1854

Nov 1 Jock went to Brockville with a load of Turnips sold them for 1s 2d per Bushel I went to Mallorytown & made the returns off the stautue labour to the Town clark Mr Dowsley

2 Killed the hogs Rob & Rowsom helped

3 pulled the Turnips fine crop

4 drew in part of the & put them in the seller cold wind

5 the Revd Mr Clapeson preached in caintown

6 went to Lyn with 15 Pork Barrels to J McDonald Jonney went to John Yonges Jock helped Rowsom to hill his hogs

7 drew in the rest of the Potatos poor crop

8 Jock Jonney Margaret & L Ellen went to Brockville took 2 Barrels of calvel appels got 3s per Bushel & 7 per lb for sausagausee I covered the Grape vines the trimed the rest

9 Jock & Jonney helped Rob to kill his hogs hard frost

10 Began to plow in the field frount of the house

11 went to charlestown with 28 pork barrels to B{illegible} rain last night & this morning

12 the Rev Mr Smart preached in caintown

13 set up A coalpit a wet drisely day

14 Jonney plowed frount of the house

15 Jock & Jonney helped Rowsom at the thrashing machin

16 Jock & Jonney plowed with both teems frount of the house

17 Began to dig a dich from the Woodshed seller Mr Bulger Grahme & a son of Mr Leader helpd Jock worked with them

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