William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

Beatty, Walter Journal May 1886 to May 1889

1886

May	31	took the spoted cow to	Ads Holstein Bull
June	15	Do the Bud cow to	Bruces Do
	17	little Hefer	Do Do Do
	20	Mary Cow	John Johnston
		Kittee cow	& Coplands
	21	J Cook Hefer	Bull is & was was in our fields since the 20th
		Dutch cow
	25	J Cooks Heffr	Bruces Bull
July	12	Ad took the Jersy cow to	A Jersy Bull at Houstons Bay
	14	Do Do took Kittee cow to	Bruces Bull
August	23	Ad took Lillie to	Abs Holstein Bull
		again October 1	Bruces again
	10	Do Kittie	Bruces Do
	11	Do White Cow	Do Do
Oct	7	Mullie 2 year old	Johnstons Bull
	25	croked horn yearling	Do Do
	29	John Johnstons Bull here for 2 days think that Pet cow that we have put dry took him
1887
June	8	Duch cow	to Bruces Bull
	11	Spoted cow "	Do Do
	14	Jessie Cook	Do Do
	17	Mary Cow	Do Do
~~July 19~~	August 11	Bud or Lineback cow	Do John Do Johnston
	24	Whie heffier	A Bull that was on the Road
July	19	White Cow	Bruces Bull
August	5	Lill cow	Do Do
October	2	Crooked horn or Red heffer	Bruces Bull
1888
May	19	Grea cow took to	Bruces Bull
	27	the White Holstein 2 year old	Do
June	15	again Do	Do Do
August	1	yearling spoted holstein	Do
1889
June	5th	Spoted Cow	Bruces Bull
	27	Pett cow	Do Do

1886

June	1	Ad went to Sand Bay to plow & sow came home he could do nothing the ground is dry and hard
	2	Ad went to the Annual at Lydenhurst of the consoul he said that there was a great many there
	3	Ad plowed for potatos below the house & hog pen where the cow corn was last year
the ground is hard & dry	4	Ad cultivated rolled & furrowed out & Jonney draged the potatos & planted the potatos
	5	Ad plowed Wm A Cornetts garden Jonney & Philo scattered some of the hog dung over the ground
6		Revd Mr Millard preached at night
	7	Ad fixed a floor in the wood shed for the stove and cleaned up a grist and took it to Escott
	8	Ad went to Escott for the grist dry time
	9	Ad & Jonney took the yearling Maulie hefer & the Mullie cow & colt to Sand Bay
	10	Ad went to raisin of J Bradeys Barn it a very Large one 22 feet posts
Revd Mr Green the Bible Society agent had at meeting house he stoped here	11	Ad is fixing at home
	12	Ad cultivated Wm A Cornetts Garden
13		Revd Mr Millard preached this I went to it on my stilts
	14	Ad & Jonney worked on the roads with the team
	15	Do Do Do Do 6 day work
	16	Ad worked at home Jonney hoed in the garden
	17	Ad is fixing the waggon box & others fixing about here
	18	Ad went to Gananoque for a load of brick for to fix his chimnies they are out of sorts Wat came here from Gananoque last night
great loss A {illegible} boat on the lake	19	Ad took Watt to the outlet with the buggy & went to his Island & fished till night
20		the Revd Mr Millard preached here at night
	21	Ad worked at home in his garden Jonney hoed some of our potatos in the garden James McMullen & Wm A Cornett cleaned the church Philo drew water for them with Kate & the Milk Buggy fine day

1886

June	22	Ad is working at home this forenoon he went to the funeral of Mrs James Latimer the Revd Mr Millard preached the funeral sermon in the Methodist Church there was a very large funeral
	23	fine rain at noon Ad is fixing his stable at home
	24	Ad is working his stable Jonney is hoeing in the garden fine growing
	25	Ad is working at home fine rain
	26	Do Do Jonney splitting wood & other chores about the house
27		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning I was at church
	28	Ad is doing his road work at the station
	29	Do Do Do Do Do Jonney is picking mustard out of the grain in the midle field & the North field Philo went with the Revd Mr Millard & his son to Picnick of Fairfax
	30	Ad was all day helping to fix Agriculture Hall for a strawberry festaful to be held this afternoon Aunt Jennet & Ninnie came from Branford on the Express this afternoon fine

1886

July	1	Ad helped clear up the things in the Hall & other fixing about the house fine day
	2	Ad went through corn & potatos in the garden & below the house Jonney hoed some
	3	I went with the Revd Mr Millard to Fairfax this afternoon he preached Sacrament is to be dispensed tomorrow
4		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning at Fairfax there & dispensed the sacrament to 34 communicants
	5	Ad riged up the mowing machine & mowed part of the orchard in the afternoon fine day
	6	Ad went to I raisin of Noah McNiels Jonnie worked on the roads for Ad fine day very dry time
	7	Ad finished mowing the orchard this morning he then mowed front of the house
Ad & the Boys drew in the hay in the orchard to the New Barn	8	Aunt Jennet went to Lyn on the Express Watts wife came on the Mixed from Brockville he went to Gananoque to do some work for the corportion there
	9	heavy rain last night Jonnie hoed some of the potatos Jennet & Jennie went to Gananoque with Philo to get him {illegible}
	10	they hoed & fixed the old barn for to draw & took a load of straw to Ads stable
11		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine day Kates Colt kicked Philo in the face Dr Hannah put 5 stitches in the cup it is on the left cheek
	12	Ad & Jonnie is drawing the hay of off the field front of the house or rather below they drew in 4 loads put it all in the new Barn East mow
	13	Ad went to a raisin of David Johnstons Jonnie is putting Parisgreen on the potatos & other chores
heavy rain this afternoon	14	Ad & Jonnie is drawing hay from below the house they drew in 4 loads & put it over the cow stable
	15	heavy rain all night at most of the day very little work done
	16	all day Jonnie is putting Parisgreen on the potatos in the garden Ad mowed below the house
	17	Jonnie raked below the house Ad is cocking it fine day Ad took Jonnie & Mifs Huckeston to the outlet they are going Watts Iland near {torn off }

1886

July 18		Prof Nicholson preached at night there was heavy this morning so that he could not go to Fairfax he went to Sand Bay in the afternoon Ad took Mr Nicholson to Sand Bay
	19	Ad mowed in the North field on the old piece of meadow
	20	Ad drew in 4 loads of hay from the North field they put it over the old stable fine day
	21	Ad & Jonnie is shaking out the cocks below the house this morning they then drew in 8 loads put it in the old Barn
	22	Ad mowed Wallace hay at the railroad Jonnie cut or dug some of the blue weeds in the lower field
	23	Ad & Jonnie is drawing Wallaces hay Philo is raking it in winrows fine day they drew loads & put it his stable brought 1 home
	24	Ad & Jonnie is drawing Wallaces hay to Ads stable
25		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine day
	26	we cleaned up 3 bags of spring wheat Jonnie took them to Escott mill with Kate got home at noon Ad went to the North field to mow
	27	Ad finished cuting the North field this morning he then cut the piece that he left below the house
	28	Ad Drew in 3 loads from the North field took them home Philo raked fine day
	29	Ad cut the little field behind the Barn there was a little rain to day it stoped the haying
	30	they drew in all the hay that they had and 2 loads that Ad cut in the paster field that is the night paster in the midle East field they put it over the old horse stable that finished the haying here the hay is all very good & in good order
	31	Ad & Jonnie went with the team to help Bruce McNiel with his haying Jennet & Jennie went to Gananoque with Maud early this morning intending to go on the boat to Kingston

1886

August 1		Revd Mr Millard preached here this evening
	2	Ad & Bruces old son went to Sand Bay to mow the new meadow there they took the horses with them fine day
	3	rain this morning fine afternoon Jonnie did the chores Mrs Nicholson & her 4 children on the Express
	4	fine morning Ad & Bruces Boy came at night they got the hay cut & stacked it is good
	5	Ad fixed bars in the midle field Jonnie cleaned out the hen house fine day
	6	Ad went to Gananoque brought home a sash for the woodshed Jonnie is doing chores
	7	Ad is cleaning out Wallaces spring Jonnie is drawing old ties from Mr Millard stable
8		the Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning fine day
	9	Ad & Jonnie drew sand to his house in the forenoon he went & helped Bruce to cut oats he brought the reaper
	10	Ad cut the oats in the North field
Frank Hall & Mrs Hall from Lyn came on the Express to day	11	Ad & the Boys drew 2 loads of oats from the midle field in the afternoon they raked them into sheaves in the forenoon fine day
	12	Ad & the Boys drew in 5 loads of the little oats that he got from Robie they are a little rusted
	13	Ad & the Boys drew in 4 loads of oats the same as the above Birion help them fine day
	14	fine rain last night Ad is patching the roof of the old Barn Aunt Jennet went back to Lyn on the Express this afternoon she came up yesterday she intends to go home on Wednesday on the boat to Toronto with the Halls fine day
15		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
	16	Ad Drew in 2 loads of oats from the North field this forenoon that was all that he had cut fine in the afternoon
Mr & Mrs Smiley Mrs Greacie & Emilie Turner made a call with Mr & Mrs Millard	17	Ad cut with the reaper part of of the oats in the center field in the afternoon
	18	Ad finished raking the oats in the center field fine day

1886

August	19	Ad took the reaper out to Bruces & Reaped for him fine day
Maud was taken with a colic they did nothing after tea Mrs Stevens from Delta came here on the Mixed	20	Ad cradled a swath along the road in the spring wheat Charles Roth came with the Reaper and what was fit Ad & Bruces boy drew in 9 loads of oats
	21	Ad & the Boys is drawing oats they drew in 6 {illegible} loads fine day
22		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning church well filled
	23	they began to hook peas Philo raked in the midle field with Maud then Ad drew it in & cut Black Barley
	24	Ad went to the river to help to look for Arthur Darling he had strayed away he was found near Rockport in an old house Ad hook peas after
	25	Ad raked & drew in 1 1/2 loads of Black Barley & 2 loads of wheat fine day
I went to Turner to help a Bradley in a trial of Mrs Innis for Insanity we sent her to Brockville	26	they drew 1 load of wheat this morning & then they went with the team out to help Bruce
	27	Ad went to Wm McNiels & helped him to draw in oats from CH Armstrongs & he sent Watts to hook peas fine day the ground is very dry
	28	Ad took Wat to the outlet this morning he was at Gananoque came down on the Mixed he then drew loads of peas they are very good
29		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
	30	rain last night & to day very little done
	31	they drew in the grass peas put them in the New Barn fine drying day

1886

Sept 1		Ad began to plow for Fall wheat in the Northwest corner of the North field where the peas was
	2	Charles Roth came this forenoon to cut the spring wheat got it done after dinner fine day
	3	Ad & Jonnie helped Bruce with his harvest till near night they got home to draw in 1 load of wheat they left it on the waggon
	4	Bruces boys came out this morning to help Ad they drew 2 loads of wheat & 1 of flax & that finished our harvesting they went to help Bruce then
5		Revd Mr Millard had the communion here afternoon the church was well filled there was 51 tokens taken in
	6	Ad & Jonnie drew dung to the North field east corner Ad cut out a hole for a window in the woodshed for light
	7	they drew dung in the forenoon helped Bruce to draw in in the afternoon fine day very dry weather
	8	they went to Bruces this morning they finished his harvesting it has been a fine time for getting it in
little rain in forenoon	9	Ad & Jonnie is drawing dung to the North field East line he is intending to sow fall wheat on it
	10	they are working at the dung a fine for it
	11	Do Do Do
12		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening rain most of the day
	13	Ad went to plow for the wheat this morning Jonnie is spreading dung they drew dung half of the day
	14	Ad finished plowing for the fall wheat to day there was a fine shower last night
fall wheat sowed	15	Ad sowed 4 1/2 nearly bushel of fall wheat it was with Bruces drill Ad draged on it nearly all the forenoon then sowed & I draged Ad went Young with Bruce in the afternoon intending to go to Unionville
	16	heavy rain all night & most of to day no work done outside I expected to go to Unionville the rain is so heavy that Charles Roth did not come for me
	17	Jonnie drew stones for Dr Hannah well Birron McNiel helped him to load they drew 2 load

1886

Sept Ad got home from Unionville fair about 9 oclock to night	18	Jonnie drew stones for Dr Hannah well this forenoon they drew 4 loads he shoveled the ends of the ridges of the Fall wheat in the afternoon
19		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning heavy rain part of the day
I went to Kingston on the Express to the Presbytery	20	Ad & Jonnie cleaned up the peas & oats that on the floor in the New Barn Ad took the to Escott he had 6 bags & some wheat he got the hog
	21	Ad drew some stones for Dr's well fine day feed ground they could not grind the wheat no water
I got home on the Express from Kingston	22	Ad went to Tennents this morning with their wheat got home before dark Jonnie is digging potatos in the garden
	23	Ad is drawing stones for the Drs well Jonnie helped him fine day
	24	Jonnie finished digging the potatos in the garden & then he split wood
	25	a little rain this morning got the beans into the Barn Philo Jonnie thrashed them heavy rain in the afternoon
26		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning wet day
	27	Ad plowed in the North field this afternoon Jonnie dug potatos
	28	Ad mixed up mortar for his chimnie dull cold day Jonnie dug 10 bushel of potatos put them in the cellar
	29	Ad is plowing in the North field Jonnie is digging potatos fine day
	30	Ad is plowing in the North field it is stubel Jonnie is at the potatos he took a box full & 5 bags over to Ads fine day a little cold

1886

October	1	Ad plowed this morning Hugh McKay came at noon to build Ads chimnie they worked all the afternoon Jonnie finished the potatos
	2	Ad is at his chimnie with Hugh Jonnie & Philo is gathering Apels fine day
3		Revd Mr Millard this morning fine day
{illegible} came from Perth on the Express & {illegible} Armstrong from Lyn	4	Ad plowed this morning he was fixing things at home Jonnie split some wood
	5	we are all fixing for our fair fine morning there is a good turnout Ad 2 old ewes 2 yearling 2 ewe lambs & 2 Ram lambs cows 1 2 year old heffer 1 heffer calf & Bull calf citterans & Beans
	6	I've been in the Hall all day to day & yesterday there is a great crowd of people both in & out of the Hall it is a grand success
	7	Ad was geting fixed after the Fair 1 of our ewe lambs got killed I skinned it to see what killed could see nothing wrong with it the blood was all around its heart
	8	Ad is plowing in the North field Jonnie is cleaning & shoveling the head ridge of the fall wheat
Jennet is very poorly is not able to come down in house	9	the trashers came last night they thrashed out what was in the old Barn we had 51 bushels of wheat and 185 of oats fine day
10		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening fine day
	11	they thrashed peas the grass peas & the others 30 bushel there was 201 bushel of oats we had 467 bushel of all kinds of grain there was 2 {illegible} & Bruces Boys
	12	Ad is fixing up things about about the Barn we cleaned up 8 bags of wheat & he took to Tennents mill
	13	Ad got home from the mill he brock the spring of the Buggy he stoped at Robes all night got home this afternoon
	14	Ad plowed in the midle South field Jonnie & me fixed fences
	15	Ad is plowing in the midle field South very high wind fences is blowed down Jonnie & me has been fixing them up most of the day

1886

October	16	Ad is plowing in the West midle field
17		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
	18	Ad is plowing in the midle field fine day
	19	Do Do Do Do Jonnie is splitting wood
	20	Do Do I dug up the carrots & parsnips Jonnie is splitting wood
	21	Ad drew a load of stones for his seller floor or to rather his cistren he went to Gananoque for water lime
	22	Ad is working at his cistren with Ezra Kanker
	23	Do Do Do Jonnie is splitting wood
24		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening I heard the Methodist minister in the morning
put the cows in the stable for the first time	25	Ad is working at his cistren he plowed in the afternoon there was a drizzling cold rain at night
	26	Ad plowed in the midle West field he sold the Mullie cow to Duel for $18 and 3 sheep for $12.
	27	Ad is plowing in the midle West field wet cold drizzling rain
	28	Ad plowed this forenoon he went to a plowing Bee of Robert McCleary in the afternoon
	29	Ad is finishing the head & midle ridges of the field Jonnie is shoveling the cross furrows I fixed the Barn door & Stables cow stalls
	30	Ad plowed the potato ground & the garden it is in fine order for plowing
31		Revd Mr Millard this morning fine fine day JA Bradley had a child died last night of Diphtheria it was buired at the Union Church Ad drove the herce there was 30 rigs an teams

1886

Nov	1	Ad went with Bissel Landon to lay a road in the rear of the 6 concession
	2	Ad went to the chanty to stump & plow he intends to stop all the week Jonnie took 4 bags of peas oats & black barley to Escott mill for hog feed
	3	Jonnie is doing chores James Calhoun Brought 4 head of cattle and put them in the pound
	4	Jonnie is doing chores & splitting wood
	5	Do Do Do he finished the splitting the wood here & is splitting wood for Ad he is at the chanty yet
	6	Ad finished the plowing at the chanty yesterday & got this forenoon there is a heavy snow storm this morning ~~the~~ with high wind all day I intend to go the Sand Bay to meeting of session
7		no meeting here to day & it storms so & the roads is so bad that there is no one except the Revd Mr Millard has gone out the communion is put off for a fortnight there is I about 6 inches of snow
	8	very little work done cold & blustery
	9	fine day Ad drew a load of sand to bank the house I am laid up with my well me I fell on a stone a fortnight ago it pains me so I have to use 2 staffs
	10	rain this morning & forenoon snow nearly all gone except along the fences
	11	Ad plowed in the calf paster it plows up well
Jonnie went to Gananoque with his mother	12	Ad finished plowing the calf paster this forenoon then he took his plow to the shop to get it sharpened
	13	rain & snow most of the day they are taking care of the cattle I am in the house all day with my knee
14		Mr McNiel preached this morning Mr Millard went to Farmersville to preach & Fairfield & Lyn
Jen got home from Lynn on the Express	15	Ad is choreing at home Jonnie is chores here I cannot I am doing nothing my left knee is very painful
	16	they are killing the hogs Bruce & Birion is helping

1886

Nov	17	Wm A Cornett & others is shingling the church I got the Boys to help me to cover the grapvines little drizzling rain this afternoon
Ad can do nothing he has a felon on his finger the doctor lanced it	18	the Boys gather up the wood & me to cut up the hogs a stormy blustery day
	19	Stormy with wind rain & snow the Boys went to the North field & brought home the stone boat & the torn place & went to Ads for salt for the meat
	20	stormy day little or no work done except taking care of the cattle the communion service is to be at Sand Bay tomorrow
21		Revd Mr Millard had the communion at Sand Bay at 2 oclock to day he preached here at night
	22	Ad plowed a little in the North field
	23	Ad plowed in the North field in the forenoon there was showers till noon then there was heavy rain
	24	Ad plowed same field he plowed all day he did not quit for dinner fine day
	25	Ad plowed this forenoon Bruces son helped him it began to storm & snow so that they could not plow they took Bruces sons 3 yews to Southdowns Abs ram & took the 5-yearling yews to Alf Greens {illegible} Downs Ram
	26	there is between 4 & 5 inches of snow on the ground this morning I am looking after the cattle
	27	very little doing Ad is choring at home & fixing the cattle
28		Revd Mr Millard preach this morning very stormy snow & rain I went to church with two staffs
	29	Ad is going to Gananoque with feed for hogs & cattle feed to get ground he took the slaugh the slaughing was pretty good in the morning it turned warm & the snow went nearly all off he wore of the shoes of his slaugh & nearly spoilt his slaugh
	30	Ad was at the Blacksmith shop all day getting new shoes on the slaugh

1886

Dec	1	Ad is fixing up at wood rack for the slaugh
	2	Ad went to the funeral of Mrs Wm White she was buried at Mallorytown
	3	Ad helped Bruce to thrash they had Stacies stem one they thrashed over 500 bushel of oats in the afternoon for Ad helped Bruce to finish his thrashing
	4
5		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
	6	Ad took bags of feed to Bruces & got them ground with the steam grinder it did good work
sold the pet cow to Goodall for $21	7	Ad boarded up some places in the cow stables & some other fixings about the stables
	8	Ad went to Delta to the Nomination Members of Parliament for both houses him D Copland was appointed as delegates for our school section
	9	Ad went to Sand Bay to see & get someone to chop cordwood he agreed with a Mr King to chop 50 cord
	10	Ad brought home from Wallaces the Holsten Bull calf it has been all summer & did some fixing on the stable
	11	Ad drew home 2 loads of straw for bedding fine warm day snow nearly gone of the roads & fields
12		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine day
	13	rain last night & this morning & most of the day no work
Ad sold Holstein Bull calf the calf that he got Johnston to Mr Lynch	14	snowed about 4 inches last night fine morning Ad killed the 3 pigs this afternoon Bruce & Birion helped
	15	Ad cut up some dry timber in the bush for wood I am spooling some for Jennet fine day
	16	Ad is drawing the falling timber out of the bush to the house fine cold day
	17	Ad went to Sand Bay with the jumper to see about the swamp roads he says that they are good but there is no slaughing on the roads
	18	Ad is cuting up the big Ellem tree that fell last summer for wood & the other dead timber in the bush in the forenoon they drew it home in the afternoon Philo helped a little drizzling snow
19		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
	20	Ad oiled his harness & cut some old wood in the bush & other chores

1886

Dec	21	Ad drew a load out of the bush this forenoon he went to Gananoque in the afternoon
	22	Ad went to A Greens for the 5 yearling yews that was there to the Shropshire Ram this morning we all went to a meeting Dr Preston & George Tayton in Moores Hall it full they put me in chairman the sweat never dried on me
	23	Ad helped Ab McNiel to thrash he took the team with him they got done fine day
	24	rain & snow all day Ad has a very bad cold there is work done Unkl Rob came up on the Express from Lyn stoped all night
	25	he went home on the Mixed this morning all well hard frost last night & to day
26		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning hear
	27	Ad got some wood in the bush in the forenoon & he drew 2 loads in the afternoon that is the dead wood that is the bush now
	28	we all went to Election for our section it was held at the station in Mr Darlings Corner Tea House I voted for Dr Preston I polled the first I have done that for a long time
	29	I attended our school meeting JA Bradley was re-elected again Ad took the sow to the Boar this afternoon the sow took the Boar
	30	Ad went to McNiels for the sow this forenoon & brought her home he brought the horse powr & the circular saw & set it cold day
	31	Bruce & his 2 Boys came they set in the powr & sawed all the wood that we had cold blustery day with a little snow

1887

Jan	1	the Revd Mr Millard this forenoon in the church snowing about 10 inches last night
2		the Revd Mr Millard preached at night Ad took Jennie to her school to day very cold day she is going to teach in the same place that she the last 2 years
	3	Ad got home this afternoon from Glen Buiel all is well at Lyn the roads is heavy
	4	Ad went to Sand Bay for wood & brought a load & left it here it is ash & ellem
	5	Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load of wood & put it in the church shed for it
	6	Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load of wood & left it here Ellen & me took dinner at Mr Millards there was members of the church managers there from Fairfax & Sand Bay to see & arrange for to get {illegible} collected
	7	Ad & Bruce killed the heffer that he got from Samuel Johnston this forenoon he went for a load after
principal {illegible} here on Church {illegible} at night	8	Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load of wood & left it here fine day but very cold
9		Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning
	10	Ad went to Sand Bay & brought home a load of wood fine day left it here
	11	Ad went to Sand Bay this morning it snowed & blowed all day & filled up the roads so that he had unload his wood & come home without any load the side road is completely filled up
	12	they have laid down our fences & is coming out at our gate at the milk shed there is very little travel
	13	still storming this morning there is no travel
	14	there is very little traveling on the roads yet we are just atending to the cattle storming still
	15	snowing a little this morning yet storming all day
16		Revd Mr Millard preached here at night fine day roads bad
	17	stormy day so that there is nothing done heavy wind & drift so that we did not let the cattle out to water
very cold day	18	Wm McNiel Ad & the others came as far as here with the snow plow they had 2 span of horses on it we cleaned up 6 bags of wheat Ad & tans to go {torn away}

1887

Jan	18	storming this morning wind & snow
	19	stormy day wind snow & drift so that the cattle would not go to the water there are great drifts
	20	Ad went to Gananoque to the mill he took 10 bags of feed & 6 of wheat wind yet & some drift not so cold as it has been for some time back
	21	Ad put the slaugh & grain into his drive house & not go to Gananoque till fine day rain last night he got home about 3 oclock last night
	22	still storming Ad brought part of the grist here I am giving the cows about quart of the meal at noon everyday
23		Revd Mr Millard this morning have heavy rain this morning Mr Millard preached Mrs David Latimers funeral sermon
	24	still raining the snow is nearly all gone of the field field so that they have to break the roads in the right place Ad & the others breaking in the right place there is wind rain & snow at noon
	25	Ad went to cross road where left his load on the 11th of the month could not get it sooner he only brought half of it very little travel on the roads yet
	26	Ad went for the other half of his load of wood
he took the sow to the Boar	27	Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load of wood he left it here the roads bad yet
	28	Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood fine day it looks like a storm
Ad went to McNiels for the South	29	heavy rain most of the night & snow nearly all gone of the fields fine warm day the people is drawing half loads of wood
30		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening very stormy at 7 oclock snow & wind Ellen went out it was so slippery she came back
	31	Ad went to Sand Bay for wood & left it here

1887

Feb	1	Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load of wood he left it here
	2	Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood he took home very stormy day & sleat most of the day
	3	Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood took home blustery day
	4	Ad went to a wood Bee of A Cornetts he has cut his {illegible} they are taking it to Darlings warf fine
	5	Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load of wood & left it hear I went to Fairfax to the preparation service & the session there was very few out cold day
6		Revd Mr Millard had communion at Fairfax the church was well filled while we were in it it snowed about 5 inches
	7	Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood he left it hear
	8	heavy rain last night & this morning & all day no work
	9	Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood he took it home the snow all gone except off the fields where there is drifts
	10	Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood he took home fine warm day for this time ice soft
no work done on the roads	11	rain last night snowing & blowing this morning & all day so that I could not {illegible} the cattle out to go to the water heavy drift the snow is 2 feet deep in the Barnyard the Roads is filled up in some places
	12	Ad went to Wm A Cornetts Brick Bee he is going to build a house he is getting the brick at Gananoque
13		Revd Mr Morley preached here at night Mr Millard went to Mallorytown Caintown & Farmersville Mr Morley stoped here
	14	Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood
	15	Ad went to wood Bee of James Calhouns they got the wood at John Stacies 6th con a little rain this morning
	16	Robie Beatty came up from Young last night he went home this morning Ad went to Sand Bay & brought home a load of wood fine day
	17	Ad went to Sand Bay he brought a load of wood took it home
	18	heavy rain last night & snow & rain this morning fine afternoon with heavy at night
Philo took the yearling heffer skin to Colmans	19	Philo went to Delta with Kate & the cutter I went with him Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood to Wallace from there

1887

Feb 20		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning there was a large congregation
	21	Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood fine day Philo & Jennet came home this afternoon Lizie has been in bed for some time she is better now
	22	snow this morning we all went to the station to vote for Taylor I was the first to vote I have been the first to vote at our polling station for the last 20 years & not lost a vote since I came here
	23	Ad went to Sand Bay & brought home a load of wood fine warm day
	24	snowed about 2 inches last night rain after daylight all the forenoon Ad went for a load of wood in the afternoon he took it home
	25	Ad went to Sand Bay & brought home a load of wood
	26	Ad went to Sand Bay this morning for a load of wood & took it home it commenced to storm about 10 oclock & stormed most of the day
27		Revd Mr Millard preached here this evening it is a very stormy day wind snow & drift
	28	Ad went to Abs for the horsepowr & saw they were not done with it till the last of the week

1887

March	1	Ad went to Sand Bay & brought home a load of wood
	2	Ad went to Sand Bay find warm morning brought a load of wood he left it here
	3	Ad went to Sand Bay brought of wood left it hear
I began to feed the cows hay that was in the old stable	4	Ad Do Do Do left it hear Abs son brought a load of wood from Sand Bay left it here
very cold day	5	Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load of wood he left it here he then went to Gananoque the Perchon horse meeting with Bruce Jennet & Philo went with Kate & the cutter
6		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning very few out there was about 8 in of snow fell last night on the level it is very light fine day heavy roads
man came down on the Express from Gananoque	7	Ad has Mr Clift filling & joining the cirklar saw Abs son brought the horsepowr at noon they set it up & got it going & filled the woodshed before night the wood is very wet fine day
	8	Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood left his here
	9	he did the same to day
	10	Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load of hay of the new land that he took wood of put in the new Barn
	11	Ad went to Sand Bay & brought another load of hay that is all but what he will want there for the spring work put it all in the new Barn fine day
	12	Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load of wood he left it here fine day
13		Revd Mr Millard preached here at night fine day
	14	Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load of wood he left it here Wat & Lizie came from Delta this afternoon
	15	Ad went to the river for ice Bruce was there yesterday he got 2 loads they have to cut 3 sides
	16	he went to the river & got 2 loads more of ice Wm Scott came here last night he went with Ad to see the river where they got the ice
	17	Ad went Blairs Saw Mill & got a load of saw dust
this ought to have been the 18 instead of 18	18	Ad drew a load of wood for Wm McNiel from Sand Bay
	19	Ad drew 2 loads of sawdust fine day they are for the icehouse

1887

March 20		Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning fine day
	21	Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load of wood for Wallace fine warm day the road getting bad
	22	Ad went to Sand Bay to get out saw logs cold this morning with a little drizzling snow wind is from the north east & getting colder t
	22	this is a very cold morning bright & clear Ad is at Sand Bay he did not come home last night
	23	fine day rather warm for the roads
	24	a good deal colder than it was yesterday
	25	a little rain last night there is about 2 inches of snow on the ground this morning but almost ice its so hard you can hardly see your track on it makes splendid slaughing
	26	Ad came this afternoon he in Pine logs to the mill the road is good
27		Revd Mr Millard was not able to preach he got a student from Kingston it was Mr McNiel he preached here at night
	28	we cleaned up 12 bushel of wheat & Ad took it to Escott mill he did not get his grist back with him
Jennet came home from Lyn all is well	29	Ad went for the grist this morning we cleaned up another bag of wheat for cracked wheat & he brought 12 bags of feed for the cows a good of it was barley
	30	Ad went to Sand Bay to get out more saw logs by day but very cold
	31	fine warm afternoon pretty cold this morning

1887

April	1	There was an Emigrant whose name is John which Ad had spoken to the Revd Mr Tyh to get for him Mr Tyh brought brought him here this afternoon he is from London England
	2	I attended the meeting in the church preparatory before the communion tomorrow there was 5 members received two Miss Darlings two Miss Smith & Miss Carnegie she was Baptized Ad came home from Sand Bay at night
3		the communion was dispensed this afternoon by Revd Mr Millard there 51 communicants partook fine day
	4	Bruce & Ad made a new frame for the {illegible} of the horsepowr fine warm day
	5	Bruce & his Boys Ad & John sawed wood here very hard frost last night & a cold South west wind they finished all our wood & took the saw & horsepowr to Wallaces
	6	they sawed Wallaces wood to day & took the horsepowr to Ads & set it there fine day
	7	they finished Ads wood & loaded the horsepowr & part off it Bruce took home with him Jennie came home from Glenbuiel on the Mixed Robie Beatty came up this afternoon with the sleuth the roads {illegible}
	8	Rob went home this morning he got a calf from Wallace & Jonnie Cooks calf from us both are heffers Ad took the horsepowr to Bruces he going to help them to saw
Jonnie & Philo drew dung out of old horse stable into the garden	9	Ad helped Bruce to saw this morning then he went to Gananoque with Jennet & Jennie with the Buggy I atended a directors meeting of the Agriculture Society
10		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
	11	Ad helped Bruce to saw Jonnie & Philo drew dung out of the old horse stable this morning
	12	Jonnie & me cleaned up some grass seed & the flaxseed hard frost this morning Ad is working at home
	13	Jonnie is splitting wood at the house I am doing the chores feeding & taking care of the cattle hard frost 1
	14	Jonnie splitting wood Ad is working at home hard frost last night
	15	Ad & Jonnie went to Bruces & got a load of hay he is nearly out at home a little rain this afternoon

1887

April	16	Ad & Jonnie went to Bruces to day & got another load of hay fine day
17		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning hard frost this morning
	18	Ad went to Sand Bay for lime for Wallace Jonnie split wood at the house heavy frost this morning
	19	Jonnie & me fixed fences around the Church field & the little field east of the Barn frost this morning
	20	I went to the funeral of old Mr Amos Revd Mr Tye preached in his church it was filled full Revd Mr Millard prayed
	21	Jonnie split wood I fixed the road gate Ad is helping Wallace at his chimie fine day
	22	Jonnie split wood in the forenoon took down some of the East line fence in the afternoon
sowed Millet seed & tomato seed	23	Jonnie split wood & other chores
24		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
	25	Jonnie cleared away the banking from the house I dug some in the garden a little rain
	26	there was some heavy showers last night fine morning Jonnie & me fixed up the East line fence
	27	Jonnie fixed the fence around the East paster fence along South ditch & down the midle fence to the North ditch & so to the East line I made a big garden rake & worked in the garden
	28	Jonnie helped Alik Cornett to move his kitchen Ad is fixing things at home fine day
	29	heavy rain last night & all day Jonnie is splitting wood in the woodshed
	30	we cleaned up the oats peas & Black Barley that was in the old greanary for seed this forenoon there was about 12 bushel we put it in the New grenery J is splitting wood now

1887

May 1		Revd Mr A Tunk preached Revd Millard assisted
	2	Ad Philo & Jonnie took 3 calves a red the crack heffer Lill cow to Sand Bay they fixed up the fence there fine day
	3	Ad plowed Matthews garden in the forenoon Jonnie went with him he dug in the garden in the afternoon
I planted some onion plants & a Russian cherry tree at milk house raspberry I got them Fruit Growers Association	4	Ad went to James Latimers this morning Philo & Mr Millard took the milk with Mr Millards horse when Ad came back from the river he went to the North field & cultivated & sowed 3 bags of the White Russian oats next the road
	5	Ad sowed 3 bushel more of the Russian in all 9 bushel of the White Russian oats there
	6	they are breaking in midle field west side & sowed 6 bushel of the Manitoba Scotts wheat in the midle field South west side
the woods begin to look green	7	Ad & Philo went to Charleston with Watts horse they took the 2-year-old Colt with them for 2 paster on Watts Iland Watt came here from Gananoque last night there was a fine shower last night
8		Revd Millard preached this evening
	9	Ad sowed 5 bushel of the White Russian oats there was sowed in the midle field alongside of the wheat
plum trees in full blossom	10	Johne & me planted 1 1/2 bushel of potatos in the garden on the 2 East ridges side of the garden & fourth ridges
	11	Ad sowed 6 bushel of oats Black barley & peas mixed in the North field dry time
	12	Ad finished working in the North field this morning he went to the funeral of George Kyres wife in the afternoon Jonnie shoveled the furrows
	13	Ad sowed 14 1/2 bushel of peas oats & black barley in the midle field very dry time
	14	I finished the midle field this afternoon
15		Revd Mr Richards preached this morning Philo went with him to Sand Bay Mr Millard went to Lyn Caintown & Mallorytown
	16	Ad & Jonnie went to Sand Bay to work they took Mullie cow with them fine day

1887

May	17	Ad & Jonnie came home at night Ad sowed 4 1/2 bushel of the White Russian oats there the ground is wet yet
there was a fine shower last night	18	David came home on the Mixed this morning he went home on the Express he came from Gananoque he was there to see Watt Jonnie cultivated the little field north of the lain
	19	Ad plowed some green sword in the North field South east corner the ground is very dry
	20	Ad sowed 2 ridges of green sword with peas that I picked there was more than half a bushel of them & 1 1/2 bushel of the white Egyptian oats
	21	they planted 5 bushel of potatos next to the ditch south side of the same field very warm day & dry
22		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening warm day
	23	Ad went home after he set Jonnie to cultivate the garden he cultivated it & the little field at the milk shed very warm day the ground is very dry
	24	Ad went & got some seed potatos from Bruce & Joe Stacie this morning we cut them there was heavy thunder this afternoon & a fine rain everything looked green that is up
	25	Ad & Jonnie drew stones & sand for Mr Dean he is fixing over his house most of the day
	26	Ad cultivated the little field at the milk shed & then marked it out with the plow we then planted 6 bushel of potatos of different kinds & the rest of it in corn
	27	rain this forenoon Ad was at home Jonnie did chores here he split some wood in the afternoon
	28	we cleaned what peas and wheat we have and the flax seed there is there 2 bags of it
29		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
	30	they cultivated the garden & planted it all that left with Beans that is 2 ridges east of the grapevines & the one between the vines with Beans
	31	Ellen planted her cucmber & squashes next the house & 1 drill of rutabagas

1887

June	1	rain most of the Jonnie through out some of the dung out of the sheep pen
	2	Ad & Jonnie drew dung from his place to the North field & put it in a pile to rot
	3	Ad went to Escott to mill he took 7 bags of wheat 2 bags of flaxseed got it ground for the calfs Ad 3 bags of peas 2 bags of Black barley fine day Jonnie split wood
	4	Jonnie split wood at the house Philo took to Sand Bay the session Matt Revd Mr Millard preach there very few there a son of Mr Hendersons was received as a member fine day
5		Revd Mr Millard preached at half past 2 there was a good attendance the sacrament was dispensed 29 partook
	6	Mr Castle sheared the sheep fine day with a mist of rain Ad took the Maud mair to Wilsons to the Perchon
	7	Jonnie cut the thistles in the potatos in the garden
	8	Ad went to Fairfax to lay out a road Jonnie was at Ads most of the day I was at Agriculture meeting at Deans
	9	fine shower this morning Jonnie split some wood then he hoed some of the potatos in the garden Ad went to Sand Bay to see the cattle there & fix the fences
	10	Ad went to draw in the saw logs of the sawmill Sand Bay Jonnie is hoeing in the garden fine day that was full so he got nothing Jonnie & him set some posts at North field
	11	Ad & Jonnie drew sand for Mr Dean he is rigging up his house
12		Revd Mr Greacie preached here this morning fine day
	13	Ad & Jonnie is working on the roads at the station
	14	Ad cultivated the potatos & beans in the garden & in the midle Jonnie worked on the road for Wallace
	15	Ad went to The Sawmill to get his logs he got them in & brought a load home Jonnie worked on the road for Wallace
	16	Ad & Jonnie went to The Sawmill & got all the logs in & home home with them fine day
	17	Ad went to the sawmill & brought 2 loads of lumber home I hoed some of the potatos in the garden
	18	Ad went to Watts Island to see the colt Jonnie hod beans

1887

June 19		Revd Mr Millard this evening heavy rain at noon
	20	Ad went to the sawmill for lumber this morning Jonnie is hoeing beans in the garden he brought 2 loads
	21	Ad went to the sawmill & brought 2 loads that is all he has it is all pine Jonnie is hoeing
	22	Ad & Jonnie is working on the road with the team they are drawing gravel from Henery Johnstons
	23	Ad & Jonnie is working on the road they are drawing gravel from Henery Johnstons I made a bolster for the waggon fine day
	24	Ad cultivated the corn & potatos in the little field in the forenoon I helped J McDonald to put on the irons & the bolster they drew dung from Charles Stewarts in the afternoon
	25	Ad went to Brockville on the Mixed this morning Jonnie hoed the corn & some potatos there was several showers this afternoon
26		Revd Mr Millard had meeting read & prayed but did not preach he was not able to preach he is going to England
	27	Ad is drawing dung from Charles Stewarts Jonnie is loading fine day he is drawing to the North field in a heap
	28	they doing the same to day they finished there & drew some from the our own Barnyard till night I went to a strabery festival of the Church of England
	29	Ad & Jonnie is plowing & hoeing the potatos in the midle field little Watts Wife & her sister Mrs Chapman left this afternoon on the Express for Kingston they have been here since Monday Aunt Margaret came up with them Rob brought them up on Monday
	30	Ad & Jonnie is working at the potatos part of the time Ad helped me to fix the old hay rack we put in some cross slots

1887

July	1	Ad plowed through the potatos Jonnie went to Gananoque to see the Dominion Celebration
	2	Ad & Jonnie & Philo went to Sand Bay this afternoon & took the 2 yearling there & left them there
3		Professor Ferguson preached there this evening
	4	Ad went to Delta this morning he took the wool with him Bruces son went with to bring the horses he intends to bring Watts cow here Watt is going to the N.W to survey Jonnie is hoeing
	5	Ad got home this afternoon he brought Watts cow with him Watt intends to go tomorrow Jonnie is hoeing
fine shower this morning	6	Ad sold the Marry cow to Wm McConnell for 30 Dollars we riged up the mower this forenoon he mowed the orchard this afternoon Jonnie is hoeing in the little field side
Jonnie is very awcward at cocking he has no idea of how to put it up	7	Philo raked the orchard Ad mowed the little East of the Barn & there to the North field the hay is drying very fast Jonnie is hoeing in the little field & cocked the hay in the orchard
	8	Ad drew in the hay that is in the orchard & that of the little field very drying time Philo raked
	9	Philo raked what Ad cut in the North field they had 3 loads put all in the New Barn
10		Professor Ferguson preached this morning
	11	Ad began to cut the the field north of the house he cut all day it is light down where the fall wheat was fine day
	12	Ad fixed the table in the fair ground for the Orngeman dinner we are to provid the members & adherants is geting it up they all provd a shaire
	13	they drew in 4 loads of hay this forenoon Philo raked that yesterday Ad went to Wallaces to cut his hay in the afternoon very warm the thermometer is 120 in the Sun and 100 in the shade
	14	Ad is working at Wallaces he drew in 2 loads he had to go & plow for the Railroad for the contractors there head team not come & have a lot of men they making a second track warm day
	15	Ad is mowing at Wallaces & plowing for the Rail Road
	16	Ad is working at Wallaces hay some rain
17		Mr Dods a student preached here this evening very rain to day & at night

1887

July	18	Ad finished cuting Wallaces & a piece below the little field fine day Jennie & Ellen went on the Express to Scott or rather {illegible}
	19	Ad finished drawing in Wallaces & drew in a load from below the little he took home be there now below the house fine haying day
	20	Ad & a man called Wright drew in 5 loads of hay from the field north of the house John Giffs left off work he went to Toronto on the midnight train
I raked for a little that is the I have done this season	21	Ad mowed in the North field & drew he drew in loads & 1 from below the house
	22	Mr Landon came with his Reaper & cut & bound the fall wheat Ad stooked it up Ad says that it is a fine crop
	23	Ad mowed in the North field this forenoon he drew in 3 loads of hay put it over the old stable I raked it with Kate all the ground
24		the Revd Professor Nicholson preached
	25	Ad is mowing & drawing John Johnston Henerys son is helping they drew in 3 loads of hay put it over the old cow & horse stable then they drew in the fall wheat there was 3 loads
	26	Ad finished the mowing this forenoon he drew in 3 loads of hay in the afternoon I raked it put it in the same place very warm day
	27	Ad went to Sand Bay Birion McNiel went with him they are going mow the hay there on the new land
	28	Ad & Byron came home at night they finished the cuting they this afternoon heavy rain at noon so they could not do anything the Newboys helping them Ad brought the 2 year old heffer home
	29	Ad went Ab McNiels on business it is very dull day no work done
Mr Willson a student came on the Express	30	Ad & 2 of Bruces Boys went to Sand Bay & stacked the hay they had to rake it is good fine drying day
31		Mr Willson a student preached this evening

1887

August	1	Ad doing chores & him Bruce & went to see a Reaper work at John Johnstons it is a new one it did not work right
	2	Ad went out to Dulcimain to look a man to work he got one that is working Mr Ferguson he will come next week
	3	Ad went out to help Bruce to stook he has a Reaper & binder it came here at noon & cut our fall wheat it does good work it is Mr Landon of Fairfax
	4	they worked all day at the oats in the midle & North field they are on the green side they cut the flax at night
a little rain last night everything is wetted	5	Ad went to look for some cattle to take to the N.West he got some at J Starks
	6	Ad & Birion drew in the spring wheat this afternoon it was a little damp in the morning
7		Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning
	8	Ad & Birion McNiel drew in Nine loads of peas oats & barley & clear oats I do not know money spent of each
Joseph Prior is the name of the man Ad hired he commenced to day	9	Ad & Philo drew in 1 load then his new man came & they drew 2 loads of oats & 1 of raking I raked the wheat & the oak ground the man went back to Fergusons after supper
	10	Ad & Philo & Harrie went to Gananoque to meet J Stark with the cow & calf they went T Haigh & got 2 calves A Bull & heffer all full bred Durham
	11	Ad is getting things ready for the N West he went to Brockville on the Mixed came home on the Express a little rain it is very light
	12	Bruce is cuting the oats with the Reaper this afternoon he finished them all but an acre they are too green
	13	Ad & me got the 2 calves that he got from Mr Haigh to suck the Mullie cow and
14		Revd Mr Nicholson preached this evening
Joseph begins work this morning	15	Ad Bruce & Joseph drew in 3 loads of oats & peas oats & barley & 1 load of rakings I raked
	16	Ad {illegible} last night he loaded up early this morning there 5 oclock or 6 oclock helped all that could be done they put in the 3 cows & 3 calves & then 4 horses all by 5 oclock the train came About 1 oclock & took him {torn off}

1887

August Wm McConnell Newman do & see Stewart Bruce & Wm McNiel & others helped all they could to get things ready	17	Ad sent a letter from Brockville that he did not leave Brockville till 6 oclock this morning change of time rain this morning it did a great deal of good Jo & me fixed the old Barn floor & other chores to find {illegible
	18	Jo finished hooking the peas I got a shoe on Charly horse
	19	Jo cut the White Russian notes to day with the syth got Charles Armstrong horse shod all round
	20	Ad came home this afternoon Jo & him drew in the peas they put the pick ones over the Sheep pen the others over the cows there was not a good load of both kinds Jo went with Bruce home before dinner with the team to help them to draw in fine warm day
21		Mr Snodgrass a student preached this morning
	22	Jo Bruce & his 2 sons went out to Sand Bay & cut the oats there raked them up but them in cocks
	23	Jo raked up the White Russian oats with Charlie I helped him to load them & he drew them into the Barn he put them on the scafold Philo helped
	24	Bruces Boys & their team & Jo took team & all went to Sand Bay & brought 2 loads of Oats that was them all there a shower of rain just as they got there loaded & wet them
	25	Jo began to plow for the fall wheat in the forenoon ground is very dry I have been fixing the Barn doors
	26	Jo went to help Bruce to draw sand from the river St Lawrence they drew I thrashed the peas
	27	Jo went with Bruce again to day very dry weather
28		Mr Wilson a student preached here at night
	29	Jo is drawing dung he takes a load dung with him & then he draws from the heap that is in the field & puts it in little heaps in the center of the ridges that he plowed before
	30	Jo is drawing dung the same as yesterday
	31	Jo drew dung this forenoon we then went down to the gravel pit for to scrap out the water holes as they dried nearly up Philo drove the horses & Jo held the scraper it was no go I went & got Dave Coplands man he held the scraper & Jo drove we got both holes cleaned out with plenty of water

1887

Sept	1	Jo drew dung to the North field I fixed 10 in the granary where Ad left it
	2	Jo drew dung in the forenoon he helped John Johnston to thrash they had the steam thrasher
	3	Jo went to Johnstons they at Night I went to Sand Bay with Philo we fixed some poles to keep cattle from the stack
4		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine day
	5	Jo & Bruce went Charlestown for the colt that was on Adiara Armstrongs Island they brought it home 6
	6	Philo took the colt out to Bruces this morning when Jo went with the milk he then plowed for the wheat
	7	I plowed more centers for to put the dung on
	8	Jo helped Copland to thrash this afternoon
	9	Jo Do Do most of the day
	10	Jo worked at the dung for the fall wheat
11		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
	12	Jo is plowing for the wheat fine day very dry
	13	John Coslow thrashed wheat for seed we cleaned it he had 6 1/2 bushels it is very fine wheat Jo spread dung for the wheat there a fine rain to day
began to sowed fall wheat he	14	Jo is spreading dung this forenoon he intends to sow in the afternoon I intend to go to Unionville fair with Bruce he did not go to Jo sowed better than 2 bushel of wheat this afternoon
	15	I went to Unionville Fair & went John Young at night John is very feeble Bruce & me
	16	went to Mr Gilroys for dinner to day there is a great many people I saw a great many old friends & all the acquaintances we went Lyn with Rob stoped there all night they are all well
	17	I went & saw a good many old friends there the Widow Clow John Runces Northern Gardiner & good many other we got at night all is well
18		Revd Mr Millard preach this morning
	19	Jo cleaned the old rails & stones off the South part the field East side of the farm
Rams away to day	20	Jo began to dig the potatos in the midle field last line cut off

1887

Sept	21	Jo dug potatos we intended to take them to Ads a fine this afternoon we run the waggon into the new Barn out of the rain
	22	Jo took the waggon to the field this morning with the potatos in it he dug the rest of them that was left there we took them to Ads Jo caired them into the cellar there was 16 baskets of them fine day
	23	Jo dug potatos in the little field at the milk shed he dug baskets & caired them into the cellar here they are very poor
	24	Jo cut wood for the steam thrashers we expect it here on Monday I put the beans in the barn
25		Revd Millard preached this evening
80 bushels of wheat	26	the Warren Boy came at noon with their thrasher & thrashed the wheat we had 80 bushels of wheat all together they then over 100 bushel oats
153 of other grain	27	they finished this forenoon before 10 oclock & went to JP Latimers we had 353 bushels peas oats & barley I paid them $10.25 cents H Young D Johnston & his boy D Copland & his man 2 of Bruces Boys JD Latimer helped there was 3 of the Warren Boys Jo went to help Latimer this afternoon
	28	Jo & me cleaned up 10 bushel of spring & fall wheat it was the mixture of the floor in the thrashing & we filled 5 bags oat peas & black barley & put the chaff & straw on the floor into the mouth I cut of 3 off the sideboards & put a lot of straw in
	29	Jo Philo & me got in all the straw into the Barn this forenoon & we filled 6 more bags of feed that is in bags of feed 5 of spring 1 1/2 bushel of fall wheat for to crack Jo & me went to tenent mill this afternoon stoped at Margrets all night
	30	we went to the mill this morning they had brock the belt & we did not our grist till 2 oclock we then came home Jo got his dinner at the Millers I got mine J McIntoshs

1887

Oct	1	Jo is choring I went to Fairfax church with Revd Mr Millard there was 3 persons admited as members to the church Wm Webster Mrs Landon & Miss McKee
2		Revd Mr Millard preached at Fairfax & dispensed the sacrament
	3	we are fixing for our fair fine day Unkle Rob came up on the Mixed
	4	heavy rain last night & this & most of the day we took 2 Rams 1 & 2 P 2 old yews 2 P 2 yearling 1 P 2 yew lambs 2 P Jersey cow 1 P Ayrshire cow Holsten calf 1 P fall wheat 2 P grapes 3 P there was very poor atendanc to day
	5	there was a good atendance to day & a good show of grain & other things some fine horses
	6	Jo dug some potatos & other chores some rain I went to the funeral of Mrs Robert Cornett she was buried at the Union Church Revd Mr Millard officiated
	7	Jo is diging potatos he caired in baskets
	8	Jo is digging potatos Philo is helping him to pick up there was rain in the afternoon
9		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening very dark at night
	10	Jo drew some dung the ground is too wet to dig potatos & drew some of the dung in the field put it East of wheat
	11	Jo drew some dung from the Barnyard & some that was in the field to the piece that was dry & hard to plow when he plowed for the fall wheat
Jo took oats for hear from us this morning he could not get any at the station	12	Jo plowed & drew some dung that was left from the fall wheat put it on the center of the ridges
	13	Jo is fixing up the stable plastering them rain most of the day
	14	Jo began to plow in the midle field west side of the {illegible
	15	Jo Philo & Bruces youngest son finished digging the potatos they had 5 baskets they are very poor
16		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
	17	heavy rain in the night the ground is very wet Jo plowed he complained that the ground rather wet
	18	Jo is plowing fine day
Mrs Hicock & Ida with 1 of Davids daughters & 1 of {illegible}	19	Do Do I fixed up a {illegible} south west corner of the midle field
	20	Jo is plowing in the midle field fine day

1887

Oct	21	Ida went to Toronto on the Express Mrs Hicock home to Delta on the Express Jo is plowing cold with heavy white frost
	22	Jo was plowing fine day Philo & me filled up 15 bags of the peas oats & barley we intend to go Escott mill on Monday fine day Jo finished the North of the field
23		Revd Mr Millard this evening there was very few out there was heavy rain most of the night
we put the cows in the stable for the first time cold & wet	24	Jo went to Escott or rather Springfield with the grist he did not it as they don't grind only on Tuesdays & Fridays he had 15 bags
	25	Jo went to the funeral of Abia McNiel she was a daughter of Abraham McNiel he took Ads wife Jennet & Mary Ann Libia & Wallace McNiel in the double buggy Revd Mr Millard preached in the Union Church at Macrons they then took the body to vault in the Gananoque cemetery he went to Springfield afterwards for the grist fine day
very heavy Frost this morning	26	Jo began to plow in the South half of the center field I am fixing hen house & cleaning it out
	27	Jo is plowing in the center field the frost is not heavy as it was yesterday we moved the cook stove into the kitchen this afternoon fine day
	28	Jo is plowing I'm working at the dung in the hen house pilling in a heap at the side
	29	Jo drew a load of cheese to the station from the patrons or rather as one of them heavy rain this morning it turned to snow near night the ground is covered white
30		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
	31	Jo is plowing in the center field snow all gone

1887

Nov	1	Jo plowed in the center field frost last night
	2	Do Do Do Do
	3	Do Do I plained & some stuff on North storm door fine weather
we killed the 2 old Hogs this morning Bruce helped	4	Jo finished the center field the frost has made the ground very dry & stiff
	5	Jo began to plow in the North field next to where the fall wheat was there is grass seed come out the ground is very hard
6		Revd Mr Millard preached here at night
	7	Jo plowed till about 10 oclock he then brock the plow point the Charley horse got lame in the hind leg the thigh is swollen I is doctoring him be rubbing it Kindles Spavin cure
	8	Jo is putting wood in the wood shed the horse is not fit to work yet he is better some
	9	Jo was helping Hump Young to thrash they finished at night fine day with wind
	10	Jo put some wood in the house theres a fine rain most of the day
	11	Jo plowed where the seeding did not catch last spring Charley horse is better
	12	Jo is plowing in the same field
13		Revd Mr Millard preach this morning fine day
	14	Jo finished plowing the stubble this morning Freeman McNiel came to help him to plow he had to go to the blacksmith to get his plow fixed & did I might say nothing P Moore New house took fire in the forenoon & was burned down his little boy set fire to some shaving while his father was away it was 2 stories & part of it 3 stories high with a tin roof the People turned with teams & waggons & drew water to save Mr Cliffs house one side of his house the shingles was nearly all burned off & the East Side clapboards nearly all burned off side note Heavy Rain most of the night & light shower to day
	15	Jo was plowing a little this forenoon Freeman is helping they are plowing sowed in the North field South East quarter of the field

1887

Nov	16	Jo & Freeman finished the North field this morning & brought their plows up to the house after dinner they went to South East field & began to plow there in the N. East half
	17	Jo plowed in that field Freeman is drawing from the station home fine day frost last night
	18	Jo & Freeman is plowing in the S.East field I covered up the grapvines at Ads & here fine day
	19	Jo & Freeman plowed in the same field in the forenoon it began to blow & snow at noon snowed less or more all the afternoon Freeman went home at noon Jo plowed till near night
20		Revd Mr Millard preached at night snowed About 4 inches
stormy day most of the time Jo got the Colt home from Bruces	21	snow is about 5 inches this morning Jo & Philo went Abs for the 2 yearling Holstens that was there this summer & brought them home Rob brought L Wat here this morning he is going to look & get machinery for his Factory
	22	Jo drew banking from the pit to bank the house with the slaugh fine day
X Let the ram to the sheep	23	Jo plowed in the South East field Philo & me breaked the 4 Ewe lambs & then we let Ram out to the Sheep fine day
	24	Jo took cair of the horses & split wood for Abia very hard frost last night
	25	rain last night & this morning Jo drew 2 loads of dung with the slaugh to the little field near the milk shed he helped Bruce to thrash in the afternoon
	26	Jo helped Bruce to thrash to day fine day they finished
27		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
	28	plowed in the Southeast field
I sold the yearling Ram to James McDonald for $5 he looked very bad with the snow & rain	29	there was rain & snow last night & most of the day I shoveled up part of the Barnyard I shoveled up a place to get to the Barn door it is most knee deep he shoveled from that to the new stable door
	30	Jo drew a few loads of dung to the little field we killed the hogs or rather the pigs there was 3 Bruce & Eddie helped stormy day or rather very windy

1887

Dec	1	Jo did nothing to day take care of the horses fine day
	2	Jo drew some dung to the little field
	3	Jo Do Do Do Do fine warm day
4		Revd Mr Millard had the communion here there was a good atendance for the weather & road
	5	Jo drew some dung to the little field rained some
	6	Jo plowed in the East field we want to get that part of it plowed it is the North E half
	7	Jo finished that part & plowed the north head land along the side of the ditch
	8	Jo drew dung to the little field 2 loads from the back of the cow stable with the waggon the rest on the slaugh from the yard where it was piled up
	9	Jo drew dung from the yard to the little field with the slaugh fine warm day
	10	rain most of the day Jo split some for me in the wood shed rain was very heavy in the afternoon
11		Revd Mr Millard preached this afternoon
Ad got home from Red Deer to day	12	Jo piled or rather shoveled up some of the dung in the Barnyard & let the water off the yard
	13	Ad went to Brockville on the Mixed as a jury man
Ad got home from the jury	14	Jo shoveled up some of the dung in the yard & drew 2 loads with the old slaugh & 1 with the waggon to the garden
	15	Jo drew 1 load of dung to the garden & 1 of the hog dung to the rhubarb this forenoon storm in the afternoon snow & rain
	16	Jo drew dung to the North field east of the Fall wheat it is slow work
	17	Do Do Do Do
18		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
	19	Ad & Jo drew dung into the garden from the yard & behind the new Barn find day
Mrs Dean died last night at half past 10 oclock last night	20	we killed a yearling heffer this forenoon Jo drew dung from the old stable to the North field in the afternoon Jennet & Ad is at Mr Deans
	21	stormy snow & wind this morning till About 9 oclock find day after Mrs Dean was buried at the Union Church the body was caried from the house to the church

1887

Dec Ellen & her daughter came on the Mixed from Perth	21	Revd Mr Tye preached Revd Mr Millard led the singing on the organ the church was filled to overflowing after the sermon the body went to the graveyard there was over 150 persons in seats & a large crowd standing up Ad was one of the pallbearers he our buggy fine day
	22	Jo & Ad drew dung from the old stable they finished the dunging of the North field Jo finished his time to night
	23	Jo left this morning Ad went to the outlet to survey a road this morning he met Reave surveyor & the counsellor they laid out the road
Jennie came home from Glen Buel on the mix	24	Ad went to Escott with 7 bags of wheat 6 of oats & peas & Black Barley to get ground
25		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
	26	I took care of the cattle Ad & Abia was here for dinner Mr & Mrs Millard & Miss Hutchison for tea Miss Hutchinson came on the Express from Brockville fine day
	27	Ad put the colt in the slaugh this morning it went well he done some of the chores
	28	Ad is doing chores
	29	snowed about 4 inches last night & this forenoon
	30	Watt & Lizie & the two nieces came from Delta this afternoon fine day
	31	rain & snow very stormy the snow mostly all gone

1887

{Breeding dates}

April	10	{entry illegible}
Apr	24	got 800 Do
May	8	got 500 Do
May	30	took Doll to P{illegiuble}
June	20	Do Do again
July	21	Do Do again 1889 Foaled July 15
June	20	Spoted cow took the bull
July	1	Youngs Do Do Do
	14	{illegible} Do Do Do
	18	Young Lillie Do Do
		put Doll to R Austin horse July 23 1869
		Mary took Austins horse July 11
1889
June	10	Hailly cow took the Bull
Do	26	Youngs Cow Do
Do	28	Youngs 2 year old heffer Do agin August 2nd
July	6	Sick Cow Do
July	9	{illegible} Do Do
Do	25	Lillie Do Do
1870
		Haily cow took Johnstons Bull June 24
		Youngs cow Do Do Do July 1 the Bull was in the pasture again August
		Youngs heffer Do Do Do July 12
		Hailly heffer Do Bradleys Do August 6
		~~Haily 2 year old heffer Do August 17~~
		Ennis 2 year old heffer Sept 19

1888

January 1		Revd preached this evening this stormy day
	2	I went the village voted for Darling Reeve Richardson Deputy Reid Cook & Austin councilors
	3	Ad went again to help to take Miss McNiels corpse from the vault & bury it in the McNiel at the Ebenezer buiring ground in Lansdowne fine day
X	4	Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood it began to snow at noon & snowed about 3 inches he brought 1 1/2 cords of wood from the church
	5	Ad went to Escott for his grist that he left there he did not get it there is no water to grind wheat
	6	Ad went to Sand Bay & got a load of wood home then we cleaned up 8 bags of spring wheat he intends to go to Lidenhurst tomorrow with his grist
	7	Ad went to Lidenhurst with bags of wheat 2 was fall wheat he got it & got 38 lb for the bushel bran & shorts Wat & Lizzy went to Delta
8		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
	9	Ad riged up the Bobslaughs & went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood fine day
	10	Ad went to a wood Bee of Thomas Bradley he then took Ellen & her daughter with Jennet to Margrets Ellen is on her way home fine day
	11	Ad got home this afternoon he took the Sow to John Cooks to the Boar it is the Society hog
I got $14.87 in premiums I gave it to Ad	12	we attended the annual meeting in Moores Hall there was a good atendance John Cook was re-elected president & C Roth Vice I was put in a director
	13	Ad is fixing at home snow and wind with drift rain & snow in the afternoon frost at night
	14	fine morning Ad had a Bee drawing wood to day there was 10 loads came here & loads went to his place yesterday was so stormy that he did not ask all that he intended
15		Revd Mr Millard preached at night
	16	Ad drew a load of wood to the church he had 2 cords he put it in the shed

1888

January	17	Ad went to Sand Bay & brought home a load of wood it stormed in the afternoon snowed
	18	Ad helped Ab McNiel to thrash in the forenoon he to S. Bay & got a load of wood in the afternoon
	19	Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood fine day I took cair of the cattel
	20	Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood I swept out the church in the afternoon
	21	Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load of wood here fine day
22		Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning
	23	Ad went to Sand Bay for wood he brought a load of green wood he left it here a little snow this afternoon
Mr Millard was very sick last night {illegible} Mrs Millard was here all night they had to get the doctor he’s better this morning	24	Ad is helping Revd Millard to move to James McMullens house we have bought it for a manse for the minister and gave $900 for it in 5 years with 6% interest Ad took W Darling gave their note for $450 Samuel Donovan $250 B Herbison for $200 Ad brought a load of green wood this afternoon he left it here
	25	Ad drew a load of green wood here
	26	Ad is fixing for sawing wood at his place side note stormy day snowed about 6 inches last night & to day
	27	they sawed at Ads to day finished his wood & brought the horsepowr & saw here at night
	28	they sawed here this morning Bruces three Boys is helping & George Matthews helped in the afternoon cold day
29		Revd Mr Millard preached at night
	30	Ad is fixing or working at his ice house he took a load of lumber from here
	31	Ad drew in from Ivies Bay fine day Robert Dods & his cousin Barber came here yesterday from Glentay cloth Factory then are selling there cloth they stoped all night we bought cloth for Philo a suit & me a pair of pants

1888

February	1	fine day Ad drew Ice to his place
fine clear day	2	Ad is bad with a sore lip he has McConnells men working his Ice House Fine cleared day
fine day	3	Mr Haige is putting up a ice house here & west of the garden west of the house it is 10 x 12 Ad went to Blair sawmill for a load of sawdust
very stormy day snowed about 4 inches	4	Mr Haige finished the boarding up the ice house this afternoon I went to Sand Bay with Mr Millard the church meeting there was no one came very stormy
5 fine morning snow & drift in the afternoon		went to Sand Bay with Revd Mr Millard there a good meeting he dispensed the sacrament Mr Norman Johnston & his wife was admitted as members of the church
	6	Mrs JA Bradley died this morning Ad is working at his ice fine day
	7	Ad is fixing his ice he brought sawdust here
	8	Mrs JA Bradley was buried at the Union Church the coffin was carried by the pallbearers to the Methodist Church the Mr the Methodist Church
	9	Ad drew loads of ice here from his place very cold day with heavy drift West wind
	10	Ad carried what seed peas Black barley & oats that he thought he would for seed Into The granary from the old Barn cold day
	11	Ad & D Bradley killed the cow that was feeding this afternoon is rather {illegible}
12		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
	13	Ad went to Blair's for a load of sawdust for his Ice House fine day roads bad with drift
	14	stormy day rain in the morning snow at night with drift {illegible}
	15	Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood
	16	Ad went to Blairs for a load of sawdust for the ice house he got a small load he took home
	17	Ad went to Blairs for sawdust got a good load he left it here it night before he got it there was 3 teams there before got there

1888

Feb	18	Ad went to Gananoque this morning fine day
19		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
	20	it began to rain before day no work
	21	we cleaned up 5 bags of spring wheat and 3 bags of fall wheat he intends to go to Lidenhurst to morrow and get provender for the cows
	22	Ad wet to Lydenhurst with his grist he got alot of shorts but only 1 bag of bran fine day
	23	Ad went to Sand Bay this afternoon he intends to bank out wood Philo is sick the Docter came to see him
the weather is Blustry {illegible} for the cattle now	24	Ad came home last night He took the wrong kee of the shanty he went back this morning fine day
	25	Ad came home last night we sent word to him that Philo had the diptheria by Revd Mr Millard the docter there was two inches of snow last night and it snowed and rained most of the day
26		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
	27	Ad went to Sandy Bay for wood fine day
Ad has atended to the cattel since Saturday {illegible} that have been able to go out with a cold	28	Ad went to a Bee of Norman Johnstons to draw logs for the dragsaw
	29	Ad went to Sand Bay and brought home a load of hay of his stack that he had there

1888

March	1	Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of hay this morning he brought it all he took all home to his place
	2	Ad for a load of wood cold day with flurries of snow in the forenoon a little sleet in the afternoon
	3	Ad went to Gananoque to the Perchin company meeting there was a very good meeting
4		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning cold day
	5	Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood very cold day he took home I atended to the cattle
	6	Ad went to Sand Bay he banked out 1 load & brought 1 home I took care of the cattle Mr Thomas Reed came here at noon & stoped till near night we had a fine time
	7	Ad went to Sand Bay for wood & to bank out
	8	Ad went to Blair sawmill for a load of sawdust before day for the ice house he got it & he left all that we needed here & took the rest to B. Robinsons
	9	Ad went for another load this morning before day he got a fine load fine day
	10	Ad went to Sand Bay to bank out & bring a load home find warm day the snow is soft
11		Revd Mr Millard preach this evening stormy night
	12	Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load of stuff for sleeper for the wood shed for the summer kitchen stormy most of the day and all night
	13	very stormy morning with wind & snow & all day no work done the lain is filled up nearly with the wind is north
	14	very little work done except taken care of the cattle
	15	Ad caried what oats was in the old Barn into the grainery he had baskets
	16	Ad went to the funeral of Mrs Henery Pations she was buried at Dulcamin school house
	17	cold day but clear Ad drew dung to the North field from home it was seeded last spring it did not catch & was plowed up

1888

March 18		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine day Ad got a telegram from Lynn at 4oclock that Uncle Rob was sick with inflammation of the lungs he took his mother down into Lyn at once
	19	we got a telegram this morning he is no better
got 2 calfs to day Spot & Dutch	20	Ad came home last night Rob was a little better rain & the thaw last night
	21	the snow is nearly all gone this morning the fields nearly all bear except where there is a drift
Robert Armstrong died at 1 oclock to day	22	everything is dry this morning keen frost last night & this morning cold west wind Ad went to Lyn in the night he got a telegram that Uncle Robert died at one oclock to day
	23	Ad got home from Lyn this morning the funeral be on Saturday at 11 oclock at the house he is to be Buired at the Stone Church
Rob was Buired at the new burying ground at the church	24	Ad went to Lyn with the cutter this morning Jennet went with him hard frost last night Nancy Hazelwood came from Gananoque last night Granma came home on the Mixed
25		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening fine day
	26	rained most of the day with sleet & snow
	27	Frost this morning Ad drew dung to the North field with twi slaughs Jim Russell loaded while Ad was away it had to be choped with the axe
	28	Ad drew 3 loads this forenoon rained in the afternoon and fog
	29	Heavy Rain first of the night then snowed over 2 inches
	30	flurrys of snow this afternoon the sun took all the snow in the forenoon Jennet Jennie & Aunt Jennie & Frank Armstrong came from Brockville on the Mixed to night drizzling rain & snow
	31	fine day the roads is very bad I could not get to Fairfax to the Session the communion is to be dispensed tomorrow

1888

April 1		Revd Mr Millard the communion was Dispensed at Fairfax to day I could not go the roads so bad
	2	Jennie and Aunt left on the Express Jennie to her school and Jean & Frank Armstrong to Lyn Ad is helping Bruce to saw fine day
	3	Ad went to A Cornetts cattle sail this afternoon fine day I split some wood
	4	Unkle Johie and Aunt Jennie came on the Express Aunt from Kingston Johnne from Lyn She was at Cataroque Jonnie came from home fine day but cold
	5	they went home on the Express heavy rain this afternoon the snow is going fast
	6	very light wind the snow is almost gone
	7	hard frost last night with high wind
8		Revd Mr Millard Preached this evening
	9	Mr Haig worked at the worked at the Icehouse to day puting on the cornice fine day
	10	Ad put on some shingles on the Icehouse in the forenoon rain in the afternoon no work
	11	raining still this forenoon Ad finished the shingling the west side of the ice house
	12	shingled some on the side this afternoon cold and raw most of the day
2 Lambs to day from 1 Ewe that is the first	13	Ad drew two loads of hay from Bruces to day very heavy frost most of the day
	14	Snow A little this morning snow and rain all day no work out doors
15		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
	16	Ad went to Gananoque for a load of coal for Wallace fine day
	17	Ad finished shingling the Icehouse this forenoon I helped to fix the weather board
	18	cold Raw day Ad worked at home I went to Mr Deans and got some grafts sions
	19	Ad helped Bruce to fix the foundation of his Barn cold raw time

1888

April	20	I did some tinkering & split wood a little hail & snow this afternoon the ground is white at night
	21	snow all gone this morning Bud had a heffer calf this morning Ad is boring post holes on the side road North field
22		Mr McPherson preached this evening hard frost morning Mr Millard had to go to Morsburg
	23	cold day Ad bored post holes & set posts
	24	Ad went to raisn of James Hortons he is putting up a large Barn they got it at night
X oats 3	25	Ad sowed 3 bushel bushel of oats Black Barley & peas in the midle field South end that is the first that he has sowed
	26	Ad took 5 bushels to the field this morning he took 2 more at noon fine day
in all in that half 14 1/2 8 Philo dragged this forenoon & Ad shoveled the furrows fine day they got a small load of hay at Bruce's	27	Ad sowed in all the south half of the midle field 14 1/2 bushel of the mixture of peas oats & Black Barley fine day
	28	Philo draged this forenoon and Ad shoveled the furrows fine day they got a small load of hay at Bruces
29		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
	30	Ad worked in the midel field & bushel of the same oats Matthes shoveled & I spread dung in the North field & in the little field at the milk shed heavy rain most of the night I planted 2 of the Jesse strawberry that I got from Fruit Growers Socitie

1888

May	1	rain most of the night & this forenoon Ad & me cleaned or rather put 4 bags of Thimaty chaff that he sowed at home cold rainy day
	2	Ad sowed dragged in the North Center field I worked in the garden there is frost in it yet
13 1/2 bushel	3	Ad finished the north part of the center field he sowed 13 1/2 of oats peas & B Barley fine day
	4	there was heavy rain last night the ground rather wet to drag we fixed hog pen & stable gate I dug in the garden for a straberry bed
	5	Ad finish sowing the white oats that he brought from Red Deer he sowed them very thin he sowed 4 bushel of our own mixture they are sown North East end of the southeast field
6		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening Philo draged
Sal has 6 pigs	7	Ad sowed 2 1/2 bushel of peas in the North field Southeast quarter alongside of the Fall wheat Philo & he took the colts up to Ab McNiels
	8	Ad is drawing dung to the North field George Mathews loaded they had the 2 waggons
	9	Ad & Matthew is at the dung this forenoon Mathew is spreading the dung they drew & Ad took 3 bushel of wheat with him at noon to sow fine warm day everything looks fresh we mulched the trees we planted out on Friday last there was four of the Haas & two Golden Russet side note fine rain last night
	10	Ad is dragging & sowing wheat in the North field fine day
7 bushel of wheat	11	Ad finished sowing the wheat he has sowed 7 bushel in all this forenoon he is going at the garden in the afternoon he spread dung & plowed 2 ridges next the house & dragged them
the woods look green a nice shower	12	Ad took 3 calfs to John Follies the old Joseph Cook farm to paster Philo rolled the West midle field & the East South field Granmma sowed 3 beds of beets 2 of carrots & 2 of parsnips I dug & helped to fix the {illegible}
13		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning

1888

May	14	Ad helped Bruce to take down one of his Barns He is building a large one Philo finished rolling this forenoon & took the roller home
I planted1/2 bushel of the early Ohio potatos	15	Ad is hughing sleepers for the floor of the woodshed before we move the cook stove in
	16	Ad put in the sleepers in & fixed the floor in it & did other fixing & dragged & plowed the garden
	17	Ad dragged & plowed the little field at the milk shed fine day I cut potatos
	18	a little rain most of the day & night
	19	Ad working at home I cut potatos in the forenoon I went Dean's to directors meeting
20		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
frost this morning killed tomato	21	Ad dragged & fixed out the garden there Philo & him planted it fine day I cut potatos
	22	Ad dragged & furrowed out the little out the little field Philo & him planted it with potatos & 7 rows of beans on this side
Mammoth pumpkins in the paster	23	Ad furrowed up 3 rows for turnips & sowed them with PW & cars Imperial Prize Swedes with the old drill warm day I put in some of the King of the Mammoth pumpkins1 hill in garden
very dry time	24	Ad was at home most of the day he has a severe headache I did very little my head is very dizzy
	25	Ad went to help Bruce at his Barn they got 2 stacks of Noah McNiel's warm Day
	26	Ad went to Gananoque the Revd Mr Witkey from Indian came on the Express Mrs Wilkie & 5 children allso fine day
27		Revd Mr Wilkie lectured on India the church was full
	28	they all left here for Almont on the Express Ad is helping Bruce
	29	Ad is helping Bruce at his Barn they intend to raise it to day they got it raised all right
	30	Jennet with John Cook to look at old survey of a road in Leeds between {illegible} King & Hill got settled all right
	31	I went to McKay & Darling & W A Cornett about getting Mr Nickersons pay for preaching last summer I milled $18.80 cents to him I borrowed $13 from Dr Hannah Ad went see Roth Barn Raisin

1888

June	1	Ad worked on the road with the team
	2	Ad cultivated part of the corn ground & took out some stones there was a fine shower at noon I attended the Preparatory service in our church Mrs C Stewart & Mrs Wm Landon was admitted as members Mrs Wm was baptized three children & one of Mrs Stewarts
3		Mr Millard preached & dispensed the communion 40 partook
	4	Ad washed the Sheep cold day there was a little frost
	5	Ad worked on the road with the team
	6	Do Do Do Do Do Philo was on with to day we had 6 days
	7	Ad worked on the road in the forenoon he cultivated for the SMS corn in the afternoon
	8	Ad got Mr Findley's seeder & sowed 4 ridges in North half west side of East field the ground is very dry I planted 15 Hills in the little field at the milk shed I put a handful of old hen dung in each then put 4 kernels in hill he then sheared 8 of the sheep fine day
	9	Ad sheared the rest of the sheep this morning
10 heavy rain & thunder with hail this afternoon		Revd Mr Millard preached at Fairfax and Sand Bay at noon there is no preaching here they are repairing our church
	11	Ad & Philo is putting a wire fence on the North field West side to midle of it
Robert Beatty came up to day they are all well	12	Ad drew rails from where he put the wire fence yesterday to a cross fence in Southeast field in the forenoon we put in 3 large posts & a number of small ones along the midle of the field front of house & 1 wire for a lane to take the cows Midle East field
	13	Ad put up the rails that he drew from the road across the midle of Southeast field
	14	Ad bored & dug holes along the side road
	15	Ad Do Do Do the ground is very dry
	16	Ad put wire on on the posts that he down along the road warm dry day

1888

June 17 commenced {rest of entry illegible}		Revd Mr Millard Preached at Fairfax & Sand Bay there is no preaching hear they are {illegible}ing the church
	18	Ad drew rails and made up the cross fine in the South east midle of the field warn day
	19	Ad worked at home in his garden very warm day I can do nothing whiming in my head
	20	Ad worked at home I helped to get stones for the church fence Henerie and Fair did the work in the afternoon
	21	Ad worked at home I was in the quary to see J Burns team did not take our stones
	22	there was a fine rain this afternoon it did a grate deal of good Ad went through the potatos this forenoon
	23	Ad worked at home fine day
24		Revd Mr Millard preached at Fairfax & Sand Bay
	25	Ad hoede in the garden fine day
	26	Ad hoed in the garden in the forenoon he went to Gananoque in the afternoon took Philo to see the camp Review
	27	Ad hoed in the garden fine rain this afternoon
	28	Ad hoed in the garden I held the drill for Gordon Hislap he struct and we drilled 11 stones for the church fence they are going to put a new fine round the church J Rush dild holes for the stone
	29	Ad hoed in the garden I worked with at the church we drilled 12 stones
	30	Wm Haslip drew stones for the church fence in the forenoon Gordon and me drilled Rush dug holes

1888

July 1		Revd Mr Millard Preached at Fairfax & Sand Bay to day
	2	Rush and me put in stones and drilled stones on the North side of the church Ad is helping to fix for the strabery festiful in the Fairgrounds
	3	Gordon Haslip & me put in the iron rods in the stones North side of the church
	4	Gordon and me put in the rest of the rods on west and south side & drove nails around the rods which made them solid so that when you would strick them with the hammer they would ring
	5	Revd Mr Millard John Shields and me took the stones and rubish that was around the church put what was good any thing in wood shed stones back of the church and burned the rest
X	6	Ad began to mow this morning and mowed the orchard fine warm day he mowed the c{illegible}
	7	Ad cut between the trees and I helped he raked he with Charley and took it in there was about half a load
8		Revd Dr Smith of Kingston opened there by preaching at 11 oclock A.M. and at 1/2 2 he preached on 1688 the Orngmen filled the midle seats of the church and the rest of it willed to the door and a number out side the Revd Mr Greacie of Gananoque preached at night to a large congregation the 3 collections was one $70
	9	Ad mowed in the North field where the daisies is that is all he ct there a dry time
Jonnie helpgin W.A Cornett at the Church fence	10	Ad raked and drew 2 loads of hay from the North field he cut the little field back of the old Bar and had a good half load
	11	Ad drew some old rails for Wallace of hwo the railroad moved on to him I am helping A.C. at church fence
	12	Ad helped draw in Bruces hay
	13	Ad helped Bruch to draw in again this forenoon his New Mower came this afternoon he mowed some in the field North of the house it works well

1888

July	14	Ad mowed front of the house & drew in 3 loads and them over the cow stable
15		Revd Professor Ferguson preached here at night
	16	Ad cut or mowed in the North field & drew 1 load & put it over the cows I helped Wm A Cornet at the church fence dry time
	17	Ad drew & 3 loads of hay from the North field he them home I help Church fence
	18	fine rain this morning Ad drew in a load of rakings
	19	Ad & Philo fixed up part of the church field next the woods so as to keep the Sheep out of it in the forenoon he went to Wm McNiels Barn rain in the afternoon fine day
	20	Ad & Philo drew & 2 loads of hay from the North field & cocked up the rest then rain
	21	Ad & Philo raked & drew in 2 1/2 loads of hay from the field below the house a fine day it was cut yesterday
22		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
	23	Ad & Philo drew in 2 loads of hay from the North field & finished the cuting field below the house that finished our cuting here
finished our haying	24	Ad mowed for Wallace this forenoon he then raked & drew in all in1 load that was below the house & took it home
	25	Ad is working at Wallace's hay Fine Day
	26	Do Do finished his haying
	27	Ad & Philo helped Bruce at his hay with the team
	28	Ad got Bruces Reaper & cut our fall wheat in the forenoon bound in the afternoon
29		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
	30	Ad finished the fall wheat he is alone fine day
	31	Ad went to Leeds to lay out a road there by order of the council

1888

August	1	Ad & Bruce repaired the Reaper this morning Ad then worked in the center field he went right round it it is ripe very warm day
	2	Ad finished reaping the center field fine day
	3	Ad & Philo drew 1 1/2 loads of the peas oats & black barley I fixed the Barn floor fine day
	4	there was a rain last night Jennet & Jennie went to the outlet they are going to Wats Island they intend to stop a week I went with Mr Millard to Sand Bay to the Preparatory meeting in the afternoon
5		Revd Mr Millard dispensed the sacrament this afternoon there was a very large meeting at Sand Bay
	6	Ad drew in 5 loads from the center field 2 of Bruces Boys helped find dry day
	7	rain last night & some showers to day little work done
	8	Ad & Bruces Boys drew in 2 loads from the center field this morning Philo raked with Bruces maire & Ad & him raked & brought in another large load
	9	Ad & Philo went to help Bruce with the team they came home at noon he cut the oats & flax after
	10	Ad helped Bruce to day fine day
	11	Ad & Bruces Boys drew in 2 loads out of the South East field where he cut on the 9th he raked it in the afternoon & drew it in Philo is in bed most of the day
12		there was no service to day Revd Mr Millard is away on a missionary tour to Madawask
	13	rain this morning & all day at commenced about one this morning & rained till 7 this afternoon it is the heaviest I ever saw so long the ground is flooding
	14	we cleaned up the old Barn floor Ad thrashed a load & a half to it Escott mill with 3 bushels of wheat
	15	Ad hooked some of the peas they are in fine order
	16	little rain this morning Ad & Bruces Boys hooked the peas this afternoon fine afternoon
	17	Ad went to the funeral Henery McNiel I went to the station Matchof he from Macedonia he lectured in the church

1888

August	18	Revd Mr Millard got home yesterday all with Mr Matchalf stoped hear last night he lectured on Macedonia in our church got a collection of 4 Dollars & 40 cents they say that he spoke well Ad took Philo to the out post he going Wats Island he turned over the peas fine drying day
19		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
	20	Ad had to go & meet 2 men from the rear Township about the Town Line 2 of Bruces Boys came & got in the peas & some oats they had 2 loads
	21	Ad finished cuting the oats that he brought from the Red Dear last fall this forenoon he helped Bruce to draw in the afternoon
	22	rain this morning Ad thrashed peas this afternoon I attended a director meeting
	23	Alf Green came & cut the spring wheat one of Bruces Boys helped Ad to stook it it is very thin
	24	Ad got Mr Greens Boy to help him they raked up the Northwest oats & drew them in & the flax put them in the little mow in the old Barn ~~25 Revd Millard preached at night~~
	25	Ad and one of Bruces Boys drew in the spring wheat this forenoon they had 4 loads at both teams went to Bruces in the afternoon & drew in there
26		Revd Mr Millard preached at night
that finished our Harvesting all is in good order	27	Ad raked up the spring wheat ground & brought it up on the waggon this forenoon he ~~went and helped Bruce to draw in them~~ he went to Brockville with Philo he is going to the high school they came home does not commence till next Monday
	28	Ad & Philo went & helped Bruce with the team fine day
	29	Ad & Philo helped Bruce they had the team they him he has got all done fine day
	30	Ad & Philo is drawing dung to the N field
	31	Ad & Philo is drawing dung to Do Do fine day

1888

Sept	1	Ad went to a bee of T Burnss to draw bricks from Gananoque fine day uncle Jonnie came from Lyn to get Ellen & me to sign Uncle Robs property to Jane we did
2		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
	3	Ad drew dung to the North field fine day
	4	Ad finished the drawing the dung & began to plow for the fall wheat this afternoon
	5	Ad is plowing for the fall wheat fine day
	6	Ad finished the plowing & got Bruces seeder & began to sow
	7	Ad finished the fall wheat he sowed 5 1/4 five bushels and a peck the ground is in good order
	8	fine rain last night & this morning Ad thrashed peas for the hogs & shoveled the furrows & ditches in the fall wheat ground
9		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
	10	Ad plowed in the southeast field East Side in the forenoon he helped A Cornett to thrash in the afternoon
put the Ram & Lambs from the Sheep	11	Ad helped A Cornett to thrash this morning then we took the Ram & Ram Lambs from the sheep
	12	Ad & Abia went to the funeral of Mrs Miller to Gananoque she was buried at the Ebenezer Church
	13	Ad thrashed peas for the hogs in the forenoon & began to cut the corn frost last night
	14	Ad cut corn with the syth it is {illegible} there Philo came home on the Mixed from Brockville
	15	Ad & Philo worked at the corn they it with the mower & gathered up in there arms & put in stocks it is a good crop
16		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning there was very few out rain most of the day
	17	raining still ground very wet Philo went to Brockville to the school on the Mixed
	18	Ad went to Gananoque to get Rye to sow in the midle west field he got 8 bushel from a Mr Cowan above Gananoque paid 85 cents a bushel fine day

1888

Sept	19	we run the Rye through the faning mill this morning Ad then went & got the seeder & sowed 1/2 bushel in the North field fine day
	20	Ad sowed & cultivated the rest of the Rye in the midle field West side he plowed in the afternoon in the south east East field
	21	Ad plowed in the South East field dull & foggy
	22	Ad had to give up work {illegible} on the waggon wheel the first of the week & has brock some of his ribs & he has to quite work
23		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
	24	Ad got John Grea to work for a week he dug the potatos in the garden fine day
	25	Jonnie potatos Ad got wheat for a grist from Ab McNiel & went to Lydenhurst to mill & to Delta to Watts
	26	Jonnie finished diging in the garden {illegible} Scot Ellen & Mrs Wear came on the Express
	27	rain most of the day Jonnie thrashed peas Ad came home from Delta this afternoon
	28	Ad went to Young to Robies with the Scots Jonnie gathered apples & went to the funeral in the afternoon of Charles Grahm I went Revd Mr Tye preached there was a large funeral the church was well filled
	29	Jonnie is digging potatos in the little field fine day Ad & Jonnie cut ~~& stooked~~ the feed corn in the afternoon
30		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning