1843 Y/Z

Jan 19 Black Bess - n Litter of 4 - all Boars Boars

20 Bob - Donald Stewart - {illegible}

Mar 13 Big Bess Seignr 4/75 - {illegible}

28 Bob - Runkin

April 24 do Snr Stinson

27 do Alex

June 11 Big Bess young Bobs Nix

13 Nell - Lucifer

July 3 or 4 Black Bess a Litter of 6 - 4 Boars - 2 Sows, 1 a Cripple

Sept 20 Black Bess - Bob &c - Y2/Y YE/7 had 7

Oct 20 Bell Sheep - Ram

Nov. 11 - Ram Set free

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1844

Jan 9 - Big Bess - a Litter of 3 all kills before night

" 16 Black - do 7 12th only 1 living - dead

" 21 Bess - Bob Y0/Z on Z/4 OZ.A - a litter of 7 -27 June - 1 killd

" 22 Spotted F. qu do W. - {illegible} - May 15 - had a Litter of 6 5 Boars, 1 Sow

April 15 Cripple sup to be with pig - had a litter of 5 - 1 July 2 died 3 - 1 of them a Cripple

May 7 Bricker -- Nunes to Nell Nell a Colt 22 May

June 24 do -- not in foal Nell - 2 times nix

before 7 Befry

1844

Dec r 23 White young Spotted Sow at - {illegible}

1845

Feb 7 20 - double sm{illegible} spotted Sow Bob { YZ/A found in Bush South of 38 with a litter of 6 sup. 2 or 3 d old

___ Black Bess had a litter of 8 - 9 - 2 kills 2 & 3 day

____ Larger young Spotted Sow in pig 11 April had a litter of 7 at W Barn 1 died 10 July

March 8 White Sow - Bob - Y./P - found in Bhush 2//12 with

April 25 Nanie - Chaunes Brown } Prize at last Show - 2 - 12 May

May 10 Bell - - {illegible} had a Folly} both in arr{illegible 13 May 45 } @$3 -- 3 22-23 June

June 6/8 - Black Bess doubtful - - - )X/X - had 3 Pigs 27/29 Septr

Aug. 1 Single {ink blot} Rankins

Dec 28/29 White Sow - Reynolds 01/I/IA had a litter of 7 in Bush

1846

May 26 - Bell - Zorra $ I warranted Horse nver came a 2 time till too late

July 27 - Black Sow came with 7 Pigs - 4 white 3 black & wh. sup. 10 ds old took sick 28 July kill 1 being very weak

- {illegible} 20 found White Sow behind Hay Stack N, in Bush with 9 Pigs born 28th

21 young White Sow Reynolds young about this time - had 5

Nov 6 Black Sow do found dead at West Barn

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