June 9 heavy rain most of the Day sold Jocks cow to John Land for thirty Dollars

10 went to Lyn to an Agricultural Meeting Jock & the boys finished the fence on this side of the sugar bush the Rev Mr Smart held his Sacrament in the Stone Church

12 began to work on the roads I was past master

13 Jock & the boys prepared the Turnip ground & sowed them

14 worked on the roads very warm wheather

15 Do Do

16 finished working on the roads Jock & Jonny cut & split rails for a fence on the Thompson place

17 laid up the fence on the Thompson place I went to Dousley the Rev Mr Clapeson preached in caintown

19 Jock Jonny Margret & Elen went to Brockville I went through the corn with the cultivator in the forenoon & went to A plowing bee of Sammie Younges

20 hoed part of the corn warm Day

21 Jock & Jonny finished the corn

22 went to Brockville & then went to J McNishes for 25 bushel of lime paid 7 1/2 per bushel heavy rain in Brockville about noon

23 loged part of the Day heavy rain in the afternoon

24 rain this forenoon Jonney went to Purvises for A load of sand

25 the Revd McCarns preached in caintown

26 put Plaster on the corn & began to hoe the potatoes

27 worked at the potatos some rain

28 Do Do little rain

29 finished the potatoes little rain

29 put plaster on the Potatoes. Father went to Farmersville with some of the wool

30 rain this forenoon made some logheaps on the Thompson place in the afternoon

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