1857

Feb 1 No Meeting to Day roads very bad

2 worked A little at John young Hough went to wood bee of Thos Davis in the afternoon roads very heavy bad

3 thrashd part of the fall wheat

4 finished the fall wheat stormy day & put it all through the faning mill

5 went to the woods & drew 4 loads of wood in the forenoon very stormy day Jock & the boys finished cleaning the fall wheat had 44 bushel

6 worked in the blacksmith shop at slaughtoring for J young

7 finished the toung & riveted the end of the beems the Snow nearly gone the ground is bear & all in A flood

8 no meeting to day heavy rain I got ready to go to Mr Thomas banstons funeral he Died on friday & his Wife was buiried the thursday before

9 hued A crook for John Yonge slaugh it is no good

10 hued another & worked at it

11 finished the slaugh

12 Wm Clow & Wife came hear on a visit roads very bad fine day

13 drew some wood roads bad

14 thrashed the Rye

15 went to caintown with the Buggy & heard the Revd Mr McMurry Jock is very sick with cold

16 cleaned the rye had 19 bushel rain

17 fixed the irons for the School Stove warm day

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