1854

May 13 Sowed 2 bush of wheat on the Thompson & 1 on this side of the fall wheat Jock plowed in corn field

14 heard the Rev'd Mr Chapman Mr Smart preach in caintown

15 sowed 2 bushel of wheat in the corn field I washed it & dryed it with plaster it was sowed on this side seeded it with Thimety & draged it in the forenoon

16 sowed on Crister place East line 3 bushe of poll oats & 5 of the little white oats draged with both teems

17 went to Farmersville with 52 to P Wing very heavy rain last night

18 Crofs draged & let some watter of the oats in the forenoon sowed 6 bushel of oats

19 Sowed 2 bush of oats & crofs draged the rest

20 plowed about 1/2 acre west line below the Bull pasture & sowed 1 bushel of the large oats on it Tonney drew dung in frount of McGlahlins in the forenoon went to Samuel Innis raisin in the afternoon Jock very bad with a boil on his thumb

21 the Rev Mr Chapman preached in caintown

22 plowed in the field frount of the house Tonny drew dung Daniel Nowland worked in the Garden

23 finished Plowing the field frount of the house Tonney & the boys drew dung to

24 began to plow in the field frount of McGlahlins the boys drawing dung I fixed a soaptub

25 heavy rain last night & this forenoon plowed & drew dung in the afternoon D Nowland worked in the Garden 1/2 Day

26 sowed 4 Bushel of Scotch wheat in the field frount of the house then J sowed 1 pailfull on half the 2nd & all the 3 & 4 ridges from the New Barn at the rate of better than 2 Bushel per acre J spred dung for Jock

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