1854

December 1 hard frost thrashed some oats

2 Drew some wood & thrashed some oats

3 the Revd Mr Clapison preached in caintown very Stormy Day wind & snow

4 still Storming Snow about 12 inches deep fixed the partition in weavers room

5 made a door for weavers room still stormy drew 3 load of wood very cold

6 cleaned 22 Bushel of oats stormy Day wind came to day from the south

7 still Storming the wind turned to the North East again Samual Innis came to thrash & thrashed all the Wheat

8 went to charlestown with 20 pork barrels for Mr Bews roads heavy

9 went to Mr Houghs for the sheep he would not charge anything for keeping the sheep Mr James McNish brought the sheep that was at his place home

10 no Meeting to Day

11 I went to John Youngs with Leather Jock went to Brockville with a load of turnips got 1s.8d to 2s per Bushel he gave six bushel to Mr Willie as pay for the Recorder till till the first of January 1856

12 began to clean the wheat

13 I came home from John young I fixed slaugh for him

14 cleaned the wheat a little thaw

15 finished cleaning the wheat had 20 Bushel of fall & 40 of spring

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