegible} they came on the Express yesterday from Young
17		Revd Mr Millard had the communion Fairfax this {rest of entry illegible}

1886

January	19	Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood {illegible} the holidays very stormy day snowed
	20	Ad went to Sand Bay to bank out he brought home a load stormy snowed
21		very stormy day wind & snow the roads is drifted no work done except doing chores
	22	went to Sand Bay for a load of wood took Jennet & Mary to Gananoque with Kate
	23	Do Do Do Do
	24	Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
	25	Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood
	26	Jonney took our team to dung Bee at Wallace in forenoon Ad had to attend a suit between H Armstrong & Jay Darling about wood at the Stewart house Jennie Dunkin & Mary went home on the Express Mary has been here for a week on a visit
	27	Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood stormy day the roads is heavy
28		Ad went to Sand Bay for wood stormy little {illegible}
	29	Ad & Jonney went to the river for ice for himself McNiel early noon fine day
	30	Ad & Jonney put the ice that they got yesterday in the ice house this morning they then went for another load in the afternoon fine day
	31	the Revd Mr Greacy here at night he preached it Fairfax in the morning & at Sand Bay in the afternoon very stormy most of the day

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1886 February 1 3 5 6oclock 7 8 Wm came from Perth on the Express this afternoon from he was Ellens he had business at Smiths Falls & I Wm a Cornett & he took {illegible} it was a very stormy day snow & wind {illegible} Jonney helping Bruce to thrash

Feb	1	Ad went to Blair Sawmill for a load of sawdust for the Ice House {illegible}
	2	Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he {illegible} home Jonney put the sawdust in the ice house went to Gananoque for the cloth in the afternoon {illegible}
	3	Ad went to Sand Bay to bank out wood very {2 lines illegible} possibly
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	5	Ad went to send Bay to bank out {illegible} hands to a bee to draw wood for tomorrow
	6	Ad stoped at the chanty all night there was a good Bee was 12 large loads came that was {illegible} the wood he has cut it was all left here
7		the Revd Mr Ross from Perth preached here this morning Ad took him to Sand Bay & Fairfax Mr Millard went to Perth & preached
	8	Wm came from Perth on the Express this afternoon from he was Ellens he had business at Smiths Falls Ad is very weak he has a headache he is not doing anything
	9	Billie went on the Express this afternoon to Parry Sound Mr Dunnett & Mifs went from to Delta this afternoon {illegible} Young for a load from Sand Bay he {illegible}
	10	Ad brought from Sand Bay to day he left it here
	11	Ad & Jonney went to Sand Bay & brought home the oats that was cut green there last summer for feed
	12	{illegible} Ad he is one of the pallbearers was buried at the Union Church there 35 rigs
	13	the snow is nearly all gone misty fog & no travel on the roads they are {illegible}
14		Revd Mr Millard this evening Mr Gifford preached Mr McConnells funeral service
	15	stormy Day from the Northeast rain & snow no work except taking care of the cattle
	16	Ad started to go to Sand Bay the roads is so bad that he went no further then the corner he took a load of pressed hay to the station from John Johnston

1886

Feb	17	Ad went to Gananoque with the cutter the road bad
	18	Jonney cleaned up 4 bags of wheat for to take the mill
rain & snow in the afternoon	19	Ad went to Escott with the 4 bags of wheat he bought home of provender
	20	Ad went to Sand Bay & brought home a load of wood the roads is very bad with the drift
21		Revd Mr Millard preach this morning stormy at night
	22	Ad went to Sand Bay & brought home a load of wood a little snow with wind the roads bad
	23	Ad went to Sand Bay this morning brought home a load of wood
	24	Ad went to Sand Bay & brought home a load of wood the roads is very bad
	25	the same as yesterday
	26	Ad went to The Sawmill & brought home some oke Plank & some board to cover the ice house he then got Shields to shoe the horses their shoes is very dull rain & some snow road is soft very hard frost last night so that the road slippery
	27	Ad went to Sand Bay & cut a load of wood & brought it home Tommie went home to his mothers on the Express Nancy Hazelwood went with him Mrs Purvis & Mrs G Taylor was here for tea yesterday
28		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening

1886

March	1	Ad went to Sand Bay cut & brought a load of wood he left here cold day
	2	Ad did the same as yesterday & left it here Jonney helped Bruce to saw wood
	3	Ad went to the funeral of a child of Mr Deeds it died of the scarlet fever yesterday & another one did while they were at the Union Church burying it & it was buried at night Dr Hannah says it is worst type of this fever
	4	they sowed Ad wood to day Bruce & his Boys then they got it done & brought the horsepowr & saw here
	5	they sawed all our wood to day & got done about four oclock Bruce & his 2 Boys helped they then cleaned up 30 bushel of oats Ad is going down to Robys with them he is changing seed with him Philo with him
	6	Ad came home from Robys this afternoon he brought home the seed oats they are well fine day there was a meeting of the session here this afternoon A Cochran & S Moorehead Mr Fullerton was admitted as a member to the church
7		Revd Mr Millard disspensed the Sacrament in the church here this morning Jonney took me up in the cutter it is the first time I have been out to church since I got hurt
Jonney left this forenoon he is going to Clerk at Webson	8	Ad went to a Bee of James Coulhouns drawing wood
	9	Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load to the station
	10	Do Do Do Do Do
	11	Do Do fine weather Do Do
	12	Ad went to a wood bee of John Johnstons they draw the wood from Sand Bay light flurries of snow
	13	Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of wood to the station the roads is good fine day
14		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
	15	Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load to the station
	16	Ad Do Do Do Do he then went to Henery Folleys & brought 12 bushel of potatos & brought them home he paid forty cents per bushel he left part of them here fine day

1886

March	17	March 17th Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood
I had {illegible} this morning {illegible}	18	Do Do Do
	19	Do Do Do Do
	20	20 heavy rain this morning the trees is all ice Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood
21		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning rain
	22	snow is two or three inches deep & snowed most of the day no work out of door is the roads is filled up
	23	Ad is doing chores taking care of the cattle
24		Ad is thrashing peas & doing chores fine day
Jennet went to a social at Mr Millards House was {illegible}	25	Ad took 6 bags of wheat to ask Escott mill he could not get it the roads very bad
	26	Ad thrash peas fine day the snow is going fast the slaughs is stoped going through our fields they are taking the road
	27	Ad went to Escott for his Grist he took the waggon the wheat was not done he brought alot of cow feed
	28	Revd Mr Millard preached at night rain
	29	Ad went to Sand Bay for to try and get out some lumber the roads too soft some rain
	30	Ad came home this afternoon heavy rain most of the day he did very little
	31	heavy rain this morning rest of the day Ad went to Escott the 6 bags of wheat that he took last Saturday & got the flour

1886

April Miss {illegible} to Kingston on the Express this afternoon	1	Ad is atending the cattle the snow is nearly all gone except along the fences the fields bear
	2	Ad is attending the cattle fine day
	3	Ad & Philo cleaned up the flax seed fine day for
4		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
	5	Ad is doing the chores gottwo calves 1 is a bull Holstein from the Killee cow fine day
	6	rain hail & snow most of the day with heavy wind & drift
	7	snow & drift the lain is piled four or five feet high snow & drift yet
	8	cold raw wind this morning more pleasant in the afternoon Ad is takining of the cattle
	9	fine day Ad is Ad Do Do Do
	10	Ad let water of the fields
	11	Revd Mr Millard preached here at night
James Snyder came this morning to work Ad has hired him	12	Ad is helping J McDonald to fix the iron harrow & cultivator & he took me down to John Gemmells in the afternoon he very & he wanted to Join the church S Donovan Mrs Millard & Ellen was there we all partook of the sacrament
	13	Ad is helping Mr Millard to move to Turners house opposite the church he has rented it for a year
	14	Ad is working at home fine day Jonney is cleaning out the horse stable & splitting wood
	15	Ad is working at home Jonnie is doing chores
	16	Ad is fixing things around the Barn Jonnie is helping him find warm day the snow is all gone around the fences inside of the house
	17	Ad is working in his garden fine day Jonnie is splitting wood other chores he went home at night
18		Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning
	19	Ad planted 9 Green Gages plumb trees & 7 Blue gage plumbs the green 1 is on The Ridges south from the seller door the Blues is west of that they are all where the old trees was we dug the old stumps up some heavy thunder showers

1886

April	20	Ad worked at his garden Jimmie came here last night he was helping Mr Day to {cut off}
	21	Ad worked at home he sowed some carrots then Jimmie split some wood & other chores
	22	Ad went to a raisin Mr Websters at the Ebenezer Church Jimmie cleaned the grass from the gooseberries & put ashes around them & currant Bushes
	23	Jennie & Aunt Jain came on the Express last night Ad is fixing things at home Jimmie is splitting wood
	24	Ad is working at home Aunt Jane went home on the Mixed this morning cold wind
25		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
	26	Ad is working at home he planted some potatos Jimmie is splitting wood Jennie went to Glen Buel on the Express this afternoon rather cold
Ad began spring work by breaking in the cleaned up seed oats	27	rain most of the day Jimmie splitting wood & taking care of the lambs & cattle
	28	Ad & Jimmie put the slaughs in the New Cow stable and read up the lain
8 bushel of Astrilan oats	29	Ad began to sow & sowed 8 bushel of the Astrilian oats in the center west field west side fine day the Boys pick Stones below the house
8 bushel more	30	Ad sowed 8 bushel more of the Astrlian & draged them fine day
May	1	angled draged the where he sowed the oats it is south half of the field & plowed the head {cut off} fine day the Mr Millard went to Sand Bay this afternoon
2 7 bushels of Oats		Mr Millard had the communion at Sand Bay church this morning there was none from here fine day
	3	Ad sowed 7 bushels of Robies oats in North east corner of the center field that is north of the center headland
3 bushels more of the same	4	Ad sowed 3 bushel more of Robies oats along side & he plowed part of the garden & hoed it a little rain
Woods begin to look green	5	Ad sowed 6 bushel of oats peas & Black Barley mixture all in the midle field Jimmie is drawing dung with Kate & S Johnston East into the garden
	6	I planted a Catalpa in the garden over where the Ridge was Ad sowed 1 3/4 bushel of grass peas & 3 1/4 bushel of common pea on North field East {illegible}

1886

May	6	David & Vive & the oldest Daughter came down on the Express they are all well Ad sowed 5 bushels of peas in all
	7	David & Vive went to Delta on the Express Ad cultivated with the wheel cultivator in the North field & sowed of oats 2 bushel of Black Barley & 1 bushel peas all mixed together in that field
Kate had a Colt this morning	8	Ad finished that part of the field fine day ground very hard
9		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
	10	Ad plowed draged & furrowed out the garden cold day cows let out for the first time Jimmie & Philo planted 12 1 half bushel of potatos in the garden
	11	very heavy rain all night it rained 1 1/2 inches on the land Ad plowed in the North field
	12	Ad plowed in the North field the Boys spread dung in the afternoon where Ad is plowing fine day Ellen went to Mallorytown on the Express Margret is very sick
Jimmie left Ad paid him 5 dolars heavy rain in the afternoon	13	Ad is plowing in the North Field the Boys spread dung in the forenoon he sowed better than 2 bushel of wheat with S Johnston seeder
	14	Ad went to Escott with 3 1/2 bags of wheat the ground is too wet
rain last night	15	Ad worked in the North field
16		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
John Grea began to work	17	Ad worked in the North field
	18	Do Do Do Johnston team helped
David & Vive came on the Express	19	Do Do Do Do Do they finished he sowed 7 bushel of wheat in all 1 bushel of Black Barley & about 1/4 of flaxseed that finished all the sowing there fine weather
	20	Ad is helping Johnston to plow
	21	Do Do frost last night John planted beans in the garden
	22	heavy rain this morning no work done
23		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
	24	Ad helped John Johnston at his work plowing & draging
	25	John rolled in the North field Ad went to Gananoque this afternoon Mary {illegible} went with him
	26	Jonney ~~strike through~~ planted corn below hen house Ad atended the red cow she is sick
	27	Jonnie rolled the midle field then drew dung from Ad to the North field
	28	Ad drew all the dung that was at his place a lot of straw from horse on to where he sowed the wheat in the North field Jimmie spread
	29	Ad drew a load of straw from the Barn to the wheat this morning the wind was too high they could do nothing he then plowed for the potatos where the cow corn was last year he went to the raisin of Hugh McKays
30		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning I walked to the church that is the time I have done it since I got hurt
	31	Ad drew straw down to the North field and it on the spring wheat then him & the Boys washed the Sheep Ad went to The chanty to plow & sow corn back at night could do nothing the ground is {illegible} Ad went to Lidenhurst to annual meeting of the Conservative meeting