1855

June 1 Seared the Sheep Jock & Granpa & made some tar & s{illegible} the lime A little rain this morning

2 Jonney went to mill with the corn we began to make the line fence last line Jock went to A rasin of John Henrey Henarys fine rain we are in great need of it heavy rain to night

3 went to caintown there was no Meeting

4 planted upwards of 500 cabage plants Granpa & Jonney started for Ramseys int Buggy that we got from Turner Lilie fine Day everything is growing

5 went to Mallorytown with a yoke of three year old Steers that we sold to A Yankie for fortie Dollars

6 picked the stones of the Turnip ground & plowed it

7 hoed the erley potatos very showry

8 fixed A reach & axel for the buggy showry

9 draged the Turnip & fured it up

10 No Meeting to day

11 Jock & the Boys sowed the Turnips this forenoon bought the seed of Turner paid 5S per pound worked on the roads

12 Worked on the roads little rain Father came home from ramsey left Jonney at

13 Do Pacinham his print shop to com{illegible} from the

14 Do Do Do Do

15 little rain made some of the line fence

16 went to John Yonges with Jock Betsey Margret & Ellen on A visit

17 1 no Meetting to day

18 drew lumber from Weeks Mill in the forenoon went to A raisin of A Woodhouse for Bob

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