1854

August 20 no Meeting to Day

21 finished the oats on cristers & the peas & oats

22 Jock went to Brockville he is not very well cut the Barley rather a poor crop on acount of the drouth

23 began to cut the wheat in frount of the house went to the funeral of the Widow Booth

24 finished the cuting of the wheat good crop

25 drew the last of the oats from cristers place

26 drew dung to the harper field with both teems

27 the Revd Mr German preached in caintown

28 began to plow for the fall wheat in the harper field the ground very dry drew in the wheat frount of the house

29 drew dung for the fall wheat

30 Do Do Do a little rain last night

31 began to sow the fall wheat sowed 5 Bushels of the wheat that took the preamium last year A little rain to Day

Sept 1 sowed 2 Bushel of the Blue stem

2 Jonney went to help Thomas Scott to drag his fall wheat

3 Rev'd Mr Smart preached at Junetown

4 went to charlestown with Barrels for Bens

5 went Brockville to an Agricultural meeting Jonney fixed the fence around the cabbage & corn

6 moved the fence round the fall wheat

7 Do Do Do

8 went to William Griffins funerall to the stone church the Revd Mr German preached

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