1856

August 1 went to Mr John Kincards funeral the Revd Mr Bennan preached

2 stacked front of the hay in the harper field

3 the Revd Mr McMurry preach in Junetown in the afternoon

4 mowed the Thompson place

5 mowed the peice next the woods below the field at the old Barn

6 finished the stack & the haying

7 the boys went John Yonges Jock & made A fence at the foot of the harper field

8 cut the S spring wheat at the New Barn straw very short

9 cut the S wheat in the field below the house

10 no Meeting to Day quarterly at Green Bush

11 cut part of the oats in the field below house

12 heavy rain last night & this morning went to Brockville to an Agriculture meeting heavy rain at noon

13 finished the oats & peas began to hook the peas

14 drew in some of the wheat at the old New Barn rained in the afternoon

15 worked in the peas drew in some of peas drew in some of the wheat below the house

16 drew in all the peas in the forenoon & began to cut the wheat on the cristies place

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