July 1 Jock & Margret went to Mateland to visit visit Betsey Elen Jonney went to John Yonges & finished the gabelend of the Woodhouse fine Day

2 Went to Brockville & heard the Revd Mr White preach

3 loged the turnip ground on the Thompson place

4 went to Brockville to an Agricultural Meeting

5 X worked at the turnips hoed & thined them

X Jock & the Boys dug daises on cristers place

6 made A cheese prefs

7 hoed the potatoes two of McCleary sons & two of T Davis helped

8 finished the corn fine wheather

9 the Revd Mr Smart preached in Junetown A little rain this morning

10 began to Mow & mowed in the garden & below the house

11 Do & Thomas Williams raided his old Barn Do mow a little

12 Do Do Do each Day

13 Do Do went to charleston to the nomination Mr Sett was nomated

14 sowed 1/4 lb of white flat turnip next the fence & 1/4 lb of the Globe next on the Thompson place

15 drew 6 load of hay & put it in off mow in the New Barn very dry wheather Jock went to a moweing bee to Robs

16 went to Brockville & heard the Revd Mr White preach & he Baptized George

17 moved the orchard at the old barn

18 mowed the orchard at the house

19 drew 5 load into the East mow of the old barn out of the orchard A little rain very Warm

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