1855

August 12 Went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Benning preach fine day

13 drew in 7 loads of hay finished mowing the 2 field fine Day

14 drew in 4 load of hay & finished mowing 2 field

15 began to mow in conszion field Robert Heughs came to help mowed 2 swarths & then quite his sythe was no good he went home & Wm came at noon

16 mowed in the cons field Wm Heugh & Robert Armstrong helped showry Day finished the field

17 spred & raked & cocked part of the cons field Robert Armstrong & Wm Heugh helped half the Day Moores thrashing machin came here

18 the thrashing Machn thrashed the fall Wheat & had 56 1/2 Bushels & 2 1/2 that we thrashed before, 59 in all finished rakeing the cons field

19 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Throup in the afternoon he is A new ministerof Fence Church

20 drew in 10 loads of hay from the cons field had tow waggons

21 began to cut the Black see wheat

22 finished the Black see wheat it was very thisely

23 mowed the Thompson place very warm day

24 began to cut the oats & peas Jock & the boys raked the Thomspon place fine Day

25 went to charleston with Barrels for Elenhany Jock & the boys finished the raking

26 went to Caintown & herd the Rev M German preach

27 made A stack & that finished haying drew in the Black see

28 Jock & the boys began to hook the peas & cut the oats & peas

29 worked at the peas finished the peas & oats

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