July 1857

17 Jock Margret & sis went to Brockville & sold 98 lbs of Butter at 9d per lb very dull Day fixed waggon rack the boys went through the turnips

18 mowed in field below the house in the forenoon drew in loads of hay

19 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McMurry preach

20 went to the field to catch Jess Maire found her lying Dead in the Sugar Bush no Marks of any kind on her. the colt took up with Bet I was looking whether she had any milk she kicked me on the lame leg can do no more drew in the hay of harper field

21 heavy rain this forenoon finished mowing the field below the house leg A little better

22 raked in the field below the house

23 heavy rain last night & this forenoon made 2 rakes poor hay weather

24 moved the fence between the paster & the field below the house & rake the last of the field hay very wet

25 Mowed the consession field Mr Edgly & his son helped he bought A sheep to kill for 4 dollars & gave 2 days work in part the boys drew in the hay from the field frount of the house in the afternoon

26 the Revd Mr Mills preached in caintown my leg so sore that I could not go

27 raked & drew in all that was cut in the consession field A about 8 acres

28 heavy rain last nigth mowed the little orchard

29 mowed the field frount of the house this forenoon drew in part of the little orchard to the cap poor hay

30 mowed frount of Elizes house fine Day {illegible line}

31 Drew in hay frount of Elizes houses

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