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1 Revd Mr German preached in caintown

2 this week the peas & wheat was cleared there was 36 Bushels of peas & 22 of wheat

7 went to Charlestown with 28 pork Barrels to Be{illegible}

9 cleaned spring wheat for the show Jonny went to Martin Redman with the Bull very well in the forenoon

10 went to Brockville to the Show took five premium on oats, first on flax seed & a discretionary one on the Bull

15 went to Lyn to the Quarterly Meetting very cold day

16 began to dig the potatoes

17 George Thompson came to make sash for the woodhouse I mixed plaster for the Weavers room Jock & the Boys worked at the potatoes

18 Snowed about an inch this forenoon all gone befoe night

19 Thompson finished the sash charged 12s.6d snowed about an inch last night all gone about noon shut up the Hogs went to Mill with 14 Bushel peas

20 worked at the potatoes two of J Hughes boys helped in the fore noon then they went & helped Wm Daviss at the Machine

21 finished the potatoes two J Hughes sons & J Hills helped Jock & Me went to An Agricultural Meeting

22 went to Charlestown with 28 Pork Barrels to Reeves & 12 to H Green at Lyn Ellery went to Wm Clows on on it visit {illegible}t this is {illegible} Daniel Nowlan worked 1 1/2 days in the Garden

28 Thos Scott & Wm Dixey came & put the first coat of plaster on the weavers room & built chimney

29 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach

30 Jonney finished plowing the cristies place

31 Tho Scott & W Dixey came & finished plastering the weavers room this afternoon

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