1855

Nov 1 Finished the diging of the Potatos

2 began to pull the Turnips a great many of them rotton just above the ground

3 worked at the Turnips fine Day James Hazelwood Wife Died of consumption

4 the Revd Mr Benning Preached in caintown I went J. Hazelwoods wifes wake

5 went to the funeral of J Hazelwood wife at the Stone Church the Revd Mr Benning preached the funeral sermon there was 52 or 54 Buggies & waggons & some horsemen

6 went to Charlestown with 24 pork barrels

7 Jock & me went to Cristies Younge this afternoon on our way to Gananoque with Mr Roth Wat came home from Balaclava where he was survaing

8 went to Gananocque & Bought A Durham heffer one year old from Dr Beckman paid him 36 dollars 40 was the price of her but he gave him 4 dollars as a luck penny came to Ben Yonges and stopt all night

9 came home to day from Gananoque

10 went to Lyn to an Agricultural meeting received $5s.50s. Jock received 4$ as premiums for the year Father went to the quarterly meeting

11 no meeting here to Day

12 drew dung to the field below the little orchard fine weather

13 finished drawing all the Dung from the old Barn

14 Jock began to plow in the field below the ol Barn the boys & me drew in 4 loads of potatos from the Cristie place

15 Jock plowed I went to A dung Bee of J J McIntosh the boys finished Drawing the Potatos A Good crop

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